Christmas in the Shop 2019

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Tonight it's the annual Murphys Open House from 5:30-8pm. Looks like Santa's heard our request to push back the rain deluge until later tonight. Going to be good weather tonight: not too cold, not too wet. Perfect viewing for the Town Parade, Tree Lighting and Carolers on our corner.

Shop is all stocked up for the holidays to make shopping easier. One of our goals is to have lots of fun little things to help customers cross off their list and shop local at the same time! This year is a hum-dinger! Stuffed to the gills with lots of lovelies for all ages.

One of my favorite days in the shop: Opening up Black Friday morning when the whole front display magically transformed by the Elves (Megan and Mosey) to holiday extravaganza of Holiday Goodies!

 

This year there's plenty of boxed cards and new holiday books for everyone on your list. Also some new holiday novels and a hilarious Santa Confidential expose! 

New this year: few thick taper candles in holiday colors to grace your evenings. I'm enjoying lighting candles each night to make the house feel all warm and hygge! 

 

We love this year's Michel Designs holiday collection! Christmas Party smells like a crisp snowy forest with hints of Christmas trees. Holiday Baking smells just like sweet, vanilla sugar cookies when they bake!

Finally I'll have a Christmas Pickle on my tree this year! It will join the Christmas Radishes, who are excited to finally have a Pickle! Also pretty sure these adorable Santa Bells will find their way to my tree. Along with a huge string of Sleigh Bells for my front door (not pictured but you'll hear them when you open the shop door)!

 Lots of Advent Calendars this year. All sizes. The Roger la Borde designs are perfect for mailing. There are larger versions and we have a great wooden advent tree. Is it odd that I want that one at my age? LOL

This board book is just too cute! Just one of the new awesome board books this year. I went a little crazy so there's nice stacks for the youngest readers on your list. 

Okay...who could pass up an Ugly Sweater Bib, Reindeer and Elf Bandages? Not me! There's also reusable Ugly Sweater drink markers-perfect for your Ugly Sweater Parties.

I have a confession.....I'm a Hallmark Christmas Movie Junkie. And not just me....it's our whole family (except Jordi). While I don't play Christmas music before Thanksgiving...we started watching the new movies in October. (smiles sheepishly) So this new cookbook was a no brainer: Holiday recipes taken from all the countless movies made in the past ten years. How perfect is this for your favorite Hallmark Christmas Movie Junkie in your family (and admit it...you know you have them)!

Just one more shot of the Pickle and Santa. Also you get a peek at these sweet little holiday wooden clips that have numerous decorative possibilities!

 Loved these Holiday Soap 3 packs-perfect little hostess gifts for all those holiday parties.

The Anglophile in me got a huge belly laugh when we discovered a new line of British games: Mince Spies and Yule Duel!! I can't wait to play with the family on Christmas Day. I might have to make Mince Pies too!

Not sure how it happens but all the items we order from various companies always seems to coordinate so well! This year was definitely a colorful, forest-wood land animal theme. These mugs look perfect with the sweet boxed cards. Even the Elf Bandages adds a bit of whimsy! 

 

Our customers know we always have a great selection of White Mountain Puzzles because Megan loves them! I'm working on honing my puzzle-abilities and might just crack open a new Christmas Puzzle at our house this weekend. While Megan goes all zen doing puzzles I get anxious and need constant praise when I get a piece done. Just last night we finished the family Thanksgiving Puzzle (another confession: Megan did most of it and Fritzi the Cat helped-laying in the box was hard work).

 

Peek of a great wooden Advent tree for Little Ones. Also a light up Good Night Santa board book. And reminder that our favorite last minute super bulky yarn, Macro is well-stocked and makes great fast projects on big needles (we're talking #17!).

Here's another lovely hostess gift idea Mini Forestations: Wooden essential oil diffuser, in two shapes and scents. There's also non-holiday version that are just as yummy and small hanging diffusers perfect for car or closets.

This sweet new book has me hoping for a White Christmas. It was so exciting having a White Thanksgiving this year. So if Santa's listening....please, please send me snow this year! Makes everything so magical and extraordinary!!  (But ps...not a huge amount where we're trapped in the house and have to dig out....just a few inches to make everything all pretty and white!)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our lovely followers and fans. 

May this season be filled with laughter, love and yummy stuff!

Kim and Megan 

(and Posey too)