MIA

Hello Friends,

I have been absent from my blog as we were having difficulties with the blogging program and since I am computer illiterate, I was at the mercy of my computer guru hubby. All is better now, complete with a beautiful new background, kudos to Shabby Creations for her beautiful blog design (and an updated website in the works!)

We have been getting some wonderful/lovely new goodies in the shop…little handmade birdie keychains and little pouffy heart pins, vintage style wrapping paper, more scarves (sold almost completely out of an order the day we put them out!) and locally made appliqued tee shirts for the little ones… and more! And more coming! Yay! (please let me know what kinds of products you would like us to carry, we would love to hear from you).

Yummmm, we have been experimenting with some new soap scents and will be offering them soon… I have a new favorite :)

On the home front, we continue to pack boxes and prepare our home to sell. I think we will be putting it on Craigslist later this week. We have been looking a little north of Wasilla to move to but have nothing specific in mind… I admit that it can be a little unsettling for this Mama!

We continue to love Saturday Market, this is our 8th year and it is going well  (downtown Anchorage, we are on the back row) and we are also doing the Wasilla Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays (weather permitting).

And in the garden we have been enjoying a nice mixture of sun and rain; we have peas, potatoes, beans, zucchini, lettuce and herbs growing quite nicely, as well as a plethora of weeds, lol.

Several of our children are participating in the National Bible Bee www.biblebee.org and it is so nice to hear their precious voices quoting beautiful scriptures throughout the day.

A new Hannah’s Pick is on the way later this week.

XOXO,

Tammy

Hannah’s Pick of the Week

For her week 2 pick Hannah chose our Simply Devine Electric Candles. We have carried these gems for years and they have continually been a best seller . Available in 2 sizes and a variety of yummy scents these are a safe way to gently scent your room. They are made of scented wax and then warmed slightly by the glow of a small bulb (dipped to look like a candle flame~how cute is that !?). After a few months the scent will fade, we have refresher oils and replacement bulbs. These are a ‘candle’ that can literally last forever! We love them and use them ourselves, we have several in our home but our favorite scent depends on who in the family you ask! Mine is Hazelnut Latte while Hannah swoons over the Vintage Vanilla and Sweet Pea ones.

Because these are so wonderful, unique, long-lasting and packaged in nice boxes, our Simply Devine Electric Candles make excellent house-warming, senior citizen,  anniversary, birthday or ‘just because’ gifts.

And this holiday season be sure to check out our holiday scents! Hannah’s pick this week will certainly keep you glowing :)

Rubby Duckie

We have a whole pond of these wonderful rubber ducks at our shop, aanndd we are expecting some really cool, brightly- colored polka dot ones any day! Wahoo, bathe away!

(From Sesame Street which I haven’t watched in YEARS but I still remember, with great fondness, this fun song)

Rubber Duckie, you're the one,
You make bathtime lots of fun,
Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you;
Woo woo be doo
Rubber Duckie, joy of joys,
When I squeeze you, you make noise!
Rubber Duckie, you're my very best friend, it's true!
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo
Every day when I
Make my way to the tubby
I find a little fella who's
Cute and yellow and chubby
Rub-a-dub-a-dubby!
Rubber Duckie, you're so fine
And I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you.
Every day when I
Make my way to the tubby
I find a little fella who's
Cute and yellow and chubby
Rubber Duckie, you're so fine
And I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of -
Rubber Duckie, I'd like a whole pond of -
Rubber Duckie I'm awfully fond of you!
Doo doo, be doo

Introducing Hannah’s Pick of the Week

Hannah is our 15 year old daughter who works with me on most Saturdays. She is very creative, has an eye for beauty and is developing a good business sense. We have a lot of fun in the shop together. Recently Hannah got very excited when reading over the back of our Lavender Dryer Sachets and thus our idea for ‘Hannah’s Pick of the Week’ was born,  we hope to feature each week a product that Hannah loves.

Aren’t these beautiful? The back of the package says:

“ Bring home the scent of lavender with our organic Lavender Dryer Sachets. Each sachet will last up to 6 cycles in the dryer and your laundry will be left with the scent of fresh lavender fields. Afterwards , the lavender will make a great carpet freshener—just open the sachet and sprinkle on your carpet before vacuuming.”

What Hannah loves about these: the beautiful packaging, the lovely lavender scent and the value.