Guess Who Came in our Shop?

Amy Butler,
{designer extraordinaire}

Amy and her Mother stopped in the shop on Saturday.
Was very nice of them to come and see us in the
"middle of nowhere"!
She has a line of solids out that are beautiful,
a brilliant idea so that these coordinate with
her patterned fabrics. Her new line of fabrics is out as well.
She is debuting a bedding line
shortly in NYC. Also, has a line of gift wrap that is eco-friendly.

She will be signing her new children's book of sewing projects
at the Country Living Fair.

Best of all, Amy is so humble about her
talent. Her story of how she started out
is amazing.
She is willing to answer our silly questions
and is so nice. She is very busy and we're in awe of all
that she accomplishes.

Enjoy your week! May it be filled with inspiration and blessings!
K&D

Global Warming?

I see no signs of global warming this winter-
we're ready to be warm! "They" say we have not had this much snow in N. America since 1966!
Some pictures to help us remember warmer weather does come......
&
Spring is indeed making it's way into McMaster & Storm!

Love, Kara

I actually found some of the prints to be quite striking & lots of pink

Bolts & Bolts of Hawaiian fabric

I'm back, well sort of.....I still have 80 degree weather on my mind. I miss that the most--- it's brrr cold here in Ohio. I'm so glad to see family & friends AND customers! I'm really glad to be back, Maui is only 48 miles long & 26 miles wide as Darcy says "wow a big gust of wind and you would blow right off the island". I would eventually feel trapped if I live there. I did find one funky junk/antique store among all the souvenir shops.

When I returned to the store I was shocked: Darcy outdid herself (again)! The store has no remnants of Christmas. New merchandise is arriving & the window displays are cheering up the town. We even have a tiny sale room, Darcy opened a closet that is under a stairway, has exposed brick--- (75% off mind you)!
Alas! I can't find the new pics of the store, they're somewhere in a file AND I will try to post these tonight. grrrr

Other news folks, Darcy & I will be heading to NYC this weekend. We hope to scour and bring back lots of goodies. Inspiration abounds here and we are blessed to be able to go. (www.aa.com & click on last minute vacation packages--hotel & airfare is combined, this was an incredible deal) I wanted to post this for our shop owner friends as shows can be pricey, this is through American Airlines.
Love,
Kara

Spring 2007

Darcy's creative display! We had a good response to window. Amy Butler's fabric is suspended from the ceiling and our "bust" is adorned in the Morning Glory pattern. Libeco Home's striped bags from Belgium add a fun twist.

Happy Easter! He is Risen!

French Carnival pots are dressed for spring & summer!

Amy Butler Fabric has arrived!

{Stacks of yummy fabrics}

{Leather flower pins add a perfect touch for your projects}

{Silk pillows tie it all together}

{Amy Butler's new collection of fabric, Lotus, has arrived at McMaster & Storm.}