Merry Christmas Everyone!

We got our first Christmas present, BILLS WIN! Next week is a really big game so keep your fingers crossed. We're having an abbreviated week at the store. We will be open on Monday 10 to 3, Tuesday, Christmas Eve we are closed, Wednesday, Christmas Day we will be closed and Thursday, Boxing Day or the day after Christmas we will also be closed. We will be open Friday, regular hours.

As I mentioned last week, Sharon has a full house for the holiday as Jess, Scott, the girls and the dogs have come up from Mobile and Kaitlyn, Dave, Manny and their dogs are will also all be in the house. Sharon shared new products on Saturday morning and I have them here for you now.

First up is paper from Echo Park and a new company called Everett Road. We're starting with this birthday collection. As you can see below, the collection has not only paper in 12X12 packs, 6X6 packs but also die cuts and coordinating layered stencils and a confetti die.

Like last week, Sharon has ordered St. Patrick's Day papers, die cuts and a stencil so we'll have it in stock when you need it.

There is also 6X6 paper packs for Valentines Day and a little boy pack.

Sharon has stocked a new paper collection from Everett Road that includes die cuts, stickers, doilies, and enamels. The bonus of this new collection is the price point. The 6X6 pads have six, one sided sheets, 2 sheet each in a pack for $2.99.

There is also a pastel collection.

Next up is Pink and Main. We have these snowy men for starters with matching sentiments.

Pink and Main also has a new product of wobblers in various sizes.

They also have new foils for foiling with a laminator.

P&M also has new Foilables that Sharon will be featuring in a new class. New patterns and smaller images are part of the collection.

Sharon threw this stain glass paper in and I'm not sure where it's from!

A great stocking stuffer is this 'Scrub it Clean' cloth for cleaning your stamps. 

Lastly from P&M is this plastic binder along with plastic pockets that fit inside. You can use these pockets to store your stamps and dies. I think it would work very well to store and keep stamp and matching die sets together.

Next up is Waffle Flower. We're starting with these new mini brushes for your stencils.

WF also released a die set featuring frogs. Check out Waffle Flower's website for samples.

There is also a great new sentiment stamp set with a matching die set.

Concord & 9th has new submissions from Kristina Werner starting with this mod set.

We have a restock on this Quilted Card Front Die. This is a store favorite.

These next two die sets will create an interactive card. When you assemble your card with the bouquet or the Hooray Happy Birthday when the card is opened they will 'pop' up. Mona will be making samples.

They also have a coordinated stamp set for each die set.

Back to Kristina Werner, we have new phrase stamps with matching dies.

Concord & 9th's latest stamp and die collection is Berries and Jams; stamps and coordinating dies.

A new stamp, die and stencil set also from Kristina Werner.

That's it for this week. Don't forget you can call the store if you can't make it in on Monday and order gift certificates and I'm sure there will be some fantastic sales after the holiday. 

I want to echo Sharon's wish from her video that you all have a blessed and Merry Christmas. We value and thank all of our customers who are like family to all of us for your support and patronage that keeps us  devoted to providing you with inspiration and the tools to create your own individual and personal creations. 

I couldn't resist one or two funnies. This first one is for my husband, the English teacher. The second is to acknowledge even Santa has to deal with the changing world.

Have a wonderful, peaceful, and blessed holiday everyone. I also want to acknowledge that Hanukkah begins on December 25th and wish a blessed holiday to all my Jewish friends and their families. Stay crafty and Stay Safe everyone.