Posts Tagged ‘Lizzie’
Inspiration of the Week: Get out of Town!
I am dying to take a summer trip! My hubby and I have been talking about taking a road trip somewhere. As the summer days fly by, our aspirations have gotten less and less grand. It started as a road trip to the Grand Canyon (I’ve never been) and has become, “hmm….maybe we can squeeze…
Read MoreInspiration of the Week: It’s Summer time!!
First off, happy Memorial Day! A great big “thank you” from Spruce goes out to all the soldiers and their families! I hope everyone has had a relaxing weekend, hanging with friends and family, eating BBQ, and kicking it in the shade to beat the 90-plus degree heat! Memorial Day, for many people, marks the…
Read MoreStrangest Requests: Don’t worry. It’s probably not yours…
…Unless you came to us from a funeral home. In my last post, I mentioned some of the services Spruce offers and told you to feel free to bring us your request! People come to us all the time and preface their request with, “This may seem weird but…” Really, feel free. We have dealt…
Read MoreInspiration of the Week: Up!
I finally watched Pixar’s Up this past weekend and, of course, fell in love with it. Carl and Ellie are the cutest couple ever and they have great chairs. I love how they get them when they set up their house together as newly-weds and they have them until the end. It reminds me of…
Read MoreThings you didn’t know you could do at Spruce
We have a lot going on at Spruce with our upholstery services, retail furniture, classes, fabric, and retail options. Some people come into our shop a little confused and say, “What exactly do you do here?” Well, we do a lot and there may be some things we do you didn’t know about. 1. As…
Read MoreWhat’s new at Spruce? Gobs!
Lots has been going on at the Spruce studio lately! Here are some key things to keep you up to speed: SPRUCE ON THE NEWS! An interview with the Spruce gals aired on KXAN Tuesday morning! Check out yours truly as we talk about the benefits of reupholstery and see us at work in our…
Read MoreAdorable Animals
So, you may have noticed that we’re a bunch of animal lovers here at Spruce! Seriously, I have 3 dogs, most of the artwork in my house has animals in it, a knit giraffe welcomes me home every day, and I often go to bed watching Animal Planet. Don’t believe me? You may remember these…
Read MoreInspiration of the week: Olympics!
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a major sucker for the Olympics and world wide sporting events. This year is fantastic considering we have the Vancouver Winter Olympics AND World Cup Soccer. Living in Texas my whole life, I know very little about the icy Winter Olympic sports. In fact, I didn’t even…
Read MoreSo who is that Sprucette?
So after stumping many people with our “Match that Sprucette” game, we have a winner….drum roll please….Jennifer Meuse! You are a true fan of Spruce, and we are happy to be awarding you with a fabulous prize of a large Voluspa candle. Your life just started smelling a little sweeter! For all you out there…
Read MoreWhat is this “Favorite fabric from Schumacher” you keep talking about?
Just in case you’ve missed out…here it is! In honor of Chinese New Year (which happens to share the day with St. Valentine this year), I give you Chiang Mai Dragon from Schumacher. We recently learned that this print is a pattern from the 1920’s. It has certainly aged well! It comes in 4 color…
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