Three wonderful, whimsical stores that take your imagination to the land of possibilities
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Tail of the Yak at 2632 Ashby Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705
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First store is Tail of the Yak.
A Berkeley store full of curiosities and treasures from around the world.
The owners have loved and cherished this store for over 40 years !
It's truly indescribable and constantly evolving.
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The Ribbonerie at 3695 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94118
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The next amazing store is The Ribbonerie in San Francisco's Presidio Heights.
It IS the ultimate ribbon store.
The owner has been selling ribbons for over 20 years.
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| My ( now signed ) Ribbon book by Candance Kling |
This time my visit was special because I attended an afternoon
Ribbon Flower workshop
with THE ribbon flower expert;
Candance Kling,
who literally wrote the book on ribbon flowers.
Candance brought a dozen 24" X 36" boards filled with her gorgeous ribbon work.
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| Yellow flowers are Candance's samples and pink flower is my finished one |
But, the 3 hour class focused on just three flowers.
And I still only finished one.
Loved every minute and am enrolled in a 4 day ribbon course
at Wayne Wichern's studio with
Candance Kling in June :)
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Gilding the Lily at 305 N. Harbor, Suite 101, Fullerton, CA 92832
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My last wonderful, mind blowing store is much closer to home in Orange County
at Fullerton's historic downtown district.
Gilding the Lily is a store FULL of mostly vintage, one of a kind wonders.
This small store is a treasure hunt of goods in every nook, drawer and cranny.
It is my new go-to store for ribbon, buttons and feathers.
Hopefully I won't be too distracted by all the other fantastical items.
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Each of these amazing stores are an extension of an amazing female proprietor.
Each store is full of creative energy, possibilities, vision, whimsy,and imagination.
The fuel that feeds your soul.
