hello Monday...thanks Cape May, thanks Ocean...thanks fresh air

Hello Monday. The week is here and I am ready for you. I feel liek I have finally caught my breath...just a little bit, but enough to see and think more clearly.

We ran away for a 3 day weekend to Cape May, NJ...it's the best of what a town by the sea can be.  It also hosts the largest collection of Victorian architecture on the East Coast. It's one of our favorite places on the planet. Rory says he wants to live there...Charlotte says she wants a house by the sea...love that they love it. Micah and I have been going there for 19 years and adore everything about it...especially off season when we have it all to ourselves.

Hello new week...sigh...the holidays are creeping up on us and I definitely do not want to catch the Christmas Crazies...I hope I can remember to slow it all down, breathe and enjoy...

Hello running away...every once in a while you need to.

Hello happy kids playing in the sand, even in the cold and the rain, the mist and fog...

Hello playing hooky...and now goodbye and back to work and the week and the chores with a better outlook that's for sure.

Hello event in 2.5 weeks...we'll be in Tarrytown 12/6-8...

I better get ready for this big time fab Country Living Holiday Bazaar! 

(see the site's event page for details....) Hope to see some of you there.

And hello to all of you...what are you each up to this week...say hello in a comment and let me know...

xxoo Jen

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Enjoy!

xo Jen

Debbee Thibault closing her workshop in December...

...it is tough for me to even write this...
Debbee Thibault is retiring.

I just received an email from Debbee letting me know that, after 18 years in business
she has decided to close her workshop doors.
I am so very sad...but please join me in celebrating her amazing contributions to the arena of folk art and handmade. She and her art are in my heart. And it will be so tough to say goodbye to working with her on a daily basis...

This is a LAST CALL FOR ORDERS
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Orders are being accepted from us for our customers until the end of December...
it's time to make your wish lists
and order so you don't miss them...

xxoo Jen

sooo pretty, paper & cloth and noticing the little things...hello Monday

HELLO MONDAY!!!

Wait a minute...I feel like I need it all to slow down...

I feel like life is on "fast forward"...and I want to be on "play".

(did someone say Christmas is coming soon...EEEK!!)

Hello Monday...hope I can catch my breath a bit this week.

It's chores galore and I want to take a moment to breathe...and breathe again.

...sigh...

Lisa Leonard has a wonderful spirit, a great business and a new line I am proud to share. She seems to know that the little things -- like pretty paper and cloth - sweet sentiments and tiny moments are those that need to be shared and treasured...(See more from Lisa's paper & cloth line HERE...)Thanks to Lisa for sharing what she does with Earth Angels Studios....I adore working with her...

I couldn't agree more with these good and positive thoughts...

Hello Monday. Listen week, you netter move a bit more slowly for me...

Hello chores, hello to putting some aside for the more important things.

Hello letters to a friend and some cheery hellos and the 

"I love yous" that mean so much.

 

Hello to the last crisp days of fall...I know winter is coming and I want to get outside with the kiddos as much as I can...

Hello to all of you!

Hope the week goes really well for you too...and that it's low enough for you to enjoy the small joys and daily doses of good things that come your way.

Have a fantastic day...week..and more... 

xxoo Jen

saying goodbye to Kitty and Ashley

It's sad when our favorite artists stop creating, but we want to give them a merry send off and offer you a chance to purchase their creations at special prices...
 

So Here's to 

Saying Goodbye Forever & Saving 40%
Kitty Babendreier & Ashley Carter
...this is it...

and I will truly  miss them

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...but saying goodbye gives us room to add new artists...so stay tuned!  xxoo Jen

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Enjoy  xxoo Jen

it's SIS-BOOM time...

Hello Monday...you are a shiney new week and I am ready for you...

If you love bright, happy things and pretty textiles, don't miss my friend Jennifer Paganelli's SIS-BOOM open-house at her home in Connecticut this weekend....

 
 

Jennifer has been featured in the pages of so many glorious magazines spreads... 

and her style is inimitable...
What a great chance to step inside her world and shop for her fabrics, crafts and more...
I'll be there to do just that and to visit with Jennifer, she is such an inspiration....I adore her current crafting books...
 

You'll also catch talented folk painter,

 Barbara Strawser...she'll be there as a special guest.

Fingers crossed you can make it....

 

Hello nice plans with gal pals, we need those little outings, even if they're just a stolen hour...

 

Hello thinking about Christmas lists, gifts and more.

 

Hello busy, bright week...I cannot wait to see what's in store...there's a lot of catching up to do around here!

 

Hello to all of you...what's your week like?
xoxox Jen