Raspberry Hill Boutique

Each year after New Years I pack up all of our Christmas/holiday decor. I then start going through holiday decorating withdrawals! It’s a real thing people. So, I feel like creating/purchasing new decor or even just rearranging what is already in the house gives me a decorating fix that wards off the after holiday blues.

I spent the weekend before last at a concert in Phoenix with my handsome hubby and loved seeing all of the enormous cactus there and inspiration struck. I came back home and painted a collection of cactus themed signs and put together some cactus, succulent, sand and rock pieces. This lead me into painting some spring signs. Then I did a wreath with double sided sign featuring a Valentine’s Day side “XOXO” and a “hello spring” side. After this kicked me into full-on spring mode I pulled out all of my fairy garden items and started curating tiny villages fit for fairies! These are now all classes coming soon at Raspberry Hill. I hope you enjoy crafting these fun new year new decor projects as much as I did. Get your tickets here now before all the seats are filled.

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I am NOT a cold weather person. I know, I know… I live in Colorado, but I just can’t help it! I love the look of fresh snow and watching the kids play on their sleds but I do that from the comfort and warmth of my kitchen window. I will play outside when the flowers are blooming and not before!

What this means for y’all is that I spend all the cold winter months cooped up inside being creative. I have soooo many ideas running through my head and that means fun new classes are being scheduled all the time. Just in the first few weeks of January we have tots, kids and teens classes offered through the Fruita Rec Center Website.

Wood Lanterns, Book Boxes, Candle Holders and more!

Plus the return of a few favorites: DIY Dahlias, Pottery Painting, Entryway Workshop, Cricut 101 Class, Learn to Knit or Crochet and more.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see what’s happing and what classes are being added. Also, if you sign up for our emails you will receive coupons and more! And I PROMISE I won’t overwhelm you with constant email blasts, just the important stuff!

Join us at Raspberry Hill Boutique (211 E Aspen Ave in Fruita, CO) to celebrate the season with our Holiday Open House event. Starting at 9am we will have hot cocoa, yummy treats, sales, specials, and crafts! Stop by the boutique and paint a holiday sign for a local senior citizen and paint one for yourself… for FREE!

We will also have great gift items on sale just in time for Christmas! Stop by between 9am and 8pm to enjoy the fun!

Thanksgiving will be here in no time! Followed by Black Friday extreme shopping (this is better enjoyed as a team sport!) and then my FAVORITE: Small Business Saturday. This is the day when our amazing customers and community rally around small local businesses and support all of our hard work. You guys are the best! To say THANKS we are having sales, specials, yummy treats, discounted crafts and 4, yes 4, GIVEAWAYS! Stop by and be entered to win 1 of these fun gift baskets that each contain a FREE CLASS! Make a retail purchase and receive 1 entry. Paint a craft and receive 2 entries. Sign up for a class on 11/30 (in-store or online) and receive 3 entries. I am so thankful for the support of my amazing customers, family and friends! I hope to see you all on November 30!

Thanks for shopping small, local and handmade!

Raspberry Hill Boutique (211 E Aspen Ave in Fruita, CO) has new winter business hours! I will be open Wednesday – Saturday from noon until 8pm and closed Sun-Tues. I am hoping this will give my working friends time to come craft with me after work! After all, Christmas is coming and I know we all have friends and family that we need to create custom gifts for this season. Take a look at the events calendar to see what fun classes are coming up or when the next walk-in workshop time will be.

I also love creating custom projects and your friends & family will love receiving them! Contact me to discuss custom signs/stencils that will make the perfect gifts.

On top of all this I also do holiday parties! Bring in your sisters, best friends, work colleagues, girl scout troop, book club… anyone that loves to craft! I will provided the tools, supplies and creativity. You can bring in your food and drinks! Contact me to book a holiday party today.

