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Great Jewelry Display Finds at Marshall’s

Wow, Marshall’s, you’ve really kicked it up.  I stumbled across a Grand Reopening of the store on S. Florida Ave in Lakeland, a week or 2 ago, and was so impressed with the store and new selection.   Marshall’s was my very first “real” job, over the holiday season back in 1983.  I only put away [...]

Thrift Store chair finds a home.

I found this clunker at Salvation Army and I knew I wanted it, though I didn’t know why. Our Tea largo store needed something fun in the front window… The arms are mosaic’ed with painted ceramic tiles, chunky beach glass, beads, glass marbles, and ceramic addons. Grouted with lowe’s shade of chamois. [...]

My moka pot is an essential art tool

As you may know, I own a contemporary tea bar adjacent to my pottery painting studio. I’ve been making rooibos latte with a traditional Italian moka pot for 3 years now. It’s just a stove top device that makes a “shot” of antioxidant-rich caffeine-free red goodness, and I just add a splash of milk and [...]

Katie’s tip: how to deal with oversized latex gloves

I never would have thought of this…thanks Katie for the very creative tip! Your private school kindergarten education is paying off!