In time for Christmas

Craft Classics should be ready for Christmas. The book contains the classic craft projects suitable for pre-schoolers and older kids. My sister (an elementary school teacher) was helping me with finalizing the book and was delighted to rediscover old favorites.

Zazzle Craft

The other day I was adding new items to my Zazzle store when Mom came into my office. She made an interesting observation - that creating items at Zazzle was similar to crafting, yet without the mess. At the time I was creating a funky Halloween tie, embellished with a photograph I took of a human skull. (Kinda creapy).

I guess Mom has a point. So far I have about 240 items at Zazzle. Hope you have a look!

Magnets and Cards

We've created a line of magnets, greeting cards and other novelty items. The cards are sold through Greeting Card Universe. The widget leading to my two shops at Greeting Card Universe are to the right of the screen. The Lady and Spooky line features our Aussie, Lady, and our Halloween kitty, Spooky. The Painted Flowers line is an eclectic card collection. It's widget is also to the right.

For our original design magnets and other novelty items, visit our Zazzle store. The widget for that is located at the bottom of the screen. If the widget isn't working, visit the Zazzle.com website and look for our store - the name is Robeth.

Let us know what you think!

Craft Classics....at last

Craft Classics must be the longest book in the making….I began working on it when our oldest was in pre-school, and he will be 30 in a few weeks. Originally I published the book under a different title, Crafts for Kids, and didn’t include any graphics. But I renamed, reworked, and added photographs to produce a full color book. It should definitely be released by the end of the year. Not only have we changed the title, but the binding will be different. Instead of perfect binding, we are going for a comb binding, similar to that used by some recipe books. This will make the book easier to use and keep open when doing a project.

Michael's Open in Havasu

On the day Michael's opened we stopped by the store. I just wanted to look around, I wasn't planning to buy anything, as I knew it would be crowded.

Crowded didn't describe it - there were people crammed everywhere, you couldn't even browse for all the people in the aisles. I was surprised at how many people stood in that long long line to buy something.

I haven't been back, been very busy....but I am looking forward to checking them out again (and to get some good craft ideas) - when it is not as hectic.

Michaels will open in 10 days...

We drove by the new Michael's in our town, and there is finally a sign on the door! Yippy, it will be open in about 10 days.....April 26. There was even "stuff" inside.

Looking forward to some great craft inspiration!

Waiting for Michaels to Open

Michaels is scheduled to open in our town...the building is all ready, waiting for them to move in. Next door Pet Smart has been open for months...but the Michaels store is empty. Funny thing, whenever we go over there the lights are all on, but no one in sight.
:-(