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The Velvet Squirrel

Antiques • Vintage • Home Décor • Curated finds with character, charm and a story to tell.

11/13/2026

🐿️ SQUIRREL SCHOOL: PICTURE DAY

ATTEMPT NUMBER 128.

I. HAVE. HAD. IT.

ONE. CLASS. PICTURE.

THAT’S ALL I ASKED FOR!

Instead, I’ve got SIX GROOMS refusing to show their faces, ONE BRIDE questioning her life choices, and THREE PETER PANS!

THREE!!!

PETER NUMBER ONE! SIT UP STRAIGHT!

PETER NUMBER TWO! GET OFF THAT FLOOR AND STOP THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM!

PETER NUMBER THREE! WHY ARE YOU UPSIDE DOWN?!

AND RED! I CAN SEE YOU BACK THERE! YOU’RE UPSIDE DOWN, TOO! THAT IS NOT HOW INVISIBILITY WORKS!

GROOMS! WHY ARE YOU TURNING SIDEWAYS?! NOBODY IS ESCAPING THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR! GET BACK IN LINE!

SCARECROW! TIN MAN! WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?!

THIS IS SQUIRREL SCHOOL, NOT THE LAND OF OZ!

AND IF EITHER OF YOU TELLS ME YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A BRAIN, I’M GOING TO LOSE WHAT LITTLE IS LEFT OF MINE!

Someone has arrived in a yellow raincoat.

And PUMPKIN?!

PUMPKIN HAS APPARENTLY TAKEN AN UNAUTHORIZED FIELD TRIP THROUGH THE ENTIRE SHOP!

SHE WENT TO A LUAU!

SHE RODE A COW!

PUMPKIN! THAT IS NOT THE SCHOOL BUS!

HALLOWEEN IS OVER!!!

And now LEOPARD GIRL IS MISSING.

🚨 SANDY ALERT! SANDY ALERT! 🚨

Sandy Cheeks has been notified. The Belgian Delegation has requested backup.

Management would organize a search party, but management IS the search party.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSEMBLING THIS COLLECTION OF QUESTIONABLE CHARACTERS?!

Oh, wait.

I AM.

AND APPARENTLY I PAID MONEY FOR THE PRIVILEGE!

The Belgian Delegation has demanded an immediate audit.

Unfortunately, the person responsible for purchasing is also the person conducting the investigation.

WE ARE GETTING NOWHERE. 🇧🇪🐿️🤣

The photographer has requested hazard pay.

Class pictures have been postponed indefinitely.

To be continued…

11/11/2026

Don’t delay! Hurry on over!!

11/09/2026

🐿️ SQUIRREL TAILS:
FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE
AND FOR TOOTHLESS

I showed my mom these sweet little “His & Hers” dishes.

She suggested they might have been used for dentures.

Well. That certainly took the romance right out of things. 🤣

Which brings me to my Granddaddy Fran.

Granddaddy had dentures and considered them less of a dental appliance and more of an entertainment system.

He could flick those things in and out of his mouth, making them click for the amusement of his grandchildren.

Nana would holler, “FRAN!”

He’d walk past her in the kitchen and pinch her rear.

“FRAN!”

He even showed me where she hid her candy so we could raid her private reserves. It was a real spying adventure, too!

I’m fairly certain that woman spent half her married life hollering “FRAN!” 🤣

Now, I have absolutely no idea whether these dishes were actually intended to hold someone’s teeth.

But I’m picturing some sweet elderly couple getting ready for bed, carefully depositing their respective chompers into matching porcelain accommodations.

Nothing says enduring romance quite like separate parking spaces for your teeth.

And if you swipe to the second photo, you’ll meet Nana Margaret and Granddaddy Fran.

Don’t let his necktie and neatly pressed trousers fool you. He was a character, full of mischief and laughter, and one of the most wonderful granddaddies a little girl could ask for. ❤️

Anybody else have a grandparent who was a complete character?

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11/05/2026

🐿️ THE THINGS THAT FIND YOU
An ongoing investigation.

Some people walk into antique shops knowing exactly what they’re looking for.

We don’t understand those people, but we respect their lifestyle.

