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Merry Monday #15 of 20

29/11/2016

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Cyber Monday Flash Sale!

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Last day for Online Extravaganza deals!
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I've set a goal for myself of having a new holiday-themed project to share with you every Monday until just before New Year's, for a total of 20 projects.  Here's this week's:
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I love festive gift packaging, and these wine/beverage bottle tags and coordinating wraps fit the bill.  They are made with the Here's to Cheers stamp set and coordinating Cheerful Tags Framelits Dies.  (Note:  they are sold as a bundle, which will save you 10%, but through Monday night you can order the dies at 30% off which will save you a bit more!)
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Anyone can slap a peel-and-stick bow on a bottle...pair your tag with a wrap of Designer Series Paper and you have a gift that will stand out!  It doesn't have to be wine...sparkling cider, a bottle of very nice tonic or other mixer, all can use a bit of dressing up.

These tags dies and stamps work well for other gifts, too...here are some I made for a customer with the other die in the set:
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And here are a few ideas from Stampin' Up!:
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Don't forget to fill out your wish list!

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No more disappointing gifts or standing in the return/exchange line! Here are Christmas and Hannukah wish lists you can print, fill out and give to your family or return to me and I'll be happy to contact the people you list at the bottom.  I'm happy to work with them to order gifts that will fit their budgets and give you plenty of crafting happiness.  

Contact me if you have any questions about how this works.  ​

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Hanukkah Blog Hop

27/11/2016

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So much fun to be participating in my second Jewish-themed holiday blog hop!  Stampin' Up! makes it a nice challenge since one needs to hunt for Jewish-themed stamp sets, or adapt others for the purpose.  Today I'll show you a bit of both in my 3 projects.

​First, a more traditional Hanukkah card:
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As soon as we started talking about this blog hop during the summer I made this card!  The little images are from the only set with Jewish-themed stamps offered this year - Everyday Occasions.  Since they're so small I felt they'd be best used in multiples, and since there are eight days of Hanukkah, I put the Star of David in the center.  

I stamped everything in Dapper Denim ink on Whisper White card stock and cut them out with the Layering Circles Framelits.  I also cut scalloped circles a bit larger out of Silver Glimmer Paper to layer beneath the images.  I don't know if you can see in this picture, but each menorah is lit with the appropriate number of candles for each day using Silver Dazzling Details.

The sentiment is from a retired SU! set - Jewish Celebrations - and is also stamped in Dapper Denim ink.  I used the banner framelit from Cupcake Cutouts, which includes score lines to give the banner dimension.

Everything is mounted on a Dapper Denim panel and then on a Thick Whisper White card base.

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Then I decided to have some fun.  Inspired by an advertisement for ugly Hanukkah sweaters (who knew that was a thing???), I made this card.  

I started with a 5½" x 4¾" piece of Night of Navy card stock that I scored on the short side at 4¼".  I attached a 5½" x 4⅛" piece of Window Sheet on the inside of the fold with Tear & Tape, and then a 5½" x ⅜" strip of Night of Navy to cover the adhesive on the inside.
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This card features the llama from Birthday Fiesta on the front, and the sentiment was made with the Layered Alphabet set.  I love that the llama on the clear front panel obscures what exactly is being said on the inside.
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To stamp the llama I used my Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker to color the outline of the stamp, because I didn't want much of the hair texture or saddle blanket for this project.  I cut it out with the coordinating framelit from Fiesta Time and popped it up on a square cut with a Stitched Shapes framelit.  That's mounted on a Layering Squares scallop square of Silver Glimmer paper and then placed in the center of the Window Sheet.
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Inside I added a large square of Night of Navy and a smaller square of Whisper White.  They cover the adhesive from the llama's layers and give a place to write a message.

See what I mean about repurposing SU! products?

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Finally, here are a few treat containers for Hanukkah goodies.  I've been making a bunch of these covered espresso cups with Christmas themes to sell at craft fairs, and realized that I should do some for Hanukkah, too.  They hold K-Cups perfectly (I offer hot cocoa when I sell them) or chocolates (gelt anyone?) or even a bit of cash.  Unfortunately plastic gift cards are a bit too large and stiff to fit easily.  

These use the images from Every Occasion again, along with Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper, Whisper White and Night of Navy card stock.  

