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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Hello March.....Goodbye February!!!

We just wrapped up another exciting month at The Nest....
it was filled with February Craft Clubs, a Surprise 40th Birthday Party,
 a Valentine Themed Birthday party, a visit from New Day Cleveland, new furniture,
and a ton of new Spring Home décor items!!!
We are welcoming March with open arms and patiently waiting for Spring!!!
 
 
Are you ready for Spring!?
I am sooo ready!!
Bring it on!!
 
This week we are hosting Ladies Night on Friday, March 6 from 6:30-9:00 pm
If you live in the surrounding area grab a girlfriend and join us!!
 
 
 
You can find more information here about all the details...
 

 This past month New Day Cleveland from Fox 8 visited us when
they were filming a segment on shops in the snow belt!
It was an experience I will never forget and
we were truly honored to be contacted by them!!


We also hosted many Craft Clubs!!
The Nest Crafting Studio is such a happy place and
when all the amazing ladies get together its magical!

 
 Now get ready for picture overload.......

Our February Craft Club was a BLAST!
The ladies created a 14 ft wooden bunting with decorative paper and paint!
They all turned out ADORABLE!








We also were honored to host Maddy's Valentine's Day themed Birthday Party!
The little ladies did an amazing job creating their "one-of-a-kind" canvas.



What a bunch of sweethearts showing off their work!

We also hosted Chelsie's Surprise 40th Birthday Party!
Chelsie is a regular customer at The Nest and when her
friend, Holly called to plan this party I knew
Chelsie would LOVE it!


 These ladies were the best party planners....... they thought of every little detail!



For Chelsie's party they painted and designed wood serving trays.



Group photo of all the lovely ladies!
Thank you Holly for hosting an amazing night out for everyone!

In between all of the Craft Clubs etc.
we have been restocking the store with a lot of new furniture pieces
and Spring home décor items.












 
Phew that last was a long post...thanks for sticking with me till the end!
Hope to see you at Ladies Night!
Think Spring :)
-Steph-


My Little Guy Turns......8!!!

This past weekend we celebrated Andrew's 8th Birthday.....
hard to believe he is 8 already but he is and I cannot stop time (unfortunately).
I see him growing and changing and it makes me
 happy that he is so happy!!
I find myself thinking "I am raising a little man"
and one day he is going to make a WONDERFUL hubby!!
 
This year Andrew wanted a Minecraft themed birthday party so we invited
some of his friends over and they all had a good time!!
 
 
 
The Birthday Boy!!! 
 

The calm before the Birthday Storm!!!


 
A friend from The Nest (Sharon) made Andrew's cake for me!
She did an AMAZING job and Andrew was so excited about it!
Thank you Sharon!!!!!
 


 
Andrew has a great group of buddies and some pretty awesome cousins too!


 
They played Minecraft Bingo.....so thankful for Pinterest!!
You cannot find Minecraft party supplies anywhere and why is that, licensing!?
But you can find FROZEN stuff still everywhere...makes no sense!
As a mom of a little boy......the big box stores need to step up their game for boys already :)





 
Family....Mother-in-law, brother-in-laws and Denica!
 



A few of our youngest and cutest guests.....Charlotte and Dutch!
 


And then it was time for the piñata......Andrew wanted a Minion piñata....didn't go with
his whole Minecraft theme but the kids didn't seem to mind especially once they were gathering all the candy!


And just like that....Happy Birthday Buddy!!!!
We LOVE you!


On Monday night (Andrew's actual birthday) we sang Happy Birthday one more time!
I hope he made a good wish :)
I wish nothing but the absolute best for this peanut!!!!!
 
 
-Steph-




Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Valentines Day Special= Nest Cash!!!

Valentine's Day is right around the corner!
Do you have plans?
Do you celebrate!?
 
Lots of Valentine's Ideas
 
 
I'm HOPING for a home cooked meal after work from my Special K!!
I hinted just a nice dinner made by him would be perfection!
 
The store is STOCKED with a lot if "unique" gifts
for that special someone or send in your hubby and we can help him out too!
 
EXTRA BONUS::::
 
Starting tomorrow, Thursday, February 12 through Saturday, February 14
if you come in and spend $25.00 or more you will
receive $5.00 in NEST CASH to spend on a future purchase!
How's that for a "sweet: treat for ya!
 
 
 
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We are also only 1 month away to our next Ladies Night!
Save The Date::::
Friday, March 6 from 6:30-9:00 pm
  bring a friend it is sure to be a good time!!
 
Our Line Up of vendors include:
Love Designs
Toe Ink
Maddy B's Boutique
Christie with Pampered Chef
Regovich Imaging
and much more!
 
For more details you can check out our Facebook Page:
 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1762307860660061/

Have a good one!!
See you soon :)
Steph

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

A Lot Going On!

The saying is "time flies when you are having fun"
and I cannot believe it is February already.........
 
 
January just came and went with a bang!!
 A lot has been going on these days around The Nest
we launched our brand new website....
 
 
You gotta go check it out and if you haven't signed up for our
new Email list do that too!!
We have BIG plans for our Email list this year you won't
want to miss out on exclusive deals and info!!!
 
