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Mary Jane’s Farm Feature

By Emma Farrell Leave a Comment

We’re thrilled to share the news with you!  Mary Jane’s Farm?  The Tin Thimble?  Together?  Yep.  I told Hannah in early 2015 that my T3 goal for her was to get the shop into magazines – boy, did she deliver!  We have carried, admired, and drooled over MaryJane’s Farm for quite a few years now.  MaryJane’s sourdough starter […]

Tagged With: Emma Farrell, Felting, in the news, Loomis, Mary Janes Farm, sharon mansfield

It’s here! And so are the handmade gifts.

By Lori Everman 2 Comments

The eagle has landed. Or maybe it’s a partridge in a pear tree. We’ve been prepping for the holiday season for months now, but somehow, the influx of consignment items still felt sudden. We’re delighted to have them here and are looking forward to even more, but right now we’re wondering how we can possibly handle how […]

Tagged With: Around the Shop, Christmas, handmade gifts, Holidays, Keeping it Local, Loomis

Crate Expectations: A Brief History of High Hand

By Lori Everman 3 Comments

Hi, my name is Lori and I am a box hoarder. Or rather, a container hoarder. Which means that when I saw that High Hand has fruit crates seemingly just lying around, I needed one. Fortunately for me, High Hand Nursery does sell some of their fruit boxes, so there was no need for a […]

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Take a Little Tour (Virtually) of The Tin Thimble

By Lori Everman 5 Comments

This is one of the coolest things to happen to us for awhile. It’s amazing to even be able to share it with you. Get this: there is now a virtual tour of The Tin Thimble available on Google StreetView. In fact, all of High Hand is open to virtually tour; even the extensive and beautiful […]

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Our Little Store in Loomis is Expanding!

By Emma Farrell 5 Comments

When I was little  Mom planted a dogwood tree in our backyard. That dogwood tree grew at a glacial pace. So…Slow…. Maybe a centimeter a year, maybe. Every few years, however, it would shoot up and grow a whole two inches in one spring. Watching the Thimble grow since our opening almost seven years ago […]

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