DIVA AND DAISY

We got home about 1 am last night and I am exhausted today but happy to be back at the store. We have had customers non-stop today. We had some airline trouble and had to change flights at the last minute. It was so good to be home. I did not miss the cold though. hee hee

My inlaws were staying at our house last night and waited up for me which was so nice. I felt bad leaving them this morning and they ended up coming out to the store to visit with me today. Diva and Daisy were thrilled to see me and Diva slept on my neck all night. Every time I would put her next me she would crawl back up. I think she was making sure I did not go anywhere. Daisy changed colors over the week. She is turning kind of a buff color. Stop by the store and see her.

CRICUT AND THE SHOW

I got all your cricut orders in. They will not be shipping until the end of March or April but you will be getting the first shipment. The next ones will not ship until May so you will get them much earlier than everyone else. Provo Craft is not the best at getting things out fast but they are perfectionists. I ordered the original Cricut Mahines over 2 years earlier than we got them. But they wanted them to be perfect before they went to customers.

The Sneak Peek is going to be moved back. This show is double the size of the one we go to Chicago every year. To the point we were flying back yesterday and now coming back on Friday. We are overwhelmed. There are a lot less people but they said they are cracking down on all the people who are not actually retail store fronts getting in to the show. We have already shipped back over 200 pounds of just catalogs! We have ordered so much new product!!! I love buying from the vendors that are brand new to the industry as no one else will usually have the products and there was a whole floor of just the new vendors and they had some awesome products.

We have all been taking lots of classes to show you how to use all the products out there. We will have lots of samples. I took some of the digital scrapbooking classes as the Digi-Scrap 103 is a journalling font one and I do most of my journalling on the computer. But we learned the digital scrapbooking as I never get to go to the classes at our store when we have them as I am working. I am SO HOOKED. Even if you do not digitally scrapbook you have to take this class. Photo shop does so much more than I even imagined. If you do not know what control g, control e and control z do for photo shop this class is a must.

Our sneak Peek will be moved back as we are waiting for the catalogs to all get delivered so we can share them with you. This show was glitter everything also. Lots of doodling, journalling items and books.

We are just heading back to the show but I wanted to check in. We got back late last night and had to do laundry snce we are staying longer and so far have not had time to shop. :( hee hee


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Today was the first official day of the show although a friend got us in yesterday to get an early peek. There are so many new things I cannot wait to share with you at the sneak peek. We sent out over 100 of the cricut emails tonight. There are 10 new cartridges. I have all the information on the new cutter like Cricut and already ordered.

Our hotel is awesome and a 4 star hotel. I got it for THIRTY SIX dollars a night. If you travel and want my secrets on getting cheap hotels and car rentals stop by the store and I will show you.

Below is a photo from the Saturday nights buyers reception. I think Trev needs to get out more. hee hee.



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You know you're a scrapbooker if.....

12 hour crops seem to fly by and are never long enough.

SCRAPBOOK ROOM DECORATING TIP

Hate to throw out all those magazines and idea books you collected but never get time to go through? Cut the ideas out of the books, adhere them to your wall with wallpaper paste and then mod podge over them all. You can keep adding to the wall as you find more ideas.

STORE HOURS DURING TRADE SHOW

We will be closing at 5 tonight as we leave for the trade show. Tomorrow will be normal hours of 10-6, Sunday 1-6 and then we will reopen again Wednesday. If you are looking for anything while we are gone email me at elkhornebay@yahoo.com as I can get that on my phone.

Girls Night

I had so much fun last night. I got together with all my friends for dinner and a movie. What would life be without awesome friends? We all have such a great time together and laugh and laugh. They are one of my greatest blessings! I did not stay through the movie as I was exhausted. I ordered all the tables for the crop room expansion and they came yesterday but they took them to the mall office. My daughter and I moved them all (they weigh a ton) and we got them set up. We will seat at least 18 with each person having their own table.

My friend Rosemary who works at the store part time brought me the cutest frame!!! A customer actually had showed it to me online. Isn't it cute? I am going to see if I can add Daisy's name to it somehow.

CRICUT USERS

If you have a cricut and want to be first on getting the new ones contact me. I have a calling list and will be calling people at the show and letting them know the new cricuts cartridges coming out. You will get your 40% off but will have to prepay. I will send a photo of the new ones. You will have to decide by Monday which ones you want. This is just my cost as with shipping charges I end up at 40% off. This is just a benefit for Precious Treasures customers. :)

So if you want in email me at elkhornebay@yahoo.com and put CRICUT in the subject. I need it sent to that email so I can access it from there. Leave me your phone number, name and email address. I will be sending them Sunday night and will need to know by Monday at 3:00.

ANY REQUESTS?

If you have seen something out there you want us to look for at the trade show let us know by Saturday. Email it to ptdiva@ptdiva.com


Just a reminder we always special order things for you and try to have the best price around. If you special order we give you 25% off if you prepay.

PRIVATE SALE ENDS FRIDAY

Everything in the store is buy one item get one item half on everything you buy but you have to say "Private Sale" when you check out. This sale is just for our current customers as we appreciate you. You can of course share it with your friends and family. We need to clear out as much as possible to have room for all the new stuff coming in. So please come in and stock up and we will help you out by giving you everything at buy on item get one item free and you can mix and match.