The
Warden & I celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary yesterday. It
was a good day. Nothing special, just a nice, quiet dinner and then
hanging out and playing solitare on our ipads before we went to sleep.
When did we become the old married couple? LOL. But, I digress. These
are the moments and the times that are so special and important to
journal, scrapbook and document. The little moments. The boring
moments. Because when folks look back at 2020 they are going to see the
BIG things, the pandemic, the unemployment, the business closures, the
school closures, the vacations cancelled, but also don't forget to
document, so they can see...that life also just kept happening. Quiet
dinners were still cooked, laundry was still washed and left in a pile
to be folded later, walks with the dog were still a regular part of the
routine. Having said all of that, I am working on some fun layout
samples for the store that you can come in and purchase the product for,
get inspiration from and hopefully document your daily life. Even, the
little things.
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The
first week of shopping by appointment has come and gone and it went
really well. I want to thank everybody who shopped last week and those
that are signing up for future shopping appointments. I have posted the
rest of the available appointments for this month on the website and
you can sign up easily there. (Here is the link
SIGN UP TO SHOP)
It is free to sign up to shop. Each appointment is one hour in length,
but if you feel you will need longer, you can absolutely sign up for
more than one appointment. If there is not an appointment listed at a
time you would like to come, it is because that time spot is already
filled and there are no longer any available appointments. I am still
asking that each person wear a mask, properly covering your nose and
mouth, while you are in the store and that you use the hand sanitizer
provided upon entry. This is going to be the way we operate for a
while.
I am still offering curbside service so if you have an
order that you just need to pick up, you can definitely let me know when
you are coming (need at least an hour's previous notice), and then when
you arrive you can call the store and I will bring your order out to
you. You may have to wait a minute or two if I am helping the
appointment person inside but I will get you taken care of as quickly as
possible.
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New Product in the StoreSomebody
made an appointment last week and came in to the store and said, "what
is new?" I laughed because honestly, and you can verify with anybody
that has already been in the store to shop, at least 60% of the product
is new. The store has a different layout, and there is so much new
product that it would take me forever to list it all.
A brand
new collection going out in the morning for the first time is MANLY by
Authentique. It is a gorgeous masculine collection that is just
everything that I can imagine to document the men in our lives.
Here's
a little sneak peek of what it looks like. We do have the open stock
papers, as well as a few collection kits and paper pads in addition to
the matching Spectrum cardstocks that coordinate so beautifully with it.
A
collection that I put out on Friday (for those that had appointments
earlier in the week, you saw the empty spot on the display for it) is
PhotoPlay's We can Just Stay Home collection. We have it in collection
packs and open stock, in addition to the ephemera packs and coloring
sheet as well. Here is a sneak peek of this fun collection.
Again,
I encourage you to book an appointment and come see everythign that we
have to offer for yourself. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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Upcoming ClassesEnrollment for this week's classes is now closed. Classes remaining this month that can still be signed up for are:
(If a class is not listed, it is because there are no more spots in the class.)
All
classes are held online and must be prepaid in order to guarantee your
spot in the class. You will be notified when the class kits are ready
for pickup. A link to access the class will be emailed out the night
before the class (so you don't lose it).
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We
are currently also having FREE Friday night Virtual Crops from 7:30 to
11pm each Friday night. The link to sign in and craft with us (work on
whatever you want) is posted on our facebook page late on Friday
afternoons. It's a very laid back time of just hanging out online with
others and working on whatever project you want. I hope you will
consider joining us for the fun and fellowship.
Have a blessed week friends!
Cut, Glue, & Glitter on...
Susan
