Countdown to Christmas

The last two weeks have been a blur.  The Open House went great.  Lots of food, lots of fun customers and friends, lots of sales. The fairies were the biggest hit at the Open House.  I thought they were fun and so did everyone else!   I had more brownie and daisy groups this past Friday night and all day Saturday.  All nice girls who had lots of fun making jewelry.  This is the week I need to catch up on all my orders and try to finish some of the Christmas items I've been working on.  All those cute snowmen that were cut out months ago are still sitting in the back unfinished.  There are reindeer half painted, finished reindeer waiting for Santa to be painted, boxes to be painted, snowmen heads waiting to be painted and for their bodies, and lots of jewelry to be made.  I have been working on all these, but then have a class and have to throw them all in the back room at whatever stage they are in.  Hopefully I can get some of them completed before the next class next week.  My back room looks like a disaster area.  There is so much stuff piled up it is scary.  It looks like I should be on one of those Hoarder reality shows.  Even when it is messy I can usually put my hands on whatever I am looking for because it is usually fairly organized stacks. But right now it is total chaos and I can't find anything.  People have given me bags and boxes of "stuff" as they cleaned out for Christmas, and I really appreciate it - but haven't had time to go through it and it is piled everywhere!  That will be one of my projects for the new year - clean up the back room!

 

Welcome to My World

Nine Christmas trees and 60 brownies/daisies later, I'm still hanging in there.  The past Saturday was the marathon jewelry class with all the daisies and brownies.  It was like 101 Dalmations in the store with all the little girls running around.  The classes Saturday all went very well and the girls had a great time.  They made some great jewelry.  The class last night didn't go as well.  The classes set up through the girl scout council have evaluation forms of me that have to be turned in to the office.  Last night I was wishing I could turn in an evaluation form on the troop that was there.  Just a little wild when I'm already stressed.

This coming Saturday is my Holiday Open House.  I have nine decorated trees set up throughout the store.  The store has been dusted, rearranged and restocked.  All that is needed is the holiday music playing in the background.  We'll be making cards and ornaments in the back all day.  The other two sisters will actually be in the store all day.  I love once the day gets here and I have all the work done, because it is just like a big party all day and I get to see all my friends.  Hope those of you reading this are able to join the party.

Switching into High Gear

Well now is the time of year when I really have to get my act together to get everything done.  I always kid that I going on cookie crumbs and eggnog fumes.  My Holiday Open House is Saturday, November 13, and I aim to have the store totally redone for the Christmas season by that date.  That means taking down all the Halloween and putting up all the Christmas trees.  The Christmas room is always rearranged and freshened up.  All the new items we've made or purchased for Christmas come out at this time.  It's a great effort but is inspiring and really gets me in the mood for Christmas.  I always want to rush home and put up my trees.

For those of you that have not attended an Open House, it is a fun day with free Christmas crafts all day, refreshments, door prizes, and lots of other fun stuff.  It is the one day that you might meet the other two sisters as they come to help in the craft room.  It happens all day, 10am -5pm.

I'm off to work to begin the transformation.