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Tour Time

UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.

It’s heeeeeere. That fateful day when we finally get to reveal the finalized tour dates for our book, fresh from our publisher’s mouth (er, email).

Book Tour Map TBD

A few things to note are:

1. If it were humanly possible we would parasail/glacier climb/spelunk to every last crevice of the globe to thank each one of you personally for reading our blog. But given all the factors that go into planning and executing one of these things, we’re extremely grateful to be able to slide through all of the places they’ve scheduled us – especially since this was originally going to be a much smaller tour.

2. For anyone who’s bummed that we won’t in their city, we actually have a mac daddy giveaway planned for this coming Monday (why yes it does include flying one lucky winner and a friend to Richmond for the November 8th signing… amongst other awesome things like delicious meals and shopping sprees). Photo courtesy of the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Tour Giveaway Graphic

3. There’s always the possibility that our tour could be extended again down the line (depending on how things go, more dates could be added). Heck, our Austin stop wasn’t even initially planned but pre-orders at BookPeople were so popular that they invited us out. Thanks people of Austin! So to anyone in a city that isn’t on the tour, you know we’ll keep you posted the second anything changes, which is definitely a possibility (ex: there’s talk of coming to the ATL area in Feb).

4. As for the blog while we’re away, we’re sure it’ll be a bit of a juggling act but we’re dedicated as always to keeping things fun around here. So we’ve squeezed in some extra projects (surprise!) that we’ll be unveiling while we’re touring. We’ve also lined up a pretty darn amazing gaggle of house crashings (check out a few sneak peeks below). Speaking of which… if you have an awesome casa in one of the cities that we’ll be visiting, please email us photos so we can possibly crash your house! And of course there will be window shopping and other travel adventures as well as some ridiculous/dorky video footage of some of our events/stops/flights, etc – you know we like to virtually take you guys with us wherever we go…

House Crash Tease

5. Clara and Burger will travel with us for some parts of the tour and will stay back with the grandparents for other more intense legs. They don’t exactly love planes, unfamiliar rooms, and missing naps/bug-hunting adventures, so we’re trying to shield them from as much of the insanity as possible. Leaving them behind for some parts of the tour will no doubt make us a little sniffly (neither of us have ever spent a night away from Clara, and Burger even came on our honeymoon!) but we’ve gotta do the best thing for them, even if it’s the hard thing for us.

6. We just learned that the folks who are making this tour possible and hosting us at each destination (ex: independent book stores, West Elm, Flor, etc) love when you buy a book at the event for us to sign. So if you’ve pre-ordered one already and would like us to sign it, we’re happy to do that (and so grateful that you did!) but it would be awesome to show some love to the host for getting us out there by purchasing a book at the event for us to sign as well. With the holidays around the corner, maybe you can gift the one you got on pre-order? Or ebay it for $100 (what? our signature is only worth 40 cents?). Or just use it as a decorating prop while you read the other one, like so:

Book Dummy Closed

Fun fact about the shot above: that’s not actually our book. It’s called a “dummy copy” and it’s basically just our cover printed out and wrapped around a completely blank book since ours are still off in Indiana being printed (right here in the USA, baby). We’re supposed to get our first preview next week, which will surely make us squeal like the Chippettes. John included (he fancies himself a Jeannette – I’m totally an Eleanor).

Book Dummy Open

Update #1: Some folks are worried that books won’t be available for us to sign if the tour stops in your city before the book officially comes out on the 6th. The good news is that there will be stacks of books being sold at every single event (both at independent book stores and places like Flor or West Elm). Yay! But I better start practicing my signature since it’s nothing but a messy squiggle that looks different every time… ack.

Update #2: We wish we had more control over what cities we were stopping at! It really is all about who invites us where. So it really has nothing to do with how big a city is, it’s all about if a certain vendor or bookstore works with the dates/times/etc. The great news is that it definitely sounds like the tour might get extended, so stay tuned for those details as soon as they’re finalized!

