From The Patch

Merry Christmas, Everybody!!!

Spoons!

New spoons arrived today!

Heart Measuring Spoons

Endless Love Measuring Spoons

Loving Angel Measuring Spoons

 
Key to Love Measuring Spoons

Get 'em while they're hot! :)

Second Annual Girlfriend's Night Out!

You're Invited to our Second Annual Christmas Girlfriend's Night Out!!!

Come out for a night with the girls at The Weed Patch, just in time for Christmas!  There will be a goodie bag for everyone who comes in with a gal friend or two (don’t forget your voucher coupon!), a treasure hunt with great prizes, great music, home baked treats, and for the duration of the event you’ll get to shop by twinkle light!  Come and join us for our second Annual Christmas Girlfriends Night Out! 

Bring your friends, and make it a night to remember!  Click to download the .pdf flyer with voucher coupons, doorbuster entry forms, and more!

Fish Creek Tree Farm!

Christmas is fast approaching - do you have your Christmas Tree yet?  If not, don't just go to the corner lot and buy one - take a little drive and find some of the best trees we've ever come across!  We LOVE Fish Creek Tree Farm up in Arlington, WA - one of our Christmas traditions is the trek up to this wonderful, family owned tree farm.  We've been going for years, and we always find the PERFECT tree.  The trees are healthy, they last FOREVER, they smell GREAT, and they spread Christmas cheer in your home!  

Check them out online at http://www.fishcreektreefarm.com - and know that we FULLY recommend them for anyone looking for a fantastic Christmas tradition that will provide them with a beautiful tree in addition to the fun of picking and cutting your own.  Ben LOVES going up (they're SUPER friendly up there!) and - even at only 3.5 - he anticipates going each year (mostly because of all the pics he keeps seeing crop up in our photo frame... *smile*)

 

Warm Beach Lights of Christmas!

If you are in the greater Puget Sound, and you've never been to The Lights of Christmas, you have truly missed out. Check out this little video, and then choose a time and head on up there! Be sure to check out The Weed Patch's (link goes to our Facebook page - you should follow us there!) booth with our candles and signs, grab some mini donuts, check out over 1 million lights... take the kids to the petting zoo - it's seriously an amazing tradition to start!  If you HAVE been - chime in and help let everyone else know what to expect! :)

 

Christmas In July!

Yep, it's officially that time of year!  This is a GREAT weekend to come in to The Weed Patch - we've extended our tent sale through this weekend, and Janene and Esther have been working all night to get the Christmas in July ready to go!

This is NOT old stuff from years past - this is brand new stuff that has JUST come in for 2010!  There's some Lori Mitchell, Abbott, TAG (which is still coming in!), and so much more - it's a wonderful preview of the 2010 Christmas season, just for our fantastic customers!

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Our FAVORITE tree farm, Fish Creek Tree Farm!

We've mentioned our favorite tree farm before, in past issues of From The Patch (our printed newsletter, which has now become our eNews.)

Fish Creek Tree Farm is, quite simply, part of our holiday tradition.  Every year we go and cut a tree - yep, down on our hands and knees (although they'll help you with whatever you need help with; we just prefer the full-meal-deal).  We walk and choose the PERFECT tree - although it always seems a little bigger than last year's tree, and wasn't last year's tree a little too big for the space we have?  

Fish Creek's trees always seem to last us for months.  Our first year, we pulled the tree down well into February!  Make sure to water it regularly, and enjoy the tree for the entire season!  They'll be open this year from November 27 until December 21st, 10am - dusk.

Anyway, we're extremely excited to share their new website with our wonderful readers!  Be sure to check them out, and make them part of your holiday plans this year!  The pictures below are from 2007, when Ben was a little younger... it was his first experience with snow. :)

Check Fish Creek Tree Farm out online today.  There are directions, tree types and prices, hours of operation, contact information...pretty much everything you need!

Lori Mitchell Christmas 2009 Products!

A very FEW of our Lori Mitchell products, for Christmas 2009! Artist Lori Mitchell's products have become quite the collector's items, and are always a favorite with customers (which also, of course, means they sell fast!)

Do you collect Lori Mitchell (or have you HEARD of Lori Mitchell?)  What's your favorite piece of this year, or all time? :)

Rachel Badeau Christmas Ornaments

Jack in the Box Ornament

Christmas is starting to arrive at The Patch!  I have been rather slow going about getting it online, as we've been busy trying to get it all open and out in the store!  We're working on it pretty steadily now, and I'll try to keep you all updated with some of the collections arriving, a bit more regularly.

A new item for us this year are some Christmas tree ornaments by artist Rachel Badeau.

Monkey Drumming Snowman

Some info about the artist:

Rachel lives in Rhode Island where she creates hand colored, embossed and engraved intricate works of art inspired by her love of nature and animals. The detail in her work captures the deep feelings she has for wildlife, and the whimsy in her pieces reflects her humor and wit. Rachel’s signature style resembles precious scrimshaw and can be found in galleries across the country.

Here are some of my favorites:

Rocking Horse Ornament

Train Ornament (I'm getting this one for Ben!)

Teddy Bear Ornament

Squirrel Building A Snowman

Enjoy! :)

Halloween and Fall Linens from DII

This month we're expecting our shipment of Fall and Christmas Linens from the Seattle-based company, DII (Design India Imports).  We've picked out some adorable things this year, including spooky black and orange dishtowels, warm harvest napkins and tablecloths, and fun Christmas things too!  This year we've also ordered some of their seasonal dishes, such as their snowflake mixing/serving bowls, harvest glass plates, and some awesome polka dot Halloween plates.  I love DII, because they are a local company, and they always have really great quality for a really great price.  Here's some pictures of what's coming!!

Full Moon Polka Dot Plates

Scaredy Cat Spider Dishtowel

Spooktacular Spider Web Embroidered Tablerunner

Pumpkin Spice Jacquard Tablecloth

Pumpkin Border Jacquard Dishtowel

Pumpkin Spice Dishtowels

Gingerbread Dishtowel

Happy Holidays Dishtowel

Snowflake Bowls

Candy Cane Dishtowel

Check out all of our Fall items HERE, our Halloween items Here, and our Christmas items HERE!  We expect DII to arrive some time this month, so that we can start shipping by the end of July.  Place your preorders now!