Posts Tagged ‘summer’
Inspiration of the Week: Pineapples!
You want to know what’s all the rage this summer? Pineapples! Clarisa returned from Alt Summit (see post here) with reportage that pineapples are on trend! I’ve collected some of our fabric offerings that feature pineapples, or conjure ideas of the juicy fruit in color or texture just for you, dear readers! One of my favorites…
Read MoreSpruce Night: At Long Last…!
Greetings all! Summer has kicked into full gear and we have been busy! Thank you all so much for your support. We finally took a break from the shop to get together for a much-needed Spruce evening this Tuesday last. It has been some time since we all collected to indulge in great food and…
Read MoreLet’s Talk: Outdoor Fabrics!
As the days grow longer and the temperature climbs, we look to spend more hours in our out-of-doors living spaces, often feeling compelled to “Spruce” them up. In the last month we have had customers flocking to the shop with their exterior seating projects in preparation for the summer. Here is a short tour of…
Read MoreInspiration: Shell Art!
Summer is here, and if you are lucky, that means beach time! Thankfully, I was one of the lucky ones. I just returned home from a lovely vacation with my family from Gulf Shores, Alabama. We have gone there ever since I can remember. As a kid, one of my favorite things to do while…
Read MoreInspiration: NEON!!!
A summer stream of consciousness for you…. Sweltering humid heat, long days, late nights, neon lights through mini-blinds, oscillating fan doing its best to offer relief. White sands, surf, bikinis, blue-green water, waves, floats, lazy rivers, sunburns,’ Zinc’. Do you remember ‘Zinc’? Lightning bugs, vacations, cool shades, umbrellas, aguas sabores…Ah! I know that the heat…
Read MoreAround Town: Sprucette Favorite Restaurant Experiences
Wow. Can you believe it’s June? Nor can I. Summer is in full swing here in Austin. This Monday’s high was a feverish 103 degrees Fahrenheit (gasp!). I have sympathy for my land-locked, water-featureless Dallas and Houston friends and family that don’t have Austin’s superabundance of natural swimming holes and public pools. For those of…
Read MoreInspiration of the Week: Beat the Heat!
For those of you who live in the Austin area, you are all too familiar with the mid-summer blues that creep up once the triple digits arrive. The Sprucettes are sweating it out for the third annual summer in the back workshop. Even Pixie is doing her best to stay cool with a new haircut…
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…
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