Ready or not!

Whether you feel more like this 

Or like this

Courtesy of here

The time draws nigh!

Stop in for last minute gifts and our unique brand of cheer and remember . . . 

Shop local, secondhand & handmade

this year!  You'll be glad you did

Local lovin'

There is still time to enter

Count down to the drawing!  We have multitudes of entries and we can hardly wait.  We still want to hear your local shopportunity experiences.  Leave a comment (November 26th through December 22nd) about how you shopped local, second hand and handmade this season and be entered to win a $100 gift card for abode.   

How you can win:
1.  Shop at abode - 1 entry for each time you make a purchase

2.  Leave a comment on this post about 1 local, 2nd hand or handmade experience (1 entry)

3.  Email us at www.abodeabode@gmail.com with a picture and story about your local, 2nd hand or handmade experience (2 entries) - we'll blog about you!

4.  Grab the Local Lizard button for your blog and make a blog entry about shopping local, 2nd hand or handmade and email us the link to your entry (1 entry)

I know we had fun and we hope you did

too shopping local, secondhand and 

hand made this year!

When the dog bites, when the bee stings

via

Here is what I plan to do tonight

Recipe from here

PRETZEL TOFFEE CHOCOLATE BARK

Ingredients: 

4 cups of dark or milk chocolate (I used Lindt couverture chocolate, but any nice chocolate will work!)
1 cup of pretzel bits, crushed into pieces (I used my hands to crush them like a female wrestler)
1/4 cup (or more, to taste) of toffee bits (I used Hershey's Skor bits, which I believe is called Heath, in America)

Make it!

1. Melt the chocolate until smooth and beautiful.
2. Pour onto parchment papered large baking sheet. Spread with spatula to even it out on pan.
3. Sprinkle pretzels and toffee bits all over it!
4. Chill in the freezer for 30 minutes until set, or in the fridge for 1 hour.
5. Remove from freezer and chop with a knife or break up into pieces with clean hands!

Note: Keep pieces refrigerated until serving time. If giving as a gift, make sure to let the giftee know to keep the bark in the fridge!


Giving these to the neighbors (if there's any left) - shhhh don't tell!


Give local, secondhand & handmade

this year!

Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree

Presenting the best idea of the season!  This lovely lady searches far and wide to find that perfect container to pack treats and gifts for shipping.  She snapped up two vintage hat boxes, now if I could only find a way to sneak on her Christmas list . . .


Shop local, secondhand & handmade

this year!

Gives a new meaning to you tube!

Boys and their toys - no plugs, no internet, no problem!

Shop local, secondhand & handmade (& 


recycled) this year!

Holy cannoli

Now that I have your attention I can barely contain myself - and if I keep this up nothing will be able to contain me either!

I'm a sucker for great chocolate.  Not good chocolate, not passable (think grocery store aisle fare) chocolate, but GREAT innovative concoctions.

In my quest for the local, secondhand and handmade this year I found Daniel's Fine Chocolates 4699 S Holladay Blvd.  They are a family run venture in the former location of Nest and they are definitely worth the trip (stocking stuffers anyone?).  They have things I have never seen before like gummy flowers and butterflies and chocolate dipped Gran Marnier dark chocolate pecans - OK stop it or I won't be able to sleep tonight.

worth the trip?  yay, verily

Shop local, secondhand & handmade

this year!

o by gosh by golly

it's time to save 10% on all things holi (day)

grab some great vintage decor for your yule all this week!

Via here

Shop local, secondhand & handmade

this year!

Eye cups & eye wash quick

via here

O, you know my love of lyrics - thinking I am so clever I typed "Christmas song about bicycles" ummm HUGE mistake.  Sufficeth to say, I got an eye full that made me neither merry nor bright.

We have three cool vintage bikes that would make great gifts!  And take it from me - there are NO songs about Christmas and bicycles.

Shop local, secondhand & handmade this year!

Bewitchin' Kitchen

See Linda

See Linda's kitchen awesomeness

Love Linda

Love Linda's style

Love that Linda shops local and is entered in a big, big way in our shop local challenge!

Here is what she said:
"The only way to keep within your holiday budget is to Shop LOCAL. At Adode I recently came in and complimented Steffie on how cute her merchandising arrangements are! I was able to see, as well as reach, to see items I was interested in. I love the kitchenalia section in the back...she may have shifted it all around by now, who knows? I usually come away with a little kitchen bowl, plate, or vintage cook bowl, or set of salt and paper shakers! Thanks to abode for keeping it simple to shop vintage, and to re-use, re-cycle, and live "green" in an every increasingly commercial society!


Any number of cookbooks on my metal kitchen cupboard came from Sugar House's Abode.  They seem to have a never-ending supply of 1920s through 1960s cookbooks that are entertaining, and frankly, some of the recipes are pretty weird! See for yourself..like canned white asparagus spears in tomato aspic topped with Miracle Whip Dressing. Uh huh!"

Revel in Linda's fabulous finds here


Thanks Linda!
Shop local, secondhand & handmade this year!

LoCaL? Yes please

Shopping local is the new black!  We want to hear your local shopportunity experiences.  Leave a comment (November 26th through December 22nd) about how you shopped local, second hand and handmade this season and be entered to win a $100 gift card for abode.   

How you can win:
1.  Shop at abode - 1 entry for each time you make a purchase

2.  Leave a comment on this post about 1 local, 2nd hand or handmade experience (1 entry)

3.  Email us at www.abodeabode@gmail.com with a picture and story about your local, 2nd hand or handmade experience (2 entries) - we'll blog about you!

