Day Six Is Dominated by Stencils . . .
We’re in the home stretch now – Day Six of Marco’s Top 12 Favorites for Christmas 2013 (and this is the first time I didn’t have to look up the title to make sure I got the words in the right order – and then I did anyway just to make sure). Today, Debbie Cosenza and...
Day Five of Marco’s Top 12 Favorites for Christmas 2013 . . .
Are you enjoying this week filled with products and instruction? Writing out a wish list so you can place your order when the last few items are revealed on Sunday? Wishing I would stop typing gibberish and just get to today’s video? I thought so . ....
Day Four — Short and Sweet . . .
We have reached Day Four of Marco’s Top 12 Favorites for Christmas 2013. Today’s entry is short and sweet – a little over three minutes on the Envelope Punch Board. Most of you have seen it – a lot of you already have one – but today Chris Mach is also...
Two for the Price of One . . .
Today’s offering from Marco’s Top 12 Favorites for Christmas 2013 features two products – the new Metallic PanPastels and Spellbinders 3-D Embossing Folders. As with everything else on the list, you can click on the links and order any (or all) of these...
The Countdown Continues . . .
It’s not really a countdown – Marco’s Top 12 Favorites for Christmas 2013 is a whole series of Number Ones! Today’s second installment features Chris Mach and Debbie Cosenza playing with Faber-Castell Gelatos – including the brand new Double Scoop Gelatos! I...
Look Out Letterman–Marco’s Has Its Own “Top 12” List . . .
We’re going to have some fun with our own “Top 12 List of Christmas Favorites” – and it’s going to last for an entire week! I get absolutely no credit for this one – it all goes to two of our instructor/demo artists . . . Starting today and going through...
White Death Alert . . .
Southwestern Ohio is at Defcon 5 today – has been since Wednesday, when the first Winter Storm Warning was posted. Yesterday, the grocery stores were jammed and there were long lines at the gas stations. The forecast is for 4” to 8”. For those of you...
A Head Start on CHA 2014 . . .
So I’m reading through my e-mail this morning, and I see the comment that our friend Sharon Lindquist-Skelley attached to yesterday’s blog post – “Greg, Tim Holtz and Sizzix just announced 3 new dies this morning. Can't wait for them to show up on the Marco's website....
How I Spent My Cyber Monday . . .
I can honestly say that I didn’t buy a single thing on Cyber Monday this year. Or Black Friday, for that matter. However, I did make a quick detour on the way to the mail center on Small Business Saturday to let American Express help me buy a box of Esther...
Our Big Sale Does Not Require Waiting in a Long Line on Thanksgiving Evening . . .
I have been following the “Opening on Thanksgiving for Black Friday” conversations and commentaries in the media and social media with a personal interest – because it affects our family gatherings this year. Ryan has to leave for work at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday...