Saturday, November 28, 2015

Did You Shop Local Today?

It is almost the end of the Shop Local Day, Saturday November 28. 
A number of customers who came into the store today did mention that they knew it was Shop Local day.  That is heart-warming for little shop owners like us.
I want to note that the Tulsa World had an editorial today about Shopping Local.  I was pleased to see that the editorial pointed out that it is the local shop owner who donates gift certificates and items to local groups for fundraising events.  It is the local shop owner who flips the pancakes next to you at the church breakfast.  It is the local shop owner who can talk to you about what you are thinking of buying, who can gather information on what they are selling, who knows your name when you walk in the door.
It is also the local shop owner who collects tax money which is used locally for police, fire, infrastructure, public schools, etc. etc.
Although most everyone goes on line for purchases, hopefully we all remember that online purchases do not contribute to those school fundraisers, those local silent auctions, the infrastructure of cities, etc.
So pat yourself on the back if you shopped locally today.  You have really made a difference in the lives of all citizens in this area of Tulsa!!
And local merchants really really thank you for keeping our doors open.

Friday, November 20, 2015

Do You Know The Old Lady on Brady??

There is a new book in town and you really need to get it!
The author of the book is Jamie M. Townsend and the beautiful book is Memoirs of the Old Lady:  Tulsa's Historic Brady Theatre Tells Her Story.
Jamie is a 3rd generation native Tulsan, graduate of T.U and thoroughly devoted to the Brady Theatre.  Her bio tells of the many coincidences between the Brady and her family. 
The 100 year history of the Brady is a fascinating story.  Jamie's book has the entire list of events which have taken place at the Brady since 1914.
The Brady has been know as Tulsa Convention Hall and Tulsa Municipal Theatre.  It has been the performing space for so many different kinds of actors, singers, dancers and speakers.  Truly, Tulsa is proud of the long, long history of this building and the fact that it is still alive.
Hats off to Peter Mayo for years ago buying the Old Lady and saving her from destruction.
Sweet Tooth is one of the stores in Tulsa at which you can purchase Jamie's book.  Cost is $35.00 and with all the photos and information is well worth every penny.
A portion of the proceeds from the sales will benefit the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa. 
We are proud to be working with Jamie on the sale of this book and we are looking forward to a special afternoon in December where we have several local artists and writers in our store to meet, greet and sign their works.
Stay tuned, folks.  Let's support our local arts and our local stores.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Holly Jolly Christmas Time

What is involved in turning over our store from Fall/Halloween to Christmas Holiday gifts and candy?  It would be so helpful if there were Elves who came at nighttime and with a dash of magic dust and a little scurrying around, we would find the store completely set up when we opened the doors the next day.
However, WE are the Elves and it takes a whole lot more than magic dust to get that work done.
Every year we shake our heads and wonder how everything is going to fit in the space we have.  We put things up, then we move them around several times, we dust and clean, we use every little tiny bit of space available and then sometime in December we find a candy or gift item on a shelf that we have completely forgotten to put out for sale!!
It ain't easy being US and yet it is so much fun to see how beautiful or how humorous or how exciting our gift and candy items are at this time of the year.
Remember, Duck In A Hat, which I wrote about at Easter....my favorite Easter item which we have had in our store for 23 Easters?
Well, my favorite Christmas Candy Item is relatively new, but fun, yummy and just perfect for the Christmas season.  It is Hammond's Chocolate Filled Peppermint Candy Cane.  We predict that this Hammond candy will not last until Christmas.  Once our customers discover it, they can't get enough of that wonderful treat.
Second to the Candy Cane is anything which Sweet Shop puts out for Christmas.  This year Sweet Shop has been even more creative and I predict that our customers will be very excited about the decorated pretzels and the absolutely melt-in-your-mouth chocolate covered and decorated Oreos.
So here goes.
We have a number of events coming up in the store:  Holiday Party, Trollbeads Party, Obsidian Jewelry Party and this year, for the first time, Santa Bob will visit our store on Sunday afternoon, November 22.
We would just be thrilled if you visited Sweet Tooth over and over during this season.  Call us for times and dates.