Knollwood Lane Handmade Goods

Ok, I know I've written a blog about Susan Medart and Knollwood Lane before, but she just has the coolest stuff and we love her so much so I can't resist!  She's been having trouble getting her website going so you can pretty much only find her handmade goodies at The White Rabbit.  She makes everything from t-shirts to jewelry, to stationary, and baby gifts.  And her cards!!  We cannot keep her cards in stock because they are so awesome, funny, and often hand-glittered.

These are some of her t-shirts for adults.  They're $24 and you can order any size with whatever image you fall in love with.

These are the little girl version.

Her placemats pictured below have been featured in a local magazine.  We sell a TON of these because families like to buy each member of the family their own royal placemat.  (We sell more Queen than anything!)  The best part?  They're only $10 each.  Give us a call or email if you want one and we'll send it right out to you.

Is there anything she doesn't make?  I have one of these clipboards that I take to market in Atlanta that I clip all of the orders onto.  I get tons of compliments on it!

Ok, these have me really excited.  She has been putting vintage images of St. Louis on gift items.  These are flying out as fast as they come in.  Do you recognize all of the places?

Susan makes notecards for pretty much anything. 

These hopsack Christmas items sold faster than anything I think we've ever had in the store.  I don't think she can get the material for them anymore but they were just too cool.

Bling collars!  She puts images inside of the metal circles and attaches them to leather dog collars. 

 

A darling Boston Terrier necklace.

Here is a pillow fit for a queen.

See the adorable little boy below?  That's Johnny, our employee Emily's son!  He's wearing one of Susan's vintage car t-shirts.  He was a great little model for us!  She can make this shirt in any size.

Another shirt with an old car.

This is a collection of her burp cloths.  They're so soft and wonderful.  And you can wash any of her creations.  You just can't iron directly on the images.

Sweet pillows for a baby room.

Handmade barrettes.  She even put our bunny logo on one of them!

The two suitcases below are so fun for decoration or to carry a few little toys inside of. 

Wittle giraffe with a bowtie :)

She made a matching bib and onesie for this one to make it a gift set.

This little fire house lights up!  It's a cute night light for a boy's room.  I can't imagine how long it took her to make this.

 How can you resist these sweet little bibs?  I think this image was from an old picture book.

 Another really cute thing from Knollwood Lane is her bucket gift sets.  She can pretty much put any image on the bucket and then she makes a matching onesie and burp cloth.  Voila, instant gift!

 Order these notecard sets with any name you'd like on the front.  They make a really nice stocking stuffer!

If you've ever been in The White Rabbit, you know how many different Knollwood Lane items we have all over the store.  It's pretty much our best line of vintage inspired goods.  If you see anything you like here, just let us know and she can custom make whatever you want. 

I hope we carry Susan's creations for a very long time because they truly give our store that locally made feeling you only get in a great boutique.  Let us know what you think and thanks for reading!

Girl's Night with Fleur De Lis Bridal and Grbic Catering

Girl's Night Out is always a lot of fun but this last one was especially exciting.  Our friends, Connie and Kristin at Fleur De Lis Bridal, joined us to show off a new line of dresses for special ocassions, while raising money for Mercy Cancer Center. 

Here we are with Connie and Kristin. Two mother-daughter teams!  

The dresses are just fabulous!  Here are a couple of them.  They're so well made and flattering!

Sarah and I couldn't help but play with them.

Fleur De Lis had three models wearing the dresses throughout the night.  It was so nice to see what they look like on someone instead of just on hangers.  Recognize one of these models?  The dark haired beauty on the right is Emily, our lovely employee!

The second special part of the evening was that a high school friend of mine whose family owns a restaurant/catering company offered to help raise money for the charity by catering the event.  Erna Grbic and her sister Senada brought the fabulous food and wine from Grbic Restaurant and Dining Hall. 

Here they are with their amazing pastries, Grbic salad, cheeses and wine.  Yum!  It was all so good!!

Erna and Senada also packed up some of their wonderful apple strudel for everyone to bring home.

Here's Sarah and me in front of the arbor we set up.

Emily, me, and Sarah

Emily and Sarah strike a pose

Everyone was hanging out, chatting, and enjoying the food. 

Emily and Angie were both in white.  Angels??  Hmm...not sure.

This was our best Girl's Night yet.  We raised money for Mercy St. Louis Cancer and Breast Institute while having lots of fun and meeting new friends.  The food was amazing and the dresses adorable too.  Thank you to everyone who made it such a success!  We have the best customers and friends any store owners could ever ask for!! 

And if you missed it, don't fret!  We will have another Girl's Night Out soon!

Suckers for Succulents

I had no idea what a succulent was until recently.  Now, everyone at The White Rabbit is obsessed with them.  In case you don't know what they are, here's what Wikipedia says:

Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are water-retaining plants adapted to arid climates or soil conditions. Succulent plants store water in their leaves, stems, and also in roots.

Not to be confused with cactus; cacti are succulents but not all succulents are cacti.

Now that you know what they are, you're probably wondering what's so great about them.  Our favorite thing about them is that they don't need a lot of water and their root systems are short so you can plant them in anything!!!!

The other thing we love about them is that they come in lots of colors and shapes and they are just so darn cute!

Above is Emily planting some into a container in the store.  When you plant these little cuties, you can't just use any soil.  You have to use special soil that has sand or something that helps drain the moisture.  The main things to remember are that they need filtered light, preferably from a south facing window, and you shouldn't over water them.  Once a week is about right.

Once we figured out that we could plant them in vintage containers, we started grabbing everything in the store and planting like crazy.  Above is an old drawer.

We are selling them individually for $4(small) or $6(large) or already planted in a container.  The bucket above is $10 and the succulents we planted cost $14 so someone took this home for only $24.

Sarah, our resident expert on succulents, grabbed this old coffee container.  I think this is my favorite one that we've done so far!!!  She ended up taking it home to live with all of her other succulent babies. P.S. If you're ever in the store, go ahead and quiz her on the names of each type of succulent.  She knows them ALL!

After the coffee can, Sarah planted these old printer's drawers and they both flew out of the door the same day.

This is Sarah's friend Alex.  Look how excited she is to be taking home her new friends!!

Old silver looks so amazing planted!  Imagine these for a wedding centerpiece!

What is our next succulent project?  We can't wait to make these amazing wreaths. 

Aren't they just to-die-for??

So....what are you waiting for?  Get to The White Rabbit and pick up some amazing succulents.  Or pick out a container and we'll plant them for you.  You will quickly become as obsessed with them as we are.