I'm Back!

Well, sort of. I have the flower shop open for business because I brought those items with me. The memory board shop will be closed for a few more days. Our household goods will be delivered on Thursday and I hope to find my way to the memory boards by the weekend. Anyone want to bet on whether or not that will actually happen?

In the meantime, I have added a cool new item to the blog. Right over there on the right hand side is a new widget, courtesy of Craftcult. It shows you all the cool stuff in the shop and even has a "buy" button. Go ahead and click it. You know you want to!

Oh, I also have cool new graphics for the flower shop. I am loving!!!! I purchase the whole set from Bears Graphics on Etsy. I'm just waiting on one correction on the business cards and then I will send them off to Vistaprint in hopes of using them at an upcoming craft show.

Growing Pains!

Today I added a new line of products to the Hold It! shop... BROOCHES! I am very excited about this line as it will get my flowers into a different category in searches and therefore, more exposure. Each flower is approximately 2.5" in diameter. I am considering going to a larger size but won't do that until I can find a larger pin back to support the weight of the flower; cotton gets pretty heavy when you starch it a gazillion times. And as always, if you want to pay through someone other than PayPal, you can shop at 1000 Markets and use your Amazon account.








There is even more news! The Memories To You shop is still having a sale. All memory boards are now 40% off the original price! Some are reduced to nearly 50% off. My plan is to close that shop on July 1 so that I can get the leftover merchandise ready for the move. The flower shop will stay open because those items are small enough to go in the car with me.

New Markdowns!

The move date is getting closer and I still have tons of inventory on hand. So... all memory boards are marked down by at least 40%. Take advantage of the sale while you still can.

Sale Away With Me!

It is official... we are moving. The government expects us to have our household junk in Augusta, Georgia by the end of June. I hate unpacking and I really don't want to unpack all the memory boards I have in stock so you win! Right now everything is marked down by at least 20%. Some of the clearance items are 50% or more!

16x20 Memory Board $54.00 regularly $67.99
12x16 Memory Board $36.00 regularly $44.99
11x14 Memory Board $25.00 regularly $31.99
9x12 Memory Board $24.00 regularly $29.00
5x7 Memory Board $12.50 regularly $15.99

Every sale this week will also be entered in the Mother's Day drawing for the chance to win an additional memory board.

Mother's Day Giveaway!

Mother’s Day always comes with a mixed bag of emotions for me. My own mom died 18 years ago this May. My dad remarried a short while later and my stepmother is a wonderful woman who could never replace my mom but instead fills a void that was left. I call her my adulthood mother. Several years ago I became a mom myself and that brought a new round of emotions on Mother’s Day - happy because I get to celebrate in a different way, yet sad for the huge sacrifice my son’s birthmother made.

I have so many wonderful memories of my mother but some of my favorites are of shopping together! She loved to shop and we would drive to a mall two hours away and spend the entire day, looking at every rack, in every store.

To celebrate Mother’s Day I’m having a giveaway. The winner will receive a free memory board! You get to choose the 11x14 memory board of your choice! Keep it for yourself to put up all the photos of your mother or give it to mom with all the great photos of you!

The rules (you knew there had to be some right?). The contest ends Sunday, the 25^th of April. Winner will be announced on Monday, April 26:

Two mandatory things you HAVE to do:

1. Be a follower of this blog. There is a little “Follow Me” button over there on the left. See it? People who are already following are automatically entered!
2. Leave a comment telling me you favorite memory of your mother!

To get an additional entry:

1. Leave a comment here about your favorite item from the shop.
2. Tweet about this contest - “Win a free memory board from @memoriestoyou”. (only 1 RT per day please!)
3. Follow me on Twitter
4. Become a fan on Facebook

Final Week of March Madness

In this March Madness sale, March came in like a lamb and is going out like a LION! Are you ready? Drum roll please...

March 29-April 4 save 30% off all 16x20 Memory Boards. Yep! They are regularly $67.99 but the sale price will be $47.59. That is a savings of over $20!

And don't forget - if you don't want to use PayPal, you can shop over at 1000 Markets and use Amazon!

And as always, if you see a fabric and want the memory board in a different size, just ask! I am happy to accommodate custom orders.

March Madness Continues!

It is time for a new week of the March Madness sale! Starting Monday, March 22 through Sunday, March 28, all 12" x 16" memory boards will be 25% off! Original price is $44.99; the sale price is $33.74. That is a savings of $11.25! You know you can't pass up a sale this great. So, stop on by the shop... pick out which memory board you want to purchase... convo me ahead for an adjusted listing... or check out and I will refund you via PayPal. See how easy that is?

March Madness

Are you ready for March Madness? Well, we are not having a basketball game, but we are having a SALE! Every week in March will bring a new discount on select memory boards.

The first sale is 20% off ALL Mini Memory Boards (even those in the sale section)! The sale starts today (you get a little bonus day) and runs until Sunday, March 7 at midnight.

The listings still have the original price - you can either convo me ahead for a reserved listing or you can check out and I will send you a refund via PayPal.

Ready Set START SHOPPING!

And The Winner Is...

Can you hear the drum roll?

Starfish By The Sea Designs! You have 48 hours to contact me regarding which 9”x12” memory board you would like! You can contact me either through the Etsy shop, Twitter or my email Memoriestoyou AT me DOT com. Starfish has a new shop over on Etsy so everyone click over there and take a look.

And now something special for all you First Runners Up (runner up? Runners up? Runner uppers? Crap I should have paid attention in English class!). I am offering y’all 20% off anything in the shop (excluding shipping)! Either convo me ahead with the name you used when signing up for the blog, and I will make an adjusted listing for you. Or, you can put your username in the message to seller box and I will give you a refund via PayPal.

A huge thanks to everyone who spread the word about my giveaway. I really appreciate your time and effort!

A Giveaway!

Win a 9” x 12” memory board - of your choice! Yep, you get to choose which item you want!

To enter just:

1. Follow this blog. There is a little “Follow Me” button over there on the left. See it? Make sure you leave a valid email address because that is how you will be contacted if you win.
   

To get an additional entry:

1. Leave a comment here about your favorite item from the shop. Etsy or 1000 Markets
2. Tweet about this contest - “Win a free memory board from @memoriestoyou”. (only 1 RT per day please!)
3. Follow me on Twitter
4. Become a fan on Facebook

The contest closes on January 11. After that the fine bot over at Random.org will choose our winner.

Ready... Set... GO!

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!

Treasuries!

Today has been the day for Treasuries over on Etsy.

I was notified by Kathryn that I had been included in her very special treasury. She so kindly chose my Silver Elegance memory board. Her treasury is honoring the special memories she has of her mom, whom she lost last year. Please stop by and view all the wonderful items Kathryn has selected to honor the wonderful times she shared with her mom!
At the same time Kathryn was selecting one of my items, I was selecting one of hers! You can check out the treasury here! Make sure to give some love to all the featured items.

Featured!

Soapdeli recently did a blog post on getting organized and she featured one of my memory boards! Stop by her blog to check out all the other beautiful organization tools she has featured!

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

Treasury Feature

Memories To You has been featured in this beautiful treasury.



Stop by and check out all the beautiful items!

Save The Ta Ta's!

It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! For every pink item sold in either store, $1 will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation! Stop by and support this wonderful cause!