It really amazes me how Doeville is evolving!  She is taking me on this terrific path of finding and creating products which nurture the soul of any outdoor person but especially the souls of women.  I have been so blessed to travel and cross paths with some amazing women artists!  Doeville has become the "umbrella" to all this talent!  The other wonderful thing is that these women are right here in the United States!  With all the national attention brought to us by major media about buying products "Made in the USA", I am so honored to know not this has been  my goal from the beginning steps of my company in 2006.  When I started, it was a struggle to find ALL products made here and be cost effective.  Our "printed" logo products were printed in Tennessee but the actual products were made in other countries.  This saddened me but I have kept moving forward to find products which are affordable and made in this beautiful country!

I encourage us all to keep moving in this direction and supporting our friends and families.  I hope you will visit my site and meet these women for yourself.

KC Willis, artist from Colorado, has created a beautiful line called "Girls with Guns" collection which we feature in stock.  KC's wall tapestries take the Old West and brings it to the future.  Using fabrics, tea stained lace and recycled objects, she gives us art that makes us smile. Please press "Read More" below to continue the blog.

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As many of you know I hibernated Doeville last winter.  Somehow and some way all of my stars lined up for an opportunity to spend 6 months in Ten Sleep, Wyoming .  I jumped on it with both feet, a camera and my wonderful Doeville journal.  I stayed in the home of an incredible couple, Bob and Gayle, while they went to Idaho to visit and take care of his mother.  Before leaving Florida, My husband and I loaded up my Prairie Schooner (cargo trailer) filled with items to homestead West!  Just exactly what does a girl take West?  Well...my sewing machines, fabrics, computer, furry blankets, flannel pj's, and of course...my Dog Jackson!  As we traveled across country my adventure began to unfold!  The aroma of home filled the air as we passed through my hometown of Chattanooga, TN  .Then we rolled through the green  hills of Kentucky, then the arch in St.Louis, and a super treat was Cabela's headquarters in Sydney, Nebraska .  Several days later we started seeing those absolutely awesome mountains of the West!

As soon as we arrived and got the schooner unpacked... big delicious, beautiful, soft snowflakes fell on my eyelashes!  The PURE silence around us was so amazing tucked in the mountains all around us.  The next day we rose to a soft, powdery snow which laid like a blanket across the landscape.  For me, snow is so authentic and soothing...it is one of my most favorite things!  Jackson and I enjoyed so many days of playing, hiking and learning to snowshoe...thank you precious Jeannie!  Be sure to push "read more" below for more pics.

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This past weekend I was hunting in Georgia and I took lots of hikes in and around the sweet Georgia pines.  When I would enter into the enchanted pines it felt so magical!  The pine straw floor was so full of curious objects.  My wheels were turning wanting to know what had just passed thru before I entered.  At one special place, the sun gleamed down through the needle branches like a spot light shining from up above.  I stopped in my tracks, looked up and said "Thank you for this beautiful place"  Many of you know this very feeling which makes your tummy bubble with delight, it is like no other feeling!

I also went shopping for Christmas decorations in the Enchanted Forest.  It offered great deals on Black Friday!  I found pine cones, big delicious leaves which were still changing colors and of course holly is a must.  My re-purposed nature at my Holiday table!

I hope you will find time to take your family into the woods this Holiday Season!  It is a mall like no other and when you leave you come out a new person!

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I have so much fun when I dive into my t-shirt drawer in my closet!  I must admit, I have 3 drawers dedicated for these soft cotton flashbacks of my past.  My Harley Davidson collection is by far the largest.  Whenever I traveled I documented each trip with a Harley shirt printed with the city and state.  One day soon I want to take them and make a quilt showing all the locations I visited.

My most treasured shirts are from my rafting trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.  During this trip I had a shirt trade with the some of the guides and they signed them with funny sayings.  One of these shirts has built in air conditioning in one sleeve and down one side, but I cannot bring myself to sew it, it would take away the authenticity.

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See press release below from Barbara Baird of Women's Outdoor News.  All the women of WON are such great supporters of Doeville and we are honored to be one of their advertisers!  Happy Trails everyone!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Barbara Baird
Email:Barbara@womensoutdoornews.com

Women’s Outdoor News Launches Newly Designed Website

ROLLA, Mo. – The Women’s Outdoor News (The WON) launches a new look at its website on June 3, losing the former print newspaper WordPress template and choosing a simpler, more visual design. The e-zine, which features 13 women bloggers, focuses on “news, reviews and stories” about women in the outdoors. It offers updates by email or RSS Feeds.
 
Publisher Barbara Baird said, “When we launched The WON three years ago, readers still connected with the newspaper, newswire look. We want to reach a younger generation and this ‘look’ is fresh.” The site will continue to offer honest reviews of gear for women in its Gear Court department, where sometimes items get sentenced to the death penalty. Said Baird, “We never play for pay. If an item does not pass the Gear Court test, and even if it’s an item from our advertiser, we will still fail it and make suggestions as how to improve it for women’s use.”

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Doeville is up and hopping!  I spent time with this darling fur ball at the thermals in Yellowstone National Park a few weeks ago.

I found it so interesting how many of the animals both small and large hung out around these almost 200 degree boiling pots.  This was just one of the many thermals I viewed as I walked on the wooden walkway which meandered in and around the almost angry earth.

