Closed for Canada Day.

I will be closed this Wednesday for the Canada Day Holiday. Hope you all have a wonderful day !

New Graphic 45, Shiny Stuff, and Make-It Friday ...

Hey !
I unpacked 2 new lines from Graphic 45 ... Gilded Lily and Rare Oddities. I have the 8x8 pads as well as some of the 12x12 papers.

I also have a bigger colour selection of the Bazzill mylar & foil papers. These papers are made for diecutting and embossing ... perfection !

And the Tim Holtz metallic cards are back in stock. These have been a hot seller !

My favourite use for these is to cut them in half and use them on cards .
They are perfect for embossing and diecutting.
So, with each box, I get 72 pieces for cards + 36 envelopes. 

A few embossed samples using the card pieces. 

And don't forget, tomorrow (Friday) from 10 to noon, you can make a card when you come to the store ! Try out the Prima watercolour pencils & waterbrushes and take home a completed project.

Hope to see you tomorrow !! Scroll down to see all the new dies & stamps that have come in this week. Bye for now !

Lots of Wonderful New Things !!

Hello !
I am overwhelmed by just how amazing some of the new products are. I have unpacked 2 big boxes and ... I want almost all of it myself, lol. I had a big order of My Favorite Things stamps, dies,and stencils and they are spectacular. And I had a box of various other items, also very good. So I have 2 albums to share with you ... I hope you enjoy them as much as I am !
I will also be unpacking a ginormous box of beading supplies tomorrow and then getting everything cut & stamped for our Make-It Friday this Friday. I am open Friday as usual but will be having a drop in Make-it project from 10 to noon. The project will take about 20 minutes to do. Drop in any time during those 2 hours to make a card & try the Prima watercolour pencils. If there is an empty chair, go get your kit at the cash and sit down to make it. I'll be there to help you. Just $3. (adults) While supplies last. Even if you have never done this kind of thing before , come on in & try ... it is super easy !!

So now let me share the links for the new products. I am so hoping I get everything else done so I can give a few of them a try !!
This is the link to the album of amazing new products from My Favorite Things. Click on the blue highlighted date. I have also included photos from the MFT blog - they have amazing samples !!
  Remember too ... if you buy the dies WITH the stamp set, you will get 25% off the dies ! 

New stamps & dies. This is one of my favourite companies. They always come up with such fun designs. I am including some...
Posted by Classic Hobbies on Tuesday, June 23, 2015

And here is the link to the other new and restocked products. Click on the highlighted date.

Posted by Classic Hobbies on Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Thanks for looking and I hope to see you Friday !

MAKE -IT Friday !!

Hello !
June 26th ... Friday ... 10am to noon. Drop in any time during that 2 hours and you can try out some fun products and make a card to take home. ( I am open 10am to 5pm as usual but the make-it is just until noon.) The cost is just $3 including tax and you don't need to bring anything !! AND, you'll get a coupon to use that day if you decide to buy the featured product.
So ...
What are we making ???
This ...

And what is the featured product ??

PRIMA watercolour pencils and water brushes. They are amazing products !

A few scribbles on a piece of paper become a palette. A waterbrush is your super easy to use tool. Even if you have never done anything like this before, your mad skills will surprise you !! So easy !
No previous experience required. Hope to see you then !!
* I will have tools for about 10 people at a time and the project will take about 15 to 20 minutes so not everyone can do it at the same time. I'll have lots of materials so feel free to come any time in that time period.
* This is a mini workshop for adults only.

OODLES !!

Hello !

I have oodles of new things this week ... and still haven't emptied all the boxes. There are so many great new items ! I just posted over 120 photos - yes, there is THAT much ! I have new dies and stamps from Memory Box, Spellbinders, Sizzix, Tim Holtz, Stampendous, Taylored Expressions, I.O., Cheery Lynn and more.
So make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, click on the blue date link below, and explore all the new items.

Better make a cup of tea or coffee and settle in ... Cheery Lynn, Stampendous, Taylored Expressions, Memory Box, I.O., Sizzix, Spellbinders ... phew, so much.
Posted by Classic Hobbies on Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Hope to see you tonight (Wednesday June 17th ) or Friday !!
I'm off to start unpacking beads ... that will be another post !

