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).
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.
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…
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:
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).
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.
Ellen says
I’m soooo excited that you’re coming to Minneapolis! I’ll be making the trip down from northern MN…I might gush a little. :) Makes sense though since YHL is one of the few blogs in my reader that I read everyday. Can’t wait for the book to come out!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Ellen! Thanks EVERYONE for being so kind! We’re so excited!
xo
s
Kate says
Northern MN? Me too! Roseau! :) can’t wait!
Laura D says
Grand Cayman, but no Philadelphia?? Very interesting Petersiks. I see how you operate. ha ha. But in all seriousness how did Grand Cayman make the list? That seems like an odd – yet awesome – choice. Would love if you guys could come to New Jersey or Philly area. Good luck on the tour.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- I wish we had control! We’d be all over Australia and France! Hahaha!
xo
s
Jill says
I’m totally freaking out that over 400 people have already rsvped for minneapolis, and I’m not even you. Now I feel guilty showing up and overwhelming you! I’ll be the person with a paper bag for you to breathe in…
YoungHouseLove says
Ahhh- thanks Jill! I might need that!
xo
s
Angeline says
YAY! You’ll be in Miami! Books & Books is seriously the best. I’m sure you are fully booked on your trips, but if you need any Miami recs, let me know!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Angeline!
xo
s
Samantha says
So bummed! Tickets for Richmond have already sold out! I’ll be patiently wait for a second event!
Carly Cleghorn says
Thank y’all so much for giving up time at home with your family to come touch all of us! It will move everyone who sees you speak, I’m sure. :)
Out in New Mexico, I’ve got my fingers crossed for the giveaway!
Carly Cleghorn says
P.S. I love the new photo of Burger and Clara in the office chair up in the header!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Carly!
xo
s
Anna says
Here is my subliminal message to Z Gallerie (since they are one of your sponsors)…invite YHL to the store in Overland Park, KS. You gotta have a least one stop in the middle of the country!
Hope they hear me ;o)
Congrats to you guys!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah! Here’s hoping!
xo
s
Isabel says
Good thing for you guys the holiday weeks are clear! I hope Southern California does get squeezed in during January, or tacked on sometime at the end. I’m wondering if it would help to send an email to a bookstore so they know there’s interest. There’s a wonderful indie bookstore in my area that has had some pretty amazing signings and events (like President Clinton!), so maybe they just need a little push to get in on this tour. :D
YoungHouseLove says
That would be awesome!
xo,
s
Kasandra says
I was so excited to see you are coming to Wilton, ct. But alas it’s during the work day and as a teacher I won’t be able come :( Anyway, congratulations on your tour! I’m so excited for you guys.
Stacey pawlak says
No Michigan trip makes me so sad. My fingers and toes are crossed I will win a trip on Monday. I love love love YOU. Thank you.
Rachel says
Yay! Portland is on the list…very excited!
Danielle says
St Louis!!!!!!
Amber says
I am so happy to see your journey un fold! I’ve been reading this blog for a few years now, and its great inspiration to see what God has done in your lives! The sad news? I JUST moved from South Florida about a month ago to Greensboro North Carolina… and just my luck you would have 2 book signings in South Florida and none in North Carolina! Well heres to hoping I win the mac daddy prize! ;) PS. any time I hear someone talk about remodeling their home DIY style, I pass along your families blog of course! Might have to ditch work and visit Richmond for the day! :)))))))
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, you’re so sweet Amber! Good luck on the mac daddy prize! And who knows, we might end up near NC sometime!
xo
s
JoAnne says
Wahhhhh, Richmond is already sold out! Hopefully a second event pops up because I would be really bummed if I don’t get a signed copy of what will be considered my bible!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, we’ll keep you posted!
xo
s
MB says
Haven’t read thru all the comments so my apologies if you’ve already mentioned this but we’d love to see u in the motor city. Go Tigers!
Feeza says
How about Malaysia? :D
YoungHouseLove says
That would be amazing!
xo
s
Jess says
excited to meet you in boston on nov. 7th! (although i’d kind of rather meet you in grand cayman…)
Felicia says
Sherry and John!
I am a HUGE fan and live in Boston! I am so excited you are coming to West Elm since it is a meeeeere 3 blocks from my apartment I share with my boyfriend, Pat! We love doing home projects too, within rental reason (hehe!)
Are you ever up for a house crashing on a Tour visit??? Looking forward to meeting you in person!! Congrats again on the new book!
