Happy Holidays!

MERY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! I wish all of you and your families a happy, healthy and safe holiday.

Steven and I are planning a wonderful day with our children and grandchildren. It is so much fun to watch the little ones with all of their excitement!

Keep in mind if you need any last minute gift cert. that we are open until 4 on Christmas Eve.

Next week we will be holding an exciting Inventory Reduction Sale. Make sure you stop in to get the great deals.

Later I will post some fun pictures from our Mystery sale last Sat. It was a great day and it was wonderful seeing all of you. Well I must get busy.... Christmas is coming. I know all of you have been good little crafter's. I hope you get what was on your list. HO HO HO

DON'T MISS IT.....

That is correct, you don't want to miss the MYSTERY SALE at The Crafting Cottage on Sat. Dec.19 from 10-5!

Last year we blew you away with the Mystery sale the Sat. after Christmas. To help with your holiday shopping we are having our MYSTERY SALE the Sat. BEFORE Christmas. You must stop in to see all of the great specials! (that is the only way you will see them, heeheehee)

Must get busy preparing for the SALE! See you on Sat. Dec. 19!

Merry Christmas!

What Fun...

Black Friday was so much fun! It was so nice seeing all of you. And I know you are loving your free bucket totes that you received for spending $30 or more.

Good news is that I was able to get a few more medium totes and for the holidays we are offering them at a wonderful price of $10.00. They normally sell for $16.99! We also have a few of the large bucket totes that we are selling for $15.00. They normally retail for $20.99! Either size would make a terrific gift filled with stamping supplies or scrapbooking goodies. Stop in and let us help you customize that perfect Christmas gift!

Don't forget the crafter's cash special going on now. Buy $50 in gift certificates and receive $10 in crafter's cash. Buy $100 in gift certificates and receive $25 in crafter's cash. Crafter's cash is to be used the month of Jan. on full price merchandise.

We are busy working on our January class schedule and should have it posted in a few days.

This Sat. from 5-9 on Market St., is Sparkle, a holiday tradition featuring live entertainment, vendors, horse and carriage rides, and specials. Stop in and celebrate with 25% off storewide and receive a free gift for purchases of $25 or more. Come see all of the excitement this Sat.!

It's here...

BLACK FRIDAY is here! I can't wait. This is our first year of The Crafting Cottage being open on the day after Thanksgiving! Georgiana, Cheryl, myself and my sister Trish are looking forward to a lot of fun tomorrow.

We are so excited to be giving away bucket totes from Neatnix. The first 25 customers who spend $30 will receive a free tote. They will be great for organizing crafting supplies or to fill with new crafting supplies to give for a gift! And there is know better time to do that than now.
Because we also are having a whopping 40% off everything in the store!!!

I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Special Thanksgiving blessings to all!

Excitement...

There is always so much excitement in the air this time of year! We are busy getting ready for our 3rd Annual Christmas Tag Exchange taking place this Friday at 6:00 at The Crafting Cottage. I am a little behind with my tags but plan to finish them this evening. This year there are 38 crafty women joining in our fun exchange! They will enjoy Christmas music, holiday cheer and refreshments along with a shopping discount of 15% on Friday evening!

This year will be our FIRST year of being open on Black Firday! I am busy preparing for some great sales and surprises. You don't want to miss it. I will go into more detail my next posting.

Must run... work calls.

Tis The Season...

We at the Crafting Cottage are busy decorating for Christmas. Yesterday Georgiana, Georgia, Cheryl and myself put up our new nine foot Christmas tree and started to redecorate our store windows. Today Cheryl and I trimmed the tree and moved our lady into the wind0w. It takes a lot of time to get those windows just how you want them. The work will continue tomorrow.

We've got some new Christmas papers from Graphic 45 and Magenta due to arrive very soon. Along with some new Peel Offs from Magenta!

The holiday Flower Soft items have arrived! Get them while they last!

Stop by and see the new lay out of the store. Last week I had the urge to move EVERYTHING around and soooooo we did. Cheryl and Georgia were very good sports about it.

Corning's Holidazzle is this Friday-Monday. We are having 15% off during the celebration

September's Card Contest winner was Peggy Jo Smith from Corning. Congratulations Peggy!

Busy week...

We have a busy week ahead of us on Market Street at The Crafting Cottage.

Georgia had her Iris Folding class this evening. They made two beautiful Christmas cards.

Thursday night Barb's Bella Babes Club meet to have an evening of creating using Stamping Bella products. There are 13 Bella's total who meet once a month and have a great time.

