atlanta gift show finds

Every second week of July I get to pack my bags and go live in gift-show-land for 6 days (also known as Americasmart in Atlanta).  You know all the things you see in all the gift and home decor shops across the US?  Almost all of that stuff lives here in 3 giant buildings with numerous floors (and human hamster tunnels linking them all together)

In addition to shopping for fabulous finds for our shops, I also have a display of the goodies I make for other shop owners to purchase for their stores.

This time around I picked out items for the upcoming holidays.  I always lean towards whimsical styles and this year is no different however I have embraced a woodland theme for this Christmas.  Cute critters like hedgehogs, owls, foxes and birds were too tempting to pass by without inviting them to be showcased in catching fireflies this December.  Here is a little taste of our upcoming holiday offerings…

Then there is Halloween.  Silly looking witches,  jack-o-lanterns and more owls of course.  The one item that makes me laugh the most are what they call ‘ugly sticks’  (a witch head on top of a long stick)  I’m not 100% sure how generational that saying is, but it brought back some funny memories for me.  And isn’t this chalkboard art awesome?!  Lots of those signs in everyday sayings are coming in soon too!

I’m always on the hunt for cute, reasonably priced handbags, wallets, jewelry and scarves.  And boy-oh-boy I found some loot!  This is only a small sampling of what’s to come in the next month…

And lastly some other fun finds like hair brushes that give your locks a light watermelon smell, super soft animal baby blankets, straws that flavor your milk as you sip on them, colorful crosses and a.i. paper’s new map themed assortment (more on that soon!)

All of these pretties and more will start arriving in the weeks to come so stay tuned!  And if you want to see larger pictures hop on over to our instagram page.

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