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Passing by recycled furniture store, Worthy of Love on Petaluma Boulevard North, I was stopped in my tracks by the nostalgic scene of an old-fashioned laundress at work. Striking window displays speak of Spring and memories of grandmothers and freshly laundered clothes dried in the breeze.
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Brand new eclectic B Street Mercantile is all set to open its doors to Sonoma County shoppers in one of historic downtown Petaluma's prime retail locations, this Spring.
The meticulously planned (rustic modern) boutique shopping emporium pays homage to the agricultural heritage of Petaluma - a hub of promising creativity celebrating hand selected independent designers, regional craftspeople and artists.
Founders Patti Looper and Jenny Paisley are Petaluma business women as well as artist/designers with that rare, shared quality of the sorts of right and left brain sensibilities that launching a retail store requires.
Harnessing the good energy of the former Tuscan Gardens space at their 316 B Street store, Looper and Paisley recognize former business owner Sharon McAuley's devoted following and plan to incorporate several of Tuscan's most beloved merchandise ranges including the ever-popular Petaluma clothing line.
If you are a Petaluma brand enthusiast, you'll be shopping in the right place for all sorts of delightful quality items embossed with your favorite city's stamp. "We want customers to know that they can continue to find their most-loved products here," says Looper, "and we suspect they will discover many new favorites along the way."
Veterans of the greater Bay Area independent craft scene, graphic designer, Looper is the owner of Patti Lou Designs and Paisley, a printmaker, owns Blockhead Press. Many south county shoppers will be familiar with their signature products sold at the Petaluma Farmers Market, iIeoni and Knitterly. With a wealth of combined professional experience, the business partners have been working together as co-organizers of the popular Petaluma Holiday Crafterino for the past several years. Each has an extremely discerning eye and has carefully juried all of the exemplary hand crafted products to be featured in the store's launch
Look out for the store's own B Street Mercantile Co line of goods, alongside stationery, bath and body products, items for the home, personal accessories and gifts. Part of the space will be reserved for workshop space, featuring DIY kits and craft books.
Opening during the first week in April, B Street Mercantile hours will be Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, Noon to 5 pm. A grand opening will be announced and will likely take place some time in May. Click here to join the mailing list for B Street Mercantile special events and happenings.
McAuley's adjoining studio Clay Gallery retains its thriving clientele, now occupying its own stand alone space .
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One of the best aspects of living in the small city of Petaluma is the simple fact of people looking out for one another. Taking care of their own. So many great organizations working together to make this a better place to live and work and raise families. Petaluma Educational Foundation doesn't just look out for a few of our city's school kids, it looks out for every single K-12 student in all of its area schools.
And one of the major ways that PEF is able to raise monies for funding major impact and enrichment grants and other programs in Petaluma area schools is through its very own benefit thrift store, Alphabet Soup.
Since Alphabet Soup moved store locations not too long ago, sales of donated household items, furnishings and clothes have rocketed to record new levels. In part due to the fact that repurposing clothing and furniture is the smart thing to do these days and also because more and more Petalumans have cottoned on to their donations directly boosting the coffers of local schools.
Furniture is the big ticket item for raising monies for PEF's excellent work. Because it takes up so much space in an already busy store, Alphabet Soup team hasn't been able to display as many household items as it would like.
That's all changing this Spring with the addition of a second Soup store, aptly named Alphabet Soup@Home. Located just down the street from its flagship store, the home decor and furnishings store is set to open in the retail space recently vacated by former tenant, Jacqueline's Tea Room.
For full story on the new Alphabet Soup@Home, see sister site, West Petaluma Living. In the meantime, please do consider donating any used household items, furniture and decor to Alphabet Soup@Home and help make a difference in city-wide classrooms.
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These nifty little PlaceTile Erasable Ceramic Bottle Stoppers, with their erasable ceramic tops, make it easy to write and erase any message. Great for identifying dates for when wines were opened, flavors of wines, reminding oneself to put the bottle back in the fridge until Friday other such wine tasting/presentation notes.
They come in a variety of styles and designs. Retail for $13 per 3, they can be purchased online at www.placetile.com.

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