Friday we have our CCC's(Crazy Crafter's Crop) from 6-12 midnight. Come join us and use all of our fun tools, stamps, punches and more while you work on your projects that you bring with you. Call and reserve your seat. Price is $10 for the evening.

Sat. Cheryl has her intro to card making class and her letterboxing class. Both are sure to get you excited to start crafting.

Later Sat. afternoon I am doing the patchwork pumpkin class. There are still a few openings for these classes.

I spent the weekend in Pittsburgh at my sister's home. After traveling through snow, rain and fog I arrived in Centre County PA and met up with two of my sisters and we continued are journey to Pittsburgh. We had a great weekend. We stayed up until 2:00am Sunday evening crafting. I took along the Wizard Die Cut Machine and some of the dies. They loved the cards we made. I am excited to say that my three sister's are coming to Corning to visit the last weekend of October and we will be crafting up a storm making our Christmas cards.

Our Christmas Tag Exchange now has 26 signed up. Oh 27, I forgot to add my sister Trish to the list. There is still time to sign up and join us on Friday, Nov. 20 at 6:00 for an evening of holiday fun. Exchange handmade Christmas tags, enjoy Christmas music, food and fellowship with other crafters!

Hurry and don't miss...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know that we are having an open book order for MAGENTA. Stop in and look at our catalog or go online and call with the stamps or peel offs that you would like and I will order them for you. I am having my Celebrate the Holiday Magenta Style class next Tuesday and I thought it would be nice if they could browse through the catalog and pick out what they would like. The open book order will run through Oct. 17th.

We already have 18 ladies signed up for our Third Annual Christmas Tag Exchange! Within a few days I will post a couple samples from our previous tag exchanges. The cut off date to register for our tag exchange is Friday, November 6th. I will then call and let everyone know how many tags they are to make.

The winner is...

The August card contest winner is Fernelle Rodriguez from Rochester. Congratulations Fernelle.
The other pictures posted are the view of the lake from the cottage and the two shades of paint that we surprised Georgiana with. The adorable dog is Jasper, she was also along for the girls weekend.

Georgiana and I leave for Boston on Wednesday for our special training for our Inscribe Printing System. The invitations and cards are endless that you can create with Inscribe. Then you can always add other embellishments to make these beautiful cards even more personalized. We can't wait to get trained and get the printing started. Perfect timing with the holiday season on its way.

Info you don't want to miss...

Lots of information you will want to remember!

Sat. October 3rd, World Card Making Day 10:00 and 4:00
We are celebrating with a Card-a-thon Workshop. You will be making 10 cards, lunch is included. You choose which session to attend. Call the store to register and for more info.
Price $30

The 3rd Annual Christmas Tag exchange is going to be held Friday, Nov.20 @ 6:00. Join the Crafting Cottage family as we jump start the holiday season. It will be an evening of fellowship, food and fun! The sign up sheet is in the store just waiting for you! Stop in for registration and more info.

Christmas Wish List
We are offering a Christmas Wish List that you can fill out and we keep on file. We will then mail a letter to whomever you choose letting them know you would love to have some items from our store for Christmas! We will even gift wrap their purchase for free and include a handmade gift card. Stop in today and fill out your Wish List!

Remember, card entries for the Card Makers Contest are due Oct. 5th. The theme for October is Make It Pop! Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Last but not least the new order of Zutters Bind it All have arrived. They won't last long so stop in today and get yours. Just in time for making handmade journals for terrific Christmas gifts.

Rest, Relax, Enjoy...

Women hard at work!!!!!

Oh yes... last Saturday I was at the Crafting Cottage lake house with Georgiana and my sister Trish. We were having a girls weekend. We had a wonderful time! The fun started Thursday evening as we arrived and continued until Sunday afternoon.

Above are pictures from our dinner at the Dresden Hotel Thursday evening. As you can see we are having a great time. Georgiana is rock n' to the music and enjoying her favorite chicken wings. My sister Trish is was laughing at the size of our drinks.

Friday we did some fun work around the lake house. But first Georgiana prepared breakfast for Trish and I. She loves cooking breakfast and I must say it was delicious. Then the fun began! Georgiana cut down some brush and trees outside while Trish and I stripped some wallpaper from one one of the bedroom walls.

Hey time is going by fast, I have to get to Market St. I will post more at the store.

A few pictures to share...

Here are a few samples from some upcoming classes at the Crafting Cottage. They are the Paper Quilted Pumpkin (Sat., Oct. 17 @ 1:00) and the Vintage Gift Card Set (Wed., Sept. 23 @ 6:00).

