Halloween Stamps and things that go 'bump' in the night!

Just wanted to let you all know that ALL of the Halloween Stamps are 25% off now and through Oct 31.st.

We are still accepting Halloween card submissions.

Also wanted to remind you that if you come into the Artfull Hand on Wednesday October 31st in costume and agree to be photographed you will get 25% off of your total purchase.....

That same day is stamp club. We are going to have bunches of fun so don't miss it....

I'm a NEW GRANDMA

My new grandson was born on Oct.21 at 6:00 am ET. 8 pounds 10 ounces. 20 1/2 inches long. Can't wait to get my hands on him.

oh my aching back

Well I really don't know exactly what I did do to my back but I did a good job on it. About 2 weeks ago I twisted and heard 'crunch-crunch. The next day I had some pain in the spine and surrounding muscle. The next thing I knew my sciatica was flaring up. I started on mega doses of ibuprofen but really didn't help. So I got a doctor's appointment and he ordered a CT scan. I can't have MRIs. My pain is much lower then what is highlighted in the picture.

I scoot around the Artfull Hand on my wheelie chair from the office. I can't sit, walk or stand too long. Laying down is OK. Of course I got some nice drugs.

Nothing much is new at the Artfull Hand because I have slowed down. But we are looking forward to the Halloween Card submissions and have several now....

Linda's latest 3 for $3 is Tuesday the 23rd. Hope to see you.

Silly-ness

What will they think of next? Skeletal Flamingos.!!! I just had to buy these when I found them in the grocery store. Aren't they a hoot? Those who know me know that I like Flamingos. These are great for Halloween and will make another appearance during the March of the Flamingos Sale in March. Okay enough silliness for for now.... Down to the important stuff. A large order came in today from Product Performers so I am now restocked on the Fantasy Fibers all colors.... Impression Obsession came in today too. We have all of the Christmas Chickadees. They are so sweet. Last Friday brought in an order from Inkadinkadoo with a nice selection of more Christmas Stamps....And finally the Ranger Distress Crackle Paint arrived! We can wait to play with that....Come in and play with us!

Fall

AAAhhhhh....Fall has arrived at the Artfull Hand. Carol caught me while I was decorating the shop for Fall. We have a good collection of Fall stamps and of course Halloween ones too.

We've all ready received several enteries into the Halloween Card Contest.... There's still time to enter. Why don't you stop by and visit for a while. I've got the candy corn out......

Laughing out Loud

We are having a good time laughing as Jane does her little skit. She put on this horrible wig and an apron. In front of her was a table with a bottle of wine, a rubber chicken and a few other things.

As soon as she open her mouth we all knew that she was doing Julia Child. She was instructing us on how to roast a chicken. Her fail safe method was to stuff the chicken with popcorn. When the popcorn blew out of the chicken's rear end then it was done!

Here you see Jane as Julia. She was tieing up the birds legs with hemp rope instead of sewing up the bird's butt. She said that the burning hemp rope gave the bird a smokey flavoring..... You know Julia was very fond of cooking with wine. As you can see on the table so is this version. Through out the demonstration Ms Child would hit the bottle. I never did see her put any wine in or on the bird.

We all laughed so hard that we had tears streaming down our faces.

It was a really good birthday. One that I won't soon forget. PS> Can you imagine what the regular type customers thought as this was going on? Linda waited on a couple while we hysterically carried on.

Lunch

Here the two Sues fill their plates with a wide assortment of delicious salads. I won't bore you with the types but there was everything from greens to pastas.

What was in the box

A Flamingo Santa was what was in the box from Terry. She knows I like Flamingos. This one sings "Santa's coming to Town" as he flaps his wings and his legs stretches several inches higher. He also wiggles his tail feathers and shakes his head. It is a hoot. Of course he will come out at Christmas time. But he will also make a return appearance in March for the March of the Flamingos Sale.

Happy Birthday to me

Yesterday was my birthday. I am well over 50 years.

The girls, Carol, Linda and Jane plus several of my regular customers gave me a salad pot luck lunch. Oh was it fun. And very delicious. We laughed and laughed. Ooohhed and aaahhhhed over the cards that were made for me. And filled up on several different kinds of salads. Plus there was cake and cookies, no ice cream. But that is ok as I am more of a cake girl.

I am so very lucky to have these talented women working for me. And I am even more lucky to have the customers that I do.

Of course non of it would be possible if it weren't for Terry another friend and a relative to boot. In the picture I am opening a box she sent to the shop. The 'card' I am holding is her way of making a birthday card. In the next few post I will show you what was in the box and some of the shenanigans that went on at the shop during lunch.