Discounts, Deadlines and Drawings!

Okay folks! The deadline for registering for Spectacular, Spectacular! is quickly approaching, so here's an incentive for all of you fence-sitters:

Sign-up now (prior to October 3rd--NOT October 3rd--PRIOR to October 3rd) and receive a $5 discount on your registration fee. That's 3 days only folks!

But wait, that's not all!

Meet the October 3rd deadline and be registered for a drawing for a $100 shopping spree at Hodgepodge! That's right, $100 worth of Hodgepodge merchandise--yours for the choosing! (Shop the new markdowns and get 20 - 70% more bang for your buck!)

Add a link to your site, blog, or facebook and we'll throw your name in again! Do all three and you'll likely win for sure! (wink, wink)

If you do add a link, as suggested, please email Paige or I to make sure we know about it!
This is an event you don't want to miss, so just take a few minutes to visit the site--choose your classes, then look at your friends and say, "i've registered have you?"

It's Time!

It's time! Learn more about Spectaclar, Spectacular right now! Go to http://www.hodgepodge-home.com/spectInfo.html and you can read everything about our event - and even sign up for classes. Our classes will fill up quickly so sign up early.

Couple things

I wanted to share a story from today. This very nice guy from out of town came in today, asking for help finding a special gift for his wife. Well - frankly I think our store is FULL of special things. Where do I start?

Here - look at these teapots by Patsy Dollar, a local potter - maybe this necklace by local jewelry maker - Pat Jones.
Does she like vintage items? Vintage jewelry? Vintage photos? What does she collect?
One of our artist, Gail Meyer, is having an amazing sale on her art work (which frankly is already extremely reasonable, so 20% off of reasonable makes it a SUPER deal for an original piece of art!).
Stainglass pieces? Need unique photoframes for family photos?

So, now I am exhausted trying to find the perfect item for this guy's wife - and he just answers my questions - not offering any info at all - just alot of "no, not really". So then - he saw Eunice Kern's handpainted silk scarves, paintings, flowers and pins.

"WOW! What do you DO with those??" Well, it is a scarf....you wear them. "Just in winter?" (How sweet is this guy??) - well, you get the gist of the rest of our conversation that ended with him purchasing one of Eunice's amazing scarves. He was so amazed by the whole idea that the scarves were art and that he would be gifting a work of art and it was functional! (must always be practical!) I am thrilled that I could make him so happy. Cheers to Eunice!

Next, I wanted to share an update about SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR! I am getting very excited about our big announcement tomorrow evening. By tomorrow night, we will be posting all the classes for Spectacular, Spectacular event on Oct. 23-24. We are so excited to have added Jenni Bowlin to our list of Ring Masters (instructors). So make sure you check out the site tomorrow evening - we are sure to sell out fast with instructors like this!

Spectacular Spectacular!

Have you been watching the Spectacularx2 blog? If not, you really need too! Paige has started posting some of the projects we have to look forward too - and hinting more and more about some of the special surprises we have in store!

Spectacular, Spectacular! A Vintage Inspired Craft Event

Learn more about our next big event!

Spectacular, Spectacular blog

16 different crafts, most are vintage inspired, 5 unique vendors, refreshments, gift for the holidays, party time, celebration, gift bags, quality time...well, you get the idea. It will be a great time!

Learn more on our blog, we are announcing new sponsors, new projects, and prizes all the time!

Sign up to be a Spectacular blog follower and be entered to win free registration for the event!

Hope to see you there!