Ice Cream Social & Book Signing With A Cherry On Top

 Hello + Hello!

How's everyone doing?

I'm floating on a cloud of whipped cream dreams.....

ha ha ha!!!

Seriously....

this past week has been a whirlwind of fun partying galore for my family!

I very much enjoyed all of it...but must admit I'm a little bit exhausted from it today.

All the prep work and excitement of getting things ready for the lovely

Koralee Tiechroeb of Bluebird Notes Blog & contributor to Where Women Cook Magazine

was ABSOLUTELY worth it!

Koralee was kind enough to pop into our shop

Grandiflora Home & Garden here in Lynden, Washington

to sign her new book

Everything Goes With Ice Cream!

 

You may already know I was blessed enough to be asked by

Koralee to be a contributor to her book along with many other wonderful folks.

It was "pure joy" to have Koralee in the shop with us the night of our

Mother's Day Sale & Ice Cream Social.

Many sweet folks stopped in and had her sign a copy of her book for them.

 Of course,

in true Grandiflora fashion,

we dressed up like old fashioned

Soda Jerks

to serve up the

goodness that only Grandiflora can offer!

We had a ton of fun together, and I'm so thankful for all our amazing employees

who are always so willing to go along with my hair brained ideas

for costumes to fit our functions!!!

( I love you girls!!!)

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It was such a wonderful surprise to meet a new friend of

Koralee's named Carol.

(She also has a feature in the book: Ice Cream Snow Balls)

Carol is obviously very talented and has a very generous spirit just like

Koralee....no wonder they are partners in

the sweet pursuit of ice cream crime!

 

 

 Did I mention we had a contest for our customers as well?

Oh yes we did!

All you had to do was come dressed as your favorite flavor of ice cream

(strawberry = pink, bubblegum = blue, etc...)

BUT....

we were also giving away gift certificates to the most

creative costumes;

 ...wouldn't you agree these girls won?

Ha ha ha!!!

LOVE IT!

There were goodies galore & great buys to be had by everyone!

My sister and partner at Grandiflora (La Von)

deserves all the thanks...

If it weren't for her,

I'd never have wondered over to Koralee's blog

and fallen head over heels for her

sweet style.

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Want to know what the

Cherry On Top Was?

Being able to chat with Koralee all night long!

.........

"I'm so glad we met my friend;

here's to your continued success at

Where Women Cook

& with your lovely sweet book

Everything Goes With Ice Cream!"





**All images are credited to my talented niece Emily Visser. Thanks so much for taking photos, so I could have the night off from playing photographer and enjoy my company!**



I'm SO Excited to Invite You to Our Upcomming Ice Cream Social!

Hello + Hello!

I am SO excited to invite you to an event

which isn't to be missed!

Awhile back, you might remember that I was

blessed enough to be included

in a really adorable book called

"Everything Goes With Ice Cream".

If you are local, you may also know that I co-own

a wonderful shop called

Grandiflora Home and Garden

right here in Lynden, Washington.

Well,

I would like to take this opportunity to

invite you to the culmination of the two!

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Come meet 

a very special blog friend of mine

&

save on a gift for Mother's Day too!

We are hosting this wonderful event

Thursday, May 9th

Save 10%* storewide;

**The store is FULL of new products

just for this event.

**Free Ice Cream & Toppings,

6pm - 9pm

**Book Signing 6pm -8pm

**Book will be discounted

this night only!

BC author & Blogger,
Koralee Teichroeb
is well known for her contributions to

"Where Women Create/Cook" magazines.

This book features crafts, recipes

and more, to celebrate

women's creativity.
 

Also, we are giving away

30% off* coupons

good for 1 item

for those

who come dressed

as their

favorite ice-cream color.

(EXAMPLE: Strawberry = pink; Chocolate

Chip Mint = green & brown)

Be creative! 3 costume winners will

receive gift certificates for most

creative costumes.

*Coupons and discounts may not be used on Consignments, Gift Certificates, Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan, previous purchases, red lined items or online store.

So, come and get your signed copy of:

 



and say "hi" to

Koralee while you are at it.

