The New Shoppe

V and I have been hard at work on the New Shoppe.....

with alot of help from our dashing hubbies and some great friends......

We have painted, Spackled, repainted, cleaned, and planted some flowers

(nothing is complete without flowers)....

Our new address is 1231 Griffin In the beautiful Enumclaw Washington...

We are still in our infancy but we are growing everyday.....

Our official Grand opening will be September 24th....

(send us an email if you would like an e-vite)

Just a little note here.... V herself built this and MR.V finished it and made the seat cushion...

It's spectacular! pictures don't do it justice.....

And it happens to be perfect for my obsession with pillows.....



This is probably my Favorite piece in the shoppe right now....

I am a sucker for monogramming, especially on silver.....

This has been a labor of LOVE for V and I....

We feel truly blessed for our families and our friends

 who have come out to support us and help us get here....

I feel truly blessed to have this opportunity to have my dream come true and for the business partner who shares my vision and inspiration....

So if I may share a little of our inspiration with you.....

"and to make it YOUR aim to live quietly

 and to mind YOUR own business

and to work with YOUR hands...."

Thessalonians 4:11

House tour

I have a friend that has the most lovely house!

She was so kind as to let me photograph her fabulous home

and inspire all of you.....

May I introduce you to Miss Kim....

(and Maddy)

Although not a southerner ,she has the most southern soul....

Welcoming, kind, gracious, etc.....

 It all starts on her porch....

This is Miss Macey (yes, like Macy's department store)

This is the queen of the house.....

and she makes sure everyone knows it......

This is where I wanted to spend the rest of my day.....

Now do you see what I mean? .....

and that was just the front porch.....

This is her front parlor.....

This is my favorite piece of furniture.....

It is old Kitchen cabinets she purchased at an estate sale....

for a song, of course,

she painted it black and.....

WOW....LOVE IT

One of the things I love about Kim's home

is that it is always different....

her displays are constantly evolving...

its never the same house each time I go....

This is her dinning room just off the entry way,

its open to the front parlor....

The plaid chairs you see in the pictures

 were slip covers I did for her a couple years ago.

Another favorite display....

In her family room....

This is when you enter into the master suite....

This is the biggest bed I have ever seen and she has it dressed so perfectly.....

This is a new addition....

and it will have a matching friend in her on suite bathroom....

over the tub...ooooh-la la

This is hidden under her writing desk.... so cute!....

Now on to her back garden....

The entire back garden is a delight...

due to a minor tragedy, her arbor which held her trumpet vine collapsed...

so I will have to share more of the garden with you next time....

I thank you Miss Kim

for allowing me to share your home...

I am constantly inspired by your creativity and hospitality...

On another note we have notified our winner of the surprise giveaway and we are patiently awaiting an address to send it....

thank you all for playing along.

I think V and I will be having more give aways in the coming months...

but for now we are keeping busy with the Grand Opening coming up in our little store....

till next time blog friends....