Blue Windows

The fin­ished product…

The cloth­ing win­dow was easy but time con­sum­ing. The braided fab­ric took weeks to pre­pare. We cut strips of fab­ric and braided three strands, then took three of those com­pleted braids to cre­ate one thick braid. I’m sure you can imag­ine. I orig­i­nally wanted the rug to be the back­drop and the wood pieces to be the floor. My gut told me oth­er­wise and I changed my mind dur­ing the con­struc­tion of the win­dow. I am con­stantly amazed how quick ideas can change even when you’ve been plan­ning them for months. That’s what makes it fun! The other win­dow con­sists of a new line of kitchen papers called Cake. This is a great new line of place­mats, nap­kins, cheese paper you can serve directly on, cake stand paper (mod­ern day doily) and table wrap that serves as a table run­ner. Perfect for enter­tain­ing! The response has already been great! We cre­ated a card­board table for this dis­play so we could show­case the place­mats. When I first thought of the idea I thought how in the world am I going to cut out a table? It turned out eas­ier then I thought. I wish that was always the case. I love my new win­dows! Hope every­one else does too.

 

Fall is by far my favorite time in the store! I know I should say Christmas but there is some­thing about the warmth of the col­ors in Fall that puts me at ease. I love the feel of the store the best with warm Fall col­ors. This year I got a head start. Usually I make the tran­si­tion from sum­mer to fall in late September. This year I had both win­dows up by September 2! I am way ahead! This way I can enjoy the sea­son just a bit longer than nor­mal (even if it is hot out­side). I am excited for the upcom­ing sea­sons and hope to pro­vide the best mer­chan­dise and dis­plays we’ve ever had. I have a new love for the store, prob­a­bly because I am so thank­ful to still be around, and will con­tinue to do the best job I can.

Heather