I know I speak for both of us when I say we'd

LOVE

to meet you!

Hope to see you there!

T.

xx

P.S.

want to know more?

Visit our shop blog right over HERE for more details....

&

oh yeah...

here's a little sneaky peeky from my contribution to Koralee's book....

Eeeeeek!

Can't wait to see you there!!!

 

The 32 Things I've Been Doing Since We Last Spoke

 

 Hello + Hello!

How have you all been lately?

Long time no speak...

yeah, I know....my bad.

Quite honestly I needed a little break from the internet/blogging,

but...just for a bit.

I guess I should've given a warning...but you know...it just didn't happen.

WHAT DID HAPPEN HOWEVER

was a bunch of stuff!

Whew...have I been a busy little bee.

In addition to my normal everyday job at

Grandiflora

this is what I've been up to while not

mothering...or wifey-ing

(is that a word?)

Ha ha ha!

 

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Anyway...here goes:

Above you'll see that I painted a dresser for my son's room.
I also did a bit of fun painting for Etsy & Grandiflora items.

Next, I ripped up a neat old butterfly book and went a little

crazy with the gold and white washi tape!

I love how it turned out!

Then I started on some projects I can't reveal yet....at least not fully.

Isn't blanket stitching just the most relaxing thing?

I tried my hand at making a grocery tote from vintage sheeting....

it was actually going quite well

( I don't sew....no....frankly....I don't like to sew...not enough patience.)

until the machine decided to be stupid and I almost

threw it through a window!

(Well not really....but I thought it sounded like a good idea at the time.)

Needless to say,

I may be calling up one of my seamstress friends to finish it for me?

 I feel that I've been surrounded by books and magazines lately as well.

Truly I've not had the chance to really enjoy all of these lookers yet...

but everyday I savor a page or two!

I have been out picking and thrifting for finds lately.

Most of them go to one of my Etsy shops....but a few I either keep,

or send into Grandiflora.

I love shipping out orders from Etsy

&

washing and caring for the sweet vintage items.

A couple of other things I've been up to in my silly life are:

taking care of the t-shirt ninjas that seem to have invaded my life...

they demand fresh Asian food...mainly Spring Rolls.

I roll my eyes every time they get their swords out!

 

Our Chickens seem to have forgotten what a nesting box is....

or maybe they are practicing for Easter?

Again,

more photography for Etsy of this lovely vintage wallpaper.

Found a funny old photo strip pic of

hubby and I in 1992!

( Buah ha ha!)

Another chair that needs a little help...son picked it out for me.

(Frankly was pretty impressed with his selection!)

And....last but not least,

the new glasses arrived.

It's been mostly rainy lately....so it seems all I've been up to is

using the front of my shirt as a windshield wiper.

But there was a day or two when I was able to pull out the

new prescription sunglasses!

Whoo hooo!

 

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Well,

I hope you're all enjoying your early Spring?

And....

that you're going to have an excellent weekend!

I hope to see you back again sooner rather than later...

but here is to a much needed break.

Cheers my friends!

T.

xx

Outtakes From Everything Goes With Ice Cream Book Feature

Hello + Hello!

You know, it's amazing how many photos one needs to take to get just the right shot.

It also takes a number of times to go through all those

"right shot"

photos to decide which ones to take the time to edit.

Then, it takes time to edit them & from those

"edited photos"

decide which ones you'll actually feature.

Whew!

I decided I would be remiss if I didn't  show you the outtakes of those

"edited photos"

from my little book feature in

Koralee Teichrob's (from Bluebird Notes Blog)

new book called

Everything Goes With Ice Cream

 

So,

without much ado...

here are the outtakes from my contribution:



 

 

Just in case you're wondering,

this is a

Lemon Pistachio Cranberry Ice Cream Tart

Mmmmm.....mmmmmm!

Well,

the recipe is in the book....so if you need more info,

you can pop right on over

HERE

and get the

scoop!

LOL

SCOOP!

Cheers my friends,

T.

xx

 



Everything Goes With Ice Cream, Even Me! My New Book Feature Reveal

 Hello + Hello!

Eeeeek!

