Silhouette Artist Karl Johnson Returns to Fiddlesticks!
Monday, September 8, 2014
Get an heirloom portrait of your sweet ones, by 3rd generation
silhouette artist Karl Johnson. Renowned for his abilities, each
silhouette portrait is cut free hand and takes only 1-2 minutes so even
the squirmy-set can be captured. Makes a great holiday gift for the
grandparents, too! Registering in advance is recommended, click here to save your spot!
When? Friday September 26th, 10-6pm. Where? Why at Fiddlesticks of course!
" Every year in the town of El-Kelaa M’Gouna, Moroccans celebrate the rose harvest with The Festival of Roses. The souqs are packed with rose-scented gifts that fill the air with their floral fragrances. Children hand out lei garlands, traditional Berber music plays through the streets and a Miss Rose is crowned for her beauty and talents... "
All season long, Tea Collection has been dressing little citizens near and far in clothing inspired by the beautiful country of Morocco, and this Saturday we'll be celebrating Morocco's Festival of Roses with a crafting and shopping event right here in our shop.
The Desert Rose Swing Dress was a sell-out style at Fiddlesticks.
Bring your little ones in and get them situated at our play table: we'll have fun rose-inspired crafts to keep them happily occupied. And for you, we'll have a basket of paper rose petals: pick one and open it up, and you'll be given either 10, 20, or 30% off your Tea purchase. (Applies to our recently marked-down Tea as well!) If you're extra lucky, you could even get $50 to spend on Tea, or a $500 Tea Shopping Spree!
We hope you'll join us this Saturday, May 10, at 540 Hayes Street. The doors open and the fun starts at 10!
* In-store only. One petal per customer. While supplies last. *
Here's something you might not know: Fiddlesticks owner Elizabeth has been a merchant in our beloved San Francisco neighborhood, Hayes Valley, for over ten years. To show her ongoing commitment to the neighborhood, as well as to honor its spirit of constant renewal (have you seen Hayes Valley recently? what a place!), she decided it was time to give our shop a big ol' makeover.
At the beginning of January, we (drank a few lattes and) schlepped all our merchandise down Hayes Street to a temporary home; six weeks later, we schlepped it all back and got busy settling into our looks-like-new home. It was quite a bit of effort for the Fiddlesticks Crew, but entirely worth it: we've got brand-shiny-new floors, freshly painted walls, new made-just-for-us shelving systems, and a very different layout.
This Thursday we'll be raising a glass of bubbly to celebrate the completion of our renovations, and we hope you'll join us! The store is BURSTING with new spring merchandise, and we'll have snacks on-hand from our neighbors Hayes & Kebab to fuel you in all your ooh-ing and ahh-ing.
A Fiddlesticks Happy Hour this Thursday, March 13, from 4 to 7 pm - all welcome!
We are so excited to announce that Petit Collage founder, long-time Fiddlesticks friend, and celebrated San Francisco artist Lorena Siminovich will be dropping by the shop for a reading and signing of her just-released book "You Know What I Love."
Lorena told us that she wrote "You Know What I Love" as a love letter to her daughter Matilda, and, well, you know what WE love? This very special storybook! It's one sweet little girl's tribute to her most favorite of dolls; these best of friends spend the day peering out the window at big fat raindrops, singing very, very loudly, zipping to the mailbox on a bright yellow scooter, and even sending secret messages to each other when they're apart. What's not to love?
The book is illustrated in Lorena's characteristic collage style (if you've been to Fiddlesticks before, you've no doubt noticed her brightly-colored screen prints and collages hanging behind the counter). Each page is richly textured, and full of lovingly placed details. It's the perfect way to tell your own beloved little one how much you adore them during the month of Valentine's.
We hope you'll join us in the shop at 11 am on Sunday, February 9th. Lorena will read out loud to us all, and then sign your book with a flourish! (Books will be available for sale on the 9th, but snatch one up now if you want to fall in love a little early.) Snacks provided!
As an extra "I love you" from us, we'll be offering 20% off all in-store purchases and orders of Lorena's artwork on the day of the reading; we'll have her catalog on hand, and you've never seen such a delightful array of prints, collages, and posters.
Silhouette Artist Karl Johnson Is Returning to Fiddlesticks!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
We're thrilled to announce that silhouette artist Karl Johnson will be returning to Fiddlesticks for a second visit. We hosted him last year, and all day long happy parents went out the door with beautiful, hand-cut silhouettes of their children (and a few pets, too!).
Silhouettes make unique gifts to keep or to share with grandparents and other loved ones, and Karl is truly a master.
Join us Thursday, April 11 between 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. - call us at 415-565-0508 to reserve your space! Each appointment is five minutes only: Karl works extremely quickly, so bring on those wriggly, giggly little ones!
You're Invited: A Fantastic Fiddlesticks In-Store Event!
Friday, September 14, 2012
We're immensely excited for Monday, October 8th, when we'll be hosting the very talented Karl Johnson right here in our shop.
We hope you'll join us for the fun!
Hand cut silhouettes make unique, beautiful keepsake gifts for doting grandparents and devoted aunties and uncles: criss-cross a few names off your holiday gift list early this year.
Best of all, each portrait takes only a few minutes - wiggly, giggly munchkins welcome! (Psst, even just their photo will suffice.)
Take a peek at this video for a preview of the magic:
Come join us on October 5th - give us a ring today (415-565-0508) to reserve your spot!
What: Styles from previous seasons, one-of-a-kind samples, and current styles that have gotten estranged from its packaging. Sizes 0 – 8 years. Boys and girls.
All samples will be sold for amazing low prices, from $10-$20!
Bring your own bag and receive a $5 discount.
And just between you & I...this event has been VERY well attended in the past. So this year we have increased the sheer volume of samples. We are currently swimming in boxes and boxes and boxes of samples!!! This is NOT something to be missed.
Join Lavish (our sister store), this Saturday for some libations, good tunes from our resident DJ Jolu...and a fun discount for those in nautical themed outfits (I'm wearing my new Orla Kiely dress from Lavish)! Hope to see all your smiling faces.
