Anthologies: Calling all Scrapstasher's!!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Calling all Scrapstasher's!!

Spring is in the Air and it's time once again for our monthly Scrapstasher's meetings! I'm currently experiencing a pretty major attack of "Spring Fever"...what about you?? I just love the colors of Spring....green grass, budding trees, and beautiful blossoms! Keeping that in mind, I have some great projects in store for you this month...just in time for Spring! I also have some a couple of fabulous flower making techniques that I will be sharing with you!

Please call the store to verify your sign up and let them know if you cannot attend. We have several on the waiting list and want to accomodate everyone that can come. If you have any questions about the list, please email me at tracy@anthologiesbyme.com. I look forward to creating with you next week! Here's your list...

2 Flower Pots (any size you like, terra cotta or ceramic is fine)
Various Printed Paper Scraps (can coordinate or be random pieces...your choice)
6 printed paper strips (1x12 inches - can be different prints or the same print)
2 printed paper pieces (6x6 inches - can be different prints or the same print)
Foam Brushes
Mod Podge
Paint (couple of different colors)
Glimmer Mist and/or Stickles that coordinate with your papers
Small Ink Pads or Distress Inks (ex. cat eyes, dew drops, etc.)
Lots of coordinating buttons

Coordinating ribbon/trim to go around pots
Tacky Glue (ex. Zip Dry or FabriTac)
Scissors
Black fine tip marker or journaling pen
**Optional** Bring in some torn pages from an old book or music papers

Make it a beautiful day!
Tracy :)

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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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