Barb's Cottage

Busy, busy, busy...

2010-04-23T12:54:00.000-07:00

Checking in, entering, pricing and more!!!! We have been so busy with all of our wonderful new products arriving daily. We are so excited for you to see them but you will have to wait until our 7th year anniversary celebration on Saturday, May 22.

Don't worry though, will remain busy until then getting things ready for you. We can't wait!

Don't miss our pre-anniversary clearance sale on May 11, 12 and 13. Everything on our store floor will be a WHOPPING 70% OFF!!!! Come early for the best selection.

Excitement Every Day...

2010-04-06T11:53:00.000-07:00

New product is rolling in every day since we have returned from Mass. It is just like Christmas when the boxes arrive and we open and see everything we have ordered. We will be having a grand unveiling of our store with the new products in May, so you will only have to wait a little longer.

We are hosting our Mother's Day Tea on Friday, May 7th, at 6:00. Come join us as we celebrate and honor all of our mother's. There will be lovely refreshments to accompany the tea. Each guest will take home a handmade corsage and bookmark.

Bring your mother's or daughter's for a relaxing evening. Price per person is $20.00
Sign up at The Crafting Cottage, 38 East Market Street, Corning, Ny or call 607 937-3103
Space is limited so sign up today!

Framingham, MA here we come...

2010-03-29T17:32:00.000-07:00

Off to MA with Georgiana for almost a week. We are going to attend the 2010 Collins Group Education and Trade Show.

Wow!!! What a busy, fun, exciting last four days! Georgiana and I have been busy taking classes, talking with fellow stores and BUYING NEW PRODUCT!!! You are going to love all of the fun new items. Stamps, papers, inks, bling, and so much more! Magenta, Stacy Stamps, Ranger, Graphic 45 are just a few of the companies we have product coming from.

Tonight we are just taking it easy and watching Dancing With the Stars as we are plotting and planning are exciting new classes and workshops for you.

Tomorrow we are of to Inscribe for another day of training and fun. Then we head home on Wed. morning to start preparing all of the fun for all of you

Layers of Color....

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NEW STAMPS! Layers of Color are at the store and going fast! We have BirddayParty, Merci Bouquet, Touch of Elegance, Flutterescent, Garden Borders, Nature Walk and Rise & Shine in stock at the moment. Check them out at www.layersofcolor.com.

Join us as we celebrate National Quilting Day on March 20th at The Crafting Cottage. Cheryl is teaching Paper Quilts. Help us celebrate by creating the look of quilts on your cards using rubber stamps and papers. It is lots of fun and a great way to use up your paper scraps.

The March class calendar will be posted within a few days.

Get out your crafting supplies and get ready to be snowed in with the upcoming storm. You might as well enjoy yourself, there is nothing better than sipping hot cocoa(coffee, tea) while crafting and watching a beautiful snowfall. I can't wait!

Almost 12am...

2010-01-20T20:29:00.000-08:00

Almost 12am and I am having a blast working on upcoming projects for The Crafting Cottage!

Make N Take Madness Day
The holidays are over and you're cold and blue.
Come to The Crafting Cottage and see what we have for you to do.
Join us between 10am and 4pm, Saturday, Feb. 13th for our Make N Take Madness day!
You certainly won't want anything to keep you away.
Birthday, Sympathy, Thank You and more....
Are just a few of the cards you'll take out the door!
The price is right... you'll want to come.
For just $15 dollars you'll get TEN cards and all of the FUN!

You must register and pay in advance so we can make the proper preparations. Call 607 937 3103 to sign up today!

I am also working on next months card kit and loving it! I will let you know when it is going to be in the store.

I placed our first order for one of our new stamp companies but I will keep you in suspense. at least for a day or two or...

You ask for them...

2010-01-19T06:59:00.000-08:00

CARD KITS! You have mentioned cards kits for awhile and now I am making them. We have a Valentine Card Kits this month and they are going fast! Each month I will have another new card kit available. Kits are limited so stop in early in the month to check them out. Once they are gone, they are gone!

I will be adding more fun and exciting news and some pictures later today.

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-23T08:45:00.000-08:00

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.....

2009-12-15T09:41:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-12-03T14:32:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-11-26T16:45:00.001-08:00

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...

2009-11-17T08:27:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-11-04T16:08:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-10-20T19:08:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-10-09T09:10:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-09-26T19:32:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-09-26T11:02:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-09-26T04:32:00.000-07:00

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...

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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...

2009-09-10T19:18:00.000-07:00

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!!!

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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!

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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...

2009-08-22T10:41:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-08-12T05:03:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-07-06T04:45:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-06-25T16:25:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-06-14T07:03:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-06-08T17:01:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-05-27T08:56:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-05-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

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....

2009-05-14T06:45:00.000-07:00

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...

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Just Like Christmas in April...

2009-04-15T17:55:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-04-01T18:52:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2009-04-01T06:49:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-03-10T17:42:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-02-23T16:39:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-02-01T12:43:00.000-08:00

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.

2009-01-28T16:41:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-01-26T16:50:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-01-23T15:50:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-01-14T19:45:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-01-14T16:51:00.000-08:00

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...

2009-01-09T18:03:00.000-08:00

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!

Check it out!

2008-12-28T15:36:00.000-08:00

Christmas is over, this is true
But there is no time for feeling blue
The Market St. Crafting Cottage is making plans
For keeping you busy and feeling grand

Gather your friends to come and play
As you craft with us, through the night and day
You can call Barb to get the scoop
You don't want to be left out of the loop!

We have a big classroom for you to use
Filled with crafting products that are sure to amuse
Arrive Friday night and craft through til Sunday
Because most of you will have to work on Monday

Crop til you drop or craft til you nap
We'll have a place to rest and hang your cap
Laughter and fun you'll find for sure
As you and your friends craft upstairs from our store

Call Barb for more info today (607 937-3103)
To make your plans to come and play!

Our first group of crafting friends have reserved our classroom for Jan. 23-25th. They are friends of mine from State College, Pa. I can't wait for the fun!

Not rain, sleet or power outage...

