What does a lot of elbow grease, a lot of work and tiny budget get you?

We have a new sign now...this one was only a temporary banner.

When the spring comes again and it's not so doom and gloom outside,

I'll post a more recent photo.

Would you just look at these floors! Who knew under all that paint was this! I don't believe I have ever properly thanked my friend Jody's dad, Jack for all of his hard work. He actually listened to me and was able to create my vision and stay within the shoe string budget I gave him! I LOVE YOU JACK!

Jon Hart...one of my most favorite companies to carry and it's all because

I LOVE my rep, Jimmy!

Can you believe in the beginning he had the nerve to tell me NO,

I couldn't carry it! HA...best darn decision he ever made, right Jimmy?

Whoever said the grass isn't greener on the other side...

didn't look at the before pictures!

A lot of water, some dirt, and a really good gardener,

This is what we started with

Everyone thought that I had lost my mind...for a second I thought I had too!

I have ALWAYS loved this building! It's one of the oldest ones in our town and referred to quite often as the Alamo because of the shape on the front of the building. In fact when I was looking for space to start my store I had called about this one, but it was not available. After being in business 2+ years the opportunity finally came knocking to make the move to "Main Street" and I just couldn't refuse. I also couldn't refuse the chance to make this building what I knew it could be...again. All it needed was LOT'S of LOVE, well that and LOT'S of PAINT, a SANDER to get through 5 layers, YES 5 layers of badly painted floors, (hunter green, yuck, burgundy, double yuck, black, beige, and I believe someone tried to get "creative" with a rug design in some other awful color),

a CEILING, and the list goes on and on!

It's still a work in progress but every old house is.

Who say's you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

I hear you, I hear you! My customers and friends ask me daily it seems, when will you ever start a blog? Well, I figure I have fought the fight long enough and so here I am...finally starting a blog for my stationery store, cleverly named after myself...Morgan Davis Stationery. Can you believe I actually had to pay someone to come up with that for me? Never in a million years would I have been so bold as to name my store after myself, but they liked my name and it stuck! I have had my store here in my hometown of Fredericksburg, Texas since 2006, Friday, October the 13th of 2006 to be exact...can you say, Devil I am not afraid of you or your superstitions and I'm going to beat you at this game!? Well, it has certainly been an adventure and everyday is a new one...so as long as I continue to wake up and LOVE what I do I'll keep doing it. I LOVE my customers, they are what have kept me coming back day after day. It is because of them that I can continue to live my dream everyday. So, for my loyal customers and friends this blog is for you! Stay tuned and be patient...I haven't quite figured this blogging thing out yet but as soon as I do we are going to have a lot of FUN and I promise to post a lot of pictures of the our cool papers and stuff!