Look N' Good

The Creative Cafe' is in the process of being set up at the East Corning Crafting Cottage and we found a perfect place for it. I have several projects lined up for our first "happy hours". Keep posted for when we are ready for action.

Basicgrey will have a new home on the sun porch also. It looks terrific! I just received my items that were on back-order. More glazed brads, buttons, and rub ons. They are beautiful!

I am in the process of planning CHRISTMAS IN JULY at The Crafting Cottage. I will have the date and info for you real soon. It will be a fun filled day of card making and creative holiday ideas. You will want to sign up early to reserve your seat

I am off Friday afternoon to the lake cottage for a few days of rest and relaxing with my hubby. (thanks to Georgiana:) I will be brainstorming some exciting events for all of you. More when I return on Sunday.

See you in East Corning...

We have been busy packing the Market St. Crafting Cottage and getting ready to set things up at the East Corning store. I am excited to get moved and get ready for a wonderful summer of crafting classes and events. Keep checking in for my schedule. As soon as I am situated I will try to get them posted for you.
I will admit I am going to miss Beth and all of the action on Market St., but it will be nice to be at the East Corning Cottage and with the rest of the Crafting Cottage Family. Well I have to get packing so I will see everyone in East Corning in a few days!

My last one...

Tonight was my last class that I will hold at the Market St. Crafting Cottage. Freda, Nina and Jane had a lot of fun doing the Magenta Peel Off's. They are a great group of ladies that join me once a month to do some fun crafting. There is a lot of laughter when they are around! Their next class will be in our new location.
Next week, probably Thursday, I will pack up the store and I am moving to the East Corning Crafting Cottage until our new location is ready to go. It is going to be great! Please stop by and visit me in East Corning.

I started...

Today Cheryl and I started to pack some of our extra items at the Market St. Store preparing for our move in a few weeks. Speaking of our move, keep checking my blog and our website for some important information. We are always full of surprises at The Crafting Cottage. I know the girls have been busy getting ready for our 5th year anniversary at the East Corning Store. It is scheduled for next Friday. More on that coming soon.

As I was saying...

Saturday at The Crafting Cottage flew by so fast. I started out at the East Corning Store with a fun group of ladies celebrating a 50th birthday party. It was great and they all made roll-a-bind memory books. Then after that I rushed back to Market St. to teach a Magenta Class to Joyce, Mare and Cherie. By the way girls, the felt letters that were left behind, I will send to you. Just give me a call so I can get your address. I enjoyed seeing all of you again. Keep watch on my blog for June classes to be posted for the new store and we will get your next class scheduled.

Oh, I forgot I promised to post the recipe for the Tortilla Ham Stacks. Here goes:

1 8-0z pkg cream cheese, softened
1 7-oz can Dices' green chilies
1 bunch green onions, diced fine (reg. onion can be used)
4 slices ham luncheon meat
3-4 Tbsp mayonnaise
1 pkg flour tortillas

Mix together cream cheese, chilies, onions, meat and mayonnaise. Using 4 or 5 tortillas, frost individually in layers ending with tortilla on top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Slice in small squares.

Enjoy! They are great for picnics and get togethers.

Saturday flew by..

Stop in the store Gina and we will take care of your lost crystal. See you soon.

More Photo's

Here are a few more photo's from the Mother's Day Tea I thought I would share with you. The photo in the left hand top corner is my sister and my mother. Below that Beth is enjoying a cup of tea.

A lovely evening...

Here are a few pictures of our evening!
Beth created the lovely floral centerpiece below.

The Mother's Day Tea on Friday at The Crafting Cottage on Market St. was a success! We had eight lovely ladies and Beth and I attending. We drank our tea out of china teacups and ate off of pink depression glass plates. The wonderful group of women attending really enjoyed talking and getting to know each other. I believe the women loved their bracelets and memory books that they each took home with them. I know Beth and I enjoyed creating them. I do want to say a big "THANK YOU" to my sister Trish from State College, Pa. She arrived Thursday evening and was a huge help to Beth and I on Friday. Just to let you know, I am already having great ideas for next year's Mother's Day Tea. You won't want to miss it!

We are busy...

Beth and I were busy finishing the preparations for our Mother's Day Tea which is tomorrow evening. I am so glad that Mary, Joyce and Susan called and registered to join us. I will make sure to take lots of pictures and post them on my blog.

