Store Hours for February

Open Tuesday through Friday: 8:30 am until 4:30 pm

Closed Saturday through Monday except for the following days:

Open Saturday February 6th from 10 am until 2 pm

Open Saturday February 27th from 10 am until 2 pm

Store Open Until 9 p.m. Tonight! Our hours until Christmas…

Last evening to shop without your children! Store will be open even after school is out next week.

Here are the hours until Christmas:

Thursday (Dec 17th): 8:30 am until 9 pm

Friday (Dec 18th): 8:30 am until 4:30 pm

Saturday (Dec 19th): 10 am until 4 pm

Monday through Wednesday (Dec 21-23): 10 am until 4:30 pm

Thursday (Dec 24th): 10 am until 2:00 pm

Branch Furniture Sets for Our Amazing Tree Houses

The tree houses have attracted a lot of attention in both the store & on the blog. There are 2 different styles: the tree house cottage & the build your own tree house, which comes in large or small (shown above). Not only are they naturally beautiful but children can rearrange change the tree houses into many different configurations! Tree houses range in price between $88 and $154. Check out the branch furniture sets that go in tree houses (or other doll houses). Furniture sets are between $16 and $32 for either a bedroom set or a living room set- and come in 2 different sizes, for larger or smaller doll or tree houses.

Unique Gifts for Holiday Party Hosts Under $12

All 3 of these options are under $12!

1. Swedish made “Be Good” Elf Soap

2. A beautiful beeswax angel candle (about 5″ tall)

3. New shapes of our popular gnome mugs are in! Pair it with a hot chocolate mix!

Delicate Wooden Snowflakes

I dream of real snow in Central Texas. Maybe that’s why these are my favorite ornaments in the store. I’ve hung them from branches on the wall and in the windows in my house. The large box contains 27 ornaments for $42. The smaller box has 12 snowflakes for $18.

Favorite Gifts Under $15 (Part 2)

The new palm fiber rattlesnake shown above has been really popular ($14). Several colors of rain sticks shown below. And the cute frog rolling stilts (great for developing balance) are just $13.50!

Beautiful U.S. Made Classic Toys

Not only are these marionettes beautiful, but they’re also American made & well priced! A hand crafted marionette for $39! We have a set of these on display in the store & we’re taking special orders for any we sell out of. We have pinocchio, lancelot on a horse, a siberian tiger & several others.  Display stands are $15.

We also have a new line of unpainted wooden toys from Kentucky. The grasshopper pull toy below ($32) makes a great clicking noise as it’s pulled. From this toy supplier, we have a great selection of mini trucks & cars (for $3 to $6) as well as really unique items like the large river boat boat pull toy shown below.

Favorite Felt Ornaments

So many beautiful, natural options in the store. The felt butterflies above ($7.50 each)  are my new favorites. The red felt ornaments below are made in crafting co-ops in Hungary & are some of our best selling ornaments this year (around $15 each).

Book Signing & Extended Hours Tonight!

We’re open extended hours on Thursday evenings before Christmas! 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Come browse without your children!

We’re also hosting a book signing party for a member of our community: Shannon Honeybloom! Shannon’s will be in the store at 10 am, 2 pm and 7 pm. Check out her website www.shannonhoneybloom.com and new book, Making a Family Home. Also check out the new crocheted scarfs we’re carrying in the picture of Shannon below.

Mulled cider, coffee & tea served at the store today. Hope to see you!

Gift Ideas for a High School Student

Having trouble finding a unique gift for that creative, intelligent high school student in your life? Here are some ideas from our store:

1. Solid Graphite Pens. The quill shown above is made of solid graphite. I initially thought the line was aesthetically beautiful, but it’s the writing experience that’s really amazing. The San Francisco artist, Agelio Batle’s website describes, “it invites you to access your imagination and discover its infinite possibilities”. We carry several styles and sizes and a pen to test in the store.

2. Gigamic Games: We have a variety of games from this company such as Quarto, Skybridge, Pylos & Quorido. Several of these games have not only won Mensa “Top 5 Games” awards in previous years but they have also won awards in Europe as well. And all are natural wood games.

3. Buddha Boards: we have a Buddha Board by the register in the store and we are on our 3rd shipment of them since school started this year! Beauty in simplicity. Simply draw on the surface with water. The water evaporates leaving you with a clean slate, ready to create all over again! Come in the store & try it & you’ll see why these sell so well.