 
We were voted for BEST FURNITTURE
 on the Cleveland Hot List!!!!
 
Thank you to everyone who has voted for us already
we appreciate you support!
If you haven't voted and would like to vote for us we would APPRECIATE it GREATLY!
 
 
 
AND
 
New Day Cleveland from Fox 8 was here last week
 to film a segment on the store
and it is going to air this
Friday, February 6th between 10-11 am!!
 
In between all this exciting stuff we hosted 4 Craft Clubs and
3 Kid Birthday Parties...
to say we have been busy is an understatement
BUT it is a GOOD busy and we could not be more happier!
 
January Craft Club Pics:
 
For our January Craft Club the ladies each received an unfinished wooden frame with chicken wire inside they had to paint, distress and add embellishments to create their masterpiece!
Some ladies made them to hang their jewelry from, while other made them to hang their daughters hairclips from or,
to hang pictures and other important info from.
They all turned out adorable and each one was "unique"
 


Jennifer and Dana showing off their finished products.
 

 
Ashly and Katie showing off their finished products!
 

Craft Club is AWESOME you have to come if you
 have not made it to one yet!
You can come alone or with a friend...it does not matter because once you get here everyone welcomes you with open arms!
It a night out to meet someone new and to create something unique!
 

 
 Rachel-Cory- and Jessica!
 
 
Some more happy ladies showing off their finished products!
 
 
 
A few of our Craft Club regulars..
Heather, Mandy, and Jen!!
 
Tonight we kick off February Craft Club AND
all the details for our March Craft Club will be available
at the end of the week!!!!!
 
To sign up for Craft Club you can either..
 
1.  Stop in the store to sign up
2.  Join our Email List and you will be notified
when registration is open.
3. Sign up on Facebook when it is posted...
 
In between everything we have continued to "refresh" and "restock" the store with a lot of really unique items.......
I will post some new pictures soon!!!

I hope everyone is doing well and are staying warm....
Spring is not that far away!!!!

 
 Thanks for reading!
-Steph-


Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Random Thoughts and Store Updates.......

Hello!
How are you!?
Guess what the SUN is SHINING!!!!!
The sun likes to surprise us every once in awhile and
when it shows up it makes the day that much better!!
 
We have Craft Club tonight and tomorrow night and I am looking forward to
a new year with new and exciting Craft Clubs!! 
 
Our February Craft Club dates are available in the store and I will post
them on Facebook this Thursday night.............it is going to be a good one!
We (you) are going to be creating your own 14 ft. garland!!!
This project will surely add some "sunshine" in your homes!!
 
**Picture below of some examples**
 
 
 We are also busy planning our next Ladies Night which will be on:
Friday, March 6th from 6:30-9:00 pm
you can find more information here...
We had so much fun during our first one we thought we would do it again!!!
 
A lot of new merchandise has come into the store.....
Love Designs has brought in many new necklaces and earrings......
 
                          
 
I have been busy restocking more new furniture.....
and a lot of new home décor items too!!!
 
                         
    
I absolutely fell in LOVE with this bird fabric and thankfully my
mother-in-law made pillows out of it for me!!!
You gals will LOVE it to!
 
 
We also have a new stock of fresh Drizzle Melts and candles too...
 
 
 
Enjoy that sunshine today!
It's good for the soul :)
 
 
 
 
 Till next time!
-Steph-
 
Oh Yay how about
O-H-I-O!!!!!!!!!
 
 


Thursday, January 1, 2015

2015 Bring It On!!

Tonight I am sitting in my jammies....relaxing and waiting for the Ohio State game to start.
Our Christmas tree is still up and I'm ok with it!!!
I'm still enjoying the "twinkle" lights at night and I
think we will leave everything up for a few more days!!!
It's peaceful and I soaking it all in!
 
Today is also New Years Day.....
 How did that happen so fast!!!!?
It's 2015 and I am ready to embrace the new year with open arms.....
 
Do you make a New Years Resolution?????
I do not.....I'm not good at it.....instead I make a list
of things I want to accomplish both
personally and professionally.
I like checking things off as the year goes
on and it keeps me motivated and pushing myself to
reach the things that matter to me.
 
How was your Christmas!?
Ours was good!
 

We were all spoiled this year.
 


Andrew got Kev an OSU pillow from his Santa Shop at school and last year he got him an OSU ornament.....it's pretty funny in our house since my hubby is a huge Notre Dame fan but it's the thought that counts!
 


This little boy wanted 1 thing a DS and Santa delivered....
he was beyond excited!

 
Taking a minute to grab a quick photo of "us".
 
 
Pez was whooped from all the Christmas excitement too!
 
It's been a nice Christmas break and in between hanging out with the family we have also been working on things to the store.............
 
I have painted several pieces of large furniture and we are "refreshing" the store with lots of new merchandise.
 
 
Set of matching 1933 Vintage Dressers.
I love these and they are beautiful!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
I hope everyone has had a chance to take a break from their everyday routine and enjoy some family time.....it really is nice
to slow down  for a bit.
 
Happy New Year!!!!!
-Steph-