Happy Thanksgiving! We hope everyone had a blessed and safe Thanksgiving.
2020 is the year of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). My husband and I have been in "lockdown" since February 29. Due to both of us being high risk, we decided to sequester at home early; the state of Washington (USA) issued Stay-At-Home orders around March 15. As the pandemic dragged on, wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and social distancing of 6 feet were mandated; all public events and gatherings were banned, Wearing masks is nothing new for us. We have been wearing masks for years during flu season as I cannot get the flu shot due to egg allergies. The masks have protected us from getting the flu; I cannot remember the last time I had the flu. Nowadays, our masks are cloth instead of surgical or N95 masks, and we get to color-coordinate our masks with the day's wardrobe, or wear a "seasonal mask".
But being shut in at home has not deterred us from our activities. We still attended necessary medical appointments, including a couple of procedures/surgeries. We've been much more involved in Zoom meetings and events for activities that would normally be in-person public events.
More time for creating? Well, not really. Zoom meetings and events have taken up much more time than if we had normally driven to them. Some of these events are held overseas of which we would never have been able to attend in-person, so attending via Zoom is a huge bonus!
We have redesigned our website. Hopefully, it will be easier for you to find what you are looking for.
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Happy Shopping!
We are a small home-based business providing quality:
-- handmade Greeting Cards in a variety of sizes and designs
All greeting cards are handmade using a variety of scrapbooking papers, die-cuts, ribbons, brads, pearls and rhinestones, flowers and more; and
rubber stamps and ink, templates for embossing and gold leafing.
Cross Stitch cards stitched by hand, not machine.
3-D, multi-layered cards are put together by hand, piece by tedious piece.
Only 1 card per design (no box sets).
Greeting cards are Blank inside and come with Matching Envelopes.
-- Hand Cross-Stitch Gifts
Each gift is hand cross-stitched, not machine work.
Each item is ready for you to frame to match your personal tastes and home decor.
-- Memory Albums
Each book is created by hand using a variety of scrapbooking papers, ribbons, flowers, buttons and bling.
No two memory albums are alike.
-- hand Etched Glassware
Glassware is hand-etched using the paste method; thus, we do not "personalize" glassware as this method is not the best for that.
We will not etch on your glassware -- if it breaks, we would be responsible for replacing the item. We do not want to break your grandmother's crystal vase!
-- handmade shaped Chocolates
A variety of shaped molds are used to make our chocolates.
White, Milk and Dark Chocolate (sweet, not bitter Dark).
Chocolate is Celiac Safe; and Peanut, Tree Nut Free and Egg Free (with my multiple food allergies, I can safely eat this chocolate!
We rarely make Chocolates just to sit around waiting for someone to purchase. We will post Chocolates as we make them for shows or orders so you know what they look like. If you want those shaped Chocolates, please order a minimum $20 worth to make it worthy of whipping up a separate batch.
We will post Chocolates left over from shows. They are perfectly good and will last for several months. Order quickly before they sell out!
-- home-grown cooking Herbs
All herbs are grown in our gardens, hand picked, dehydrator dried, and crushed for packaging. Can be left whole after drying if requested. No chemicals are used in our gardens.
If you do not see something you like on our website, feel free to contact us. We also hold booths at various craft shows, so come on out and see our products. An excellent way to sample our chocolates!
Carol & Keith Edholm
About Payment
We use Square for payment which accepts all major credit cards as well as debit credit cards.
This site does not automatically add shipping, so shipping is included in the price.
If you do not use PayPal, you may contact us by email, let us know what you want to buy from the site and your mailing address, we will provide an invoice with shipping charges, and you send us a check. Once the check clears the bank, we will ship your products. Please understand this process could take a week or two. Thank you for your patience.