Daffodillies for all.

So I bought some daffodils yesterday and when we got home Molly looked at the closed blooms and said "Mama what are those?" with a weird look on her face. I said "they are flowers." She replied "yuck they are ugly" and even flicked one of them. I told her "they may not be too pretty now but wait until tomorrow" to which she stuck her nose in the air and walked away from the ugly things. Well well well this morning she woke up and we were on our way to the bathroom when she gasped so loud I thought she was choking. I looked at her and she was amazed and pointing at the vase on the counter. I said "see I told you" and she said "oh mama those are the most beautiful flowers ever!" and ran over to smell them. It made me think that when I saw them all opened this morning I had that same reaction (only inside my head) and thought we would spread that joy. It was snowing so it was the perfect day to go buy more and give them to people I appreciate so we did. We gave some to Nancy at the coffee shop next door, My buds at the greatest little wrap shop downtown (which by the way is where you can get the most amazing chai tea ever), my good friends Kate and Heather, all the girls at the museum who have been working hard at putting together Sputnikfest and then to my friend Annette. Making people feel happy makes me feel happy so it was a fun day. I can't wait until the flowers start blooming so we can pick some and do that all the time. Oh by the way Annette just opened her etsy shop so stop on over and give her some love.

Feel free to print this picture I took of a daffodil and hang it up. They are instant happy feeling flowers. If I could I would give you a real one. Happy day to you!

A fun weekend with the ladies.

I taught a very fun workshop at the Rahr West Museum this weekend...upcycled art bracelets. I fully intended to come back after my two morning classes and open the store but had way too much fun and decided to stay and participate in the afternoon classes. This is me, Barb the museums new and very exciting director and my bff Heather who also taught a class. It was a blast and a nice way to spend a day away from the shop. We ended the day with a drink at a Tony's ... a local pizza joint. It was a great time and I thank the Rahr for asking me to be a part of it! I really look forward to next year!

Oh what a fun day it was.

It was a very fun birthday. It started with a pleasant trip to the farmers market. Lots of people sang happy birthday to me all day at the store. My new friend Xanthe came to paint a chair and bring me some presents. We did a Christmas in July swap for our Wisconsin etsy street team and she got my name. She gave me one of her beautiful soldered pendants. She also gave me a little loot bag full of all kinds of fun ephemera. I will have fun with that. It was a nice afternoon.

The birthday party was a blast! It was a nice blend of people who came and most came with gifts of booze. I think I'll have to have a after the birthday party just to drink all that wine! One of the best things about the party was the paint your portrait painting. I took a huge canvas and with the help of Heather and Kelly painted squares and then people painted their portraits in the squares. It was so much fun and the end result is just fantastic...already hanging in the dining room. It really got everyone talking and getting to know each other. We drank way too many margaritas and had more fun than should be allowed! Thanks to everyone who came and made my birthday a memorable one!