New Item Grab Bag . . . and a Stampaway Tease
If you’re on our e-mail list, you’ll see these in your inbox over the next few days. But just in case you’re not . . . Halloween Fun! Bones, Spiders, Ephemera, Keys, and much much more -- it's all in this link with the other new Tim Holtz releases. ...
A Not-So-Happy Beginning to a Well-Deserved Retirement . . .
Many of you are aware that William “Picasso” Gaglione (along with his Faithful Sidekick, Fred) and Darling Darlene Domel, the King and Queen of Stampland, decided at the beginning of the year that they were going to retire after the Grapevine, Texas show in...
Our Baby Grows Up . . .
It happens in every family – milestones. The first child goes to school . . . the last child goes to school. One child gets married – another joins the military. Our store has its own little family – and its own milestones. Yesterday was one of...
The Return of the Trader Joe’s Bag Ladies . . .
You might remember this image from last year’s July show in Grapevine, Texas . . . This was part of a group that has an annual retreat at a nearby hotel and spends their Saturday at the show – and last year, all of them came with Trader Joe’s bags. They have...
Crazy Dogs, Mini Crazy Cats & Dogs, an Ellen Update, and Poor Sam . . .
How’s that title for a tease? Should be something in this post for everyone, so let’s get started . . . Here they are – Crazy Dogs . . . and Mini Crazy Cats & Dogs! The cling mount stamp sets should be here in a week or two, and the...
Sights from Collinsville . . .
We are in Collinsville, Illinois this weekend – essentially in the shadow of the Gateway Arch. And surprise – it’s hot and muggy here! Any story involving the Gateway Center begins with one thought among the vendors – “Do you have signal?” This place is...
Updates, New Items . . . and a Presidential Alternative
Due to popular demand (imagine that) . . . the store has added a set of Ken Oliver classes on Sunday, July 31 to go with the set already scheduled for Monday, August 1. You can find links to all four of Ken’s classes here -- http://bit.ly/19D1YzH Meanwhile, I am...
Something Lighter for the Holiday Weekend . . .
Last weekend was my 20th StampFest Summer (previously known as StampFest Orlando until it moved to Lakeland last year). There have been 21 of them – so I only missed the first one . . . And yet I get occasional glimpses of that first show – yes, this is the...
A Request for Some “Magic” for Amy . . .
A lot of you remember Amy Harpool from Amy's Magic – she was on the show circuit for years and made several visits to our store. Amy told me several years ago that she would eventually do shows again, and four weeks ago she and her daughter Ashley had a booth at...
Friendships That Started at the Same Place . . .
The most valuable benefit of my travels is the friendships that I treasure – and this story is about some of those. It all began at StampFest Orlando in 1998 – in those days, the show was still at the old Sheraton World on International Drive. We needed a...