As y’all may know by now, I love decorating for the holidays! Halloween is so fun. I like to keep it pretty kid friendly and avoid any severed fingers or slasher film props since I have my #4littlebyerlys at home still. I have sparkly/glittery items in our foyer, jack-o-lanterns a plenty on the front stoop and fun pumpkins in the dining room. I started planning my Halloween decor classes this year and fell in love with a new look that I may have to add to my home decor!

I am calling it the Tim Burton look. It feels very Sweeney Todd or Nightmare Before Christmas to me. I made signs, pillows, and scrap fabric banners. Come in to my class on 10/19/19 to paint your own Halloween signs. You can stay with my black, white orange theme or choose your own colors to create a totally different look! Paint one or all 7 sign styles! Get your tickets to this fun class here.

I absolutely love decorating for the holidays! When I say “holidays” I mean that I start decorating in September for fall, October for Halloween, November for Thanksgiving and December for Christmas. There is a solid 4 month period where I am decorating, redecorating, creating decor, shopping for decor and dreaming of holiday decorating! It’s awesome!

The main problem with my holiday decorating obsession (according to my husband) is that there is soooooo much stuff. He’s right, but good lord don’t tell him that! My solution for cutting back on the clutter in the storage areas of our home??? Multiple holiday decor! I make double sided signs and simply flip them around when the next holiday hits. Let me show you what I mean:

All of these projects (both outdoor and indoor) can be used for more than one holiday decorating season. 2 seasons- 1 sign… space saver! I have classes set up for this holiday season where you can come into RHB and paint your own double sided holiday decor. I can also complete projects for you if the holiday season is just too busy! Sign up for a class/workshop here or contact me here to place a custom order.

We are located at 211 E Aspen Ave in Fruita, CO and would love to see your beautiful faces in the store! Stop by between 10a-5p Monday – Thursday or 10a-7p on Fridays and Saturdays.

As always, THANKS for shopping small, local and handmade. I appreciate every purchase and enjoy crafting with you every time!

Fall is in the air… well in my mind it is anyway! It’s still 100 degrees here in Western Colorado but I KNOW that fall is just around the corner. I started creating fall signs the other day and am loving how they look!

I started with these cute welcome home and hello fall signs. How cute are they?! Come into the store on August 30 and paint your own!

Next I painted these fun farm truck signs. I have painted these trucks for every season and they are always fun! I am having a class on September 14th for these fun signs.

Then I crafted these Welcome to our patch and Happy Fall Y’all signs. I always have to throw in a y’all for every season!! These signs can be painted on September 21st.

Thank you!

As always I just want to say thank you for shopping small, local and handmade. We appreciate every single purchase!!!

You may have ready my post about our Mad Hatter styled photo shoot that I shared back on May 5- if not here is a quick recap. SEVERAL local vendors made an amazing collaborative effort to pull off a fun and funky Mad Hatter themed photo shoot behind my building to help promote my girl Cindy’s new event rental company Bits & Pieces. It was a loooong day (about 14 hours and 24,000 steps!) but it was a ton of fun and well worth the work. Our amazing photographer Jordan, owner of Carved Tree Photography, just let us know that the photos are finished. Yay- happy dance! Here are just a few of the amazing shots that she captured that day. Keep an eye out on our social media and in local publications for more photos!

Credits

• Photo credits to Jordan with Carved Tree Photography
• Furniture and props- Rental items from Bits & Pieces.
• Scheduling and maintaining of the madness! April Marie Events
• Gowns by Annelise Bridal Boutique
• Hair & Makeup by Beauty by Lynze
• Florals by Bride & Bloom Design
• Cakes by Ever After Cakes and Creations
• Cookies by Simply Cakes by Camberly
• Scones by Pistachio
• Calligraphy by the Maven Pen
• Paper goods printing by Stegosaurus Press
• Photos taken here at Raspberry Hill Boutique and the Hot Tomato
• Custom photo frames, clocks, place setting plaques, signs and other crafts plus photo vignette curation by ME!

If you are interested in any of the rental items pictured please contact Cindy with Harmony Lane/ Bits and Pieces.

As always- thanks for shopping small, local and handmade!