Sale...

Last day for our Christmas Sale... 

Still some fun holiday decorations left @ 50% off!

Many everyday items 10 to 25% off also! 

Including some Rescued Furniture!

Hope to see you!

Open 10-4

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Christmas Wishes...

I hope this Christmas day 

was spent with the ones you love...

  

... and this Christmas night

you are blessed with sweet dreams.

Merry Christmas!

Are you ready?

If you need a last minute gift 

or decoration or just want a little 

time away from all the preparations

for the holidays come visit us at 

The Whistle Stop 

We will be open

Thursday, Dec. 23rd 10-5

Friday, Dec. 24th 1-2

We hope your Christmas is

just the way you imagine

it to be... or better!

Merry Christmas!

*after Christmas sale

  Sunday & Monday 

December 26th & 27th  

10-4 

Oh, Christmas Tree!

Our little tree is finally decorated!

Just a few minutes before family

arrives for an early Christmas!

We love what we call a "Charlie Brown" tree.

It's a Western Douglas Fir . 

There is only one place here in Omaha that

we can get them. Our choices this year

12' or 5'. 

With time, energy & ceiling height 

at an all time low...  

the 5' tree came home with us!

 

I have collected vintage, glass ornaments since before

I got married. I just LOVE them! 

With company arriving soon I didn't have time

 to hang them all, nor would this little tree hold them all. 

So, I piled them in an antique Oshkosh suitcase

along with a Dan DiPaolo snowman.   

 He looks like he's helping to decorate the tree. 

This maybe the only decorating I get done

for the holidays. And that's o.k. 

I will enjoy our simple, little Charlie Brown 

tree and the sparkle from it's branches.

Is your shopping done yet?

 Just a few days left to shop

the "SToP" for the 

HoLiDAy SeAsoN!

December Hours...

Sunday... 19th  10-2

Thursday...  23rd  10-5

Friday...  24th  10-2

Twinkle Night Pictures!

Here are just a few pictures from Twinkle Night.

Hop on over to the website to see more!

I appologize as some of the pic's are blury.

 I'm thinkin' I need to ask Santa for a new camera! 

Upon a winter's night...

The "SToP" began to 

Twinkle! 

 An adorable red & cream chest.

Perfect Holiday colors. 

Holiday Greetings on a chalkboard

made from an old door.

We still have a few Twinkle Night tees left. 

They are long sleeve, charcoal gray with 

white writing.  Fun for winter!

They are a mens tee 50/50 blend.

Sizes S/M/LG/XL

$24.95

Thank You to Kristi from 

 NEW IDEA DESIGN OF ELKHORN

for the designing of the tee 

and handling of all the details!

'Tis the season...

to "Twinkle"!

Twinkle Night... WOW!

All I can say is ... 

THaNk YoU!!!

Thank you to all who braved the long wait, 

the long line and the frigid cold to visit us on 

Twinkle Night!

 I am still in awe and truly humbled by

 how many joined us last night. 

Many thanks to those of you who
bought raffle tickets! The proceeds from
 the raffle sales and Twinkle Night shirts
will give cheer to two families this
HOliDaY SEaSoN!

I also have to give big hugs to my

Whistle Stop Elves who helped

with our event. I couldn't do it

without you! 

Thank you all,
 from the bottom of my heart! 

HaPPy HOliDaYs!

More pictures coming soon! 

Twinkle Night...

... is just days away! 

{Monday, December 6th}

This is our customer appreciation &

fundraiser event rolled into one festive evening!

Always held on the first Monday in December.

The pressure is on... even more so than our 

Holiday Open House.

The Saturday before, at the close of the day,

I start taking apart displays... and rearranging...

and redecorating... the goal to make the 

shop look like a Christmas Wonderland in 

48 hours!

Door prizes wrapped, raffle prizes organized,

a treat ready for the little carolers & a buffet 

of Holiday treats wait to fill the old farm table. 

