We all come to crossroads in our lives and for me fortunately and unfortunately (depending how you look at things) I tend to look at things in a different way then most people. I used to think it was a curse but now I realize it's my gift. I love recreating - creating something out of nothing - exploring possibilities - challenging myself and others. I am a life long learner, an explorer, a researcher, a creative, an entrepreneur. Our life will be changing dramatically in the next 6 …
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Update on The French Door
September has come and gone and it has been a blast. Kathy and I started the French Door together. It's nice to have a partner! Here she is getting Pokeno gifts together. We love all of our customers! This was the day we got our lights over the register area installed. This is what the store looked like before we added the vinyl decals and our new sign. I love my photography booth. We created a transom with an old piece of glass we found here at the store. …
Moving Into The French Door
I left off in my last blog post showing you the condition of the building when we first got the keys. We hired a cleaning crew and got to work. After they were done we got a painter to come in. He taped everything off and sprayed the white paint on the ceilings walls and top shelves. After painting was done we then tried to figure out how we were going to organize the store. Moving Day was so exciting, but needless to say we were all exhausted. We could not have done this in …
A busy summer and The French Door
A busy summer and The French Door I know it's been a while since I've posted on the blog. Here's what's been happening in my world. Since the end of school I made the decision to stop having paint workshops for the summer and start them up again in August at our new location, The French Door. I have not picked up my professional camera since May. I know bad blogger. But I did take some pics on my iphone. My goal for this summer is just to relax and have fun. We are opening the new …
Tour around Chic & Shabby Collections today
Here is a little tour around Chic & Shabby Collections today. We are 14 businesses under one roof. It's small town shopping at it's best, the way it used to be....and still is....when you shop with us. Chic & Shabby is open Tuesdays - Friday, 10 am-5 pm and Saturdays, 10 am-4 pm. On the 1st THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH WE ARE OPEN TILL 6:00 PM We offer Friendly service and free gift wrapping! These are just some of our vendors. You are invited to stop in and visit our shop …