Picking Christmas Wrapping Colors from an Outfit?

We were smitten by the combo of the colors of J.Crew's outfit-
the deep royal blue, melon and contrast of a greenish yellow. We dove into ordering a collection of velvet ribbons and paper ribbon for packaging, inspired by these colors. As for gift wrap none other than our favorite foil paper. Here we'll show you some packaging supplies inspired by j.crew's picture.
{by the way did any of you see the J.Crew's creative director's home in the latest domino? very fun I tell you!}

The display Darcy did of the bracelets is delightful. Love the texture of the wood in contrast to the jewelry.

Have a lovely day!

k&d

Take a Peak at New Goodies!

Velvet ric-rac, a new favorite!
{Take a peek!}

A bundle of wide crepe paper in nostalgic
pink & white diamond pattern.
{Take a peek!}

Restocked green leaf ribbon and 2 new colors
glitzy gold & brown.
{Take a peak}

Our loose weave ribbon with new color added:
chartreuse!
{Take a peek}

Narrow fawn faux suede ruffled ribbon restocked with
a new color dark woodland brown.
{Take a peek}

Wide f aux suede ruffled ribbon
{Take a peek}

Baby diaper pin, in pink too!
{Take a peek}

Baby carriage with ribbon tied on handle,
perfect gift topper.
{Take a peak}

More goodies to add to website over the next week. We'll be restocking some of the dresdens and adding other "treats" that we've been working on in our back room. Also, waiting on our petite crepe ruffled trim as we are adding more colors! All the new pics I'm uploading you can now make bigger on our website, after you go to the product description & price page. We will be working on getting all of them done as we go along.

Oh, and just call Darcy Mary Poppins as she just snapped her fingers and the back room: it's o-r-g-a-n-i-z-e-d. I should show you pics of all the cute things she did.

I'm sure all of you are enjoying the farmer's markets and of course your own garden produce! We are!

New Favorite Things are Here! --1st Series. {P.S. E-Commerce is faster now!}

E-COMMERCE IS UP & RUNNING, IT'S VERY FAST!
WWW.MCMASTERANDSTORM.COM
wooHOO!!!!



Sentiment gold foil words. A McMaster & Storm staple, use for
gift wrapping, cards & any creative notion.
Dearest, loving, beloved,
mother, grandmother & family available.
On Tuesday I will be regrouping the photos on the
web -instead of six different pictures there will be just one.
{still learning photography tricks!}

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Made exclusive for us this petite basket is embellished with a petite crepe paper prize ribbon!
The streamers quote a French sentiment.
Made by Heidi of birds of a FEATHER.

Petite double ruffle crepe paper from
birds of a FEATHER. In three shades, use
for a medley of projects. Frame a vintage postcard with this lovely product
and put ribbon through to hang & ta-da!

Our grande & petite storage baskets.
Perfect for stacking. Two sizes to get your organization
off to a pretty presentation. Hang tags on them to keep
contents labeled.

A cherry kit. 4 sweet cherries and a medley of petite ribbons plus a
banner sentiment makes for a special package. Use to create cards,
or to create and tuck into your own inspiring vignettes.

Italian alphabet brocade ribbon. Take your pick of an initial
& you're ready to go. {Red & white} You'll receive 12 1/4" of this ribbon.
Use to embellish cards, sew on clothing or storage baskets,
also tie on to your luggage. A favorite.

Loose weave Italian ribbon has a lovely texture; stiff yet very flexible.
Use for everything and we think a little girl's hair needs this ribbon.

Tight weave Italian cotton ribbon, our new favorite.
A stand out in gelato-hued colors this ribbon can be used in sewing projects,
crafting, and in gift wrapping.

Petite, petite scalloped bonbon cups.
Package of 30 cups-10 of each color.

Round scalloped treat trays comes in 3 assorted colors.
Packaged up in 30 trays-10 of each color.
Lemonade & Gold * Limeade & Gold * Fruit Punch & Gold

We'll be uploading more things by the end of this week. There is more ribbon
already uploaded on the website,I just don't have it posted here & will do so soon!
The petite fleur bouquets are all restocked for you!
Enjoy and thank you for all your support and enthusiasm
for our "petite department store"!
K&D

All in a day's work

{Because our store must always be true to our vision............new & fresh @ our "petite department store"}

Gift Wrapping

Watch for details with another blogger on
our favorite thing we love to do....gift wrapping!
Christmas packages.......coming soon!

Fall open house pics & you thought we disappeared!

We had a week that was a flurry of pricing, detail work, moving things around, cleaning, late nights and early*early mornings! This morning as I was driving Luke to my Mother's house, there is a small stretch of the road that is very pretty. Woods on both sides, it curves slightly, the leaves are changing, well it's peaceful. (these are rural country roads, you might pass a car and likely you won't) When I reached the bend in the road a thought popped into my head, we sometimes are driving along and things are going fine until we come to a bend in the road, and "things" seem to unravel. Lately "things" have been challenging, and I have questioned if the benefits outweigh the costs.

BUT, WHAT IF WE GIVE UP BEFORE THE BEND AND IF WE WOULD JUST KEEP GOING, EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE & STRAIGHTEN OUT! We are so capable of thinking of the here & now and if we would look ahead there is a lot of tremendous excitings things happening AFTER THE BEND IN ROAD!
Looking up & looking out: we'll keep you posted on the exciting things that will be coming to fruition "after our bend in the road"! Happy Fall, it's officially here today.

also a little song was sung to me this morning by Darcy's children
"Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Kara
Happy Birthday to you
CHA, CHA, CHA!"
(yes, they did say the last three words!)
I'm 3 decades + 3 years old today!