A Fond Farewell . . .
Best wishes to our friend Joel Bechlem – after 3½ years on the road with Heartfelt Creations, he is moving on to a new challenge (starting his own business). This past weekend in Syracuse was the last time we had the pleasure of working with him – his last stop...
Time Passes . . . the Bond Remains Strong
A call came on a Monday in March 1994. It was my dad, telling me that my brother and his wife were at the hospital delivering their second child. He was heading to the hospital and wanted to know if I wanted to tag along – as if there was any doubt. A...
A New Twist on the Make and Takes at Our Store . . .
Trying something new today -- shot video of Lynn Brown's make & take project in our store Wednesday morning for those of you who aren't able to attend. It's not perfect -- I stopped recording before the final larger butterfly was attached (Lynn had those in...
Two Shows’ Worth of Pictures . . .
The fourth weekend in April we were in Akron at Adventures in Stamping – the first weekend in May we were in Novi (Detroit) at the Great Lakes Mega Meet. In-between, I was on a golf trip in Georgia (and didn’t take a single picture – you’re welcome). ...
Looking Forward to a Big Weekend in Detroit . . .
It’s going to be a busy, busy week at a big, big, big show . . . Join us Thursday thru Saturday at the Great Lakes Mega Meet in Novi (Detroit), Michigan -- it's the Midwest's biggest scrapbook show! Rita Barakat from Faber-Castell's Design Memory Craft will be...
An Empty Chair in Our Classroom . . .
Our retail store community was saddened this week by the passing of longtime friend and customer Dolly Haley. Lisa Nelson described Dolly as "a much loved and talented woman. Dolly was a regular attendee of the Tuesday night coloring group at Marco's where she...
Please Shower a Friend with Cards and Love . . .
This is the post no parent ever wants to share. A lot of you know Connie Williams -- either from the Stampaway USA convention in Cincinnati, Verses Rubber Stamps, or when she had Stamp Your Art Out in Kenwood. Connie posted the following on her Facebook page Wednesday...
Product Testimonial of Sorts . . .
Thought you might get a kick out of this tidbit from the Allentown show three weeks ago – as I get ready for the Akron show this weekend . . . The batteries on one of our cash registers died between the shows in Indianapolis in March and Allentown in April, so I had...
Updates on Ellen from Tessler’s . . .
An e-mail I received today reminded me that while I have been posting updates on the progress Ellen from Tessler’s on our Facebook page, I haven’t said anything on the blog. And I should have done that – especially since the news gets better each time – my...
Three Day Extension — It Was Gary’s Idea . . .
When we set up the Sitewide Sale last week, the “end date” just seemed logical. It was a week – I didn’t pay a bit of attention to the date. And then Gary noticed that it was Tax Deadline Day – except Tax Deadline Day isn’t Tax Deadline Day this...