Now, for those looking for more details about our stop in each city – here’s a deeper breakdown of each event (note that some of ’em require an RSVP).

  • CINCINNATI: Saturday, October 20, 10:00 A – Books by the Banks Festival, Duke Energy Convention Center. Talk, meet & greet, and signing. More details here.
  • NEW YORK CITY: Thursday, November 1, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 142 Wooster Street; Book Party, Signing & Raffle (we’re unveiling and raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies, and soda. More details here.
  • WILTON, CT: Friday, November 2, 9:30 AM – Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Talk & Signing. For details, call the event partner, Elm Street Books, at 203-762-3950.
  • BOSTON: Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 PM -West Elm, 160 Brookline Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • RICHMOND, VA: Thursday, November 8, 7:00 PM – R*Home for the Holidays at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 West Main Street. Talk, Signing & Silent Auction: we’re offering up some of our favorite finished projects from the book to support the The School of Richmond Ballet. Wine & Hors d’hoeuvres will be served. Tickets here. Update: we’re working on a second Richmond event as well, details to come.
  • CHICAGO: Saturday, November 10, 1:00 PM – West Elm, 1000 W North Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • TORONTO: Monday, November 12, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 109 Atlantic Avenue. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • MINNEAPOLIS: Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3879 Gallagher Drive,  Edina, MN. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • HOUSTON: Thursday, November 15, 6:00 PM – West Elm, 3910 Westheimer Road. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • DALLAS: Saturday, November 17, 11:00 AM – West Elm, 5307 East Mockingbird Lane. Cookies, Cocoa + Crafting Ideas: A festive talk with signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP here.
  • WASHINGTON, DC: Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 PM – FLOR, 1037 33rd Street NW. Book Party, Signing (we’re raffling an exclusive FLOR rug of our own design!) with wine, popcorn, cookies and soda. RSVP here.
  • AUSTIN: Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 PM – BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP, call 512-472-5050.
  • MIAMI: Wednesday, January 9, Time TBD – Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. Talk & Book Signing. To reserve your copy and RSVP,  call 305-442-4408.
  • FORT LAUDERDALE: Thursday, January 10, Time TBD – Books & Books at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 East Las Olas Boulevard. Lunchtime Talk & Book Signing. To RSVP call (954) 262-0255.
  • GRAND CAYMAN ISLANDS: Friday, January 11, Time TBD – Books & Books Grand Cayman, The Town Centre at Camana Bay, Grand Cayman. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
  • TACOMA, WA: Friday, January 25, 1:00 PM – Tacoma Home & Garden Show. Talk & Book Signing. More info here.
  • PORTLAND: January date TBD, 6:00 PM – Rejuvenation, 1100 Southeast Grand Avenue. Talk & Book Signing. For more info call (503) 238-1900.

***Please come. And bring your friends/parents/ceramic animals. And be as awkward as possible. I’m telling you guys, no one will be more nervous and sweaty than me. No one.

UPDATE: This post isn’t updated with recent tour info, so click here to see our official regularly-updated tour page.

Comments

  1. Rowena says

    Hi Sherry and John,

    Just wondering if there’s a way for those of us outside of the US to get our copy signed? Will there be signed copies available for purchase online anywhere?

    Thanks!

    Rowena

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  2. Emma says

    I know you guys don’t really have control over the locations, but I think it’s really disappointing that literally half of the country is missing out…like, nearly everything west of the Missouri river, part of the Midwest, and that huge chunk of the southeast. Sad :( I hope you guys end up being able to expand and cover some more areas, because I’d love to come see you!

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  4. Abilu says

    Your DC date is on my calendar! I am really looking forward to the book and your visit. Please take care of yourselves during this whirlwind!

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  5. Melissa says

    I called to RSVP for the Miami location and they said it was too soon and that RSVP info would be up on your book website. Is that true? I just don’t want to miss out on meeting you guys! So excited!!

