The 70% off Clearance Sale is ON at Cracker Barrel!

The Cracker Barrel on Rt 9 is having their annual 70% off sale in their oh so cute store (WHO are the buyers for this place? Geniuses!).

This lamp was $49.99 and is $15.99 in the sale. Last year I found a sock monkey rocking horse in the sale. And the sock monkey collection has only grown since then, if you are a sock monkey junkie.

Plus the other country stuff in the store, like this sign for the garage.

Hand Designed Fabric at Reservoir and Wood

When I asked Erin Murphy, owner of Reservoir and Wood on the east end of Main Street, where she found her fabric for her own line {em} Reservoir, she said simply, "I design it."

Dream!! This sequence piece here is of fabric Erin designed. She does find fabric elsewhere from her secret sources, but what we have here is an amazing local designer.

What the...? Santa's at Poppy's!

Santa is stopping in for a burger at Poppy's! The Bike Holiday/Christmas tree is lighting tonight just down the block on Main Street with plenty of music and jingles.

Second Saturday Jewelry Sale at CherryBomb PopUp Shop: "The Fellowship of the Bling" (Spotlight!)

This Second Saturday, December 14, 2013, from 10am to 9pm,  "The Fellowship of the Bling" is happening at the CherryBomb PopUp Shop at 201 Main Street, usually known as Zora Dora in the summer. "The Fellowship of the Bling" is a store-wide sale where you can save 5% on all jewelry marked $30 or more. Each necklace, earring, ring and other bling is handcrafted by an artist in Beacon, so you will be gifting something very special and unique. And this bling comes in many forms - metal, fabric, pearls, stones. And even Barbie boobs. Stop in the shop and see if you can find them! Once you pick the perfect piece, ask for the Katie James jewelry pouch! That's what I'm selling there ;)

Featured artists include Kit Burk-Smith, Martha P. Huphreys,
and Caiming Chung, who are talented metalsmiths and gifted at sculpting
and designing wearable pieces of art.

Kit Burk-Smith Jewelry is featured in the wooden tray, and Caiming Cheung and
Martha P. Humphreys are featured in the secret book box above.

Vibrant artist Goldy Safirstein is the bead artist here, paired with
Margaux Lange's one of a kind jewelry sculptures.

Shop these artists at CherryBomb and save on holiday shipping costs!
Being local, you can buy direct instead of on the designer's websites.

Fabric jewelry is hot, and these leather earrings are one of a
kind and perfect for the funky kitten on your list.

This post is a Spotlight! article.

Beacon Flair Necklaces and Charms at Echo

Looking for Beacon NY paraphernalia? Walk right into Echo Boutique on the east end of Main Street, and at the sales counter are these funky little Beacon charms! I may get one for my mother who loves Beacon.

Karen, founder of Echo, had so many requests for Beacon postcards and other flair, that she called up the San Francisco based designer kathy lo rocks, who specializes in making custom keepsakes and city charms, to order a custom collection just for Beacon NY fans. The necklace you see here in this picture says "Beacon NY exit 11" - a popular phrase for flair collectors! In the necklace next to the circular one in the picture, it's a square with Beacon's area code, 845, in big red numbers.  Other styles are available at Echo, so stop in!