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.