Container Store Sneak Preview and Blogging Event and Presents

The Container Store is finally opening in Green Hills, Tennessee on Nov 5th. No more having to drive to Atlanta just to shop there. With 25,000 square feet of organizing frills, I am sure you can find something to meet your needs. Even though the company has been around since 1978, this will be the first for this area.

The Container Store is located at Green Hills Mall next to Panera. As you can see the gloomy day didn't keep me from attending.

They invited area bloggers to a lunch and tour of the new facility.

 We ate a sandwich, cookie and chips as Alexandra told us all the special things the store offers.

Alexandra told us about all of the organizing products and fun facts like the 540 different kitchen products, the special hanger mold exclusive to the Container Store so the hanger doesn't snag your clothes, and all the little things that make their customers so happy "they do a happy dance in the closet!"

I met up with Michele from The Scrap Shoppe. She was the one that told me about this. Thanks Michele!

The store was beautiful.

 

Some of my favorite things.... office storage Elfa system has been around a while and they have everything imaginable to create units for different rooms. With adjustable racks for hooks, baskets, and shelving. They even have people to help create your space!

Garage storage

 

tons of trash cans

beautiful hooks

LOVE these colors of little drawers

wrapping paper galore

fun tape in all colors and styles

fabric storage boxes

So much more to see. If you haven't been to a store yet, go! If you live close go to the Grand Opening on Nov 5th. 10% off the proceeds of the grand opening sales will go to benefit The Minnie Pearl Foundation. Best of all if you order online you can pick it up at the store at the drive thru! Just ring the bell and they deliver it to your door!

We received a wonderful gift bag for coming!

 

Filled with tons of goodies

It was a special day! The Container Store also invited us to a dinner and dance at the store at night but unfortunately I could not attend.

They had several food stations that they will set up in each section of the store. There were beautiful flower arrangements that will go with each food station.

 

I could get used to these events!

Michele and I were happy to have been there and we got to see each other again too!

After the event I went shopping only to lock my keys in the car! It has been a very eventful week for me. Needless-to-say I guess I need to slow down and take a breath.

When I arrived home a package was waiting for my from Sissy's Shabby Cottage.

 

This beautiful Pillow and tote with a Paris tag!

It was a giveaway I had won.

I love blogging! It makes the day exciting...

and sometimes even cheers you up!

Container Store and frames

Today I will be attending the Container Store Blogging Event at Green Hills Mall. It is a lunch and tour of the new facility. I think they are pretty smart asking bloggers to come and see the new store. I will take pictures and show you a sneak peak.

This is part of my crazy week. I still need to do a lot more prep in my booth but I think it is looking awesome.

Here is a little something I did.

I painted and distressed this little vintage print's frame. It changed the whole appearance!

 

 

You'll have to come to the Three French Hens to see it finished! It already looks better in the above shot!

Also thank you to Tammy at Type A for featuring my Red Painted Hutch and Nikki at Everything Under The Moon for featuring my Theatre sign.

Nov 5th 10-6 The Three French Hens in Nolensville, Tennessee

Christmas Village

all the other antique stores will be open for the Christmas Event so make a day of it!

Hope to see you there!

Come see my booth behind the cashier

Micucci Designs

It's been crazy around here!

So sorry I haven't been here in a few days. I am getting ready for a Christmas open house this weekend (Nov 5th) at The Three French Hens in Nolensville, Tennessee! I literally moved in my space again because I changed out all I had in there! I still have some Christmas decorating to do but I am getting close.

I am also getting ready for a craft/funky junk Christmas sale with The Vintage Christmas Marketplace sponsored by The Strawberry Patch Dec 2nd and 3rd in Castalion Springs Tennessee.

And then yesterday afternoon I got a call to add a second store to my list! La Vie en Rose in Lenox Village Nashville Tennessee! Whew! What a week! I hurried and move a few things in last night.

Here is a sneak peek at something I did for The Three French Hens...

I started with a paper mache' angel and I added some old white chalk paint to give it a stone look.

 

It looks so much better in person! It really looks heavy.

 

I placed it on a column and displayed it on a mantel at the store!

