Fantasy In the Hook

Fantasy In the Hook A fun fantasy art gallery and gift shop in the heart of Sandy Hook, Manitoba! The last day for the 2025 season will be October 25th, open 9-4!

After that orders ans pickups can be arranged in Winnipeg until the gallery is back open in the spring!

Look at this beauty!I’m sharing plants as I slowly pretty this place up because I don’t have art to share yet. I have my...
05/30/2026

Look at this beauty!

I’m sharing plants as I slowly pretty this place up because I don’t have art to share yet. I have my last little bit of inventory still left to do and then I should be able to get on to some art.

As for personal updates, my husband got the ok to drive again this week from his neurologist. He’s doing amazingly well. There’s still a few things that are healing. Some things are still a bit overwhelming but where he was to where he is now is really miraculous.

Anyway, we’re just puttering at the prettyfying and enjoying our time here 🥰

Things are slowly coming together around here. I’m taking my time and trying to enjoy things more. There’s still SOOOOO ...
05/25/2026

Things are slowly coming together around here. I’m taking my time and trying to enjoy things more. There’s still SOOOOO many flowers to plant but at least things are started. ❤️

It has been a miserably cold weekend. With all these fancy new meds I don’t tolerate the cold very well anymore. So I’ve...
05/18/2026

It has been a miserably cold weekend. With all these fancy new meds I don’t tolerate the cold very well anymore. So I’ve spent a lot of time inside lol. However, that didn’t stop me from making plans.

This side of the gallery is ugly. lol. And I had thoughts of using this wall this summer on nicer days to display some bigger pieces that I don’t necessarily have room for inside. On rainy days it would be a less useable feature but on nice days it would be perfect. So the mood board I created on Pinterest holds some ideas for what I want to do on this wall. A pretty soft aqua base with some tropical flowers. It’ll be a lot nicer to look at from the cottage too lol. Less ugly. I thought about carrying the wave around the side of the bunk as well but this just gives me an opportunity to paint something lively and fun! I’m gonna need a lot of paint 😬😂🥰

I’m still processing a lot of what’s happened to us this last winter but I have a lot of gratitude that we get to be here making plans and doing things we love….getting into this new normal and making the best of it. I’m excited for gallery season, friends. I can’t wait to see you all ❤️

The gallery is also still standing, ready to be cleaned up! 🥰
05/16/2026

The gallery is also still standing, ready to be cleaned up! 🥰

It’s like nothing and everything changed at the same time. Happy May long weekend, friends. It’s good to be back out thi...
05/16/2026

It’s like nothing and everything changed at the same time.
Happy May long weekend, friends. It’s good to be back out this way 🥰

04/30/2026

This year the gallery is getting its own custom bags - they’re white craft bags with custom “Fantasy In the Hook” logos on them. I’m also in the process of getting supplies together for some Capiz shell driftwood pieces, some hand painted yard stakes, some new earrings and bracelets, some handmade scrunchies, some hand painted bookmarks, some hand painted note cards, and of course some new big and small art pieces - on canvas, cupboards, watercolour paper, and driftwood. As well as the fish/animals for the fish wall…. Can’t forget those!

It’s going to be very busy here and I have to balance. Next week, between the three of us, we have 11 different appointments/engagements. And I’m currently the only one driving lol. So that, in itself, has become a full time job. I’ll let you know how all of this goes. I have too many ideas and not enough arms lol.

I painted these the last couple of days - the one on the far left with the dragon is a gift for a bookmark exchange so t...
04/26/2026

I painted these the last couple of days - the one on the far left with the dragon is a gift for a bookmark exchange so that exact one is spoken for but I’ll be painting more like it - if any of you are fans of ACOTAR or Fourth Wing you’ll see the cross over 🥰 I’ve been inspired by books from all the reading I’ve done since October.

But I will have hand painted bookmarks at the gallery this summer and that also answers the question of whether or not I’ll be opening. Barring any further emergencies (……. 👀😒) the gallery will be open this year. I love the gallery. I would be sad for it not to be open. But I may have to do things a little differently. I don’t know quite what that looks like yet. It’s tough because it may mean fewer custom orders unless I can figure out a more efficient way to go about it. But we may still have quite a few appointments over the course of the summer. So our time will have a little less stretch than we’re used to lol. But I will make it work. I just might need some patience.

As for a quick update, we’re all doing…well, honestly, better than I would have expected. It’s still tough some days for different reasons but my husband had his first day back to work last week. Not to actually work and he’s still a looooong ways out from flying again, if that’s even an option. It was more just to ease back into the environment, see where his limits are at, see people he hasn’t seen in a while. His medical team and squadron have been exceptionally supportive so no one has pushed him to get back into work. It’s more the social aspects for now as he’s still healing and still has a lot of supports to help him recover.
I’ve been doing well too. I’m still having tests and appointments to figure out what even happened to me, see if we can’t find something more conclusive. But with all these nifty meds I’m doing pretty well. I’m trying to take care of myself in all ways because my guys are still relying on me. I’m currently the only driver with a kiddo to bring back and forth to school and at least 2 appointments a day plus the regular household errands. It’s been very, very busy lol. But I’ll take busy over what all of this could have looked like. I’m very grateful.

So the creative bug is making its way back. I have a giant list of things I’d like to work on for the gallery this year but I’ll pluck away at it when I can.
The flower nurseries will be open soon - I know there’s some that are already going out at the lake and I can’t wait! I try to make our flower gardens as pretty as possible for when you all come out to visit and this year won’t be any different 🥰

I really can’t wait to see you all. Spring seems so much brighter this year and I have a feeling the gallery will feel that way too! 🥰

03/22/2026

I figure I should update you all seeing as how my last post was a little scary. Things are going very well so far. I say ‘so far’ because I don’t know if the universe has it out for us right now but I’m not testing fate lol. But my husband is recovering very well. The thing is, he’s young with a young brain. He’s a very intelligent man and his brain is recovering and improving daily. It’ll still be a long road to a full recovery, if that’s what’s in store for him. There’s no reason to believe that won’t be the case with the way things are going. But only time will tell. He had a procedure done to his eye last week and that is recovering well too.

I won’t go into all of the details as they’re his medical details but I just wanted to let you all know he’s doing well. I have all the supports lined up for him that he’ll need going forward and his care teams have been amazing. Being military he’s had supports from both the military and civilian side of things and they’ve all been phenomenal, as have our family, friends, and his squadron. We’ve been surrounded in love and support which has made all of this so much easier.

Our son is also doing well. It was really scary for him when it happened but his dad is still very much himself and I think that helps. He’s been patient and understanding. We have supports for him also if needed….because 2 parents in 4 months is a lot. I still can’t wrap my head around it.

I’m also doing ok, as ok as I can be. It’s a lot to process. I’m here for my guys in whatever capacity they need but also still trying to take care of myself too so I can be here for them. I’m still doing my own cardiac rehab, I met with my specialist, and I’m sleeping pretty ok. Between my husband and myself there’s a lot going on with appointments and healthcare. Things are still in flux a bit but they’re much calmer than they were a few weeks ago.

So that’s the update. We’re moving forward with our health at the forefront. And taking the time needed to do all of this as best we can. I never saw any of this coming - especially not now. But we are young, strong, determined, and well supported. We CAN do this, even if it’s hard. Life is going to look a lot different for us moving forward but some of this is also a silver lining. We GET to do things better than we may have before. And that, in itself, is a gift.

Take care of yourselves and your loved ones, friends. It’s the most important thing ❤️

03/04/2026

Hi everyone. I had hoped to come here with some positive updates but unfortunately that’s not the case. Sunday night my husband was rushed to the hospital with stroke symptoms. He’s being very closely monitored right now. There have been some improvements since it happened and his doctor said, barring any further complications, he expects him to make a recovery but it’s a long road ahead and we’re not yet sure what that looks like.

I don’t know how any of this happened. I’m 42 and he’s 44. Neither of us with the typical markers or risk factors for anything that has happened to us in the last 4 months. I had been doing extremely well in my recovery and I’m trying to take care of myself even still so I can be what my husband and son need right now. But this has been a very big shock.

My husband is doing better every day but it’s a lot and he’ll need time to heal to make his way back to himself. His communication right now is tricky but it’s improving daily as is his strength and dexterity. He’s strong with a strong spirit.

We caught the symptoms and onset of the stroke well within the ‘golden window’ and called an ambulance immediately. It gave him the best shot possible at beating this and recovering. They were able to give him both stroke medications, which are time sensitive, to give him the best possible chance.

We’re all doing our best on this end. I wish I had better news but this is just what we’re dealing with right now. Going ahead I don’t know what this means for the gallery but we’ll get to that later. Right now it’s just about the day to day, minute to minute, hour to hour.

01/02/2026

Happy New Year friends!

Wishing you all a safe, healthy, happy, peaceful, and joyful 2026! ❤️🥳

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Hwy 9, Sandy Hook
Gimli, MB
R0C2W0

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Sunday 9am - 4pm

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