Blog & Events

Hello, Friends! We hope you are enjoying a marvelous midsummer! Evilena’s is now accepting Fall items for consignment.  We are also welcoming transition pieces to bridge that season between Summer and Fall…with it’s warm days and cooler evenings.  Speaking of Transition… One of our missions at Evilena’s Red Dresser is to help people through times of transition.  This subject is so important to Evilena’s that we have included it in our store creed. We are dedicated to helping our customers during seasons of change and transition. Sometimes transition is expected. Sometimes it comes as a surprise.  Transition may be welcomed...

The 2022 Frankfort Garden Walk sponsored by Evilena’s Red Dresser is just a few weeks away! This year, the beneficiary of all proceeds from the Garden Walk will be Navarro Farm of Frankfort. The staff of Evilena’s Red Dresser recently had the privilege of touring this beautiful farm, and we had the honor of hearing first-hand the vision and mission of Damion and Sherri Navarro, the founders of this amazing place! The farm was originally purchased with the intention of storing equipment for the Navarro’s environmental services company, but God gave them a vision for a greater mission for this...

  Evilena’s Red Dresser recently held an event to honor all of the beautiful women who are a part of our everyday life. This festive event also coincides with the birthday of Evilena Molthan - Jan’s mother, and the namesake of Evilena’s Red Dresser.   You may recall that Evilena would come in the store on her birthday weekend, and we would celebrate with treats, flowers, live music, gifts, and visits with friends and customers.  Evilena loved these events!  Here we are celebrating her 101st birthday in the shop a few years ago! We continued this tradition as we celebrated...

Good friendships nourish our soul!  Do you have a BFF? A childhood friend? A neighbor who is also a friend? Is your mother/sister/cousin your best friend? Friends are a gift from God! With purpose and good intent, God brings people across our path each and every day.  Some are just fleeting interactions, some remain acquaintances, and some will stick like glue and become dear friends! Scripture speaks of friends whose hearts are knit together.  It also speaks of friends who tell us the truth that we need to hear about ourselves - they speak truth in love to us -...

    Divine Detours Have you ever planned out your day “to a T”, only to have a roadblock or a detour pop up and thwart your perfectly planned day? A flat tire, a traffic jam, a sick child, an unexpected visitor or phone call that needs immediate attention – any one of those scenarios or some other delay can throw us off kilter and leave us feeling frustrated, running behind, and sometimes, overwhelmed. Do you believe that God guides your steps each day?  Do you believe that He sustains you while you sleep, and that He wakes you up...

This month marks the 4th Anniversary of Evilena's Expansion! We will be celebrating this happy occasion on Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 10-4. Please join us! We have transformed our paint department into a creative, inspiring space with so many new products and ideas! A few before/after pics are shared at the end of this blog. Stop in this Saturday to try out some new paint products, and to view live paint demonstrations that will transform furniture from drab to fab right before your eyes! When Evilena’s acquired the former Starbuck’s space at the west end of our building, it...