We received a few new fine art kits in from Loew Cornell. The first kits are called Mini Artist. There are a total of seven packages, unfortunately we only received only four of them. I will keep you posted as to when we get the others in. The Mini Artists retail for $3.99. These would be a great stocking stuffer or just to keep kids busy in the car.

The second set of kits we got in art called Art Totes. Everything comes in a canvas style tote. They come in four kits: Drawing, Watercolor, Studio and Acrylic. These kits are awesome for the on-the-go person. These kits sell for $39.99.

The last two are an acrylic kit and a drawing kit that come in a handy hard-sided case. This kits retail for $29.99.

For those of you who have used enamel paint pens on glass and you happened to make a mistake Marvy has saved the day. They have come out with a paint marker REMOVER! I have seen it work, but only on non-porous surfaces. This item retails for $3.69.

We have made some additions for our $1.00 unfinished wood program. There are now 4x6 and 5x7 blackboards, small shelves in four styles and 6x6 puzzles in six styles. And just a heads up, we got in the jumbo clothes pin in.

At the CHA(Crafts and Hobby Association Trade Show) we got all excited about paper mache letters. We have two styles in and one of the styles comes in both upper and lower case letters and numbers. Come check it out in aisle 18. Retails are $2.99 and $4.99

Our BIG 22x28 signature mats are back in. They come in either black or white and come with a pen.

Fiskars Clear Stamps

As Clear stamps are becoming more popular, we have added to our selection. We got in some of the Fiskars clear stamps. They come in 8x8 and 4x8 sheets. I think some of them are really cute. Pictured are a few of the ones we got in.

Disney Princesses Cricut Cartridges

For all you Cricut owners and Disney lovers, we have received the new Disney Princesses cartridges. Happily Ever After has most the princesses on it, where Dreams Come True has a few. We can't wait to try them out.

New Braclets and Necklaces

For the Big Girls or the Little Girls. Be the envy of all your friends with these new bracelets and 18" necklaces. Bracelets come four to a pack and both the necklaces and and bracelets come in a wide assortment of colors. You'll be able to afford to match one with every outfit!

The Metropolitan

The metropolitan is a clutch purse. It comes in 9 high fashion colors and is small enough for a purse, convenient enough so that you won't need one! They are definately one of my favorites!

Cuttle Kids from Provo

We got in a bunch of new dies to use in the Cuttlebug called Cuttlekids! The dies are more kiddish then the dies that they already have for the Cuttlebug. The animals are super cute, they look more cartoon like then the other dies. The animals have a positive die and a negative die, for example with the duck die the top die is the whole body of the duck put together that you could make black and then the bottom die is the die that you can cut out the beak and make orange and the rest of the body that you can make yellow. They also have four packs of dies with different themes such as cars, pirate, sea creatures, etc.

Creative Imaginations

From Creative Imaginations we got in several new stickers and paper including birthday, cruise, and adorable animals. The animal stickers and paper are my favorite, they have cows, monkeys, frogs, dogs, etc. I enjoy the stickers and paper that they came out with for birthdays. The colors are awesome and the writing on the paper and stickers is foil like which I really enjoy!

Lasting Impressions!

We got in two new boards from Lasting Impressions, that have ideas that so that you can start to make your holiday cards. They came out with new embossing templates for Halloween and Christmas.

Crafters Workshop stencils

We got in 6 new 12x12 stencils from them and 18 new 6x6 stencils with all different fun shapes such as swirls, lines to journal on, flowers, paisleys, etc. They are great to add something different to your scrapbook pages or cards.

Jewelry Stuff! Yeah!

Couple of new things real quick:


Jesse James:
(These are great quick projects.) They came out with new Infusion Combos, they are packs of pre-matched beads and spacers. Grab one of these and some wire & clasps and you have supplies for a quick fun bracelet. There's about 20 new color combinations, so there's sure to be one that will fit your style.
Also from Jesse James, Semi-Precious Stone pendants. Every time we order we get a random assortment of all kinds of large and small pendants (great for wire wrapping)


Beadalon:
(Due to customer interest) We picked up a couple of new colors in beading wire. The copper and bronze colors are really popular, especially for the fall, we now carry them in with our regular beading wire!

