Yearly Archives: 2011

kitchen makeover

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kitchen makeover
Steve & I moved into our delightful 1950’s cape cod seven years ago.  We knew it was going to be the perfect place to call home for many years to come & loved almost everything about the house… besides the kitchen. We put a few band-aids on the situation, knowing we would eventually do a remodel & this summer it has officially begun! Here is what we’ve been coming home to the past month… .
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who gets the fanciful firefly jewelry?

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Thank you for participating in our Fanciful Firefly Jewelry Giveaway. I think I’m ready to take a little vacation & soak up some sun after reading all your favorite pastimes.  Also, thanks for spreading the news to your friends through facebook, twitter and email forwards. Word of mouth has always been our best form of advertising and we couldn’t do it without YOU! Out of all our entries, Cat is our winner and her .
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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…

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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…
A beautiful day for a neighbor, Would you be mine? Could you be mine? We just had two new families move in on our street so we put together a couple of welcome packages filled with delicious scones from Elwin & Co and tasty blueberry butter from Yellow Door. I remember our next door neighbor did something very similar for us when we moved to the area seven years ago and it just warmed .
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fanciful firefly jewelry giveaway

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fanciful firefly jewelry giveaway
This time of year I love walking our Basset Hound, Gus after dark because I get to see all the fireflies lighting up our neighborhood.  If you’re also a fan of these fascinating bugs, you might love our handmade firefly necklace & earring set giveaway. ($83.90 value) So how can you get these pretties for free? There are 3 ways to enter – you can do 1,2 or all 3 to better your chances. .
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introducing poetry posies

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introducing poetry posies
I’ve been a little lacking in the blog world lately due to a number of reasons (including the oh-so-addictiong site, pinterest… more on that later) — but I’ve also been spending some extra time putting together my summer release of designs for a.i. paper. These fanciful flowers are so fresh, they won’t be available at catching fireflies until August, but I couldn’t resist giving you a sneak peak. With over seven layers of wood, .
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2011 Best of Detroit Party Pics

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2011 Best of Detroit Party Pics
A BIG THANK YOU to all our firefly fans who voted us Best Gift Shop for the 5th year in a row.  And KUDOS to our amazing team who makes our whimsical world a wonderful place to visit every day of the week. No doubt, we were born to boogie.  Cheers to another year of making days brighter! Click HERE for more party pics :-)

and the beer goodies go to…

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Thank you for participating in our I Love Beer Giveaway. Your comments made us might thirsty.  Also, thanks for spreading the news to your friends through facebook, twitter and email forwards. Word of mouth has always been our best form of advertising and we couldn’t do it without YOU! Out of all our entries, Arlene Colwander is our winner and her favorite brew?… “Oberon is the best!  Wish it was around all year.” Don’t .
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our father’s day picks

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our father’s day picks
Curious what our firefly team is lovin' for father's day?  Here are a few of our favs… My dad has been in my life for 36 years so you'd think I know most everything about him… but after paging through this book I realized that there was a LOT of important stuff I never thought of asking him. I can't wait for him to share his stories with me in this book that I .
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2011 Father’s Day Gift Guide

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2011 Father’s Day Gift Guide
Whether he’s into golfing, a grill master or already buys everything he wants… we’ve got ya covered.  Here are just a few of our cheeky, useful and even a few sentimental picks.  Click HERE to shop our full Dad’s Day offerings.   ultimate book of card games $19.95 my dad – his words & stories book $11.95  bucky balls $29.95  50 year calendar $12.95 bacon toothpicks $2.95  thinking putty $14.95 slush mug $9.95 roadside .
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Hour Detroit – Best Gift Shop 2011

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Hour Detroit – Best Gift Shop 2011
We're so honored!  This is the 5th consecutive year we've won for Best Gift Shop and our new sister store, Yellow Door Art Market also won. We couldn't live up to these fantastic titles without wonderful customers like you.  I think we need to issue all of you a BEST OF plaque for being such wonderful firefly fans!  Many, Many Thanks! And thank you Hour Detroit for including us in your first rate publication.