Archive for September, 2008

  • Hand made pens made from stone, wood & acrylic

    Monday, September 29th, 2008

    Our friend Kirby Pople creates the most amazing hand-made pens.  He starts with a solid square blank of wood, acrylic, Lucite or stone, and turns the blank on a lath until the round pen is revealed.  His stone pens are my favorite – he has stones like white turquoise to blue lapis.  They have a [...]

  • Linking letter Christmas ornaments

    Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

    Here is a really cool idea – small single-letter Christmas ornaments that link together so you can spell words or names!  My mother-in-law is buying 87 letters to spell each person’s name in her family, then hang them for Christmas.  Each letter measures an inch and a half high, and each letter comes in different [...]

  • A big addition to our personalized stationery collection

    Sunday, September 14th, 2008

    While we have always had a large selection of note cards and note sheets, we have been looking to add more personalized stationery options to the store.  Then we found the U-Name-It collection of special order stationery.  From pads, memos, stationery, tags, coasters, everything can be personalized.

  • Its going to be a Dickens of a Christmas again in McKinney!

    Saturday, September 6th, 2008

    It’s hard to believe our second Dickens of a Christmas is nearly upon McKinney Square.  The event, going on its 28th year, is this November 28, 29 & 30th.  Don’t miss our old fashioned, Victorian atmosphere with horse drawn carriages, strolling carolers, visits with Santa Claus, the Christmas tree lighting and activities for all ages.  [...]

  • Penny Laine - Keepsake school year books

    Saturday, September 6th, 2008

    The Penny Laine keepsake school year books came to our attention last year from the barrage of phone calls inquiring about if we had them.  With the fresh new school year of course interest in them has been very strong and we have brought them to our website.  We have them for preschool, kindergarten, first, [...]

  • Oktoberfest comes to downtown McKinney!

    Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

    Historic Downtown McKinney will show off its recently completed improvements at the latest event to hit the square – Oktoberfest. McKinney Main Street  presents the popular German festival on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.