Holiday Open House • November 3rd



It's time for our Annual Holiday Open House.  
Join us on Saturday, November 3rd. 

We will introduce our 2012 Holiday lines, including some wonderful vintage and handmade items. There will be specials throughout the store. Plus refreshments and prize drawings. 

Our Holiday selection this year is loaded with beautiful ornaments, a forest of trees, advent calendars (both traditional and whimsical fabric ones),  a variety of figures and dolls, and, of course, decorations galore!


On the vintage side we have collected a number of treasures for you. Fantastic, old Christmas cards, die-cuts and ephemera, a couple of "Noel" candle holder figurines, some vintage holiday candles in their original boxes, ornaments from bygone days, old Santas, village houses and a large selection of Christmas tree pins. There's more, but you'll have to come on in to see it all.


This is a great time to start your Holiday gift shopping as well. We have a broad selection of crafting treasures for the creative people, unique antiques for your collecting friends, beautiful vintage and handmade jewelry for the ladies, distinctive gifts for the men in your life, and wonderful stocking-stuffers, hostess and office gifts as well.

Don't miss out. Sign up for the prize drawing when you are in the shop. The fun and savings begin at 10am and go on 'til we close at 6pm.

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