Sunday, May 24, 2015

End of May and Senz classes

Hi everyone, and welcome to our newsletter,

Our first month in the new space has gone so fast, classes have gone well, and we seem to have made a popular choice with the fudge, yes we will be re ordering Lemon Meringue fudge, and the peppermint as it has flown out the door.

Senz classes have gone on sale and we have nearly sold out (well 1 space left) in 2 of our classes, and only a few spaces left in others, so I am very pleased with that, especially as the lead up to the sale of the classes is so nerve wracking.

A  Reminder that our address is 
216 Thames street, Morrinsville.  Opposite the art gallery.

New hours:
Monday  10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm               (Pauline is managing the shop)
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Phone is still the same for a bit longer:  0274991485

So onto new things:

May Challenge

The next challenge which finishes 20th May 2015, is Lace, anything at all in the papercraft industry to do with lace and paper, lace & chipboard, lace and lace.  You decide. You just have to use lace, then email me a picture, and that is all you have to do to be in to win.  We had to extend this as things just got out of hand, and I just couldn't upload a lot of the photos, so it now finishes at the end of the month.

June Theme
For the month of June our challenge will be - Tags, just decorate a tag, have a play see what you can do.  Entries close 30th June 2015.


New product: 
Graphic 45

Graphic 45 have once again done it with two new releases, rare oddities and gilded lily, I have both sets coming in soon, 12x 12 pads, and 8 x 8 pads.

We have in stock Tim Holtz new release inks, we have all three ink pads in stock, just waiting on paints and distress stains to arrive in.

http://www.imagineif.co.nz/distress-ink-pads/

This is a project we have just designed, just working out costs and postage, and a few technical issues, but getting there.  It is about 40 cm wide.



Classes:   These run in conjunction with the school terms.  Bookings essential

Wednesday Morning 10am - 12pm Scrapbooking class $20.00 per week, Full. 


Thursday night class 6pm - 8pm Play and do what you want to do, with either Pauline, and myself there to help you. 
$5.00 Bookings essential as there is only a couple of seats free a week. 

Cards Class - $12.00  Class full


Saturday June 6th  9 Scrapbooking pages $60.00, 9,30am - 3pm.  Class full
we will be making 9 pages, ranging from pinks, blues and grunge.  These are not overly complicated pages, but there is lots of different ideas and styles, would suit beginners, however still interesting enough to keep an experienced scrapbooker happy.  



Sunday June 7th 10am Alysha's MDF fairy class. $35.00 Using a few mixed media skills to paint and decorate an MDF fairy, and then collage the background, with lots of goodies, including a gorgeous little metal crown.  We are happy with mums to bring your daughters (or sons) to this class.  You will need a 30x30cm canvas, everythign else supplied.  You can change colour of the fairy. 



Saturday June 20th Inspiration Book class - $50.00 this is a new class that we are running, teaching how to make and bind a book, making your own signatures and putting the book together.  This is a fairly easy process, but it is a great way to use up all those scraps of paper.  We will be using set paper for this project.

Senz classes: here are a few closer images of the classes that are left or if we have made kits. 
http://www.imagineif.co.nz/senz-class-bookings-2015/
 



If you cannot make Senz or if you have not made your bookings yet check out the link,  I have made a few sets of kits of the above projects, so if you are keen on a kit, email me and we can hold a kit for you, however they will not be sent until after Senz.  You will need to pay for the kit now to ensure we can hold it for you.  Please note mixed media projects will not have any mixed media products in the kits.   

That is it for now. 



JO

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

May update, new classes new shop.

Hi all
We did it!  15 guys, 1 1/2 hours and it was shifted from one shop, up the road on the main street, and into another.  Now the mess! that took 3 days to sort.  But it looks so nice, so purple of course and bright and fresh.

We have been so pleased with all the new people coming to check us out, and of course it helps with our new range of products in store...Sweets and Gourmet foods.  That's right we put in an old fashioned sweet shop to make coming to visit us, just a little more fun.

We now stock Heavenly fudge, Lemon Meringue, Baileys, double chocolate, red velvet and peppermint flavoured.   We stock vinaigrettes, sauces, dressings, chutneys and more.  We also stock Glo hearts (you remember them?) Giant jaffas,  
and well heaps more.  The fudge isn't photographed because it is not good to drool on your expensive computer or laptop, so I am saving your software... or the photo is out of focus and it wasn't useable, you can decide which option to use.


Here is half of the classroom, so plenty of room for everyone.

The new address is:  216 Thames street, Morrinsville.  Opposite the art gallery.

New hours:
Monday  10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm               (Pauline is managing the shop)
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Phone is still the same for a bit longer:  0274991485

So onto new things:

May Challenge

The next challenge which finishes 20th May 2015, is Lace, anything at all in the papercraft industry to do with lace and paper, lace & chipboard, lace and lace.  You decide. You just have to use lace, then email me a picture, and that is all you have to do to be in to win.

New product: 
New Tim Holtz distress accessories, check out the video. http://timholtz.com/new-distress-accessories/
Now the Micro glaze looks impressive.  All on order.

Yes we have finally got the new distress inks coming, they should be in store any day now.

Classes:   These run in conjunction with the school terms.  Bookings essential

Wednesday Morning 10am - 12pm Scrapbooking class $20.00 per week, Full.

Thursday night class 6pm - 8pm Play and do what you want to do, with either Pauline, and myself there to help you.
$5.00 Bookings essential as there is only a couple of seats free a week. 


Cards Class - One class a fortnight - this Friday May 8th 10am - 12pm - $12.00  2 spaces available only
This week we are are making two cards, Mothers day cards.

May 9th 10am  Hot Air Balloon Canvas class $30.00 ,
you need to bring a canvas, and glue everything else supplied. 2-3 hour class.


Saturday May 23rd Card class $20.00: 10am - 12pm we will be making two cards, butterfly card, and a screen card.  2 spaces left only.  Pictures to follow.

Saturday June 6th 9 Scrapbooking pages $60.00, 9,30am - 3pm.  we will be making 9 pages, ranging from pinks, blues and grunge.  These are not overly complicated pages, but there is lots of different ideas and styles, would suit beginners, however still interesting enough to keep an experienced scrapbooker happy.


Sunday June 7th (Date to be confirmed)  Alysha's MDF fairy class.  Using a few mixed media skills to paint and decorate an MDF fairy, and then collage the background, with lots of goodies, including a gorgeous little metal crown.  Photo to follow.

Saturday June 20th Inspiration Book class - $50.00 this is a new class that we are running, teaching how to make and bind a book, making your own signatures and putting the book together.  This is a fairly easy process, but it is a great way to use up all those scraps of paper.  We will be using set paper for this project,   Photo to follow.

Then we are off to Senz.  We are teaching 9 classes, and oh my goodness was that a task and a half.  But we have sent our list off.  I have a few customers asking if we will be doing the classes down here afterwards.  That is a bit difficult to answer, as sometimes we cannot get more stock, it will also depend on sales in Auckland.  We have done a few extra kits, so the answer is a maybe.  However if you see a class of mine you would like to do, I recommend booking it at Senz, just in case.

That's it for now, heaps more coming.  See you at the new shop.

JO