Good Morning!
We had a very late night last night at Ornamentea. We spent the entire day and a good part of the night cleaning, painting, moving and rearranging at the store. It was really hard work, but I was also filled with this frantic, get-it-done energy. I wanted to paint everything that didn't move out of the way. I wanted to move all the furniture. I wanted to play the music really loud. One of the best things about having your own business and being the Queen Bee is that when I want to do those things, I do. I also have many talented bee-hands to help me work. Thanks to Ndidi, Tracy, Jane, Nathalie, Hannah, Sarah, Jennie, Madeline, Srijana, Sandy and Becca the store is painted and looks very, very nice.
What did we do? Well, the main thing was the back classroom makeover. We painted and papered and have new blinds coming in this week. We moved the Toho seed beads to the wall so they are easier to see. We put up some new display fixtures to make shopping our jewelry findings easier, especially for more than one person at time! We moved the resins and bezels to a new, larger location (yay!) and enlarged the children's play area. We did prosaic things like wipe off the ceiling fans (and that is a Royal We as my hubby, Galen was the one on the 22 foot ladder!) We also did three things that make me super-duper happy. Seriously, these three things made the 18-hour day and very tired feet worth it.
Pay attention!
We did a lot of work yesterday at Ornamentea. My favorite things are not exactly obvious, but they made a big difference to me. I want to see if anyone else can see them. I have a bright yellow goodie bag* for each of the first five people who can come into Ornamentea and guess which three things make me very, very happy. We won't give you hints. You can't guess on the telephone. We only have five bags. This could take an hour or all week, it depends on how easy I am to figure out.
*these are cloth totes with the Ornamentea.com logo and each will have some really fab product samples inside; beads, findings, all good stuff.
A busy, crafty week to learn something new:
Try-It Tuesday today with me at Panopolie today and you will make a pair of Shamrock Love Earrings with wrapped loops and tiny leprechaun-green beads. We have all green Czech glass bead strands at 25% off all day to help you make a necklace to match your new earrings.
Wednesday is St. Patrick's day-in celebration of the Emerald Isle we are offering all green beads in glass jars at 1/2 off*.
*Except Elaine Ray hand made ceramic beads in green, those remain regular price!
Did you know we sell the little string loops that cell phone charms and zipper pulls go on? We do! these do-dads are just perfect for embellishing with a few beads or thematic charms for a fun project. Come make one for just $1 on Thursday night. Click the link above to see a picture...
From 6:30-8:30 Thursday at Ornamentea.
NEXT MONDAY (3/22) we'll be closed at Panopolie for some in-store shenanigans. Okay, Inventory and Painting...
take time for a class - click for more details
On the blog this week:
-we have a new free project sheet for you!
-see details of my latest project
-catch up with our Customer Showcase
-look for a new feature, This Week's Earring
Okay, I am off to the work table for Try It Tuesday. I will either be helping folks make earrings or trying to nap underneath the table. If you see me sleeping, please bead quietly.
Oh, if you want to see some pictures of our re-do work please join our facebook group We Love Ornamentea.
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