The store has been converted to Fall and Halloween - there's still so much coming, and lots more to do, but you may never notice that with everything that's out and up to look at! We have more Fall and Halloween then we have had for a very long time - if ever - and it's already selling out! Here's some photos we snapped so that you can see it all!
Man, did this summer fly by for everybody else as fast as it did for us? It sure feels like we just turned around and BAM - summer is over and September is here! So... where the heck have we been, and what have we been up to?
To start, Janene is nearing the final hours of her pregnancy with our second child - literally. She's officially due on September 10, but we're anticipating an earlier arrival than that (as in, we spent the whole day running errands so that she could walk and maybe stumble over that edge...). This has certainly made for an interesting summer, between getting the tent sale up, opening pallets and pallets of freight (thanks to our fantastic employees, spearheaded by one of our newest, Donna - GREAT job guys!), converting the back room to Christmas preview (which really hasn't been finished yet...), to converting the entire store over to Fall and Halloween - all while she has been sick!
That said, the store looks FANTASTIC - I don't honestly remember a time when we've had as much Fall and Halloween as we have this year, and that doesn't even touch the Thanksgiving that hasn't made it to the floor yet. And it doesn't touch all the stuff that's still on its way in to the store! Check out tomorrow's post for some pics of the store!
At home, we've been working to get the house ready for our newest addition; we painted Ben's room, painted our room, and still have more to do than we can before baby arrives - but she won't know the difference anyway, so I think we're good. The garden has literally exploded - another post will touch on all of that - and it has been seriously awesome to be planting and harvesting and eating our harvest.
We hired two fantastic new gals to work the store - Lynn and Donna, and they are absolutely wonderful. If you haven't met them yet, come on in and say hello!
We were listed as a resource in Country Living Magazine, and as a result our online sales really took off - thanks to all you fantastic new customers! It was a fun experience that we (of course) hope to replicate. The new website didn't make it up in time, in part because Chris' computer died and we had to get that back up and running - that's also one of the (many) reasons that we were a little quiet here on the blog front.
We were also able to bring Janene's childhood piano up from Esther's house, and it's sitting beautifully in our living room - now we get to find someone to tune and repair it - but it's here, and that's a major first step that has given Janene much joy. Additionally, she's been able to tinker in some art - the first in a very long time - and we're all hoping she can do more of that.
All in all, it has been a busy but wonderful summer, even if parts were a bit stressful. And now we're going in to Fall - Ben starts preschool on the 7th of September, we'll have a new child in the mix, the store is looking better than it has in a long time, there's tons of great events going on at Country Village, and life just feels good!
How has YOUR summer been?
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!
Oh my yes, are we cooking up some great things in the artsy-fartsy studio bakeshop! Sneak peeks just for you....
Great things to come! Ooooo, I can't wait...
I just submitted our Fall and Christmas order for this year's Pumpkinseeds figurines by artist Janelle Barryman, and oh my goodness peoples, will you just look at these guys?
That is just a sampling of the little darlings. They have such fantastic detail, and the faces are really sweet unlike a lot of Halloween figurines. Both Halloween/Fall and Christmas should arrive by July, but they are up for pre-order right now. Enjoy!!
A sneak preview of a few things to come...
...Handmade by us at The Weed Patch!
...Glass glitter, hand cut Halloween shapes, wire-wrapped hanging hooks...
...stars, bats, boxes, candlesticks, haunted houses, and tons more!
Soon to be released at The Weed Patch, and the online Weed Patch store!
So sorry it has been so long since we've written! All of our Christmas and Fall stock has been arriving, and we are furiously trying to open up all the boxes, prices everything, and find a place for it all before the next big shipment arrives! We've had some long stressful days, but it is so much fun to see everything in person finally! This means that within the next several days, I'm taking off most of the preorders for the Fall and Christmas, so that everything shows on the site as being ready for immediate shipment! It is so much fun!
Today I am working on our Seasons of Cannon Falls order. Here is some eye candy for you, just a few of the over 150 Seasons of Cannon Falls seasonal goodies we have! Enjoy!
Girl on Pumpkin Container, by Nicole Sayre
Noel Door Swag, by Wendy Addison
Oh Little Snowman Salt & Pepper Shaker Set
See all Christmas here, Fall/Harvest here, and Halloween here! More to come!
