Just want to mention one more time to note the new days and hours of operation for us.
Spring is almost here and it’s time to plant your live Easter Basket. A bit of plastic liner, a touch of potting soil and a smathering of rye seeds in a vintage basket and you will have a beautiful natural grass basket! A great precursor to Earth Day in April.
Nothing is more pleasant than these first few days of warm weather here in our town.
Neighbors popping out to inspect gutters, driveways and sidewalks, dusting off porches and bicycles…making sure bird feeders stay full as the birds make their return for the new year.
Here is what’s new in The Stillroom. We have added sweet & savory dip mixes from a small local business called Herbal Delights. From the Berry Lavender and Key Lime Coconut to the Horseradish dip, we could not be happier with this tasty addition to our shop. These are nice hostess gifts and with all of the Spring celebrations from Easter to Graduation parties, these dips are not only easy to make, they are absolutely delicious and equally as important, you are purchasing local. That’s pretty huge.
We have the new holiday teas from Stash coming in any day now and I will not reveal what the flavors are, you just have to come in and see for yourself! New springtime tea pots adorn the shelves in addition to the beautiful new line of stained glass picture frames and stained glass kaleidoscopes. (We still have the glitter scopes too)!
The Stillroom offers cute selections of old and new giftware, glassware, children’s classic books and DVD’s and Beatrix Potter onesies.
Mothers’ Bouquet tea tins, honey sticks, biscotti & and assorted candy and chocolate from Divani’s Chocolate Boutique.
We have a very nice selection of vintage gloves, teacups, teaware not to mention the extensive selection of Stash Teasand the most requested Harney teas.
We sell all of the ingredients that you need if you choose to brew your own chai tea which means we have fresh vanilla beans, green cardamom pods, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, and really just about all of the fragrant items you would find in a still room including lavender and patchouli by the ounce and organically grown dried catnip too!
We have perfume oils for simmering and scent sticks for the people (like me) who don’t like scenting with flames!
Two Sisters locally made quilts are available here and soon you will be able to find their wonderful textiles at the Pittsburgh Sewing School. That new venue is located at The Red Barn Shops on Ekastown Road…where The Stillroom had it’s very first location!
They will be opening soon!
The Lovely Laurette still has a nice hodgepodge of vintage collectibles here at The Stillroom. She has very interesting taste and certainly has some real little gems in our “kitchen department”.
What’s old and new in our village? The Stillroom Annex has closed it’s doors (that’s old news at this point) at The Fresh Cup Cafe but not to worry, all that was in there is now over here at the main shop. What’s new is that Laura from The Fresh Cup is still around but in a different capacity that suits her space much better so if your are looking for catering and sweets to order, she’s not out of the game, she’s busier than ever churning out delicate apricot pastries for the fresh new season that is upon us in addition to what looked like mouth watering coconutty, chocolatey, sprinkly springy cookies and was as busy as a bee filling orders when I was chatting with her at the catering shop at the Fresh Cup. That is what we want to see as a community. Come here, explore the options, grow as a community of retailers and most importantly, stay here to serve where you are needed!
A Cake Above is not going any place either so when you need that wedding cake or quick pastry, they are open and are undergoing changes as well…want to know what they are? Well, you have to go in and see!
Welcome to the brand spanking new Lenora Moore on Main Street. I still have to get up there and check it out but I talked to Laura today and she said it’s awesome! Congrats Carol and we are so glad to have you here…just one more place for people to browse around in.
The Chandlery Gift Shoppe window is decked to the nine’s for Spring and the C. Matus Company window has really nice new Amish furniture featured and The Second Time Around is waiting to deck you out for spring at great prices and The Grey Wolf Gallery is here to deck your walls. The Saxonburg Area Artists Co op has a grand opening coming up mid may so keep a watch out for that.
Oh, one more thing. If you love great coffee don’t forget that we bring fresh beans from The Strip at unbelievable prices. Why? Because we can and it’s our pleasure!
If you see our open flag waving in the wind on a Monday or Tuesday, stop on in. That means I am here.
Ahhhh, Spring. (almost)! Pretty soon we will be listening for the peepers. I like that more that Christmas.
