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 2 for 1 Crop Night
Bring a friend on Sept 24th

You each pay $5

 It's time to get your summer vacations and other activities in albums and what better way to do it then with friends.  Join us on Sept 24th for Crop night.  If you sign up with a friend it is $10 for both of you.  Enjoy supper together, get some scrapbooking done and have fun.  Please sign up by Thursday the 23rd of Sept.

Tattered Angels Album Class

 

  On Saturday Sept. 24th we are having a Tattered Angels Album Class.  We will be using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to create a fun Chipboard Album.  Learn new techniques and how to use tools to make your album.  The cost of the class is $25 and includes an album and glimmer mist.

 Winter Make N Take

  Nicole Langer of Erickson & Associates will be here on Wednesday afternoon Sept. 29th for a Make N Take.  She will be using Stampendous Stamps to make a winter card.  It could be used as a Christmas Card or just a fun card to give to a friend.  Join us between 1 to 5 PM to make your card and meet Nicole.

What's New

It's hard to believe that summer is almost over. We have had a very interesting summer. The tornado destroyed most of our property, with 3 out buildings gone, alot of the trees destroyed, and the outside of the house needing total replacement, and inside lots of cleaning, scrubbing, painting, and furniture replaced. Thankfully the house is done except for a few little projects, the garage will be started in the near future so that by winter we will have returned to normal, whatever that is.
At the Store, Dayna decided it was time to do some rearranging. We have been having fun moving shelving and product around, and then trying to remember where we put some of it. We have been getting in a lot of new products. From Moxxie we have their new line of Breast Cancer/Cancer papers to go with our Melissa Frances papers and all of our stickers and rubons. Moxxie also has a new Dance line "Luv 2 Dance" for the tap, ballet, jazz and hip hop. Noteworthy is their new line for theater and music paper and stickers. The Robins Nest now has diamond shaped Dew Drops, we have 4 different color combinations.
Just a reminder that we will be closed on Labor Day and we wish a all a great Labor Day weekend to enjoy your last days of Summer.

Crop this Friday

This Friday night July 23rd, we are having a crop starting at 5PM and going until 10PM. The cost is $10 and includes food (supper), fun and fellowship (sharing ideas and lots of talking and laughing).

We have new product in. From Sizzix we have the Hot Shot die cut machine and diecuts and embossing folders some of them are Tim Holtz designs. Our Creative Imagination order is finally here. The Luminart paints are fun to try and the colors are great. We should have some new colors of Bazzill paper in the next few days. If you haven't been in lately we have other fun new papers from BoBunny, my favorite is the Peacock Lane papers. Moxxie has some great new summer papers. If your kids like to have squirt gun fights there is even a paper for that. From Stampendous we have some great stamps - one has pinwheels, and I found a pinwheel paper that you can use with it that is great for a summer card.

The Freeborn County Fair will soon be here. We will close at 3PM during the fair from Monday through Friday and on Saturday we will close at 12 Noon. We hope this does not inconvenience anyone. Have a great time at the fair.

We think that the leak is finally fixed at the store so the school and sports paper should be back up in the next few days. At home we have most of the new windows in and one side of our house is resided. We have repainted all the inside of the house except our bedroom because I just decided on the paint color (our bedroom needed the ceiling scraped and the sheet rock re-screwed because a branch had broken though the roof and hit the top of sheet rock and pushed it down. The walls were full of marks where things had hit, both of the windows had broken so there was glass everywhere in the room. The carpet had to be removed because of all the glass and will be replaced with a hardwood look laminate or something. I am staying away from carpet it's not fun to clean up after a storm not that I ever plan to take part in a tornado again.

Happy 4th!

Happy Birthday America!
We will be closed on Saturday, July 3rd and Monday, July 5th to celebrate the 4th (and clean up at home)

We have had a very interesting and very busy last 2 weeks on June 17th about 6:40PM we had a tornado blew through our acreage. In just a few moments 3 out buildings were gone. 4 cars were destroyed most of the trees in our 100 plus years old grove, and 9 windows, siding, shingles etc. were all damaged on our home. Inside 6 of us survived unharmed. God is a great protector.
Wonderful people came and helped pick up our yard of broken buildings, fallen trees, tin from the neighbors and other debris. The Salvation Army was there to help with anything we needed from water, food, snacks, generators if needed. They were great.

Life is slowly getting back to normal, soon the house will have new windows, the siding will be on, the roof re shingled and other repairs done as needed. We are very thankful to everyone who came and helped us in any way, you helped make our burden bearable.

At the Store, when I came to work last Monday after the storms of the weekend, there were two ceiling tiles ready to fall - full of water, I moved the school papers out of harms way. I hope to get them back in place in the next week when the ceiling tiles dry up, we are sorry for any inconvenience it may cause you.

While I have been out of the store we have gotten alot of new merchandise in, I am in the process of getting it in the computer and hope to get it out on the shelves next week. The new Justrite stamps and acrylic blocks are here. New paper lines from Moxxie and BoBunny, stamps and stickers from Stampedeous. We are now carrying the Big Shot by Sizzix, embossing folders and die-cuts, we have the tea-cup, flip-flop and cake 12in die-cuts. 2 different Tim Holtz embossing folders and some other products from them.

Our next crop night is Friday, July 9th. We will donate all of the crop fees $10 a person to the Salvation Army. We will also have other specials with proceeds going to the Salvation Army. They have been a great help to those who were affected by the storms of the last few weeks and we would like to help them out. The evening runs from 5PM to 10PM. We will also accept donations for the Salvation Army Disaster Relief fund.

Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July Weekend

New Product in the Store

The weather is beautiful; it’s a great time to be out taking pictures for your scrapbook.

We have some new paper in for your summer activities and more is on the way. From TaDa we have a Little R&R, it is fishing and camping double-sided paper, there are also die cuts, and note cards to cut out. Hook, Line & Sinker has bobbers across the top with hooks and fish under the water. Cabin Fever is a community of cabins in the woods next to the lake and Pathfinder is rows of different vehicles from golf carts and scooters to cars pulling boots. The last paper that we have is Scouts Honor and has a variety of badges including “s’more stacking”, “Berry Picking”,“Picnic Participant” and “Travel Champ” to name a few, you can cut it up if you want to make tags for some of vacation fun. Another line from TaDa is EIEIO and is based on the farm. Scribble Scrabble is another new company that just came in we have two different lines. One is pink flowers and the other is pale yellow and orange. These could be used for card making as the scale is smaller then some other lines.

Do you sometimes wonder where to put your purse when you are in a restaurant or other public places. We now have Clipa, a purse hanger; it can hang your purse or other bags on edges, ledges, rails and openings. You can use it as a bracelet or leave on the strap of your purse ready to use. It will hold up to 45 pounds and has a 10-year quality rating. Next time your in be sure to check it out.

We just received an order of JustRite Stamps. the Appliqué Square, Hope Borders and Centers and By the Sea centers & borders. We also have more of the large Oval and Round Flower Stamps. You can visit www.JustRiteStampers.com to see fun ideas to use their stamps. I ordered the May releases with the new Clear Horizontal Stampers and the stamps with the frames and sentiments but they are on back order.

Customer Appreciation Sale
The More You Spend The More You Will Save! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 10th, 11th and 12th. If you spend $15 save 10%, $25 save 15%, $50 Save 20%, and $75 Save 25%.

Cricut Class
On Saturday, June 26th from 10AM to 12 Noon will be the Beginners Class. This is for someone who is thinking of getting a Cricut, Someone who has a Cricut and hasn’t taken it out of the box yet, or the person who has used it but would like to know more then just getting the very basic items cut out and know there is more they can do.

The Advanced Class is from 1PM to 3PM and is for those who have taken the beginners class. When your are ready to move on the using the machine to its fullest capabilities, and learning to use some of the accessories.

The cost of each class is $18.00, there is a limit of 6 per class, you can take both classes. Please stop in or call the store at507-373-1996 to reserve your spot.

June Events
Stamping with the Ink Spots- Tuesday, June 8th,5-9PM cost $3.
Crop Night – Friday, June 11th, 5-10PM, Cost $10,includes food, fun & fellowship.
Crop Night – Friday, June 25th, 5-10PM, Cost $10,includes food, fun & fellowship.

Summer Fun
Are you having grandchildren visit this summer, or looking for an activity to do with your children? We will create a project for your children to do either at the store or as a take home project for you. The size of the group depends on the age of the children and the number of adults that would be with the group. Please contact us for more information.

We will be closed on July 3rd and 5thto celebrate our country’s independence. We are open Monday through Friday from10AM to 5:30PM and on Saturday from 10AM to 3PM. Remember you can come in and use our crop area at any time that there is nothing scheduled at no cost. You can check our blog out at www.fomemoriesal.blogspot.com

Have a great summer.

Happy Memorial Day

School is almost out and time for Summer Fun. This weekend we are having our Patriotic and Military Papers and Embellishments on SALE at 30% off and the Camping, Hunting, Fishing, BAR-B-QUE, food papers and embellishments on sale for 25% off.

Dayna and I went to a great retailers event this week and found some great new items for the store, Some of them will be here in the next few days so come in and check out what we have in. We have the new Just Rite stamps coming in. The new block is Acrylic and has the groves for the stamps to fit in. The stamps are still rubber to give great impressions. We are getting in more of the oval and circle flower stamps, and sayings. We have the May release By the Beach with a light house and beach scenes, the 2 inch squares borders and centers.

Have a great weekend, we will be closed on Monday, May 31st to celebrate Memorial Day with our family.

Mother's Day Sale

Where did April go? I seems to have disappeared and suddenly it's May and almost Mother's Day. We are having a sale Thursday to Saturday to help celebrate MOMS. All of the IMAGINICSE paper and embellishments will be 15% off. We will have the local school papers on sale. The schools are Albert Lea, Alden-Conger, Glenville-Emmons, USC, Lake Mills, and NRHEG, there are 2 different papers for each school in their school colors. The Prom, Graduation, Confirmation and First Communion paper and embellishments are included in the 15% off sale. The Scor-pal will be 20% off, this would be a great gift for a mom who loves to do paper crafts.
Melissa Frances has finally arrived. The are beautiful soft vintage looking products. "Every Girl Needs Some Pearls and Sparkles" her gem line and we have her Breast Cancer paper and embellishments. To see some of her great lines check out her website at melissafrances.com or her blog at melissafrances.typepad.com .
We don't have many events planned for May because of all the things happening with Mother's Day, Proms and Graduations, etc. On the second Tuesday, the 11th will be Stamping with the Ink Spots from 5 to 9PM cost $3. We will only have on crop night this month on the 14th from 5 to 10PM cost $10 includes Supper. There will be no fourth Friday crop this month because of Memorial Day. We will be closed on Monday, May 31st to Honor those who fought for our Freedoms. "Thanks Dad"
I hope that all the "MOM's" will have a great Mother's Day!