Taking Time To Do Stuff From Trees Inventory


I didn't realize just how much Stuff From Trees merchandise we have until I laid it out. In an out-of-the-way part of the basement, I set up tables like I would at a show and started pulling out everything we have finished. Talk about being pleasantly surprised!


Danny has almost two dozen pens and pencils done, and they are absolutely beautiful. There are woods, acrylics, golf pencils and a gorgeous teacher pen. With them as the centerpiece, I set up all the upcycled Little Golden Books, little notebooks and Scrabble journals. I have to do some fixing and decorating on the Scrabble tiles on their trays, which are super cute.


Diesel agrees. He is my helper dog. He is also very serious and has big, adorable ears. That is all.


We only have two big wood burnings and one tree slice welcome sign. One is the cow skull and the other says "Give us this day our daily bread." All the fall and Thanksgiving pieces fit at one end, and I haven't even pulled out the big magnet board yet, so that pile of magnets will go on there. I also didn't realize how many sets of mini cards, gift tags and bookmarks I have done. These are fun surprises!


And last, but not least, the few Christmas pieces we still have. The 3D and textured signs fit in 8x10-inch frames with the glass taken out, and they are so pretty! My favorite things in the whole booth, though, are the two upcycled Christmas books - one a Christmas journal and the other a story of Jesus' birth with beautiful illustrations. I'm thrilled that there are this many one-of-a-kind gifts for our customers to buy soon, but this doesn't even include handmade cards or the spring and summer projects I'm getting ready to work on. If you see anything you like, let me know and we'll make it yours!

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