New to Grumbles House’s inventory of interesting merchandise late last year, we added House on the Hill cookie molds. I met Carol, an interesting professional baker and food writer, at Music in the Garden, whose friend recently bought the company. I was struck by the beauty the molds allow one to create via cookies, small cakes, ornaments or sandwiches. The variety of molds available include seasonal, historic and just plain pretty. The new owner is adding new designs to the collection. Carol agreed to do a demonstration and a class and I was sold
The history of molded cookies such as gingerbread predates the Roman Empire and is fraught with intrigue, romance, and even sex. Supposedly the right cookie could make your children smarter or lure you a husband.
To the class, Carol brought 4 or more types of dough for participants to work with. If you aren’t big on baking, the molds can be used for paper crafting, making ornaments, unique wall art or tea sandwiches too beautiful to eat. There was a bit of a history lesson, hands on fun and lots of tasting during the class. Shortbread, gingerbread, speculaa, marzipan and springerle are the types of cookies most often used with these molds. Besides molding, the students also painted a cookie and took several home to bake.
If you would be interested in taking a class, call the boutique and leave your contact info and which day of the week works best for you. We will schedule more classes as interest dictates. (352) 322-3968. We have quite a few molds in stock and are happy to order what we don’t have, that you would like, with a 50% deposit.
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poinsettia red winter rose
princetti hanging basket coir
princettia in mass in greenhouse
Princettia pink poinsettia in pot, light pink at left
[ig_row][ig_column span=”span12″][ig_text]November 20 was our 1st Maker’s Market – all hand made crafts – 25 vendors from 10am to 3pm with Bob Cubbage providing background music on the keyboard. It was a fun day with lots of cool handmade crafts. 
Lots of talented folks showing off their wares!
mm blankets
mm butterfly birdbath
mm canvas & photo cards
mm colorful bracelets
MM Deb sevoid glass yard art
mm denim totes
mm door knob hangers
MM glass yard art
mm gnomes
MM gourd goose
mm Heavbely Colors booth
MM jewelry
mm ladies laughing
mm oven towels
mm plant city girls
mm quilted handbags
mm snowman hats
mm staghorns
mm stained glass umbrella
mm stakes
MM stained glass
mm table top
MM thunder drums
mm vendor & bracelets
mm vendor holding bear
mm wood painter
mm Cedar St. from across st.
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After a very long wait, our container of pots has finally arrived. Here’s a few we’ve unpacked. Come see the rest!
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pots 21 on both sides of front door
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pots 21 blue copper top rounds
pots tex but flie cream Shelly
It’s a slow-growing evergreen bush, great for a shrub or it can be grown into a tree that can grow almost 20 ‘ tall. It produces edible fruit in 3 colors. I hear the blue is best. It flowers Jan. to spring and produces fruit from late spring through summer. We have 5 gal. bushes for $29.
Click these links to learn the health benefits of the fruit and more:
One of the many unique lines folks seems to love at Grumbles House is our selection of Quilling Cards. The intriguing paper filigree art form involves the use of thin strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. The paper is wound around a quill to create a basic coil shape. The paper is then glued at the tip and the coil-shaped, these shaped coils are arranged to form flowers, leaves, and various ornamental patterns similar to ironwork.
These cards and pictures are designed using high quality paper products, cut into 1/16 inch thin slices. The paper is then rolled, or shaped into different designs by skilled hands. These smaller designs are then assembled together to create a new larger figure, design, item, or shape. What is unique to the process is that the paper is not laid flat but is professionally glued and placed on its end. This allows the design to obtain a three-dimensional look.
Just recently we’ve gotten in simple frames in 3 colors to better preserve and show off this art for years to come. When you want a special card, consider a quilling card, $8.99, at Grumbles House
Here are just a few of the designs you can find at our store.
Yod biker
Yod dophin
Yod frogs
Yod giraffe
yod hummer
Yod ladybugs
Yod Mermaid (2)
Yod monkeys
Yod succulents (2)
Yod the kiss (2)
Yod vase of flowers
yoderdo elephant (2)
Relax and make your pastime even more entertaining by completing these playful wooden puzzles that even non-puzzlers can enjoy. Grumbles House introduces 12 Zen Art & Design pieces: Aurora Borealis, Bluebonnets, Found Love, Happy Tree Frog, Love Birds, Milky Way, Mountain Lake, Path to Zen, Tulip Festival Underwater Paradise, Up, Up & Away, and Winter Cardinal.
These are handcrafted jigsaw pieces from premium Birchwood with an heirloom look as it also has a glossy and high-resolution finish that can last for several generations. It is crafted to be durable, unlike ordinary cardboard puzzles.
Sizes available for each design are:
Teaser: 4.4” x 4.4”
Small: 7.5” x 7.5”
Large: 11.5” x 11.5”
And here are few designs you can find at Grumbles House:
Last week I found 7 vintage wood folding chairs that I think are pretty cool! The family I bought them from got them from their church (Dunnellon Presbyterian) years ago when the church updated chairs for their fellowship hall. I’m HAPPY with the result of Howard’s Restore-A-Finish product in cleaning them up. 
One of them is stamped with US American Seating Company so I had fun researching their history.
Below, brass & leather handbells – 4 cases of them in different sizes and tones, come in heavy steel cases. Also a handsewn quilt, cool lamps, pretty old glassware, and other goodies that need a new home.
I’ve already placed our Poinsettia order to arrive the week of Nov.22-24. IF you want to make sure to get a certain color or size, we are taking orders.We sold out of the hot pink poinsettias last year. I can add more at this point but not once we get to that week. 8″ are $20, 10″ are $25. Hot Pink, Red, Light Pink & White all the same price. Will have several varieties and smaller ones too as well as a few hanging baskets.
Call Grumbles at (352) 465-1460 and mail a check for 50% deposit or stop in to use cash or credit card and we will have that checked off our lists and in place for the week of Thanksgiving.
Our mailing address is 20799 Walnut St. Dunnellon, FL 34431
MUMS are now available in our garden. Some are actively flowering right now, some are cracking color and some are still just buds. Nothing worse than a spent mum before Thanksgiving or whenever you really want it to look great. 1-gallon pots (a single color) are $6. The bigger deco pots” are a combo of several colors and are $22.
