I'm Fairy Inspired

Spring
is just days away!
I love the summer and any day

that is leading to that weather
and away from the cold I am all about!
We are celebrating at
Moon Dancer/ Simply Everything Boutique
by hosting a
Magical Fairy Tea
with
Sandra McCone
March 20th, Sat. 1-3pm
at CIC
just 2 doors up from our store
at Grand Prairie Mall.


This canvas is 16 x 20.
I love the glitter on the wings
and the speckles around the sun.
Spring inspired me to get
new shoes too!
Yes, again!!!!
But, here is a surprise....
I went to hand Famous Footwear
a fairy flier
and walked out with 3 new pairs
of shoes,
all on sale!
Since it was their first day open
I bought 3 pairs of shoes for about $30!
This pair was only $5 because I
got 1/2 off the SALE price!

Introducing...
my
Muse Shoes!
Aren't they inspiring?All this spring happiness made
me want to paint flowers!!

Amy Flowers
are 3-D with
hand cut wooden elements.






Oh- here is a sneak peek at
an order I created
to match the clients
towels and bathroom tiles.

What do you think?


Are you inspired now?
Let me hear from you if you are!!!
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under anonymous if you'd like!
That way you don't need to have an account
with Google or anyone.

Boettcherass Band Family Jam

Since my famous musician son,
Nick Boettcher
has run off to Chicago
to hit the big time
with his band
DriveTrain,
we rarely get to hear him play anymore.
We REALLY miss that.
We are trying to get him to
come home to play gigs here
more often but since he teaches at
Ave. N. Guitars or plays every day and night
we've had a hard time scheduling.
So, instead of sulking around about it

we decided to host a
jam night at our house.
The Boettcherass Band Family Jam begins!

We invited a few friends and family
to come by.
Since the entire Prescott Family
is musical we were thrilled
when they said they could stop by!
Oh, here is Dr. Robert Prescott now!

He actually was the one to
recognize Nick's extreme talent
and encouraged us to get him
REAL lessons.
Rob actually gave Nick
his first guitar lessons!

Here is Walter and Rob
working out
some Irish tunes for us.
Nick jumped in on some of the Russian tunes too.
Nick can pretty much play anything with strings.
The mandolin was fun!

Rob's daughter Eileen came by to sing and play too!

I missed the picture of the Balalaika that Rob
was strumming but it's in the background there.
We met new friends.

Eileen has a beautiful voice as well as face!
Luckily there is no sound on this picture
though....hehee.e.e
(we know what we mean, don't we...ehehee.e.e)
The kids rocked out some pop, folk and rock tunes too.
Nick even played a new song that is still in the works!
OOOhhhh!!! First ones to hear it!


Some of us just listened, tap our tambourines
and some of us sang along.





This was so much fun we HAVE to do it again!
Get your spoons, nose harps and Zizzers ready.
Next concert coming soon!

Wednesday Night Family Feast

If you are wondering what I do when I am not painting and taking over the world,
here is a glimpse.

Meet Chef Tracy
as he is known in our household on Wed. nights.
(Other nights he is known as Jackass or Darling depending...)
He creates fabulous varieties of deliciousness
for my family to come together and rave over.
This pork loin was so yummy there were
NO left overs....bummer.
Yea....uuhhhmmm....not one of our diet nights
but the potatoes are worth carrying
all that extra baggage around
in my bee-hind for the next month.
The gift that just keeps on giving....
Because we are all so busy it's hard to
get together as often as we'd like.
Holidays are a big deal to my family
but we have noticed as the family has
grown we have less and less time
to chat between Santa Stockings
and Easter Egg Hunting
so this weekly family feast
has worked out pretty good.


It's also a nice way to celebrate your much MUCH
older sister's birthday.

Since Suza turned her birthday candle upside down
to make herself younger
we couldn't lite it
so we decided to sing the
the mini match.

We had to sing a really really fast version of
Hippy Barthday!!!!



Toasted old lady fingers anyone?
Can't go wrong with Wine and Chocolate!
One size fits all!Due to the outrageous over eating
that has been happening because
of my husband's feasts
he decided to buy a treadmill
to work off what we put on.

Everyone leaves happy!
I think we may have
a fitness night soon
that will include
tournament Wii play,
Karaoke treadmill race
and
musical chairs.
Stay tuned.

First Impressions

Well today, March 6th was the first official Saturday
as
Moon Dancer
and what a day it was!!!!

From the minute Julie opened the doors we had customers streaming in!


