Yearly Archives: 2011

celebrate our 11th birthday!

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celebrate our 11th birthday!
Can you believe our original Berkley location is eleven years old?  We’re pretty proud to have made it to the 5th grade of the retail world… thanks to fantastic firefly fans like YOU! So to celebrate, we’re offering 20% off our entire store on Saturday, September 24 from 10-6 at BOTH our locations & onine. Plus, we’re donating 5% of the sales that day to Camp Casey of Royal Oak.  They brighten days by .
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gettin’ organized giveaway

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gettin’ organized giveaway
Now that fall is in full swing, there’s no better time to fine tune your organizational skills.  Always have a card ready to send for any occasion with this handy greeting card organizer.  Remember your summer concert experience for years to come by collecting your stubs in this clever ticket stub diary.  Keep all your passwords in one spot with this cute & portable password book.  And jot down the day’s itinerary on this .
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hittin’ the books

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hittin’ the books
Even though our firefly crew doesn’t have to report to school tomorrow, they still have some favorite books they’d like to add to their backpack. I absolutely love that this doodle book encourages imagination, which is why I recently bought it for my niece. She can pick it up or put it down whenever she’s feeling creative. Do You Doodle? 12.95 Living in Michigan does not afford me this privilege, but believe me–I would .
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making days brighter for kids in our community

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making days brighter for kids in our community
WOW!  Have I mentioned how fabulous our firefly fans are?  Because of your generosity, we were able to donate lots-0-school supplies for kids in need. Thank YOU Operaiton: KidEquip for being such a light in our community. Cheers to a great start of another school year! Like to see how you can help us make days brighter for those in need? Stay in the loop by signing up to receive these inspiring updates in your .
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karla’s place motto: love & do what you like

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karla’s place motto: love & do what you like
After soaking in the sun at South Haven for 5 days, we made a quick stop in Holland on the way back to Detroit. This town has some of the cutest shops around including the oh-so-sweet Karla’s Place.  You know a shop is going to be lovely when you see this motto behind their checkout. In Karla’s words… “I can’t describe myself as a mountain climbing, bungee-jumpin’ kind of gal, but I would describe .
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10 reasons I love South Haven

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10 reasons I love South Haven
Since Steve & I grew up in the Grand Rapids area, we’ve always been partial to the beach towns of West Michigan.  So this year we decided to rent a little spot in downtown South Haven. We found this 2 bedroom place just a few blocks from the beach & downtown.  It’s fairly easy to slip into living the good life & we really enjoyed our 5 days of get-away. Like to see where .
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mmmmm…. michigan

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mmmmm…. michigan
Now that we’re hosting Tessa, our German exchange student… it was the perfect excuse to whip up some Michigan shaped cookies to celebrate. I used the simple recipe on the card that came with the cookie cutter set & they came out just perfect!  (upper peninsulas & all) Nothing like a geography lesson that also doubles as a sweet treat! Like seeing what’s happening around my home?  Then sign up to receive these behind-the-scenes .
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simple girl

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simple girl
Getting ready for a little getaway to South Haven for a few days so I downloaded this happy ditty & added it to my road trip play list. A reveiw reads, “The Detroit-based duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott) is hard to classify. The label calls them “indie-pop.” If you were going to coin one of those annoying, overused and mostly meaningless genre mashups writers like to coin for music .
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the vacation frames go to…

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(I think the summer heat is making our Berkley manager, Danielle a little extra cheeky… look for the jazz hands ;-) Thank you for participating in our Vacation Frame Giveaway. I’ve been to a few of your favorite stays & am looking forward to exploring some of the new ones mentioned too.  Also, thanks for spreading the news to your friends through facebook, twitter and email forwards. Word of mouth has always been our .
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personalized vacation frame giveaway

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personalized vacation frame giveaway
Did you hear that Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was voted the most beautiful place in America?  I have to agree!  But we want to know where YOU like to spend your vacation time?  Wherever it is, we’d like to make a custom frame that celebrates your favorite place.  ($36.50 value) So how can you score this frame for free? There are 3 ways to enter – you can do 1,2 or all 3 .
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