Mulberry Lane Studio: New Scrapbook Store in Fort Worth- yay!!! And Happy July 4th!!!

Happy Independence Day everyone! Today is a fantastic day to get out and celebrate our Nation, and be grateful for all that we have. What better way to do that than by having hot dogs, burgers and fireworks, right? Throw in a couple snow cones, and it's all good clean fun. We are going to do just that tonight. I hope the weather cools down to something below our current temperature of 101 degrees, though. That's a little much.

Last night I had the chance to scrapbook at "Scrappers Boutique", a new little shop here in Fort Worth. As always, it was a blast. I love this new store. Cheri, the owner, has amazing taste and has brought it into the product she carries and the decor of the store itself. While more than half of the store is set up as crop space (which is perfect, by the way), the front half is adorned with adorable paper collections and embellishments. She carries a large collection of Bazzil papers, and a selective collection of some of the most current and beautiful paper lines available in the industry. Upon entering the store, you're greeted by a vintage retro stove (yes, a STOVE!) in the middle of the room. The stove is chocked full of products, looking as if it's cooking up some yummy goodies to go in your scrapbooks. Throughout the store she continues the cooking theme with adorable displays in such things as colanders, serving trays, muffin pans and jars. All of the items she uses are vintage retro, and really gorgeous. It's welcoming, homey and just makes you want to come in and camp out.

Up front the the register she has two large bookshelves, which house consignment items. A beautiful collection of handmade jewelry tops one, while the other keeps such items as decorated water bottles and teachers gifts, made by the hands of Kaylee Phillips, a local rising 5th grader (okay, who am I kidding- she's also the daughter of my best friend, Paula! And that makes her pretty special in my book).

Cheri has really outdone herself with this store. I, for one, can be found there at least one night every weekend. It's located near the corner of Chapman on Smithfield Road in Mid-Cities. It also happens to be settled right next to a delightful Snow Cone stand (just an added bonus- not only for the flavors, but the laughs once you consume one and it turns your lips, teeth and tongue delightful shades of orange, red, blue, green and purple- please don't ask to see the pictures). I love love love this place. I wish Cheri the BEST of success and hope she stays there for a long time to come. Here's a few shots I took of her digs last night.