Way overdue update!

I know I should have posted this earlier! It's been busy! 

Things are coming together nicely. My signs are up, I made crazy flower urns with unicorn horns sticking out of them for each side of the entrance-you get to see those pics on my opening day.

Lots of items are in the store! Sew Scary is all set up, Strange Day Knits is all set up. Jewellery will be set up today. 

Powertex fabric sculptures will be coming soon, and paintings are going up today!

I drove to a very cool farm today to pick up handmade soaps. Teresa Dunlop makes fabulous, fun stuff! My favourite is a jelly sops that looks and feels like jello but it lasts as long as regular soap! 

So I hung a world map up and a map of Canada. I have a big box of pins and I'm going to ask people to put a pin on the place they are from. Mostly tourists come down to the wharf, so I thought this would be fun and a good way to start talking with people-not that I have a hard time talking!

More photos will come soon! I have to remember to take lots opening day! There will be sparkly Violet cupcakes with unicorn horns!!! :)

And we're off!

The lease is signed! And I'm off to a good start. I'm making my way down my list very well so far. Later in the week I will post more photos as the shop starts getting set up. I have been sign painting and just have to attach the unicorn horn.

I still think the shop needs a giant horn on it-I will see what I can do that could tolerate the weather and wind. Nothing would be more sad than a broken, sad horn hanging off the store. 

I'm already planning the unicorn cupcakes and purple koolaid to serve at the grand opening!! This is like all the crazy in my head getting an opportunity to come out!  

Next, I need to make up the brochures for the classes, evening events and jewellery making for kids!

Reality TV?

I guess this blog is a bit like reality TV. "Watch as she starts a whole new business from scratch in one month!"

So far, it's going well. Business is registered and the ladies at the licensing office are interested in coming to my knitting night at the studio. I ordered my business cards, I'm painting the signs this weekend-I have a huge list, but it's starting to get checked off. 

This new shop has delayed my plans for a trip to Ontario in June. I am planning on popping over there after Labour Day now. I miss everybody but I will have to wait. Luckily it appears that many will be coming here over the summer! The Schmidt Haus B&B should be busy!

Right now I'm painting a sign to go under that light! I will, of course, be adding a unicorn horn somehow. I have been in contact with a metal work guy to see about having one made. My budget may not allow for it this year, but we shall see! 

I wandered along the wharf yesterday and met some of the other shop owners. I am definitely in the right place with the right people. They offered tons of very helpful information. 

I love that I live less than one kilometre from where I will be working. I have one major concern about this whole thing though. There is a candy store just down from me. I might have to rename the store next year "The Unicornopotamus."