Almost Back to Normal !!

I moved, sorted, bagged, unpacked, ... and everything is almost back in place. Thought I would share a few pictures of the changes and additions ...

New floor plan, new shelving & organization.

Over on the findings counter, there have been some changes. Because all the small bits get so mixed up in trays, I decided to do them up in $1 bags. So now you will find jumprings, crimp covers, knot cups, etc... all in little bags. And you get more than you would by the piece !! They are all in labelled drawers, much easier to find !
Toggles have been paired up & bagged - no more getting the wrong bar !

Two high !

This is my new bin rack - and I love it !! I was able to put 2 full walls of bulk findings in this rack. Every bin is labelled and all the parts are named. Much easier to know what you need & find the parts.

New table ! This is the table of "stuff" ...lol. Lots of little trinkets for jewelry, scrapbooking, mixed media, whatever ! And also part of the new corner ... "Where JEWELRY meets SCRAPBOOKING meets MIXED MEDIA" ... it's a place where great projects start !! 

New section ! Frames & glass slides, shrink plastic, dies for cutting jewelry, bling add ons ....

This is all new !!! There is a whole new line from Spellbinders called MEDIA MIXAGE that combines amazing bezels and dies for cutting those very shapes, collage style papers, resin, etc...

Here's a great tool !! The Melting Pot from Ranger. Think of it as a big fondue pot for plastic ! You actually melt UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) and can dip it, pour it, fill bezels with it ... so much !!!

Here are Texture Treads ... you can pour the melted UTEE on these and make texturized pieces for jewelry or ornaments. Watch for samples & demos next month !!

Here's a close up of the Tread ... snowflakes...

.. or wood ... and more.

Heat It Inks to colour the UTEE.

And this is the UTEE ... it comes in clear (which can be used as is or have colour added ) and in pre-coloured. This one is platinum.  You can also see some beeswax on the side ... another interesting product !!

Here is a 6x6 pad of the paper for the Media Mixage bezels ... or you can sue it for any paper project !!

A sample page ...

Apoxie Sculpt. A clay like product that is put in bezels and then items can be embedded in it ... like crystals !!

These are the bezels you could use with Apoxie Sculpt. Or with resin or anything you can imagine !!

A few blingy crystals ready to be embedded in the Apoxie Sculpt.

And on top of this ... I have SIX boxes to unpack for next week !!! Lots of new things !!!

I Thought I Would Show You ...

Here's a little video update on the progress here at Classic Hobbies.
I know 4 things for sure ...
1. It's going to be along night !! LOL
2. I sound like Bob Ross the painter from PBS.
3. There won't be a kit this week ...
4. I will be open tomorrow at 10 am !!! See you !!

 

okay ... there is no way I can get the video to load so I will give you a link to the Facebook page ... Technology is killing me this month !! LOL.

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151570132367703&set=vb.186168954740400&type=2&theater

 

 

Okay ....

Well this is the week that I started to make physical changes in the store ... moving things around, making things easier to look after, making space for workshops. It is the kind of thing that once you start ... you can't stop. To move one thing, 10 other things have to move. So I knew it would be best to do it on a week that I didn't have to be open Wednesday night ... and here it is Wednesday night and I can say with 100% certainty , that was a good idea !! I have a huge mess and tonight & tomorrow to get it together ... the race is on !!! I'll have before & after pictures tomorrow night !

RANGER !!

Just unpacking a big box of Ranger goodies and oh my I love Ranger products ! Here are a few of the things I am unpacking ...

NEW STICKLES !!! L-R : Mercury Glass, Ice Blue, Champagne, Pink Taffeta, Pine (my fave !), Cranberry.

The new colours of Distress Markers !! Set of 12 for just $39.99.
(evergreen bough, festive berries, gathered twigs, iced spruce, mowed lawn, peacock feathers, picked raspberry, salty ocean, ripe persimmon, seedless preserves, shaded lilac, squeezed lemonade)
 

And guess what this is ?? The new DISTRESS GLITTER !!! Look at it all ... ohhhhh yay !!!

SWAROVSKI SALE !!! And a tease about next week ...

