Boo...

Plan to join us for our first annual “Boo Bash” crop that will be held on Oct. 24th!
Our event co-ordinator has been working hard on preparing goodies for each one of you that attend.
The cost is only 10 bucks. We may have a “sale” treat for you too! Call to reserve your spot…
We are also having an “All Day Crop” on November 1st from 10a -10p. This is also only 10 bucks
and it’ll be a great time to get some Christmas presents made. We will also have a few gift ideas at that time. Boy, do I have a list to make. I have already started, believe it or not. Miracle.

Thanks to all of you who were able to make it out last weekend for our breast cancer fundraiser.
We are going to continue it throughout the whole month of October,
so if you still want to contribute to the raffle or kits, come on by.

We will have to reschedule the classes that Caroline with Maya Road was going to teach.
Mr. Hurricane put a little damper on that event also. I don’t yet have the dates, but trust me,
you will know as soon as I do. Ha!
Speaking of classes, if you had signed up for Vicki Boutin’s classes,
they have been rescheduled for Nov. 21st & 22nd.
She is sending her samples to the store early November.
The response to Karen Russell’s photography class has been astounding.
We are taking all of the tables down so that we can accommodate the many people that are calling to sign up.
There’s still a little bit of people that we can take. If you are interested in that, please call as soon as you can.
Check out the way Karen shoots pictures @ www.karenrussell.typepad.com

Speaking of photographers, our very own, Mrs. Glenna Harding is coming back to the store
to take family Christmas pictures. Glenna started this service the first year that I was in business.
She is incredible and wonderfully priced. I know that you who have used her before can agree to that!
The date for pictures is Nov. 15th.
Just call the store to reserve your time slot and all she requires is a deposit of 25 $. Take a look at her website: www.glennahardingphotography.blogspot.com

Ok, what else? That’s a lot already.
Yall come by, the store is busting with fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas junk!
There are just too many vendors to list!
Have a great, great weekend yall..

Mrs. Maya Road...

I have details re: Caroline with Maya Road (co-owner) coming to teach here! The dates are Oct. 17th & 18th. The projects should be here at the store by Friday so that you can see them in person! So if you are coming by for the Breast Cancer stuff, you can check ‘em out. This is one of the booths at the CHA shows that I can’t take enough pictures in. In person, they are even 100% better. So, go imagine that! She said that IF you take more than one class you will be able to come to the Make-n-Take on Friday evening AND get a gift from them worth 8 bucks retail. So here’s the schedule. Sign ups begin now…. And prices are great!

Friday, October 17th – 5-6pm – FREE Make-n-Take for those signing up for more than 1 class! PLUS the extra gift!

Friday, October 17th – 6:30 – 9pm – “Soar Wings Album” - $40.00 For this album, you will get to create a beautiful wings album complete with gold misted cover for the wings. Lots of stamping, misting and more.


Saturday, October 18th – 10am-12:30pm – “Celebrate Mix-It-Up Album” - $40.00 Complete a Maya Road album by mixing 3 different maya road 4” coaster albums! You will get all 3 albums to use later. Lots of fun techniques including glitter and more.

Saturday, October 18th – 2-4:30pm – “Owl Always Love U Ablum” - $40.00 Create a fun little “owl” book binder album – if you are an owl lover, this one is for you – this book is full of the cute birds! Stamping, painting and flower making. (This one will be great for me to give to Danielle!)

Caroline will send us the supplies list soon. She was off in a hurry to finish getting ready for her weekend in the Netherlands to teach. We are blessed yall, to get teachers like this!
Thanks for shopping with us too!

Beauty...

Hey yall,
We’ve had a few changes on our calendar as some of you have noticed due to Mr. IKE. There will be no weekend crop. We’ve changed this to a Friday night “BREAST CANCER AWARENESS” crop. The cost is $15.00, which includes sodas, chocolate, refreshments and a few little goodies at your seat. Not part of, but ALL proceeds go towards the cause. The foundation we are supporting through our joint contributions is the Image Reborn Foundation. The mission of this foundation is to provide no-cost healing retreats to women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The web site for this great foundation is: www.imagerebornfoundation.org.
Now for Saturday, we have 3- Mini Class Take-n-Makes. Each one has it’s separate prices and again ALL of the proceeds will make up a joint contribution from you and the Junkie (as we are donating all supplies for these Mini Classes). Anyone of these would make a great gift for a loved one or a wonderful keepsake for yourself. All you need to do is come by with your camera, snap a picture, and bring your Cash for the Cause!

“Beautiful Bird” - $5.00

“Beautiful Accordian Tin” - $10.00

“All Natural Pocket Calendar” - $3.00


We will be raffling off a “Beautiful” basket too! It retails for a bit over $100.00!
If you purchase one of the Glitz Crown Roller Doodles we will also give all the proceeds to the foundation. See how much fun this is!
As I get older this is a cause that my heart grieves for. With this being the first year that we have done something like this, I am really excited about it!

