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!

Contrition

Forgive me for loving this piece so much.  It speaks to my heart in silent whispers.  She takes the sacred and pairs it with the sublime - a vintage army tag and rosary brings to mind these lyrics from "Laughing With" from Regina Spektor

No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor



Check out Mon Amie Jewelry

baby come back!

 c’mon back to abode!

October specials

10/4-10/8

20% off all black items

10/11-10/15

Make a costume take 15% off!

10/18-10/22

20% off all things orange

10/25-10/29

10% off everything!

Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair

Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

Come with us and you will see
This, our [shop] of Halloween

This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our [shop],  everybody scream
In this [shop] of Halloween