My goal is to get alot of great clothing from Habitat onto the website as they start to come in. They make "clothing you can live in". Most items I have a hard time keeping in stock, so I haven't added them too often as I don't want the online customers to be disappointed. This is a sweatshirt that I have just added…it can be found on the sportswear page .
We have just put out some new jewelry by Alexis Drake. It should be added onto the website before too long. These are some of the pieces that I am partial to. I love the silver teardrops and the cross on the leather cords. Those are just classic wear everywhere pieces. Her signature bracelet is outstanding!
Another line I saw at the show in NY was Cut Loose. It is always one of my favorite lines. Really comfy clothing. This is an outfit I have on order for delivery in April. Also have crop pants coming in the same print…as we are getting more snow tonight - another 1-3" the thoughts of spring are getting better all the time.
I just returned from a 5 day trip to New York. It was my first big buying trip for the year and I saw lots of cool stuff. It can be very overwhelming and not to mention exhausting, attending 6 shows for clothing and accessories, as there is LOTS of stuff to choose from. Some of the hightlights were Brighton jewelry.
I had to post these photos, even though they aren't really recent. Sometimes strange things can happen in Leland. One day last spring I had a visitor in the store that I would have never expected. I opened my office door and was surprised (maybe as much as he) by a screech owl. I just received these photos via email from Rebecca Lessard at Wings of Wonder which is a raptor education, rehabilitation and research center in Leelanau County. Rebecca was kind enough to come and rescue this little guy from my store. She thought he was a little on the skinny side, so she kept him for a while, then released him near Empire, MI. The best we could figure, he must have gotten in these old buildings somewhere and ended up entering my store through my basement door…who knows?
Things are beginning to look like winter in Leland. Had our first snowfall the other day and even though it was not much, it was enough to begin thinking about winter. I have had alot of nice comments about my outside store decoration and the windows. As I am writing this we are getting much more snow today. Even had to put on winter boots!
It's Fall Frenzy weekend in Leland. Many of the fishtown stores are closing for the season, actually some of the downtown stores are also scaling back to late fall hours or closing for the season also. Hence, the Fall Frenzy, lots of end of season closeouts. Since we stay open daily till New Year's and a few days a week through the winter, we decided to highlight one of our jewelry artists and have a trunk show of her work this weekend. It was a beautiful display and received very well by customers today. In spite of the lousy weather that we started the day with, there were quite a few people milling around town. Here is the beautiful jewelry display.
Hopefully, we won't be seeing any of that white stuff for a while. I am actually amazed that my flower boxes in front of the store are doing so well. I can't even think about putting in mums like everyone else!
The weather has been so beautiful in Leland all summer and into the fall. Colors seem to be slow to change, but it won't be long before there is a change in temperature along with other surprises. Here is a reminder of things to come - from years past.
Just received the Pine Cone Hill sleepwear at the store. These are really nice flannel or cotton pj's in great prints and colors and the most incredibly soft robes I have ever touched. They are really comfy! Of course, I had to try some out for myself…they can be found on our sportswear page.