2008-12-28T06:31:00.000-08:00

Nothing keeps crafter's away from a big sale! We had our MYSTERY SALE at the Market St. Crafting Cottage yesterday. What a day! Most of the day we spent in the dark without electrical power. Did that stop our loyal crafter's from coming out for a bargain? No way! They came in groves and saved a whopping 50% off everything in the store.

Cheryl called me at home at 8:45 to say the roads up her way were all ice and that she would have to be a little late. I told her to make sure it was safe before she headed to the store. I arrived on Market St. to find the sad news that Sorge's Restaurant had burned and that our side of the street was without power. Needless to say the day was not how I had imagined. Cheryl arrived a little later and we were going to go have breakfast and wait and see if the power would come back on. To our surprise when we put the sign on the door and headed out for our breakfast we had two excited ladies waiting across the street for our doors to open. They didn't realize that we were without power and that there had been a fire. So... I did what any other manager and crafter would do... I opened the doors and invited them in to shop in the dark!

They came from Elmira and had a great time. With the help of a small flashlight and a candle they devoured every corner of our store. They didn't want to miss anything. Before I knew if the store was filled with crafter's all laughing and having fun enjoying our sale.

Throughout the day we had a couple short periods when the lights would come on. Unfortunately when they came on so would our fire alarm in the store go off. At one time my daughter Erica was shopping and she tried to help by wrapping her coat and scarf around the alarm to muffle the sound. Hey, don't laugh. IT WORKED! And our customers were thrilled. We also had a wonderful husband and wife come into the store to shop while we were without power. He even went back to their car to get his wife a flashlight. He thought it was great that we stayed open for the sale. He even propped our front door open with a chair and a sign to let people know we were up and running. When they checked out their purchases he handed me his flashlight and told me to use it the rest of the day and he would come back next week to pick it up! WOW! How nice was that!

So, the Mystery Sale on Market St. didn't quite go as I had planned. It ended up better than I could have imagined! Family, friends, customers and strangers all came together and laughed, joked and helped each other make the best of a bad situation. What a day!

Busy, busy, busy...

2008-12-17T20:49:00.000-08:00

Tis the season for all of us to be very busy. The gift buying, wrapping of presents, attending school concerts, baking cookies, card making and more. Through all of the hustle and bustle we need to remember to take time out and spend some quality time with our family and friends.

We have been busy at the Market St. store getting ready for the Hero Arts presentation tomorrow. The new 2009 stamps are terrific. I can't wait to find the time to play a little. Make sure you stop in tomorrow, the 18th and check out our display and new catalog.

We received our order from Magenta a few days ago. The Magenta Peel Offs are flying out the door. We have some great holiday and winter ones in. We also have another order of Nestibilites in. I know they won't last long so hurry in.

I have the January classes for the Market St. store on our website and I have copies in the store.
Lots of information coming about fun events in the new year.

What a fun....

2008-12-11T20:35:00.000-08:00

What a fun afternoon we had yesterday at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. in Corning. We had 13 co-workers from Fortuna join us for a team building afternoon. They were a fun group to craft with. They made Christmas Cards, Tags and a gift bag. I loved seeing all of the individual creative ideas that they came up with. After the crafting was done they had their own fun with a Chinese auction and tons of laughter.

I am so thankful that I have a large classroom to accommodate different crafting needs and events. I hope they come and visit us again soon. I do know that several of them said they would be stopping in on December 27 for our Mystery Sale!

We received a large order from Hero Arts Stamps yesterday. WOW!! It is their 2009 preview and they are beautiful! I'll keep you posted on when they will be available for sale.

I am sorry to say that all of the Nestibilities are gone again. The good news is that there are more on their way and they should be arriving in a few days.

We have an order from Magenta due in very soon also. Lots of Magenta Peel Offs have been ordered.

Several of our special orders for wedding paper and envelopes have been arriving. Plus all of the Colormates cardstock is available. Keep in mind we can special order paper for your invitations, favors and all of your wedding or party needs.

Just a reminder that Christmas is two weeks from today. Do you have your cards all made?

YIKES!!!!!!

2008-12-09T18:34:00.000-08:00

Thanks Lori for emailing me about the Ham Tortilla Recipe on my blog. The word that you can't figure out the meaning for is supposed to be tortilla. YIKES!!!! I didn't even catch that one. That is what I get for rushing around in the morning before work and trying to type on my blog.

We are having a very busy week at the Market St., Crafting Cottage. We had some lovely friends come from Pathways today to make Christmas cards. Tomorrow we have a team building group from Fortuna coming for the afternoon. I believe there is going to be fourteen of them and they also are doing Christmas cards. We also have several private classes and a birthday party this week.

More Nestabililites will be on their way. I can't keep them in stock!

We received another clothes pin back today that was terrific. I am excited to see what the rest of you have planned for yours.

Cheryl was bringing in her class schedule today for the month of Jan. and I will get the classes posted real soon.

Hey there is only 16 days left until Christmas. Make sure you stop by and get your Gift Certificates before it is too late.

So much excitement...

2008-12-04T20:59:00.000-08:00

There is always something going on at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. For the entire month of December, when you stop into the store and make a purchase (any size) you will be entered into a drawing for a special coupon book. This special coupon book will give you great savings for each month of the coming new year, 2009. I am so excited!

We are going to be closed on Market St. December 24, 25, and 26 for the Christmas Holiday. But......you won't want to miss our HUGE MYSTERY SALE on Sat. Dec. 27! I can't tell you any more about it or it won't remain a mystery. Just make sure you stop in to see me on the 27th!

Hey everyone, have you been working on your clothes pin creations? I have received a
few back so far. Keep in mind they need to be back to me by Jan. 16. Then the Crafting Cottage Family will judge them and pick the top three winners. The winners will each receive a gift certificate to our store. What a great way to start out the new year! Keep in mind you can decorate them any way you wish. Think outside the box girls. I can't wait to see all of your creativity!

2008-12-04T20:40:00.001-08:00

Finally, here they are...

2008-12-04T08:18:00.000-08:00

I am finally getting around to post the recipes from our Tag Exchange refreshments that some of you requested.

