Return to the Twin Cities . . .
This weekend, we are in Bloomington, Minnesota – right across the street from Mall of America. Each show brings special challenges – this time, the challenge is getting our booth up to a convention hall that is on the second floor at the Ramada Mall of...
Watch Craft Wars Again – With Cheryl at Marco’s on Wednesday, August 1
I hear the outtakes would have been just as fun as the Craft Wars episode – we won’t get to see them, but at least we’ll get to hear about them. You can, too! Join us for a very special Meet & Greet with Cheryl Darrow from Ten Seconds Studio – the...
Set Your DVR . . .
Tonight is the night – our friends Cheryl & Megan Darrow from Ten Seconds Studio will be competing on Craft Wars on TLC (The Learning Channel). I have mentioned this before, but the TV bigwigs changed the time – it will be on at 8:00 EDT (which makes me...
Power Outage . . .
If you tried to call the mail center this morning, all you heard was my pleasant voice asking you to leave a message. Patti and Debbie are there, and they would love to be able to answer calls – and I’ll bet they would love to have air conditioning, too (as I...
Here’s Something You Can Do While You’re Waiting for My Stories from Texas . . .
I am back from my whirlwind trip to Texas. I took a few pictures . . . I’ll tell a few stories . . . but not today. Today, you need to be reminded that there are items on our website that you may not have noticed yet. At 11:00 a.m. EDT this morning, I...
Stamping Gala Tease, Part One of Many . . .
My apologies to those in the hinterlands – over the next few days, I’m going to drive you nuts. Either that, or I’m going to send you in search of a travel agent. For the locals, I assume you have already put in for vacation . . . The annual Stamping Gala...
Updates on Our “Patients” . . .
Our “patients” have been busy the past couple of days – thought you might like to know how they are doing . . . I stopped by Mom & Dad’s place after church yesterday for my weekly cribbage games with Dad. Found out that Mom spent all day Saturday sitting on...
Our Customers Take Such Good Care of Us . . .
At shows, many of the vendors go out of their way to give something extra to our customers – could be a great demo, or prizes, or sale items, or just a warm smile in the midst of a crowded booth. And sometimes our customers go out of their way to give something...
Alas, Our Booth Is In Another Room . . .
We are at the International Palms Resort on International Drive in Orlando, Florida this weekend (Saturday 10:00-5:00, Sunday 10:00-3:00 – come out and see us). Nostalgia sets in quickly – 15 years ago this weekend, I was just down the road at the old Sheraton...
Spellbinders Blog Frenzy Strikes Again . . .
CHA starts three weeks from Tuesday (July 17) – and those of you with the fever for all things Spellbinders know that means that it’s time for Blog Frenzy again. It actually started two days ago, so I’ll just plead “hectic schedule” (that and reacting to your...