The Treehouse Studio

09/05/2026

SATURDAY AT THE TREEHOUSE 🌳

We’re open today from 11–6.

Why should you stop in?

Excellent question.

We have handmade jewelry.
Original art.
One-of-a-kind creations.
And absolutely no self-checkout machine yelling “UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA.”

Just two artists trying to make cool stuff and somehow pay the electric bill.

Vanessa has been making new jewelry.

I’ve been working on art and Inside the Treehouse Magazine, because at some point I apparently decided having hobbies wasn’t stressful enough and started assigning myself deadlines.

So take a ride to Waterford, stop into the Treehouse and see what you find.

Buy something beautiful.

Buy something weird.

Buy something for somebody else and then decide you’re keeping it.

We don’t judge.

Actually, we might.

But we’ll wait until you leave.

🌳 THE TREEHOUSE STUDIO
📍 Waterford, PA
⏰ Open today 11–6

Come see what we’ve been up to.

It’s probably gotten out of hand again.

09/04/2026

FRIDAY AT THE TREEHOUSE 🌳

There’s a lot happening around here lately.

Vanessa’s making new jewelry.
I’m working on paintings.
We’re putting together the first issue of Inside the Treehouse Magazine.
More local stories and interviews are coming.

And somewhere in between all of that, we apparently decided we should also run an actual store.

Poor planning, really.

So if you’re wandering around Waterford today, stop in, look around, see what we’ve been making, and maybe hang out for a minute.

No purchase required. We’re perfectly capable of talking your ear off for free.

The Treehouse Studio is open today 11–6.

And keep an eye out for Inside the Treehouse Magazine. It’s coming soon. 👀

09/03/2026

WE’RE OPEN TODAY • 11–6

The Treehouse is open.

The lights are on.
The door is unlocked.
Vanessa made cool stuff.

I mostly stayed out of the way.

So really, everything is going according to plan.

Stop in and check out Vanessa’s earrings, the artwork, handmade things, and all the other stuff we’ve somehow managed to fit inside a shop that continues to ignore the basic laws of available space.

AND…

Inside the Treehouse Magazine is coming soon.

Yep. A magazine.

Because apparently having a shop, making YouTube videos, painting, interviewing people, and working a regular job left me dangerously close to having free time.

Can’t have that.

It’ll be filled with local artists, businesses, interesting people, places around home, and stories actually worth reading.

No celebrity gossip.

Unless somebody at Momma J’s gets caught leaving Waterford Pizza with somebody from WECAN.

Then journalistic integrity requires that we investigate.

Open today 11–6.

Come see us.

09/02/2026

WE’RE OPEN TODAY 11–6.

Against all odds.
Despite the economy.
Despite the weather doing whatever Pennsylvania weather feels like doing.
Despite the fact that online shopping lets you buy pants while sitting on the toilet.

The Treehouse Studio is OPEN.

We have handmade earrings.
We have art.
We have cool stuff you absolutely do not need but will suddenly decide you need after looking at it for 14 seconds.

Vanessa has made things.

I have moved those things around the store and called it “merchandising.”

Together, we are basically a retail empire.

So come to Waterford and stop in.

Buy something.
Browse.
Stand there and say, “Oh, this is cute.”

We accept all three.

📍 The Treehouse Studio
🕚 Open today 11–6

And remember:

Amazon has billions of dollars.

We have Vanessa.

Choose wisely.

08/31/2026

🎥 Haven’t watched Vanessa’s interview yet?

https://youtu.be/RPYe3tX8rqw?is=km9ulYO_KD_EVXEN

First of all… we noticed.

Second, there’s still time to redeem yourself.

Episode 1 of Inside the Treehouse features Vanessa Lee talking about her art, creativity, Puerto Rican roots, and the story behind the work she creates right here at The Treehouse Studio.

If you haven’t watched it yet, head over to YouTube, check it out, and subscribe while you’re there. It costs absolutely nothing, which is becoming increasingly rare in modern civilization.

And stay tuned.

More interviews.
More local artists.
More small businesses.
More people and places around our community that are worth knowing.

This is just the beginning of Inside the Treehouse. 🌳🎥

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08/29/2026

WE’RE OPEN TODAY 11–6.

It’s Saturday.

You could mow the lawn.

You could clean the garage.

You could finally deal with that one project you’ve been walking past for six months pretending you don’t see.

Or…

You could come to The Treehouse.

We have handmade jewelry, original art, locally made stuff, and absolutely no expectation that you accomplish anything productive while you’re here.

Come in and say, “I’m just looking.”

We know.

Everybody is “just looking” until they find something they like.

Then suddenly they’re holding it, checking the price, putting it down, picking it back up, walking away, coming back, and performing advanced mathematics over a purchase that costs less than dinner at Applebee’s.

Meanwhile, there’s a $900 phone in their pocket.

Human beings are magnificent.

The Treehouse Studio
Waterford, PA
Open today 11–6.

Come buy something.

Or just come in and wander around long enough that we can confirm the door still works.

And remember:

THE COOL DOOR IS ON THE LEFT.

At this point, if you use the other one, that’s between you and the door.

08/28/2026

🌳 WE’RE OPEN TODAY ?-6

UPDATE: We will be a little late opening today!

It’s Friday, people.

You made it through another week of emails, passwords you forgot, people driving 12 mph under the speed limit, and self-checkouts asking if you’d like to donate money after making you do an employee’s job.

You deserve a little Treehouse.

We’ve got original art.
We’ve got Vanessa Lee’s handmade clay jewelry.
We’ve got locally made stuff.
We’ve got things you absolutely do not need…

…which, historically, are the best things to buy.

And while you’re here, you can tell us you’ve been meaning to stop in for six months.

We keep records.

Not really.

That would require organization.

Also, Inside the Treehouse Episode 1: Vanessa Lee — Shaped by Hand is up on YouTube, so you can watch that too and pretend you’re supporting local artists while sitting on the couch eating chips.

🌳 The Treehouse Studio
🕚 Open today 11–6
📍 Waterford, PA

Come in. Wander around. Buy something.

The electric company remains stubbornly opposed to accepting “community exposure” as payment.

08/27/2026

A Change at The Treehouse:

We’ve decided to step away from AI-generated creative content at The Treehouse.

Not because we’re interested in joining another internet argument. There are already enough of those to keep humanity occupied indefinitely.

The reason is much simpler.

We’re artists ourselves.

We know what it means to start with an idea and turn it into something with your own hands, imagination and voice.

And we have enormous respect for the artists, makers, photographers, writers, musicians and other creative people whose work we sell, share and feature.

We believe artists deserve to have their work, talent and creativity valued.

If we’re asking our community to support artists, handmade work and original creativity, we want to hold ourselves to that same standard.

So going forward, the creative work you see from The Treehouse will come from real people.

Our photographs.
Our artwork.
Our words.
Our designs.
Our stories.

Will everything be perfect? Absolutely not.

There will be questionable photos, sentences rewritten twelve times, crooked lines, paint where paint wasn’t supposed to be, and probably a typo that survives three people looking directly at it.

That’s part of creating.

We’re not trying to tell anyone else what they should or shouldn’t do. This is simply the choice that feels right for us and for what The Treehouse represents.

Real art. Real people. Real stories.

And speaking of real people…

-WE’RE OPEN TODAY 11–6.

Come see what actual humans have been making and perhaps even purchase something. That last part is an ancient retail tradition we’re particularly fond of.

And by the way…

🎥 Episode 1 of Inside the Treehouse is out now!

https://youtu.be/RPYe3tX8rqw?is=mEtf6S1T5AG5iilA

Watch our interview with Vanessa Lee: Shaped by Hand and hear the story behind her art, creativity and the work that goes into making something by hand.

Seems particularly appropriate today, doesn’t it?

The Treehouse Studio
Rooted in Craft. Built to Last.

Meet Vanessa Lee, the artist behind the clay and the very first gue...

08/26/2026

WE’RE OPEN TODAY • 11–6 🌳

Wednesday has arrived. Nobody asked it to, but here we are.

The Treehouse is open 11–6 with handmade art, jewelry, gifts, and all kinds of things you probably didn’t plan on buying when you left the house this morning.

While you’re here, check out what Vanessa’s been creating and maybe find something that absolutely, definitely, completely counts as a necessary purchase.

📍 Treehouse Studio • Waterford, PA
🕚 Open today 11–6

Come shop small. Come shop local.

Because Amazon has enough money.

08/24/2026

Vanessa Lee has officially been interviewed.

She survived the cameras.
She survived my questions.
And somehow, she even agreed to let us put the whole thing on YouTube. 😂

🎥 Vanessa Lee: Shaped by Hand is now on Inside the Treehouse.

We talk about creativity, her process, where her ideas come from, and what goes into making all those tiny pieces of polymer clay that normal people look at and say, “That’s cute,” while completely ignoring the 47 steps it took to make it.

It’s local. It’s handmade. It’s real.

And unlike most things on YouTube, nobody is trying to sell you a course on becoming a millionaire by Tuesday.

▶️ Watch Vanessa’s full interview now on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/RPYe3tX8rqw?is=ioj0fUUcpJCgyzmQ

🌳 Inside the Treehouse
Local artists. Real stories. Creative community.

Meet Vanessa Lee, the artist behind the clay and the very first gue...