It’s that time again! Time to put together displays, adorn the house, SHOP….and more!!! But different for me this year … I have re-launched my website, an off-shoot, you might say, of the shop I closed two years ago. I have retail in my blood! I love the energy, the vibe, the hustle and bustle of it all. I’ve never worked harder and enjoyed it totally.
My efforts this year will be concentrated on the grandchildren, Hannah and Jack, and on the site. I want both to thrive.
You might say I’m a bit of a risk taker. My “Gifts for the Home and Garden” shop opened for business the week after 9/11. I was scared to death! And now, in this economy, I have decided to re-open the shop – online.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Theodore Roosevelt
And so, the preparations begin.
From my various collections of salvaged, “found” objects – I like graters, kitchen graters. or grater-like objects. The textures, the variety, the versatility. They have character and dimension.
On my dining room sideboard, I gathered some from my home archives (!) and dressed them with some fresh boughs, a faux red berry tree, and a little birdhouse. In the evening, votive lights in cups set inside the graters cast a soft glow to illuminate the scene. Rustic, stylish, unusual. Changed at will to celebrate a season.
Another, put into use in the kitchen to hold a recipe or a grocery list. Here, with a ball-shaped magnet...
Tags: decorating, displays, holiday, holiday preparations, kitchen gadgets
