Petals & Plumes

UPDATE: I attached Sunday morning remaining inventory photos ,showing what’s left and what has Sold out. PLEASE know, this is ALL My Sister will have for this year. I will deactivate listing Tuesday evening. ETSY LISTING LINK: https://etsy.me/3jtIiSW I came over to the Store tonight to take a photo of the HUGE Pumpkin Patch my Sister has brought in.. I’m not coming over tomorrow/Saturday, need to stay home and work, so I wanted to get this uploaded tonight.. this has to be ...one of her largest groupings so far. Some were cut off in the photo, see video in comments. ***** (BTW, don’t laugh at my lit tree, it’s new and I haven’t fluffed it) I am listing these in my Etsy Shop for her, I am doing one listing and will break them down by item #, size and price.. she will be over to the shop next THURSDAY ONLY to ship these. I will leave listings up till Tuesday night, then delete listing so she can prepare for shipping. These are foam lightweight, NOT Resin and NOT Real ( yes, some ask this???)

Please say a prayer today for my little Fur-Niece, Miss Bella (14.5 yrs)who is preparing to cross the Rainbow Bridge today . This is one of my faves of her from Christmas 2012. She will run free with her brothers Dylan and Taz, and guarded by Miss Smilla... love you sweetie, tears.... Love you Bro, wish I was with you... Lap of Love is wonderful and has helped our Babies over the years

My Sister will be taking all of her Pumpkins to the Store tomorrow. I will be over there Saturday and will get group pics like this one taken last year, I will do one large listing with variation, the photo will have Item # and size...there may be a collage or multiple photos depending on how many she has..She’s going to be working on straightening and getting the Inventory organized tomorrow...., I will be over there Saturday to finish making one or two more displays and get... her Pumpkins listed, they will be in my Etsy Shop. She will wait to list the Ornaments... We are on a time crunch and shooting for an opening on the 15th, no big shindig, will wait till November 12th for the Holiday Open House. Currently, I am swamped at home working on orders, so we will play it by ear and see what I can get done this weekend and then I will have only next weekend to finish set up.. We have Fall and Christmas blended, much of which can Display from Fall through Thanksgiving and Christmas, I don’t have time to do 2 set ups, so I think this planning will be perfect, but there will be more Christmas added before the Holiday Open House in November, more inventory coming in next few weeks.. WHO needs sleep? Like Santa Claus, I will rest the day after Christmas... . #petalsnplumes

Happy Saturday Evening Everyone... Sis and I worked over at the Store today, moving furniture and displays and I BUILT a NEW Pallet Style Wall for the Entry Way into the Store, this is the view when you come in... IGNORE the mess, nothing is decorated or hung up, only put the table and lamp in place to judge space distance.. have to remember COVID !!! We are piling merchandise into each section as the furniture and displays are set up... still more to do.. Just so proud of m...y Wall... I did it in half a day, still need to paint the back side... I didn't want a traditional stained look, so I mixed paint and stain to achieve a burnt grey wash, which is the faux finish look of reclaimed wood, so all of boards have been lined up with a level and it has back to back boards on both sides, it looks like OLD Wood.. I love the Rustic LODGE Feel and can't wait to share Displays, but we will be back at it next weekend. I have one more Project to Build for a Floral Bar area in the back room, hope to finish before the opening... NOW, tonight, sewing, sewing, sewing... and WINE!!!!! LONG Day... LOVE YOU SIS!!!! See more

Crazy Thursday start.. dropped Mom at Dr office, ran to dollar store as usual(only place open that early), park and a loose dog.. you know me, got him in car, he hiked in back, about to leave and check for chip, as he had harness and got loose. A girl comes out of store, I yell to her, do you have a dog with you?, she said yes.. he had jumped out of window, she went in to get some snacks for him.. if I had been running one minute later, he was running up near traffic, he’d be dead.. I ran late today to pick up Mom, the dollar store opened earlier than 8am , as the girl cane out with bags at 7:45am, and I had started car to go to vets office...all things lined up today.. God put me in his path...Everything happens for a reason Donut is safe!

