Here we go again!

Summer absolutely flew by! Between home improvement projects, kid's cooking classes (Lauri), kid's art classes (Charla), and just plain day-to-day stuff, all of a sudden it's back-to-school and time to plan our next show. Crafter letters for this year's holiday boutique are going out tonight! We are so excited about all the fun things we have planned to celebrate 30 years of boutiqueing (is that a word?) together. Check in every now and then to find out what we've got brewing.

One Day Down, Two to Go!

Wow, today was a great opening day - especially considering the weather, road construction and stolen signs. Thanks to everyone who braved the storm.

Here's a few pics of some fun things at the show!

Baked with Love Aprons

by Ashley Evanson

She makes each of these aprons at home and they are of the best quality. They'll make you feel cute and sassy while you cook! She's done oodles of great designs.

Cakes and Banners
by Devany Niederhauser

She started making banners and cakes for her first child's first birthday. She likes to make parties extraordinary with great themes and lots of details. It was hard to find what she wanted in the store, so she started making it all herself.

Mimiware
by Michele Goaslind

If you'd like something fun to perk up your kitchen - Mimiware is the place to go. She's got so many fun designs. Michele also does some amazing doll beds and bedding.

Dear Miss Alice,
by Heidi Glauser

She's done lots of things for this show in addition to what you see above. Her button magnets, rings, and hair elastics are unique and fun. Her vintage cake, jewelry, whatnot stands and watch necklaces are each one-of-a-kind!

And that, my friends is a very small fraction of what you'll find at our Spring Boutique. Come check it out.

More Goodies!

Announcing three more prize winners!

Birdie - you just won a set of watercolor notecards by Charla!

Bob - you've been one lucky man on this blog! You just won the Happy Mother's Day banner!

And Emily Pinnock - we can't wait to see you at the boutique so that you can spend your $20.00 gift certificate from Pear and Peonies!

Just ask for Lauri at the show and I'll see that you get your prizes. Congratulations!

By the way, everyone, look for some great pictures of things you'll find here that I'll be posting soon. Whew! Can I please get some sleep now?

Winners!

So, we've spent the better part of the last three days putting this show together (not to mention all the "before" tasks) and our brains are a little fried, so forgive me if there are absolutely no frills on this post. But, I must say that the boutique is looking fabulous!

Here are the winners in our first two giveaways:

The de Roda Family wins the frame!

Jamilyn Bell wins the $20 boutique gift certificate!

Congratulations! Just find me - Lauri - or ask for me at the checkout and we'll get you your prizes. Thanks for putting us on your blogs. We look forward to meeting you at the show.

THREE Last Minute Giveaways!

Okay people, we've had three of our vendors offer some fun prizes!

#1 - a set of watercolor notecards by our own Charla Barton!

#2 - a "Happy Mother's Day" banner by Devany!

#3 - a $20.00 gift certificate from Pear and Peonies to be used at our boutique!

Everyone who comments is entered in the giveaway, but there is one catch - there has to be at least 10 comments today for the giveaway to happen! Get your friends and co-workers etc. to enter ASAP! I'll post the winners tomorrow morning bright and early!

Two Giveaways!

Starting tomorrow, we'll be posting some pictures of some of the fun things you'll find at "Such a Nice Surprise". Today, however, we have two giveaways to announce.

Giveaway #1

$20.00 certificate to spend at our show! Here's how you enter this drawing: post our flyer (you'll find it in the previous post) on your blog or mention our show in a post and put a link to ours, then leave a comment on this post telling us the address of your blog so we can check it out. We'll then enter you in this prize giveaway. We'll randomly select one winner from all those.

Giveaway #2

Valerie Rich and her daughter were new additions to our Christmas show and it was definitely a win-win situation. They do fabulous floral arrangements and some frames and cute magnets. They have agreed to give one of their great frames to one lucky winner. Unfortunately, Valerie had to leave town today and so wasn't able to get a picture to me, but I assure you, it's nice! Anyone who comments on this post is entered. Again, a random drawing will determine the winner.

We'll post the winners on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Finally - Such a Nice Surprise!

After years of saying, "maybe," we're actually going to do a SPRING boutique! We're so excited with how it's coming together. Perfect timing for wonderful Mother's Day shopping with the bright hues of spring and summer. There will be so many fun, new things for everyone to see. Imagine over 40 crafters represented. Check back in the coming days to see some of the great items that will be here. Mark the dates on your calendar - you won't want to miss this show!