I'm so happy to stop in here today to share a little....

no.....ALOT of excitement and joy!

 

I'm happy to annouce that I'm:

 

Everything Goes With Ice Cream

Have you heard about it yet?

I am truly in love with this adorable book put out by one of the most

genuine bloggers I happen to know,

Koralee Teichrob of Bluebird Notes Blog

The book is filled to the gills with

cute crafts, ice cream recipes, quotes & of course....

Happiness!

Because frankly....who isn't happy with loads of ice cream?!

There are seasonal ice cream recipes for

Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter.

Chocolate, Caramel, Hot Fudge & Sea Salt

rival with

Lemon, Strawberry, Watermelon & Coconut.

There are cookies, sandwiches, pink cinnamon rolls & fudge!

Learn to make pom+pom bunting

&

handkie aprons.

Or maybe you'd like to find some new home made gift ideas for the

Holidays?

GAH!!!!!

There's simply too much to list!

(Trust me when I say, I'm not even scratching the surface here.)

With 111 recipes & 176 full color pages filled with

amazing photography,

you can rest assured this book is worth every penny.

 

Koralee and I have gotten to know eachother via the internet for the past few years.

My sister La Von was the one who got me hooked on Koralee's blog.

(Thanks La Von!)

She said to me one day:

"I can't believe you don't follow Koralee's blog! She is SO YOU!"

Well,

I immediately went home and googled

Blue Bird Notes

&

somehow Koralee & I connected and hit it off almost immediately.

Divided by a border

(she lives in Canada & I live in the States)

we have still yet to meet in person!

(Trust us....we know! Pretty sad huh?)

Koralee has been a shopper at our store

Grandiflora

and even though we both cross the 49th Parallel fairly often...

our busy lives have yet to collide.

HOWEVER,

we have enjoyed countless chit chats via

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Blogging.

So...

even though we can't seem to get it together physically....

we are enjoying eachother's company virtually.

Someday we'll get it together right Koralee?

LOL!!

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What I'm so excited about is:

 

There are so many other new friends to find in this book.

If you like to visit wonderful blogs...then you should

get this book and start visiting all of

Koralee's friends.

Each friend is featured just like me with a recipe & a fun crafty idea.

I can't wait to start making the blog rounds with these

very talented ladies;

some of whom you may already know!

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So, yeah....

I'm floating on a cloud right about now as this is my first real book feature.

Thanks oodles and oodles Koralee for the chance to share

in the joy of your sweet book.

You are a true friend & I appreciate all you do.

If you don't know

Koralee Teichrob from Blue Bird Notes Blog

then you should take my word for it

&

head straight over there

right after you get her

delightful book;

Everything Goes With Ice Cream

From

Jo Packham

of

 Where Women Create

 &

Where Women Cook

 

 

Thanks for sharing in my joy everyone!

You are all so kind to follow along as I find my place in this world

of blogging, print & design.

Cheers my friends,

Trish

xx



Everything Goes With Ice Cream....RIGHT?

Hello + Hello!

I am SUPER DUPER excited to announce

yet another great book slated to come out soon!

The talented

Koralee Teichrob

of

Bluebird Notes Blog

has more than out done herself!

Everything Goes With Ice Cream

is an adorable book about well...

ice cream.

BUT

that's not all my friends!

There are also many...many...many

more things than that!

Of course there's crafty party ideas, gifty goodies & even seasonal

ways to make ice cream a priority in your life everyday.

(Hey, who doesn't want that???)

SO...

make sure you head directly over

HERE

(Where Women Create Press Shoppe)

to see an extended preview

of this

sweet book.

I also highly encourage you to make sure you

visit

Koralee's

Bluebird Notes Blog

for a daily slice of

encouragement

&

joy!

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Post Script

Koralee is a valued friend of mine...and will soon become one of yours too.

She has a lovely soul, and you simply cannot resist

her genuine thoughtfulness.

One huge, and I mean HUGE indicator that Koralee is such a wonderful person is this:

When I met Jo Packham of Where Women Create/Cook

at market a few weeks ago,

(top left photo)

I mentioned Koralee's name and her face lit up like a

firework!

