Saturday Fun

This Saturday I had several businesses that I wanted to stop by for an open house or special event. It seemed like a perfect girls day out, so my friend Laura and her two girls let me tag along with them.

We started at The Purse Man. If you haven't visited Richard's store in Northport, then you are missing out on tons of affordable bags, bows, and bangles. This is the same Purse Man that used to set up his camper at the corner of 69 and Skyland. A year ago he opened this store in Northport offering a huge selection of seriously well priced merchandise. And, Richard is one of the nicest guys in town. So, a visit to The Purse Man is always a treat! Laura stocked up on bows for the girls and I made a request for Richard to check at market for day clutches. I saw them in People Style Watch this past month and I am so excited about having a couple for this season. (It is really just a larger size clutch.)

The next stop was Uptown Art Uncorked. This is a fun little studio where you paint your own masterpieces. You can see the calendar online and sign up for classes where the instructors will guide you in painting you own work of art. But, this day they had an open house with an open studio where you could select whichever painting you wanted and complete it on your own time.  Laura, the girls, and I didn't do that, but we all contributed to the community painting.

I love going for girl's nights to paint. This is the same downtown Tuscaloosa location where the painting place was before, just a new name. It is so much easier than you might think. I wouldn't consider myself artistic at all!!! But, every time I go, they make sure you leave with a painting that looks good.

Our final stop on girls day was Mary's Cakes and Pastries. During the months of February and March, they have a cookie throwdown. This is a cookie decorating contest. Each week had a theme, and this week was dinosaurs and monsters. They break the kids down into groups by ages and then select winners in the end. All the kids under 5 win, so Rainy walked away a winner while the rest of us just got to eat our yummy shortbread cookie.

Mary's always has a great section of cookies, the shortbread are the specialty, and yummy pastries and breads. Their cakes are beautiful and creative and also taste wonderful.

So, all three of our stops were fun. It was a great Saturday out and about in Tuscaloosa.