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Our talented customer, Marion (AKA”up-cycler” and baker), just emailed us this colorful photo. She purchased a gold candelabra from Mimi’s a few weeks ago, and painted it white. Now it holds her delicious creations! She also thought it would be pretty with mini ramekins filled with sweets like mints and nuts, or savories like olives and pappadews…or even as a jewelry display using the same ramekins….OR…as a candelabra! Thanks for your innovative ideas, Marion!

To all our creative customers: Come treasure hunting soon and email us pictures of your Mimi’s transformations!

Week of March 11th, 2012

Nowadays when a person uses the term “swag” they are referring to confidence, style, and presence. This week’s pick is a vintage cut glass plug in light. Or a what is commonly called a “swag light”. We’d like to think that the addition of this light to a room would be anything but common, but rather the definition of today’s terminology of the word. So take it home, plug it in, and turn on the Swag.

Week of March 4th, 2012

Check out these smart little bins! Imagine the storage and organization possibilities these mountable bins would have in a closet pantry, a child’s room, or even your garage. Stop into Mimi’s and for affordable, creative, and functional storage solutions.

Spruce up wooden spoons and your kitchen at the same time with this easy DIY. Using a little tape, bright colored craft paint and high gloss (food safe) shellac, you can create a bouquet of faux enamel handled spoons! Mimi’s serves up wooden utensils starting at $1.

visit: house of earnest for more info

Week of February 26th, 2012

Spotlight on planters! Give those cooped up winter house plants room to stretch their roots in a new pot or ready new flowers for summer. Embrace your inner flower child and show us your green thumbs!

February is National Bird Feeding month. We came across a cute DIY tea cup bird feeder that is easy and affordable.

Step 1: Come to Mimi’s and choose from our selection of tea cups.

Step 2: Visit your local hardware store and pick up some epoxy, sand paper, copper cap, 3ft of 1/2 inch copper pipe.

Step 3: Sand bottom of cup, inside of saucer and bottom of saucer. Epoxy cup to saucer and cap to underside of saucer.
Step4: Insert copper pipe into cap

Step 5: Fill with bird seed and place in your yard

Total estimated cost is $12

visit: http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/homemade-bird-feeder-from-vintage-teacups-diy-wedding-favors-gifts/ for full article

Before

This installment of Before and After features a flat file that came to us a little on the beat-up side and after leaving with Mimi’s customer, Ian Connerty, became transformed in an object of function and beauty.

The flat file make-over:
-Ian removed the warped crossbars, top panel, rear panel and the drawer bottoms (most   of which were warped and were no longer properly fitted).
- replaced a warped crossbar with a new one made from a hardwood ( cherry).
- replaced the top and rear panels with imported birch plywood.
- replaced the drawer bottoms with imported birch plywood, and reinforced them with new hardware to ensure they do no sag.
- Built a new bottom carriage that the flat files can be placed on and locked in. This creates a 40′ high work table. The carriage has industrial wheels that can be locked with a foot lever, to lock the unit in place.

Voila!

After

Week of February, 19th 2012

“How is a raven like a writing desk?” A riddle that was created to have no answer. Mimi’s makes it easy by posing questions you CAN answer. Questions like: “Where in my home can I put this unique low back writing chair?” OR “What can I stash in that cute little drawer?” Let us know what you come up with!

Planning your next party?  Check out Mimi’s for all your entertaining needs!  We have a plethora of unique and affordable glassware for all occasions.  Marion of Sincredible Pastries came upon a scene like this in the store and imagined the possibilities…

Marion used cut glass liqueur glasses, sundae cups, and trinket dishes to create a lovely pastry vignette at a recent baby shower she hosted.  A pastel duvet cover and lace valances, also purchased at Mimi’s, were used as accents for this special display.  Marion said, “So happy to have found all of those treasures at Mimi’s! It really ‘made’ the display sparkle!”  Thanks, Marion!

Have you been inspired by things purchased at our store?  Send us pictures!  We’d love to see the possibilities.

Week of February 12th, 2012

Take a spin through Mimi’s and check out this side table with record album storage. If records aren’t your thing, you could easily store photo albums or magazines. Mix it up however you want. This mission style side table has high fidelity.