We had a great weekend at the store. Galena hosted the Boy Scout Pilgrimage weekend and town was filled with close to 3,000 cub scouts and boy scouts. My son was one of the many who hiked, ate, and shopped in the soggy conditions. He was exhausted at the end of the day, but sure had fun! Some even came in for Mother's Days gifts and enjoyed picking out something personalized for their Moms.

Remember Mother's Day is May 10th...why not pick out a nice gift basket for her? Just shop on-line and mention in the comment field that you would like it in a gift basket and I will make sure it is all wrapped up for you!

Spring in your Step

Spring is finally here and we are sooo happy to have some nice weather. Galena's main street is beautiful this time of year as all the stores start opening our doors and coming out of our winter cocoons. We have done a remodel to our store (actually Todd is responsible for this...he always says..."do you have a mouse in your pocket"...when I say "we"). I really like how it turned out and I think it is easier to shop. We are loaded up with new inventory so if you are in the area, come check it out!

And if you mention you read my blog, I'll give you 10% off your purchase!

Back on Track

I am hoping to blog more often now that life has settled down a bit. We'll see how I do. We closed our Dubuque store in January and are now concentrating our efforts on our main store in Galena.

We are super excited to be launching our eco dotz candle making station to the gift market in July @ the Chicago Gift Market. Tons of work to do from now until then, but a very fun project! I have wanted to go into wholesale since we started the business almost 4 years ago...this has been a constant source of "discussions" between my husband (and co-owner) and I. Hoping that I can give him the famous "I told you so" line after the show!

We have new items on the site and hope everyone has a chance to check them out. If you have any suggestions for other items we should carry, PLEASE tell us!