Looking back through old pictures of other

Twinkle Nights I realize that this is our
10th annual Twinkle Night! 

*** 

O.K. So now I have to come up with 

something a little extra special! 

I found a little inspiration from a 

store in MN.  Lori from
  Round Barn Potting Company

designed some really cool shirts to

sale at the Junk Bonanza and in her store.

Take a peek at her blog... you'll love it!  

 A wonderful customer came to my rescue &

this is the great design she came up with!

Now, I'm hoping I can find a printer
to be able to get them done in a week!

Hoping for a charcoal gray

thermal with cream writing.

We may have to compromise.

If we are successful I will post a

picture of the "real deal"! 

Off I go... lot's of 

" twinklin' " to do!

Here's wishing you all a

family shared, tummy filled,

full of blessings

Thanksgiving Day! 

'Tis the season for sharing...

... a little bit of  Holiday Cheer  is on it's way

to Amy of Cottageprims !

Thanks to all of you entered our little give away!

I hope when the season settles in for our winter's nap

that I'll have time to stop by and visit.

I truly wish you could of all been winners! 

Amy, I hope you enjoy a few little gifts
 from The Whistle Stop Country Store
in Nebraska! 

Where Snowmen make themselves
at home in the winter! I'm sure he'll be
happy in Pennsylvania too! 

I apologize for not getting this all posted in the time 

I said I would. This is the time of year

... when the pace of a shopkeeper catches up with me

... when I receive all the little "gifts" from the kids at school

coughs, sneezes, fevers... lovely gifts!

... 'Tis the season to share indeed!

I promise Amy, I have not sent any unwanted gifts!

100+ Follower's Celebration!

Sometimes you wonder if anyone

 really reads your blog. ???

I know a few fellow bloggers do for they

 always leave nice comments for me! 

At our Holiday Open House and the 

show at the Qwest I had several people 

say...

" I love reading your blog & your website!"

Wow... really!?

Sometimes when I press the 

"publish" button,  it's just like putting my

words & life's happenings in a diary that's stored in air.

Not really thinking that many are going to read it

... but, in fact many do! 

104+ do...

I've been so busy with the shows that I didn't 

notice that my blog has reached over 

ONE HUNDRED followers! 

I think it is time to celebrate with a 

surprise giveaway! 

Do you decorate more with 
SNoWmeN or SaNtAs for the Holidays?

Answer this question to
be entered for a chance to win a
Whistle Stop holiday SURPRISE!
 
Let people know about the give away
on your blog and I'll enter you twice!

Last day to enter
Friday, November 19th! 
Drawing will be held
Saturday, November 20th! 

Holidays...

Our Holiday Open House

& the Autumn Festival

have come and gone...

... and we survived!

  

Here are a few pic's from the shop and

the show at the Qwest in Omaha.

You can see more pic's of the show

and our shop's open house on our website.

A vintage lighted Santa greeted 

customers at The Whistle Stop.

A large cupboard we used for a 

wall between us & our neighbor 

at the craft show,

not really thinking it would sell. 

... on Saturday we were scurrying

 to fill the space! 

An old skate with black checkered

 laces shines light on Mr. Snowman.

It's just the beginning of our 

holiday season

@

The Whistle Stop.

More old, new and handmade will

fill the "SToP" each week! 

"Twinkle Night" is just 

a few short weeks away! 

Check the website

for plans soon!  

Holiday Open House...

... begins tomorrow! 

Ready or not!

Also the Autumn Festival at the

  Qwest Center in downtown Omaha. 

It's midnight and am I ready... 

not yet! 

Began the day trying to finish up some projects

in the garage when I heard a big crash... 

the wind blew our booth display over

that was staged out on our deck. 

And yes... it fell apart and had to be rebuilt.

So that put us a few hours behind.

It was 6:17 and we were just heading to

 storage to gather our goods... two trucks, a trailer

 and a car full to take to the show. We have 

to be done and out of there by 10:00! 

