Off to the lake...

We are leaving this morning for Raystown Lake in PA for the week. I am planning on a week filled with lots of CRAFTING TIME!

We are getting things pretty well situated at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. since the closing of our East Corning Store. Another week or so and we should be good to go.

Just wanted to post a picture of one of Cheryl's acetate cards for her upcoming class and one of the Outlines cards from my class this month.

Have a great week and I will share some of my creations when I return.

We have been...

We have been so busy getting things moved around and organized to make room for products coming from the East Corning Crafting Cottage. I think it is starting to all come together.

Then of course we are constantly getting in NEW products! Our Flower Soft is flying off the shelves, as is our large specialty papers that Georgiana and I purchased when we were in New York City. They are beautiful! Terrific for covering your favorite album, covering a lampshade, wrapping that special gift, making cards, scrapbooking, framing to beautify your home and so much more! We have new color coordinated cards and envelopes that you buy separately from Waste Not Paper. They are in great shades of Pool, Papaya, Chocolate, Moss, Curry and last but not least Sage.

July classes will be on the website in a day or so and tomorrow we will have the listings at our Market St. Crafting Cottage. I am giving you a sneak peak this evening below.

Acetate Cards Wednesday, July 8 @ 6:00
Outlines Gift Cards and More Thursday, July 16 @ 6:00
Bella Club Meeting Monday, July 20 @ 6:00
Stamp N Stitch Thursday, July 23 @ 6:00
Simple Six Tuesday, July 28 @ 6:00

More news to follow soon.

I need your help...

The Stacy Vellum Class was a huge success! Everyone had a great time and we had a nice visit with Stacy. It was so good to see all of you.

I need your help ladies that were in the Market St. Store on Thursday evening. I lost a bracelet that evening that holds a lot of sentimental value to me. If by chance you found one in your purchases or remember of seeing me with it on, please let me know. I am offering a reward if anyone finds it. Thanks for checking in your bags for me.

We have some new arrivals at the store. Flower Soft is flying off the shelves, some new large specialty papers that were put out on Friday were a hot item on Sat. and more.

Lots of new items coming into the Crafting Cottage on Market St. in Corning. We will have three full rooms upstairs of product plus the hallway is filled to the brim. Cheryl and Ben have been really busy helping to get the product out and ready for all of you to see. Ben is a hoot, he is constantly making fun of me if I ask him to rearrange things because they don't quite match or I just want to tweak them a little bit more. He is a great asset to us this summer.

Well I am off to the lake for a few days. Thanks for looking around for my bracelet girls. More news next week.

Moving right along...

Well by now you have all read our latest news letter and know that The Crafting Cottage will soon be all under one roof, 38 East Market St.! We are all very excited to be getting back together. Although it will be very busy the next few weeks getting things in their place on Market St. it will be nice having all of our fabulous products under one roof.

Our new products from the New York City Stationary Show are starting to arrive! Beautiful papers, die-cuts and more. We also just received our first order of Flower Soft. I should have it out for sale in a day or two. You are going to love it! We did get another order of Smooch in for those of you who may have been limited for your color choices. I expect Magenta Peel Offs to be arriving this week for those of you waiting for the large squares we used in the Magenta class. I will give you a call when they arrive.

Cheryl and I are very excited to announce the first winner of our monthly card club. And the winner is.............Doralee Ennulat! The theme for May was Circles and Swirls. Doralee will receive a $10 gift cert. to our store and also an invitation to attend Barb's Favorite Crafting Giveaway in Jan. 2010. Congrats Doralee!!!Thank you everyone who participated. Remember to get your cards in by the 5th of the month they are representing.

This month we have 13 cards I believe. They are beautiful. Stop by and vote for your favorite one today. Junes theme is A Day To Celebrate.

I am posting a few samples of Cheryl's brass stencil cards for her upcoming class. Also a few samples of the gift card holder from Outlines. The Outlines Gift Card Class has been moved to July. I will post the date soon.

New York City was...

