Love Your Town! Kiss Your Sweetie!

Love your town? Into maps?

Then you will love these cool map magnets and ornaments pin-pointing Northville, Plymouth Novi or Michigan!

By Tanner Glass, they are "FUNctional objects for everyday life." They are solid glass, handmade and inspired by vintage maps. Something new at the Dancing Eye Gallery!

And, don't forget that this Saturday is Sweetest Day! Of course you'll need to stop in for that perfect card, little heart tile, a necklace or a cute little magnet, right? Remember, we'll wrap your gift for you too! Now, don't we make it fun and easy for you? 

Top Shelf Jewelry is Here!

Top Shelf Jewelry. Their motto is: Vintage recreated for today.

Necklaces and bracelets made of solid brass, by hand in the USA.

This very cool, wearable art is designed by Barbara A. T. Hoff and made by a group of women artisans in the Shawangunk Mountains of New York State.

Note the mini penny attached to most pieces. "A penny for your thoughts."

A penny for yours as you visit us at the Dancing Eye Gallery and check out our new line.

Psssst ... Saturday, October 19th is Sweetest Day!!

October First Friday Experience Haunts!

Make no bones about it--the skeletons in downtown Northville will come alive on Friday, October 4!!!

Join in the party from 6-9 p.m. to resurrect  these bags o' bones for the month of October, ending with Halloween, of course. Wait until you see their personalities! Don't miss the fun.

After that, they rest in peace for another year.

We bet that you didn't expect the Dancing Eye Gallery to have such an out-of-this- world selection of skeleton-themed merchandise, did you?  Well, we do as well as other creatures, pumpkins and quirky Halloween art.

We'll be here, will you? Don't be scared. We are friendly.

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Homecoming? Choose Your School!

Last week's beautiful harvest moon launched us into a new phase of our Fall season--homecoming! The changing leaves, the crisp night air, cider and doughnuts, and Friday night football games make for magical weekends during Michigan's glorious autumn days!

Just in time for the big weekend,October 4th and 5th, the Dancing Eye Gallery has received a variety of school-themed scrabble necklaces and key chains. Go Mustangs!!!

No matter what school you attend, if we don't have yours, it can be ordered--with your initial on the reverse side. Ordering does not take long at all. 

From Dads to Grads ...

High School and College Scrabble Necklaces can be Special-Ordered

Time to switch gears to those grad parties!

Looking for the perfect gift for that perfect grad?

Haven't all graduates achieved perfection?

Of course!!

You'll get an A+ for your gift from the Dancing Eye Gallery.

Check out our cards, journals, jewelry, t-shirts, Michigan-themed fun stuff, party accessories and much more!

May is National Bike Month!

Bike magnets and Far Fetched leather bracelet

Catstudio Michigan pillow

Ride to work, ride to school ...

Celebrate your health, preserve the environment ...Ride just for fun!

A bike ride is a journey you take, not unlike the journey a graduate will take soon.

Bike on over to the Dancing Eye Gallery--we have some great gifts for grads! Celebrate their ride.

Quotable tote bag

Seven-year pen

Love is All You Need

All you need is love, love, love ...

Love is all you need.

Well ... love and a little help from the Dancing Eye Gallery!

We're here for the countdown to the big day! Let us help you pick out that perfect, thoughtful gift or card.
News flash!!! We'll wrap your baubles for you!

Have a Heart

        Remember the song, "Save your heart for me"?
                  Well, we've saved our hearts for you!

3"x3" Tile by Eartha

Valentine heart tiles, heart cards, heart-shaped magnet boards, magnets and hanging ornaments; hearts on jewelry, heart candles and heart pins, heart boxes and pewter pocket compasses!


We "heartily" hope to see you at our Singles Mingle on Friday, February 1 from 6-9 p.m.

Holiday Hours Before Christmas

Ho,ho,ho! Oh no!

Only 2 more shopping days until Christmas, so you will be wanting to get yourself to the Dancing Eye Gallery asap!

Cool gifts, funny gifts, artistic, locally-made gifts--all under one historic roof in downtown Northville!

