by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor It’s time to refresh our stencil line, and you are the big winner in this deal. That’s right, you will save 50% on Theme Stencils during our Stencil Blowout Sale! Our stencils are always a great value — each package contains two full sheets of stencils — not […]
Community Member Sale
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I want to send you a big huge Thank You for being a part of this marvelous Community of quilters, crafters and fabric art lovers. I know that you are busy preparing for the holidays, doing everything from baking cookies and pies […]
Enter To Win Our Paint Your Blocks GiveAway
Start your year off with a bang when you enter our Paint Your Blocks Giveaway! I know that you love the chance to win a really cool prize; I’ve teamed up with my good friend Laura Murray to create a super-duper prize that could be yours! Laura has generously provided one of her fabulous new […]
Treat Yourself – You Deserve It!
I steered clear of any shopping over the weekend with the exception of a quick trip to the grocery store. (I’m not brave enough to venture out with the Black Friday shoppers.) But this is the time of year that I like to browse through my favorite art supply sites to see if there is […]
Spring Painting — and a Spring Cleaning Pattern Sale
A Sneak Peek At Shelly’s New Space I am truly the luckiest woman I know. The entire lower level of our beautiful new home — ready for moving in next month — will be one big creative play space. How amazing is that? I was feeling a bit guilty about dedicating so much space to […]
Go Bold & Bright When You Swim With Sharks!
I’m back from my conference and digging back into work here in the office. I had an amazing time rubbing shoulders with more than 200 really successful women. The one and only Barbara Corcoran was our keynote speaker, dishing out business advice along with juicy tidbits from her life story. If you are a TV […]
Create Stunning Shaded Appliqué — and a Giveaway!
Shading with Shiva Paintstiks Makes Eve’s Garden Glow! by Sue Pelland I made Eve’s Garden as a challenge quilt for my quilt guild. The theme was “Gardens” and I had always wanted to do this “Garden of Eden” quilt. I had it in my head, and this was the perfect chance to get it out […]
Candice Bag Is A Perfect Travel Companion & A Giveaway!
I don’t normally carry large handbags, but Lazy Girl’s new Candice bag was an absolute lifesaver at the big Houston Quilt Market. As I mentioned in the newsletter, she’s perfect for a business trip, with a pocket for my iPad and that all-important cord and power converter. She’s big enough to carry my show paper […]
Spook-tacular Savings On All Patterns
In honor of Halloween, we’re offering scary savings on our complete line of patterns. Order your patterns online and save 40%! Now that’s a spook-tacular sale, if I say so myself. Don’t put it off — the sale ends at noon on Tuesday, November 1. Choose from Butterflies, Bosa Nova Bags, Paintstik Patches, Coneflowers or […]
Pre-Order Your Signed Copy of Rubbing Plate Roundup
My mailbox was full of wonderful stuff this morning. In addition to my new rubbing plates, my copy of the October issue of Quilting Arts magazine arrived. Right inside the front cover is the ad announcing my new Rubbing Plate Roundup book. Rubbing Plate Roundup is a collection of twelve fantastic techniques for adding visual […]
Sizzling Summer Savings on Paintstik Starter Packs
The weather is definitely sizzling, so I want to remind you that we have special prices on three Starter Packs over at the Online Store. These are the packs we featured in the June 2011 Quilting Arts ad. The special prices are only good through the end of July. When you take advantage of these […]