ROOM TO GROW....

O.K. so what have I been up to lately... well being a mom... we know how busy that job is.. late nights around here.. I have been painting, organizing, making custom orders & refreshing my home studio.. I will post pictures when it is complete.. My kitchen is almost finished and I found the best Hungarian handy man who has helped me beyond words!!! The good news.. Verbena will be expanding with more room and will reopen after spring break with a new look & more space.. my mom who had the room cross from me is moving into larger space around the corner ( Mademoiselle Edie Gourmet) she will continue with her Charcutarie, cheese & chocolate shop and will be adding garden & antiques. I will be keeping my current space and taking over her old space in the Marion Block Building. Now I will have the room needed to spread my wings... Also my studio upstairs from the store we will be introducing ....Verbena's Salon....(A salon is a gathering of stimulating people of quality under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation and readings, often consciously following Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" ("aut delectare aut prodesse est"). The salons, commonly associated with French literary and philosophical salons of the 17th century and 18th century, were carried on until quite recently in urban settings among like-minded people of a 'set': many 20th-century salons could be instanced.) I feel there is a need for a place where the younger girls can go, get creative & learn some of the exciting new & old crafts out there. Also a mom of a Special needs child I will offer creative classes for some of my sons classmates and their friends. I have been wanting to do this for a very long time and it is finally happening...a special place created to gather kindred spirits wanting to learn or teach a new craft, some of the classes we will offer are what we call our special project classes teaching sewing for the young girls or their moms, jewelry making the old fashioned way, painting , knitting & crocheting, piquette mosaic art, etc... so this is what I have been up to.. it will be a challenge but my heart is in it and have the support & help from some special & talanted friends who will be a part of this journey.. my sign up sheet is growing long.. so here it goes. Any questions feel free to contact me for details... (this picture is the inspiration for my studio)Ixoxoxo Laura