Featured artist...Deb Meyer

Since neither Jeni and I are Monroe natives, we sometimes grieve the fact that our families don't live nearby.  We can't have Sunday dinners together or have our mom stop by on a random day and talk us down from some seemingly endless potty training session.  I think that is one of the reasons we bonded so completely when we met, we were fully immersed in young motherhood and knew we needed to create our own village in which to raise our children.  Jeni is my children's aunt, godmother and friend.  

She is my soul sister.

And in this village we have created for ourselves Deb Meyer would undoubtably be the mom.  She is this amazing, creative, talented, beautiful woman who has taken us in, saw what we couldn't quite see in ourselves and coaxed it out of us.  She listens to our struggles and guides us without judgement.  Her love and complete confidence in our abilities has undoubtably been one of our lives greatest gifts.

Not to mention she is a ridiculously talented artist and Serendipity 7 is lucky enough to feature some of her work!

Come and see more works by Deb Meyer September 28th and 29th at Serendipity 7 in Monroe, WI.  You better move fast because this piece in particular may have to come home with me!

Serendipity 7

909 15th Avenue

Monroe, WI

Boutique Dates

September 28, 29

October 12,13,26,27

November 9, 10 23, 24, 30

An inside look...

An inside look at our new little shop!

Our "7"
No matter how much we love our new little business it will never compare to the love we feel for these little people.

Wear Art!

 We love art....and no space would be complete without it!

As we get our new home ready for our grand opening tomorrow night, we look around and see our vintage and upcycpled creations, and art from local artists.    

Chris Callahan is a friend of us here at Serendipity 7 and a truly gifted artist.  

You can't help but see Chris' work and want to touch it....and to wear it!

Chris designs and creates beautiful handcrafted art jewelry.  Her inspiration comes from her love of vintage and ethnic jewelry in combination with a passion for textile and design.  She uses high quality components to make her jewelry including sterling silver, semi-precious stones, pearls, vintage and reclaimed pieces, clay, handmade beads and an array of fabrics and fibers.

Her work is STUNNING....and will be featured exclusively at Serendipity 7!

Take a peek at more of her work at Chris Callahan Jewelry

Opening September 7th 4-8pm

exclusive boutique dates:

9/7, 9/8, 9/15, 9/16,

10/12, 10/13, 10/26, 10/27,

11/9, 11/10, 11/23, 11/24, 11/30

Fridays 4pm-8pm, Saturdays 10am-5pm

for a limited time located at 909 15th Avenue, Monroe, WI

color please

I enjoy playing with color whether it be on canvas and on furniture!

Oh, how I love a punch of color!  

I was so excited to start painting this one, I totally forgot to do a "before" shot so you would get the dramatic effect...but just

imagine this mid-century modern dresser 

all sad, brown and drab.

boo hoo.

It too was a blank palette and was deserving of being awesome.

And now see it in all its glory!

This shall be known as kaleidoscope dresser.   

How awesome would this be in a family room 

with a t.v. on top and drawers for all those dvds and doodads?!

It has to be my favorite piece

so far....just makes me smile, I tell you!

This next piece said to me...."make me cool".

So, I did and gave it "ombre"

I present to you the 

"cool ombre mid-century modern desk".

We are having all kinds of fun being creative 

and playing with color!

We open our doors September 7th 4-8 p.m.

Until then my hands will continue to look like this....

Opening September 7th 4-8pm

exclusive boutique dates:

9/7, 9/8, 9/15, 9/16,

10/12, 10/13, 10/26, 10/27,

11/9, 11/10, 11/23, 11/24, 11/30

Fridays 4pm-8pm, Saturdays 10am-5pm

for a limited time located at 909 15th Avenue, Monroe, WI

old to new again

Here are Serendipity 7 we get a real kick out of making something old new again!

Like what was once a vintage sewing machine table 

which becomes a one of a kind end table.

If you should chose, you certainly could do a bit of sewing here.

We like the idea of opening the doors and putting your remote control, phone or other "unmentionables"(ah, hem) inside.

And for a another blast from the past,

check out these vintage coffee cans which previously sat in a basement full of old rusty nails.

Look closely for the "New! Use Can Opener" label...

gotta love that.

We are in love with these cans and love how the succulents give them a new life.

As I drink my coffee from my Kuerig pod, 

I think back to these cans opening in my grandparents kitchen.

And you all know you have a "nutty friend" who will surely appreciate this one!

We have so many wonderful old to new again creations to share with you...

Even our shop is an old to new.....

once a home and now becoming our little brick & mortar shop!

Like many things "old" it is full of charm and character 

and is just in need of a little love to be envisioned as something new!

Serendipity 7's new fall home!

Opening September 7th 4-8pm

exclusive boutique dates:

9/7, 9/8, 9/15, 9/16,

10/12, 10/13, 10/26, 10/27,

11/9, 11/10, 11/23, 11/24, 11/30

Fridays 4pm-8pm, Saturdays 10am-5pm

for a limited time located at 909 15th Avenue, Monroe, WI

feeling...

 This is the youngest of the "7" of Serendipity 7

...and her face pretty much sums up how we are feeling!

There is A LOT to do and school has not started.

need I say more?

With that said we know we are up for the challenge!

It is a thrill to be pulling this beautifully creative space together.  A space that will be full of wonderful vintage finds, upcycled furniture and creative handmade pieces like these...

(introducing "Bob" our unofficial mascot)

and remember these beautiful words from "The Help"?

All and all as the space is coming together we feel like this....

Looking forward to sharing "Serendipity 7" with you very soon!!!

Opening September 7th 4-8pm

exclusive boutique dates:

9/7, 9/8, 9/15, 9/16,

10/12, 10/13, 10/26, 10/27,

11/9, 11/10, 11/23, 11/24, 11/30

Fridays 4pm-8pm, Saturdays 10am-5pm

for a limited time located at 909 15th Avenue, Monroe, WI

Joy!

Serendipity 7 at Northwinds Antique and Garden Show
June, 2012

Serendipity 7 was started with the dream of opening a little shop. How would that look exactly?  We both have toddlers at home and full schedules with 7 busy kids between us.  Maybe we could open a shop that we could run for a month or two?  Who would rent to us for such a short amount of time?

So after exhausting all our options we accepted the fact that this wasn't the way our business was going to look.  We decided that vintage shows and an etsy shop was how we would run our business.  It was all good...we could choose shows that would work with our schedules and an etsy shop would be easy to maintain.  Not how we pictured it but we both realize that life rarely works out the way you picture it and that is usually for the best...even though you don't realize it at the time.

But sometimes life works out exactly how you picture it.  A couple of weeks ago we got a call from one of our past inquiries.  The owner offered to rent us our dream shop for 3 months at a price we could afford for the months of September, October and November!  

Pretty serendipitous I would say...

So back to business!  Summer fun is drawing to a close and a fabulous fall of running our own brick and mortar shop has begun.  So if you are in the area at the dates below, 

stop by and visit a dream come true.  

Serendipity 7's new fall home!

Serendipity 7

inspired, upcycled & vintage home decor

Opening September 7th 4-8pm

exclusive boutique dates:

9/7, 9/8, 9/15, 9/16,

10/12, 10/13, 10/26, 10/27,

11/9, 11/10, 11/23, 11/24, 11/30

Fridays 4pm-8pm, Saturdays 10am-5pm

for a limited time located at 909 15th Avenue, Monroe, WI