fresh picked whimsy: Christmas Pop Up Wrap Up!

I know, I know...it's January and I'm just now posting pics from our Christmas Pop Up. I'm trying to play catch up. There's so much going on in the studio right now, but I don't want to bypass all of the great stuff that happened over the holidays. So, I'm going to show you all of the fun things I made for Christmas and how amazing our pop up was!

I had never had my pop up over the Thanksgiving weekend, but I decided to give it a go this year. I kicked it off with a midnight madness opening on Thanksgiving night. It was insane! There were people waiting at the door when we opened and then in a matter of minutes, we were wall to wall customers. Truly, the line to check out was to the door! I couldn't believe it!

I asked Katie to decorate my front door. I gave her the words I wanted it to say and just gave her free reign to do it up. Seriously, she's amazing. My niece Megan helped her fill in some little snowflakes. How cute are they?

Then, I asked her to create something on my chalkboard wall in the kitchen. I wanted it to say 'have a holly jolly Christmas', but again, told her she could do anything she wanted for the design. My jaw hit the floor when she was done.

I loved it so much that I asked her to make it into a print.

We gave the prints away to everyone who came for the midnight madness and then sold them for the remainder of the weekend. They're also available in my etsy shop. They are my favorite!!!!

I was incredibly inspired this holiday and incredibly busy! It was kind of nuts. These are a few of the fun wood signs I made. They were all different sizes and shapes...

These were 2.5 feet long!...

and these were my favorite...made to lean on your front porch or entryway.

I found that yummy plaid fleece and it inspired me to make these...which I've made a few more of for Valentine's...again, in the shop!

I thought these were kind of fun...

We had a yummy hot cocoa bar set up for the weekend...

I invited my friend Jenny Elkins to join me for this sale. We love working together. I think our work complements each other. We're both on the whimsical side, but definitely each have a unique style. We had to capture this moment when we realized that Katie, Jenny and I were all wearing black and white stripes...

These were my new ornaments this year. The wine glasses were a big hit!

Santa was a jolly addition to the collection this year...

and who doesn't love a giant candy cane?

I added a few new designs to my prayer candles this season. Ones for your loved ones and ones for world peace...

I created a few new magnets/pin back buttons, too...

This guy came about because I had a piece of scrap wood sitting on my table and I sketched it out while I was on the phone one day. He just makes me smile...

Phew! Last picture, I promise. Thanks for hanging in there with me. I told you I was inspired this year! :) I'm already busy working on fun things for spring and summer. This was the last sign I made before Christmas, but I think it works year-round. Everyone needs a little sparkle in their everyday life! Don't you think?