New Year's Week Hours at FOUND
After a relatively mild December in Michigan, the last few days have turned Ann Arbor into a snow covered winter wonderland. 2012 is ticking away and we're getting ready to welcome a fresh new year!
If you're in the area this weekend, all remaining Christmas things are 50% off AND Merry Multiples continues through the end of the year. We still have snowflakes and Sally Jean candy cane necklaces, some monkey and cardinal ornaments, and even a few candy canes (with 2014 expiration dates).
Our hours during New Years week are:
Saturday 9-6. Sunday 11-6. New Years Eve 10-3. CLOSED Tuesday for New Year's Day. Starting Wednesday, Jan. 2, we return to our regular winter hours: 10-6 weekdays, Saturday 9-6. Sundays noon-5.
Click on this link to see a wonderful little thank you from FOUND that Charlene Plagens put together - our heartfelt thanks for a wonderful season. FOUND 2012 thanks (note: this will connect to our facebook page - I'm working on how to upload it into the blog).
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Hammond Candy Company in Denver has been making candy canes the old fashioned way for generations. My personal favorites are the chocolate-filled peppermint canes. This year we have pomagranate as well.
Tuck a candy cane into a little stocking or felt ice skate for a cute little gift!
Peppermint soy candles with lip balm - made in Michigan.
The candy cane red and white stipe motif is repeated on many Christmas decorations.
Little red & white striped cones to tuck something into. And striped gift bags to hold some mulling spices.
Enjoy the candy cane season while it lasts!
By now most you know that the front window at FOUND has been taken over by 
In addition to what's inside the fairy door, there seems to be plenty of fairy dust in the windowsill. hmmm....
This Friday, Dec. 21, we'll be open til 9 p.m. for your shopping convenience. We'll have cookies and a few (Fairy) Door Prizes. Perhaps some fairies will be at their workshop that night. You never know....
Snowball garland and 3-D snowflakes fill the back window.
Another group of snowflakes is wrapped fibers and go well with soft neutrals and brushed metal.
Deets (the Ann Arbor artist who makes our vacuum tube robots) made "Snowbots" with handmade scarves this year.
These ornaments remind me of old snowglobes.
I don't remember when the last time I held an old snowglobe. The tiny scenes in them were pretty magical - I think I'll try to find some for next year at the shop. In the meantime, the memory of the softly falling snow in an antique globe can fill my head as I drift off to sleep.
A quick way to decorate for the holidays is to add some seasonal pillows to the couch and pillar candles to the coffee table! These washable cotton styles from White Line by Kriss LeCocq are some of our favorites. They feature simple graphics announcing PEACE, SKI, merry and Brrr.
The felted pillows with stitched snowflakes and a bright red button closure on the back are another direction to go with pillows. Mix them in with other felted or textured solid color pillows.
Hope you have cozy, comfy time during this busy time of year!
Lots of people decorate miniature trees with tiny little ornaments. We found many styles that work on a small Christmas tree (or as little gift tie-ons).
You could make little ornaments with bottle caps and a holiday pictue, or purchase the ones we have at FOUND!
Mini sheep look great on this new "feather tree" that is available at FOUND. In Victorian times, small Christmas trees were handcrafted using actual bird feathers, usually goose feathers. I once found a blue antique feather trees - each feather had been dyed.
Speaking of miniatures - wouldn't this 1930's vintage doll house be fun to decorate for the holidays? We have 2 nice wooden doll houses at FOUND right now if you're in the market to buy a house...
I wonder if urban fairies might take up residence in a doll house... don't think so, but we do know that urban fairies HAVE set up a workshop and garage in the front window at FOUND. And it's on the latest version of official Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor poster.
Have a good week. And don't forget to look around for tiny things that bring a smile to your face!
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Elves and gnomes posing throughout the shop. This one likes to play with jewelry, another has a favorite toy train, while others play with owls and birds in the woodland section.
Next week, we'll all flip our calendars to the November page. At FOUND, that means we shift into holiday mode. We've been working behind the scenes for months gathering and prepping great holiday finds. We'll be closed the last two days of October to hang sleds and snowflakes from the ceiling and transform every inch of the shop. On November 1st, we'll reopen as a holiday wonderland!
Here are dates to mark on your calendars:
Oct. 30 and Halloween - CLOSED
Thursday, Nov. 1 thru Sunday, Nov. 4 - first look at 2012 collection & gift with purchase!
Sunday, November 11 - Kerrytown Open House - storewide sales!
Friday, November 16, 5:00-8:00 p.m. - let us help you decorate your wreaths (& sleds) in this free evening demo, with our favorite Melrose rep, Cyndi Valerio.
Friday, November 30 - Midnight MADNESS & KindleFest - an Ann Arbor tradition!
Friday, December 7 - Festive Friday. Open til 9 p.m. Fresh trees, greens & Gift Market outside, caroling, santa and more.
I'll send more information on each of these as the time gets closer. Right now it just seems too early to write (or think) about Christmas, but we hope you'll mark your calendars and watch for details later.