At The Velvet Squirrel, you might come in for a mixing bowl and leave with a glass paperweight, a sewing spool, a 50-year-old suitcase, and something you can’t identify but feel strangely responsible for.

Do you need it?

Irrelevant.

Do you have room for it?

Hostile question.

Does your spouse know you’re buying it?

We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.

And please stop referring to it as hoarding.

It’s called preserving history, and frankly, we’re offended.

Somewhere in this shop is an object you have absolutely no business taking home.

It knows who you are.

It’s waiting.

And management is in no position to judge you, considering the current situation involving two vehicles, several auction invoices, and an increasingly concerned Belgian Delegation. 🇧🇪🐿️

So tell us—which one of these would you buy first and explain later?

11/03/2026

The saga goes on. I am obsessed! 😂

10/31/2026

Well, we survived our first Witches Night Out AND Halloween on Main!
🎃 🐿️

And what a couple of days!

There were witches. LOTS of witches. At times, things got a little hectic, but that’s half the fun!

Thank you to everyone who came downtown, stopped in to shop, drew an eyeball from our cauldron or brought the kiddos by for Halloween treats.

I loved seeing downtown Rushville come alive with all the activity, and I’m so glad The Velvet Squirrel got to be part of it.

The candy has been distributed, the discounts have been awarded, and management is considering a short vacation.

Unfortunately, the eyeballs have refused to leave. They have reiterated they are staying until 4!

The surveillance department remains fully staffed. 👁️👁️👁️

The Belgian Delegation has requested a full accounting of Friday night’s activities.

Management has declined, citing exhaustion and an alarming number of witches.

Seriously, thank you all for making our first Halloween festivities so much fun! 🧡🐿️

10/30/2026

How many of you just absolutely LOVE this?!?!

10/29/2026

🐿️ SQUIRREL SCHOOL: FLOWER FROGS, PART TWO

Class is back in session. Unfortunately, the faculty has become difficult to manage.

Remember those funny little flower frogs we asked you to identify? Including the suggestion that they were for lipstick? 😂

Well, today we’re discussing second careers, workplace misconduct, and the importance of not throwing away perfectly good flowers.

First, an actual educational moment. Please try to remain calm.

When a beautiful bouquet starts looking a little rough, don’t toss the whole thing! Rescue the flowers that are still hanging on, trim their stems, and arrange them in a smaller vessel using a flower frog.

Those flowers in the picture are the remaining survivors from the bouquets I received for The Velvet Squirrel’s grand opening. 5bloomsdesign vogelsfloristandlandscaping

Still beautiful. Still employed. Refusing to leave the premises.

Meanwhile, their colleague in the foreground has apparently abandoned the floral industry altogether.

It is now operating an unauthorized vocational training facility offering courses in cosmetology, office administration, needlework, and the handling of small sharp objects.

There was no application process.

There are no safety protocols.

The scissors are orange.

The Belgian Delegation arrived for an inspection and immediately requested a meeting with Human Resources.

We do not have Human Resources.

We barely have management.

At this point, the flower frog is essentially running the place.

Anyway, the educational takeaway is that these little vintage contraptions are wonderfully versatile, and you should absolutely give them a second look.

Preferably before they unionize.

What else would you stick in a flower frog?

Class dismissed. The scissors have been confiscated pending an investigation.

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10/29/2026

Witches, grab your hats and fly on downtown! 🧙‍♀️

The Velvet Squirrel will be open late for WITCH’S NIGHT OUT this Friday, October 30, from 5–8 p.m.
We’ll have candy and a little treat for our witchy shoppers: 10% off one item priced $50 or less.

Park your broom and come on in! 🐿️🖤

#🧙‍♀️🐿️

10/28/2026

Looking for something to do with your little squirrels over fall break? 🐿️

Bring them downtown to decorate a pumpkin! 🎃 We’ve got some fall fun going on here at The Velvet Squirrel and next door at Country Made Boutique. The door between our shops is open, so come on through and see us both!

A little pumpkin decorating, a little shopping, and an excuse to get out of the house. Sounds like a pretty good fall break activity to me! 🍂

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202 W 2nd, Suite 1A
Rushville, IN
46173

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Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm

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