New Flour Sack Dish Towel

It was a long haul, but we finally found a source for a Flour Sack Towel that is hemmed on all 4 sides. These towels are 100% Russian Cotton.They are a heavier towel and they measure 32"x36".These Towels are sure to be a hit with the embroiderers.

Red Heart Yarn Lovers

For those of you who are Red Heart Yarn Fans, we have just recieved 5 new colors in the Super Saver Skeins. One solid, called Spa Blue and 4 flecks.Soft White Fleck, Black Fleck, Coffee Fleck and Claret Fleck. The flecks have always been very popular yarns and these new colors are sure to be big hits.

Go Green!

Go green with this stylish, environmentally conscious bag made from 80% post-consumer waste!

Woolpets

We have just recieved some of the cutest kits for Needle Felting. These little cuties would make great Christmas gifts. They range from easy to intermediate and there's 12 to choose from. We chose some of our departments favorites to picture, but the rest are really special too. Stop in and check them out.

New items from Willow Tree

Our large selection of Willow Tree has grown. We have beautiful new ornaments that make meaningful gifts to honor the special people and moments in your life. Also, Yankee has partnered up with Willow Tree creating a unique gift pack that includes a 2008 angel with your choice of a Sparkling Cinnamon or Christmas Wreath scented Yankee candle. At only $19.99, this makes a perfect gift for anyone on your list.

We are so excited to have added new items from the Natural Life collection. Many pieces would be beautiful accents for your home. They make meaningful gifts for family and friends. The mugs, key chains, vases, jewelry, and other items would make perfect holiday teacher gifts! Come and check them out. You'll be delighted that you did!

Coasters!

Who doesn't need coasters? These come as a set of four and you can just slip a photo in and call it good, but I wanted to add a little more. So with some scrap paper I had, I put together mini scrapbook pages and plan to add a photo to each square, but I couldn't wait to show them to you. I added some rub-ons that coordinated with the particular line of paper I used ( We R Memory Keepers Nonsense line) and ta-da your done. These would be a great gift that you could add your own personal touch to.

New Clocks!

We got in these new clocks that you can scrapbook to coordinate with your rooms decor. This is an item that I love, because it is functional and would make a great gift for someone. All for under $20.

The New Sorrento Colors Are In!

We are thrilled that the beautiful new chocolate and tuscan blue Sorrento dinnerware collection is in. We know you will love them as much as we do! The warm and lovely colors will add a wonderful touch to your dining room table or kitchen. Don't forget that the suede color is being discontinued, so stop in if you need to add some pieces to your collection.

New Webkinz!

We have just received a big shipment of new Webkinz!
New ones include: a Goldfish, White Horse, Deer, Eagle, Silverback Gorilla, Chipmunk , Lamb, Leopard, Dinosaur, Skunk, Pig, Lion, Manatee, Rottweiler.

Webkinz: Pet of the Month

There's still time to get your September Pet of the Month, the Bullfrog. We have them in stock-they can be found at the front of the store, right next to Customer Service. Next month's pet is the Pug. We should be receiving a shipment or them very soon!

Nature's Choice Oraganic Cotton Yarn

It's been a while since I've blogged about new products for you yarn lovers. We just recieved a new yarn from Lion Brand that is to "Die" for. It is a 100% Oranically Grown Cotton 4 ply yarn. I can just imagine how yummy a sweater made from this would be. You'll have stop in and touch it to believe it.

New Clear Stamps!!!

Look at how cute these Halloween and Fall stamps are. Besides being cute they are very affordable. They arrived earlier this week and have been a big hit. If you have never used clear stamps, they are very easy to use and take up less storage space. You should give them a try, because they are to cute to pass up.

Holiday Plates and Napkins

Starting to prepare for your holiday parties? We now have our Fall and Christmas plates and napkins in. We have several to choose from. My favorite for Christmas is the red and white snowflake pattern. This year there are 3 new styles of place-mats and holiday place cards. Come in and see for yourself!

Halloween Baking!

We now have our Halloween baking items in! We have sugar sprinkles, cookie cutters and cookie pans to make your favorite cookies. There are 4 different styles of treat bags to pick from, and lollipop molds. Also try our haunted house cookie kit. Come and check out the selection to start your Halloween baking today!

Color Coordinates

We just received a new line of beads from Blue Moon. They are called Color Coordinates. You can pick from a huge assortment, and they are sorted by color- so you're sure to find one in your favorite hue.

Each strand of beads or spacers comes with a card with different project ideas, specific to those particular beads. Pretty cool!