Above are a few pictures to share with all of you. Apples-N-Bananas Summer Program came for a crafting afternoon in Aug. and created some beautiful 6x6 Rollabind Scrapbooks! Here are a few pictures of some very busy crofter's having fun. They were a wonderful group of children that Cindy and her assistants brought with them. I look forward to crafting with them again real soon.

I will be sharing some other fun things a little later today.

where did it go...

Summer has come and gone and it just doesn't seem possible. Kids are back in school and parents are getting back into their routines. And we at the Crafting Cottage are gearing up for a very creative fall and holiday season!!! We already have most of our Oct., Nov. and Dec. classes and events planned. I think you will love what we have in store for you.

We have our FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the opening of our Market St. Store Thursday, Sept. 17.
Please stop by and join us while we celebrate. There will be fun sales and refreshments to enjoy! We will be open 10-8.

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY is Saturday, Oct. 3. We are having a Card-a-thon Workshop! Join us in making 10 terrific cards: 2 Christmas, 2 Halloween, 2 Thanksgiving, 2 Birthday, 1 sympathy, and one generic. We are offering two workshops. One starting at 10am and one starting at 4pm. The price for the workshop is $30. This price includes a delicious boxed lunch. The price of the workshop without lunch is $25. You will need to pre-register for this workshop.
Registration is limited to 12 per session. Register early to ensure your seat. The last day to register is Wed. Sept. 30. Make sure to come and join the fun!

From Oct.1 - Nov. 21 we are running a Handmade Christmas Ornament Contest! To participate just create an ornament and bring it into our store to decorate one of our trees. The ornaments will be judged by the Crafting Cottage Family and we will pick one winner and two runners up. These lucky participants will receive a gift cert. to our store. Get your creativity in high gear!

Our 3rd Annual Christmas Tag Exchange will be held Friday November 20 at 6:30. You all have been inquiring about our tag exchange ladies so get busy! The sign up sheet will be in the store tomorrow. Call or stop by and we will get your name on the list. Sheila already signed up!

So this is just a small portion of some of the things happening at the Crafting Cottage! More details on all of these events will come soon.

REMINDER!!!

Just a reminder about our MYSTERY SALE on Wednesday, Aug.26 and Thursday, Aug.27 at the Crafting Cottage on Market St., Corning. You don't want to miss out on the deals and fun. See you soon!!!

OOOPS!

Didn't get the attachment for the Sept. Classes. Here we go....

Everything's Coming Up Sunflowers Tues. Sept 8 @ 6:00 $20
Add a smile to someone's day with these bright and cheerful sunflower cards. Cheryl and you will be using a variety of stamps, punches and techniques to create these special cards.

Simple Six Round and Round We Go Thursday, Sept. 10 @ 6:00 $20
Create six fun, simple cards with Barb using circles, scalloped cards and mats. A great class for a beginner or a seasoned card maker. You will take home written instructions so it will be easy to recreate your cards.

Iris Folding 101 Tues., Sept. 15 @ 6:00 $20
Come learn the art of Iris Folding with Georgia. You will create two cards, one using ribbon and the other one using paper. You will need to bring detailed scissors and regular scotch tape with you to class.

Vintage Card Gift Set Wed., Sept. 23 @ 6:00 $25
Join Barb in making this vintage set which is perfect for a gift or to use yourself. Make a special vintage gift box and four note cards that coordinate.

Zip It Up! Thurs., Sept. 24 @ 6:00 $25
Come enjoy an evening with Georgia as she teaches you how fun it can be to add zippers to your scrapbook pages. Perfect for keeping special letters, ticket stubs and so on that you cherish.

Inchies Club Tues., Sept. 29 @ 6:00
Join Barb for a unique club focusing on one inch square pieces of art. The registration price is $20 and monthly meeting fee is $5.00. We will be creating cards, home decor and more with these tiny wonders. First meeting is an informational meeting.

Busy, Busy, Busy...

Someone has been so busy that she kept forgetting her camera at the Crafting Cottage! I am guilty, I admit it. But I have already put my camera in my bag so that when I leave this afternoon I am sure it will go with me and I will be able to update the blog with some great pictures.

I have some exciting news to share with all of you. Wednesday, Aug. 26 and Thursday, Aug. 27 I am once again having a MYSTERY SALE at the Crafting Cottage!!! For any of you that came to our previous Mystery Sale you know that it was a blast! We spent most of the day without electricity but everyone worked together with flashlights and candles and they all went home with a ton of great bargains! Mark your calendars and get ready for the fun!