The clock is ticking ...

Sunday, 12/23                                   10-7
Monday, 12/24(Christmas Eve)       10-3
Tuesday, 12/25(Christmas Day)      Closed
Wednesday, 12/26(reg. hrs.)          10-6

And, of course, we wrap and we wrap and we wrap!!!

Merry Christmas from all of us to all of our devoted customers and first-timers who will become returning shoppers.

--Theresa and her elves at the Dancing Eye Gallery

Hunting=Shopping

If you husband or boyfriend is doing this, this weekend ...

then you need to do this ...



See you here at the Dancing Eye Gallery ladies! The clock is ticking--so much to shop for and so little time!

Are You Ready for School?

Yes, kids and parents, that favorite time of year is fast approaching. No, not Christmas or  summer vacation, but The First Day of School!!!!

So we ask, "Are You Ready?"

Have you found that perfect pair of earrings or conversation-piece ring to go with that new favorite outfit? Did you get a Haney magnet board to post "To-Dos" or your shopping list or homework assignments? How about a scrabble necklace with your school logo on the front and your initial on the back? Verrryy cool!  Tote bag? Card for the new teacher? Apple???

The Dancing Eye Gallery has them all! Our door is open, the weather is gorgeous and the school clock is counting down. Tick, tock, tick, tock ... Don't be late or you might be sorry!

We're open Friday nights until 8, too. 

The Wearing of the Green!

Oscar Wilde said: "I can resist everything except temptation."

Well, March is flying by. Spring your clocks ahead on the 11th and then gather with your friends and family on the 17th to celebrate "the wearing of the green" and the drinking of the beer! But don't get fluthered or you'll be sorry!

Wanting to get someone a good luck shamrock tile, or wear a little green for the occasion? Dance a jig right on over the the Dancing Eye Gallery! We have all the green. Even lime-basil Zum soap, Celtic cross coasters, beer bands and more!

I'll leave you today with an Irish blessing:

May your glass be ever full.
May the roof over your head be always strong.
And may you be in Heaven a half hour before the Devil knows you're dead.

Chirp, Chirp, Spring is Coming!

Spring is just around the corner! Yes, it is. Though our winter weather has been considerably mild this year, we as Michiganders are always ready for spring, right?

Well, just to tempt you with fresh ideas and eye candy as we sit on the cusp of a fresh, new season, we take a look at the birds. Feeding the birds and building bird houses makes us think of being outside. Sooooo, visit the Dancing Eye Gallery to get a leap on new spring merchandise like, new scarves, new cards, new jewelry, Don't Mess with the Mitten t-shirts in pink!

Before you know it, Easter will be here! See you soon.

ANTONIA HARBIN-FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

Spend some time this Friday evening in downtown
Northville during the First Friday Art Walk.

Visit us at the Dancing Eye Gallery and meet local artist Antonia Harbin from 7-9 p.m. Her unique silver bracelets can be customized with your favorite charms and ready for Christmas! (Allow 2 weeks for a special order.) Or choose from her jewelry selection already in stock here and wear it home!

We are open until 8 p.m. on Fridays until Christmas, but Friday, December 2 until 9.

Make the Dancing Eye Gallery is your gift-shopping destination!

Our friendly staff will even wrap your gifts for you!

Girl's Night Out -- Friday, November 11

This Friday, 11/11/11 is Girl's Night Out shopping extravaganza in downtown Northville!

Shops will be open late, there will be lots of fun activities and best of all, shopping!

The Dancing Eye Gallery has a special surprise for you. We will be hosting a trunk show for 2 local artists: Christine Wilson (Christine's Beadworks) and Stephanie Scigliano (olive m'lou).

Christine will be featuring her beaded and metal wearable art. She is drawn to unusual stones, artwork and recycled materials. Bottle caps often appear in her creations because they have creative designs on small spaces. Come in to see her collection of wrist and neck adornments made from bottle caps, metal, hardware, beads and fabric. Very cool!!