The city was fabulous! Georgiana and I had a wonderful time. We were on the 44 floor at the Westin, what a view! Needless to say we wined and dined and had a great time. Georgiana was a great tour guide while visiting her old turf. We really kept busy at the National Stationary Show. There will be some terrific new products coming into the Market St. store any time. I can't wait.

The classes should be posted today on our website for Market St. for June. There is more details listed and there are copies available at our store also. Please make note of the change for the Inchies Club first meeting date. It is now Friday, June 26@ 6:00.
We have a pretty fun and busy schedule for June. Make sure you check it out.
Cheryl will be bringing me some samples of her brass stencil class to post for you tomorrow and I will post some of the Outlines sample also.

We still have a few seats left for our Virtues of Vellum class with Stacy from Stacy Stamps. This class is being held Thurs., June 11 at 6:45. You will learn all about vellum and take home some terrific samples.

Gotta get back to work. More news later.

Off to the city...

Georgiana and I are leaving tomorrow for the National Stationery Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City! I am really excited to attend this show. It is huge and there are a ton of vendors for us to check out for all of you. We will be in the city until Tuesday afternoon. We will also have a chance to spend some time with Dennis (Georgiana's brother). I am looking forward to that.

We had three ladies sign up for the Barb's Bella Babes Club yesterday! TERRIFIC!!! I can't wait for it to get started.

There are still a few seats left for the Vellum Class with Stacy of Stacy Stamps. Call and register soon. The class is being held Thursday, June 11 @ 6:45. I am looking forward for Stacy's visit!

The classes for June are as follows:
Saturday, June 6 @ 10:00 Discover Letterboxing
Tuesday, June 9 @ 6:00 Outlines Gift Card Holders
Thursday, June 11 @ 6:45 Stacy from Stacy Stamps Vellum Class
Saturday, June 13@ 1:00 Father's Day Photo Tin/accordian book
Thursday, June 18 @ 6:00 Simple Six
Tuesday, June 23 @ 6:00 Barb's Bella Babes Club, first meeting
Thursday, June 25 @ 6:00 Brass Stencils Card Class
Tuesday, June 30@ 6:00 Inchies Club, first meeting

As you can see we are going to have a busy JUNE!
I will have descriptions of these class and some samples posted when I return from our trip to New York City.

Where does it go....

Time, where does it go? We have been so busy at the Crafting Cottage that I didn't realize I hadn't updated my blog in such a long while.

There have been new items coming in regularly. Cotton Candy, Oatmeal, Cinnamon, Melon, Green Apple, Vanilla, Kiwi, Buttercup Yellow are just a few of the great papers that arrived yesterday from Lasting Impressions. There are plaids, whimiscal dots, chunky stripes, large dots, solids and more! PLUS we have gotten NEW BRASS STENCILS also. Cheryl is already preparing a terrific class for June with the new stencils.

The sign up sheets are in the Market St. Crafting Cottage for our two new CLUBS!!!! They are going to be fun!

Barb's Bella Babes Club

Become one of the Stamping Bella SISTAHS and get acquainted with this new sexy, sassy, and savvy stamp company. These stamps are fun, whimsical, classy, and have a little attitude! We will be meeting once a month for an evening of creativity, laughter and fun! The first meeting will be held Tuesday, June 23 @ 6:00 at our Market St. store. That evening we will decide as a group what the best day and time will be for our following meetings. You will receive a Stamping Sistah Supply Stash when you join. Remember there is nothing but the best for my sistahs!!!
The registration for the club is $45.00, monthly fee is $5.00. You will also receive a generous 15% discount from the Crafting Cottage the night of our meetings.


Inchies Club
Let your creativity begin! Come discover the fun of creating these one inch works of art! We will be making cards, pictures, and projects galore. We will have a great time homing in on these small focal points of art. The first meeting of the Inchies Club will be Tuesday, June 30 @ 6:00 at our Market St. Crafting Cottage. That evening we will decide as a group what the best day and time will be for our following meetings. The registration for the club is $20.00 and the monthly fee $5.00.

More fun info to follow this evening! Make sure to check back in.