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Detroit News Feature 10.1.20

Detroit News Feature 10.1.20
Catching Fireflies in downtown Berkley is among small businesses that are finding ways to keep their doors open as they struggle with the unprecedented circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic.   April McCrumb, who owns the “fun gift gallery” with her husband, Steve, said one of the keys to their survival was being able to “supply something that everybody needed” — masks. “It was a way to support another Michigan maker, as well as be .

making days brighter in 2018

making days brighter in 2018
One new year tradition we enjoy is looking back at the past 365 days and reflecting on how we made days brighter. Here are some of our favorites… 146 sherpa socks given away to firefly fans on Small Business Saturday   93  twenty-seven dollar charity gift cards donated to local non-profits for fundraisers   137 pins placed in different states & countries from firefly fans visiting our Ann Arbor location   3193 dollars given .

ludington love

Steve and I try to live the Lake Michigan life for at least one week during the summer and this year we decided to explore Ludington and weren’t disappointed!  We squeezed our seven days of fun in just over 3 minutes in our little vacation video. Here are 10 things that made our stay special. Because we have a four year old who is part fish, we started our search for a place that .

our little firefly

our little firefly
When your mom owns a store called catching fireflies, you know it’s only a matter of time before she dresses you up as one for Halloween.   I know there are not many years left where I’ll be able to influence Lolo’s costume selection for Halloween so I took advantage of dressing her up as one of our ‘mascots’ this year.  I took a stroll through Michaels for some inspiration and found almost everything .

dining under october skies

dining under october skies
I have always enjoyed hosting little get togethers but all too often time gets away, parties don’t get planned and general busyness fills up those calendar boxes. A girl’s weekend trip to the Belong Tour this summer reminded me that I get to choose how I want to use my time and spending time in community needed to fill a few more of my boxes. So when I scrolled down my instagram feed and saw this .

color play spray chalk

color play spray chalk
Miss Marlo has never met a spray bottle she didn’t love so I was quite certain she would have a happy time playing with these pretty primary colors. You most likely already have a few of the ingredients you need to create a colorful sidewalk in your kitchen already.  You could use food coloring to color your concoction or for a more stain friendly option choose washable tempera paints.  I picked up my spray containers at .

Oakland Press Feature 4.26.16

Oakland Press Feature 4.26.16
Beverly Hills artist builds handcrafts stores one step at a time April McCrumb is the owner of the Yellow Door Art Market in Berkley, which showcases more than 70 local artists and their handmade goods. photo David Brown   When April McCrumb, a special education teacher from Beverly Hills, was taking down colorful bulletin board paper in her classroom one day, she decided not to throw away the scraps but recycle them instead.   When she .

Rochester Post Feature 3.29.16

Rochester Post Feature 3.29.16
Catching Fireflies to spread smiles on April Fools’ Day Mary Beth Almond ROCHESTER — While many across the country play practical jokes on friends and loved ones for April Fools’ Day, a local store will be focusing on spreading a little cheer.   April McCrumb — who owns and operates Catching Fireflies, a gift shop with locations in Rochester, Berkley and Ann Arbor — said she was inspired to spread a little silliness this .

shaving cream shenanigans

shaving cream shenanigans
Since our lil’ Lolo is almost on her way to being two I thought we could take a shot at dying Easter eggs with her this year. After perusing piles of egg decorating ideas on Pinterest, I decided that the shaving cream method would probably would be the most fun. (classic rookie mom choice, right?) Well, I was definitely right when it came to the fun factor.  She got right into the mix and also .