Thanks for sticking with me this long...I hope you've found some inspiration for your holiday projects!  Click on the buttons below to go forward or back in the blog hop, or click on the name of the artist you wish to visit.

Miriam Permut
Nancy Hoetker <--- you are here
Lois Friedman​
Michelle Irinyi
Debby Hoffman
Yapha Mason 
Pascale Godot
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Small Business Saturday

26/11/2016

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Check out the great gifts and stocking stuffers in my holiday boutique!
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Or buy what you need to make your own gifts, stocking stuffers and cards!
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Happy Thanksgiving

24/11/2016

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Wishing all my
stamping friends and customers
a very
Happy Thanksgiving!

These fun treat and gift card holders are pretty simple to assemble, and make an impressive little gift!  Not just for Thanksgiving, they're perfect for Christmas, birthdays, party favors (without a gift card), etc.

I CASE'd the design from Angelina Clark, who has a great video tutorial in metric and supplies U.S. measurements at the bottom of her blog post.
  • One important note:  she lists the length of the card stock as 11¼", which is ¼" longer than our standard card stock.  I have played around with using 12"x12" card stock and DSP and both work just fine cut down to 11¼".  However  I also played with using our regular 11" card stock it works just fine!  Your tab to adhere the box to the back panel will be ¼" instead of ½" but it holds up very well.
I hope you get to spend some of your holiday weekend crafting!  To provide you with lots of inspiration I'm sharing my previously secret Christmas 2016 Pinterest board.  Enjoy browsing and please share your creations with me!

Don't forget to fill out your wishlist...

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No more disappointing gifts or standing in the return/exchange line! Here are Christmas and Hannukah wish lists you can print, fill out and give to your family or return to me and I'll be happy to contact the people you list at the bottom.  I'm happy to work with them to order gifts that will fit their budgets and give you plenty of crafting happiness.  

Contact me if you have any questions about how this works.  

Online Extravaganza Continues Through Monday!

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Love Is In The Air

23/11/2016

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Welcome to our International Visual Blog Hop using current Stampin' Up!® Products. We have all created this gallery of projects for you to be inspired by! We would love it if you could visit every one of our blogs and see a close up of our projects. Our theme this month is LOVE because as card makers we love spreading the love. You can see the gallery below and this will be on every blog that you click on so you will never be lost.
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My preorder of Occasions catalog products arrived just in time for this theme...most of the elements on my card are from the Sending Love suite.

My background is a sheet fro the Sending Love DSP Stack, and I've added a strip of Real Red that I cut with one of the Love Notes Framelits Die (I love how the hearts pop up!).  
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Inside I stamped a sentiment from the Sealed with Love stamp set, that includes a whopping 27 photopolymer stamps!  I also layered this fun, striped die-cut heart from the new set onto one of the Sweet & Sassy Framelits dies from the Annual Catalog.  I used the same S&S die to cut a heart in the card front so that this element peeks through.
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I also used some of the red metallic baker's twine from the Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine duo in the Holiday Catalog...which I had purchased partially in anticipation of using it on Valentine's Day projects!

Finally, all of the examples at OnStage Local must have rubbed off on me because I actually stamped my envelope (a rarity for me, I must admit).
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Thanks for visiting my blog today!  I hope it has whet your appetite for some upcoming releases.  

​There are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don't want to miss. We know that you will love our gallery of projects made from Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators around the world!

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Merry Monday #14 of 20

22/11/2016

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I've set a goal for myself of having a new holiday-themed project to share with you every Monday until just before New Year's, for a total of 20 projects.  Here's this week's:
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This is CASE'd directly from Angie Leach, who featured the Sweet Sugarplum version of this card on her blog recently. She's got all the details so I won't repeat them here.
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 I had so much fun making one of them I wanted to try my own color combination.  I pulled the now-retired (sniff!) Pool Party Glitter Ribbon and went from there.  
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The card base is Bermuda Bay, and the glimmer paper for the center star is the old, lighter Silver Glimmer Paper that I colored with a sponge and Bermuda Bag re-inker.  You'll need to let it sit for a while to let it dry.  If you don't have the older Silver Glimmer Paper I bet the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper will give a good result, too, though you might want to test Pool Party re-inker and choose which color you like the best.
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I used sentiments from the Star of Light stamp set and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The front sentiments are stamped on Pool Party and Sweet Sugarplum card stock.  Inside I stamped-off the swirl of stars in Pool Party and Sweet Sugarplum before stamping them behind the sentiments.
These have a lot of parts, but I found it pretty easy to set up an assembly line and crank out several in a reasonable amount of time.  Let me know if you give them a try!
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143508
Star Of Light Photopolymer Bundle

