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April 20, 2010: a busy, crafty April

Hello-

I don't know about you, but I have some vague idea that Spring is supposed to be a relaxed time. Aren't we all meant to be strolling the parks, admiring flowers and listening to bird song, daydreaming about idle past times? That is not happening at my house! In my home garden the chickens (all three!) are sprucing up their coop to get ready for the Hen-side the Beltline Tour De Coop. At Ornamentea we are remodeling by opening up a wall and at Panopolie we are stocking up on glue sticks and odd ephemera to get ready for Carol Owen's Altered Book Workshop. There is NO rest for the crafty.

Read below for a whole bunch of great ways to keep yourself from daydreaming the spring away-

Happening this week:

Try-It Tuesday today at Panopolie and you will make these sweet hoop earrings. Learn how to make your own custom hoop findings. Enjoy craft wire at buy 3, get 1 free.See all the details here.

Join us on Thursday night at Ornamentea for Technique Thursday. This week you'll make the Friday Night Earrings. Yes, that's right, you'll make the Friday Night Earrings on Thursday. That, folks, is called Being Prepared. See you there!

Technique Thursday is EVERY Thursday at Ornamentea from 6:30-8:30.

Friday Fuse Fine Silver at Panopolie in this class...register at 919-872-4767.

April showers bring great classes - click for more details

See all the latest classes and events at Ornamentea or Panopolie.

Items of note this week:

NEW lampwork glass beads from Whirled Peas...hearts and focal lentils at Ornamentea only
see pics of the rhinestone chain and chain ends here, get it at Ornamentea or online only...
super-duper tacky tape is BACK at Panopolie only...I love this red stuff!
new colors of braided lace from France, at Ornamentea and on-line only
restock on beadcaps of so many kinds, like this, and this, and this
sunbursts! bagged up and ready to add to your designs
naked brass head pins and jump rings are now available at the stores; solder them, patina them, love them!
happening this week-a complete bezel restock! plus NEW antique silver bezels...online and at both stores by Friday

Click and do this week:

Please visit the Shop Local Raleigh site and find out how you can nominate us as your favorite local merchant.
Read how local crafters are making their mark on Etsy.com at NewRaleigh.
Submit your work to our Customer Showcase and you could win!

Calendar Items for the upcoming weeks:

Come say goodbye to Panopolie on April 30th. We'll have a special Panopolie Memento Necklace make-n-take, delish noshes from L'espiga and fun all day. Read next week's email or watch the blog for details...
Join metalsmith Sarah Tector on May 7th for a showing of her fab work at the Collector's Gallery.
Take a class with Cyndi Duncan of Altered Arts Magazine in Cary, NC. May 14-16th, details at www.laranjillzart.com.
Hen-side the Beltline Tour De Coop, May 15th, get your maps at Ornamentea!

On the blog:
-TWO new projects, up now!

-photos of the Ornamentea remodel-in-progress

-see how I'll be spending International Charm Day

-read about the new beads from Whirled Peas

-get the details about Panopolie's last day party...

I hope I see you this week, but if not please join me at Panopolie on April 30th as we close the doors for the last time. We're having a pre-moving party with friends. Come make a Memento Panopolie Necklace, chat, laugh and enjoy yummy noshes. Andrea is teaching our last class at Panopolie that evening, Felting 101, and we'll be open and laughing all day.

Have a happy week-Cynthia