PREVIEW

Spring Open House is next weekend!

April 1,2

Here are a few things I am getting out...

more to come!

Friday 10-5

Saturday 10-4

Where I Was

Scroll down to the next post for a few photos of

current merchandise...

Now. On to my story:

Last week I closed shop because my son-in-law

graduated from Air Force Bootcamp.

We flew down to San Antonio Wednesday and

returned the following Monday, March 7th.

This photo is of THE reunion.

It had been 8.5 weeks of mama and baby

without daddy.

We are so proud of him for enduring boot camp

and for all the changes we could see in him already

when we were there.

He is now attending a tech school where he will

learn the skills for his AF job.

San Antonio was 75 degrees...a welcome change of

temp for us! It was hard to leave knowing we were coming

home to snow. But it also felt good to come home

if you know what I mean. :)

Texas is not a state I would have chosen for vacation,

but now having been there, I'm so glad for the opportunity!

I enjoyed learning about history...

basked in warmth..

.

lived in luxury...

We visited the five missions including

The Alamo...which was celebrating its

175th anniversary last weekend.

*For more photos you can go to my facebook page

where you will see more mission photos, history

and the Riverwalk, which was wonderful in the sunshine!



Some Spring Thing(s)

Though it was FOUR DEGREES outside this morning...WE KNOW SPRING is on the way.

Really. It DOES come every year. Remembering this helps me.

As Target and Walmart have their Easter things out

EVEN THOUGH EASTER IS LATE this year.

The last Sunday in April actually.

I am gradually getting things out in the shop.

Here is a sampling.

(and just one bragging photo of my four month old grandson Bennett)

 speckled eggs. chicks.

 chick ornament.

 bunny ornament.

 a tree.

 candle matt with blackbird. tree in a pot with blackbird ornaments.

lights. stitched pillow ornaments.

 dish towel. candle pan w/ potpourri. three candles.

 posies on a candle matt.

 sentimental box w/ hinged lid. black inside.

 penny posies on a towel.

 wood wall box. peg on top. garland wound inside and a pear.

 tons of new framed prints. two different sizes.

Fun*Fun*Fun*

Bittersweet Farm

Friday 10-5

Saturday 10-4

Will be closed the first weekend in March

then back to regular hours.

The Buzz on Valentines and Beyond!

Here are the hearts I mentioned that

you could plunk in the snowbank

by the mailbox to make the mail carrier smile...

Or you could plunk them in any drift near

the walkway to say a little "I LOVE YOU"

to your friends and family!

 Small....

...or large!

Meaningful sayings in the home are good reminders...

 I have a thing for vintage bears, especially pandas! :)

 They call this a "cantback" cupboard.

Would easily fit in many places.

 Storage in the bottom.

 This cabinet would be a wonderful storage

addition to any room in the house!

Think: linens, bath items, cds and dvds...

or keep doors open for display!

 A new sage green sofa table

 Heart mold with candle inside is LOVELY

when the light shines through the heart!

 Wool tulips...vintage hearts

A large variety of "expressions" magnets...

 New, easy-priced jewelry. Necklace/earring sets or bracelets.

FRIDAY 10-5 / SATURDAY 10-4

Snowfall and Flowers

As much of our country is being swept over, even lashed by winter storms, it's a bit quieter here in the North land. We only had a couple of inches. Yesterday. Of course it fell on top of about 60 inches (I think that is our local number).

I saw a man walk across the street in a little WI town yesterday, and opened a mailbox door on the front of a snowbank. The box was totally buried in snow. Mail. Delivered to a snowbank in WI. I wonder if the mailman has memorized the addresses that are surely buried on the sides of the boxes...

And what was delivered to Bittersweet Farm yesterday? Flowers! As I opened boxes today and unwrapped the promise of spring...not only flowers, but eggs, rabbits, birds & sheep! I discovered within my heart a refreshing sense of anticipation! For spring, warm weather, and brighter colors after the deep muted greens and reds of winter. As much as I love them, it is nice to pack away and "lighten" up my home!

So expect to see some flowers in the coming days, and remember we have a variety of hearts for  your Valentine's Day display...Even a few new metal heart cut-outs for plunking in the snowbank...maybe you could add one by the mailbox and give the deliverer a smile. :)

I Heart Fresh

WHEW! The transformation (tornado as I often refer to it) is mostly complete!!! Christmas is OVER in the shop and HEARTS are happening at Bittersweet Farm!

My very large black bookcase sold on Saturday last weekend, and Sunday I was headed down to Madison for my tri-yearly shopping trip. It was good timing because I didn't have any back up display pieces for such a large area. Sadly the guy I usually buy furniture from was not there!!! But I found a few pieces that I like as well, and packed up the truck and came home Monday.

Tuesday I was prepping for a meeting I have on Sunday, and working on my books, so I didn't get to "tornado" until Wednesday, and Thursday. It was a BIG job for two days and only two hands...oops! I had four hands for a few minutes after I called my sister to help me move out another large shelf that we had sold on our auction~I am so thankful for my sister living close! Some of you got to meet her back in November when she watched the shop for me so I could go to a wedding.

Here are a few photos from the Heart Fresh look:

Isn't this cupboard great? The doors on bottom are wainscot

the door on top is a glass window.

The pieces are seperate...the top could be screwed right to the wall

as a wall cupboard, and the height of the bottom is

like a pie safe, just not quite as wide!

 I heart these wood trays for a candle on your coffee table

or kitchen island, or...

The lamp needs no words, LOVE IT!

 Aren't the wool tulips wonderfully pretty? I heart them!

 The heart candles burn totally down center so the light shines through the heart.

They are covered in glittter~lovely!

Plus you can use a tealight inside when the wax is burned down!

 Chenille hearts!

 This is a very spacious storage box. It would look awesome on a bench

at the foot of the bed or on an end table to raise the height of a lamp!

The ceramic "vase" is acutally a wine bottle chiller,

but it can be used forflowers in summer

or these awesome berries and rusty stars all year!

Looks great with the berry vine placemat with the

 red check edge, doesn't it?

I managed to find some fun primitive

candle holders in different styles.

This is a sample of a few new necklaces I have. Handmade in USA!

I will be getting more jewelry in a few weeks...

So check back!

Winter hours:

Friday 10-5

Saturday 10-4

See you soon! :)

Ever popular...lighted twigs are in too!

*SALE TIME*

I hope you are staying motivated with your resolutions if you are the

resolution-making type.

If you are not, I hope you are remembering to write

2011

instead of 2010

on your checks and letters!

It always takes me half of January to remember!!!

Now that most of you probably have your

Christmas decorations

put away...

(I don't... I like them up until mid January

~hey, maybe that is why it takes me

so long to remember to change the year!)

While Christmas is still fresh in your mind...

You might want to check out the sale at

Bittersweet Farm

this weekend!!!

Friday, January 7th 

& Saturday January 8th

All Christmas merchandise is

30% off!

*Glittery snowmen included!*

Wreaths

Garlands

Ornaments

Christmas linens

(placemats & runners)

After Saturday I will be

taking it all down to

make room for

NEW MERCHANDISE!

*stay tuned for new news!*

*other than glittery snowmen not included in the sale*