Price: $49.50

141468
Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Price: $7.50

142519
Fancy Frost Sequins

Price: $5.00

100730
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $9.00

131202
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

115316
Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

141418
Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

131197
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

122924
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

140550
Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper

Price: $5.00

131156
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Price: $3.25

135315
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

Price: $5.00

141395
Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

Price: $6.50

126982
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

Price: $6.50

132708
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Price: $6.00

142015
3/8" (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack

Price: $6.00

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Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon

Price: $5.50


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Online Extravaganza List & OnStage Local Drawing!

18/11/2016

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Today we received the list of products that will be available during the Online Extravaganza next week.

Here it is for you - look it over, mark your favorites, and then head to my online store to shop starting Monday!  

Some things to keep in mind:
  • Promotion Period: November 21 - 28, 2016
  • Discounted items/bundles available on all order types (customer, workshop, starter kit, and online).
  • You must use the bundle item codes provided. Discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are entered separately. 
  • Some bundles have been created exclusively for Online Extravaganza and will not be available after the promotion ends.
  • There is no minimum purchase required in order to receive the discounted price. 
  • Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.
  • Discounts range from 10-40 percent and may vary per market. Note: While some retiring holiday products may be discounted during the retiring list promotion in December, no discounts will be greater than the discounts being offered during Online Extravaganza.
  • Online Extravaganza includes two 24-hour sales. 
       • The first 24-hour sale begins at 12:01 AM (MT) on November 21 and runs
          through 11:50 PM (MT) that same day. 
       • The second 24-hour sale begins at 12:01 AM (MT) on November 28 and runs          
​          through 11:50 PM (MT) that same day.
  • Paper Pumpkin kits and products on the future holiday catalog retiring list, except stamp sets, are only available while supplies last. 
  • All products that are while supplies last have been noted in the Online Extravaganza deals list.

Important:  
If you need your own Host Code in order to earn Stampin' Rewards please let me know so I can give you one before you start your order.  You only need a Host Code if you are ordering under $150.00 and will be ordering again within 30 days.

OnStage Local Phoenix Prize Drawing

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While I didn't do swaps for OnStage Local, I did hand out my business card to people I met, urging them to follow my blog.  As an incentive I numbered the back of the cards and said I'd be doing a drawing for a prize.  So, a bit later in the month than I intended, here we go!  Drumroll, please!  

​The winner of my OnStage Local Phoenix Prize is the holder of card number
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If you are the holder of card number 3, send me an email and I'll get your prize right out to you!  Thanks for playing along!

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Mid-Month Catch-Up

15/11/2016

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I can't believe we're just 9 days out from Thanksgiving...November has been flying by!

On November 5th I joined 499 other Stampin' Up! demonstrators at the Phoenix Convention Center for the semi-annual convention, OnStage Local.  We had a great time seeing the upcoming Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs.  We also received and got to play with a number of the new products.  Here are the cards we made that day...check out the fun, new products!
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I will start sending out the new catalogs to all of my customers that have ordered since January, and they go "live" on January 4, 2017.  Want to be able to order sooner?  Join my team and you can order a whole month earlier, and get a 20% discount!  ​For more information check out these FAQs, or contact me and I'll be glad to answer your questions.

Does your family need a wish list for you?

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No more disappointing gifts or standing in the return/exchange line! Here are Christmas and Hannukah wish lists you can print, fill out and give to your family or return to me and I'll be happy to contact the people you list at the bottom.  I'm happy to work with them to order gifts that will fit their budgets and give you plenty of crafting happiness.  

Contact me if you have any questions about how this works.  

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COMING SOON!  The Stampin’ Up! On-Line Extravaganza Sale with up to 40% off on select items begins next Monday, November 21.  This online super sale will run from November 21 to November 28.  It’s the perfect time to stock up on holiday gifts for family and friends as well as boost and freshen your personal paper crafting stash!  This year’s Online Extravaganza will include 24-hour sales on the first and last day of the promotion with special product discounts only available that day!  Mark your calendars;  I’ll have more details for you soon!