Blumenthal Bags & Totes

This week we just received an order from Blumenthal of cute new bags and totes. (I've already picked out three I want to buy for myself!) There are a few open top totes in different colors and sizes. And there are also some different bags like the Hobo Bag (this one would make a really cute purse) Barrel Bags, Drawstring Backpacks, Messenger Bags, and Camo Totes are just a few of the other things we received.

One more thing:
Blumenthal came out with a new Inspiration appliqué. They are funky designed patches (they go great with the new totes.) And in our Fabrics Department they have buttons with designs that match the ones on the patches.

Magic Scarves and Gloves....

Wear your favorite colors! The magic scarf comes in lots of fun color combinations. One scarf and you can wear it ll different ways. ANNDDD we have matching gloves, hats, and socks. Stay warm while being "in style". We also have fleece scarves. Buy at least one of each.

Best Selling Bucilla Kits now in!

Those of you who have been waiting for the Bucilla Felt Stocking kits can come on in and pick yours out. We have finally recieved the best selling kits for 2007.

Sublime stitching - This ain't your grandma's embroidery

Here we are for those of you who want to get into stitching, yet you do not have the same tastes as your grandmothers. Sublime stitching patterns are embroidery patterns geared toward the 16-30 ish age groups or those who are just really young and fun at heart. We have 24 styles. Stop in and check them out.

JCA Stitchery Kits

Cross Stichers' there's something new for you. We just got in a collection of kits that are the Hummel kids. You should see how cute they are. There's one that is called Lilly of the Valley that is just to sweet for words. Oh and then there's the one called Ring Around the Rosie that one is really sweet too. Actually I could go on and on, so I'll just leave it up to you to stop and see them.

More Lil' Kinz

We just got in some new Lil' Kinz today, Some really cute stlyes. About 6 new ones the tree frog and yellow cat are super cute! There are always new styles coming in so keep checking back.

Nichole

Christmas Plates and Napkins

We now have our new Christmas plates and napkins in stock! We have fun patterns of the folk santa, snowmen, christmas trees, poinsettias, and holly. I think the Holiday on Ice is the cutest...the plates have a santa and a snowman with napkins that have a reindeer and a santa on ice! They all run at $1.49 each!

Filp Notes

Flip Notes These handy cute flip note are small enough to put in your purse, but big enough to hold your Crafts Direct shopping list. And don't forget the refills.

More Webkinz and Webkinz mousepad

Just wanted to post a quick note to say that we got a couple of new styles of Webkinz in today (Gorilla, Tree Frog, Cow, Tiger and Cheeky Monkey) Along with this order we also recieved the Webkinz Mouse Pads for your computer. They come in 4 diffferent styles and each one comes with a code that will give you a special virtual gift for your Webkin.

Ek Success

We have received so many new items from EK in the last couple of weeks it's crazy! We got in a bunch of new Disney items such as 12x12 paper, stickers, and a couple of 8x8 paper packs. For those teachers out there we got in new stickers that would be great for putting on the top of the student's papers such as stickers that say great, or excellent, or A+ work. We got a few new seals for envelopes that say things like you're invited, Merry Christmas, I love you etc. We got in a few new sticko stickers for Christmas, and fall. Jolee's also has a few new items such as animals like raccoons, lions. They also have jolee's for the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's!

Heidi Grace

We got in a few new papers and rub-ons from Heidi Grace that are awesome! A couple of their papers are flocked such as spider webs, and birthday words that would be great to use for a birthday card! One of my other favorite papers has candy corn pieces on it that are embossed and have glitter on them.

Felting Patterns

We carrying new patterns for felted projects!! They are written by a artist out of the St. Paul area, Marie Mayhew. We are very excited to have her patterns. They are very unique in the sense that they are dimensional. There are pumpkins, candy corns, snowmen plus a really cute pattern for a birds nest ornament. Stop by and check them out.