My next exciting news is the beginning of our Friday evening CCC's! (Crazy Crafting Crops) Our first CCC will be on Friday, Sept. 25 from 6-midnight!!! Bring your projects and come join the fun, friendship, creativity and more. Use all of our tools, stamps, and die-cuts in our great classroom. Pre-registration and payment is required. Space will be limited. The Friday night CCC fee is $10.00. Please feel free to bring your favorite snack to share with everyone. And as always don't forget you will get a generous 15% discount on all of your crafting needs during the evening.

Last but definitely not least, I have the September Classes in the store and listed below. Make sure to check them out and register early.

Happy Crafting!

Hello everyone, I didn't fall off the face of the earth as you might think. Summer fun just got in my way and my updating of the blog was neglected. SORRY ABOUT THAT!

I have posted pictures of our June and July Card Contest WINNERS! Candee Romashko won our June contest with her "God Bless America" card. Jacelyn Olson won the July contest with her cupcake design. Congratulations ladies, you both receive a $10 gift certificate from The Crafting Cottage and an invitation to a special evening in January where you will receive some of my favorite crafting items. Keep the cards coming!

A busy day ahead at the store. We have twelve children coming to make rolla-bind scrapbooks this afternoon and then my twelve Bella Babes will meet this evening for our monthly club.

Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!

I must get running to Market St. but I PROMISE this evening or in the morning I will update you on all of the happenings at the store.

Off to the lake...

We are leaving this morning for Raystown Lake in PA for the week. I am planning on a week filled with lots of CRAFTING TIME!

We are getting things pretty well situated at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. since the closing of our East Corning Store. Another week or so and we should be good to go.

Just wanted to post a picture of one of Cheryl's acetate cards for her upcoming class and one of the Outlines cards from my class this month.

Have a great week and I will share some of my creations when I return.

We have been...

We have been so busy getting things moved around and organized to make room for products coming from the East Corning Crafting Cottage. I think it is starting to all come together.

Then of course we are constantly getting in NEW products! Our Flower Soft is flying off the shelves, as is our large specialty papers that Georgiana and I purchased when we were in New York City. They are beautiful! Terrific for covering your favorite album, covering a lampshade, wrapping that special gift, making cards, scrapbooking, framing to beautify your home and so much more! We have new color coordinated cards and envelopes that you buy separately from Waste Not Paper. They are in great shades of Pool, Papaya, Chocolate, Moss, Curry and last but not least Sage.

July classes will be on the website in a day or so and tomorrow we will have the listings at our Market St. Crafting Cottage. I am giving you a sneak peak this evening below.

Acetate Cards Wednesday, July 8 @ 6:00
Outlines Gift Cards and More Thursday, July 16 @ 6:00
Bella Club Meeting Monday, July 20 @ 6:00
Stamp N Stitch Thursday, July 23 @ 6:00
Simple Six Tuesday, July 28 @ 6:00

More news to follow soon.

I need your help...

The Stacy Vellum Class was a huge success! Everyone had a great time and we had a nice visit with Stacy. It was so good to see all of you.

I need your help ladies that were in the Market St. Store on Thursday evening. I lost a bracelet that evening that holds a lot of sentimental value to me. If by chance you found one in your purchases or remember of seeing me with it on, please let me know. I am offering a reward if anyone finds it. Thanks for checking in your bags for me.

We have some new arrivals at the store. Flower Soft is flying off the shelves, some new large specialty papers that were put out on Friday were a hot item on Sat. and more.

Lots of new items coming into the Crafting Cottage on Market St. in Corning. We will have three full rooms upstairs of product plus the hallway is filled to the brim. Cheryl and Ben have been really busy helping to get the product out and ready for all of you to see. Ben is a hoot, he is constantly making fun of me if I ask him to rearrange things because they don't quite match or I just want to tweak them a little bit more. He is a great asset to us this summer.

Well I am off to the lake for a few days. Thanks for looking around for my bracelet girls. More news next week.

Moving right along...

Well by now you have all read our latest news letter and know that The Crafting Cottage will soon be all under one roof, 38 East Market St.! We are all very excited to be getting back together. Although it will be very busy the next few weeks getting things in their place on Market St. it will be nice having all of our fabulous products under one roof.

Our new products from the New York City Stationary Show are starting to arrive! Beautiful papers, die-cuts and more. We also just received our first order of Flower Soft. I should have it out for sale in a day or two. You are going to love it! We did get another order of Smooch in for those of you who may have been limited for your color choices. I expect Magenta Peel Offs to be arriving this week for those of you waiting for the large squares we used in the Magenta class. I will give you a call when they arrive.

