Hey there!
Ahh, this week I am extra, extra thankful for all the wonderful customers we have here in beady-land. Your emails, phone calls and facebook posts have made me laugh and cry. Thank you! It is good to be Queen Bee!
I have spent a week trying to be out-of-doors as much as possible. We have a new rope swing in our back yard and the warm weather means I can work on crafty projects on the porch with bird song in my ears. Ahh...I love this little window of time when North Carolina is Eden. Soon enough we'll have yellow pollen goop everywhere and mosquitoes will be trying to borrow my pliers. They never give them back.
See you this week!
Crafty fun for you:
Try-It Tuesday today with me at Panopolie today and I will show you how to make these sweet little wrapped bead caps. This is a nice technique if you don't like to cut head pins! We'll also have 20% off all base metal head pin packages all day. It's just $2 a pair to make your earrings.
See all the details here.
I love this simple ring idea that is great for women or men. You can learn how to use a ring mandrel and ring sizers while making this wrapped ring. Come make a ring for just $2 on Thursday night. From 6:30-8:30 Thursday at Ornamentea.
April showers bring great classes - click for more details
New or restocked items this week:
- Restocked - Sterling silver kidney wires in medium and larger sizes at both stores.
- New - A lovely earring project using mother-of-pearl buttons, right here.
- Restocked - Lovely paper labels and paper maps at both stores-great adult Easter-basket stuffers!
- New - Left and right flying swallows in packages of ten (five pairs!)
- New - Jewelry Affaire mag at both stores. This is a very lovely new publication from Somerset with amazing projects and great ideas.
Sale items this week:
- Ceramic letter beads-these have been tubed up in lovely letter jumbles and are now $4 for a tube of 25 assorted letters. This is a great deal and these are perfect for accenting greeting cards, charm bracelets or other crafty projects. While they last at both stores.
- All paper mache letters and initials have been marked 1/2 price, at Panopolie only.
- All Fabriano watercolor papers are 1/2 price. These papers are ideal for altered book projects and other art uses and paper of this quality is rarely seen on sale. While it lasts at Panopolie only.
On the blog this week:
Andrea will flatter you with a new project idea, up now.
The earring of the week has lots of sparkle, coming Wednesday.
A button earring tutorial from Tracey is ready to print out and make, up now.
A message with responses to your concerns about the closing of Panopolie, up now.
I'll chat with one of our Customer Showcase winners, coming Thursday.
Again, I want to say thank you to everyone who contacted me by telephone, email or facebook to express their feelings and concerns about the closing of Panopolie. I appreciate all of you taking time to cheer me with your kind words and to offer me so many wonderful messages of encouragement. We are sad but excited about this change in our business and I look forward to seeing you all in person this spring. I will be writing this month on the blog with updates and information about the changes we are making.
Thank you for supporting our family business-
Cynthia
Technique Thursday Mixed Metal Wire Wrapped Ring
