About Memories & More

January Classes

Midnight Madness:  Fridays, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22 and 1/29  6 pm to midnight $12

Tuesday Morning Coffee Club:  Tuesdays, 1/5 and 1/19  10 am to 11 am $5 Check the website for an update the day before class.  Bring your coffee...bring a friend...and join us as we create a fun, crafty project.  Not necessarily scrapbook related.  But always fun!

Wednesday Make-n-Takes for $1:  Join us each Wednesday from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm for a quick, $1 make-n-take.  Projects are different each week.  Check the website Tuesday nights to see what the make-n-take is that week.  (Projects take anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes)

Saturday, 1/9 Love A to Z Mini Book 10 am to 1 pm $25 Make this clever book for your favorite Valentine!  Sign up now...there are just a few spots left!

Saturday, 1/9 2009 in Review 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm $25  Join us for this monthly class where we'll create a year in review book.  Each month features a different manufacturer.  January's theme in 2009 in Review and we'll be using American Crafts products...February we'll be scrapping January photos...in March we'll be scrapping February photos, etc.  Take all 12 months of classes & you'll receive a FREE We R Memory Keepers 12x12 album of your choice.

Saturday, 1/16 Make-n-Take Day 10:30 am to 3:30 pm .  Come learn some fun techiniques anytime Saturday.  Each project is $5 and takes 20-30 minutes.  Do all 4 make-n-takes & we'll throw in a 5th one for free.  There will be an opportunity to learn how to use 4 very different techniques.  We'll post photos a little closer to class time.

Saturday, 1/23  The Polka Dot Pixie Love Birds 10 am to 4:30 pm $65  Come take this paper clay sculpting class with the Polka Dot Pixie.  You'll make these cute love birds...and learn some really useful techniques.  There will be an hour lunch break.  Class size is limited so make sure to sign up early!  You won't want to miss out!

Saturday, 1/30  All Day Crop 8 am to 8 pm $28  All Day Crops are a great way to get caught up on your projects!  And to meet new friends, while scrapbooking in our classroom.  A great lunch is included...drinks & snacks, too!  And we even throw in a make-n-take for you!

Resolutions

(I love that I can see my reflection in the balloons...very fun!)

I used to be a big resolution maker.  I remember being a kid & hanging out with my bff Sherrine all the time (24/7 to be exact...we had great freedom as kids).  On New Year's Eve, we'd stand on her Tata's porch & take turns running into the yard & yelling our resolutions into the night.  I don't know why we thought screaming them for the world to know would make them come true...but whatever, works, right?  And as an adult, going to Sherrine's house to play Cranium with her family & some other friends.  Oh, and Penny's insistence that eating pickled herring at the stroke of midnight would bring you a financial windfall in the next year.  That's the grossest thing ever.  Trust me.  Boy do I miss the simplicity of those days...and Sherrine.  But that's a story for another day.

So here are my resolutions for 2010.  I guess posting it to my blog is the equivalent of running into the street & shouting my intentions for all to hear.  And you can bet that I'll be making this into a page.  Maybe even today.

In 2010, I'd like to:

• Play more with Audra (she truly is the best friend ever!).  Join her on some of those afternoon cocktail "hours".
• Hike more. 
• Learn to snowshoe.
• Take more photos....take better photos.
• Reconnect with Sherrine.  It's time.  And I miss her greatly.
• Learn to have some patience with my family.  I have patience in abundance for my customers & friends.  But not my family.  Not at all. 
• Embrace healthy eating. 
• Be as fit as I can be.  And improve the strength of my core muscles so my back stops hurting all the time.  Don't laugh when you see me doing lunges the length of the store :)
• Be a better wife, mother, daughter, & friend.
• Have success with the store.  2009 was a really rough year to be a business owner.  (Maybe I'd ought to eat that herring tonight...shudder....)
• Be happy and more passionate about life.
• Remember to floss every day & to put on face cream every night.  (I'm at that age now...you know what I mean...when face cream becomes important!)
• To be more creative.  To scrapbook more.  To make gifts for my friends & family.  
• To take more breaks...trips...mini vacations.

I'll stop there.  I could go on forever.  What are you resolving to do in 2010?  Post a comment & let me know.  Maybe I can add it to my list :) 

I wish all of you a very happy & prosperous new year! 

And the winner is...

although we have a huge well-stocked studio to play in, i especially LOVE hanging at the store with the gals and seeing what everybody's doing.

Posted by: sharon | December 29, 2009 at 12:18 PM

Congratulations, Sharon!  Hope to see you & Kris for your free Midnight Madness in January!  We've missed having you gals around!

January Class Calendar

Details & photos to come...check back soon!  (click on the calendar to make it bigger)

Wednesday Make-n-Take for $1

Wednesday Make-n-Take for a buck
Make one of these or make 'em both. They're just $1 each while supplies last.

Scrappin' at the store (& a giveaway!)