Tortilla Ham Stacks

1 8 oz. Pkg cream cheese, softened
1 7 oz. Can Dices' green chilies
1 bunch green onions, diced fine (regular onion can be used)
4 slices ham luncheon meat
3-4 Tbsp. Mayonnaise
1 Pkg. Flour tortillas

Mix together in bowl: cream cheese, chilies, onions, meat, and mayo. Using 4 0r 5 tirtukkasm frost individually in layers ending with tortilla on top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Slice in small squares.

Creamy Chicken Spread

1 (10.75 oz.) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 unflavored gelatin packet
3/4 cup mayo
1 (8oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1 onion, chopped
1 cup celery, minced
1 (10 oz.) can white chunk chicken, drained

In a small pot, heat chicken soup. Sprinkle and stir gelatin into the heated soup. Blend mayo , cream cheese, onion, and celery into the soup mixture. Add chicken and continue mixing. Put in your favorite dish and refrigerate overnight. Serve with crackers, or small rolls.

Oreo Truffles

1 pkg. Oreo Cookies, finely crushed
1 pkg. (8 oz. ) cream cheese, softened
2 pkg. (8 squares each) Baker's ?Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

Mix cookie crumbs and the cream cheese until well blended. Shape into 1" balls.
Dip balls in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet.
Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

Punch

1 Can Juicy Juice Berry Juice
1 bottle Sierra Mist
Pineapple sherbert

Mix juice and Sierra Mist in punch bowl and spoon in sherbet.

If you have any questions about any of the recipes just email me at hennfriends@hotmail.com or write to me on my blog.

Chery has been holding down the store for me this morning while I do some work at home. We have been placing orders with Magenta, Hero Arts, Notions and more. I'll let you know when the new goodies start rolling in.

I couldn't believe it....

2008-11-30T05:46:00.000-08:00

Yesterday while working at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. we had a surprise visitor! Non other that Mrs. Claus herself stopped by to check in on us! I had Noah, my grandson with me for a short while and she stopped in to see if he had been naughty or nice all year long. She looked
grand in her red Santa hat and her red ribbon earrings. She was in town helping Santa out for the day. I assured her that Noah had been a pretty good boy this year.

She loved all of the sales that we were having and all of the 50% off stamps in our back room. I reminded her that our sales would be running today (Sunday, 12-4) also.

Thanks Joyce for bringing in pictures of that beautiful grandson of yours yesterday! Being a grandmother is TERRIFIC! I am looking forward to seeing you and Maren and Cherie this afternoon. I am sure they will enjoy our sale as much as you did.

Well I must get ready to head out for Market St. See you all there!

WOW!

2008-11-28T18:25:00.000-08:00

Well it was a very busy day on Market St. for Black Friday! Cheryl and I had a lot of fun waiting on all of you. Don't fret though if you couldn't make it today because we still have everything at 25% off tomorrow and Sunday. Also we still have a good supply of stamps in our back room at 50% off. We will be open tomorrow from 10 until 5 and then again right after the parade.

I saw Santa today going for a carriage ride down Market St. He gave Cheryl, Trish and I a big wave and a smile. He was looking good! He said he had a lot of requests for rubber stamps in his dear Santa letters. He also wanted to know if we had Score Pals and Purple Cow Cutters in stock and I assured him that we did. They would make terrific Christmas gifts! I also reminded him that he could give gift certificates from The Crafting Cottage to his good little girls and boys and then they could have fun choosing their own crafting items. He was quite pleased that we opened another store on Market St. because it would sure make his holiday season a little easier. I told him when he stopped in to load up his sleigh that I would have some cookies and milk for him. He was looking a little on the thin side.

Stop in and see us as you are enjoying all of the holiday events on the street this weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving....

2008-11-25T18:09:00.000-08:00

Dear friends, I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! Please enjoy the day with your families. My son and daughter and their families, plus my sister Trish and her family will be coming to NY and spending Thanksgiving with us. I am looking forward to a fun day.

I have recovered from all of the excitement of our tag exchange. It was a fun evening and the tags were beautiful! I am already planning on next years event. I will be posting some of the pictures from the evening and also some of the recipes.

Cheryl and I will be busy getting ready for BLACK FRIDAY! We will have 25% off everything in the store and in the back room there will be items and stamps at 5o% off!! Stop in an check it out. We are running the sale Friday, Sat. and Sunday.

I have finished...

2008-11-16T18:15:00.000-08:00

My Christmas tags are all done,
the celebration on Friday will be fun.
The refreshments have been planned,
the night is certainly going to be grand.
There are door prizes and ornaments,
and decorating to do.
All in getting ready for preparing for you!

Can't wait to see everyone Friday evening at 6:30, for our Christmas Tag Exchange.
I am sure the week will pass by fast with everything I have to do.

I hope your bling you bought the other day Sheila worked on your stars. I loved your tags!

Thanks Girls...

2008-11-12T06:08:00.000-08:00

There was no better way to end the day yesterday than to have Joyce, Cherie and Marn in a class at the Market St. Crafting Cottage! Thanks for making my day. The fun, laughter (almost tears) was terrific. I loved the way you each decorated your Memory Jar Journals. They are going to be very special gifts this year. I can't wait until our next class! I will call you as soon as the wreath stamps arrive.

Now I am off to Market St. for another busy day. I plan on working on the preparations for our Tag Exchange which is next Friday! YIKES! I have a lot to do. Lucky for me I have Cheryl to help out.

We had some beautiful wine themed papers and embellishments arrive yesterday from Creative Imaginations. Stop in and see them. They won't last long.

The final total is...

2008-11-09T15:26:00.000-08:00

The final total for our Second Annual Christmas Tag Exchange is 39. So for all of you who signed up, get creating. I can't wait to see our tags on Nov. 21, at 6:30. There will be fun, food and give aways!

The trunk show from Verses Rubber Stamps is going very well! There is still a good selection left that will be in the store until next Sat. Make sure to stop in and check it out.

