What I've Been Up To Lately ...

Things have been a little busy around our house.  Lots to share!  Sometime this summer, my dear friend Genevieve and I began to dream the dream of having a shop.  At first, we wanted this to be an actual shop ... where gals could come and take classes and learn how to make fun things with their families.  A place to buy wonderful fabrics and patterns.  A spot to pick up the latest creation if you didn't have time to make it yourself.  And over time, that dream got scaled back a bit ... but out of all the talking and praying and planning came ... The Red Dutch Door.  We launched our blog a few weeks ago ... around the same time we were accepted into Crafeteria.  Immediately, our plates got quit a bit busier!  But ... we were THRILLED!  Our dream was no longer just in our heads ... it was real! 

 So for four solid weeks ... we created.  Scarves.  Subway art.  Pom pom wreaths.  Birds sculptures.  Hair pins.  Brooches.  Pillows and more pillows.  Bunting.  Our fingers were busy!

And all our hard work paid off!  (and ALL the hard work of our husbands and moms!!!  Ben put the website together, James built the backdrop for our "shop" and a great shelving system to house the scarves, my mom sewed and sewed pillows together while we were in CA for Thanksgiving and Gen's parents were total lifesavers when a serger picked the wrong time to break! It takes a village, right?!!)

 We arrived ... set up ... squished everything in (we thought we had a bigger space than we ended up having ... but it all worked out) and had the best time!  My hands were so cold I could hard open bags for people ... Ben was the sale master chatting it up with the customers ... the evening was a total success.  And it was so great to have so many dear friends show up and support us!  What a treat!

 

We loved every minute of it!  (Except my feet ... my feet were not loving it after five hours of standing!!) 

And now ... now we're just continuing to dream the dream.  We'll see where it goes.  Follow along if you like.  You can get to our blog and shop at www.thereddutchdoor.com .

 As for the crew ... they survived Mom in the craft zone.  The house has never been messier ... and the meals ... well, thank goodness for takeout!  But they all survived!  And lived to tell about it!

So excited to see where God takes this ....