Please join us from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 5, for the unveiling of our holiday décor and gift offerings. This is our second annual Holiday Open House and we can’t wait to show you all the wonderful things we’ve collected to make your holidays brighter and more enjoyable.

This year’s open house will feature four themed trees, including a fun and funky hand-made found-object tree. There’s also our Arctic tree, kids tree and the Scandinavian tree. Plus, we have a great collection of vintage ornaments and world ornaments, which include Bavarian dancers, fortune cookies, Eifel Tower globes, American flag ornaments and more.

The first 100 guests will receive a free ornament from this year’s collection. And cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Stroll the aisles, chat and see all the new gift merchandise, such as vintage Hungarian grain sack oversized towels, more from Fishs Eddy and a large assortment of great new gift books.

We just unpacked our Christmas decorations Friday … and today. Yes, even I got pulled into the decorating. Well, at least the lifting and holding while Amy et al told me to “move up, down just a pinch, a little to your left, no YOUR left.”

Okay, so you get the picture. It was a little crazy today. We still had boxes out and those who came in had to duck the ladder and squeeze through a few crowded aisles, but the displays are coming together and the place looks great. Everyone did a wonderful job.

After hanging and toting, I got a chance to snap a few photos. Here’s a sampling of what’s available. We don’t have any of the Christmas stuff online yet, so you’ll have to stop by the store if you see something you can’t live without.

Enjoy the Gallery,

Dan