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  6. Meredith Jones says

    Tacoma at 1pm on a Friday?! Sounds like a day off of work for me!!! Better get the day off RIGHT NOW! I’m looking at your OWN PAGE on the Tacoma Home and Garden show’s website now, ummm hellooo ” internationally famous DIY bloggers” !!!! SUPER pumped to go. congrats you guys :)

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  7. Sarah says

    Sooo excited you’re coming to Portland. Any idea as to when the date will be announced? (I already called the store in anticipation but they don’t know!)

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  9. Amanda says

    Grand Cayman!! I’m so jealous. You have to book a jet ski tour with Fat Fish and visit Stingray City. Its amazing!!

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  10. Jennifer says

    Yay! I’m so excited to see you in D.C. I hope that is one of the trips you bring Clara to – there are so many great museums for her to check out! Also, seriously, a trip to the Bahamas? You wrangled that out of your publisher!?! Totally awesome and ridiculous! Have fun!

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  12. Liz@Craftbaby says

    That Craftbaby gals will be at the Florida stops, ca$h for books in hand! We can’t wait! And props for getting it printed in the USA – love that. We kind of think Clara should join for the Southeast leg – I mean, January is still beach weather down here! Safe travels :)

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  14. Damia says

    First off – am SUPER excited for the book!!!! And congrats on it again :)

    Secondly, how does one go about getting y’all invited somewhere (like St. Louis for instance :) Do we need to be petitioning someone/some company? Cuz it’d be seriously great if your closest stop wasn’t 5 hours away :)

    A sniffly aside – seems all my fav bloggers have books out this year or next and not a single one of them is coming any nearer than Chicago… and worst of all – we just moved from Portland Oregon last year, which is of course a stop for all and sundry. Why did we have to move?!?! (cursing the heavens)

    :)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Here’s hoping St Louis gets added! It just takes on book seller or vendor out there thinking we’re “worth it” to host an event for, so here’s hoping!

      xo
      s

  15. Megan says

    I am a big fan and live in Newton Center, just outside Boston. We live in a 90 year old cape that we bought a year and a half ago and have made a lot of updates to (with our own elbow grease and with the help of professionals). You’re welcome to house crash!

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  17. Erin says

    Can’t wait to see you guys in Chicago!!

    (I seriously hope West Elm can hold all of us Chi-town fans…we may have to knock out the wall into Pottery Barn.)

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  18. lisa says

    If you’re interested, Weir Farm National Historic Site is near Wilton, CT (about 5 miles north of the library). I interned there one summer/fall. It inspired me everyday. The some of the buildings are undergoing restoration, but the property and lake are beautiful.

    http://www.nps.gov/wefa/index.htm

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  20. Robin says

    I’m looking for an awesome printing company to hire me! What company in Indiana is with your publisher?! :)

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  22. Becky says

    Woot! Boston!! Not quite sure how we’re all going to fit in West Elm judging by the number of RSVP’s, but I can’t wait!

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  25. Andrea Stewart says

    Nooooooo!!! You are coming to Chicago the ONE weekend I’m gone?! Why?! I am seriously sad about this! You will love Chi-town, though!!

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  26. Amanda says

    You’re coming to Minneapolis! Eeeeeek! It’s on my calendar! I’ll bring with my best ceramic animals and awkwardness!

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  27. Georgia says

    Congrats! I am so bummed that having just moved to Singapore you are stopping in CT. Would totally have stopped by to say ‘hi!’. Not even sure that i’ll be able to get your book here….

    Good luck with the tour!

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  28. Another Julie says

    Cincinnati?!? Which is only about a 2 hour drive from Columbus?!? AND on a Saturday?!? Praise Cheezus, I am SO there!!! And please know that only for occasions like this will I wake up before the hiney-crack of dawn on the weekend, just to get on the road in plenty of time!! I’ll be the one stuttering and stammering and blushing while trying to think of something witty to say to you! And I’m the one with the Burger doppelganger, though I’m betting they will only allow superstar pooches like Burgs inside. Maybe I’ll bring a picture or two of my babygirl and we can play “Separated At Birth?”

