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!