"OH! Koralee's got a great new book coming out in early Spring, did you know?!?!?!"

is what I got from her

"I'm SO excited!!"

she said.

What does this mean?

I take it to mean this:

If there is one recommendation that you'll take from Jo (and of course me :)

it's this:

FOLLOW HER BLOG

&

the first minute you can....

buy her super sweet book

'nuff said.

T.

xx

Mollie Makes HOME? I'm So Excited!

 Hello + Hello!

I'm not sure what it is recently....

but I'm really excited about all these great books and magazines

slated to come out soon!

I am a fan of

Mollie Makes Craft Magazine

but now they've come out with something

E V E N  B E T T E R ! ! !

Mollie Makes HOME!!!

Because, as much as I love a good craft from time to time...

I love a good

craft

ROOM

even more!

 

This new magazine features some of my favorite crafters and their creative spaces.

I think you would enjoy it immensely!

If you want to preview the magazine & find out more about the availability,

you can pop right over

here

to find out more.

Enjoy my crafty friends!

T.

xx

Book Alert: Pretty Pastel Style by Selina Lake

 Hello + Hello!

I just wanted to stop in and make sure...

 you havn't missed out on the greatest news since

Homespun Style

hit the bookshelves.

Pretty Pastel Style by Selina Lake

is slated to launch very very very soon!

I for one am SO excited.

Waiting for these books to release is very difficult for me,

 as

Selina is my favorite stylist... bar none.

I believe she is able to capture the essense of both

romance and modernity

in every shot she does.

You can tell that she is not lost in the past,

nor is she cemented to the future.

There is a certain

off the cuff-ness that I like

about each of her styled rooms.

 

It's random meets romance

&

clutter meets containment

every time!

I heart it!

Really I do!

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So,

if you want to get your hands on a copy,

just head over

here

for all the juicy details.

You can simply get in line behind me.

Wink, wink.

T.

xx

 

Selina Lake's Homespun Style: I Pinky Swear It's Great!

I can honestly say that I havn't been more excited about a book release in...

....well....

....I've NEVER been this excited about a book release!

Not only do I adore the books that

Selina Lake

puts out....this subject is near and dear to my heart as well!

I am a crafty chica who loves all things made pretty with love and elbow grease.

So,

imagine my happiness when my favorite stylist decides to put out a book about it?!

Yippie!

Not only that,

but....

Debi Treloar

is the talented photographer who captured the vignettes,

along with the easy to read

Joanna Simmons

who was somehow able to put it all into words actually worth reading.

I preordered my copy

MONTHS ago when I was told it would be coming available.

You can order a signed copy of the book from

Selina's Etsy Shop, or get a copy from your favorite bookseller.

I was simply tickled pink to find my copy yesterday on the doorstep!

I've been going through it over and over admiring all the pretties.

So many of the talented homeowners are folks I admire and chat with on a regular basis over on Flickr. We all seem to share an affinity for things homespun.

I will warn you however....

if you buy this book,

you'll find yourself doing all sorts of crazy pretty things around the house!

I found myself cutting quilt squares today when I should've been doing some dishes!

This book could be hazardous for your organized life....

oh well....

nothing in my home will ever be perfect anyway....

so I might as well make what I do have pretty!

&....

OH YES,

I'm also more than a little happy to mention that Selina has been true to her

sweet disposition by mentioning some resources to find more inspiration and supplies for recreating this fun look. 

I am thankful, humbled and honored to be among the named.

Although Selina (whom I've come to know as a happy new friend) lives halfway accross the globe, she has been kind enough to include not only my Blog, but my Etsy shop Ollie Bollen

& our shop

Grandiflora Home and Garden

Thanks so much Selina, like I've said before...you're such a Peach!

Well,

I hope you will all head right out and get your copy, because we'll be discussing it here quite a bit if you ask me. I simply love this look myself....but even if the bright colors are not for you and you love creams, neutrals, blacks, browns, or muted tones....you can truly find inspiration in the displays and convert them to your own color scheme instead.

I challenge you to check it out sometime soon.

You won't regret it, I pinky swear!

:D

T.

xoxo