new stuff

We got in 3 orders yesterday. Got new spellbinders and cuttlebug stuff. Also some new colors of ciao copics. And a bunch new stamps from outlines....Come and play.

Oh My Goodness

I'm sure that I have lost anyone who was following me here. I am so sorry. I lost this blog and couldn't get back to it. I tried several times. But then life and work got in the way. I stumbled back across this blog when I was trying to access the blog that I started about my MS. I was diagnosed with Multiple Scerlosis this past March. I will continue to look for that blog.

The shop is celebrating it 6th anniversary with a 25 % discount on total purchase. All magazines are 50% off and some are 75%. The September newsletter is up on the web site www.theartfullhand.com.
The Artfullhand will be in a craft show this October At St. Francis Borgia Elementary. More on that later. The Fall Used Stamp Sale will be October 22.

Copic class

I wanted to report on the copic class that I had last Saturday. The three ladies that took it had some "issues" with the markers. Once we identified them we were off and coloring and blending. I was very proud of the progress all three ladies made in class. We also address "shading" as in How To. The key here is to decide where is the source of light coming from! When I started in school I would draw a small sun in the corner of my paper to indicate the source of light. After a while it shrunk to a small directional arrow. I don't need this aid any longer. But if it is helpful to you - use it.
Here is another Well Done! to my three students; maybe they had a good teacher?

Plastic Boxes

Well I finally got back in the large plastic boxes we like to use for storage. It was somewhat of an ordeal. The manufacturer of the boxes decided to go through a distributor instead of selling directly. So once I figure that out I was able to place the order. Unfortunately there has been a price increase. And when the boxes arrived there was damage to the shipping container and then we found that there were
several of the boxes inside damage. So that meant another phone call. Then they didn't include an invoice just a packing slip. So I really don't have a final price on the boxes and shipping. I was waiting on another phone as they were suppose to e-mail me the invoice. When I had left the shop I still hadn't received it.
But I'll figure it out and they soon will be out on the floor for sale. Yippee!

Oh my

Well it certainly has been a long time since I have posted.
I am so very sorry for that. Life has gotten in the way. I won't go into details here.
If you want the the gritty details you will have to come and visit me at the shop on Fridays.
The latest thing going on there is we have gotten in Art Lenz products. They are really cool plastic lenses that you can use with your regular rubberstamps to make the images appear to move. I have another class coming up next week.
I'll certainly try to do a better job in posting.