I am excited to get the holiday season started. There were tons of people on Market St. Friday, Sat. and today enjoying the different discounts for Holidazzle. The participating stores will be continuing Holidazzle through tomorrow, Monday. We are offering 15% off your entire purchase and we will be open at 10.

Well I have to work on preparing for some November classes and loving up my grandson.

It's here...

2008-11-04T17:31:00.000-08:00

The Verses Rubber Stamps Trunk Show has arrived at the Market St. Store. I will be busy tomorrow pricing the stamps and getting them ready for the week long sale starting Sat. They sent some wonderful verses and sentiments for inside your cards. It is dangerous having access to all of these terrific stamps! Every one I pulled out of the box I thought to myself, oh I could use this one. I have already made a nice stash to purchase to come home with me. They also sent along some lovely card samples. Can't wait for you to stop by and see them. Keep in mind that this weekend starts Holidazzle and there will be 15% off your entire purchase at the Market St. Crafting Cottage. Come do some Christmas Shopping and enjoy the savings!

I forgot...

2008-11-03T17:11:00.000-08:00

I was so happy to see you Sue on Saturday at the Market St. store! I loved visiting with you and sharing all of our new products with you. I will get your stamp ordered right away for you. I am so glad you signed up for our tag exchange! See you soon.

It's Coming...

2008-11-03T16:57:00.000-08:00

The Trunk Show from Verses Stamps is coming to the Crafting Cottage on Market St. this weekend and will continue through next week. I can't wait to see what all they send us! I will do my best to get them out and displayed as soon as possible. But...they will only be here for ONE week. So make sure you stop in over the weekend or next week.

We will be taking part in the Hollidazzle Celebration this Friday-Monday in downtown Corning. We will be open Sunday from 12-4 and Monday from 10-6. Stop in and get some early Christmas shopping done.

Starting this Sunday we will be open on Sunday's from 12-4 throughout the holiday season.
This will give you more of a chance to get your supplies and use our classroom to make and complete your holiday projects.

Danny and Charlie have been busy completing my larger classroom on the second floor of our store. It is going to be terrific.

Cheryl and I have been making plans for our big Christmas Tag exchange party. I can't wait. If you have signed up for the exchange, we have 37 on our list. So get busy on those tags ladies. It will be a fun filled evening for all!

They're Gone...

2008-10-30T20:01:00.001-07:00

Dee and Dennis left on Wednesday for home in Canada. They came for Dee to do a class on Market St. for us. The class was terrific. She taught different ways to use alcohole inks. Her twelve students were delighted with what they learned and they couldn't wait to get home and start playing. I can't thank them enough for coming. I am sure going to miss them. They won't be coming back until Spring.

The classes for November are all set up.

Nov. 5, Wed. , 6:00 Christmas Bags & Tags
Give that special small gift this year in a Christmas bag that you made, with a matching tag. You will decorate several bags and make tags that coordinate with them. Join Barb for a fun evening!
Price $20

Nov.11, Tues., 6:00 Gift Card Holders
Join Cheryl in making some unique gift card holders. Perfect for Christmas gift giving or any occaasion.
Price $20

Nov. 14, Friday, 6:00 Birdhouse Journal
Create an adorable birdhouse journal that is a perfect Christmas gift for that special someone.
Price $25

Nov. 15, Sat. 10:00 Clearly Versa Mark
Learn some of the many techniques you can use this clear stamp pad on. Whether you are new to stamping or have been stamping for a while, come join the fun as we play with this versatile ink!
Price $20

Nov. 18, Monday, 6:00 Memory Jar & Journal
What a unique gift for someone special. You will make a beautiful journal and a jar filled with questions about the past. The recipient of this gift will draw out one slip of paper from the jar each day (or week) and write the answer in their journal. When they are done they will have a personal history written to save and cherish.
Price $25

Nov. 21, Friday, 6:30 Second Annual Christmas Tag Exchange
Come enjoy fellow crafters as we share our handmade tags. There will be refreshments, festive music and door prizes. You must have signed up by Nov. 5.

Nov. 22, Sat., 1:00 Christmas Tag Wreath
Join Barb in making a fun Christmas wreath using all shapes and sizes of tags. We will do some stamping and decorating the wreath as we go. This will make a great addition to your Holiday decorations! Class may take longer than two hours.
Price $25

Nov. 25, Tues., 6:00 Let's Get Started Making Cards!
This class is for all of you who have wanted to start making cards but haven't. Join Barb in learning the basics as you create your first beautiful handmade cards.
Price $20

So as you can see we have a busy November ahead of us. Please register early so we can be prepared for the classes.

Danny and Charlie are busy getting our larger class room ready. It should be set to go very soon.

Tomorrow I will tell you about a special trunk sale of stamps coming in early November!

I was wrong...

2008-10-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

I went into work today with the idea it would be a long slow day with all of the rain. But to my surprise I was soooo wrong! Market St. was very busy today even in all of the down pours. The day flew by and I hardly had time to think.

It was so nice to see you today Pam! I am glad you loved the store. I hope you have time to use all of your new crafting products real soon. I can't wait to see what you do for your Christmas tags.

We have only one space left for the second annual Christmas Tag exchange. Pam was # 39 and I am going to stop at 40. So, if you have been going to sign up and just haven't done it yet, call Tuesday for the last spot on the sign up sheet. I was going to split the group into two and each group would make 20 tags. But after asking some of the women about it they wanted to do all forty. It is going to be one fun evening!

We have some terrific new JustRite Stamps that arrived earlier this week. I know they won't be around long.

I am really excited for Dee to arrive on Tues. for her alcohole ink class. I know the ladies are really looking forward to some creative fun Tues. evening.

Hopefully tomorrow I will get to the store and take a few pictures of some of November's classes.
Then I can put them on-line for you to see.

I'm Back....

2008-10-24T05:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the time away. I've been so busy with the store that time got away from me.

We had a lovely evening at the store last night. Stacy from Stacy's Stamps came from Ohio to do a class for us. She is an excellent teacher and her work is beautiful. We had twelve very happy women leaving the store with their creations and bags full of new goodies.

Today I can restock my Stacy Stamp display with all of her unique stamps. You'll have to stop in and see then before they are gone.

