Small Business Saturday. Thank YOU.

Today is the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. Millions of people world wide helped to support "Shop Small" today- a time to shop at your favorite local stores and help fuel the economy. Thank you to all our loyal customers who shopped with us today, and every day. We appreciate your support.

Learn more at: http://smallbusinesssaturday.com/

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P+G

Exclusive.

We have a brand new shipment of Swedish Tracery Doormats that just arrived at Post & Gray and Interiors Marketplace. The doormats are made out of a durable plastic resin, which according to our owners John and Kelley, withstands at least 10 years of kids/dogs/family and weather. Whew! These doormats are exclusive to our two stores, only. You literally cannot find them anywhere else in the world!! We only have a limited quantity of these doormats- so go ahead, make an entrance, into our stores that is....and check out only the finest in high quality doormats for the holidays.



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P+G

Charlotte's 25 Best Restaurants

 

Charlotte Magazine December 2011 issue has a great feature with their list of 25 best restaurants in Charlotte! 

Click here to see the great article and try out some great restaurants! 

"For a town that tends to focus on the new and shiny, Charlotte is relatively loyal when it comes to its restaurants. While some of the spots on this list have only recently arrived on the scene, others have been fine-dining staples for years and continue to have dining rooms—and kitchens—that bustle. These restaurants were chosen partially because of their service and value, but most importantly based on their ambience and food. Each excels."

Happy Friday!

Make sure to come by Interiors Marketplace today for the second day of our Sidewalk Sale! Thanks to everyone that came yesterday it was a great day! There are only two more days for these AMAZING deals so be sure to come see us!

Also at Post & Gray all Circa Imports are now 50% off! Take a look at some of the great pieces we have!

Sidwalk sale!

Our Fall Sidewalk Sale starts today!! Now that the sun is out it is BEAUTIFUL! Come check out our great deals.  Here are a few pictures of our first day! Also, click here to see our Facebook album for more photos!

Thanksgiving cookies!

Carrying on with the cooking theme I found these amazingly cute Thanksgiving cookies here! 

THANKSGIVING COOKIES

Ingredients:

• 16.5 oz pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies
• 16 oz chocolate creamy frosting
• Orange decorating icing
• Candy corn
• Black decorating gel
• Miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits

How to make thanksgiving turkey cookies for kids:
This is definitely one of the tasty thanksgiving recipes for kids that you should try for this year with your kids. Heat oven to 350°F. Bake cookies as directed on roll. Cool for about 20 minutes. Spoon chocolate frosting into resealable food-storage plastic bag. Make small hole in bottom corner of bag. On each cookie, pipe frosting on outer edge of half of cookie. Arrange candy corn over frosting for turkey feathers. Then pipe orange icing onto each cookie to resemble thanksgiving turkey face and feet. Use orange icing to attach baking bits to turkey face for eyes. Pipe black gel on baking bits for centers of eyes. Turkey cookies is ready to serve.

Holiday cooking

It's that time of year again for holiday cooking! I found this great recipe for pumpkin pie from Cooking Light. I love this magazine because they always have great new recipes to try!

 

CLASSIC PUMPKIN PIE

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 
• 1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated low-fat milk 
• 2 large egg whites 
• 1 large egg 
• 1 (15-ounce) can unsweetened pumpkin 
• Crust:
• 1/2 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
• Cooking spray 
• Topping:
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
• 2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Preparation

• Position oven rack to lowest position.
• Preheat oven to 425°.
• To prepare filling, combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add pumpkin, and stir with a whisk until smooth.
• To prepare crust, roll dough into an 11-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Fold edges under and flute.
• Pour pumpkin mixture into the crust. Place pie plate on a baking sheet. Place baking sheet on lowest oven rack. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° (do not remove pie from oven); bake an additional 50 minutes or until almost set. Cool completely on wire rack.
• To prepare topping, beat cream with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form. Add the amaretto and powdered sugar, and beat until blended. Serve with pie.

Rick Rodgers, Cooking Light
NOVEMBER 2003

Also click here for some other great pumpkin recipes!

Chan Luu now at Post & Gray

Chan Luu bracelets at Post & Gray starting at $175!

Holidays are here!

Time for some holiday shopping! Come see us at Interiors Marketplace from some GREAT new holiday accessories!

New artist at Interiors marketplace: Gaye Law

 We have a wonderful new artist at Interiors Marketplace! Gaye is a Charlotte native growing up within walking distance of the Mint Museum of Art. She began her art training there as a child. She studied art and art history at St. Mary’s Jr. College in Raleigh and UNC-Chapel Hill. She has studied with many artists over the years including Sally Miller, Alice Williams from Atlanta, Andy Braitman but her mentor is Connie Winters who has taught her the most.

Gaye’s special eye for color and light fill her paintings with joy! She paints landscapes including marshes and water scenes, interiors, still life, children, adults, and her dog! Whatever speaks to her heart she puts on a canvas! Painting has been her passion for years. She paints Plein Air as well as from photographs sometimes combining several photos to get the right composition and color.

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Spectrum South End Cocktail Hour

Wednesday night we invited our neighbors at Spectrum South End to come for some exclusive shopping and cocktails!

We had so much fun getting to know everyone that dropped by! Here are a few pictures from the event!

Watch your step!!

New hand rail installed at Post & Gray!

Mark Your Calendars

Get ready for our Sidewalk sale! It was a huge success last year so we are doing it again at Interiors Marketplace.  The last day of the sale will also coordinate with Common Grounds Farm Stand's Cornucopia on Nov 19.

Make sure to visit interiorsmarketplace.com for info on store hours and see our new merchandise in the gallery!

Happy Wednesday!

Another Wednesday is here! I cannot believe it's already the second week in November! Come see us at Post & Gray - today we are thinking PINK!

Charlotte Landmark Series

Taylored Prints by Andrew Taylor are now at Post & Gray! We have some select photographs from The Charlotte Landmark Series, which is a collection of photographs of great, memorable places all around Charlotte, NC.  Visit his website here to learn more and come by Post & Gray to check them out!

Common Grounds Cornucopia and Cookbook

Common Grounds Farm Stand is having their annual Cornucopia Saturday, November 19 at 9 am! We are so excited for this event, which will be held in the garden center next to Interiors Marketplace.  We will be selling the Common Grounds cookbook at Interiors Marketplace so come by and get your copy! Filled with over 300 recipes the cookbook is $25 and all proceeds go to the Urban Ministry Center.

Happy Wednesday!

Come in and see us at Post & Gray we've gotten in some great new things!

Like these new Happy Chairs -