If you have never made the pilgrimage to Stampaway USA in Cincinnati, you really should. There was a time back in the 90s when this was the only rubber stamp convention within 300-400 miles in any direction. Even now, if you combine venue, vendor list, and promoter,...

I have collected A LOT of pictures and info over the past week from the Summer Stamping Gala at our store and Stampaway USA in Cincinnati. Considered putting it all together into one very lengthy post, but instead will divide it into three sections over three days. So...

It would be an understatement to say we had a busy weekend in Novi (25 miles northwest of Detroit). Thanks to all who came -- you might even see yourself in the photos that follow . . .This was the line, just as it started to move inside the hall at 10:00 on Saturday...

I am in Detroit for a show this weekend (I'll post pictures from that when I get back to work on Monday -- thanks to all of you who came). But this is how my Saturday started . . .We were putting the finishing touches on our booth about an hour before the show started...

The title is a little misleading -- it's actually the busiest ten days of the year for us. When we're on the road, customers often mention that they'd like to come visit our store someday. This is the week I always recommend.For Karen and me, the "week" starts Friday...

One of the joys of driving to shows is the sights you see along the way. I don't even mind reading the billboards along the interstates -- some of them are entertaining and help keep me alert. But heading to Texas last week, I saw something I've never seen before . ....

After the show ended yesterday, I jumped in the truck and headed from Grapevine to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (about 20 minutes south). Finding a place to park the truck is sometimes an adventure, but not here -- I have been here twice before and know a good...

If you have ever been in our store, you may have seen Gary's father-in-law, Walter. He spends most of his day in the back, working on packaging and assembling paper packs and such and helping with the behind the scenes stuff. He is almost always there -- 40 to 50...

I am now in Grapevine, Texas (near the Dallas-Fort Worth airport). Picked a good weekend to head south in search of "hungry" stampers and warm weather -- it's only supposed to be about 70 degrees at home today. It was 106 as I rolled through northeastern Texas on...

I wandered up to the store at lunchtime today to take pictures of the projects for this week's Wednesday and Saturday Make It/Take Its. The locals like to see them in advance -- if you're not local but would like to see them anyway, they can always be found at...