Another Hundred Years @ the State Theatre

Support the State Theater

Another Hundred Years

If you love the State Theatre and the things it does for our community, please support their year-end campaign.  Renovations where made to the historic movie theatre interior in 2007, when it then re-opened, but the exterior hasn’t seen the same TLC since 1949!  So to fix the urgent repairs needed to the crumbling exterior of the building, the State Theatre invites you to participate in a fundraising campaign that celebrates nearly 100 years of its history, and help it stick around for Another Hundred Years!

Things you can do to help a little are very simple.

·         Volunteer to help with concessions and (you receive a free movie voucher if you do!)

·         Buy a year-long Couple membership for only $300

o   Admission to any regular show, all year long

o   Admission to member only events

o   Early ticket availability to select admission events

·         Make a simply donation at Statetheatretc.org

·         Buy your loved ones gift cards as gifts!

·         Buy Meal and a Movie from Bubba’s ($30) or Grand Traverse Pie Company ($27)

I think that the State Theater is awesome and inexpensive entertainment for Traverse City.  Friday night flicks are $3 each or 2 for $5, 25 cent movies on Saturday morning, and concessions are super cheap- pop and popcorn for $2. They also provide FREE movies for those who have to stay in the north for spring break! The promotion has not been going on for very long, but they are already close to the halfway mark!

Showing this week @ the State

Monday:

My Afternoons with Margueritte 1:00pm
The Way 3:30pm
An Evening with Michael Moore: “Here Comes Trouble” 7pm

Tuesday

The Way 1:00, 6:00pm
My Afternoons with Margueritte 4:00, 8:30pm

Wednesday

25-cent Hitchcock: The War Years Matinee
Spellbound 11:00am
My Afternoons with Margueritte 1:30, 6:30pm
The Way 3:30, 8:30pm

Thursday

My Afternoons with Margueritte 1:00pm
The Way 3:30pm
NT Live Collaborators 7:00pm

Friday

Free Community Night Holiday Cartoons 6:45pm FREE
Friday Night Flicks Trading Places

Saturday

A Christmas Story 10:00am
25-Cent Kids Matinee Handel’s “Rodelinda” 12:30pm
Met Opera Live in HD TBA

 Learn more about Another Hundred Years by visiting AnotherHundredYears.org

A Way to Save Money

Resale shopping for Christmas

I don’t know about anyone else, but what I dislike most about shopping during the holidays is the patience it takes to find that perfect present for someone while making your way through a crowded mall and long lines.  

Resale stores commonly provide the same gift possibilities during this time of year, without killing your budget.   You will also have a greater chance of finding a more unique gift for your loved one, while enjoying finding these secret shops full of great possibilities.

I have found lately that certain resale stores are going out of their way to find small treasures that you wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else.  Here at Simply Sweet, I like to gather popular home décor and knick knacks from the 60’s- now.

 

Another great thing about keeping resale in mind during the holidays is still indulging in items to decorate your home for the holidays without making many sacrifices due to the cost.  You can find wine glasses, punch bowls, napkin rings, and more at Simply Sweet for just a fraction of the cost in retail stores.

Now for a recap:

Shopping resale not only is convenient, it’s fast, entertainment for that cold winter day, a way to find that one-of-a-kind present for that one-of-a-kind loved one, and supports a local small business all at the same time. Now that feels great, doesn’t it?

Stop by Simply Sweet Resale for daily sales, but make sure you have enough time to check out all three rooms packed full of extraordinary gifts for yourself or your favorites! We also have handmade hats and scarves, carved canes and walking sticks, and landscape artJ

Small Business Saturday

This Saturday is Small Business Saturday and though it started as an American Express marketing campaign to rally support for our kind in the frenzy of two of the biggest shopping days of the year (Black Friday and Cyber Monday), it did work, and here’s why YOU should be ready…

Since its incorporation last year, Small Business Saturday has really taken off. Businesses that accept American Express reported a 28% increase in sales last year on the Saturday following Thanksgiving compared to the year before. And, as I write this, nearly 2.5 million people—business owners and consumers alike—have joined the movement on Facebook. There are more than 27 million small businesses in the US and 60% to 80% of all new jobs in our country can be attributed to small businesses.

