Talented Sara's Gifts For Us

Sara came into the store with the most wintry treat of a gift. Plus the packaging was just wonderful eye candy. I didn't want to open mine as I love to savor the wrapping, but she insisted I open it.
Ok, lets have a look......


Sara took a German Christmas ball that's actually a box, painted and embellished it with flakes of sparkle. She then embellished the top with berries that look like they have ice on them and greenery. Sara tucked a bird tag as well. She made this from Martha Stewart's holiday idea book. Sara used her own twist for the top, which I love.

Tucked inside was darling hand knitted fingerless gloves! Sara can knit and well do just about anything with creating lovely things. {she's busy creating @ this moment!} The gloves were wrapped in tissue inside with bakery twine around the package. They are made with very soft yarn, Baby Alpaca D.K.

Now, I just need a manicure and I'll be set.

Darcy will open hers on Thursday, hopefully she won't see the blog. Regardless if she takes a peek on the blog, she'll love this!

Enjoy your last full week of Christmas preparations and don't forget to drink lots of hot cocoa!

LOL,

Kara & Darcy too

Fastner fiasco...

Well the weather outside is frightful but our European fastner is so delightful... let them come, let them come, let them come... well the only trouble is they will not arrive before Christmas morn.

We so do hate to spread the news of this to our dear customers who are patiently waiting {as we are also!} We'll keep you updated on the arrival and get them in your hands as fast as our little legs can carry us!

Blessings to you and yours,

D

We Love This....

We just received our new Domino and
would you believe they had these
King James Version bright colored bibles.

They stated it like this
A best-seller for eons, the Kings James Bible
gets a makeover with candy-bright goatskin cover
and 4 colorful ribbon markers.
$198

a note from k&d
Now just because it's bright colored and fun
it still takes commitment to read every day!

Bravo for Domino to stick this in their magazine!
Yay for the Kings James Version our favorite!

LOL,
k&d

Simple Idea

This past Saturday after picking up an inexpensive sweater, I thought of a vintage "L" letter from a varsity jacket that I stashed somewhere. I actually found it-- a feat of its own! I grabbed some funk-y green embroidery thread and sewed it on the back.
You could actually use new wool felt and cut your own letter.
Now Luke just needs a haircut, aaack!
k

Breaking News!!!! The Staplers are Coming!!!!

How Exciting!
The staplers are coming before Christmas they tell us! If you would like to be on our order/wait list, please e-mail us and we let you know the moment they are available on the website. Thank you for your patience.

Our e-mail is mcmasterandstorm@embarqmail.com

Kara & Darcy

Lola B in the House! {aka Kasey}

Thanks Kasey for coming to the "middle of nowhere"! Darcy wished she had more time to chat. We have enjoyed getting to know other shop owners and love the friendship that we are able to have. It's truly a blessing to our "shop girl life"! Kasey and her husband plus kiddos
came to the store this past Saturday on their way home from visiting family. They drove out of the way to come to the shop. Kasey is getting ready for her Lola B's Christmas Open House this weekend. If you are lucky to live close by we recommend you check it out!

Thanks Kasey for stopping by!!!!

Luke's B-day & Thanksgiving in Washington D.C.

Checking in after every one's busy last week! We
celebrated Luke's 3rd birthday. This age is fun as he knows what Birthdays are all about now. We celebrated with a ship theme {sorry for blurry pics it was evening and didn't want to use flash plus left my memory card @ the shop so couldn't use my camera....grrrr} I used old graphics of ships for his invitation. We had salt water taffy in party cups that had a banner that said "Because where your treasure is, there your heart is also." I did little wooden treasure boxes filled with treats for Darcy's kids. I found the wrapped chocolate coins for display. The ship on cake was a model ship from Joanne fabrics which my hubby spray painted entirely. Sailor hats made out of our mercantile paper bags from the store. I made them for the kids plus Luke's Snoopy. Whew, then on to our trip to D.C.

Washington D.C.
One of our favorite displays for the Christmas season was at the botanical gardens. A landscape architect who is also a model train enthusiast did quaint fairy-like buildings plus the famous monuments & buildings from D.C. out of plant materials. Imagine the time. They were so detailed plus there was a train that ran around the woodland wonderment. This was a beautiful place and loved the smell of fresh plants!

Thanks Darcy & Sara for running the shop while I was gone. I do hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and today marks the first day of December which starts the Advent. Blessings to you all this 1st day of the Christmas Season.

Up next: Lola B's visit {kasey} and Darcy's Birthday!!

Kara