More Stock

yeah! - one of the parcels I am waiting for arrived today - it was a delivery of the most beautiful clear acrylic stamps, little cards, sayings and tags , I am sorry to say that alot of it was snapped up by crafters who spotted there gorgeousness before they made it as far as a hook on the wall, I am sorry because I was not able to bag myself some of these cute 'dear' stamps, another order is being placed tonight!. I also couldn't resisit these gorgeous baby packs- we have them in pink and blue, and how cute are the whales, perfect for your holiday mini book or layouts of your little ones.

Cold

in August- oh yes our household has been plagued this week with colds! so the crafting has taken a back seat!. I am starting to feel better, looking forward to getting to the shop on Friday as we are waiting on few little parcels, we finally settled on Christmas papers - there is so much choice out there with alot of very retro patterns but we are sticking with traditional colours as for the ranges all will be revealed around mid September when our shipment arrives with us. We have our paperbag album class on this Sunday, due to a cancellation we have 2 seats available if anyone fancies it just ring or drop an email to book, we are also taking bookings for the next crop- please let us know if intend coming so we can plan which room we are going to use.

Back to School next week!- how quick have the holidays gone?, for us they have flown by

Tiny Sneak Peek of Chrismas papers!

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Why Did

no one ever say how time consuming putting together a website was going to be!- I have been taking photos and editing them and then passing them to the lucky man who is building the structure of it all and uploading the framework - huge apologies to everyone who is waiting- we are working as fast as we can so keep checking back - I will announce here when it is live- it will be soon! - if you have been in and didn't pick something up that you want do give us a ring and we can post it out!.

It has been great to meet so many new faces in the shop this week - if you are passing pop in and say hello - when the sandwich board is out we are in!.

We have some gorgeous papers in this week from My Minds Eye - 'Pretty Please' range,

very flowery & pink along with a couple of Polka Dot patterns of course!.

So far I have completed two layouts with them and a mini book in a box - the die cut accessory sheet is a must have, the flowers look fantasic with a little adhesive bling gem in the centre.

Sunny Monday

in Chirk today, after what looked like a gloomy start the sun has shone for most of the day & thank goodness very little wind which saved me running down the street after the sandwich board which at the first sign of wind makes a run for it!!.

The crop was fun on Sunday, I actually managed to complete a mini album in between the chat and eating of cake- the next one is on Sunday 13th of September, bookings are being taken now.

More stock has been arriving , stamps, watercolour pencils which are great for colouring in your stamped images & bling!. We are waiting on some stamps from america which will be great for colouring in - hopefully in the next of couple of weeks they will make it over the sea.

Today's picture are of the paperbag album class which is running soon- details on the side bar.

Shop 'n' Crop

On Sunday - crop details are below, there are two spaces left.

I am looking forward to doing some scrapping and I have my eye on some of the new stock that arrived today, a gorgeous chipboard album from Basic Grey and some of the undressed tags, after spending Monday sorting chipboard I can't wait to alter some myself.

Croppin'

don't forget that this Sunday is Crop Day, 10 -4pm, £5 inc refreshments,cake, biscuits & hopefully lots of scrapping too between the chat!, ring or email to book a seat.

Today I have been putting together packs of chipboard shapes, it is a great budget embellishement as it is so versatile, you can ink it, paint it, emboss it, cover it with paper, stamp on it, glaze it or you can just leave it naked!.

what a week

it doesn't seem like a whole week since we opened on the doors to Polka Dot Crafts, our feet haven't touched the ground and there is still lots to do!.

Don't forget the first card class is next Wednesday (12th) evening (7-9pm) making cards with the gorgeous Tangerine dream papers from Jenni Bowlin - phone 01691 770841 or email us polkadotcrafts@btconnect.com to book a place - it is just £15 for everything you need to complete the projects including the crafting essentials- tea, coffee, biscuits & chocolate!! - you don't need to bring anything as we also provide all the tools but if you prefer to work with your please feel free to bring them along.

Today's picture is one of our layout samples showing the fantastic Jilly Bean papers, alphabeans and journalling sprouts- the sprouts are fab you get 24 in a pack!- we are doing this as a page kit for just £5 inc p&p (contains 1 full alphabet, 1 12 x 12 paper, 1 12x12 cardstock , 1/2 a pack of spouts, button & paper string) - you can buy one from the store on the side bar.

Technical Success

after two cups of strong coffee I battled with today's parcel delivery which was the router for the shop so we can be live on line! - our first parcel went missing which gave me a reprieve from the techy stuff but today was the day and do you know what, it went without a hitch!- the instructions and quick set up guide did what they were meant too and in less than five minutes we were live!! so I can now blog from the shop!. We hope to be up and running with the website and full shopping cart within a week or two, thanks for your patience while we work our way through it with the tech guys. If you are out and about tomorrow pop in and say hello.

Another week

starts, at the end of this week we will be half way through the summer holidays, they seem to be whizzing by, I put my two willing holiday helpers to use today in sorting out the christmas stock, I know it is ages away but it pays to be prepared, we have some great classes planned so keep checking back!.

I also made a start on an altered class we have planned for October, and packed up some more £5 kits, it seems alot of holiday makers in the nearby caravan site are keen rainy day crafters! all in all a very productive day in an almost sunny Chirk. Doors will open again on Friday!

What a day!

our door opened as promised at 9.30am and before we knew it, it was 4.30pm and time to close the door! - the day flew by with so many people popping in to say hello, share a coffee or two!, wish us luck, & generally have a peek at what was behind the door now!, we even had a double flower delivery- thankyou to you both the flowers were gorgeous, a wonderful suprise and totally unexpected.

Lot's of you asked about the classes- here is the schedule for August/September

Beginners Card Class

Weds 12th Aug 7-9pm

Weds 16th Sept 7-9pm

Cards & Gift Bag

Mon 24th Aug 7-9pm

Weds 30th Sept 7-9pm

Stamping Masterclass

Weds 9th Sept 7-9pm

Weds 23rd Sept 7-9pm

Paper bag Album

Sun 30th Aug 1-4pm

Sun 27th Sept 1-4pm

all classes are £15 each- they include everything you need to complete the project, we provide the basic tool kit but if you prefer to bring your own you are more than welcome, tea,coffee,biscuits is also provided, you do need to book a place beforehand as numbers for each class are limited.