Cheryl and I are very excited to announce the first winner of our monthly card club. And the winner is.............Doralee Ennulat! The theme for May was Circles and Swirls. Doralee will receive a $10 gift cert. to our store and also an invitation to attend Barb's Favorite Crafting Giveaway in Jan. 2010. Congrats Doralee!!!Thank you everyone who participated. Remember to get your cards in by the 5th of the month they are representing.

This month we have 13 cards I believe. They are beautiful. Stop by and vote for your favorite one today. Junes theme is A Day To Celebrate.

I am posting a few samples of Cheryl's brass stencil cards for her upcoming class. Also a few samples of the gift card holder from Outlines. The Outlines Gift Card Class has been moved to July. I will post the date soon.

New York City was...

The city was fabulous! Georgiana and I had a wonderful time. We were on the 44 floor at the Westin, what a view! Needless to say we wined and dined and had a great time. Georgiana was a great tour guide while visiting her old turf. We really kept busy at the National Stationary Show. There will be some terrific new products coming into the Market St. store any time. I can't wait.

The classes should be posted today on our website for Market St. for June. There is more details listed and there are copies available at our store also. Please make note of the change for the Inchies Club first meeting date. It is now Friday, June 26@ 6:00.
We have a pretty fun and busy schedule for June. Make sure you check it out.
Cheryl will be bringing me some samples of her brass stencil class to post for you tomorrow and I will post some of the Outlines sample also.

We still have a few seats left for our Virtues of Vellum class with Stacy from Stacy Stamps. This class is being held Thurs., June 11 at 6:45. You will learn all about vellum and take home some terrific samples.

Gotta get back to work. More news later.

Off to the city...

Georgiana and I are leaving tomorrow for the National Stationery Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City! I am really excited to attend this show. It is huge and there are a ton of vendors for us to check out for all of you. We will be in the city until Tuesday afternoon. We will also have a chance to spend some time with Dennis (Georgiana's brother). I am looking forward to that.

We had three ladies sign up for the Barb's Bella Babes Club yesterday! TERRIFIC!!! I can't wait for it to get started.

There are still a few seats left for the Vellum Class with Stacy of Stacy Stamps. Call and register soon. The class is being held Thursday, June 11 @ 6:45. I am looking forward for Stacy's visit!

The classes for June are as follows:
Saturday, June 6 @ 10:00 Discover Letterboxing
Tuesday, June 9 @ 6:00 Outlines Gift Card Holders
Thursday, June 11 @ 6:45 Stacy from Stacy Stamps Vellum Class
Saturday, June 13@ 1:00 Father's Day Photo Tin/accordian book
Thursday, June 18 @ 6:00 Simple Six
Tuesday, June 23 @ 6:00 Barb's Bella Babes Club, first meeting
Thursday, June 25 @ 6:00 Brass Stencils Card Class
Tuesday, June 30@ 6:00 Inchies Club, first meeting

As you can see we are going to have a busy JUNE!
I will have descriptions of these class and some samples posted when I return from our trip to New York City.

Where does it go....

Time, where does it go? We have been so busy at the Crafting Cottage that I didn't realize I hadn't updated my blog in such a long while.

There have been new items coming in regularly. Cotton Candy, Oatmeal, Cinnamon, Melon, Green Apple, Vanilla, Kiwi, Buttercup Yellow are just a few of the great papers that arrived yesterday from Lasting Impressions. There are plaids, whimiscal dots, chunky stripes, large dots, solids and more! PLUS we have gotten NEW BRASS STENCILS also. Cheryl is already preparing a terrific class for June with the new stencils.

The sign up sheets are in the Market St. Crafting Cottage for our two new CLUBS!!!! They are going to be fun!

Barb's Bella Babes Club

Become one of the Stamping Bella SISTAHS and get acquainted with this new sexy, sassy, and savvy stamp company. These stamps are fun, whimsical, classy, and have a little attitude! We will be meeting once a month for an evening of creativity, laughter and fun! The first meeting will be held Tuesday, June 23 @ 6:00 at our Market St. store. That evening we will decide as a group what the best day and time will be for our following meetings. You will receive a Stamping Sistah Supply Stash when you join. Remember there is nothing but the best for my sistahs!!!
The registration for the club is $45.00, monthly fee is $5.00. You will also receive a generous 15% discount from the Crafting Cottage the night of our meetings.


Inchies Club
Let your creativity begin! Come discover the fun of creating these one inch works of art! We will be making cards, pictures, and projects galore. We will have a great time homing in on these small focal points of art. The first meeting of the Inchies Club will be Tuesday, June 30 @ 6:00 at our Market St. Crafting Cottage. That evening we will decide as a group what the best day and time will be for our following meetings. The registration for the club is $20.00 and the monthly fee $5.00.

