Holiday Crafts & Gifts at The Lavender House

The Lavender House at 779 East Pole Rd in Lynden, Wa has a beautiful selection of holiday items for sale. We have our earring cards and handcrafted holiday cards on display there along with tons of other beautiful handcrafted items by other local artisans. The Lavender House is a renovated old farm house that is actually lavender. Karen, the owner, has done a beautiful job of capturing the holiday spirit with all her excellent displays. Just walking in the door makes you feel the Christmas spirit. The lavender house will be open every weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) until Christmas. My mom and stopped by and couldn't resist getting some of our own goodies for the holiday season. The prices are wonderful and the selection is great. If you are coming from Bellingham, just take Hannegan Rd all the way out and then take a left on Pole Rd. The house is on the left at the top of a little hill. They will be open 10am to 5pm Friday and Saturday and from 12pm-4pm on Sundays.

Beautiful Lilac Flowers by Osweetmadeline

I have always loved this beautiful tissue paper flowers and now you can get your own at http://www.osweetmadeline.etsy.com/ . There is a set of 3 available and in this color combo but she says if you need something else just send her a note. I think these would look incredible at a wedding, shower, birthday party, garden party or outside dinner. I have a giant white tent and they would look fabulous hanging from the center. Please stop by and check out her shop.

Kids Christmas Creations Are Done

The boys finally got their Christmas presents made and they turned out wonderful.

First they picked out mugs for everyone and then they made "Special Hot Chocolate".

I created the labels on the computer with the names they created for them. Then we dipped coffee stir sticks in baking chocolate for stirring the drink. We packaged everything together and put them in small paper bags. Next the boys created reindeer labels with their thumbprints. They turned out too cute. Then we tied everything with a bow. They are so excited to give away their presents tomorrow and I think everyone will be super happy with them. We did these steps over the last two weeks because I only get about a 1/2 hour of focused work from each child. The great thing about the hot chocolate mix is that is also taste super good added to your coffee. Which is how my husband and I have been sampling it since it was created.

We hope everyone has a great holiday and a very Merry Christmas.

A Fun new site to Sell Your Items Artfire.com

Always Amy stopped by and referred me to a new site that sells handcrafted items call ArtFire. I of course checked it out and loved it. They have a very easy sign up and it was really easy to list products. I have signed up for the free account to see what kind of traffic I can get but I am seriously considering signing up for there great deal of $7.00 a month for life. That is all they would charge for you to do unlimited listings and 10 pictures a listings. They seem to really have a grasp on handcrafted items and they are really promoting having a greener earth. It is in beta right now and I hope I got all the specifics right. So please stop by and check it out www.Artfire.com If you end up signing up please let them know GwynnsGifts sent you.
Here is a link to one of our listing
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=7147

Have a Wonderful Day
Heather

Let it Snow!

Here is our newest Christmas card featuring a picture that I created. My mom then turned it into this wonderful dimensional greeting card with lots of fun shapes.

Spice up your Life!

I found this wonderful spice kit for people on the go at www.purposedesign.etsy.com and I thought it would make such a great gifts for some friends of mine. They love to cook and when we go camping they are outdoor gourmets. There are also lots spice kits availabe and I believe they would make a wonderful gift and they are packaged great.

Check Out these wonderful Java Jackets

I came across these Java Jackets and I just think they are great. You can find them at http://www.kobedog.etsy.com/. I think they would make wonderful christmas presents for the coffee lover in your life and you can pick different designs. They are also eco-friendly and easy to wash.

We Got Interviewed

We got interviewed by a fellow seller Sewbettie on Etsy and it was a lot of fun. She asked great questions and did a wonderful job of putting it together. You can read our interview at http://www.bettie.typepad.com/.