The Copic Sketch Markers have arrived! I haven't had time to play with them yet but that is on my list. I believe we have 36 beautiful colors to choose from. The markers are alcohole ink markers and they are refillable! How terrific is that.

We have also got in some new Basicgrey. They have some really awesome stamp sets that coordinate with their paper lines.

Well, I must get ready to go into the store. I'll be back soon.

2008-10-13T18:06:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful day. I even managed to get some crafting done.

Here are the following classes for November at this time.

Wednesday, November 5th @ 6- Christmas Bags and Tags $20.00
Have fun decorating small bags and creating matching Christmas tags.

Tuesday, November 11th @ 6- Gift Card Holders $20
Cheryl will show you some fun creative ways to make special gift card holders for all occasions.

Friday, November 14th @ 6- Birdhouse Journal $25
Come use the Zutter Binding System to create this beautiful journal.

Cheryl will be offering her Versa Mark class again also. No date has been set at this time.
She will teach different techniques for using the Versa Mark Ink Pad.

I will try and get some pictures posted for these classes soon.

Well gotta go. Tomorrow starts another exciting week on Market St.

They have arrived...

2008-10-12T18:14:00.000-07:00

The Nestabilities from Spellbinder have arrived and they are flying out the door. I have circles, squares, scalloped edges and more.

I spent this afternoon with my sister, Trish, at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. I did some actual crafting and playing with the Nestabilities. I LOVE them. I haven't had time to play with the Wizard and it's die-cuts in a long time. I am going to be having a Wizard Workshop Day so you can see just how much fun these machines are. And the best thing is that I am going to put the Wizards on SALE!

I helped Trish plan her Christmas Exchange Tags today. She is coming to join us on November 21st for our Tag Exchange Party. And...I actually got to get a start on making my own tags. I saw Georgia this afternoon at the East Corning Store and she told me she has been working on her tags also. I can't wait. Last years Christmas Tags were wonderful.

Tomorrow I will be posting Novembers Classes for Market St. Make sure to check them out.

The list is growing...

2008-10-09T07:18:00.000-07:00

Our 2ND Annual Christmas Tag Exchange on November 21st, now has 23 participants. WOW!!! I am already making plans for the fun-filled evening. There is still time to sign up, the cut-off date is November 5Th. Just call 937-3103.

Cheryl is going to do a gift card holder class for November. This will be terrific time for all of you to come and learn to make creative, clever gift card holders for the Holidays.

We have been busy setting up and organizing the store for more products and classroom space. In the near future it will be completed. We then will be able to accommodate any size class or event. I can't wait.

Stacy from Stacy Stamps sent me samples of her upcoming class. When I get into the store today I will be displaying them. Stop by and see what fun you will be creating by taking her classes.

Celebrate...

2008-10-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

That is what we did today on Market St. We celebrated National Card Making Day with Christmas music, Christmas cookies, Christmas card make n' take stations and lots of wonderful, fun women crafting and sharing ideas. Wow! It was great seeing all of you.

It was great meeting some of the runners in the upcoming marathon. The streets were filled with excitement today. And what a beautiful day outside it was! I believe it is to be nice for the race tomorrow also. Good luck to all of you!

Sheila, I am sooo glad you stopped by today! It was so good to see you and your daughter. I am looking forward to crafting with you at the store on Tuesday my friend.

Next week I will be posting our November classes. Make sure you check them out. Some great fun ideas for holiday gift giving! You all know that "Tis the Season" is just around the corner and we can help with your shopping list.

Celebrate...

2008-10-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

OOOPS!

2008-10-02T19:06:00.001-07:00

I hit enter before I wrote my entry.

Today was a crazy day on Market St. We had tons of people signing up for our October classes, our Crafters Club, and our Christmas Tag Exchange!

Some of our classes are getting close to being full so if you are thinking of taking one please sign up soon.

When I left the store this evening we had 14 on our Tag Exchange list. I am so excited. The ladies had a fun time last year and this year will be even better. I haven't decided what I am doing for my tags yet though. There are so many creative products in our store that I can't decide which ones I want to play with to make my tags.

Cheryl and I worked on getting the Holiday Creation Stations prepared for Saturday's National Card Making Day. Make sure everyone even if you can't visit your favorite craft store of Saturday that you take a little time for yourself and create a beautiful card!

2008-10-02T19:06:00.000-07:00

WOW..

2008-09-30T19:15:00.000-07:00

It was a very busy day at the Crafting Cottage on Market St. I started the morning out with a wonderful customer named Melinda. I believe she was from New Jersey. Melinda and I bonded for probably an hour or more. She was so much fun and she loves to craft. She left with giving me a hug and her two large bags of new product. She purchased some of our terrific Bare
Elements products, tons of BasicGrey, Keiser and some great stamps! Melinda is probably home this evening playing with her new items.

Next we had some lovely ladies from Canada. They were a lot of fun also. They discovered our Stamps By Judith line of rubber stamps. Until they left they had their Christmas Cards all planned out and ready to start production.

Penny Black stamps flew out the door with the gals from Rochester. Our JustRite Stamp sets have been a big hit also. I see a re-order in the near future.

All of our lucky winners of our Grand Opening door prizes have dropped by to pick up their gift bags filled with crafting goodies. Have fun ladies!

Tomorrow evening I will be baking Christmas Cookies for our Saturday's National Card Making Holiday Event. There is still time to register and join in the fun. Just give me a call at 607 937-3103 by Friday afternoon.

I just love being on Market St. with all of our friends, customers and tourists. Stop by and see me.

Classes, Classes, Classes...

2008-09-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

I have so many ideas for fun exciting classes for Market St. October's classes are going over well. November's will be just as interesting!

I have set the date for the Second Annual Christmas Tag Exchange. Friday, November 21st, 6:30, at our Market St. Store we will kick your holiday spirit into high gear with fun, fellowship, Christmas music and refreshments. Not to mention the beautiful, creative Christmas Tags we all will take home with us.