Not only has Julie and her wonderful staff
been changing over
all the paper work and business details
to blend Simply Everything Boutique
and Moon Dancer together,
but they have also rearranged
EVERYTHING in the store
about 20 times
in the last 4 days!


Why you ask?
OCD you guess?
Okay, yeah, there is that but
really it's because things are just flying
out the doors!!!
I wish I could insert a picture here of my
NEW
Reach for the Stars Mirror.
Ugh!
But the good/bad news is
(yes, again)
it sold today
without getting a good picture of it.
Yes, Sarah darling.
Yes, I hear you.... I know. I know.
Okay- use your imaginations
this time and I promise to do better
(than nothing)
in the future.
Luckily, I did get a
quick pic of
some of the hottest items
we have going right now.
The Buddah Bag is awesome!

Oh!! Isn't that such a cute purple hat!?
Sorry, sold.
And that Love Peace purse there in the middle I wanted, is...
oh, wait...Sorry. Sold too.

Gesh you guys!
Come ON!
Many of these are one of a kind works of art.
Look what you are missing!!
Okay now- here are these cool new
macrame bottles
that
Julie Wiese
just brought in today.
Better hurry in if you want to see them
in person!

Yea, we have awesome stuff in the store
but what really makes Moon Dancer
special is the people!
Not only do we have the coolest grooviest
staff in the world but
we have amazing customers as well.
Here you see Debbie and Diana were
nice enough to call ahead of time
to see what our staff was wearing
AND
ask how our store was decorated
so they could come in all
color coordinated.
(You might want to click on the picture
to enlarge so you can see I'm not exaggerating).
If you do, you will also notice that these girls
were smart enough to swoop in
to get first dibs on the new jewelry
that our local artists brought in.
Some incredible pieces didn't even
get a chance to hit the sales floor before they
were adopted into loving homes.
Speaking of that~
Matthew and Lelie
were thrilled about
adopting this fun
Princess Dresser
today.
I make the crowns easy to
take off for easy transport.
The kids were so excited about their
new furniture they didn't mind
running along side the car all the way
home so their furniture could
ride in comfort.
(Hope you guys got home safely!)



We are hoping to see them both at our
first Magical Fairy Tea
March 20th!

Now this sounds like a pretty full afternoon right?
Well, it's just the tip of the iceberg.
We had family in from out of state and psychics
dropping by and artists showing off
their new treasures and 50% off sales and whew!
You'll just have to come by to see it all for yourself !!

We are so Over the Moon about this stuff!

So it begins....
Julie Vonachen of Moon Dancer
officially took over
Simply Everything Boutique
as of Monday.
We literally have customers nearly in tears
with relief to find us!
Julie hasn't wasted any time
unpacking treasures for her people to discover.

We couldn't wait to see what she had
"in store"
for us and it was worth the wait.

Aren't these just the coolest bags and totes?
Here is one of my favorites below.
Julie made us promise to wait a week before buying
out her entire inventory of cute bags so
you all can have a shot at owning
a few.

Now, everyone who knows Julie
is aware of how awesome she is....
so I had to step up my game a bit.

I am proud to announce that I
encouraged (badgered)
Glass Artist
Jeremie Draper
to come join our fun art family
at
Simply Everything Under the Moon!

She enthusiastically took on the challenge and has event suggested
she may create some work especially for our store!!
We are so honored to have her fabulous smile and
art glass as part of our new store!
I wish I was a better photog
because her work is amazing!!
You just must come and ogle it
yourself!

We have a happy little vibe going and it's just going to get better and better.
Look how happy Leslie is!!!

I think those Pollyanna crystals are really working!
What do you think?

Farewell

This is a farewell post for Jennifer Slater,
owner of Simply Everything Boutique.

Due to severe health issues with her son
she is having to move suddenly all the way to Florida.
Add to that she has double pneumonia
(yes, really)
and her grandmother is gravely ill.
On top of packing her entire life in a mini van today
and closing out the store's books
she had time to give me this wonderful present of a
digital camera since she read on line that mine
had crapped out on me.
This is a typical week in the life of Jennifer Slater.
I can honestly say -
I have NEVER met anyone like her!
Thanks to Jennifer over 50 artists
have been able to sell their wares for the last year.
She instantly agreed
to change her entire business plan
and life from home based business
to retail one afternoon when we met last June.
Feel free to send Jennifer you well wishes on facebook or her email
wicklessfamily@gmail.com