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It's confirmed - Stitched from the Heart Framelits are a huge hit!
Because of the extreme demand, the Stitched Shapes Framelits (item 145372) will go into backorder very soon, and will be placed on non-orderable status on November 21, 2016, at 10:00 AM (MT).  Get your set while you can before next June!

Coordinating stamp sets continue to be on sale through the end of the month...

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Baby Bear Photopolymer Stamp Set - 141859

Sale: $19.50

Price: $26.00

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Blooms & Wishes Photopolymer Stamps - 141784

Sale: $15.75

Price: $21.00

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Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set - 142049

Sale: $26.25

Price: $35.00

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Greetings From Santa Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 143269

Sale: $14.25

Price: $19.00

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Greetings From Santa Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 142069

Sale: $20.25

Price: $27.00

142114
Hang Your Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set - 142114

Sale: $15.75

Price: $21.00

142145
Merry Mice Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 142145

Sale: $12.75

Price: $17.00

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Merry Mice Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 142142

Sale: $17.25

Price: $23.00

140386
Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set - 140386

Sale: $15.75

Price: $21.00

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies - 145372

Price: $30.00

142209
Suite Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 142209

Sale: $15.00

Price: $20.00

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Suite Seasons Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 142206

Sale: $21.00

Price: $28.00

142180
Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set - 142180

Sale: $15.75

Price: $21.00

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Merry Monday #13 of 20

15/11/2016

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I've set a goal for myself of having a new holiday-themed project to share with you every Monday until just before New Year's, for a total of 20 projects.  Here's this week's:
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This is one of the cards that was made in my annual Stamp-A-Stack on Saturday.  I chose it because it's got a lot of dimension but is easy to mail.  Here are the directions...below are the supplies.  If you're looking for a card that's easy to make in quantity this year this is a good choice.
  • Run one of the Very Vanilla rectangles through the Big Shot with the Cable Knit Embossing Folder.
  • Adhere to Garden Green card base.
  • Adhere strip of patterned paper to the Garden Green strip.  Adhere to middle of card.
  • Stamp the sentiment in the middle of the Very Vanilla label panel using Cherry Cobbler ink.
  • Stamp the evergreen boughs on either side of the sentiment.  The rubber will look like it’s overlapping the sentiment, but should just be really close.
  • Punch 3 ¼” circles out of the Cherry Cobbler label panel.  Adhere to the pine boughs.
  • Layer the label panels and adhere to the card front.
  • Stamp the inside sentiment on the second Very Vanilla rectangle and adhere inside the card.
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Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 141570

Price: $18.00

141628
This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper - 141628

Price: $13.00

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Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - 143537

Price: $10.00

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Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 101650

Price: $9.00

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Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 102584

Price: $8.00

119685
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 119685

Price: $8.00

138281
Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies - 138281

Price: $27.00

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1/4" Circle Punch - 134364

Price: $9.00

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Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad - 126973

Price: $6.50

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Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad - 126966

Price: $6.50

107300
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes - 107300

Price: $6.50

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Event Reminder

10/11/2016

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Just a quick pop in today to remind you about two events that are happening in the next few days...I hope to see you!

Coffee and a Card - Friday, November 11

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Holiday Boutique at Second Sunday Art Fest

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I'll have Thanksgiving and Christmas cards, treats, stocking stuffers, hostess gifts and more.  

​Here's more detail from the owner of Two Plates Full on what will be happening at the Art Fest:

i am so excited for you to come and celebrate our new and permanent location!!!!!
our final resting place!!!!
we love our new store and we know you will too.....so come by this sunday.....also our first second sunday art fest.....we have over 25 artists setting up to help you with your holiday shopping.....some of our regulars will be there and so many new fantastic artists coming.....
jewelry, wood work, fused glass, judaic, clothing, awesome leather and canvas handbags, soaps, handwoven textiles, paintings, prints, american indian jewelry, ceramics.......and so much more.....so much local talent.....SHOP LOCAL.....
the lobster lady food truck will be joining us and she tends to sell out by mid afternoon so get there early.....tod miller and ronnie hawkins from the famous local group the walkens will be your entertainment.....and we will be giving away funstuff every hour!!!!!
so make a stop sometime during your busy day and sit and relax and have a good time!!!
It's a little confusing to describe where we'll be...maybe this map will help:
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