making 2014 brighter

Now that we’re one week into the new year, there are loads of tips, ideas and solutions on how to make it better.  We are in that mode too but before we cruise full speed into planning and preparing for a fabulous 2015,  we want to take a moment to look back and celebrate the days we made brighter in 2014.

Remember that $63 shopping spree you signed up for at our stores?  This is one of our lucky firefly fan’s stash of goodies she got with her winnings!  Maybe 2015 is your year to score this happy deal?  It’s one of our favorite ways to give $3000 back to our fans every year.

We grabbed our bow and arrow last February and played cupid by sending out 180 pretty packages to deserving souls nominated by their friends and family to receive a surprise care package.

Our little train depot in Rochester got one BIG MAKEOVER and we never tire from hearing how our firefly fans are loving the new space.  I also want to thank our firefly team who took on this makeover like champs.  Nothing like 6 straight days of cleaning, prepping, painting, moving, assembling, reorganizing and displaying!

Piper may not know how to gift wrap or check someone out, but she does greet our customers from time to time and continues to delight so many of our firefly fans as she makes her way around our Berkley location.

Winning best place to buy a gift 8 years in a row definitely brought BIG SMILES to our team.  Thank YOU firefly fans for your love and support of our whimsical world!

Okay, this is more of a personal shiny moment for Steve and me…  This adorable little lady joined our family and has been busy bringing joy to everyone she meets.  She continues to be a curious soul who loves a good game of peek-a-book and giggles with glee when she is happy.

Many bubbles were chased and fairies spotted in our purple wheelbarrow garden all summer long at our Ann Arbor location.

We accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from Seeds of Happiness and happily donated $200 to ALS and Operation Kid Equip to help send kids back to school with the supplies they needed.

To celebrate the amazing people in our firefly fan’s lives who are fighting or have battled breast cancer we linked together over 400 pink paper loops at all our locations and donated $1500 to the Pink Fund.  We also sent out $600 worth of catching fireflies cash to surprise survivors in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

We love all the festive activities the Rochester DDA puts together for downtown family fun and passing out Halloween treats is one of our favorites!

Thanks to your generosity at our holiday open house we were able to donate over 300 pounds of canned goods to Open Hands Food Pantry.

We’re always happy to offer complimentary gift wrapping and are thankful for your generosity during December because we raised over $700 worth of tips that we donated to the THAW fund!

We’ve sold over 600 mudlove bracelets this year which means we raised $2500 dollars to donate to charity water.

We also have given out over $3000 worth of charity gift card books throughout the year to over 50 non-profits and schools in our area to help with their fundraising efforts.

Thank you for letting us be light in your life and partnering with us in our charitable efforts.  Cheers to another bright and beautiful 2015!