Lots of things for Yarn Lovers

We have just received some really great kits that would make really great Christmas gifts. They have DVD's and few suppies. EASY SCHMEEZIE gift!!!!

We also just received a couple new sock yarns. These are really NICE!!!

The Soft Sea Wool is 100% wool and the Sock-Ease is striped and 75% wool and 25% nylon. We have great books to go with them, so Knock Your Socks Off, start making socks.

Wedding Vinyl

A couple of weeks ago we got in some new wedding vinyl. There are lots of cute sayings, words & designs. Check out this picture of a recent sample- wouldn't that make a great wedding gift!

Woodwick Candles

Woodwick has finally arrived! You know the candles that create the soothing sound of a crackling fire. They are very nice looking and the fragrances are all my favorites. We have reed diffusers and car scents and are anxiously awaiting the new line of "Fusion" candles from Woodwick. It is so exciting!!

Inspirational Rooms

Check out our new Inspirational Rooms. We, naturally, still have the Willow Tree with new products arriving, but now we have two more rooms. The wall decor, jewelry, and figurines, wedding gifts and more are upper scale quality. Many beautiful pieces in these rooms. It is a must see. They are located at the front of the store close to Customer Service. Make it your first stop, or your last stop, but make sure and stop.

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tatting

For those of you have the patience and the ability to play with thread and not get yourself tied in knots,( I am not so fortunate),we just received several new Tatting Books. They are for both Needle Tatters as well as Shuttle Tatters.They have lots of patterns to choose from. It's sure nice to "fluff"up that area with a splash of something new. Have fun!

New Colors of Beaded Garland

We added 6 new colors of beaded garland to our collection. Choose from the dark pink, indago, blue/red, pastel, light pink/blue, and many more. Use them to decorate in your wedding pieces such as your arch, glass centerpieces or bouquets.

Just in...the Cricut Jukebox!

A shipment of the Cricut Jukebox just arrived today, and we couldn't be more thrilled. What is the Jukebox? It connects to the Cricut Expression or the

Original Cricut Personal Electronic Die Cut machine, so you can have 6 of your favorite Cricut Cartridges ready to use, so you don't have to keep changing them out. Not only that, but it is an easy to carry case with storage on the bottom for the keypads and booklets. How cool is that? We will have it for sale online( http//www.cricut-craftsdirect.com/servlet/StoreFront ) in the next day or so, or you can stop in and pick one up. I was just so excited I couldn't wait to tell all

you Cricut lover's out there that we got it in.

Giant Cupcake Pan...

We recieved our giant cupcake pans. The top and bottom halves are baked in seperate pans and icing is used to assemble them together. Use a giant cupcake for your party instead!

New Dried Flowers!

We have reset our dried section and added a few new items. Some of them consist of straight ting, river pods, mountain pods, chestnut branches, mini cotton bundles and much more. We also have new mixed bouquets, such as Pods w/ palms, Ting Pods, Natural China Lotus, and mixed Cocoa Reeds. You can mix any of the drieds together to make an arrangement for your home. Come and check it out!

Stitchery

Who knew that you stitchers were just sitting quietly in on the side lines waiting for new products just for you. We have recently re-set our stitchery area. We brought in a lot of new product, new books and patterns for Cross Stitch, Punch Needle, Hardanger, Swedish Weaving and Mono Canvas.The Christmas kits have arrived and they have been flying off the shelves. We have been holding off on Blogging about the re-set because I wanted the hooks to all be really full when we took pictures, but it seems you all are buying it as fast as we can get it in, so the hooks are never really full. Any way here's a sampling of the new stuff. Enjoy!!!

Cute new sample!

Vanessa just finished up this Alcohol Ink Glass Block project & we had to make a project sheet for it! I love how it turned out- and she made it using a combination of Etching Cream and Alcohol Ink. Very creative!

Download your copy of the project sheet here & find out how to make one for yourself.

Or visit the Projects section of our website for more great ideas.

New Fabric Sample

Done on Mono Canvas, a cross between Aida Cloth and Plastic Canvas, this sample was made from the Nordic Snowflakes pattern available in store.

Glass Block Endcap

Be creative and decorate your own glass block!
These are a few examples:

Quick Link Jewelry

We just got a new product from Beadalon called Quick Link Jewelry. You can make your own unique jewelry in just a few minutes! Create a necklace in 8 min., a bracelet in 5 min., or a pair of earrings in only 3 min. Customize and create your own jewelry with Quick Link Jewelry!