Mom and I held our "Brunch Boutique" this past Saturday. We decided early in the summer to try it this year, since Mom has many beautiful quilts, bags, table runners, etc. that she has made. I make a lot of things for gifts for coworkers, and it snowballs from there. I have many crafting interests, and the internet sucks me in with instructions to make anything and everything I could want! In any case, the past few months have been spent working on various items for the boutique.
We planned our boutique for the Saturday after Thanksgiving because Mom always comes to stay for the week. Hubby goes with my Dad, brother, uncles, nephews, etc. for the week of Thanksgiving to deer hunt. Most people think it's odd to spend Thanksgiving this way, but it's a family tradition. We girls have fun shopping, eating out and crafting all week, while the guys are in the woods hunting. We make a traditional turkey dinner, and the guys deep fry turkeys and make all the fixings in the woods. I couldn't be more thankful for this tradition!
Ironically, our boutique ended up to be on "Support Small Business Saturday". It was fun - here are a few pictures:
Wine bottle Tiki Torches, Cup & Saucer Garden Art
Table Runners, Centerpieces, Potholders, Casserole Carriers
Quilts, Bags, Greeting Cards and Tatted Bookmarks
And brunch upstairs - it was fun! The house was buzzing with visiting, coffee, mimosas, and egg bake upstairs, and shopping and chatting downstairs. I never did get pictures of everything.
We were TIRED - and went out to eat afterward to relax. A successful, fun try at having a boutique. Should we do it again? Pondering that while I think about what to do next right now. Bake? Read? Sew? Tat? So many choices, so little time.
Another Oovoo tattogether tonite should give me some inspiration!
Your boutique set-up looks inviting and fun. I'm glad you enjoyed your day. If you do it again maybe you could have a dedicated picture-taker wondering around getting snap-shots of the day.
ReplyDeleteYour Thanksgiving traditions may be different than most others, but it's still family time and enjoyed by all - sounds great!