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  29. Amanda says

    Grand Cayman!?! I hope you get some free time while you’re there, it’s awesome! My husband and I were there a couple months ago and I think about it, literally, once a week.. I love it. Snorkel with stingrays while you’re there!!

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  31. Savannah says

    I’m so incredibly excited that you are coming to Portland, OR again! I missed you at the home and garden show. It will be right after baby number 4 so it will be a great night out for my husband and me. :)

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  32. Juliet says

    400+ people have RSVP’ed for Chicago already, so I will leave the car at home & power walk over to meet you guys. I still have flashbacks from when West Elm was Whole Foods and the parking lot was cray-cray. Thank goodness I can hop on the bus if I start cramping.

    SO EXCITED!!

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  33. Alexis says

    T-DOT!!! I’m sooooo excited to see you both on November 12th! I’m trying to decide if I’m going to bring my white ceramic koi fish or toad…hmmm…decisions, decisions…!

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  34. Linda says

    Looks like Chicago is now up to 417 attendees – I believe that West Elm used to be a Whole Foods store so we should all fit fine. And, plannng to buy a book there, in addition to the one that’s coming from Amazon.

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  35. Theresa says

    I am SOOOOO excited about your Richmond stop!!! I LOVE the Visual Arts Center — my wedding reception was there AND my mother-in-law was the president who led them to raise all the money for the HUGE renovation. It has SUCH a special place in my heart AND I am SO glad your event is there.

    I can’t wait to come see you guys!!!

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  36. Ashlene Murphree says

    Dang…Was hoping for a Colorado visit, might be able to swing it in Dallas though as that is about the time we head down to Mississippi for our annual Thanksgiving trip!

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  37. Shannon says

    Charlotte, NC has bookstores, I’m just sayin’..;) However, Atlanta? So drivable! Note to self: Save up time off for work in order to possibly meet J&S in the new year. I’m already cringing at the possibility of how awkward I will be though. You guys are rock stars! :)

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  40. pattilouwho says

    Aww…totally bummed there are no California dates. But, I totally understand.

    Maybe this is a sign I will be flying to Richmond?! :)

    Congrats to you both – what an awesome feeling this all must be!

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  41. Kate says

    Wahoo! See ya in Tacoma!
    I’m sorry you’re seeing WA in January though, not our prettiest time of year :)
    If you get a chance to “do” Seattle, make sure to grab a burger from Dick’s drive-in. A Seattle classic!

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  44. Amy @ For the Love of Georgia says

    Oh! I REALLY hope they add an Atlanta date! Kinda looks like the Deep South got a little gypped, but I understand how that goes (thanks to your explanation lol). But hey, if that doesn’t work, I guess my hubby will just need to plan an anniversary trip to Richmond on the 8th! (Our anniversary is exactly a week later, on the 15th!) Best of luck to you guys with all your exciting book adventures! xo, Amy

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  46. Kristin says

    I’m so excited you’re coming to DC. My fiancé and I just moved here this summer after we fixed up and sold our first house in New York. We can’t wait to get another house in NoVa!

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  48. Vanessa says

    OMG! Soooooo excited! I have never been to a book signing but I can’t wait to go to yours! Yes…I am a book signing virgin…feel free to enter any and all inappropriate jokes here! Seriously though, Books and Books in Miami is awesome! I took my book loving 10 yr old there for the first time the other day and his exact words were “Mom, I am astoundished!” to which I said “Do you mean astounded or astonished?” He answered…”Both!” It’s five blocks from my house and I would love to invite you to crash but I just moved into a rental with the yuckiest bathroom kitchen…boo-hoo. Enjoy every minute of it and safe travels!

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