The animals must find nutrients here which they need.  If we just watch these incredible creatures, we can learn so much.  They listen to what their bodies need and they go and get it from good ole' Mother Nature.  When I listen to my body, it tells me what I need.  Sometimes I get a craving for oranges or bananas and I feel confident that I may need one of those ingredients to re-charge my body.  I also find that cooler temperatures, higher altitude and drier air help my joints and my mind feel alive.  Being aware like our animal kingdom friends can bring health and happiness.

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Howdy Doeville Partners!

I am emerging out of hibernation. I was just in Yellowstone National Park last week and caught a glimpse of this handsome fella foraging for morsels and I knew it was time to wakeup the site.

My hibernation this winter was full of adventure and I will be blogging about the incredible people, places and things which came into my life. The shopping cart is opened and I am still offering some incredible deals on the products from last season. In the next few months, I will be introducing several new products.

One of my most favorite Doeville products is our journal. I cannot begin to tell you what a joy this product was to me over the winter. Because I want all of my Doeville Friends to have one too, I am offering it at $25.00 plus free shipping. This is below my cost but I believe every outdoor lover needs to document the gifts Mother Nature gives us on a daily basis. I would venture to say that this is better than any medication on the market today!

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Greetings to all my Darling Doeville Fans!

I will be taking this winter off for an Imagination Hibernation! As many of you know I am the chief shipping department, receptionist, marketing department and creative department ( my favorite part). Since it is me and only me, I have decided to take a break and open doors and head towards adventures this winter! My goal is to meet new artists and add lots of exciting items our line up that will make the world a better place. I am also going to use this time to learn a few new techniques for my own creative spirit! I am very eager about this rejuvenation and I look forward to seeing you sometime in 2011 with a Merchantile full of suprises! Thank you for your support to date! I will continue to offer blogs at www.doeville.com and you can find us on facebook (DoeVille USA) and twitter (doeville) You can also email me personally at admin@doeville.com but I will not promise a quick reply as my goal is to step away from the computer and touch the ground instead of the keyboard. We are offering a SUPER DOOPER sale! I will be shipping items until November 10th, 2010 and these orders can be placed on our website. After this date, our shopping cart on the site will be closed as will our studio in Florida. Doeville has been so gracious and giving with donations to organizations all over the good ole' USA, but we will suspend our giving spirit during our hibernation.

Happy Trails and May many wonders head your way!

Kim Pezzeminiti

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Spring is Springing down here in Florida!  Last weekend, I walked out into my yard where I have planted lots of herbs and plants to attract all kinds of wonderful critters and flitters!  My first sign of feeding was my bees on the basil  bush!  What a show!  I just plopped down in the grass and was amazed at these tiny flitters hopping from flower to flower enjoying the yummies.  They had no idea that I was anywhere in sight.  They were intoxicated by the freshness of this simple and small bush.

I also thought about these 2 very natural things which we personally can enjoy the fruits of THEIR labor.  As most of you know, my husband and I love to cook!  There is nothing more incredible than walking out my front door with scissors in hand and snipping the fragrant and delicious basil.  We use it in so many sauces but my favorite it just taking the whole leave and adding it to a tomato (also fresh from our garden) and a slice of mozzarella...don't forget the olive oil and balsamic vinegar.  What a treat!

The other element of our bees is the HONEY!  I have not gotten into bee keeping yet, but I have several friends who are making this their hobby!  I feel honored to help them pollenate.  With so many chemicals in our world today, it is a challenge for our bees to find happy places.  Getting and having natural honey is also a delectable treat!  I just made some tasty barbeque sauce using a local honey!

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At the end of February during the full moon, I planted Mammoth Sunflower seeds into a mini indoor greenhouse kit.  After planting the seeds, I performed a ceremony with one of my turkey feathers and blessed the seeds to grow!  I sat my mini greenhouse in my kitchen so I could track the progress of my seedlings each day.  The directions said the germination time was 14-21 days.  This weekend as I was working in the kitchen, my eye caught a tiny glimpse of green emerging from the almost black soil!  I screamed with such joy and excitement that my husband thought something tragic had happened.  He ran over to see the sprouts and he too was excited.  This investment was just over $7.00 and I cannot tell you the pleasure it is bringing us every day.   This morning, I have 11 sprouts total and I have set them in the warm and delicious sun to grow towards the light.  

I can't wait to plant these in my yard where I will begin my 2nd phase of excitement to wait for the BLOOM which is 75-90 days!  I believe this wonderful adventure will bring many lessons.  The first and most important is patience.  The second lesson I have already learned is that it only takes a few dollars to create months of entertainment.  I am reading a book now titled "A Bride goes West" and it is about life in the late 1800's and ranching.  People would ask these folks how did they live out in the middle of no where with no neighbors and interaction.  They would reply that there was so much culture and adventure in nature that living in a town would not even compare!  I would have to agree!

I would encourage all of us as we head into the glorious spring time to not only physically plant seeds but to mentally plant some seeds of our own.  Just think how wonderful those "seeds of thought or intention" will become...and BETTER than that...it ONLY takes 14-21 days to germinate!  Allow your mind and body to pop out of that dark soil bed and rise to the glorious sunlight!  BLOSSOM my friends!

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