We already have 5 people signed up for the enchanted evening. The deadline for signing up is Friday, November 7th. I will then call everyone with our total # of participants. You can call me at the store (607 962-2274) or stop in at 38East Market St., Corning, NY and sign up in person.

It arrived...

2008-09-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

The rest of my Zutter order arrived today. I am so excited to get the classes and projects planned. But we were so busy today that I didn't get a chance to play with it yet. Maybe tomorrow.

I will be calling all of the winners of our door prizes from our grand opening tomorrow. Don't worry, if you aren't home I will let a message for you.

We are having a great response to our class schedule for Oct. so please don't delay in registering for your classes. They will fill up quickly.

Just a reminder that I will be posting a registration form in the store for our Second Annual Christmas Tag Exchange. It was a huge success last year. The tags we received were beautiful.
If you are interested in joining the exchange all you need to do is register. I will call you when the registration cut off is over and let you know how many tags you will need to make. Then just bring them to the store the night of the exchange and enjoy the fun, fellowship, refreshments and creative inspiration. It is a great way to start the holiday season.

Still Recovering. and Oct. ..

2008-09-24T18:10:00.000-07:00

It has been a full week since our grand opening of our new store and I am still recovering from all of the excitement and work. The past week has been so wonderful. It has been terrific seeing all of you who have stopped in.

I have been busy this week getting classes ready for October. We have some great classes being offered and some wonderful guest teachers teaching next month. The schedule so far is as follows:

Oct. 4, Sat. 11-4, National Card Making Day
Join our Holiday Creation Station fun! Travel from different stations making holiday cards. Come celebrate the day with seasonal music, gifts, refreshments and fun.
Price: $15

Oct. 10, Friday, 6:00 Clearly Versa Mark
Learn as Cheryl teaches you some of the many techniques you can use this clear stamp pad on. Whether you are new to stamping or have been stamping for a while, come join ghe fun as we play with this versatile ink!
Price: $20

Oct. 23, Thursday.6:30, Celebrate the Holiday's
Join Stacey from Stacey Stamps as she rings in the holiday season with her beautiful cards and coloring techniques.
Price: $25

Oct. 24, Friday, 10:00 am, Gift Box of Cards
Stacey from Stacey Stamps will be delighting you with her triangle gift box and card set. Perfect to give for a holiday gift.
Price: $25

Oct. 28, Tuesday, 6:00, Alcohol Inks with Dee
Join Dee Richardson for a creative evening of alcohol ink techniques. Come enjoy the fun as Dee dazzles you with her talents.
Price: $25

Oct.29, Wednesday, 6:00, Penny Black Magic
Dee is doing it again! She will be making beautiful cards using Penny Black Stamps. Come learn her techniques and share her style of stamping.
Price: $25

Pre-Registration is required. Classes will fill up fast, register early!

I'll try and get some samples on my blog for the classes. I do have some samples at the store if you are in town, stop by and see them. Got to go for now.

What A Night!

2008-09-17T20:53:00.000-07:00

I am finally home from what was a fantastic evening. Our GRAND OPENING of The Crafting Cottage on Market St. Corning, NY was a huge success!

Where do I begin...the friends, the flowers, Georgiana, the balloons, the refreshments, the media, Dee and Dennis, the laughter, and the work are just a few things running through my mind. It was just soooo terrific seeing all of you this evening. I have missed you all. It is wonderful to be open again!

Dee, our special friend who demonstrated Alcohole Inks this evening was remarkable! The samples she made are stunning!

Tomorrow is our first official day of being open to the public. I am so excited! Dee will be joining us again to share more of her creative stamping talents. I can't wait to see what she will be doing.

Stop by and help us celebrate. See you on Thursday!

I'm Back....

2008-09-03T05:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the down time everyone. I have been so busy unpacking NEW products from NEW companies at the NEW Crafting Cottage on Market St. in downtown Corning that I slipped on keeping you all updated. We have some really terrific new lines of products to introduce to you. There are Stamps By Judith, Kaiser Kraft, Webster's Pages, Just Right, Penny Black and more!
Plus we have NEW Basicgrey that arrived last week that you are going to love. We also have new beautiful lines of Creative Imaginations. Their Halloween and Holiday papers are so cute, I can't wait until I get time to start making samples.

I will be holding tons of classes on Market St. during the fall and winter months. If you have anything in mind that you would like to learn or have a class on please just write back on my blog or you can reach me at hennfriends@hotmail.com and we will get something set up for you.

Don't forget about signing up for the Inchies Club. I've got to run, we are revamping the East Corning Store today and they are probably wondering where I am.

Can't Wait!

2008-08-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

I can't wait until next week. Webster's Pages was shipped today and will arrive next Tuesday.
This is a new company for the Crafting Cottage to carry and it is beautiful! I have the perfect space being saved at the new store to showcase their products.

Also arriving next week is some new Basicgrey. I know I needn't say more because I know you all love Basicgrey! I am so glad that my orders are being shipped so fast and arriving for our opening.

I got alot accomplished this week on Market St. The store is really taking shape. Danny and Charlie have a few more things to do for me next week and then I just have to fiinish stocking the shelves and getting ready for the grand opening.

Have a great weekend and keep you udated next week,

CAN'

2008-08-22T20:17:00.000-07:00

Recovering...

2008-08-16T19:12:00.000-07:00

I am still recovering from our long day at the new store on Friday. Cheryl and I had a great day! We traveled up and down the steps loading hundreds of paper trays into Cheryl's van. Both of us anxiously waiting to get them to the new store to start displaying our beautiful products.

Betsy stopped by again before she left town to chat and I hate to say this but... I ordered more new product! The walls, corners, drawers you name it are going to be bursting with excitement.

Cheryl has to be away for a week and she is already dreading going. She doesn't want to miss any of the setting up and excitement of new product arriving. I assured her there would still be plenty to do when she returned.

My mission this weekend is to finish the Magenta order and pick out some new ribbons for our store. Magenta has some wonderful new papers and holiday stamps. I am having trouble choosing. I want them all!

Well, I must rest up for another fun week. Enjoy your weekend!

WOW What A Day!

