Have you ever?

Been interested in rocks? No? Yes? Maybe?

Perhaps you are enchanted (yes I am a girl and I use words like "enchanted") by diamonds, rubies, emeralds and the like. From their polished and cut surfaces light bounces, glitters and entices one to fall in love. People have killed to own certain jewels, lost fortunes and died scrabbling through mountains after elusive gems. But if you were to find one just laying on the ground out in the no-where, it wouldn't necessarily jump out at you as a precious stone. Most likely it would just look like....a rock...

Encased in the earth there are many beautiful things but it takes an eye, a skill and knowledge to release the beauty which lies hidden. And not all beautiful things come in small packages to be strung around a neck or clasped on an arm. Some of the most painfully lovely and pulchritudinous earth treasures come in packages of tons instead of carets.

If you are interested in seeing a sample of what the earth has to offer in the way of beauty, stop in and look at the granite counter tops. It just might astonish you to see what is buried right here in Boundary County, we have on display a island created out a local stone, it is creamy white swirled with black and grays. Also there is a Washington state green granite that is breathtaking! And if you are interested in something edgy check out that vanity in the picture above. It comes right out of the ground like that and is imported from Italy, it isn't epoxied together, even if it looks like it might be.

Coming soon!

We will be welcoming into our Pro X Home Center world a new Home Decore Room!

What was a dark, drab (and quite frankly creepy) back corner has been turned it into a beautiful show room. With the help of many contractors from around the county, this space will never look the same again.

Complete with our very own Home Interior Specialist. Her name is Melissa Shobe and she will be assisting, one on one, customers looking for cabinets (kitchen and bathroom), flooring, paint and other home decore needs. Are you remodeling? Building new? Need cabinets? She will be using a computer program which will take the dimensions of your room and design cabinets to fit it. And to help make the process even easier, there are many displays to show you exactly how items will look. From the granite countertops to the lighting, from the doors to the sinks we want to give you the best possible chance of choosing the right things for your home.

Drop in, look around and perhaps you'll be inspired to tackle that remodel that you've been putting off!

Ladies' Night

By my standards Ladies' Night went really well.....I didn't faint as the first women came in the door! That may have had something to do with the first person being my older sister and she hasn't managed to make me faint yet so.....

The food seemed to go over well, but who wouldn't love specialty cheeses and home-made brownies!

The goal of the evening was really to see if the ladies in our community would even enjoy an evening of demos and food at the hardware store. Our pilot programme seemed to please the fifty or so ladies who attended and we have received some very nice compliments on the evening.

The point of the Ladies' Night isn't just to sell things (although we enjoy doing that) but we want to open up the vistas of what this store has to offer, especially to the women shopper. As well as providing a helpful source of information and hands-on workshops geared towards providing beneficial information. We are looking forward to planning more of them and hope that they will continue to refresh and inspire any who attend. Thank you to all who came, we appriciate your support.

Here is an email I recived from Jacque Tanner, which expresses what she thought of the evening.

"Just wanted to pass on to you how successful I thought the Ladies' Night Out was. Very delightful, fun and educational! I know it was a lot of work, but I am excited to know how to clean windows in an efficient and satisfactory manner-Sherry did an excellent job in her demonstrations! And it was very helpful to see the newest products available for hanging items without putting huge holes in the sheet rock!! But I say, (besides the great goodies-brownies and cheese!!!) the highlight was the painting demonstration. Wow, did I learn a lot!! LOVE the suede look-and the endless possibilities with the glazing leaves much room for creativity. Very inspiring. Maybe if there is another Ladies' Night Out you could give a demonstration on how to make more hours fit into a day so we have the opportunity to DO all these things!!! (Wouldn't THAT be nice!) Seriously, you did a great job-well worth our time. Thanks!"

Brownies....

Brownies = Chocolate = Tastebud Joy!

Here is the recipe for the brownies that were served at our Ladies Night. It is a lovely recipe as it is quick, easy and a crowd pleaser.

2 1/2 cups flour

3 cups sugar

3/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup baking cocoa

1 cup Crisco

1/2 cup butter

6 eggs

1 Tablespoon vanilla

1 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Stir the flour, salt and cocoa together in a small bowl and set aside.

In mixing bowl beat Crisco, butter, sugar and vanilla together until just smooth. Add eggs to the sugar mixture and beat till just blended. Now add dry ingredients and beat for 2 minutes. Spread batter in greased 9x13. Bake at 350 for 25 or 30 minutes or until barely done. Don't over bake, a toothpick should come out just barely clean when tested in the center of the pan. Cool on wire rack.

Grand Prize Winner

Congratulations Luci Haarstick! Thank you so much for shopping with us. We hope you are having a wonderful time using your new things, toys and tools alike!

Cold is the air and sharp to the nose.

Biting through wool and onto covered skin

Azure blue and gray steel

Withered arms of trees ripple against the sky

Dark and somber without the softening of leaves

But joyously dart the sparkles of sun

Bringing with them the silent tremble of thunder

The wonder of creation

Enfolded in the sounds of winter.

Ladies Night

Shhhhh....don't look now but Pro X Home Center is hosting a Ladies Night on January 18th at 6:30 in the evening.

Prizes!

Food & Drink........

Demos.

And an incredible paint sale on our top of the line paint!

We are still taking registrations so please stop by or give us a call (267-7561 ask for Liesl) and we'll sign you up.