More fun info to follow this evening! Make sure to check back in.

Busy, busy, busy...

Just Like Christmas in April...

The boxes have been arriving daily at our Market ST. Crafting Cottage! All that wonderful new product!!! We have new Technique Tuesday, Fiskars, Luxe, Impression Obsession, Magenta, Stacy Stamps, Bo Bunny and Stamping Bella! I probably scared the Fed Ex man today, I was so excited when he delivered my Stamping Bella order.

Cheryl and I will be busy pricing and setting up displays for all of you to enjoy.

I am posting a picture of one of the Magenta cards that we will be making in my Magenta Class on May 7th at 6:00. It is going to be a great class using the Peel Offs and different techniques. People have already started to sign up and it hasn't even been posted yet! The price of the class will be $25. We will be making several cards and an ornament. You won't want to miss this one.

Call 607 937-3103 and reserve your seat!

Check it out!

The Crafting Cottage monthly card contest is BACK!
The Crafting Cottage at 38 East Market St., Corning, NY will begin a new monthly card contest in May. We supply you with the monthly theme and you do the rest. Cards must be turned in by the 5th of the month to be judged by our customers. The winner will be notified and will receive a $10.00 gift cert. from our store. As an Added BONUS, all of the winner's, May through December will receive an invitation to Barb's Favorite Crafting Product Evening!(sort of like Oprah's favorite things give-away) This special evening will be held in January, 2010.

The following are our monthly themes:
May Circles and Swirls
June A day to celebrate
July Cupcakes
Aug. Yipes Stripes
Sept. Wineries
Oct. Make it POP!
Nov. My favorite things!
Dec. Everything that shines

Join in the fun today! You could earn that special invitation to Barb's fun evening in Jan.

April Fools...

Did you all catch the typo this morning? Fiscars instead of Fiskars? April Fools. No really it was just me typing away without my morning tea.

The pictures above are from an interesting class I took with a company called Ten Second Studio. It was a really cool embossing on the foil. I think in the near future we will be carrying some of their fun and different products!

The picture below is Georgiana and I during our six hour Hero Arts Class on Monday. We had a lot of fun.

The classes at the Market St. Crafting Cottage in Corning for April are as follows:

Discover Letterboxing

Letterboxing is all about rubber stamping and hidden treasures. Using you computer for clues, let your love of rubber stamping and adventure open a whole new activity that you can do yourself or share with family and friends. Come to this workshop to learn how it works and explore the possibilities.

Workshop is free, but please register.

Saturday, April 4, 11 am and 2 pm

Simple Six

Make six simple fun cards with Barb. A great class for beginners and advanced card makers. Discover some fresh ideas and take home instructions to recreate your cards easily.

Thursday, April 16 @ 6:00

Price $20.00

Aged Tiles

This is an easy fun way to add instant aging to your cards. With a little cutting and inking your cards will become aged beautifully. This is sure to become one of your favorite techniques.

Tuesday, April 21 @ 6:00

Price $20.00

Sympathy Cards

Make a set of sympathy cards for yourself. We all need them but sometimes find it difficult to come up with an appropriate card. Let us help you.

Wednesday, April 22 @ 6:00

Price $20.00

Pre-registration and payment is needed. Everything is supplied. If you wish to use adhesive other than a glue stick please bring them with you.

Last but not least, you have until Saturday(April 4) to register for our EASTER EGG HUNT at the Market St. store on April 7 @ 6:30. This fun event is for adults only. There are prizes in every egg. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is $5.00.

WOW!!!

We returned last evening from Massachusetts and my mind in spinning with ideas, classes, and all of the new product that will be arriving at the Market St., Corning, NY Crafting Cottage!

Georgiana and I spent five days taking classes, exchanging ideas, and buying from terrific vendors at the Tim Collins Show. Some of the companies we ordered from are: BO Bunny, Fiscars, Impression Obsession, Luxe Designs, Magenta, Prism, Outlines, Rubber Soul, Stacy Stamps, Technique Tuesday, and STAMPING BELLA!!! As you can see I have some big plans for Stamping Bella. I will reveal them very soon!

While at the show I took several classes with Ranger and non other than TIM HOLTZ! He is a wonderful teacher and person.

Tons of information was learned and it certainly was a lot of fun. I want to thank Tim, Mario, Allen, and Claudine for all of their hard work and wonderful free products!

Well, I have to head out to Market St. for the day but I can't wait to get home and share some of the samples I made in my classes with all of you this evening!

