New Items in the store...Just in time for the Holidays!

Look at all of this new merchandise for the store. It is amazing all of the Fall, Holloween and Christmas paper and embellishment we have. You HAVE to stop in and check it out. We also have received a new Core'dinations line that is so stunning....seeing is believing. We have numerous other new lines fron Upsy Daisey, October Afternoon, Grandma's Attic, Sassafrass Lass and much much more. We have a lot of new tools and embellishment, new dies and embossing folders, flower soft has been completely restocked with the new silver and gold on the way. It is way too much to try to tell you about. You just HAVE to come by.

Don't forget, if you are interested in signing up for the Christmas Card Marathon to send me your email to preciousscraps@bellsouth.net so that I can forward the five selections that you must choose one from to make in class. You will be making 25 cards of that one card. Just imagine the jump you will have on your cards this year...you might actually get the out on time....LOL (wait, I think I was talking to myself). I will be posting the entire October schedule this evening. We will have a Mellisa Frances Class this month making a cookbook mini album as well as much more.

REMINDER....STORE CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS

Just a reminder that the store will be CLOSED Thursday after 3 pm, Friday and Saturday.  We will re-open on Sunday at 1:00 and have our regular business hours.  We will be attending Trace Creek Crop as a Vendor over the weekend and have packed the whole store....  We will look forward to seeing you when we return.  Thanks

CHA, QUICKUTZ, CLASSES AND MORE.........

We are back from Chicago and have so much to share.  I will be posting pictures as we receive shipments.....it's a LOT !  We shopped until we dropped.  Denise, Wanda, Elaine and myself had an awesome time in Chicago and truly enjoyed all the new paper lines and tools coming out over the next few months.  We took some GREAT workshops and returned with lots of samples.  Be sure to stop in and check them out.  We have so much coming our way...papers for the holidays, tools for cutting, punching, binding, brad setting, and so much more, jewelry (you are going to love this line from making memories, very vintage), real wood to die cut and craft with, journals, photo albums, stamps........ We listened to what you were asking for and I think we will deliver and make everyone happy with our purchases.

First up...QUICKUTZ has arrived in the store.  We finally have the Special Delivery Gift Sets and the "Spring/Summer" Birds and Bees release.  Be sure to stop in and get your quickly or call the store to reserve as these are "limited edition" sets and won't last for long.

Border Dies

Cookie Cutter Dies

4 x 4 Dies

2 x 2 Dies

Raindrop 4 x 8 Alphabet

Classes: I've updated the August class schedule.  Sorry for the delay.  I did this in a post before I left for Chicago but forgot to hit "Publish" .  Please notice that from now until November we will be having our Christmas Card classes as well as our Everyday Card Class.  Also be sure to take note of the special buy days...you don't want to miss these.  Remember to wear your "Precious Scraps" t-shirts in on the 2nd Tuesday of each month to receive 10% off your purchase.  We will be adding some kit classes soon for the holidays (a great cookbook class kit) and look forward to seeing you in class.  In September we will be adding two new classes:  "Book Club" (with Pine Cone Press) and "New Discoveries with Denise".  Stop in and see samples of upcoming classes and be sure to reserve your spot.

SCRAPBOOK YARD SALE COMING TO

PRECIOUS SCRAPS

September 11, 2010

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

(location next door - address to be announced)

Bring all of your gently loved scrapbook items and sell them to purchase newer and exciting items.  Call the store for additional information or stop in to sign up.  We will start accepting merchandise on Friday, August 27th at the store.  You will be required to package and price your own sale items.  We will provide you with price tags.  We will not accept items later than 5:00 pm on Friday, September 10th.  All unsold items will have to be picked up no later that Friday, October 1st. any remaining items will be donated to a charity.

SEPTEMBER CLOSINGS:  The store will be closed Friday, and Saturday September 17th and 18th. We will close at 2:00 on Thursday the 16th.   We will be attending an out-of-town crop as vendors on Friday and Saturday.  We will re-open our regular hours on Sunday September 19th.  This means there will be no crop on Friday the 17th. 

We are still working out a few glitches for our email newsletter but hope to have everything up and running very soon.  Please continue to check the blog or our facebook page for updates until then.  As always, we appreciate your support and patience as our store continues to grow and improve.  Thanks for stopping by Precious Scraps.

