Anthologies: Antholgoies is OPEN!!!

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Antholgoies is OPEN!!!

Yeah!! We are finally OPEN!! What a joy it has been to see SO many old freinds and make SO many new freinds the past couple of days at Anthologies! Thank you so much for your love and support of the store....and for your patience with the long lines on opening day!

We still have some Grand Opening festivities happening today...so please come by and see us! We will be open today, Sun. 10/3 from 1p-6p and we have some great Make & Takes for you to create, great demo's for you to watch, and you will definitely enjoy checking out all of the great new product that Anthologies has for you! We also have some yummy appetizers and refreshing beverages for you to enjoy too!

Be sure to check out all of our upcoming Halloween and Fall class projects while you are there. I can't wait to begin teaching again...our first class is this Tuesday! Yeah!

Have a great day and remember... Stay true to your passion -- Keep Creating!

Joyfully Yours,

Tracy :)

3 comments:

Denise said...: thanks Nita and team for fufilling a dream for so many of us in the area.LOVE LOVE LOVE it! You all have done more than a fantastic job!
Your crafty friend Denise Cook :D; October 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM
LollyChops said...: It was so great to see the store finally! I came in on Friday AND Saturday! I already started using some of my new supplies today!

Everyone was super nice and so much fun! I cannot wait till the crop this Friday!

Hope you guys have a fabulous week!; October 4, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Sharon said...: Congrats on your Grand Opening! Please send me a blurb about your store & classes that I can post on Art News DFW (at http://artgroupsdfw.com/nucleus). I'll add your store to the guide to Arts & Crafts Suppliers.

Sharon Giles
Moderator, ArtGroupsDFW
moderator@artgroupsdfw.com; October 11, 2009 at 11:33 AM

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'So tell me, whatever possessed you?'

(The below was posted months before opening, however I leave it here because it tells the story- come see us, I think you'll agree!)
A very dear and respected friend has told me that I've not really told my story: the reason for launching off into this new endeavor. So, here goes. I will attempt it here. A few years ago, there was a wonderful place. A place where you could take your family, your memories and those things most precious to you and take them out of the shoe box and bring them into the light of day in a beautiful artistic way. Nothing could have been more comforting and fun than a visit to Recollections and we all remember it fondly. It was like going into 'Cheers'. Everybody knew your name, your children's names, what coffee you drank and, most of all, what was important to you. We all shared that. Well, we all lost something very near and dear to our hearts and that void has never been filled. Not completely. The people have stayed in touch, heaven knows that Tracy has done a great job at keeping the spirit alive and the ideas flowing, but still.... somewhat of a void existed. Now, let me be clear - that is gone. You cannot recreate it. It will never be exactly the same again - ever.

My wonderful husband has been after me for the last 18 months 'why don't you open a shop' and I have always told him that I would not attempt it unless I could do it 'right'. The bar was high and I would not attempt it at any other level. Well, life changes and I was recently presented with the opportunity to do this 'right'.

So, here we are - we now are the proud lease-holders on 3,820 square feet of retail space, contractors standing by to re-build the interior, product ordered, retail shelving acquired and a vision. A vision to be a safe and comfortable place for you to come and share and create your own anthology; to tell your own story, not for your generation or even the next, but to leave some things behind for your children's children that will tell them their story - from where they have come.

So, keep checking in here. We'll be very busy over the next 10 weeks. Yep, that's right - only 10 weeks and I can't wait.

That'll be us.... we'll keep the lights on for you.

Nita Turpin

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