2008-08-14T18:02:00.001-07:00

The men worked on the slat wall most of the day and it is looking fantastic! Cheryl and I will be putting in a mega work day tomorrow. We filled one of the displays the other day with my new Crate Papers. They are stunning! Perfect for card makers and scrapbookers.

Betsy came and brought samples and samples and samples to show us. I spent hours visiting with her. Needless to say we placed many orders for MORE NEW PRODUCT! New Creative Imaginations, Webster's Pages, Copic Markers, Basicgrey and more. I can't wait for you to see it all.

Georgiana and I will be busy planning our GRAND OPENING. Stay tuned for the fun details.

The fun begins...

2008-08-13T18:12:00.000-07:00

Today the slat wall arrived for the new store, all 940lbs of it! Tomorrow Danny and Charlie are going to cut and install it for me. Then the fun will begin...lining the walls with beautiful papers and embellishments.

Cheryl and I have been working hard to get the store ready to open but we have had a lot of fun doing it. If only you could be a fly on the wall and watch the two of us arranging and rearranging product. We step back and look and then look at each other, laugh, and then we rethink our whole plan.

Besides the slat wall being installed tomorrow I also have Betsy, our product rep. coming to share some new Basicgrey and other products with us. That will be exciting. Then more orders to be placed.

Don't forget to sign up for the Hot Holiday Happenings and Basically Breakfast classes before they fill up.

The Cafe' is gone...

2008-08-08T03:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I packed the Creative Cafe' up and am moving it into the Market St. store this morning. I am so excited to start displaying product in our new store. Cheryl and I still have some grundge work to do but it is really shaping up. The slat wall should arrive mid week next week and then the major moving of product will take place.

Our friend Dee and I have been working on samples, samples and more samples. Dee and her husband Dennis came for the races this weekend and she delivered some beautiful samples for me using some our new larger papers. A very special "thank you" goes out to Dee! Also Happy Birthday next week Dennis!

With opening early in Sept. being the plan at this time, I am only scheduling two classes for September.

Saturday, September 20 @ 10:00 BASICALLY BREAKFAST

Join me for a light breakfast of juice, coffee, danish and fruit while we make beautiful cards using non other than BASICGREY paper and embelishments. It is surely a morning you won't want to miss. Cost of the class is $25

Saturday, September 27 @1:00 HOT HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS!

Get an early start on the holidays. Come create Christmas cards, home decor and more.

This workshop will last several hours. Plan on enjoying the ideas, Christmas cookies and more.

Cost of workshop is $30

You must preregister for these classes. You can email me at hennfriends@hotmail.com to register or reply back on my blog. I also will have a sign up sheet at the East Corning Crafting Cottage and one at the Market St. store when we open.

Cheryl and I...

2008-07-31T17:40:00.000-07:00

We should be very healthy. They say that laughter is the best medicine and is very good for you. Well, we laughed all day long. Picture us painting, moving fixtures, scrubbing and doing more painting. We were exhausted until the afternoon was over. I knew it was time to quit painting when I started to paint a wall the wrong color. Also, Cheryl and I had paint drips and splatters mysteriously appearing out of the clear blue.

We looked at some of the new larger designer papers that have arrived. They are BEAUTIFUL!
They will be perfect for card making, scrapbooking, home decor and so much more. I can't wait to set up our display.

Danny has been bringing fixtures and items we need from the East Corning Store for us. The slat wall should be arriving in a few days. Then the fun will begin. Stocking the shelves and walls with terrific products for all of you. I tried to upload a picture of the "before" the work began at our store. Sorry I couldn't get it to work. I will play around and see if I can do it in a later post.

A Busy Day...

2008-07-30T13:56:00.000-07:00

Wow! Time flew by today. Cheryl and I were really busy doing all kinds of things at the new store. Painting, measuring, choosing fixtures, you name it.

Georgiana and Cheryl both loved the items I brought in today to decorate our store. It is so exciting seeing it all come together.

While at the East Corning Store this afternoon I took time to check on the new Crate Paper lines that arrived for my store. They are great! I love this double sided paper for card making. The texture and feel of the paper is wonderful. And the new lines are not just a plain color on one side, they now have a light pattern on them.

I plan on having a class schedule posted with-in a few days. It will be for September. We also will be starting our Inchie's Club in September also.

More catalogs to explore this evening and orders to place.

Catalogs, Catalogs And More Catalogs...

2008-07-29T18:01:00.000-07:00

Tiffany has returned from CHA with a ton of new companies for us to check out. Dream Street Papers, Zutter, My Minds Eye are just a few to name. I am going to spend my evening devouring some of them and getting ready to place more orders. I also received in the mail today a new MAGENTA and SERENDIPITY Catalog. I love their fall and holiday products. And Magenta has some terrific new PEEL-OFFS for sale. They will certainly be on my order form.

Speaking of ZUTTER, Tiffany placed my order for the BIND-IT-ALL V2.0. It is a customizable, professional quality double Owire binding system. Used with it's companion products the creative ideas are endless! I used the Bind-It-All in Mass. earlier this year and fell in love with it. Personalized journals, scrapbooks, address books, home decor and more. With the holidays coming the Zutter Bind-it-All will be here just in time. I am already planning classes with the system. I love it. In the picture is the Bird House Journal I made at the Mass. show.

Some of our orders from CHA are arriving already. Georgia entered and priced several of them for me today so I could continue to work on the Market St. Store. It is coming along great. Tomorrow Cheryl is going to be helping me. I see some painting in her future. I also am going to bring some of the items I purchased to use in the store and share them with her. I can't wait to see her reaction.

Well, I must get to those catalogs!

WE ARE SO EXCITED...

2008-07-29T05:15:00.000-07:00

The announcement is out. We are opening another Crafting Cottage at 38 East Market St. in downtown Corning. I can't tell you how excited I am to be back on Market St. The new store is double the size of my former store which means double the products and fun!

There is a nice classroom on the first floor and we have plenty of room to hold larger events and classes. I have so many in mind.

I spent the weekend in Pittsburgh with my sister buying items for the stores decor. We had a blast. I can't wait to get it up and running. But... the doors won't open until we have everything just right.

