Although we have had the store open for 3 weeks, we have advertised ourGrand Opening for next week, March 23-27. We have been working daily to get everything organized, the shelves stocked, orders in and notions displayed. Dave built these new pine shelves for the front area of the store - which was a big job - and we got them in place and filled with fabric the past few days. These pictures show how it looked at one point - now I have moved things around even more and have the shelves on the far wall filled with fabric also. One thing I didn't like with the shelving we had here before was that I couldn't see over it to the front door - so when someone came in I couldn't see who it was to greet them. Now I can see over top of the shelves. I will be displaying some things on the tops of them as time goes on - right now they look kind of bare, but won't for long I am sure!The other big change this week was the vertical blinds we put up in the front window yesterday. I was getting paranoid that the sun would fade the fabrics - and this is the solution we came up with. I like it because we can angle the blinds so we can still see out but the sun doesn't shine directly in. It was mid morning when I took these pictures and you can see how bright it can shine in mornings with the window facing east. By 11:30 it has risen enough that it no longer shines in, and we can turn the blinds all the way open or draw them back.
I really like how the wood looks with the fabric - this is an aisle of batiks.
I moved fabric up from the back of the store to fill these empty shelves - and am working at making room in the back of the shop for some classroom space. We moved my longarm machine into the back of the shop and it took up a lot of the room that I had planned for classes - so I need to move things around to make up for that lost space. But I do like having the longarm in there. I am considering renting it out to customers when I am not using it.
Next week all week, Tuesday through Saturday, we will be having specials in the store for our Grand Opening. Also I have a gift to give to every customer, door prizes to register for, and Sharon Barndt is making cookies for refreshments. I hope you all can come join us!
I really like how the wood looks with the fabric - this is an aisle of batiks.
I moved fabric up from the back of the store to fill these empty shelves - and am working at making room in the back of the shop for some classroom space. We moved my longarm machine into the back of the shop and it took up a lot of the room that I had planned for classes - so I need to move things around to make up for that lost space. But I do like having the longarm in there. I am considering renting it out to customers when I am not using it. 
Next week all week, Tuesday through Saturday, we will be having specials in the store for our Grand Opening. Also I have a gift to give to every customer, door prizes to register for, and Sharon Barndt is making cookies for refreshments. I hope you all can come join us!
4 comments:
WOW! It is beautiful, Karen. It would be nice to just sit in that chair and absorb all the color and creativeness!
WOW! from me too! It looks really nice, hope we can see it some day! You are very ambitious to do all this! Lorraine
Would have been fun to get in on your Grand Opening.........hope it went well. Everything looks very nice in the pictures.
Amazing!!! You have done a great job and I can't wait to visit -- when I come for Chugwater preps. I hope the Grand Opening was a huge success and you are doing well!
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