the room6 blog

for those who missed out on the beautiful lockets during the holidays, we just received a new order from biko in toronto. pretty, pretty.

mike and i were a little late for work today, but i’m blaming the cove for being so pretty this morning. also there was a dog mike wanted to wrestle with. it’s sunny here (yay!) and it’s supposed to be sunny for a couple of days. so, so nice to see the sunshine. hope it’s sunny where you are too. xox

yesterday a woman came in the shop and said, “wow, you must like hearts.” and i said, “no, i luv hearts.”

valentine’s is a perfect excuse (not that i think you need one) to make lots of hearts, so this year i cut out beautiful wrapping paper from banquet (i used super 77 to make the paper two-sided), then sewed them up to make heart garland. the lovely banquet heart print is the centerpiece of our valentine’s window.

also overhead in the shop yesterday: “i love the way this shop smells. it smells like unicorns and fairy dust and liquid gold.” (i’m paraphrasing, the actual quote was even more awesome.)

a few shots from our trip to hood river in oregon last weekend.

rich and the boys and i stopped at glassybaby in seattle on our way to oregon last weekend and picked up a new order of glassybabies for the shop. love! each glassybaby is handmade in the madrona studio, definitely a must-visit if you’re in the seattle area. since november 2003, glassybaby has donated over $837,000 to cancer related charities and organizations. i’m really proud to have glassybaby on our shelves in deep cove.

it seems like once a year, the rainy and grey days get to me and i threaten to drive south until i see the sun. fortunately, we already had a trip scheduled to visit family in oregon this weekend and wouldn’t you know it, there was actually sunshine in vancouver yesterday morning.

i snapped this crossing the second narrows bridge yesterday to remind myself that, yes, the sun does indeed shine in vancouver. i just checked the weather in deep cove and it looks like more rain for the next few days. (sorry.)

sending you guys sunshine from oregon (it’s sunny today anyway)…hope you have a lovely weekend…rain or shine.

dear rich,

if you are reading my blog, this is perfect valentine for me!

new arrivals from banquet workshop!

will we still be friends if i tell you that i have a weakness for glitter? gold in particular. i’m starting to decorate the shop for valentine’s and i made some glitter heart garland. also, i brought the big ladder today because i’m planning to hang some garland outside too. of course, it’s pouring rain so the mayor doesn’t want to assist.

wish me luck!

you know all that pretty stuff you see on all the pretty blogs at all the pretty parties? well, i’m working on finding it for you guys so instead of oogling over it on websites, you can actually use it at your own parties. first up, these amazing paper party straws. i! love! them!