We did save some goodies for the shop too!

And more to come each Saturday! 

And yes... We did it!!!

Thanks to my boys & their girls who came

to help! They hauled and priced and displayed

until everything had a home under the tin roof. 

It looked pretty darn cute! Much more than 

I expected it to be. Truthfully I was so tired

that I was ready to just line up 

the stuff and call it a night. 

Their creativity shined through! 

I just hope now I can pull the shop together
by 10:00 tomorrow morning!
So much more to do!!!!
Displays to finish, counter to clear, patio
to decorate, things to be priced...
and the list goes on & on & on!
At this point we just do our best &
let go of the thought that it isn't just the
way we planned.  
 

We just hope that we've done a good 

enough job to put a smile on

our customers faces! 

That when they walk in the door

of our little bit of a country store,

 they'll feel like it's "Beginning to look

a lot like Christmas!" 

And they'll leave "whistling" a 

merry tune!

If I'm not smiling tomorrow...

it's because I'm sleeping on my feet! 

5:00 a.m. is going to come really early. 

Should I be writing this at midnight...

no! but, somehow it's therapeutic! :)

Night! 

One more down...

... one project!

... one day 

... only 6 more sleeps until 

our Christmas Open House

at the "SToP"!

... the sandman is calling my name.
Night. 

Wrappin' things up... almost... not really!

Well... here they are! 

After how many weeks 

and I can't even say that they are all finished,

35 more to go! I wanted to take a picture

of all 80 together. I thought that might be

 more impressive! I am so behind I 

thought I'd better just 

"getter done" and post it now!    

I hope they all find good homes 

for the holidays! 

... a little plug for our store! ;)

Holiday Open House 

is coming soon!

If you live near by and would like to visit 

The Whistle Stop you can find all 

the details on our website.  

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They are off to the printer and should

 be arriving any day...

... just in time for Holiday giving! 

Gift Certificates!

If you need a gift for someone who 

loves to decorate for the seasons, 

loves the old & the vintage or is 

already a fan of The Whistle Stop... 

then a gift certificate to our little store is 

the perfect solution! Visit us on 

Saturdays 10-4, or go to our website 

and send us a message! We'll be glad to

 help cross one, two or more names 

from your gift giving list! 

The Whistle Stop elves are hard at work! 

I have a day off from school today! 

(yippie!)

May actually get to cross somethings 

off the list today! 

(big smile!) 

Unfortunately... 

Doesn't mean that the list will 

get any shorter! There are always 

more ideas & projects to add.

It does mean...

I will finally feel a little sense

of accomplishment! 

(sigh...)

Just might be able to post more pictures of

completed projects by the weekend!

(are you smilin'?)

 Like the Holiday Ornaments 

in the last post! Thought I could get 80

 of those done over a three day weekend... NOT!

 Three weeks later and they are almost done! 

Along with the the 77 Top Hat Snowman

door hangers! 

(jumpin' for joy!)

I here someone calling my name... 

 I have to get back to 

Santa's workshop!

He sure is a slave driver! 

(smirky grin) 

How Many?

It's raining Christmas Bulbs!

I came home from work today and my awesome husband

had all 80 Christmas bulbs painted!  

Hopefully by the weekend they will all be complete,

priced & ready for the Holiday shows! 

I'll post a finished picture as soon as

they're done! 

Is it...

... the Beverly Hillbillies?

... Sandford and Son?

OR

The Whistle Stop

The weekend of our Fall show was also

the weekend for the Vencie Flea Market! 

And we couldn't let the junk pass us by so we

made several quick trips before and after opening 

the shop! We managed to fill the pick-up four times! 

Some of these "wonderfuls" have already been 

done up in Whistle Stop style and are at 

the shop ready for you to take home and love!  

  

... and there will be more to come! 

Y'all come back now, y'hear?.

Open Saturdays  10-4

(Oct. 30th we will be closed preparing 

for our Holiday open house!)