Any Vintage Christmas people out there? This is just a small taste of what’s packed away in the Store stockroom. (OLD photos-1st pic is Vintage Mercury glass bead garlands, have hundreds of them, second a sample of ornaments, plus have hundreds of glass ones too)..This weekend I will be working at the Store, and I am trying to decide whether to set up a Vintage Christmas Area or not? What’s your opinion? ALSO... We will begin listing a lot of Vintage items on Etsy this coming week.. will enlist help with listings, as I don’t have the time, descriptions will basically be what’s shown in the photos, as they will not know background of items for description narratives...

Sharing the wreath for a Store Display, wanted to get a photo before I took it this weekend, it’s overcast today, so not the best quality...I see it over the Round Mirror (which is 51 diameter).. it has a little Pop of green with Cedar, so can be displayed through the holidays and Even New Years as I added some shimmery pine. I have a Tree for Fall with all of these colors, and we will have all of these pumpkins available too. YES, it is for Sale, just won’t ship till after the Opening... Lunch time and busy day... #petalsnplumes

Need a Laugh?.. Remember this photo from last year? ..... WELL, a couple weeks ago, Sis and I were working at the store, she says.. We need a Shelf unit over here, my response, But we don’t have anything that can go there, she snickers and says BUT, you can build another.. I LOVE how she always says, Angie, we don’t have time to do this or that, BUT, she nominates me to build more furniture????? ...Who needs to SLEEP????

This is a Great testament in Today’s World...say it out Loud, that’s the only way to make it become real...this popped up in my feed for a reason today. I am very much a Loner, but also love company of Family and Friends. I traveled across country alone many times, eaten at Restaurants or Bars alone, no worries... there is no better company than You, Yourself and I.....if you don’t like their company, you can never enjoy the company of others.... Angelina

Looking for a photo on my iPad this morning, of prep work for a character stand (I take step by step photos when I first create a piece)...I stumbled on these, taken early March, PRE-shelter in place before Mom came to stay...saw these and let out a heavy SIGH... this room is now covered with racks of bodies AGAIN.. NOT likely to put up my Christmas tree again this year, BUT next year will have a FABULOUS display... I improvise by decorating trees in the Store, it makes me smile, all fluttery like...and I get to enjoy sharing them with everyone who visits. My Home taste is not for everyone, but I am traditional and minimalist with STUFF everywhere, as I see so much stuff daily.. Have a Fabulous Weekend Everyone

WHO’S READY? This is a photo from last year...but Sis is about ready to start posting her Pumpkins, maybe next week, unsure about ornaments just yet. She says she has more this year than ever. The Store is PACKED full of merchandise, so we need to make a spot for her photo displays.. I will likely put these in my Etsy Shop. Closer to the Store opening, we will have Gilded Pumpkins, GIANT Paper Mache pumpkins(Moms wonderful beauties), Farmhouse Checked Gilded Pumpkins and C...ream Speckled Pumpkins and Decoupage beauties. LOTS of sleepless nights for the next few months, but the VISUAL END RESULT as it comes together in Beautiful Vignettes throughout the Shop, makes it all worth it... I can’t wait to share.. ENJOYMENT for me comes from sharing the visions I feel and see... #shopsmallbusiness #shopsmall #shoplocal

***SIZE Comparison of some of the Fall Ready Made Wreaths vs a Frankenstein Character wreath he is 54 tall***(You all thought Frankie was BIG?) I TOLD YOU THEY WERE BIG... There’s a couple reasons I am posting this... **FIRST-I had people asking how big they actually were, because of my pricing, and is this as big as my Other wreaths you’ve made? I show them in a full size door, but I still get asked about size even after giving dimensions. So, Frankie being one of my large...Continue reading

ORIGINAL HAS SOLD..... She is 48" long by 35" wide...please know, these are bigger than many of my Character wreaths as they are built on a Large grapevine base and have much more filler. Attached a full door view for size comparison as it’s on a 36x80 door. These take hours just to create the She will be on Etsy tonight..Mom is going to sew up some more hats and boots for me. May work on making only these the next 2 Sundays ...LOVE HER! One for the store definitely! Anyo...ne interested in purchasing one directly, message me for details. Gotta run, busy day https://etsy.me/2QPG2sA