A new week...

How nice to blog from the house! WOW! Power!

You know, all things come out for the good in our lives. We had a great sermon at church today talking about all this.. It was incredible.. I wanted to share with you a few different versions of the scripture that we focused on.
From Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."

"For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you," says the Lord, "thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. "

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

We just got power here at the house like 1 hour ago, Sunday night, and I was thrilled, but could have gone longer, but geez, the traffic lights were about to drive me crazy! Stop, start, stop, start... so many things to learn from this experience. Right? One of my worker bees, Milissa, lost the roof of her house, completely. Yall, please keep her and her family in your prayers.

On another note, it's so good to be back at the store. We have checked in new Basic Grey, new My Mind's Eye, Cloud 9 and a bunch more. Hope to see you soon!

One more thing... please also keep our friends @ Novel Approach in your prayers. They are precious ladies. Pray that they recover quick from Ike and back in business soon!

Praise God ...

I hope you are all well after the storm. It's so different when you know things like this are happening in your city. It hurts, doesn't it? I met neighbors that I hadn't met before and cooked outside with them, introduced "Fiona" to the other dogs, and best of all~my kids played together the whole time! They rode bikes, 'outside', which they never do. They had play dough contest, they watched movies, they pushed each other in the wheel barrel, slept in the living room, and even got along. We had great family time. I think we all learned a few things from IKE.
We haven't had electricity at the store or at home (like so many of you). But yall, I can live easily at home with none, but oh I so desperately wanted the lights at the store to come on. I would have to keep telling myself, but it's yours Oh God, not mine. But with all that said, today I had spent the store unpacking UPS & FEDEX boxes just waiting, went home and then @ 7pm my husband called me and said "We have power at the store!" I jumped right back into my car and we are steadily getting things up and running and opening again tomorrow. Still plywood in the window but who cares about that?? Some of you remember not once but twice when I was out of electricity and we were still open :)
Slowly but surely, things are returning to normal. When you are out and about, stop by and share your story about the storm. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

Hurricane Update...

Hello Junkies,

This is Danielle. My mom can't post on the blog for a while because she has no electricity and cannot get onto the internet. I know that many of you guys have the same problem. But, for those of you who don't and can get on the internet, I have a pretty upsetting update for you. Unfortunately, the store did not weather the storm well. The store will be closed for repair until further notice. I will be updating the blog as often as I can get in touch with my mom. Because of the phone issues in Houston, our conversations are few and far between. Also, as of now, the Vicki Boutin classes are cancelled. I don't think my mom will be able to get the store up and running again by then. I will post and let you all know if she does somehow get up and running again soon, and the classes can resume. But as for now, please just keep the store in your prayers. Thank the Lord my family is all safe. I hope you all are also safe and well. 

Danielle

All the Info...

It’s a Hoot Workshop

Owl motifs are all the rage in scrapbooking and no one does it better than the folks at Sassafras Lass ! Vicki is going to be pulling out all the stops to make this layout workshop a real hoot !!! Techniques will include stamping, using a few hot products from Ranger, paper piecing and more! Join in on fun and have an owl of a good time !
Skill level: Suitable for all
Materials required: paper trimmer, black pen, ruler, wet and dry adhesive, adhesive foam squares, fine tip scissors, black ink pad, sandpaper.
Sept. 19th, 6-9pm
$45.00

All in the Family 6x6 Album Workshop

Come and spend a day with Vicki creating a fabulous American Crafts 6x6 D-ring album that spotlights family. That’s right! Students will complete an entire album in a day featuring a ton of products from Scenic Route Paper co, American crafts, Prism Papers, Gel-A-Tins stamps, Making Memories and more. Along with all of those fantastic products Vicki will also be focusing on using Distress Inks and techniques learned at Ranger University!! This is a full day workshop where students can work at their own pace, play with fun products and learn a few new tricks sure to make your paper projects come to life! Give aways and good times are guaranteed! Sign up today to get in on the fun!
Skill level: Suitable for all
Materials required: paper trimmer, black pen, ruler, wet and dry adhesive, adhesive foam squares, fine tip scissors, black ink pad, sandpaper, baby wipes.
Sept. 20th, 10am-5pm
Cost: $100

Pearls and Best Wishes

Rangers Perfect Pearls Pigments provide the ultimate in luminescent effects! In this technique driven class come and explore a variety of uses for these little pots of magic! Think painting, doodling, spritzing, stamping and more! To sweeten the deal, Vicki has added a bunch of fun product from Scenic Route’s Surprise line to the class kits, along with a few other special goodies! Students will complete a variety of Birthday themed projects including layouts, a card and more! Don’t miss out on all the glittery fun!
Materials required: paper trimmer, pencil, ruler, wet and dry adhesive, black pen, fine tip scissors, black ink pad, baby wipes.
Sept. 20th 6-9pm
Cost: $45 We still have some spots available for these classes.