by Gregory Smallwood | Sep 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
The notice arrived a couple of days ago – one of those messages I love to read or hear . . . Sizzix was letting us know that the new Crazy Things die set is on its way to us – it was expected in October but it looks like we’ll actually get it (and so will most of you)...
by Gregory Smallwood | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I sent an e-mail out to our list about ten days ago, announcing 213 new dies from Memory Box and our intention to put them on sale for 20% off the MSRP through September 10. When I do that sort of thing, I usually put a note on the blog as well – most of you...
by Gregory Smallwood | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
I started predicting it in March, but I was wrong – in March, April and May – and then I finally gave up. This was living proof why I don’t bet on anything. I tell people that I have made thousands of dollars in the lottery over the years – because I have...
by Gregory Smallwood | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
I sat down to my computer at work this morning – going through the e-mail, one of the first items I saw wanted to know when the Tim Holtz Christmas Items that were on his blog yesterday were going to be on our site. My initial reaction was “I did that back in...
by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Friday was Mom’s birthday. Birthdays are always special in our family, but as the family grows it gets harder and harder to get everyone together at the same time to celebrate. We ran into that this weekend – Ryan and Emily both work retail and had to...
by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
No specific theme here – just random thoughts with pictures to illustrate. If one doesn’t interest you, keep going – the next one might. Yesterday was the first day of school in my hometown. So Facebook was awash with “first day of school pics” – how in...