Its a Real Store Now....

Its so hard to believe when we walk through the doors and see what is in front of us....this is OUR store..all these beautiful things are ours for the selling. Its so exciting to have built this from the ground up and to have nurtured it from a casual thought to this..a store front with tons of merchandise and a beautiful atmosphere. We are still arranging and rearranging everyday, just when we think we have everything, some new vendor comes along and we change the layout of the entire store to accommodate the new items. Each piece has a theme and we build off that.. its so much fun!! The antique furniture we have to showcase the products make the store that much more homey and comfortable.

Today we received a canoe.. yes I know what your thinking.. a canoe.. but its a handmade canoe coffee table..unexplainable..You just have to see it to believe it! I will even give you a sneak peek...



You can't tell from the picture but on top is a solid piece of glass, shaped to fit and its thick.Under it you can just see a bit of the cradle that holds the canoe in place. Four different kinds of wood and all handmade....!! WOW! With the canoe came a willow love seat, and chair...its beautiful as well...John the builder is certainly talented!

Anyways, the time is ticking down till the opening August 7th, we have the little sign ready to go and some brochures made up to pass around and post through town. We hope everyone remembers where we are and the opening date and stops by to wander through and see what all the fuss is about.

Thanks for hanging in there people.. we are almost there!!!!

The Late Late Report

So here it is 3am and we are still here at the store working away. The days just don't seem long enough for us to get everything done we want, plus be the fulltime moms and wives that we are. It won't be long now till the hours become more normal and we are able to sit back and enjoy our days off. Its been a terrific day here at the store, so much new product and we have met so many wonderful people.

These late nights certainly lead to alot of giggling, interesting conversations and creative thoughts. If someone were to listen in on our conversations at times they would think we have lost out minds.. or that the paint fumes were getting to us..but oh we have had so much fun. The kids were all here today for most of the afternoon and early evening..its nice being able to have our children with us, working and helping...giving them a chance to see a project from beginning to end. They are just as excited as we are..looking forward to the opening. They are all working away at little projects and crafts that can be sold here at the Cranny. I think we should have considered putting in cots, as the days and nights seem to be running into one another quite often this month! All this in for the love of a dream---so worth every minute!!

So as I mentioned, lots of new product and vendors, I have included just a few pics to give you an idea of what we are gathering.

By the next post we should be done with the cleaning and painting, and gathering of goods and will have hopefully moved on to the fun part... displaying and organizing all the amazing things that we have found and keep finding..! Thanks for stopping by and check back often.. we can see the finish line beyond the horizon and it looks GREAT from here!