Happenings at A Place in Time on January 29th, 2012b

Good Afternoon Everyone,

How many of you know: "Who is the Patron Saint of England? He allegedly slew a dragon while coming to the rescue of a princess. Don't know? Well, you can "phone a friend" or do a "store shout out". This is how we play our trivia games in the store. And since this is the Year of The Dragon we will be playing a Dragon Trivia game as a part of our store anniversary celebration. Save the date: Saturday, February 18th through Monday, February 20th. It will be a lot of fun and we hope to see everyone during the 3 day weekend. Stay tuned for more details. By the way, Priscilla was born year of the dragon - I have to be very careful.

It's been a busy week with classes happening on almost every day. The following photos will become a part of our "Memory Book". 

Fran's class ("A Year in Cards" - Love) was a blast. Who is that man in the photo? Do you think only women come into the store? Well, that's Byron and he can more than "hold his own" in the crafting department with the ladies. Everybody enjoyed making the cards and when Fran showed them the sample for her "Tropical Flair" class in February - well, they just couldn't resist signing up. You will read more about the class later in the Blog.

A Year in Cards - Love

Fran's "Tropical Flair" 1 of 3 Designs to choose from:  Tote Bag and Post-it Note Cover

Priscilla had two classes this week and she promises to repeat her "Getting to Know Your Eclips" session in the near future. As I was sitting at the front desk, I heard shouts of "It Works" from those taking the Eclips workshop. They were so happy in learning the basics and couldn't wait to get home to get started on a project that had been in the planning stages. Helping people is one of the fun aspects of our store and we always learn something new also. Thank you for taking the time to be a part of the workshop.

Getting To Know Your Eclips

As I'm writing this Blog, Priscilla is conducting her "Loves Intentions" Shaker Box Card class. I commented that things seemed awfully quiet . They responded by saying "we're concentrating on bling". Silly me, I should have known.

Shaker Box Card Class

February is already upon us and the class schedule is starting to fill up. First up is Debbie West's beautiful Mini Album: "To My Valentine". Check my previous Blog for the details. There are a few openings left in the class so you can still join the fun. There is a lot of "prep work" that goes into this class so I would need to know ASAP.

Exterior View of Debbie's Mini Album - "To My Valentine"

A Place in Time has it's monthly "Make and Take It" on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Look forward to being here on February 12th ( 2:00 - 5:00 pm ). There will be more to come on what the activity will be. I imagine it will be Valentine's Day oriented. If so, it would give that guy in your life an opportunity to make something special for you. Give him a "hint".

If your looking for a really "cute" pre-made embellishment, we have just the thing for you. It's a Teddy Bear holding a removable heart. Write a note on the heart, tuck it between the Teddy Bear's paws and give it to someone special. It would make a great valentine for your child to give to their teacher, parent, best friend, etc.

I mentioned it earlier, Fran Kawakami's next class (Thursday, February 9th - 6:30 to 8:30 pm) will be "Tropical Flair". You will be making a truly beautiful Tote Bag and a matching embossed Post-it Note Cover. Fran uses the Hawaiian Quilt designs from Dreamweaver to invoke a quiet sense of elegance. The finishing touch to the Tote Bag is the use of rafia for the handle. I have no doubt that this class will sell out. In that event, I'm talking to Fran about repeating the class in March. "Good Grief" Charlie Brown, am I talking March already. The details of the class are as follows: There are 3 designs to choose from. First to arrive for the class gets to choose with stencil they would like to use. It's a class of 6, so 2 students will share a stencil. Kit designs and color options may vary slightly from the samples. If you wish, we currently have all the stencil designs in stock. For the students taking the class, who have prepaid and want to use a specific stencil design, you can purchase the stencil of your choice early at the class discounted price. Supplies to bring to the class: Scor-pal (a must have), Scotch glue or equal, two-sided adhesive, paper trimmer, pencil, ruler, scissors, 3-4 finger daubbers or 2 craft sponges, and a Crop-a-dile (if you have one). Cost of the class is $20.00.

Fran's "Tropical Flair" Tote Bag (Post-it Note Cover not shown)  - Choice #2

Fran's "Tropical Flair" Tote Bag (Post-it Note Cover not shown)  Choice  #3

Art and Priscilla's "Ecal Made Friendly" class is beginning to fill up. It's on Saturday, February 4th 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Bring a notebook along with all of the other required items. Consult my previous Blog for the details. Be sure and load your Ecal software on to your laptop and use the latest updates prior to the class. You will be amazed at the possibilities. Recently, Art made a Teddy Bear Box using the Ecal software. I think you will enjoy his creation and be amazed at that possibilities that will be available to you. Crafting will be very easy. Your biggest problem will be like mine in card making - what paper do I use?

I try to save the best for last. Kylie is having so much fun with her Eclips machine. She tells me she uses it on her breaks at work. Kylie was in the store the other day and she shared with me a Valentine Card she had recently designed. It's an amazing card. Thank you, Kylie for allowing me to share it with those that follow our Blog.

Kylie's Valentine Card

That's all for now, enjoy this wonderful place we live.......and "I'll see you tomorrow".

Bill

A Place in Time

48 Maluniu Avenue

Kailua, HI.  96734

1-808-261-2882

Ps. Priscilla got even with me this year. Seems like I made a Valentine Card for her last year - gave it to her - let her read it - and then promptly took it away so I could display it at the front desk. Ha! Well, I got my Valentine Card yesterday and guess what? It's now on display at the front desk. Sorry! There's no "mushy" stuff inside to read - that will come later. Priscilla is my "Dragon Princess".

Valentine Card for Bill - I really like the giraffe (card face)

Card Interior - Priscilla used one of the Elements from Art Institute for the grass. It gives the card a pleasant scent. I also like the way she used Tim Holtz's distressed ink for a dramatic effect on the paper.