We Have Been Open 9 Months

It is hard to believe that Orange Clove Primitives has been open for 9 months. Last year at this time my DH and I still weren't sure if we could get all our approvals(state and town) done before our contract with the seller of our building expired. We received our final approvals the last week in June and Closed in early July. I am putting some plans together for our 1st Anniversay weedend in Sept. I am also working on a Preview to Fall open house(I know, I know, the kids aren't even out of school yet). I am also starting to order some Christmas stock. It is really hard to do when it's 90 degrees out.

I have been so fortunate to meet so many great people through the shop. I have to thank everyone who has stopped at the shop and I hope I can keep coming up with new ideas so you will stop back to see what's new.

Boy what about the heat! It isn't over yet, either.

Today I worked on binding some stars that I rug hooked last year, but I just never finished them. If I don't get the rusty wire hanger on and the black wool backing done one night this week, I will definately finish them next weekend at the shop.

I hope you have a great week and we look forward to seeing you at the shop Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4, Sun 10-3.

We Now Have Greeting Cards

So many customers have asked me to sell greeting cards in the shop. It took me awhile to find a good quality card that was affordable. I think you will be happy with the company we have selected. The cards retail for $1.25. I am looking into a few other card lines as well. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Congrats to Judy, who won our door prize last week. It was a gift basket containing 3 of our new gourmet items; a peach salsa, a grilling sauce and a honey mustard.

Try and stay cool this weekend, it sounds like it will be miserable all weekend. We promise to have the air on in the store.

New Handmades

Sorry it has taken me so long to post here. I have been really busy trying to work in my gardens(they were a real mess, since I opened the shop on Sept 7th, I didn't do my normal fall cleanup work and I paid for it this spring) and getting new things done for the store. I have finally finished a batch of fabric crows. I painted and distressed them and put them on wreaths, lath frames, and in wall baskets. They were really fun but took longer than I thought.

Last weekend was our salsa giveaway with any $20.00 purchase. I brought in a line of salsa(black bean, peach, zesty and mild). I also have added grilling sauces, and some salad dressings. The salsas and grilling sauces would make great Dad's day gifts. We can put them in a plain brown bag and add dark green tissue, so they won't think it is from a country shop.
I also have decoys(cork and wood), they are old and we have a few wood planes.(not airplanes but tools). So even though most of our shop is geared towards the house and gifts for your family and girlfiends, we did think of the dad's out there too.

We did travel shopping for the store on May 18th, 19th and 20th. We picked up an order of furniture, mostly black pine. We currently have both single and double piesafes. We also were able to get a few tip out garbage cabinets, it helps hide an ugly garbage can. I also have several cabinets in a variety of styles. I was also found some great handmades.

We also added a drink mix line. Iced teas, Lemonades and Pina Colda mix and lots more. Last weekend I mixed up a peach iced tea and it was really good. Lots of customers liked it. We will try another this weekend.

I hope if you are in the Columbia County this weekend you will take a few minutes and stop at the shop. We are located at 263 Fairview Ave(Rt 9), just outside the city of Hudson. Our shop is bigger than it looks and we have lots of ideas we are willing to share.

Have a wonderful week.