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Painting A Mural

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We’ve begun painting a mural on the wall behind our building at 811 w 2nd Ave.  Day 1: Shopping for paints and then cleaning the wall, the alley and parking lot.  This is a rough sketch of the sunflower wall we hope to create.  Day 2: We painted the sky and grass background and I started working on the  hanging baskets. Here’s another of today’s progress.  I’ll add more progress photos as we have them to share.  Day 3: Sunflowers  Day 4 Gina and I spent 5 hours and were thankful to have some folks that stopped to help out. A guy named Eric stopped early in the day but I didn’t get his picture.  Yvonne came and worked on the Sunflowers Gina and I are planning to be done on Tuesday. She and her son will take the morning shift and I will add finishing touches in the afternoon. I want to add a snail and some mice, more butterflies, bees and dragonflies and some humming birds.  Cooper a building resident worked on sunflower stems and leaves and wa...
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Fall Class Poster

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​We are making a lot of behind the scenes progress. New cabinets are being added to our maker space. All the materials for fall classes have been ordered. I’m working on getting these classes posted to https://simplymargot.ticketgoat.com/ Then getting the posters and the word out in various ways. It’s a puzzle with lots of inner connected moving parts. It’s is all taking longer than I had hoped to get this ball rolling. However, I’m still way ahead in my mind because I’m not having hip surgery later this month and won’t be spending six weeks recovering. I will add posts that focus on the various classes we are so excited to be offering. Hope you will tell your friends and we look forward to sharing our amazing new studio with you. 
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New Facebook Page!

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​ I’m excited to announce that I have a Facebook presence again. Here’s the link  https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17xpBJGLm5/?mibextid=wwXIfr Or just search for Seven Gardens. I’ve been posting Wellness Moments, upcoming Classes, photos from events, and things I think you will enjoy as you follow along.
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Our First Event was Fantastic

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​The Vela Annual Get Together at Simply Margot Seven Gardens was so much fun.  I will let the pictures do the talking.  A Big Shout out to Gina and Yvonne at 811 Events for the beautiful Ballroom space and Charcuterie lunch.  Here’s more from the class in my Seven Gardens class located on the same floor in the Cook Building.  If you are looking for tickets to my classes and other events please go to  SimplyMargot.Ticketgoat.com I also now have a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/share/1Eg5gAHQ6w/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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Simply Margot's Seven Garden is on the home stretch

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 Simply Margot's Seven Gardens  We’re a retreat space of seven interconnected indoor garden-like spaces — where you gather, create, heal, celebrate, and discover. It’s a place to awaken wonder, nurture creativity, and remember the magic in everyday and special moments. <--- This is the Ballroom a place for Weddings, Showers, Family Reunions, Graduations, Parties, Music, Food, Beverages and a lot of fun celebrating life's special moments.  Our very first Event is this Friday August 7, 2026 ---> We have Seventeen ladies coming for a four hour time of Creativity in the Makers Garden and a  Charcuterie lunch with wine during the second hour.  Some will elect to enjoy the services found in our Renewal Garden.  We are so excited to welcome this first of many groups into this amazing space.  Margot & Gina  <---This is the Garden Gallery that sometimes for kid events is transformed into the Giggle Garden. All the Art on display is by Margot J...
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From Vision to Garden: The SimplyMargot Journey is Blooming

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​ ​At SimplyMargot we are so excited to be building this amazing creative and wellness space. We will be located on the main floor of the Cook Building at 811 W 2nd in Spokane, Wa in partnership with Gina Cook who will have an Event Space for Weddings, Showers, Graduations, Family Reunions, Corporate Events. Plus we will be doing fun seasonal themed Our first private event is scheduled for August 7, 2026 The ladies will be making either a mosaic Lazy Susan or a mosaic serving tray. During the break they will enjoy  Wine and Charcuterie. Plus they have the option have the option to spend some time in our Wellness Spa. There they can enjoy a hot Paraffin wax treatment, Red Light Therapy, Far Infrared Gem Stone Mat,  Vibration Therapy, Aroma Therapy, and complementary coloring.  We have spent the last 13 days building what you see in the photos above. There is still a lot to do. I have signs to paint. Equipment to set up. I’ll share my list … Tickets Goat listing Exterior Si...
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Mosaic Classes in my Home Studio   Tickets are Now Available  https://simplymargot.ticketgoat.com/ A little over a year ago I was invited to teach mosaic classes at a cute shop in Spokane Valley called The Mulberry Market. It was quite the destination for folks wanting to experience a variety of classes. Sadly that store closed about a month ago. I taught 45 mosaic classes there and having recently gone thorough all my feed back sheets there were close to 500 people who attended my classes. Amazing for something that pretty much fell in my lap unexpectedly. Classes at Mulberry generally had about 20 people attending with two hours to complete a project. It was fast paced, fun and exciting. We loved our time there and all the people we got to meet and interact with. So thank you to Hanna and her wonderful staff.    Yikes but what next? My kids grew up and moved on and Ive taken over the whole upstairs of the house. It has been about 7 years ago that I brought my ...
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