4.  Grab the Local Lizard button for your blog and make a blog entry about shopping local, 2nd hand or handmade and email us the link to your entry (1 entry)

We'll draw in 12/23 and notify you of the winner.

Naughty or nice?

Shop local, secondhand & handmade this year!

Trust me

This guy's work is stunning AND it is LoCaL AND handmade and if you buy it and keep it for a day you might even call it secondhand!  Whatever it takes to get you to take a look - his prices are cheap!

Jeremy Farnsworth Photography

You're all I want for Christmas

Shop local, secondhand & handmade this year!

We Three Kings of Orient are

each one trapped in a clear glass jar

Shop local, secondhand & handmade this year!

May your days be merry and bright

If your main squeeze is glama-lama-ding-dong you can't go wrong with one of these this year

Shop local, secondhand & handmade this year!

Comfort and Joy

Ode to Potsie's grandma relaxing in bed watching TV and drinking Tang!

Shop local, secondhand & handmade this year!

sHoP LoCaL ChaLLenGe 2011

Hi - remember this from last year?  Are you rolling your eyes yet?  Good!  I am at it again - shop local, handmade and second hand this year - c'mon, whose with me? (crickets) . . .

Let abode sweeten the pot - shopping local is the new black!  We want to hear your local shopportunity experiences.  Leave a comment (November 26th through December 22nd) about how you shopped local, second hand and handmade this season and be entered to win a $100 gift card for abode.   

How you can win:
1.  Shop at abode - 1 entry for each time you make a purchase

2.  Leave a comment on this post about 1 local, 2nd hand or handmade experience (1 entry)

3.  Email us at www.abodeabode@gmail.com with a picture and story about your local, 2nd hand or handmade experience (2 entries) - we'll blog about you!

4.  Grab the Local Lizard button for your blog and make a blog entry about shopping local, 2nd hand or handmade and email us the link to your entry (1 entry)

We'll draw in 12/23 and notify you of the winner.

Get ready, get set GO!

Gather together

abode's holiday hours

Wednesday 11 am to 5 pm

Thursday closed due to an abundance of Tryptophan

Friday 11 am to 7 pm

Saturday 11 am to 6 pm

This just in

Friends:  Thanks for inviting us to dine with you
You:  It's our pleasure, what is Thanksgiving without surrounding ourselves with friends like you?
Friends:  STOP THE PRESSES . . . what a hip and awesome dining set
You:  Cool, huh, I got it at abode, please excuse me while I answer the door
Strangers:  Hi, we saw your groovy dining set on face book and rushed right down
You:  Honey, we're going to need more stuffing

you know you want it

To you

I saw something that made me think of you . . .

gratitude turns what we have into enough

and that makes me grateful for all of you, our wonderful customers and friends!

abode's first pursetacular!

Via here

all of our purses are 40% off this week

That's:

over the shoulder 

under the arm

crook of the elbow

around the wrist

circling the waist

Where the rubber meets the road

What happens when art meets transportation?  An explosion of fluid creativity!  Meet Amanda, the creative genius behind The Unlikely Nest.  In her own words:

I use found objects and images from my life adventures are finding their way into my work. Everything really evolved one day after having a month of too many flat tires and I didn't want to throw them in the trash.  From there I have created a line of jewelry using inner tubes in fun ways.  I love creative challenges and therefore often have a variety of products, rather than focusing on any one technique or craft. When I travel I love to search for local street art and the photos I have taken have also found their way into my work including stickers, stationary, notebooks, cufflinks and jewelry.

And lucky, lucky us - she'll be at "Made in the 801" Saturday!

I like mine rare

Meat Plant Apparel is the brain child of Hillary.  Just that touch of edgy whimsy makes these one-of-a kind stylings perfect for gifts!  Available only at abode's "made in the 801"  Saturday from 11 to 6

That's Amore!

One of the many reasons I love abode is the people I meet.  They are interesting, creative and inspiring. Alyana is no exception!  She loves all things vintage and even designed her wedding dress to reflect that sensibility.  The hat, the shoes, the parasol, the stance . . . let the picture speak for itself.

gobble up the savings

11/1-11/5

20% off all shoes

join us Saturday, November 12th for made in the 801 - artisan fair

11/8-11/12

10% off all outerwear

11/15-11/19

40% off all purses

11/22-11/26

10% off ever

ything!

Howl o ween

Got your costume?  Minnie does!

sPaRk!

Here is the first glimpse into the creative genius that is sPaRk.  I am using a new app on my phone called "I don't know what the hell I'm doing."  That should explain it all!

Orange you glad?

20% off all things orange this week!

3, 2, 1 SPARK!

"Spark your creative spirit" is a two-day creative event and artisan market.  The event begins Friday October 21st and ends Saturday the 22nd.  abode had the pleasure of contributing to the SPARK decor last year and we will be participating in the artisan market, which I might add will be a W e S O M e and open to the public!  Spark will be held at Noah's in Lindon Utah (644 North 2000 West Lindon). 


I had the pleasure of meeting the geniuses of SPARK at the shop yesterday and they are full of fun and ready for action.  Make time to visit the artisan market!

Creation inspiration

What is it about fall that makes me feel so darn anxious to create something?  I want to glue stuff, sew stuff and throw clouds of glitter?

Join us November 12th for m a d e  in  the  8 0 1

A collection of handmade-artisan goods for your shopping pleasure.

And if you glue stuff, sew stuff or throw clouds of glitter - you can reserve a spot too!

Hubba hubba zing zing

Baby, we got Halloween!