I had an interesting revelation yesterday.  I was sitting at home scrapbooking & was finding myself frustrated beyond belief.  While I had all the tools that I wanted at my disposal, I didn't have other things that I thought I needed.  Like cardstock that matched my printed paper.  The lights I thought were so great in there, were awful.  I honestly couldn't tell black from brown.  Will be interesting to see what the pages look like when I get them to the store.  Now I know why I scrapbook at the store more than at home...I can see.  When I need a piece of cardstock, I have 200 colors to choose from.  When I have a question (and I do have questions) about whether something looks good or not, I can ask someone...be it an employee or another customer...it's nice to get a second opinion!  When I want to computer journal on a page, there's a computer & printer handy to do just that...because let's face it; if I don't journal when I'm making the page, it's not gonna happen.  And the distractons were a bit overwhelming.  My dogs bark every time someone thinks about walking in front of my house...my husband & daughter were arguing (good naturedly, but loudly) over their Mario game...and my cat was screaming to be fed.  Yeah.  That doesn't happen at the store.

So let me tell you some benefits to scrappin' at the store. 

• You can scrapbook, organize your photos, make a card, cut out titles on the die cut machine...or just sit in the classroom & catch your breath for FREE anytime the store is open and there isn't a class.  Talk to Kerry-Lyn about that.  She'll often come for just 45 minutes to do just that.
• Our die cut machines are free to use when you buy your paper from us.  Using your own paper?  It's $5 a half hour.  Either way, it's a screaming deal.  We have three fonts on the Accu-cut machine & I'd say 15 fonts on the QuicKutz for you to use.  We'll even give you little bags to keep your titles sorted.
• We'll help you match your papers & photos.  Anytime.  The best light source in the store is at the black counter.  And it's pretty darn good in the classroom too.  I've always been able to tell black from brown there :)
• There are far less distractions at the store than in your home.  Even if Midnight Madness or a crop has 18 people, you can still be in your own world.  Bring your iPod.  Listen to a book.  Or talk to your neighbor.  It's up to you.
• Midnight Madness is every Friday from 6 pm to Midnight.  It's just $12 (or $7 if you have a punch card coupon).  Feed your kids.  Rent your husband a movie.  And come create.  It'll be good for you to get out of the house.  And tv on Friday nights is horrible.
• Have a little extra time or just need to get away?  All Day Crops are from 8 am to 8 pm and include lunch and a make-n-take.  They're just $28 (or $23 if you have a punch card coupon).  You don't have to think about a thing.  Just come & create...we'll feed you (truthfully, overfeed you), and your make-n-take will be packaged up with a photo of the page & you can do it when maybe you don't have so much time.  You know, at home, when the dogs are barking & driving you to want to drink.
• I've seen people make some life long friends scrapbooking at the store.  Seriously.  I've made life long friends with people who come to scrapbook.  So don't be afraid to come alone.  There are lots of nice people who come & make you feel welcome.

I could go on all day.  But what I'd like to know, is why YOU like to scrapbook at About Memories & More.  And so you'll post a comment, I'll give away a free Midnight Madness in January for you & a friend (randomly drawn, of course).  Just post a comment about why you like to scrapbook with us by noon Wednesday, December 30th.  I'll post the winner New Year's Eve.

End of the year clearance sale!

Stop on in through Saturday for our end of the year clearance sale!  You'll find scrapbooks, stamps, chipboard, inks, idea books, samples, QuicKutz, totes & MORE on sale for 50% off!  Hurry in for the best selection!

This week we're open:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10 am to 6 pm

Thursday (New Years Eve) 10 am to 4 pm

Friday (New Years Day) 10 am to 4 pm (and there are just a couple of spaces left in the New Year's Day Crop...sign up today to reserve your spot!  928-526-9292)

Saturday (All Day Crop) 8 am to 8 pm (a few more spots left in the All Day Crop, too...sign up today to reserve your spot!)

In case you're not sure what a crop is, it's time for you to work on your projects with others who enjoy doing the same thing.  We provide snacks & there's usually some kind of discount.  For All Day Crops, you get lunch & a make-n-take, too!  We sure hope you'll join us in starting the new year off!  It'll be fun!

New Year's Projects

Need a gift idea for New Year's Eve?

Fun, don't you think?

All of these projects are super easy...stop on in & we'll show you what to do!

Holiday Fun

The whirlwind of Christmas is done.  I decided at the last minute to make 12 snowman ornaments for our family.  They were so much fun!  I used to make them handmade ornaments every year, but somehow got out of the habit.

These guys are made out of styrofoam balls covered in paper clay.  I made all the noses & the hats, too.  They took about 10 hours to make 12 of them, but I can't remember the last time I had so much fun!  I learned the principals of how to do it from The Polka Dot Pixie.  And now I just want to make more...good thing she's coming back January 23rd to make these:

Class is $65 and will take all day (with a break for lunch for drying time).  We'll start at 10 am...and likely end around 4:30 pm.  Paper clay is SO fun...you really won't want to miss out!

Here are a couple of photos from Christmas Eve & Christmas...I actually didn't take too many this year...things were a little crazy...light wasn't quite right...whatever the reason, there just aren't many.

This makes me chuckle every time I see it!

Kendall & me.  Man, I look tired!

Kendall & my lovely niece, Becky.

I know the story for every ornament on my tree.  Maybe this year I'll take photos of each of them before I put them away & tell those stories...hmmm....

My Favorite Christmas Song

Merry Christmas, everyone!