holiday boutique

Last year I did my first "holiday boutique". It was at The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. The setting was beautiful! Behind my booth were large windows that looked out onto Lake St. Clair.


I am happy to say that the show was a success. Here is a look at some of my hot selling items from last year.

Friendship Wands.............SOLD OUT.

I only made a few of these cake plates, but they were also a popular item. This year I am going to make some cupcake stands along with the cake stands.

Here are a few new items that I am including in this year's boutique.

hand stamped french script candles

mini chalkboards

they include a piece of vintage silverware - perfect for the day's menu in the kitchen.

french tea towels, i am now making them with natural colored flour sacks-

i think they look much better.

picture frames........

and my favorite so far are these placemats.

i am creating a variety of styles ~

french (which look great on a table with the french script candles)

and these adorable birds -

(i don't know why i numbered them, i just thought that it was "the pottery barn" thing to do!

Stay tuned for more creations.

I will be re ~opening my etsy shop soon.

my sweet savannah

i have a very sweet friend, her name is Melaine . she blogs on her site: My Sweet Savannah - i would say that she is "famous" in blog land!!!

last week i was having kind of yuck week!

on thursday i went to my mail box and there was a package ~ addressed to me!

i had no idea what it might be - i ordered nothing.

i ripped it open and found the sweetest surprise.

she made me this sweet pillow and i couldn't love anything more!!!!

she sells these pillows at her etsy store - and trust me - you're going to love her hand created items.

thank you melaine - you're the best friend that i never really met :)

"extra extra" read all about it

so what did i do this past friday night?

i was an "extra" on a movie set. really i was!

MAJOR check off the bucket list!

ohhhhhhhh and this wasn't just a little ole' movie - check out my fellow cast mates:

demi moore, kate bosworth, ellen barkin, thomas haden church, ellen burstyn, george kennedy, ezra miller and more!!!

the movie is called

"the reasonable bunch"

and it is being filmed at my friend Lisa's house. about 2 miles from my house.

(isn't that just incredible???)

anyhow - they were looking for extra's to use as wedding guests - so me and a "bunch" of friends jumped in.

Extra Bonus: ashton kutcher was on set all weekend - that was kind of really exciting, especially in light of all the recent rumors surrounding demi and ashton (i hope it isn't true!! however if it is - i wouldn't mind seeing demi and bruce reuniting).....speaking of rumors and willis- Rumer Willis (Demi's daughter) was also on the set - watching her mom and hangin with ashton. and if i might add, ashton and rumer seem to have a nice relationship. and demi was beaming while ashton was around! oh and, just sayin:

ashton kutcher is even cuter in person!!!!!

okay enough of the stars! let's get back to my hollywood debut - shall we?

there was a lot (a real lot) of sitting around. they filmed through the night -i arrived at 2 pm and didn't leave until 3:30 am!! the life of a star isn't easy you know.

bummer: couldn't take any pictures!! however....................
my daughter, was lucky enough to hang out for a few hours on the set with kate bosworth (who by the way, is a total doll!!!!)


she let my daughter interview her for the school newspaper and just hang out to see how things work on a movie set. my daughter was thrilled. ....seriously - kate bosworth - she is the best! no diva in her, just a beautiful, gracious and normal girl!!!

here is a photo of my daughter with kate - she had the best time!

(kate -if you ever shall stumble across this blog -thank you again for the thrill of my daughters life!!! you are the best!!!)

now back to my "extra" work: will i actually be in the film? probably not, but it was an experience i will never forget. i would say if you have the opportunity and the time - go for it!!!!

i will never forget the night i spent on the movie set! NEVER.

Star Struck

here in michigan the economy has taken a huge hit.
the auto industry is a part of almost everyone's income in one way or another.
the auto industry has not been good!
the govenor decided to give movie makers a huge tax break if they made movies here in michigan to help out the economy.
it is working.....!
over the past couple of years, there have been a lot of big movie stars in town filming big movies. last week they finally came to my town......rochester.
my friends and i thought it would be fun to go into town and watch how hollywood works.
The movie is called The Reasonable Bunch. The cast includes, Demi Moore, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Barkin, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Burstyn and Martin Landau.
below are pictures from our "stalking" ......


first - we saw Kate Bosworth near her trailer. the little girls with us yelled out her name and she invited them down for a photo. she is not only beautiful, she is extremely gracious!
we caught demi moore on her way to the make up trailer, she was kind enough to give us a big smile and a wave.

another shot of Kate Bosworth. she is a real sweetie - very kind!

we stumbled across the filming of this scene in our local gas station. this is Ellen Barkin, Ezra Miller and Daniel Yelsky.

stay tuned for more stalking updates!