Friends...

Today was a fun day at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. in Corning, NY. I had a group of friends from the State College, PA area come for a shopping visit. The group included my sister Susanne, and friends Wanda, Karen, Alyssa, Kim, and Sharon. For some of them it was their first visit to our Market St. store. They loved the store and devoured every little nook and corner. There was a lot of laughter and fun as they searched through the buttons, die-cut shapes, felt alphabets and more of the Creative Cafe'. Yards and yards of ribbon went out the door and back to PA with the girls along with papers, Score Pals, Bare Element Books, Basicgrey rub-on tools and more.

When the girls finished shopping we went and enjoyed a lovely lunch at the Market St. Brewing Company. Then they shopped more on Market St. as I went back to the Crafting Cottage. I made sure before they left Corning that they visited our East Corning Crafting Cottage also. They enjoyed visiting with Georgia and ravaged through all of the stickers!

It sounds like they will be reserving our classroom for a Craft and Crop Around the Clock night or two. I CAN'T WAIT!!!! Thanks friends, it was great seeing all of you!

MakingRoom...

Well in just about a month Georgiana and I will be traveling to Framingham, Mass. for the Collins Trade Show. I can't wait! I have already started to dream of the new products we will be ordering for our Crafting Cottage Stores. But... to bring in all of these great new products we need to make some room at the Market St. Crafting Cottage so I am putting most of the store on a 25% discount! YEA!!! And all of the Christmas paper and Christmas stamps are at 50% off !
Stop in soon to take advantage of these bargains!

Mark your calendars everyone. Our second adult Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for April 7 @ 6:30. The registration fee is $5 and you can start signing up any time. Every egg has a prize
in it. Our group of ladies last year had a blast!

Our second Mother's Day Tea is scheduled for May 7 @ 6:30. Join us for tea and lovely refreshments to celebrate all mother's. More details to follow soon.

Here they are...

Finally I was able to post some pictures of our first Craft & Crop

Around the Clock weekend at the 38 East Market St. Crafting Cottage. As you can see the ladies are having a lot of fun. In one picture Devon and Marcey are on the floor devouring the stamps in our classroom that they got to use. Another picture shows the girls having a glass of wine. Devon is taking a break in one of the pictures as she waves to the camera. She had just finished creating the cards that I have pictured. I can't wait for them to return in March!

The Feb. Classes are having a great response already. I am thinking of holding my Simple Six class once in the evening and once during the day each month. If this would be better for any of you please email me at hennfriends@hotmail.com and let me know what day and or time may work for you. I will try and get some of the class samples on my blog within the next few days.

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Tomorrow evening is SB-GNO (scrapbook-girls night out) for a group of friends from Corning, I can't wait to see all of you! They usually come once or twice a month to scrapbook, visit, have a little wine and refreshments and have lots of fun. If you have a group of friends who would like to schedule a "girls night out" give me a call @ 607 937-3103 and we can fill you in on the details and get you booked.

As the snow came down this afternoon I spent my time deciding what classes to hold on Market St. for March. Check the website in a day or two and they will be posted.

For the month of February we have:

Melissa Frances Large Heart Chipboard Book
Wednesday, Feb. 11@ 6:00
Come decorate and create a beautiful book for that a special loved one just in time for Valentines Day! $20.00

Beginning Card Making
Friday, Feb. 13 @ 6:00
Learn about the tools and techniques of basic card making, including inks, embossing and more. Using what you've learned you will make several cards and find out how easy it really is! You don't need to bring anything- all supplies will be provided. $20.00

Faux-Postage
Wednesday, Feb. 18 @ 6:00
It's not really postage, but it looks like a stamp. Decorate the front of your cards by creating what looks like postage made with your rubber stamps. You can make cards to celebrate a special occasion or just to keep in touch with someone. Join us and learn how to "stamp stamps".
$20.00

Chalking
Thursday, Feb. 19 @ 6:00
With a Versamark watermark ink pad and chalks, learn how you can make beautiful cards from any stamp, or make areas of your stamped card POP with a little chalking here and there. Such a simple and easy process, and what a difference it makes! $20.00

Basically Breakfast
Saturday, Feb 21 @ 6:00
Create fun and exciting cards using not other than Basicgrey Paper! Enjoy danish, fruit, coffee, and tea while you craft the morning away.

