HALF PRICE DAY TOMORROW

Tomorrow is half price day for all the garage sale items. Come load them up as there is a lot back there and pay pennies on the dollar. It all has to go.

TWO SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR TOMORROWS ALL TECHNIQUES CLASS

I actually had today off at "The Chick Market" so I thought I would go in to work at Precious Treasures. I got a lot done as I was trying to get class kits and the work room set up for tomorrow nights class. We have 2 more spots and this is a "must take" class for everyone as you will be amazed at how much you will learn. I love to show techniques and this one is FULL of them! Call the store 727-7706 or 575-1905 to sign up.

Class Kits



Yesterday my friends Dawn and Tawnya came up to Fremont to go shopping and we had a fun day! We went to one of my favorite stores "The Junktion" and I found this old mirrored framed shelf and I am going to use this one for the 3-d dies cuts, like bags, take out box etc. It was a great find and now it is PINK!

Speaking of "The Chick Market in Omaha" ....... Check out this ring I got there! She makes them in many different colors with one stone or two. I am going to start carrying them in the store March 5th!I got so many compliments on it yesterday! Funny as when we went to J's for lunch my friend Tawnya spotted another lady with one on.

DELICIOUS IN VALLEY

Zacheus went to work with me today so we got up early and I took him out to breakfast at a place called "Delicious" in Valley. It was awesome! They are so nice and have delicious food. He is getting so big! Hard to believe my baby boy will be in Junior high this fall.

As a bonus I booked the place for a crop on April 10th. I will get registration forms ready and sent out this week to all the registered people on http://www.ptdiva.com/.

LACEY IS GETTING SO BIG!

Lacey is growing like a weed. She is an awesome dog and we finally got her housebroken. She knows how to sit and stay. I will bring her to work on a Saturday as soon as it warms up so you can meet her.

LOVE THIS NEW PAPER LINE!!!!

We just got in the cutest handyman/woman paper and embellishment lines. Come check them out.

ALL CRAFTS GARAGE SALE, TOMORROW!!!

ALL crafts garage sale tomorrow at precious treasures. If you have stuff for the sale, bring it in priced and you can be there as early as 9 to get numbered. Sale at 10-5 Saturday and Monday is half price day.

QUILTING CLASS IS DONE!

I survived the quilting class and finished my project. I am hooked! I am going to start a 5 week class at Country Traditions in Fremont. It is Thursday Nights for 3 hours and only 59.00 for all 5 weeks which is cheap! First class is March 11. Come take the class it will be fun to have the Diva's there!


I sent it with the teacher to have her do the qulting of it as she has one of those big commercial machines. :) It takes 2 weeks and I am not a patient person. LOL

GIRLY PAGE IDEAS FOR YOU

Above layout by Vicki Chrisman and my daughter Ruth :)

WILD GAME AND FISH EXPO THIS SATURDAY

If you like to hunt or hubby does, do not miss the Wild Game and Fish expo this Saturday at Westside on 151st and Dodge. I love to hunt and will have a booth there for Pheasant Haven so stop by and say hello.

VALENTINES DAY

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day. Trev has never even given me a card for Valentines day in the last 15 years and this year he went all out! He took me out to that new movie theatre downtown that you have dinner at and watch a movie. We seen the movie "Valentines Day". Then he gave me a dozen roses and a beautiful card. THEN, he surprised me with not one bird but two! I have been visiting this pink bird for months as it was at the pet store just a couple blocks down from the store and of course I liked it as it was pink. Well Trev got word that I liked the pink bird from a little bird (Liz )and bought the pink one and her room mate. They are at the store for you all to come visit. We named them "Pinky" and "The brain" from cartoons. hee hee :) One is a Rosy Bourke and the other is a Rainbow Bourke. They come from australia. VERY pretty!

GATHER THREE FRIENDS AND TAKE CLASSES

We are going to have class samples on the class wall in the work room. Gather three friends and you schedule the classes you want to take at a time that works for you and the teacher.

WORKING ON THE WORKROOM

WOW! Time has flown as I see I have not blogged since the 9th! I have been working so hard at the store. We got lots of lighting in the basement finally so we can see better down there. It is going to be a long haul to get the basement done but my goal is fall to get it where I want it to be. I have also been working on the work room. I have started grouping all the die cuts and framing them. We have over 1200 so this is a HUGE job. I also NEED frames. If you have any old pictures you are getting rid of drop them at the store. I have been to the goodwill about every day checking for pictures. I need tons of them. I also am sanding down all the tables and painting them. It is going to really look nice when it is done. :)

QUILTING IS JUST AS ADDICTIVE AS SCRAPBOOKING

I took a quilt class last night at Create and all that I can say is "UH OH!" Quilting is just as addictive as scrapbooking. I went as many of our customers are starting to sew on Diva nights as we welcome any craft you want to work on. I put together all the blocks to make a crib quilt and next class we sew them together already. It goes very fast and there are as many different fabrics as there are scrapbook paper. hmmmm... now which room in the house can I take over for quilting??? LOL

I went to the quilt store in Fremont today called Country Traditions and they are offering a 5-week intense beginners class. It is from 6-9:30 on Thursdays and starts March 11th. The 5-week session is only $59.99. I am going to take the class also as I want to get the basics down as my next project is a king quilt for my bed. So come join me. Country Traditions number is 402-721-7752 or go to countrytraditionsonline.com to sign up.

LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES

I volunteered again yesterday at Lutheran Family Services for the moms there to scrapbook. They need donations of:

• baby papers and embellishments
• albums
• adhesives
• cardstock/mat stacks

You all have been awesome supporters of the moms there and I cannot thank you enough. The moms there are thrilled to get to scrapbook. I would take photo's but I am not allowed due to privacy issues. If you would like to volunteer it is the 2nd monday of each month and there is a morning and an evening session. email amy@ptdiva.com if you have donations or would like to volunteer.

ALL CRAFTS GARAGE SALE, JOIN US!

We are once again having our popular Craft garage sale on Febraury 26-27 and 29th.

If you have not received your number email ptdiva@ptdiva.com (put number in subject line) and include your name and phone number and a number will be mailed to you. Items must be price and numberd and you can drop them off any time at the store. You get 100% back of what you sell in a Precious Treasures gift card. So clean out your craft rooms and have money to buy new! Any kind of crafts accepted.

```Friday 10-5 (Feb 26)```

```Saturday 10-5 (Feb 27)```

```Monday is half price day 10-5 (Feb 29)```

REMIX FOR PANTS ON THE GROUND by General Mammogram

SHOP THIS WEB SITE AND HELP PEOPLE TO GET MAMMOGRAMS

You all know we try to beat any web sites prices as we want your business. But....... this web site is not a scrapbooking one. Check it out. https://shop.thebreastcancersite.com/store/site.do?siteId=224

Each item you buy gives a percentage toward paying for a mammogram. So buy up girlies!!! Till midnight tonight, any order over $30 you get 14 cent shipping. Sorry for the late notice but a friend just told me about it. I just ordered and paid for 10 percent of a mammogram. I love it!!!

Also stop in the Chick Market and all the breast cancer ribbon items I have there for sale, I give the profits to Susan G. Komen. We are big supporters of finding a cure for breast cancer and hope you are also. http://chickmarket.net/

$225.00 SHOP HOP WINNER ANNOUNCED

We had a huge respinse to the shop hop downtown bingo as there are so many awesome stores downtown now. We are excited to announce that Cathy Roberts, one of our customers won the $225.00 grand prize!!!! Here is her facebook posting she posted today. Congratulations Cathy!!!

Cathy Hennessy Roberts Amy - did you hear I won the Fremont Bingo Grand prize!!! I am so excited. Told my sis she has to come to Fremont with me again to help me spend them. Don't think I will have a hard time spending them at PT!! I got a call today from Jill at the Corner Nook today. I will try to pick them up on Monday after I go for a ha...lf day of work. My first day back. Hope the snow stays away.See More
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ALOTTA BROWNIES OPENS IN DOWNTOWN FREMONT

Alotta Brownies is growing and moved from Arlington to Fremont and just a few doors down from me. (This is not helping my diet) LOL They are unbelievable brownies. YUM! I also tried the honey wheat bread and it is delicious. Stop by and check them out and let me know what you think. You will love the decor!

KAELA'S LAST DAY IS THE 15TH :(

I am really going to miss Kaela but understand. The kids have no medical insurance and they need benefits. She found a full time job that is offering benefits so she needs to take it. She is the best daughter in law anyone could ask for :) Maybe she will be back when Paul gets benefits,

RUSTY PICKLES CLOSING ITS DOORS :(

A note from Lance (the rubber chicken haning in our store came from him)


Feb.3,2010
This past year has been incredibly tough on Rusty Pickle due to the economic situation. We feel that we can no longer survive as a company; consequently we have decided to close Rusty Pickle. We would like to thank all our customers who have supported Rusty Pickle for the last 7 years.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION AND RIBBON CUTTING

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Come join us in celebrating the Grand Opening of Precious Treasures! The ribbon cutting is from 9-10am. The mayor will be here to do our formal ribbon cutting. Coffee and donuts will be provided. (thought that would get ya!)
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Stop in from 10-5 for our open house. There will be specials throughout the store as well as snacks and our famous wine-a-rittas or punch. There is a craft and crop to follow from 6-11 pm.
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DIVA DIET

I started my spring diet yesterday to shed the winter coat. I always just do 1000 calories and it usually goes off pretty quick. After my full hystorectomy it got harder. So if you want some support on your diet or want to give me some on mine email me amy@ptdiva.com.

NEVER GROWING UP!

Thought I would give you somethng to laugh about this morning. I LOVE space mountain and only got to ride it three times the day we were there as there were long lines. But this photo should crack you up.....I refuse to grow up. hahahahaahaha

STORE WINDOWS

If you know me you know I LOVE store windows. I go to Chicago a lot just to look at the amazing windows. Well I about hyperventilated when I see there was a store window display class at CHA and taught by one of my favorite designers Anna Griffin. Stay tuned as I am going to try to put what I learned in class into play. I would show you pictures of what we did in class but I want to surprise you with seeing it in the window. We did three different window displays in class and she gave us about 5 foot long boxes to ship them home in. LOL

This was an AMAZING store window I seen in California.

CROP ROOM

The crop room is coming along great! It is so much more roomy! Stop in and see the progress as we are very excited about it. Also new items are coming in from CHA so stop by and check them out. We are already reordering Tim Holtz's new book! It is awesome, come in and check it out.