Edited to add:  Thank you for all of your concerns and prayers following my previous post.  I had a health scare (a mini stroke) but I am fine now. I debated on keeping this private but begin to think that there may be other people out there with some of my same issues.  I am overweight, have high cholesterol, not exercise, don't eat healthy (fast food a lot) and a stressful lifestyle.  Since my scare, I have begun to change my life.  I eat healthier, no more 8-10 soda's a day. I don't "diet", I am changing the way I choose what I eat and how much of it I eat.  This is for the rest of my life so "quick" diet fixes are not going to work.  I exercise now, 30 minutes in the morning and evening.  I feel so much better.  I am taking medication to lower my cholesterol until I can get it down and then will control it with diet.  I am on an aspirin regimen and most importantly, I try not to get stressed. As of today, I have lost 10 pounds over a month.  I know that may not seem like a lot to some but to me it is a lot to be excited about.  This will be a slow process, I have a long way to go and I may share more about my changing lifestyle along the way.   My final thought to you is to enjoy your life, love those that are in it and appreciate each day and most importantly take time to take care of yourself. 

SCRAPPY GLUE HAS ARRIVED

That's right ...you heard it here first -- SCRAPPY GLUE has arrived in the store.  Everyone has been waiting for months for stores to be restocked.  We have 100 bottles.  If you have some on reserve, it is ready to be picked up.  If you need some and can't get in immediately call the store and we will hold some for you.  I expect this to go fast so be sure to stop by soon.  Have a GREAT day everyone.

I'm back......it's been a while

EDITED :  JUST RECEIVED SHIPPING NOTICE ON SCRAPPY GLUE --- 100 BOTTLES SHOULD BE HERE BY TUESDAY..NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY.  ALSO QUICKUTZ GIFT SET AND JUNE RELEASE SET BACK AGAIN TO SHIP END OF JULY SHOULD BE RECEIVING IN STORE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST

Hey everyone....it's good to be back.  Where have I been you ask.....no where in particular...just not here.  I have been extremely busy.  We purchased some merchandisers from a store closing  and had to move all of that, as well as get it into my store.  I have also had some health issues that have taken up a lot of my time lately.  Nothing too bad or that can't be corrected but I am having to completely change my lifestyle.  This is very time consuming and I can only ask for your patience and prayers while I am making these adjustments.  We haven't been getting a lot of new things in at the store as I have been trying to wait until we go to the Trade Show in Chicago the last week of July.  I want to save all of my money to get the NEW stuff so please again, bare with us.  I cleaned up the back room last week and came across some pics of when we first opened and was amazed at how empty the store was. At the time I felt as is we had sufficient inventory but boy was I wrong.  There is now not a square inch in the store that is not taken up.  Over the next few weeks we will be running several specials to clear out some of the older lines to make room for the new ones so be sure to stop in often.  I thought I would post some pics of the flower beds outside as well as the store and some of our recent projects just to update everyone on the changes we are going through.  I hope you enjoy and again, please be patient with me as await the new merchandise from the show and as I make some adjustment in my personal life.


Here are some of the projects we've been working on around the store lately...these are just a few of many..

Made with the Silhouette Rhinestone Started Set

(love, love, love this apron)

 

Bo Bunny Product layout with my beautiful great niece Hannah Faith

 

 One of our Paper Loft lines.  We have 4 lines from this company and I love their vintage, distressed look

 

Our Kids/Youth class last month.  They made a Flag page as well as a Summer Fun Paper Bag album.  That's Denise in the background.  If you have not met her or talked to her on the phone be sure to stop in and say hi to her.  She is at the store Tues - Thurs day shift.  She also designed the projects for the kids.

Our project this month for the Kids/Youth Class.  They get to paint their birdhouses as well as cover them in paper as well as "shingle" the roof with paper from Bo Bunny (I will post pics post class)

Here are a couple of pics updated from our flower beds......

This is just a small amount of the shrubs, flowers and rose bushes we've planted.  I DO NOT have a green thumb but we have been blessed with very hardy plants and God's gift of watering so that I don't have to do anything but sit back and enjoy their beauty.

Now for a few pics of the store and it's growth.....

In the beginning......

 (this makes me laugh looking at it now...what was I thinking! )

An now.........

Thanks for taking this tour of Precious Scraps.  There is so much more to show you but I figured you are probably half asleep by now.  Thank you again for your friendships, support and patience.

 Thanks for stopping by Precious Scraps.....Love ya,  Bev