With an overflowing heart....

....we say thank you.

Wow. This year's show was a success in so many ways that are impossible to define. Old friends reconnected, new friends made, much laughter and warmth. Even coverage from 3 TV stations! Plus, a lovely article about us over at Hello Craft. Thanks, Claire!

As much as we put into these events, we would be nothing without the steady arms of our friends and volunteers. We'd likely not have our sanity intact if it wasn't for all the help we get each year. Upon walking in the doors, one of the first sights our shoppers get to see is the smiling faces of our friends Jake and Jen. Thank you both for being so incredibly awesome! Setting up the tables, decorations, raffle, and all the million other tiny details, would not have been possible without the help of dedicated volunteers and friends Kirsten Tyler and Caitlin. Thank you so much for your willingness to help in the craziness that is Friday night! To all of you who hung a few posters, talked about us, came out to visit, invited your friends, we thank you. Your help gives us a wider reach.

So much hard work, heart and soul go into pulling this show together every year. But when we walk in the doors on Saturday morning to see the room full of streamers and see our fabulous vendors bustling away with their displays.... well, it just makes it all worth it and then some.

To everyone: our friends, volunteers, family, vendors: thank you from the bottom of our very full hearts. We love you all! Here are some of the best photos we took this year. You can find some more here, here, here, here, here, and here. Did you takes some great photos? Join our Flickr group and share them with us. We'd love to see them!

Our 2009 Poster

We are so excited to show your our poster for this year's event! We really feel that it captures a spirit of giving and the festivity of the season. Get ready to start seeing it everywhere!

joAnn
p.s. - Street team: we haven't forgotten about you! We will be in touch here very shortly about getting these beauties out to you!

Street Team!

We are getting to that time of year again, friends! Time to paint the town with posters for our event. We are but 5 busy women with a small reach. We are looking for some new members to our Street Team to help us get every corner of Rochester covered with our cute little posters. Put them up at your school, break room at work, stuff your neighbors' mailboxes, give them as a favor at your next party.....okay, those last two may be a little over the top, but you get the idea!

If you are interested in helping out, just drop us a quick note to say so and we'll take it from there!

We couldn't do this alone and more importantly, we wouldn't want to! Having all of you involved makes it more that just our own, it makes it Rochester's own.
joAnn