These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things.....

Add some razzle-dazzle to your

New Year

with our new gold or silver cuffs....

one size really does fit everyone

(and did we mention how it turns any

ordinary outfit into spectacular?!!)

Wednesday Words

Happy New Year Everyone!

Today is Wednesday...and that means Wednesday Words

Here is a picture we acquired at an estate sale.

It was taken in Houston, Texas in 1955.

 

Listen to these beautiful names of these ladies...

Vernita Orr

Margaret Hastings

Grandmother M.M. Shumate

Lois Jean Millerborg

Mary Jean Young

Zelpha E. Shumate

Wishing you all the best for 2011!

Karla & Karrie

Ringing in the New Year with Sales!

Help us ring in the New Year!!

It's that time of year...time for those Christmas bargains!

Join us

Tuesday, December 28th through

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

for Christmas deals.....but hurry!

We're itchin' to get new displays up and ready

with new merchandise!!



A Family {Christmas} Tree

Hello everyone!

Sorry that we haven't been blogging of late.

We've been with relatives from out of town 

for several days.

Recently our Grandmother Betty passed away.

She was quite the lady, and we will miss her terribly.

But, we have such treasured memories of her

that will stay with us all of our lives!

Grandma Norma & Grandma Betty were our

inspiration  for our vintage ladies that we use in our

ads and  our business cards and website.

We call the girl on the left Norma, and the girl on the right is Betty.

We often wonder what they would have thought

about being

"The Summer Kitchen Girls"

(and about all of those pictures we use for

Wednesday Words for everyone in the world to see!!!)

Anyway, inspired by family, love of pictures

(and grandmothers!)

we decided to create a Family Tree

We took vintage saucers

(you can find these easily...as people don't know what

to do with  saucers without the cups!!)

Then we photocopied our favorite pictures

and cut circles that would fit the center of the

saucer plate.

Then we put a glue dot on the center

(you could do something more permanent if you'd like to!)

Then we placed the picture on the glue dot,

centering the picture.

(do you recognize the real Summer Kitchen Girls?)

Add plate hangers and ribbons and

hang on the tree.

You'll have a living Family Christmas Tree.

Full of memories of those you love!

"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose."
~ The Wonder Years

Shadows Served Up on a Platter

Late in the afternoon, we catch some

great shadows in the store!

We love the shadow the handle of the

silver urn makes on the vintage platter. 

Then, on the platter is a shadow from a

wire card/picture holder

that was in the window,

making a lovely shadowed background

for the big man in White!

Come join us this weekend as we

get the dish on shadows

from all around the world at Hey Harriet !

Wednesday Words

Don't you just love this quote...not to mention the picture!

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree

 is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other

you gotta love it!

It's time for Wednesday Words, and a family picture.

Here is great grandma Copley with her daughters and daughter-in-laws.

When this side of the family got together - there was a lot of laughter & fun.

What do we remember...

LOTS of cousins to play with

as well as aunts and uncles to watch to make sure we behaved. 

During Christmastime,

we'd all get together and bring white elephant gifts.

Inevitably there was always something that got passed on year to year...

and everyone wondered who would be the one with it!

Fond memories of family.

That's what its all about!

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An Ornament For Your Sweet Tooth...& Giveaway!

These adorable knitted cupcake ornaments 

will satisfy your sweetness!

Thanks to some winter weather,

we were able to finish decorating at home yesterday...

we even got some Christmas cookies baked.

Because it's that time of the year....

We're having a Giveaway...

We'd love to give a cupcake ornament, or two, away this week!

Just leave a comment telling us how your Christmas activities are going 

& we'll pick a name on Sunday & send an ornament off to you!

Vintage Blooms

 

This weekend we squeezed in an early Estate Sale

Found pretty floral bowls, floral plates and this floral pitcher.

Surrounded by Christmas decorations galore...

it was a welcome change to bring in something so delicate & pretty!

Happy Monday!

Shedding a little light on Gardner's Gifts

Meet our Solar Garden Globes

They make a thoughtful gift for the gardener

They certainly would make their Christmas *bright!*

First Impressions

No matter where your door is located, always make sure it makes a good first impression.

Just Hangin' Out

Got your Christmas decorating done yet?

We are almost there!

(owning a store has serious drawbacks!!)

Thought you'd enjoy one of our snowmen

just hanging around today!!

Seeing is Believing Shadow

As we were closing up the shop we noticed this shadow.

Do you Believe?

The other day, Karla's youngest asked his older brother

if he believed in Santa.

She held her breath...but was tickled with the wise words

from the oldest...

"Well, Yea"...almost with a "duh!" tone.

(He was satisfied with that answer!)

Today we are chasing shadows with the rest of the world on Hey Harriet...

Come on and join us...we believe that you'll have as much fun as we do!

It's Friday & We're in Love...

Decorating for Christmas, of course!
This is one of our favorites...

We love taking special, vintage Christmas ornaments

and giving them star treatment.

Why not on top of a beautiful vintage silver bud vase?It makes for an elegant look!

Want a more casual look?

We've used new bulbs on top of old whitewashed candlestick holders as well!

How are you going to display your Christmas bulbs this year?

It's Friday...What are you in love with?

Gloria!

We have to smile...

whenever we head over to the garden section - we have the most fabulous angel

looking up to the heavens praising God

...and holding purses & scarves

Could it be that she's thanking Him for all of the accessories?

Probably not, but it does make us smile every time we see it!

Purse Love Trunk Show

is set up - come take a sneak peak before it officially starts tomorrow

for our

Joyeux Noel Open House

Friday 10am-8pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 1pm-5pm

(Sunday Joan Reinbolt, accessory consultant from Purse Love will be at the store to help you with your selections for yourself & others!)

Welcome December....

...and Welcome Wednesday Words!

25 Days until Christmas...who's been good out there?!!

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