Clutter My World

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Scuba, Sundance and Shopping (at Clutter!)

Hi everyone! Wow...it has been way too long since I sat down and wrote a blog...I have found another way to show you pictures of what is in the store....just become a friend of Clutter on Facebook and you will be able to see lots of pictures of the great furniture and home decor that we have in the store. I will also be better about updating my blog...I love to write and I love to show you what we have...I just need to find the time!

So, what have you been doing with your time? I hope that it's been fun...whatever it is! Speaking of fun...my family has added a new activity to our already long list of activities...Scuba Diving! This has been a long time wish of my husband's...to get all of us certified to dive. We love to travel and we have been to some amazing places and now, not only can we experience "life" on and above the ground...but also "life" from the viewpoint of a fish! We took Scuba classes at Ocean's First Divers www.oceanfirstdivers.com in Boulder in November and even though I had a bit of trepidation, I passed and all was well.

This past weekend we did our certification dive...in Park City, Utah, of all places! Just outside of Park City, in Midway, Utah is Homestead Crater www.homesteadresort.com/Crater. Homestead Crater is a 92 degree natural hot spring covered by a calcite dome. At the dome's base, it's 400 ft. in diameter and the crater itself is around 60 ft. deep. Because of the water temperature, there is no need for a wet suit...which makes diving there pretty easy! Of course, there are no fish, coral or anything else you might associate with scuba diving but you will see a large plastic alligator and turtle lurking around, and whatever else that might have dropped to the bottom..such as the triangle bench that was once part of the "hot tub" that has been partitioned off from the main "pool!" It's an interesting experience, that's for sure..and I'm happy to report that my husband, daughters, and I all passed our certification dives with flying colors! I'm so glad that this is over and I'm ready to go see some real diving sights (and sites, for that matter!).

As an extra bonus, this past weekend while we were in Park City, happened to be the final weekend of the Sundance Film Festival! It was so fun to luck into this event and the energy in the town was noticeable! We were able to get tickets on the final night to one of the award winning documentaries...The Redemption of General Butt Naked. It was filmed over a 5 year period and as tough as it was to watch, it was interesting. It was about Joshua Milton Blahyi, General Butt Naked, a Liberian warlord who says that between 1980 and 1996, with his "army" of boy soldiers, he was responsible for over 20,000 deaths. He led his troops naked (and they were naked too) which he says gave them protection from bullets and surprised the people so much that it was easier to kill them. According to the documentary, he has since found Jesus Christ and is asking for forgiveness from the families of those he killed. Needless to say, it certainly was a thought provoking documentary...I'm not convinced that he will be given the redemption he seeks....

Ok...let's get back to positive energy....Clutter is full of it! Take a look at some of the great furniture that we have in the store right now...

SOLD!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Merry Christmas from Clutter!

Tis the Season..and boy, what a busy season it has been! We decorated the store for the holidays in mid-November and as you can imagine, we have been decorating every day as new holiday items come into the store. I'm sad to say though, that it's come to an end, but only til next year! For those of you who didn't make it in with your excess Christmas decorations, save them for us next year...and come to the store around mid-November 2011 and we will be happy to take a look!

My Christmas season started with the Las Vegas Great Santa Run...every year, Las Vegas tries to set the world record for the number of Santas that run this 5k race. When you register, you receive a Santa Suit....complete with suit, belt, hat and beard...what a riot! This year I think there were over 10,000 Santas that ran the race...my entire family ran it...we had a hard time figuring out which Santa was which...here is a picture of my 3 daughters and myself...pretty funny isn't it?!!

Even though we are no longer taking Christmas items, we still have plenty in the store for you to buy! This week we are selling our Christmas goodies at 25% off so if you are missing anything on your decoration list....come on in...we are likely to have it. We have ornaments, beautiful wreaths, Santa figurines, holiday baskets, Dept. 56 houses, etc. etc....all at 25% off!

In addition to our Christmas goodies, we have lots of fabulous furniture in the store...I think as people are getting ready for the holidays and perhaps, visitors, they have been taking a good look at what they have and what they want to change in their house...and Clutter has been the lucky recipient of some fabulous furniture and home decor...we hope to see you soon!

From Patty, Susan, Diana, Carol, Karen, Julie, Lisa, Melissa and Alex
We wish you all a joyous Holiday season!

One of our vignettes...black Club chair, cute table, beautiful wreath!

SOLD!

Custom made console...silver and black....$395

SOLD!

Marble top coffee table....$325

SOLD!

Mahogany Partner's Desk....$1295

Theodore Alexander Desk....$1500

Sherrill Chair...down wrapped.....$125

SOLD!

Black leather Club chair....$595

Upholstered Chair..paisley pattern.....$495

SOLD!

Asian Style china cabinet....$925

Z Gallerie china cabinet....$695

SOLD!

Marble top kitchen table.....$225
Black chairs....$35 each

SOLD!

Ethan Allen Dining table/ 6 chairs.....$995

SOLD!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas hours:
Christmas Eve day...10-2
Christmas Day...closed
New Year's Eve....10-2
New Year's Day....closed

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Clutter My World...with Scuba!

Hi everyone! Well, I spent my weekend wet! While all of you were enjoying your last visit to the Boulder Farmer's Market or watching the Flagstaff Star get lit, my family and I were in the pool at Ocean First Divers www.oceanfirstdivers.com learning to Scuba Dive. I must admit, I was a bit apprehensive and not in the best of moods Saturday morning when it really hit me that I would be spending all day Saturday and all day Sunday learning to Scuba Dive. Don't get me wrong, I know how important it is to learn how to dive properly....while most of the time it's safe, it can be kind of dangerous under the water...especially if you don't know what you are doing! This is my second attempt to learn to Scuba...many years ago, when I was a spring chicken, my husband gave me a Scuba class for a Christmas present. I was gung-ho to do it and dutifully read the materials, attended the class, did the pool dives and...nope, never did a certification dive. I had planned to when I was in Hawaii for a sales award trip when I was with NCR...but I never wanted to take the time away from the pool or the parties to go on the certification dive...and Ted wasn't there to prod me to do it...so I didn't. I don't think I can get out of it this time...and honestly, I don't want to. It's about time I see what is really under the water. I love to snorkel but snorkeling can only show you so much....I'd love to be eye to eye with an eel or an octopus or a shark...or even a swimming iguana which we hope to see when we visit the Galapagos next March. Don't worry, I'm sure that will be fodder for another blog! Anyway, if you ever get the urge to dive..I highly recommend Ocean First Divers. They were friendly and professional and our instructor, John, was highly knowledgeable and easy to learn from. Yes, I was wet and a bit shriveled, but in the end, I think it will be well worth it.

So, while I was spending time in the pool, Clutter had lots and lots of customers! Last week we received in a wonderful array of furniture from a new consignor who had moved here from California. I'm happy to say that almost all of it has sold so I think we have many happy customers out there and hopefully a very happy consignor! Here are some of the things you missed ( I just had to show you so you can see the quality of the furniture we receive into the store!)