wow. that’s all i have to say about having any kind of surgery. man does it take the wind outta your sails. something i, workaholic and general ‘busy person’, am just not used to! anyways… things are starting to settle into a more normal mode for me.

first thing i’m doing is overhauling my studio/workspace. since our store on main street closed last week, i now have the contents of 250 square feet of inventory and fixtures sitting in my already full studio! needless to say there is a LOT of stuff that will not be sticking around in there for long. I just can’t work in that chaotic an environment and i can’t get to half the stuff i need to reach in order to fill my online store orders, so a reorganization is mandatory before i can really get back to work in there.

so… today i am beginning a purge and collection of stuff that will be going into my studio/warehouse sale in august. here is a teaser list of the type of goodies that will be making it into my ’studio/warehouse sale’ pile for august…

• old somerset, cloth paper scissors and scrapbooking magazines for $1 each or buy 5 for $3.25
• art books starting at $1 or your best offer
• beautiful handpainted wool yarn [my hands can’t take wool very well - makes me sad, but you’ll be happy. it’s gorgeous stuff!]
• fabric scraps and yardage of grey fleece - cheap!
• overstock/discontinued lazar studiowerx rubberstamps
• lazar studioWERX rubberstamp grab bags…
  yep, the famous grab bags are back! you will get 4-6 medium/large stamps per brown grab bag for between $10 to $15 - now that is a killer deal. limited number of grab bags will be available.
• overstock acrylic blocks, embossing powder and ink pads
• overstock/discontinued paperWERX 12×12 paper
• starting at $1 - small embellishments like vials of seed beads, paper flowers, rub-ons chipboard wings and alphabets and whatever else i’m moving out
• remaining studioWERX on Main inventory that will no longer be carried in our online store

i have also decided to sell my personal mixed media original collages, limited edition giclees and abstract acrylic paintings as the ’studio’ part of the sale.

all artworks will be displayed/hung in my living room, upper hall and outdoors on easels [weather permitting] so even if you’re not super jazzed about the ‘warehouse sale’, this will be the first time i’m opening my studio for an artwork sale and you won’t want to miss that!

as with our last warehouse sale in 2006, there will be refreshments. my hubby t will no doubt bake up something yummy, chocolately and non-diety and we will put out his ‘manly baking’ sign again lol! there will be ice teas, lemonade, coffee and tea…

your next opportunity to purchase art products directly from us, in person and not online, will be at circle craft in november - 3 months from the date of this studio/warehouse sale. also… the product selection at circle craft will be more limited to rubberstamps, inks and rubberstamping supplies. there will be no artwork, extra embellishments, or large quantities of paper…

so with that in mind, i hope you will ’save the date’ for this once a year, summer event.
we look forward to seeing you soon!