Category Archives: store happenings

firefly facelift: before and after

firefly facelift: before and after
After painting almost everything, re-purposing and tossing out some old display pieces and also bringing in some new… I believe we have achieved the fresh look we were going for at our Berkley store.  Of course one of my favorite parts of those ‘makeover shows’ is the classic before/after shots so here are a few of ours… We kept our crazy mannequins and positioned them so they were spilling out ‘paint’ from a few .

plan to party with us this saturday

plan to party with us this saturday
It has been a busy start to 2013 for this firefly family so we think it’s about time to celebrate!  So on Saturday, March 16 we are throwing a little party for all of you!  Lots of action is happening at all THREE of our locations… To kick off the GRAND OPENING of our third location in Ann Arbor we are giving away free goodies (like that cute bag pictured above) to our first .

firefly facelift – day 5 and 6

firefly facelift – day 5 and 6
The last two days of our fast and furious facelift were the most work.  Once again I have to thank our team for all their hard work, late nights and extra shifts needed to pull this off.  We are about at 90% completion in these photos.  This week we’ll put up more artwork up on the walls, add tree branches budding with paper lanterns in a few displays, light up a marquee sign that .

firefly facelift – day 3 and 4

firefly facelift – day 3 and 4
We went through our share of colorful paint on Tuesday.   Our fabulous firefly team is doing an amazing job helping us transform our whimsical space.  We are so grateful to have such a positive, flexible and hard working crew.  Thank you gals! Now… if we could only teach Piper how to paint trim work. The back half of the store floor also got covered in chocolate brown paint.  The only thing we didn’t .

firefly facelift – day 1 and 2

firefly facelift – day 1 and 2
It has been 6 years since the last time we gave our original Berkley location a makeover and we decided it was time to mix it up again.   Inspired by our latest location we’re turning our current sherbet color theme into a more punchy palette.  Also we are saying goodbye to a lot of our traditional shelving and adding more industrial spool table tops. First the un-fun part… tearing apart the store after the .

hello ann arbor!

hello ann arbor!
After many weeks of preparation we happily opened our doors on Detroit Street this Wednesday. It seems so long ago when we originally looked at the space and to be honest, it’s still sinking in that it is finally a reality.  We had a blast putting everything together and are delighted with how it turned out!  Here are some of the classic before/after shots… Talk about the power of paint, right?  And now for .

another week closer

another week closer
We are finally entering the pedal to the metal week at our new shop in Ann Arbor.  Everything is finding it’s place (including the awning) and this week it’s all about getting pretty products placed in the shop. Here’s a quick tour of how things are coming together…  My dear friend, Aly stopped by on Saturday & yarn bombed our lengthy limbs we have scattered throughout the store.  I’m also loving these cool vintage .

putting the peices together

putting the peices together
Another week has flown by at our new Ann Arbor location.  Steve has become the master of creating our check-outs from old doors… this will be his fourth & fanciest one yet.  And God bless Katie, our new manager for painting TWENTY window panes and our GIANT bumpy brick wall.  Her and the color, grape leaves have become best friends.  We’ve also found many terrific treasures on craigslist… claw foot tub, retro sofa & .

cupid strikes again

cupid strikes again
We are happy to be partnering with Children’s Hospital of Michigan again for our 4th annual Valentine Card Campaign. So we invite you to put your crafty hat on & whip up some sweet sentiments for kids who could use a smile on February 14th. We’ll be collecting your handcrafted cards at our Berkley & Rochester locations until February 8.  And if you don’t live near by and want to participate, please send your .

coloring our world

coloring our world
Normally I spend a good amount of time behind the computer during the work day but this paint roller will be my tool of choice the next couple weeks.  Slowly but surely our new shop in Ann Arbor is taking shape.  Thankfully our new manager, Katie also is swift with the brush and has been painting daily while we were at the Atlanta gift show last week. And we’ve been using Steve’s muscles to .