Stephanie is bringing her beautiful hand-dyed and tie-dyed scarves to show. She uses colorfast and safe dyes. Her favorite materials are bamboo rayon (antibacterial) and cotton. The color combinations are perfect for adding a little pizzazz to that coat or outfit. It changes the whole look! And the material is soooo soft. She makes the scarves in Orchard Lake, MI.

What Day is It?

Tuesday, October 25th is Sourest Day! Celebrate by being grumpy, crabby or just downright mad at the world. This guy above is. Or maybe he's just peeved that the Tigers aren't playing in the World Series.

But we at the Dancing Eye Gallery say: "Thank you Tigers! You did a great job."

We also have advice for you on Sourest Day: "OK, be sour for 1 day. After that, come in to the gallery and let us cheer you up! We have a lot of art to put that smile back on your face. Psssst -- the best thing to make you happy is to treat yourself. That's right, buy something for YOU! Guaranteed to banish the 'sours' and release your 'feel good' endorphins. (Not to mention, the consumption of extreme amounts of candy will do the trick too!) If you stop in on Saturday, you can kill those 2 birds with 1 stone."

Oooohhhhh....Sccaaaarrrrryyyyy!

Appetite for Animal Prints?

On the prowl for some trendy, yet neutral animal-themed art? Well then, saunter in to the Dancing Eye Gallery and check out these pieces before they become extinct!

Pictured is one of several unique, handmade jackets by Artclothes.
Necklaces with earrings to go with them are by Antonia Harbin.
We even have animal tiles and paw print tiles like this one by Terrapin Tile.

Tame the wild animal in you. Be territorial -- we are.

Halloween and The Ghoultide Gathering

Do you like to hang out with kooky pumpkins? Do you like one-of-a-kind Halloween art? Well then, ride your broom over to the Dancing Eye Gallery this weekend to see our selection of Halloween goodies like the kooky pumpkin pin above by Cheryl Oz.

Cards, my pretty? Cheryl Oz and Susan Jacobson offer themed cards as in the above photo. We also have a selection of Halloween tiles and home decor with more to come.

While in town, make a stop at Northville's famous Ghoultide Gathering art show at Mill Race Village, Friday September 3o and Saturday October 1. Check out the Ghoultide Gathering website for show hours.

Now is the perfect time to get in the Trick or Treat mood!

Knight&HammerMUSE Trunk Show

Come meet Joseph Knight, the creative force and designer of New York-based jeweler, Knight&HammerMUSE at The Dancing Eye Gallery during the Victorian Festival.

Knight&HammerMUSE is dedicated to evolving the best ideas, materials and techniques from our global jewelry heritage into innovative, fashion forward designs. The Knight&HammerMUSE lifestyle encourages adornment with consideration to the broad scope of beauty throughout the world.

Discover Knight&HammerMUSE's richly gilded 18K yellow and pink gold and platinum gild over bronze jewelry and unique hair ornaments all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 16-18 during regular store hours.

GREAT NEWS!! As of Monday, Sept. 19, we are keeping several great pieces of Knight&Hammer jewelry in our store for fall shopping -- so if you missed the trunk show, come in and see some special pieces!

Victorian Festival Time!

Finally! Northville's annual Victorian Festival is this weekend, September 16-18! Kicking off with a parade on Friday at 6:30 p.m., the weekend will be abuzz with entertainment, crafters and a Victorian clothing sale, just to list a few things for adults. For kids, farm animals, rides, games and many more fun things will be happening.

It wouldn't be Victorian Festival without a visit to the Dancing Eye Gallery! Come in and check out our art, mainly from Michigan artists -- some new, some true blue.

For hours of the festival and for more specific information about what and where, check out the Northville Chamber of Commerce.

Information on the photos in this post are, in order:

Photo 1 & 2: Spoon Bracelets by Antonia Harbin, right here in Northville.
Photo 3: "Found" artist Sandy Fisher creates jewelry out of found items from Victorian era forward.
Photo 4: Catherine Trever is a repurposed jewelry artist from Berkley, Michigan.
Photo 5: Marlene Galperin from Southfield, teaches ceramics in Birmingham and creates beautiful nature-themed vessels.