I have been busy doing some painting, cleaning, planning (daydreaming)and more. Cheryl has been a great help and makes the work fun. We want this to be a store that if you are walking on Market St. and look in the window that you feel you just have to check us out! It is going to be terrific and I can't wait to share it with all of you.

I am on my way to Market St. in just a few minutes. Thank you for being patient while waiting for our news. I will write more when I return from another day of excitement!

IT"S COMING...

2008-07-22T04:59:00.000-07:00

That is right, probably tomorrow evening the news will be out. I am sooooo excited! Keep checking in. More later.

Next week....

2008-07-19T15:45:00.000-07:00

I am excited to say that next week we will be telling our big news. I know, I know you have been hearing this from me, but it is just a few days away.

Other great news is that Tiffany is at the Summer CHA in Chicago and she is purchasing up a storm for us. We will be getting all kinds of new stamps, papers, tools and other fun new items. The class ideas are racing through my head as I am typing! So when the summer fun winds down we can relax and enjoy some creative inspirational classes together.

We were quite busy at the East Corning Crafting Cottage today. It sure makes the day go by fast and I love helping the customers come up with ideas for their next projects. We also love it when you bring your finished projects in to show us. WOW! We had a customer this afternoon choosing some of our new Bazzill Bling Paper for her scrapbooking pages she is working on. It is going to look super! It was also nice to meet Terri and her husband this afternoon. They are staying at an area B&B and she was dying to get to our store. She loved it and she will certainly be back when in the area. Happy 50th Terri!

Well, I have plans to re-vamp my crafting area here at home this weekend. Wish me luck. I don't have much of a plan at the moment but I'll keep you posted.

Boy It's Been Hot!

2008-07-10T18:07:00.000-07:00

And the Crafting Cottage has been getting some"HOT" new products in to share with you soon. From papers, stamps, new die-cuts, kits, you name it. Georgia and I have been busy entering items and getting them ready for the shelves.

Georgiana and I have been busy getting ready for our special announcement. But it looks like it won't be until next week that we can let the excitement out of the bag. I know, I know, I keep saying it is coming. Believe me it is hard for me not to tell you!

I am working tomorrow on some of the projects for our HOT HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Workshop. I will post a date for the fun event as soon as I have it. We will be doing Christmas cards and Holiday themed items to give you a head start for this years celebrations. You won't want to miss it!

Cheryl returned to work today from her vacation. She and her husband had a great time. We are glad to have her back. I will get to hear more of her adventures tomorrow at work.

Happy 4th...

2008-07-06T14:32:00.000-07:00

I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July weekend. I traveled into Centre County, PA to spend the 4th with my family. We celebrated at my sister Susanne's home and had a really nice time. Of course there was no shortage of food. It was all delicious. Steve and I then spent the night with our son and grand-daughter and came home Sat. late afternoon.

I've been doing some planning for our Ice Cream Social at the East Corning Crafting Cottage. Remember you must pre-register. Check our website for times and dates. It's coming fast!

Real soon we should be able to announce our upcoming excitement for the Crafting Cottage. Georgiana and I have been busy trying to get things in order. Keep checking in often.

It was so nice seeing Tarren and Susan on Thursday evening. Tarren made some terrific cards using the Creative Cafe' cards and supplies. Susan was busy matching papers to cover a Bare Elements Caddy and die cutting card frames to make some cards at home. It was great visiting with you girls.

Well I've gotta go. More later.

Saturday was nice..

2008-06-30T07:19:00.000-07:00

I spent a lovely day at The Windmill on Saturday. Our Crafting Cottage booth was quite busy. It was great seeing all of you customers and friends that I haven't seen in a while. I loved sharing our new products with you and filling you in on some exciting news that will be announced real soon. I know, I know, I really didn't tell you the news, I just got you excited that there will be news coming very soon. So everyone keep checking my blog and our website!

This Thursday between 5-8 we will be making cards from the Creative Cafe'. There is a lot of fun product to work with and the ideas are endless. The cost is $5.00. Give us a call at 936-3770 and sign up today. See you Thursday!

WOW!!!!!

2008-06-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

Where does the time go! June is almost over. I am sorry not updating sooner. I have been really busy planning all kinds of fun events for the Crafting Cottage.

You won't want to miss HOT SUMMER FUN, the Crafting Cottage's "TWIST" on an Ice Cream Social. Join us Saturday, July 19 between 1pm and 4pm for some "HOT SUMMER FUN" at the East Corning Crafting Cottage.

Outside, under the big white tents, we will have six delicious projects for you to devour! When you are all finished creating your treats (gift tags, cards, book marks, etc.) we will have scrumptious hot fudge sundaes for your enjoyment.

Paid Pre-Registration by Tues. July 15 is a must.
Cost per person is $10.00

Keep checking in also for other events and some big news to be revealed soon. Off to work, more on the Crafting Cottage happenings tonight.

Did you miss me?

2008-06-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

I am sorry for not getting my blog updated before today. I got so relaxed at the lake last weekend that the week flew by.

We are quite busy at The Crafting Cottage getting all settled in since my move from Market St. But you never know where you might find me......hmmm....maybe a new announcement will be coming soon. Yes, that is right, keep checking my blog for some exciting news!

I am excited to share with you some news about an Inchie's Club I am forming. Inchies are a one inch square portion of an image that is used as a focal point. They are great for making cards and trading. I have some fun ideas already planned for the club. If you are interested in joining the club you can reply back on my blog or you can email The Crafting Cottage to sign up. There will also be a sign up sheet at The Crafting Cottage. Once I get enough for the club I will contact everyone and set up a meeting so we can plan our schedule. I am thinking I will run the club twice, once during the day and once in the evening. That way if you don't like driving in the evening you won't miss out on the fun! Sign up soon for the fun!

Look N' Good

2008-05-29T18:03:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-05-28T06:10:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-05-21T16:35:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-05-17T15:09:00.000-07:00

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...

2008-05-12T16:53:00.000-07:00

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..

2008-05-12T16:51:00.000-07:00