Thanksgiving Wishes and Small Business Saturday

 

 
At this time of year when we gather with friends and family to count our blessings, we wanted to take a moment to give thanks for all our wonderful customers!  We are truly blessed to be able to do what we love everyday and it's all because of you.  So thank you for helping make The Picket Fence a success!  We hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

After the turkey has been eaten and you've hit the malls for Black Friday, remember to "shop small" on the fifth annual Small Business Saturday on November 29.  Created to promote small businesses during the holiday shopping season, Small Business Saturday is all about supporting your local community.  In that spirit, we'd like to use the day as an opportunity to give back.  This year we've partnered with The Alternative House to collect gloves and hats for local children in need.  Simply bring in new children's gloves and/or hats on Small Business Saturday and for each item received we will donate $1 to The Alternative House.  To thank you for helping us pay it forward, everyone who makes a book donation will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to our store!
 
Whether you shop with us or another local small business, we hope you'll join us in shopping small on Saturday!

Star From Afar

We'd like to introduce you to our newest holiday item that is sure to become a family tradition - "The Christmas Star from Afar." 

We haven't even received our shipment yet (it's due in early next week), but once we received our advance copy we knew we had to start spreading the word!

Written by a California mom to help teach her kids the true meaning of Christmas, "The Christmas Star from Afar" is an interactive Advent activity.  Here's how she describes the set -
 
"'The Christmas Star from Afar' encourages children to go on a hunt for their Star, similar to that of the Wise Men. Everyday the Star is hidden and the children participate in a fun hide-and-seek game to locate it. Once they have found their Star they move all Three Wise Men to its location. On Christmas morning the Three Wise Men reach their final destination when the Star is found at the stable with the newborn baby Jesus."

The set includes a hardcover copy of "The Christmas Star from Afar," a wooden star, a wooden nativity scene that matches the artwork of the book and optional scripture to use throughout the month. 

We have our advance copy on display, so stop by soon to see "The Christmas Star from Afar" in person!  Should you be interested, we're happy to reserve a copy for you once our order arrives!

Holiday Open House

The holiday season is upon us and that means it's time for our annual Holiday Open House!  We hope you can join us Friday, November 14 - Sunday, November 16 as we ring in the holiday season.  Enjoy some refreshments while shopping our latest holiday arrivals, register to win a festive holiday door prize and receive a free gift with any purchase!  And to get you in the holiday spirit, here are some pictures of just a small sample of our holiday goodies...
 

 

  

 

 

 

And just a reminder that we've extended our hours for the holiday season.

Our Holiday Hours are --

Monday - Friday   10 - 8

Saturday   9:30 - 6

Sunday  11 - 5

Hope to see you this weekend!