A New Promotion

About a week ago I was asked to participate in a special promotion for the 4th of July, put on by Independent Artisans. They wanted to feature my Red, White and Blue Magnets and Hair Pins. How could I say no? LOL! Stop by their website, Twitter or Facebook page to check out all the fabulous artisans who are featured. This photo is one of my personal favorites!

Oh, and now all memory boards are 50% off. Stop by the shop and check them out. I will be closing that shop on July 1!

Craft Show Time

It is that time of year again... craft shows are popping up every weekend. I'm the first one to admit that my luck with craft shows hasn't been that great. I spend hours prepping and spend tons of money on displays only to sell very little. Well, this time I am approaching it a little different. Instead of bringing out every memory board I have in inventory I am going to bring every thumbtack and magnet I have in inventory!I have many, many, many more flowers in inventory than I have listed in the shop! If you are in the Norfolk, VA area, be sure to stop by the Fred Heutte Center on April 17 or 18. There are over 50 craft, art and food vendors scheduled to be there and this time, the weather is supposed to be gorgeous!

Saturday Special

It is a sale! Free Shipping in the U.S. on all magnets and thumbtacks in the Hold It! shop. Shipping has already been removed so you can just shop away!

I've been featured!

I am always so excited when I am featured in a treasury! This morning, on a whim, I decided to check Craftopolis. Imagine my surprise to find my tacks in this beautiful treasury... that was still being built. Be sure to stop by this treasury and take a look at all the gorgeous items featured by Red Bracelet!

A New Shop

I have opened a new shop on Etsy! Yep! When I looked over the Memories To You shop I realized that my magnets were getting lost in the shuffle. The new shop, Hold It!, will feature just the magnets and a new line of products that I am working on. It is still a work in progress so keep checking back as I will be adding to the shop every day.

Featured Twice in One Day!

This afternoon I stepped away from the computer for a bit and when I returned, I was pleased to find I was featured in not one, but two treasuries!

The first is a grouping of all Homefront Team members and is called Met Me Under The Mistletoe. This one is especially exciting since I hung my mistletoe today!
The second beautiful treasury features my Elegance in Juniper memory board and is aptly named, Juniper and Mars.
If you have a chance, stop by each treasury and view each of the items featured.

It's Raining, It's Pouring!

This weekend was the Old Norfolk Christmas Craft Show at the Fred Heutte Center in Norfolk, VA. I had everything planned out. I had PowerPoint presentations of my booth set up. I had more merchandise than I had storage buckets for. And I had mud. Yep! Mud!

When I arrived on Friday to do set up the ground was already muddy because it had rained for what seemed like an entire year. Saturday was promising more rain. I dropped off grid walls and tables and my tablecloths.

Saturday my friend Christine and I arrived to find this…

a big, giant, muddy, mess. I was grateful all of my stuff was still standing but my white tablecloth was missing. Huh? I would later find out that it had somehow ended up two booths away and was laying in the mud - so dirty in fact that the vendor thought it was hers an she took it home to wash.

As the day progressed so did the rain. The large tent had a pocket right above our heads and we spent our day poking the roof with a broom to release the build up of water. Eventually, the temperatures dropped. Thankfully a very kind man brought us his giant butane heater and we all gathered around it to keep warm.

Our reward for Saturday was Sunday. The rain broke and the sun shone bright. The vendors from the tent set up on the sidewalk. We basked in the sun and worked on our tans.

You can see here the mess that was left behind in the tent. We had layered straw, plastic bags and more straw but the mud still seeped through.

All in all, it was a great weekend. I met new vendors and made connections for new groups as well as got some great information on upcoming spring shows. My plan going forward… stick to inside shows!

Hang Your Papers In Style!

I have a new special listing in the shops. Any two magnets for $10.00! Magnets are normally priced $5.99 each. Just browse the shop and decide which two magnets you would like and then let me know at checkout. It is just that easy!

My workspace

Several months ago I got fed up with working at the kitchen table. I had to clean up my supplies every night in time for dinner or we had to eat around everything. Not to mention I have a toddler so it meant trying to sterilize the table after every meal so that nothing transferred to the fabric and ribbon. But mostly, I needed far more space for supplies than the Rubbermaid ™ tub was allowing for.

I initially tried moving to the game room over our garage but one trip up there on a hot summer day changed my mind. My husband and I finally decided that the guest room was being wasted just waiting for the houseguests who never arrive. The only catch… I have to share the room with the bed that will become my son’s and all the bears I have collected. I love my space. The best part is that I can close the door and leave the mess behind. I never have to worry about my son getting into stuff or peanut butter and jelly ending up on expensive fabric.

The desk where the magic happens.
I have my very own memory board that I am in the process of filling.

These tubs hold the finished memory boards

The fabric collection (and my yarn stash as well!)

I share my space with my teddy bear collection.

The shelves that hold all the magnets

Check out the latest items in the shops!
Memories To You on 1000 Markets
Memories To You on Etsy