Knitting for a cause

Fourteen prayer shawls were donated by Bethany Lutheran Church in Ruskin to area elder care homes recently, and more prayer shawls are being created by local knitters. The photo, above, is from the website for the "Mother Bear Project," a charity responsible for giving more than 65,000 knitted bears to children in developing countries living with HIV/AIDS. To find out more about this project, go to: www.motherbearproject.org

Sweater Party...

Marlyn, Emily, Missy, Pam, Barb and I are all making sweaters this month. Here's the new one Barb just finished today.

A Day at the Lake

Call now for super cheap rates on family pics (not your standard family pictures!) at Lovewell Lake. I'll post dates for this when it's final.

Thanks for stopping by...

Kitty Rose had a great weekend. We enjoyed seeing everyone, thanks for stopping by!

Memorial Weekend and Lady Vestey Festival

Happy Vestey Fest!



To celebrate we have a drawing coming up this weekend for fab prizes from Kitty Rose, Front Porch Antiques and The Quilter's Nook. Just stop by all three places and get a stamp to enter!

We've gotten a new shipment of yarn and are excited to have such new and unique wools, cottons and acrylics.








Also... we have sewing macine thread by Gutermann.

New Stuff at Kitty Rose

We've been busy making handmade goat's milk, oatmeal and honey soaps and lotions, and have taken some truly unique consignments from Jason Gillilan of Hardy, Nebraska, bringing in his homegrown honey, creamed honey in several flavors (I LOVE the maple pecan!), and handmade lotion bars in four scents. Come see what's new and take a class or two...


AND... Happy easter!

The photo studio at Kitty Rose...

is currently taking appointments for seniors, families, babies and kids. Call for an appointment: 879-0151
And check out our graduation announcements!

New stuff!

We did some new pics today, thanks James and Jeremy! The new photo studio is all ready, and busy already! Call to book an appointment today: 879-0151 We're there: Tuesdays thru Saturdays, 12pm to 7pm.

We need some bunny hat models for Easter :)

Photo Studio open and renovated!

I took the first photos today in the new studio. Barb and I put in that glorious wood floor last week, and before that, Brad and I put up the stylish moulding on the walls! We're ready to shoot you, your family, your dogs, your cats, hmmmm, whatever you want to remember. Scrapbookers: This is a good time for family pix. Order a CD of all your images and use them in your scrapbooks!

Kitty Rose announces: New stuff!

Whit's Knits: Crocheted Striped Hand Warmers
Originally uploaded by the purl bee

More stuff! We got in:

DMC embroidery floss

Lion yarn, including some fun chunky stuff we LOVE and Vanna's Choice yarn.

embroidery transfers

a full-line of needles for crochet and knit

Counted cross stitch patterns with floss

and many more! Stop in, and get some homemade fudge and a coffee!

We have...

Grand Opening party tonight from 5-7pm

Stop by the shop this afternoon for an open house!

Valentines gifts galore!!

Lucien Gunn's 3rd birthday photos

Angel, Darren and Lucien came down on Monday for a photo shoot just before Lucien's third birthday. Happy birthday, Lucien!!

New inspirations...

Welcome! The shop opened yesterday, after just a little heater problem, we're up, running, and warm! Thanks Mick, James and Allen!
We've got a few things ordered, and on their way including:
DMC embroidery floss
Lion Brand yarn
gifts
gourmet coffee beans
quality sewing thread

Classes will begin Feb. 3, but you can come in anytime and Barb will be happy to start you knitting or crocheting, or give you tips.

I designed this blog for inspiration; perhaps you'll find something you're just dying to make for yourself or as a gift. Come in, grab a chair, and spread out. We're there to make things or just grab a cup of coffee and some homemade fudge and hang out for a while.

OPENING JANUARY 25

Originally uploaded by andrew sea james

Announcing the shop's opening on January 25th.

We'll be there Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12pm to 7pm.

We are offering:

Yarn: wool, acrylic, baby and sock by Cascade
Coming soon: Lion Brand yarn

Classes: knitting, crochet, computer, and selling online

Listings: We'll sell your stuff on ebay or etsy (handmade); we photograph it, list it, and take care of the packaging and shipping, no hassles for you, just bring in your lost stuff from the attic!

Photography: studio photography for families, senior portraits, and product photography (to list your own stuff online)

Gifts: So many things for Valentine's day, birthdays, etc! AND we offer gift wrapping!

OUR shop will not be filled as we'd like until mid-February; we're waiting on a few shipments: We're currently getting accounts going with DMC to have the ever-popular embroidery floss, whole coffee beans, and a broad variety of fun gifts you can't find anywhere else!!

Please stop by and bring your crafting supplies; we'd like Kitty Rose to be a meeting place for people to shop, hang out, craft and have fun!

There will also be open nights for crafting, including a night for "Stitch N Bitch" (bring anything you're working on!) and a scrapbooking night specifically for scrapbookers.

We're interested in having the things you need in Superior; please don't hesitate to make requests!

Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On was a poster produced by the British government in 1939 during the beginning of World War II, intended to raise the morale of the British public under the threat of impending invasion. It was little known and never used. The poster was rediscovered in 2000 and has been re-issued by a number of private sector companies, and used as the decorative theme for a range of other products. There are only two known surviving examples of the poster in the public domain.

Here's an example of one of the parodies, now the slogan for the new DIY generation:

We're liking this one:

Some favorite things...