My new table debuting at Paper Delights grand re-opening - double the store space

Some very big happenings have been going on in Burien lately. Burien has a charming little street filled with small business shops. The darling of the shops is Paper Delights, which sells cards and gifts such as clothes, jewelry, books, candles, soaps, ceramics and much more. 

I have been selling my ceramics  at Paper Delights for a year now. Paper Delights has been carrying all 5 of my seasonal collections: Valentine's, Spring, Summer, Fall and Christmas (link to come).

In September I received some great news that Paper Delights was expanding to the store space next door by November 1st. This would make the shop twice as big as originally. 

For a couple of months the new space got new flooring, paint, shelving while we waited for the grand reopening.

As we approached November 1st I got the great news that I would get my very own table in the new part of the store. A table dedicated to products from A Home for Ceramics. I could not be more excited. 

I spent some time to plan out my new table space and set everything up for the grand re-opening on November 1st. I also planned to be at the store for the first half of the festivities on that day.

Let me introduce you to store owner Alicia and her fantastic crew Amber and Linh. 

Alicia is the power house that makes Paper Delights all that it is. She is wonderful and one of my favorite people in Burien. If you ever need a great gift for someone, or for yourself, she will help you pick something awesome!

She had planned the day down to the smallest detail. Mimosas were served in the morning, then there was a ribbon cutting ceremony with the City of Burien at noon and then the real party started with hors d'oeuvres and champagne. So much fun.

Here is what my table looked like just before the opening. I had lots of new and old friends and customers come by and quickly sold a few of the pieces. 

Here some ceramic friends stopped by to say hello. And we took a picture. Unsurprisingly, this Scandinavian is the tallest in the bunch. A few Christmas ornaments found good new homes. It was awesome. Thank you so much to everybody who came by.

As part of the festivities Alicia had giveaways every hour during opening day. One of them was from me. I also gave five Christmas ornaments to the first five A Home for Ceramics customers. They went right quick.

My big giveaway which was a candlestick with a candle and a mushroom ornament went to this sweet lady, which I just luckily ran into at the store as she came to pick up her prize. So fun!

All in all, this was such a great day with lots of great moments. I will leave you with this little video that I took just minutes before opening, showing the path from the store's front door to my table. If you are looking for any gifts and are in the area, look no further, just come on by. There is something for everybody. 

Paper Delight's address is 901 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA 98166. They are open every day from 10am to 5pm.

See you there!