-Felicia :)
YoungHouseLove says
Yes! We’d love to house crash during the tour! Send us pics and we’ll try to squeeze something in!
xo
s
Katie says
Absolutely so excited you’re coming to Boston! My birthday is Nov 6 and this is defff my present to myself. Can’t WAIT!!! Congratulations on your book tour!
Christina says
I am SO excited for you guys! Isn’t it crazy how life can totally turn out so different than what you expected? Yay!! Ya’ll are great and I wish you the very best with your book and tour!!
YoungHouseLove says
Yes! Crazy unexpected!
xo
s
Kate says
I’ll be driving 6-7 hours with my three little ones to see you in Minneapolis! ( Ill be hopefully having my sis watch them for the signing, dont worry :). Words cannot express how exciting this is. You have inspired me and helped me make my home a place that I love. Thank you for all that you do! What a tremendous opportunity this will be for you guys!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man Kate, that’s amazing! So exciting to get to meet you!
xo
s
Sarah Picking says
I live in VB, VA and have been a fan for so long! Can’t wait to finally meet you and get my book in Richmond–I was about to buy my tickets for the nov 8th signing, but now that you said ANOTHER Richmond event will be added, I want to wait to see what it is!! So excited and happy for you guys!!
Tasneem says
I would like to add my vote for Southern California…Los Angeles in particular!
: (
Logan says
Hope you do get another Richmond event because the tickets are already sold out!
YoungHouseLove says
Yup we’re working on that now! Will announce it as soon as it’s finalized!
xo
s
Kal says
I am so EEEK! (thrilled for you guys and the tour). But also awwww (sadden, deeply) that there are no spots near Denver. Sniffle. Oh well, hope ya’ll have great times anyways. Safe travels :)
Kate says
Uff dah! (Minnesota talk) you’re #103 on amazon.com! You guys must be going nuts?! Way to go!
YoungHouseLove says
Ahhhh!
xo
s
Jenna Arkin says
YAAAY!!! I’ll be seeing you in Tacoma!
Can’t wait, I am such a huge fan ;D
Meagan says
Omg your going to be in Dallas on a day we already have a trip planned to be there! I’m so excited!! See you in November!
Veronika says
Yay! I’m in Boston! November 7 th is my mom’s birthday too but i’ll sure be there to see u!!! I hope sweet Clara will be around!
I was wondering if you have any plans about your dummy book? You could bring it along your book tour and let your fans sign it yearbook style! I’d love to write a sweet note to you! Its kinda like comments but for real with handwriting! I think it would be so much fun!
So excited about seein you! I’m gonna bring my little boy along! Fun day!!
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, that’s the plan with the book! Can’t wait!
xo
s
Whitney says
I got so excited when I saw you were coming to Chicago on a Saturday! Perfect weekend trip for us, about three hours away. I can’t WAIT to meet you guys! I’m dragging my boyfriend with me!! Lol
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Whitney!
xo
s
Laci says
Dallas on my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOP! Roadtrip!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoooo!!!
xo,
s
Erika says
Oh my gosh I was so excited when I saw that you were coming to Boston, but sadly I have a grad class that night! Would have loved to meet you guys, but consider this an IOU for one fangirl freakout! Hope you have lots of fun on the tour!
Much Love,
Erika
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Erika! Next time!
xo
s
Kristin says
Was hoping you’d make a stop in Phoenix!
Ronnie says
So bummed you guys aren’t coming to Atlanta…….boo hoo guess my book will never get signed…….please come…….
YoungHouseLove says
It sounds like ATL might happen! Will keep you guys posted!
xo
s
Viena says
BAY AREA?
Nikole says
Oh my word am I super excited to see y’all in Houston! Your book has long been pre-ordered, but might as well grab a few more copies at the signing since I planned on giving one to everyone I know for Christmas anyway :) Thanks for all the inspiration you guys!! Keep it up :)
Audrey says
Portland in January? Happy Birthday to me!
Aimee says
Oooh…the Tacoma H&G Show! I’ve never been; now I’ll have to make the trek! I totally expected you to be at the big indy book store near Seattle like every other author who comes to town; way to be different. Love it. :D (Wish I could offer you a house crash, but I’m way to disorganized to get much done by then. Maybe next book tour!)
hollis scarborough says
NYC welcomes you back!! I’ll be there with my husband. I’m constantly telling him all about your projects and how, because you list all of the instructions, we can totally take them all on as well ie: We so CAN add a deck to our 9th floor apartment. I also show him all your Clara videos and we both think, in his words, “They’re doing it (parenting) right.”. We so hope the whole family will be in NYC, I imagine Clara wearing her sunglasses and waving to all her adoring fans!
