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!) 

It All Adds Up!

Torn tendon in my foot = a boot for 3 weeks

+

2x6 falls on my husbands foot = limping in pain

          

            +              

Bandsaw broken = time & profits dwendling


All of the above = NO TIME FOR TEARS!

'Tis the season!
 to burn the midnight oil in spite of it all!

Whistle Stop's "Shopkeeper Saturdays"
open 10-4

"Deck the Holidays" Open House
 Nov. 4th, 5th & 6th

& 

The Autumn Festival at the Qwest
Nov. 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th 

The shows must go on... 

and they will! 

Fall Marketplace Show...

Hocus Pocus...

Let the Autumn Magic begin...

... and it did at

The Whistle Stop's

Fall Marketplace Open House!

Go to our website and check out

our pictures of the show!

The sleepless nights paid off

as the shop's displays came together,

looking very much like Fall had

arrived. Everything was ready by

the strike of 10:00 on

Thursday morning!

It was great to meet fellow Blogger,

Connie from She Dreams Big & to

see Brenda again from Pine Tree Prims.

It was also great to meet Phil and Linda

from Sweet Annie's Primitives in Roca, NE.

Jolene from Weathered and Worn

Country Store of Papillion, NE and

Deb from Country Sampler, of Omaha

visited too. It is always a great complement

when other store owners take time

away from their "to do list" to visit

our little bit of a country store!

And of course I wish I could name

each and everyone of our wonderful,

tide & true customers that come to

The Whistle Stop's open houses.

Rain or shine, Spring, Summer or Fall,

year after year, they come and shop

with wonderful things to say...

... and that makes us do it

again and again and again!

Fall Show...

... survived day one & on only 3 hours of sleep.

Thanks to all who came to the open house today.

A fellow blogger, three fellow shop owners

and many, many wonderful customers made our

first day very rewarding!

Too tired to post pic's tonight.

I'll get them up soon!

Nighty, night...

... a little bit of Autumn is brewing

in the craft room!

Now if the "Good Witch" would only

share some magic so I could

fill up the shop in just three days!!!

I am just a wee bit behind!

... and one last little treat to share from

Summer's End!

Wishes for a Wonderful Fall!

I’m sitting with the calendar, my

notebook & a Star Bucks :) , finishing up plans

for the Fall Open House and fine tuning ideas for the

Holiday Season. I really am in awe at how fast

this year has gone! I’m not sure if it is working

in “retail”, always looking to the next season or if

it’s age that time seems to be flying

by with Superman speed!

Our Fall Open House is just days away!

Although I am back at work & the busiest

time of the year at the “SToP” is just ahead

of me, I am still hopeful for and think

because we have had, at least in Nebraska,

the harshest winter, the wettest spring &

the most humid summer,

we are all deserving of a

wonderful Fall !

My Fall Wish List!

... long warm Autumn days

... seeing the leaves slowly turning all the beautiful colors of Autumn

... sunsets that take my breath away

... tee shirts by day, sweat shirts by night

... fireside chats with the family

... weekends feeling as if Monday is still a day away

... hoping my “to do” list is accomplishable

... that the hands of the clock keep ticking...

... just a little slower.

What’s on your Fall wish list?

Oh...

Lions! Tigers! Bears!

OH, my!!!

Fall! Halloween! Christmas!

Oh,my!

My summer is quickly coming to an end.

I’ll be back at school (work) this week &

the busy season at The Whistle Stop is just

around the corner! As if we didn’t have enough

on our plate we pilled on more servings!

We applied to be in the Autumn Festival

at the Qwest Center, downtown Omaha.

I saw today that our check was cashed

so I believe that means we’re in!

Oh, my!

But, wait... you haven’t heard it all yet!

It is the same dates as our own

Holiday Open House!

OH, MY! OH, MY! OH, MY!

Yes, you heard that right.

I thought last year doing our Fall Open House back

to back with the Junk Bonanza was tough and we

weren’t even open on Saturdays then. I guess

there isn’t anything that we can’t accomplish with

a little hard work, (ok... alot)

a little help from our Whistle Stop elves, (ok... alot)

and a little bit of caffine. (ok... a boat load!)

Bring on the Starbucks,

the season has begun!

Oh, my...

... a few positive thoughts & prayers

thrown our way couldn’t hurt either!

(ok... more than a few!)

Summer Home Show...

Time for another

Whistle Stop

open house to come to a close!

A big heartfelt thank you to all who traveled

from near or far to visit our little store!

We truely appreciate your excitement,

your kind words & your hard earned

pennies spent with us!

We saw familar faces, connected with

fellow Bloggers and met new friends

of The Whistle Stop!

We hope the rest of your summer is

full of sunshine (no humidity), your favorite

flavor popcicle & the making of

great memories!

To see pictures of our

Summer Home Show

go to our website.

www.thewhistlestopcountrystore.com

{open... Saturdays 10-4}