Please come out to Nolensville this weekend and shop till you drop! There will be a lot of stores doing specials and celebrating the Christmas season!

See you there!

Girls Halloween Costumes

I think the reason I like Halloween so much is because of the creativity involved in the holiday. Ever since my children were little I could dream up different costumes for them. Now that the are grown I don't have as much fun on Halloween like I used to. Now the poor dogs are the ones I get to dress.

Thank You Party #2

It is that time again!

Having blogger friends that read and comment on my posts are so important to having a good blog! I try my best to thank everyone that has commented or featured my blog at one time or another. It NEVER seems enough. I don't have a linky party on my site so I decided in order to truly thank them I would have a Thank You Party!


What is a Thank You Party?
It is my way of giving back! I do this by Showcasing YOU! You read and comment the most!
All I ask is that you read this and GO VISIT the person. If you like them please follow them but that is up to you. If you do, you will be glad you did because they are truly sincere in what they write on your posts and who knows, you might want them to follow you too!


You might be next! I like comments so I am going to start doing this hopefully every week! 


Blogging is so much more than finding someone that does what you do, to me, it is exploring all around and learning things I never knew before. I like diversity! I like meeting new and different people.


My next follower is Robin from The Cranky Crow. She says she is "Cranky" but she is such a dear! Some of the sweetest comments I get are from her. Take a look!

Hello, Hello, Hello!!!

....from TheCrankyCrow!

Wow....I am sitting here in my Halloween socks a little more confused and bewildered than even I normally am....

I am humbled that Deneen would ask me to be a guest of honor at her Blog Thank You Party (and let me wear my Halloween socks....) ~ but still a little befuddled as to why....and as to what I am going to say.....

See, I am NOT a Redo Queen like Deneen....

or like Queen Deneen's guest last week, the very talented Lesley from The Homeless Finch....

In fact, I am not really sure WHAT I really am other than cranky most days....

But, I guess the best place to start is to tell you a little about me and my blog....

I first started blogging about 8 months ago....and what an amazing journey it has been.  I have met so many amazing artists, friends, soul mates, kindred spirits and talented folk that my head is still spinning.....(Think that might have something to do with my confusion and bewilderment? Nah, you're right....probably not....)

As I say in my blog profile, I'm many things and not much at all....I am an attorney by profession (but currently not working), wife, and mother. I like primitive decor and crafts.....What crafts say ye??

Well, hooking....

RUG hooking (Exactly what kind of hooking were YOU thinking???!)....

And punch needle:

And cross stitch:

I love antiques and all things old (including my husband)....

In particular, I love.....

Old photographs:

 Old books:

Old Chocolate Molds:

Old cemeteries:

To see more of the things I love, check out this post and this one.

My blog isn't "neat and tidy" as far as the topics I cover....I go where my heart tells me to go.....One day I may take you on a tour of Nod (that's where I live...):

(You can see more here....)

Or I might take you with me on a very personal journey home:

 (You can see more here)......

Truth be told you (nor I) may really know what might show up on my blog....but it will be from my heart, and usually laced with a healthy dose of whimsy and nonsense (unless I'm feeling particularly cranky....)

Oh....and I LOVE Halloween....so this time of year, you'll see lots of that on my blog....The spooking hour is drawing near...and I've been decorating....Wanna peek??

 (Among other things, I have a degree in pumpkin hoarding....)

So....that's me....in a proverbial nutshell.  If you'd like to know me a little better,  I recently did a post on getting to know TheCrankyCrow A-Z.

I'd love for you to visit....I'm probably not everyone's "cup of tea...," but believe that diversity is the true spice of life.  So I follow many different types of blogs (I started stalking following Deneen because I was mesmerized by her furniture transformations and amazing sense of style....), and am blessed to have to many different types of people follow my blog.  All said and done, though, my followers are some of the best folk you'll ever, ever, meet.

And Deneen....thanks for being one of them!!

Please go visit Robin and say Hello! If you like it there follow her!

Since this is a Thank You Party I want to thank Knock-Off Decor and The Vintage Farmhouse for featuring my Theatre Sign!

Happy Friday!