A Little Extra Time . . .
During the summer, it seems I am always doing one of three things . . . getting ready to leave for a show, working at a show, or just getting home from a show. Sometimes it seems like I am doing two or three of those things at the same time. It’s hectic,...
The Rest of My Weekend . . .
Last weekend wasn’t all aprons. There were a few other memorable images that are worth sharing. Friday afternoon – the first official booth update picture since about 2001 when we started building our booth out of video store gridwall. Friday afternoon during...
Cooking Up a Great Weekend . . . the Stampaway Costumes
“Cooking Up a Great Weekend” was the theme for the Stampaway USA XXIII Preview Party on Friday evening – and the customers and vendors were encouraged to wear their favorite aprons. Of course, this led to a variety of interpretations, and I took as many pictures...
We Are Busy Little Beavers This Week . . .
The week between the Novi (Detroit) show and the Cincinnati show is the busiest week of the year in our store. Customers coming in early, vendors doing the same (for many, it just doesn’t make sense to go home and then head back to our area three days...
Novi Show Roundup (and Blowout) . . .
The first weekend with the complete new booth layout is complete – and a success. Thanks again to Rick and Kelley from Our Daily Bread for making it possible. Pics and commentary follow – but this is the more immediate issue . . . This is the current view...
The “Bag Ladies” Are Everywhere . . .
If the headline doesn’t ring a bell, you might want to read this post before continuing – I learned yesterday that the influence of the Trader Joe’s Bag Ladies of Grapevine, Texas reaches all the way to Novi, Michigan. It seems that one of our longtime customers...
More “Grape Vines” . . .
Gotta clean out the images left on my cell phone from the Grapevine show last weekend. Some of them are worth sharing here . . . For fellow vendors and former Stamp Camp enthusiasts -- Mary Kay DelaFuente is alive and well and paid a visit to see us in Grapevine...
More Goodies from the Toy Store . . .
I got back from the Grapevine show last night about 9:00 last night – with three hours before the midnight deadline (after which I could post all of the new Tim Holtz stuff from Sizzix) and lots of work still to do. Because there is only so much free time on a...
The Trader Joe’s Bag Ladies . . .
My best memory from Saturday at the Grapevine show deserves a post all to itself. It started within a few minutes after the show started, with a customer checking out at my register who announced that she didn’t need a bag for her purchase. She was...
Following the Rules . . .
It is New Release Season – we find out about new releases almost every day. If you see something that you think we should be carrying, please take the time to let us know. Most of the best new product ideas come from our customers. Sometimes I have known...