Weekly newsletter - the message from Cynthia

From our weekly store newsletter-  I'm sorry for my late-day Tuesday email. I wish I could say that I was enjoying a Spring-Break-related sleep in, but that was not the case. I got behind because of the potent combo of Enameling Camp/wall painting/broken phone.  Actually, that's not a very good excuse. Well, the wall painting is. If you haven't yet seen the experimental color on the back wall, come check it out. I've finally decided on something that only requires about 16 coats of glaze and dry brush. It shows the beads off nicely and is a lovely change from the buttercream color we've enjoyed for so many years. Now if I could only get the painting finished... About my phone? let's just say that they gave me a complete replacement. I've been kinda quiet on the social medias lately, as my phone had basically decided to turn itself into a very fancy rectangle of black glass and plastic. With wifi, sometimes. I'm glad it is fixed.  The enameling camp is going beautifully. The campers are hard at work on their projects and have been enjoying the new techniques and materials they've played with. If you missed out on our Spring camp, watch for the date announcement for the Fall version. Laura will be back with all-new projects and even more techniques.  In the advance-notice department, we are putting together a fab group of classes and make-n-takes for Mother's Day weekend. What does mom want? She wants to take a class! Maybe with you, or maybe by herself, or maybe with your favorite auntie. Watch this space and the classes page for lots of great classes you and mom will both love.  read on for a great coupon and craftcycle news for April

we open early every Friday morning-

come chat and bead & bead and chat Do you need jump rings or wire for the weekend? Don't let your bead store visit cut into your beading time. Join us early on Fridays for shopping and crafting at Breakfast & Beads. We open early EVERY Friday with coffee, tea and breakfast sweets. You can stop in for a cup and pick up those jump rings, or grab a seat at the table and finally finish that pair of earrings.  Breakfast & Beads    Friday, 8:30 am

do you want to create a special gift?

graduation, weddings, and transitions Somehow, it seems like so many folks I know are gearing up for a transition this season. Nephews are graduating, friends are moving away, couples are marrying.  A wonderful gift for a friend in transition can be an altered book themed around their event. In Carol Owen's upcoming class, you can learn how to construct an altered book that can be an interactive scrapbook, engaging photo journal or inspiring travel diary. Carol will show you how to construct fold-outs, pockets, pages and more.   Learn more about Carol's class here.

sales, new items and restocks

you asked, we said yes we have created some short strands of some of our tiniest stones for you. These are perfect for adding a wee gemstone touch to a project, without having to purchase a whole strand of a pricier stone! Ask to see them when you are in. new chains in silver plate and solid copper...these are large scale and dramatic! we are trying out some new enamel colors that we hope you'll like sample sizes of these colors are available for just $1.39 each. Stop in and get a few and see what a sprinkle of a new shade can do for your enamel work. If we love these colors, we'll add them to our regular stock, so please let me know.  starting on Thursday, MOST cab settings are 50% off. We are clearing out our current stock to make room and you can benefit. Many of these work well for stamping and resin. See our cab setting page here, watch for the sale to start on Thursday.  Do you follow us on Instagram? you should, you'll see updates as we unpack boxes and LOTS of pictures of various craft mis-adventures. Find us here @ornamentea.

Wednesday, April 1st No fooling, save $20 on your registration fee! This class will teach you the basics of jewelry making and you'll leave with a necklace and earrings you love. Register today with the code MAKEITMINE and you'll save $20 off the registration fee. Click here to register .

are you ready to learn something new?

Have you checked out the April Craftcycle party yet? The project, Vintage Book Pennants, is really pretty cool. Meredith has found a ton of fab old books for you to use in your banner, and you can customize it with a word or name! Learn more about the Craftcycle Party here. Register soon, these fill up. I'm going to go put a coating of paint on the wall...   this was excerpted from our weekly store newsletter you can't see the coupon here, those are only for newsletter subscribers, but it is for 50% off freshwater pearl strands pretty good, eh?  so, go subscribe to the newsletter, the link is in the sidebar on the right...