New paper & Some Fun New Sizzix Products !

Hello again !
I am putting out some new papers today - father's day, masculine, graduation, celebration, engagement, and travel/vacation. I will have some wedding papers in a few weeks ... just have to figure out where I put them , lol.

Click on the highlighted date link to go to the album !

Father's Day, masculine, summer adventures, engagement/wedding, celebrations. I will have more wedding paper in a few weeks ... just have to find it ! lol.
Posted by Classic Hobbies on Thursday, June 11, 2015

And I have some great new items from Sizzix. First let me share a video about the new Transfer Ink Sheets. This turns all your thin dies and embossing folders into stamps !

Here are the products ...

Starter Kit $19.99
includes the transfer plate, 4 ink transfer sheets, and 2 triplets dies.

Ink transfer sheets
5pk  $6.59
white, black, gold, silver, assorted

Or you can buy the transfer pad by itself  $9.39.

Here are a few more Sizzix tools ...

Spare cutting plates - clear & coloured.
Many people are using the coloured ones as their "DO NOT CUT" plates.
It's easy to remember !

The Stamper's Secret Weapon
A cushioned pad to use under your stamping to get good coverage with stamps.
There is also a coarse piercing bar along the top and the other side is completely made of piercing material
A piercing tool is included. 

Silicon Rubber Pad
Used with thinlets, texture plates, metal stencils etc ... to add texture & embossing without cutting.

Precision Base Plate - used with intricate thin metal dies to cut accurately in just one pass !

Well that's it for this week ! Hope to see you Friday.

Box #2

Here's another box of goodies !! Come see them in person on Friday.
Click on the highlighted date to see all the photos. 

Here is today's haul .. lol !! Lots of stamps and some dies.
Posted by Classic Hobbies on Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Box #1

Hello !
I had 13 boxes delivered while I was renovating. So it seemed wise to start unpacking, lol. Here are the contents of Box #1. Twelve more to go ...
Click on the highlighted link June 8th to see the photos in the album. 

I have just started unpacking the ...oh, dozen or so ... boxes that arrived during the renovations. Here's what was in the first one ! ( 12 more to go !!)
Posted by Classic Hobbies on Monday, June 8, 2015

A Tour !

Here's a quick tour for those of you who weren't in last week ! Click on the highlighted date to see the new photos.

It's been a great morning here ! Lots of OMGs when people come in the door. :)Here's a little photo tour for those of you who can't make it ...
Posted by Classic Hobbies on Friday, June 5, 2015

Lug, Lug, Lug ...

 Hello !!

Well it's been a while ! It's been 12 days since I closed and they have been long hard days ! This has been a 12+ hours per day , every single day,  job.  Wow. This is the biggest task I have taken on. I think it has been more work than when we first opened the store. Although, that was 20 years ago, so I was 20 years younger then too ... that may have made a difference, lol.
I put a lot of thought into this renovation. This is something I have always wanted to do with the store but never could find the space or time. I measured and planned for months to figure out how to do it. I am really excited about the possibilities . There is still a lot of behind the scenes things to do but they will get done over the next few weeks. I am excited to show everyone on Friday and maybe even a bit more excited to sit back this weekend, relax a bit, and take it all in.
So today will be the last day I will be lugging and dragging. For several reasons ... time is running out, I have no more space for bruises on my legs (lol), and I think I am close to done !! The big things came in today ... ahem , after we moved all the shelving and tables that I put up yesterday because we realized (too late) that the big things wouldn't fit through the new openings ... always nice to move things many times. ;)
Tomorrow I will clean up, add some finishing touches, label things, vacuum, decorate a bit, and start unpacking new products. I just counted 7 boxes and there are 3 more out back at the Feed Store ... guess there will be lots of new things for the next while !!
So here are a few sneak peeks of the process ... hope to see you Friday !!

AHHHHH !!!
Total disaster !

Soooo many peg hooks to remove !

Where did the wall go ??

Paper racks ?? 

And it just keeps getting messier !

Pegboard was always on the move ...

There's another sheet moving ...

Then the big items arrived ... hmmm ... maybe a bakery ??

Almost there !!

So that's it for now. I have to go - still a lot to do ! Hope to see you Friday !!!