I went to the new store this morning early to do some measuring. I am hoping to have a blueprint made of where we would like things to be placed when they arrive. It will certainly make the move easier. I am getting so excited. I have a group of ladies coming from the Pittsburgh area for a crafting day when we are settled in our new store. I also think my friends from Centre County, PA will be coming for another fun day. They are going to love our new store!

It looks like I may be moving a little sooner that I thought. I will keep you posted on my closing date on Market St. I have started to pack extra items and inventory already. And of course all of the new items that are rolling in are just staying in their boxes:( But just think when we have our GRAND OPENING!!! There will be tons of new things to look at and play with.

Well there is food to be made for the Tea and I guess I must get to it. More tomorrow.

What a Beautiful Day!

Good morning everyone. I was just outside putting my grandson on the bus and it is a beautiful day outside.
Beth and I were busy still finishing up things for the Mother's Day Tea on Friday. I am excited my sister is coming from State College, PA to join our mother and I for the tea.

We are getting all kinds of new items into our store. BUT.....I decided yesterday to pack them away and keep them for the new store (Fran's Bridal). It didn't make any since to start putting more items out when I soon will be packing everything up. It is getting very exciting and the time is coming so fast. We at the Crafting Cottage are going to be very busy! :) I am heading out to the store, I will post more when I return.

OH MY...

We were BUSY on Market St. on Sat. The Re-Discover Corning Day I think was a success! Tons of people were on Market St. We had a lot of new people in the Bead Shoppe and The Crafting Cottage on Sat. A lot of new
people excited about our up-coming move to the former Fran's Bridal. We had a lot of inquiries about holding birthday parties, graduation parties and all kinds of classes! I had sooo many people doing make n' takes on Sat. We were using the new Basicgrey Stamps and our Big Rainbow Ink Pads. We had children from age 2-adults in there 80's or so. Men and women, boys and girls were having a great time making Mother's Day cards. There will be a lot of handcrafted cards handed to mother's in the Corning area on Sunday!


This week is going to keep Beth and I very busy. We are finishing up the arrangements for the Mother's Day Tea that is going to be held Friday, May 9th at 5:30 at the Market St. store. REMEMBER YOU MUST register by Wednesday at the latest. The price is $20 and that includes the lovely Mother's Day Bracelet that Beth designed and also a pretty book to place some of your favorite photo's in. We will be serving tea and refreshments and just having a nice time. It is not a class, so you do not have to be a jewelry maker or scrapbooker to come. Beth and I will have the bracelet and book already made for you. Give us a call at 937-3139 Tues. or Wed. and sign up.

WOW

HELP...

My mind has been racing with new classes and ideas for events for our new store. But I got thinking I should ask and see what you would be interested in doing. Any ideas? I am always open for suggestions. Post your ideas on my blog and I will get to work on designing the classes and events you would like to have. Keep in mind we can accommodate small intimate groups for private classes and now also larger groups without any problems. Can't wait to hear from all of you. I will post some of my ideas later today.

Have you heard?

Well by now the big news I've hinted to earlier is out. We are moving The Crafting Cottage's to the former Fran's Bridal in Corning! I am soooo excited! It is going to be wonderful. The space for product is enormous and the class rooms are ohhhhh. Let me just say we won't have to worry about class size anymore.
We are going to be so busy in the next few weeks getting ready for the move.

On Market St. Beth and I are busy getting ready for Saturday's Corning events. Re-Discover Corning was a great idea, so many people who live right here don't realize what all there is to do in this great town. With the price of gas, people really don't have to go far to enjoy their summers.

We are also getting ready for our Mother's Day Tea at the Market St. store. There is still time to register and come and join us for some refreshments and fun. The price is $20 and that includes the special Mother's Day
Bracelet that Beth designed and a special memory book for those precious pictures plus don't forget the tea and goodies.

Oh before I forget and leave for work, we are still getting in new PRODUCTS!!! Yesterday we got in more Creative Imaginations and some of our Kaiser Craft order. This is a new company for us and I know you are going to LOVE it! We received papers, rub-on's, wooden die cuts and bling, bling, bling. Stop by and see it soon.

Today I am off to the Windmill with Georgiana to do some fine tuning to our booth. Can't wait.

Fill you in on more fun news later today.