Holiday Time at the Olive Kat

We are excited about the upcoming holidays and wish all of you a heartwarming holiday season.
We are getting some new and vintage Christmas items in. We still have some fun Halloween decor items and some beautiful fall decor for your Thanksgiving Table!





As always, you can find cheerful vintage kitchen decor, and our trademark Pyrex collections.


Hope to see you soon!

Junk Fest!

This will be the craziest week ever , but in the best possible way. We are excited to be a part of the Plucky Maidens "junk fest " event at mcmenamins edgefield this thursday the 18th from 1pm until dusk. With 50 vendors, it looks like it will be amazing, and we hope you can come check it out. For more details visit their blog at http://pluckymaidens.blogspot.com/ We have one day to recover from that and then we have another event in battle ground with "a vintage gathering" it will be saturday from 8-4 with our group of vintage-loving friends. details at http://www.avintagegathering.blogspot.com/. did I mention I am throwing a bridal shower on tuesday? Holy cow, I better put on my seatbelt...this could be a wild ride. Hope to see you all at one or both of the events (or all three!) Have a great day....matt and veronica

Vintage gathering WOOT!WOOT!

It's time yet again for everyone's favorite vintage-palooza!!! The fun begins Friday,July 29th at 5PM for a special candlelight sale,and then continues on Saturday 8AM-4PM. We hope to see you there!

Location:17414 NE 199th St. Battle Ground WA 98604

Vintage gathering

Our " Kat-iversary" a time to be thankful

Hello again,
It has been too long since our last post and As I walked past this sign in our kitchen ( right above the one that says " we buy junk and sell antiques" hee hee) i decided that it was time that I took time to be thankful . the last couple of months have been a time of reflection for us with the anniversary of the store and us both turning 40 last month ( shhhhhhhh.. Don't tell anyone) and we truly feel blessed.
The decision to open the store came pretty quickly for two people who don't like to take a lot of risks, but Mike Reitenour and Patty Chapman at the nursery are long time friends ands it just felt like the right opportunity at the right time. We are so grateful to them for being beyond accommodating , and putting up with our messes and crazy ideas, and opening up their nursery space for us whenever we have needed it. We enjoy their company and highly recommend them for anyone who has the want or need for beautiful plants and trees.
Next on the list is our huge, crazy, awesome, extended family who show up to all of our sales and events and offer us help and donations of fun items for the store. Where would we be without them? I don't know where , but it would be a pretty boring place.
We must must must thank all of our friends at uncovered ruby , and a vintage gathering, who have encouraged and supported us all year long. Thank you so much!
The store would be pretty quiet without customers, and we have met so many wonderful people, who have adopted us and become our "regulars" I don't know if they know how excited we get when we see familiar faces coming back again and again. It makes the difficult days much easier to take

Kat-iversary continued

The blog form cut me off and I wasn't done yet!
Our mothers have been pivotal in our successes this year, and we can't thank them enough. opal renner has been one of our best customers all year and has been there to support us in so many ways, and derrith scarbrough has Been a jack of all trades ( or would that be jaqueline?) she has painted signs, made and handed out flyers, helped to fill our store with beautiful things, and worked for free anytime we needed time away. They are our biggest fans and our best cheerleaders and we are lucky to have them.
Last but not least is our greatest gift, our daughters, Katherine and Olivia. Besides being the namesake of our store they bring joy to our lives and they are tirelessly patient with all of the hours spent at the shop. They inspire us and make us want to create something special.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention our " secret Santa" who took a huge weight off our shoulders and helped us through a tough winter. It means a lot that you believe in us. You know who you are.
We are looking forward to year two and hope to see you all in the near future, thanks, Matt, Veronica, Katherine, and Olivia.
P.s. Since it rained on our parade last weekend we are extending our anniversary sale prices through the end of next weekend hope you can make it!

Our Christmas Open House- The funnest "first"

In your first year of business, You have alot of "first's" some are a little more exciting than others. For example-Buying your First roll of toilet Paper for your store Bathroom, Not So Special, Buying Your First Stapler-BOOORING!, Having your first annual Christmas open house....Thats something to be excited for! So if you are interested In Having a fun time and being treated with hot cider and Delicious Christmas Treats while Finding gifts that your friends and family will LOVE, stop by Our shop November 11th-14th for our Fabulous collection of New and Vintage holiday decor - as well as other great finds that arrive daily! So make sure to save the date for the 11th-14th,10:00 am to 5:00 pm. We Hope To See You There! 12503 NE 72nd Ave Vancouver, WA 98682 at the NW nursery Outlet

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Have any sock monkey fans

in your family? We've got

you covered!

Cold? Come on down to the Olive Kat! we have a

Variety of Hats And headbands to Make you

Fabulous and warm!

Got any Bakers in your Family?

Vintage -inspired aprons will put smiles on their faces.

Hope to see you here!