From my friend Karen.....

Today I received my first blog award! It was given to me by my sweet friend Karen of Prairie River Primitives
Thank you Karen for being my friend! Be sure to check out Karen's wonderful blog!

I would like to pass along the "Thanks for being my Friend" to
Dana of Homespun Cottage and Liz of Brown and Hopkins!

I hope you will visit their blogs and they will pass the awards on to other well deserving bloggers!
Its a great way to connect in this great big cyber world!

Spring Open House and Shop Hop

There is a lot going on in Eureka this weekend, lets pray for no rain on Saturday!

Our Spring Open House and Shop Hop is Saturday
Come to see us at The Country Junction, then visit all of the other great shops on your shop hop card then enter your card in the drawing to win a GREAT basket full of goodies from all the shops and other businesses.
Here's a peek at the gift basket.(click picture to see larger )Value is over $300

ABCO Exterminating - Gift Certificate for Pest Control

Busy Bee Stitchery – Gift Certificate

Cherokee Chief Trading Post – Gift Certificate

Dragonfly Designs – Spa Slippers

Embrasse Moi – Bath and Body products and Gift Certificate

Great Mid West Antique Mall – Flower pale and Gift Certificate

Harvest Arts – Soaps and Gift Certificate

His and Hers Salon – Beauty Salon Bucks

Holiday Inn – Gift Certificate for dinner

Solid Rock Kaffee Haus & Bistro – Coffee

The Country Junction – Candle and sign

Wallach House Antiques – Wine Box, Bottle of Wine,

Cookie Mix and Gift Certificate

Other Happenings around Eureka on Saturday

1ST ANNUAL SWAP MEET AND GARAGE SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 29th from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
Six Flags Parking Lot

Antique Road Show and Boutique Sale
at the COMMUNITY CENTER
Antiques appraised from 10 am to 1 pm
$5.00 for 1st item - $3.00 for each additional item
Boutique and garage sale 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Harvest Arts Spring Roundup 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Featuring “Plein Air” Artists Demonstrating
Painting, Chain Saw Carving, Pit Firing of Horse Hair Pottery and more
Benefits Horse Health & Safety

Be Sure to Watch for All the Shop Hop Signs

Easter Merchandise now 50% off this week only!
If you didn't make it in last week for our Easter Sale, we have extended it thru this Saturday.
Remember, we still have several Johnston Benchwork pieces instock that are 40% off
Click here to see the Johnston Benchwork pieces that we have instock, on sale and ready for your home!

Thank you for ALL your PRAYERS!

We wanted to thank everyone for all of their thoughts and prayers for this very trying time!
We dodged the bullet!
The river has crested and WE ARE DRY!!!
Here's our plans for the next week:

Today (Saturday) - CLOSED while we start cleaning up

Sunday - CLOSED for Easter (hope to get some rest too)

Monday - Open for Business again (10-5) but please excuse the mess while we get it all back together

SATURDAY MARCH 29 - Our Spring Open House and Shop Hop!

See What's Fresh and New in Eureka!

Join the shops of Eureka on Saturday March 29th for spring open houses and shop hop. Come into any of the participating shops and pick up your Shop Hop Card, have it stamped at each shop, and qualify to win a basket full of great gifts and prizes!

Shops will be showcasing wonderful spring merchandise, discounts, refreshments, samples and fun!

Updates on the flooding

We are as ready as we can be...........PLEASE keep us in your prayers!!
(click pictures to see larger)

This is the workshop around the back side, where we build all of our furniture.

Sandbagging the shop

Please pray the water doesn't get in!

We started sandbagging yesterday - THANK YOU SO MUCH to all those who showed up to help!
We will be finishing up today
(you can click the pictures to see larger)

Easter Sale

All Easter Merchandise
20% Off

McCalls Candles back in stock!

We have been selling SO many McCalls candles and buttons we haven't been able to keep them in stock!! We got a nice big shipment in today, so if we've been out of your favorite, or you've been waiting to try a new scent, now is the time!

Our Ribbon Cutting Event!

you can always click the pictures to see them larger

WOW! What a GREAT turn out!!
Thanks to everyone who came to our Ribbon Cutting with the Eureka Chamber.
We had a great time meeting lots of new people and seeing old friends.
I had a bit of a problem actually cutting the ribbon, but thanks to help from
Eureka Chamber President, Leland Kropp, we got it cut! LOL!

March Newsletter

If you are on our email list, you may have noticed that I've been having a terrible time with them lately. Some people aren't getting them, some get a blank page, most are getting 2 of them......the list goes on and on - we are going to work on a new system for getting emails out, but in the mean time, I thought I would post the March Newsletter that I just emailed.

20% off all in stock Lighting
now thru Saturday March 15

click this picture of the Newsletter to see it full size!

Reschedule Ribbon Cutting

Due to the dooming bad weather we are expecting
our Ribbon Cutting has been
rescheduled to
Thursday March 13 at noon