509 Kingwood Street | Florence, OR 97439 | 541.991.3888 | www.tms1720.com
"Yet, I can face the winter with calm. I suppose I had forgotten what it was really like. I had been thinking of the winter as a horrid wet, dreary time fit only for professional football. Now I can see other things—crisp and sparkling days, long pleasant evenings, cheery fires. Good work shall be done this winter. Life shall be lived well. The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here's to October…"
— A.A. Milne
It’s common knowledge that a new year technically begins on the first of January; but for me, it has long-been the first signs of fall that officially declare the start of a new beginning.
Over the years, I really responded to the fact that things begin in the Fall. New school year, new church programs, new bible studies, new, new, new… so it isn’t too much of a surprise that I tend to think of the calendar year as Fall to Fall.
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For those reasons, October always feels like a beginning of sorts for me. It’s also my return to familiar rhythms that makes this season feel like a new beginning. The months of keeping longer, sunny summer hours is over, and within a week replaced with crisp mornings, familiar routines, school and work and evening gatherings that had the summer off.
In past years, there have been times when I have experienced what can happen when fall creeps in quietly and quickly, before I have had a chance to welcome it properly. It has been in those seasons that I’ve found myself mid-winter feeling like we were on a rollercoaster, with no signs of slowing down ahead. And while I understand - and love - the significance of a January reset, I think that same idea is just as valuable in the fall. So that instead of ending the year in a blur, wondering how it all unfolded so quickly, we can set ourselves up to enjoy all the goodness this season brings.
So as Fall has arrived on our doorstep, let’s take a few minutes - before the seasons begin to blur into the holidays and new year…to reset, refresh and get a mindset that will carry us into the best, but often the busiest, season of all. This way we fully embrace all the goodness of the coming months and experience even greater growth, gratitude and wonder.
This month we will begin to welcome the seasons at the shoppe, it may not happen right away, but it will be a gradual reflection of the reset in my own life…
We will be supporting of Breast Cancer Awareness month as our focus for our Coffee&Tea Blessings and we encourage you all to head out to the Middle School here in Florence for the CoastBuster Walk on October 5th!! This organization is raising money that will stay here in our community and support our neighbors who are in this battle, so participate and give whenever you can and by all means…check your Ta Tas Ladies!!
Some fun fall things and even a peek at Christmas grace our calendar this month…I am so grateful for all the artisans and instructors who come and share their love and ideas with us!! We really are a community shoppe and that makes my heart full…
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Here is what we have going in October!!!…
Here is what is coming up this month...
have a few friends you want to hang out with?
if you see something you would love to do in our month but can't make that date or your friends aren't available...let's find a date and time that work for you! For 6 people, we can put a custom cooking class on the calendar or for as many as 10 we can put a custom crafting class together for you!
remember, if you need some inspiration...
we have projects just waiting for you here at the shoppe!
come in and look at all the options, there are more projects available than what we can show here...so now when you join us for crafting, you don't even have to bring your own ideas!!
and don't forget about our
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do you see something you would like but you don't have the time or desire to DIY it?!!
that is where we come in...
handmade custom projects!
whether you need scrapbooks to commemorate a special occasion...
or maybe you have a specific phrase you want for that wood sign...
or you need some cards personalized...
whatever your crafty need is...we can customize it just for you!!
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Here are a few of the recent projects we have done for clients...
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We are so excited to make your next delight...
check out our custom shoppe page or drop by and see us!!
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