So stop in @ Simply Sweet Resale Boutique today and receive 15% off your total purchase!!

Vintage Dresses @ Simply Sweet

Seems like Fall didn't visit very long, and as we slip into Winter, I invite you to stay colorful and don't resort to wearing dark hues through the Winter season.

Target has sweater nylons that make wearing a dress

during the winter possible.

This dress is a 'free size'.

I think it's fantastic to wear as many colors and patterns as you can:) I've been shopping around, and found a few vintage dresses that will surely make a statement.  One of the things that I love about vintage is the patterns. So creative!

You can incorporate many accessories with a dress like this, like a chunky belt worn high waist. Maybe a hand made crochet shawl, or vest. Do people wear vests anymore? I think I'm going to attempt to bring it back!

By the way: I have a deer skin vest for sale, one of a kind! This sweet number was made in the USA by Deer Wear.

You will be able to see our whole collection of vintage dress via FaceBook or on our website:
www.simplysweetresaleboutique.weebly.com
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I want to take a moment to explain my choice of Blog title. I recently went to Borders and indulged in their unfortunate book sale:(  I have been thinking lately that I want to get heavy on some spiritual, non-fiction, educational books. I found 'The Story of Philosophy' by Will Durant. In this book, he profiles several prominent philosophers, including Plato. Several quotes from Plato caught my mind, but this one stood out and I understood it immediately:

"It is true that the individual who gets out of the place to which his nature and talents adapt him may for a time seize some profit and advantage; but an inescapable Nemesis pursues him- as Anaxagoras spoke of the furies pursuing any planet that should wander out of its orbit; the terrible baton of the Nature of Things drives the refractory instrument back to its place and its pitch and its natural note. The Corsican lieutenant may try to rule Europe with ceremonious despotism fitted better to an ancient monarchy than to a dynasty born overnight; but he ends on a prison-rock in the sea, ruefully recognizing that he is "a slave to the Nature of Things." Injustice will out."

It turn, I've took from this to trust what I REALLY want to do, in business, in life, in crafts, and with food:)


P.S.
I HIGHLY recommend reading that book.  It's kind of out there, I keep it around for light reading from time to time.


Peace out home slice:)

My First Halloween-y

My first Halloween? Well, technically just as an 'adult' (term I'm loosely using to describe myself these days).  My Bestie is REALLY into it, and after 2 weeks of ridicule, I decided to simply tickle the idea of dressing up.  I suppose I had always pictured Halloween as a night of dressing up 'slutty', but for me, it turned into how crafty I could really be. Why wouldn’t I love Halloween? I mean, creating things is one of my many hobbies, so creating a costume would be super fun, right? YES! However, I recently gave my mom back her sewing machine, so all sewing I decide to do is going to have to be by hand.

Bless my bestie for being so persistent because it turns out that I pretty much have everything on hand to make a Ladybug costume! Not a trampy bug, but a cute one for sure.  I am also going to blog the process of Destiny (bestie, roommate) because she is going to be a character, Miss Argentina from the movie Beetlejuice, and it will be far more interesting than a ladybug because it involves painting her body with latex blue/green body paint.  Yum!

This little baby-bug was my inspiration for creating my own simple number.  After reading a few blogs, I am going to creating my own tutu from black tulle fabric and cover it with red fabric (both of which were donated to the store last year) with black glitter spots on it. 

Red fabric and Tulle

I used a chair to wrap the elastic around,
it made it a lot easier.

Creating the tutu was rather easy and quick. Cutting everything and assembling it only took just over an hour.  Next I decided to make a simple red skirt to tie around the top, I wanted everything to be glitter-ed, so I cut out circles, used spray adhesive to attach glitter.

I just wore a regular ole black t-shirt Bestie had 'up-cycled'.. and for my wings, I used the same red fabric, twisted wire into a circle, and hand sewed the fabric using the same technique as Quilting Yo-Yo's and cut circles from black felt and glued them on.  For the straps, I used old elastic head bands and glued them in between two black felt pieces in the middle to connect the two wings.

My original idea for antennae did not succeed, so I was without.

This is how Bestie turned out..