Last Call for Presale Distress Markers . . .
Did you order your Full Set of Distress Markers yet? We expect a shipment to arrive Monday that will finally allow us to ship the last of the preorders – that will empty a file folder that has been bulging since January! And once the last preorder ships,...
The Two Greatest Phrases . . .
“Cancer Survivor” . . . and “Your PET Scan was completely normal.” I won’t make you read all the way to the end. Mom’s fine . . . we’re ecstatic. And now I’ll tell the story. Mom’s appointment was at 9:00 this morning. To completely appreciate...
Signs of Life . . . Everywhere
There are little ones all over the place – I really have to be careful where I drive these days. When I pulled up to the back door of the store on Thursday, there was a little one hopping around on the walk – obviously too young to fly yet. He (she?) didn’t seem...
They’re Here, But . . .
Over the past two days, the new Distress Pads and Reinkers have started to arrive. And we have started collecting them on a table so we can package them together – since most of you took advantage of our special and ordered the new pads and all nine...
Two Desk Chairs Lead to a Good Night’s Work . . .
One of these days, I will get around to telling stories from the shows in Akron and Allentown (or maybe I won’t – after a while, they probably get a little stale). But this is an Akron story that I promised to tell. This is a shot of my room at the Country Inn...
The Most Beautiful Head of Hair I Have Ever Seen . . .
The first day back at work after a few days off is always challenging – especially when it’s also the day to load the truck for a show. The general rule of thumb for me is if I set a time when I’d like to be on the road, I should add two or three hours to...
Proof Positive That Ranger Has Ears . . .
What was the major gripe with the Fall Limited Edition Distress Pads? With the Winter Limited Edition Distress Pads? No reinkers! Yesterday while I was driving home from three days of golf in Georgia, Ranger announced the Spring Limited...
The Bent Piece of Gridwall That May Have Saved Me . . .
Enough people expressed concern after I mentioned the piece of gridwall that I guess this story needs to come next. This is the star of the story – it is also the end of the story. Here is the rest . . . When we unload the truck and build our show booth, the...
For Whom the Bell Tolls . . .
I have stories to tell, and this week I have had no time to tell them. So I’ll just tease them here, and hopefully over the next week or so I’ll get them all told. I came back from Allentown with stories of carts on wheels, homemade dog treats for Zoe, and...
A Busy Shipping Day . . .
They finally arrived yesterday – our first shipment of the new Tim Holtz Distress Markers. We know (and appreciate) that many of you have been waiting patiently for them – some for more than two months since they were first introduced on Tim’s blog a week or so...