Saturday in an Unfamiliar Place . . .

It is Saturday – and I am at the mail center.  Doesn’t seem all that unusual – until I mention that I have not been here on Saturday since June 24.  Six of the past seven Saturdays, my surroundings have looked more like this . . .   And on the oddball...

The Mother of All Trunk Shows . . .

I got a call this morning from the store – “You have to see this – Tanya is setting up on the front walk!”  I just laughed – it really wasn’t a surprise – and went to the store at lunchtime to see for myself . . . This is our friend Tanya Doner-Kostynuk from...

Your Message in Fabric . . .

I see lots of t-shirts when I am traveling – some pledge allegiance to sports teams, some to brand names (I am always amazed that people pay for shirts that advertise for Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Under Armour and more).  But t-shirts with unique messages are the...

60 Years . . .

I have so much catching up to do – this seems to happen every year during the summer show season.  I think my best bet is to try to sit down each day and share a few images that I have observed over the past few weeks, interspersed with new releases and the...

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform Update

It is said that good things come to those who wait – and a lot of you have been waiting for the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform since January 17, when we started taking advance orders for it. It is here – and the general consensus is that it was worth the wait.   These...

The Future Is Still Bright . . .

Every show so far this year, I have seen more and more young ladies in our booth – and they are excited to learn more and more about crafting (some of them are teaching their moms and grandmas what they are learning).  Down the road, they are going to keep all of...