Hi ! Just a quick note ... I have been going through my Swarovski inventory and narrowing down the colours I am carrying. Don't worry - there still will be lots to choose from !! I have a full tray of 4mm and another of 6mm loose crystals to pick from as well as factory packs of the most popular colours. But that means that there is a great sale on some of the colours I am discontinuing.

These are the 4mm crystals available by the piece.

And these are the 6mm ... so still lots of choice !

 

And these are the sale crystals ... !!!

These are the factory packs ... which are already cheaper than buying the crystals individually ...
and they are now 40 - 50% off !! 4mm and 6mm in selected colours.

 Bags of 6mm ... done up in packs of 18 for $3 ... that's less than 17 cents each ...

regular price is 35 cents each !!

 

And these are the 4mm discontinued colours ... bagged up and priced so they work out to 10 cents each ...
regular price is 20 cents each.

 

 

 

And here's your tease ... guess what's en route ??

Cottage Cutz dies and Elizabeth's Crafts Dies , that's what !!! So exciting. Next week !!!

 



 



September is Here !!

Good morning ! Well September is here so my new hours are in effect.  That means I will be open tomorrow (Wednesday) evening from 6:30 to 8:00pm and Friday from 10am to 5pm. Then I will start rearranging the store to make room for a classroom area so watch for some "remodeling" changes next week ! And my head is buzzing with ideas for classes ... just need to get all the rearranging, moving, and clearing of space done first then I will sit down and make some samples and order the supplies we will need ! Exciting !
CARD KIT OF THE WEEK ...
In the meantime, here's a card kit for you ... this week's kit uses the new paper form My Mind's Eye "Vintage Christmas" .

You get all the materials for all 3 cards for just $5. Leave a comment if you want any saved !

NEW !!!
And now, let's look at what's new !

Cute new stamp sets from My Mind's Eye !

Christmas Stamp sets from Teresa Collins and My Mind's Eye. Only $7.99 each set.

Teresa Collins stamp set on left and My Mind's Eye HALLOWEEN set on the right !

 

 Here is the beautiful new Christmas paper from Teresa Collins "Santa's List" ...

Fronts & backs of sheets ... those snowflakes on the top sheet are glittered !! Only $1.15 per sheet !

again, fronts & backs ... look at that letter to Santa for a child to fill out !!

Fronts & backs ... harlequin diamonds are also glittered !

more adorable designs ... and more red glitter !

Also available in a 6x6 pad. To embellish , you can add chipboard buttons as well as sticky notes ! And look at those brads - perfect for an advent project !

And, we can't forget the sticker sheets as well as the matching stamps !

 

 

And now for Teresa Collins Hallowe'en line ... MASQUERADE PARTY !!

 

$1.15 per sheet





fronts & backs ... the black on the top page is glossy to give you even more pop !
That sheet works really well as a banner ... simply cut the squares apart, punch holes in the top, and string them !!

more fronts & backs .... the damask is also done in glossy black.

fronts & backs ... love the spiders and the invitations !!

love the "Trick or Treat" design as well as the top page , also with glossy black accents.

Another cute paper ... subway text style.

And there's more Christmas paper ... Vintage Christmas  from My Mind's Eye ... $1.15 per sheet.

Pictures were posted last week. I used it on this week's kit too. It is also very lovely and glittery !!

 

And My Mind's Eye "Happy Haunting"... also $1.15 per sheet and also glittered !!!



Look at that lovely orange glitter !!!

More glitter !!! And I love the skeletons on the back ... they frame whatever you wish to put between them !!

This sheet would also make a wonderful set of banners !! And check out the back ... damask but with SKULLS !!
 And great matching stamps.

More amazing orange glitter. Perfect to cut apart for cards or treat bags ... or maybe use for home décor.

This may be a bit hard to see but one side is great vintage labels while the other side is cards ... great backgrounds for your cards or tags !

This is one of my favourite. The photo isn't quite right ... the paper is much more of a tea dyed vintage colour
 and the skull is stunning.

 So that's it for now ... I am going to find a place to put all the new papers and then get the kits assembled. After that ... gathering up more sale items !!! Hope to see you Wednesday night or Friday this week !!!