Hello-
You may know that this business is a family business. My husband and I own and work in our stores and are honored to have the support of a community of creative people both as customers and staff. As small business owners we have always worked to create beautiful, inspiring stores for our customers and a living for our family. It is not always easy, but we love the challenges and most of all, the people we meet in our day. All this makes our current choice even harder. We have made the decision to close Panopolie, our North Raleigh store. We will focus our energies on Ornamentea. We will be expanding the inventory at Ornamentea to accommodate some of the merchandise from Panopolie and you will see many of your favorite faces and classes at our downtown store as well. Our final day at Panopolie will be April 30th.
Crafty events for you this week:
Try-It Tuesday today with me at Panopolie today and you will make Flower-Power pin that is bright and springy. Even on the coldest and grayest of days, this bloom will make you smile.
Original, one of a kind earwires and findings make your jewelry designs truly custom. We'll show you a simple but unusual ear finding that looks great unadorned but is perfect for showing off beads or charms. Come make a pair for just $2 on Thursday night. Click the link above to see a picture...
From 6:30-8:30 Thursday at Ornamentea.
take time for a class - click for more details
New items this week:
- we have accidentally acquired 20 gauge 1" brass discs, get 'em while they last
- NEW deerskin lace in red and turquoise blue!
- bookmarks are back in stock...great teacher and grad gifts and fun to make
- dupioni silk restock, see all the colors here
- polishing wheels for casting classes are in stock...
Sale items this week:
- Choice stone strands have been marked down to 1/2 price, selection varies by store.
- All paper mache letters and initials have been marked 1/2 price, at Panopolie only.
On the blog this week:
-the Drink Me necklace tutorial is up
-details about the upcoming Handmade Market (hint-it involves really lovely tote bags!)
-see a project using our petal bead caps from Heather Powers of HumbleBeads.
Thank you for making our family business possible-
Cynthia