Frame Craft
Tuesday, Feb. 24 @ 6:00
Think off the page and join Barb in scrapbooking one of our Paper Craft paper mache frames! Decorate the frame using paints, papers, ribbons, chipboard, buttons and more. We'll insert your favorite photo and treasures in the center for a lifetime memory. $25.00

Simple Six
Friday, Feb. 27 @ 6:00
It's back! Get some fresh new ideas by joining us in making six simple cards that you can easily recreate at home. There will be an instruction sheet to take home with you. This class is perfect for even a beginner card maker. $20.00

Pre-registration is required. Please call 607 937-3103.

They are coming back...

We had a great time as we crafted the weekend away. Devon made a ton of cards and enjoyed using our die-cuts and embossing. Marcey completed a scrapbook and was thrilled. Trish stamped some coasters for a co-worker and her son and also designed her sons graduation party invites as she crafted through the weekend.

Needless to say they all enjoyed their shopping discount from our store!

We crafted, enjoyed some food and wine, laughed and crafted more. Georgiana joined us Sat. early evening for a toast to our first Craft and Crop Around the Clock visiters. And yes as Devon wrote in her post... they booked another weekend in March! I am thrilled.

I took some fun pictures with a new camera, I just have to have my hubby get them down loaded and then I will share them with all of you.

They Are On Their Way...

Wow we have a great weekend planned! My friends from the Penn State area are coming to Craft @ Crop Around the Clock this weekend. I am looking forward to seeing them and having a lot of fun. I am really looking forward to having some time to actually do some crafting for myself and for the store. (samples, samples, samples)

Trish, Devon and Marcy are the first group to have a girls weekend of crafting in our classroom on the second floor of our store. Cheryl and I spent the day making sure things were all in place and ready for them. We have coffee, tea, hot chocolate, muffins, fruit and juice lined up for our breakfast. They are bringing tons of snacks and I am sure we will be visiting some of the restaurants on Market St. for a few meals also.

They will be enjoying a shopping discount at our store while they are here also. What they don't know is that I made them "goodie bags" to give them tomorrow! I can't wait!

Well, I have to get back to the store as they will be arriving any time. Have a great weekend and I will post pictures of our fun on Sunday.

How creative...

I am receiving more Bare Element Clips every day. The due date for them to be in is Friday, Jan. 16th. Some of you are really thinking outside the box! I love it! Don't worry though, if you don't have yours done you still have time. The Crafting Cottage Family will judge the entries and notify the top three winners. The winners will receive a gift certificate from our store.

We have more Purple Cow Cutters, Spellbinder Wizards, and Nestibilities in the Market St. store waiting for you arrival. The possibilities are endless as to what you can do with these tools.

We also have a nice selection of heart and Valentines stamps! It is never too soon to be making your loved ones their Valentines. Don't forget we have a Be Mine Valentine Class on Jan. 27th. There is still time to sign up.

Cheryl and I are working on our class schedule for Feb. and it should be up and listed in a few days. Keep checking and remember if we have a class that the date doesn't work with your schedule, just let us know and we will work with you on finding date that does.

How creative...

The Bare Element Clips have been being returned to the store for our contest. I must say that some of you really thought "outside the box". I love it!!! Keep in mind that the deadline is Friday, Jan 16 to get them turned into the Market St. Crafting Cottage. I will have our Crafting Cottage Family judge the entries and the top three will receive gift certificates from our store. Don't fret if you don't have yours finished, there is still time.

We have more Purple Cow Cutters, Spellbinder Wizards, and Nestibilities in our store just waiting for you arrival. The possibilities are endless as to what you can create with these tools!

We also have a great selection of heart and Valentine stamps available. It is never too early to make your loved ones those special Valentine's cards. Keep in mind we have a Be Mine Valentine Class, Tues, Jan 27 @ 6:00. There is still time to sign up and create some beautiful
Valentines using Magenta, Hero Arts, Nestibilities and more!

Chery and I are getting our Feb. classes ready and they will be posted in a few days. If there is a class you would like to take that the date doesn't work for you, we will be glad to arrange a date to suit your schedule.

And the winner is...

For the month of December I decided to have a contest for anyone who purchased anything from the Crafting Cottage on Market ST., Corning. The winner would win a coupon book fileed with different coupons for the year 2009. Janet Howie is the winner of the 2009 Coupon Book drawing. Congrats Janet, you will have tons of discounts and fun with your coupon book.

I hate to say it but Cheryl and I have been moving product around making room for more products that we haven't had out yet. I think in a few days we should have this completed.
We have put a ton more stamps out!

I am getting really excited for my friends from State College, PA to come later in the month for our first Craft and Crop Til' You Drop Weekend. I've been working on stocking our new classroom with everything you'll need to have fun all weekend long! Just give me a call at 607 937-3103 and we can book a weekend for you and your friends! Let the crafting fun begin!