The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I LOVE SUMMER!!  I can't stress that enough  :)  There's something fantastic about the snow going away, things greening up, sunshine, and warm temperatures.  It's time to go camping, hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, and all that other fun summer stuff. 

I've been busy working on my line of Up North Rustic Creations, which are handmade/hand decorated wooden items. These are great for your home, cabin, or RV/camper.  There are canoe paddles, picture frames, trinket boxes, signs, and more.  I'm still in the process of loading all of the items on my website, but there are some of them there.  Please visit! Click here to see Up North Rustic Creations  Of course, I still have other types of items as well. 

If you're in my area, I'd like to invite you to come by a couple of events I'll be at.  One is July 2-4 in Solon Springs, Wisconsin for their annual 4th of July festival, and the other is July 8-10 in Two Harbors, Minnesota for Heritage Days.

Here's a few pictures that haven't made it to my website yet:

Up North Rustic Creations

I'm very pleased to announce a new line of products available on my website.  Up North Rustic Creations is a line of hand decorated wooden items, created right here in That Blond Chick's workshop!  There's canoe paddles, trinket boxes, plaques, signs, letter holders, and more.  You can check out the ones I've posted so far on the website (http://www.thatblondchick.com/), and there will be more posted as I complete them!  I've got tons of ideas for stuff and I'm very excited about them!  Here's a few pictures...

I'm hoping to have quite a few more designs ready over the next month or so.  I'll have plenty of items for your home, cabin, or RV.  I'd be willing to consider special requests or personalized items, too-if you'd like to inquire about this, please visit my website, http://www.thatblondchick.com/, and click on the "Contact Us" tab.  Send me your request, and we can discuss the details.

What Is Rustic Lodge Style Decorating?

Lodge style, or rustic decorating, gives a feeling of being in the outdoors, brings the outdoors in, or keeps memories of a cabin by a lake, camping or hiking trip, or other pleasurable outdoor/nature experience close at hand. Common colors that are used in this type of decorating are dark browns and greens, gold, red, cream, tan, and blue. Wall hangings with either painted or unfinished frames are used. Generally, items featuring bear, moose, deer, fish, wolves, and pine trees fall into this category. You can use anything as inexpensive as a basket of pine cones to something more high-end as handcrafted log furniture. The nice thing is, it all works very well together. Experiment with different pieces and placement until you find the right combination that makes you feel good! Using scented candles, tarts, or incense will give an added dimension to your experience. Of course, a nice cracking fire in the fireplace can only add to the ambiance!

Visit http://www.thatblondchick.com/ for information on how to sign up

for the monthly Rustic Lodge Style Decorating Newsletter.

Winners!

Recently we started having people sign up at our craft shows in a drawing to win  product from the website.

Last week we gave away a Wood Bark Birdfeeder to Roseanne of Esko, MN.

This week's winner is Jackie of Esko, MN and she won the Get Out and Hike Stepping Stone.         

Would you like to be a winner, too? You can sign up at our booth at any craft fair we're at. Can't make it to the show? Drop us an e-mail at mail@thatblondchick.com to subscribe to our monthly newsletter. Each person that subscribes to the newsletter is automatically entered in a monthly giveaway. The first issue of the newsletter will be out at the beginning of December.

See where our next craft show will be by visiting http://www.thatblondchick.com/.

Rustic Decorating

Been a while since I've blogged here.  I'm pleased to announce my web store is up and running full force!  I have a lot of neat rustic decorating pieces, candles, incense, and gifts.  I will be adding several more pieces to my online store that I'm currently displaying at craft shows.  If you like rustic decor, you should check this out! 
Check the website http://www.thatblondchick.com/ for my products.  There you'll also find dates and locations of the craft shows I'll be at so you can see the items "live", links to other cool stuff, the "Pets" page, a CafePress store, and many other fun and interesting things.

I'll be putting out my first e-newsletter at the beginning of December.  It will inform you of monthly specials, news, updates, and a couple of articles as well.  If you'd like to sign up for the newsletter, drop me an e-mail at mail@thatblondchick.com and let me know you'd like to sign up!

Visit My Web Store

Hello, everyone!

For quite some time, I've been working on an online store to sell home decor (mostly rustic/lodge style), candles, incense, and gifts.  It's up and running now!  I will be continually adding products as they become available.  I will also be doing a booth at some local events (craft shows, community events, etc.) and those dates and locations will be posted on my site. 

Please stop by and check it out!
http://www.thatblondchick.com/