i heart handwork

this pic was taken late, with an iphone and purposefully fuzzy to protect the identities of the ladies in handwork (hee hee)

so on thursday nights a group of very special ladies, whom i feel lucky to know, meet up in town. organized but noneother then robyn g.w., the night includes all of the above: women who are cool, various types of beverages, some sorts of varied handwork, from darning to knitting, and lots of talking and laughing, ( last night even included a snow dance to mj at midnight). the group varies but there are some hardcore participators whom i so look forward to seeing. last night was no exception and i was so glad i went (especially as those ladies will be the last peeps i see that i don't live with for days!) though i did send out a quick email about my hearts for haiti project i had no idea i would have such loving and game friends to assist me and assisit me they did. here is what i came home with!!!!!!

hearts for haiti

i have been thinking and pondering on what o'suz could do to raise money for the people of haiti and i wanted to do something with meaning that would also involve our loyal shoppers. this is what i came up with:
i am needle felting hearts to sell for valentines and plan to match the money made selling them, with money donated by o'suz. needle felting is a passion of mine and so i have been racing to get a bunch made (seeing as valentines is in 11 days). i may also enlist my lovely crafty lady friends at our thursday night handwork to make some so expect an array of cool choices!!! i am so excited by this idea as it is truly a labor of love, i just wish i had more time. each heart takes about 20-45 minutes to make, depending, and they will sell for 10-20 bucks (no tax added). i am even trying trying to make some flatish so they will be envelope friendly. the perfect little gift for someone far away. rest assured they will all be unique, handmade and redford approved!. ALL proceeds will go to haiti survivors.
here is a picture of a few i have made so far. they will be available for purchase beginning thursday febuary 4rth and the stock will be replenished every few days until valentines. i have 12 made so far.....

paper paper paper

we've got a lot of new goodies in the store, and from a few lines you may not have seen before on our shelves (or at least haven't seen for awhile)! here is a small sampling of some of our newest wrapping papers and boxed card sets:

first up is some lovely wrapping paper from the beloved snow and graham

cherry chinoise wrapping paper

tweets wrapping paper

cherry blossom wrapping paper

we also have plenty of card packs from snow and graham (ps - we also have tons of single cards from s&g but you'll have to come into the shop to see those!)

8 pack (4 of each) of birdies and flowers in purple, pinks, and green

green and blue 8 pack dogwood card set

we know you've all missed them, so carrot and stick is back!

skull & crossbones 8 pack card sets in red and black

pink elephants 8 pack card set

card packs from waste not

indian elephant 8 pack

lily pads 8 pack in sage and pool

jaipur folk 8 pack

and last but not least, we are pleased to announce that tons of new cards are currently en route to o'suz from egg press. we are nuts over egg press but who isn't really? here is just a sampling of some of the boxed card packs you can expect to see in the shop later this week (and don't worry, plenty of single cards are on the way too)

ocean of thanks 6 pack boxed set. love those whales!

fruity thanks a bunch cards

cactus flower thank yous

birdie jumble blank card packs

stay tuned for our valentines post and news of an o'suz hearts for haiti benefit in store the week of valentines.

come on in! we're open!

we will be open today, Sunday Jan 31, for our regular business hours, 12-5 pm. come on by and shop in the snow and start getting yourself ready for valentines day!

fyi

...our winter sale has just gone to 75% off. it will be gone in no time so slip by and nab a goody!!! sorry for the radio silence...despite being january, things seem busy busy for all of us in the o'suz family.
lots of new merch has arrived regardless...hope to see you out and about and if it snows, just remember, we will be open!!!!!

parking news!

not much news to report of late, what is notable is that we FINALLY validate parking in the 2 parking garages! we are very excited about this and hope you are too, especially as parking proves to be trickier by the day downtown. any little but helps so that is that.

in other news more sale has been added and marked down so stop on by and stock up on gifties for 2010.

sale news

alert the media!!! i got a day to myself today, a gift from my man, and what did i do? i worked,

but really, it's what i love to do and so it's natural that i ran to o'suz where i found myself knee deep in a rearrange of the sale with the help of my lovely assistant aaron, which then evolved into markdowns of the sale and add ins to the sale, which of course entails purging! so....i'll get to the point. we have a few fixtures and props for sale, some sold today but there are a few more. for example, our coveted by some, red and white enamel table with 2 leaves ($95) 2 of our vertical bookstands from hold everything ($100 for both) and a few other odds and ends....so come by tomorrow and check out either the markdowns the add ins, and or the o'suz sale props!!!! 

xo

goodtimes!!

so the first day of the sale was a huge success from the sounds of it, aaron was pooped!!! lots of peeps came and stuff went to good homes. share with us what u got!!! (comment) i'd love to know....as for whats' in store for the days to come, don't be shy, come again, as i have a mind to up the ante and add more tomorrow. ALL the dwell hit the sale very late today including the transportation group, which is may favorite. a few more jewels went in as well.

thanks for turning out for us, the sooner the sale dwindles, the sooner we can buy more new goods for 2010!!!! oh, and the list is long......
xo

quick sale rundown

home again home again, jiggity jig. 14 hours later i am back home.... the sale set up went pretty well, though i realized at the 9th hour we purged our old sale signs with intentions of making new ones. oops. so, with that said there are a few quickie signs up and about with more on the way.

if u shop o'suz sales it should be clear enough but when in need ask ms aaron.

a few things worth mentioning for now:

*all xmas/holiday is 75% off now!!! (some good stuff left if have not packed xmas up yet, it might be fun to peek.

*there is a nice 75% off 4 tiered sale section of non-holiday that includes 3 lotta jansdotter linen aprons, a crispina blanket, a bunch og blank books and journals, some books, some rubber stamps and lots more but i'm blanking...

*lots of new goods marked to 50% including: lots and lots of baby and toddler clothes and books, a pink baby blanket by bla bla, lotta baby shoes for a newborns, travel pillows for kids in 4 colors by manuela, some cookbooks and crafty books, TONS of cards for all occasions (a few for valentines too) and some blank cards as well, a few amazing teacups made locally, a little flowers bird teapot, fluffy co ipod cases, some fun passport cases, a very small # of hobo wallets this time, blue cashmere gloves, 2 katie mawson hats, some lotta aprons, built laptop cases, some dwell cosmetic cases, 3 me moore rectangle wood necklaces, 2 susan fleming necklaces, some paper wings jewelry ... and u have to come visit to find out the rest!!!!

hope to see u this week!!

xo

suz

welcoming 2010 and prepping for sale

so as we settle into 2010 and reflect on 2009 (a little), it is safe for us to say that we were happy to turn the page. o'suz loves change and a new year always holds great possibilies. we hope to have a website soon and an an online shop as well, but in the mean time it is business as usual and that is OK!

as always, our sale is just around the bend. the plan, as of now, is to have it all out by this monday, january 4rth, at opening. there is a fair amount: lots of books and tons and tons of cards and kids stuff comes to mind, as i type from home on this uber windy day. it is safe to say though, that it will be as juicy as always cuz once i get going, i usually get wild hairs and throw some serious merch in for good measure. aaron will be there monday to sell it up and i will be there tuesday working for our lovely jessica who is in italia teaching for 3 weeks!!!
* miss you jessa, says red

come see us if u can,
here's to goodtimes in 2010.
xo
suz