The Show

I've been off the radar for a few weeks, as preparation for a few big events has been consuming most of my waking thoughts and actions (besides parenting and the normal house-wifey stuff that goes along with that).

Saturday was the first of those scheduled big events - it was a "Christmas Card Workshop and Mega Scrapbook Sale" and it was phenomenal!

Since resigning as a CTMH consultant in April, many of my former customers have been begging me to teach classes again. While I can't commit to doing monthly events, I thought I'd throw them a special Christmas Card workshop, as it was one of the most well attended events in previous years.  In addition, I had hundreds of stamp sets to clear out, and dozens and dozens of paper packs, embellishments, and more to sell off.

So the stage was set, and my sweet husband even made a few loves of his famous bread (along with yummy spinach artichoke dip and salmon dip), and a fantastic group of ladies came out for carols, cards, and stocking up on everything paper-crafty.

Here are photos of my "classroom" all set up.  The 4 tables in the middle of the room held the workshop cards, and the outer edges of the room had all the goodies up for grabs.

Pre-made cards for sale, and an empty spot for the bread.

New and used stamp sets for sale:

Everything on this table was $2

 Everything on this table was $1

Some miscellaneous items for sale:

A small collection of Nona Pearl Creations items for sale...

The card workshop tables:

These were the cards I designed for the workshop.  I charged $1 a card, and people could make as few or as many as they liked.

 I have quite a few stamp sets and other things left over.  I think I may start a new tab on the blog for the leftovers if people are interested.  It seems faster and easier than ebay.  Look for the tab to go live in a day or two, and for things to be added periodically as I have time.

Now I'm off to knit, as there are still 2 more big shows to gear up for!  The next one is this coming Friday and Saturday!  Have a great week!

Upcoming Christmas Card Workshops

It's that time of year again!  Christmas Card Workshop time.

Last week, my sweet husband gave me a few evenings sans children to fully get into a "creative zone", and do some serious design work.  At first I found the new CTMH paper packets challenging to work with.  But then the ideas started rolling, and I was able to come up with these great cards.  I'm extremely pleased with how they turned out, and I hope my customers will be as well.  To see a closer view of the cards, click on the photo.

Since adding a second child to our family, my papercrafting motto has become more and more in line with CTMH's - "faster, simpler, and easier".  People want the homemade look, but don't want to spend hours and hours on super detailed cards.  So, I've replaced my typical 25 cards/5 each of 5 designs workshop with a 24 cards/8 each of 3 designs workshop.  Also, the embellishing is minimal (but elegant), and the stamping, while prevalent, is not challenging.

I hope that if you are in the greater Seattle area, you will consider attending one of my Christmas Card workshops (dates TBA soon), or even consider having a private Christmas Card workshop with a group of your friends! Private workshops are great because you can chat and share snacks while working, but also I'll be rewarding the group "organizer" with the hostess rewards for the workshop supply costs!  That is a minimum of $25 in free goodies - possibly more!  Email me (nonapearl@myctmh.com) if you'd like more information on a private workshop, or to RSVP for one of my regular Christmas Card workshops.

If you are not in the Seattle area, consider purchasing a set of 24 pre-made cards!  The cost is just $30 plus shipping, and you'll get that great hand-crafted look without the time/energy of making them yourself.  (nonapearl@myctmh.com)