CJ says
Wahoo!!! You are stopping in CT!!! So excited!!!!
Shana says
Hey YHL, I didn’t realize what an obsessed fan I am until I totally cried reading this post because you won’t be in the LA area. I told my husband that all I want for Christmas is for him to watch the kids so I can go have you sign my book. But this isn’t a guilt trip, just adding my name to the list of all the commenters who would love you to stop over! Love you guys! And love the group Skype-in idea!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw you’re so sweet Shana! We’d love love love to make it happen and get out there. Still waiting for any news of added legs with our fingers (and eyes) crossed!
xo
s
Nancy says
Wow … can’t believe your first stop is MY city of Cincinnati and my work schedule will allow me to stop by Books on the Banks to say hello! Congrats on the book and the tour! One of your 3% followers
Jess @ Crunchy Hot Mama says
OMGEEEE YOU’RE COMING TO DALLAS!!! SUPER STOKED!!
Clara says
YAY!!! I just pre-order my Book and can’t wait to see you guys @ west Elm Houston, I was one of the featured sellers by Etsy+west elm last year, so it definitely brings back some good memories :) I’m seriously getting addicted to your blog guys Lol.
Im a Mom of 2, wife, Designer, muralist, shop owner and definitely a crafter/DIY freak myself!! So I can definitely relate with you both a lot! And Yes…I’m not ashamed to admit, I’m one of those people that when saw your blog said: “Why didn’t I do it before”!! Lol :)
Looking forward to meet you and get my book signed.
Btw, you couldn’t named your daughter any better ;)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, aw thanks Clara! Can’t wait to meet you! Love your work!
xo
s
Jess says
YAYYY AUSTIN!!!!!! I’m so so so so glad ATX is on the list! I actually live about an hour & a half from there (outside san antonio) but no one really comes to SA that much, I knew Austin was the best I could hope for.
I bet you’ll get some awesome house crashing offers in Austin, the coolest houses live there. I would offer mine but it might be too far, I doubt you’ll have an extra 3 hrs + travel time just to check out our place…
Jess @ Crunchy Hot Mama says
I also wanted to add…would it be creepy if I saw you at every stop in TX? I have family in Houston & Austin and always love a good road trip ;) It would be soo cute to see how our little girls would interact with each other if Emma actually got to meet Clara in person (provided she does come to TX)! They are so much alike!
YoungHouseLove says
No, that wouldn’t be creepy!!!! Do it, do it, do it!
xo
s
Jess @ Crunchy Hot Mama says
SWEET! I totally will!
I just did a post on ya’ll coming and when I asked Emma what she’d say to Clara (if she does come) she said, ‘Quién es tu papi?’(Who’s your daddy?)…HAHAHA! I about died from laughter at that response :D
Don’t ya just love what these kids will repeat!?
See you in Texas!
http://crunchyhotmama.com/2012/10/10/yhl-does-dallas/
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahah, you’re so sweet Jess!
xo
s
Nancy says
Forgot to include that before you leave Cincinnati, you might like to check out the Burlington Kentucky Antiques Show on Sunday, the 21st. It’s the last show of the season so there are usually great deals to be had!
http://www.burlingtonantiqueshow.com
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Nancy!!
xo
s
Keri says
Guess I’ll be putting my name into the lotto for the Richmond trip on Monday :) I live in Alabama so I knew you weren’t coming here but I was definitely hoping for ATL. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for an ATL stop. If we win or you come to ATL I’ll be the extremely tall chick dragging the hubs and my Burger look-a-like to the signing (although they both may have to stay in the car). Congrats on the tour, it’s going to be a smash.
Katie says
Here’s hoping I can see you in NYC. My hubs is out of town at a conference that week, so my mom will be in town visiting and I’d love to convince her to stay home with my little boy so I take the train up from Jersey (holla!) to the city. My fingers and toes crossed that I can make it can happen!
Enjoy Grand Cayman! It is absolutely beautiful. If you have time during your whirlwind tour, try to visit the Grand Cayman Turtle Encounter. You get up close and personal with sea turtles of all shapes and sizes. When we were there last year, we were able to hold baby turtles (just three weeks old, so cute!) and scratch the necks of 10 year old turtles, who almost purred with happiness when we were there. Amazing place!
Susan says
Home Depot is missing a great opportunity! Kudos to West Elm and FLOR for hosting. I think the variety of venues is a wonderful complement to the creativity of your blog and all that I’m sure is in the book.