Folkart Gatherings–day 2

On with the rest of the pictures.  

These last few pictures are of some handmade sheep by a local artist.   Her name is Carolyn Harwell and she’s from Orting, WA.   She raises sheep, spins the wool and then makes these beautiful sheep, all by hand.    Don’t you just love it when you can see the handwork of a true talent? 

Aren’t they wonderful?   

So, if you see anything you can’t live without, give Louann a call at Folkart Gatherings and she’ll be more than happy to help you out.  

Folkart Gatherings

It wouldn’t be a trip to Seattle without going to Sumner and one of my very favorite shops, Folkart Gatherings.  I took so many pictures that will have to break it up into 2 posts.  If you are ever in the area, you MUST go see the shop.  It’s on Main Street and the whole town is so quaint that you’ll want to spend the day just walking up and down the street.  

 

Lots of eye candy, so I’ll let you enjoy. 

 

 

 

I bet many of you agree with this sign!

 

I’ll be back tomorrow with more pictures.

 

Hugs, Anne

Folkart Gatherings

If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you know that one of my "must" stops when heading to Seattle is Folkart Gatherings.  (check out past posts under "labels). We used to stop in Centralia, WA, right off Interstate 5 because they had a second shop there, but, unfortunately, it closed last year.   I was so bummed.  Sooooo, when we were going to be in Seattle for an extended stay watching Emma and Mason while Mommy and Daddy went to The Big Apple, I told Mr CnW that I wanted to head to Sumner, WA to the main shop which is still in business and doing really well.  (Wow, I just re-read what I wrote and I would definitely call that a run on sentence.   Sorry to all you English teachers out there....)

We quickly headed down to Sumner after taking Emma to school, knowing we had to be back in time to pick her up.   I had forgotten all the dropping off and picking up young parents do when they have kids in school, day care, after school activities, etc.   

Mason didn't have pre-school today, so he got to go with us.  He was so excited!  (yeah, right!  Aren't all 3 year olds excited to go to a Country Store?)

Can you see the excitement in his eyes?   Oh, sorry, that's just the refection of the Leapster which kept him quite occupied!

 Here's Louann on the right, the owner of the shop.   She's so sweet and made me feel right at home.   She feels like a "friend" since I've been shopping there for so long now.   Her trusty sidekick (sorry, I forgot her name) was as sweet as she could be too.  

They had just had their Christmas Open House over the weekend, and told me the shop was quite picked over and messy but I never saw anything out of place and it looked like it was just waiting for me to get there!


So, I'll cut with the words and just let you enjoy the wonderful eye candy!

 All these boxes and cabinets would have looked so good in my house.   Unfortunately, we are flying home, so once again, I am limited with my purchases.   :(

Oh, wouldn't it be nice to have unlimited funds?

Check out the giant candy cane in the tree!

Look at this wonderful shelf.   Oh, if I only had more room in my suitcase.  Sigh!

 Mr CnW really bonded with this little snowman guy, so he's coming home with us.

If you see anything you like, just give Louann a call.  She is having 1/2 price on shipping for Cyber Monday and I know she'd love to mail you a package (or two).

And, if you're ever in the Seattle area, be sure and plan a trip to Sumner.  It's a darling little town with fun gift and antique shops.   It's only about 30 miles southeast of Seattle.  

Hugs, Anne

Folk Art Gatherings

On our way to Seattle for Thanksgiving, we stopped at Folk Art Gatherings Too in Centralia, WA. The reason it’s got the “too” at the end is because they also have a shop in Sumner, WA and that one is Folk Art Gatherings. I love this little shop right off of I-5. Mr CnW usually drops me off, goes to fill the car with gas and picks up a newspaper to read while I shop.

This year the weather was really stormy so I didn’t spend as much time as I would have liked. We just wanted to get to Seattle and out of the mess. This picture was taken during the middle part of the day. It was nasty, to say the least.

But, we made it there safe and sound, unlike last Thanksgiving. You can read about that trip here.

The shop was all decked out for Christmas and just warmed my heart.

I sure could have added to my snowman collection here, ya think?