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Sunday, January 24, 2016

Belated Happy New Year!

I’m a bit late, but I just wanted to send out a “Happy New Year” and a thank all you crafty folk for your continued support of the crafting industry, and especially for your support of Crafty Neighbor by attending our events, following us on Facebook, reading my blog, and by sharing your love of crafting with your friends and family. I hope you had a fabulous 2015! It was a good year for Crafty Neighbor, and I'm looking forward to many more fun events in 2016!

A sneak peak at my new "SmashPlanner", which I'll share in an upcoming post.

Every year, around this time, I choose a Word of the Year to live by. It helps me stay focused on my intentions. More than a resolution, it is a philosophy that I try to apply to every aspect of my life. You can read more about my Word of the Year here on my blog, but I wanted to share a bit about this year's word, and how it applies to you, too. This year, the word I chose was DECLUTTER.

My intention in choosing this word was to spend my year getting rid of all the stuff I don’t need, cleaning up, sorting, and organizing what I do need, and maybe, finally getting to all those unfinished projects. After further thought, I decided that the word I really needed was SIMPLIFY, because that really encompasses both decluttering, organization, time management, and so much more. So my challenge to myself is to finish the craft room, complete all of the unfinished projects, and get rid of all the things that are cluttering up my life. That means if I don’t love it, I need to get rid of it! I’m going to try not to start any new projects until I’ve finished some of these old ones, and I am not going to buy anything new except to resupply stock of basics as they run out. This year is going to be a year of getting organized and of eliminating some of the excess stuff that is cluttering up my workspace, my computer, and my life.

One of the most obvious ways I'll be getting rid of clutter is by hosting the Crafty Neighbor semi-annual scrapbook garage sale. I'll also be holding more classes this year, more crops, and I'll even be offering up some kits and supplies for sale online. As I declutter the craft room, I will be adding more tables and space for more croppers so we can expand our classes and have a little more room at our Thursday Mother's Day Out and weekend crops. And best of all, I’ll be offering a simpler, less expensive version of our annual scrapbooking cruise – our brand new Crafty Neighbor Scrap Cruise LITE!

So thanks again for reading my blog, and I hope you’ll stick around for another year! Finishing all these unfinished projects means I’ll have lots of stuff to share with you here on the blog, and even if you’re not local to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I hope you’ll be able to make it to some of our events, which I’ve listed below.

Happy New Year and Happy Crafting!

Cindy
Crafty Neighbor

Semi-Annual Scrapbook Garage Sale

Sellers have a wide variety of scrapbooking supplies to sell at our semi-annual Scrapbook Garage Sale. There are always good bargains to be found!
Saturday, February 13
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
6001 Summerside Drive
Dallas, Texas 75252

3^rd Wednesday Stamp Club
Join us on the 3^rd Wednesday of each month for a fun evening of stamping and exploring new techniques here at Crafty Neighbor Studios in Carrollton. Each month, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator Barbara King will share 1-4 fun cards and projects highlighting new techniques and Stampin’ Up! products. A minimum purchase is required to participate.

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Crafty Neighbor Studios
Carrollton 75007

Crafty Neighbor Scrapbooking Cruises
Register for one of our exciting scrapbooking and crafting cruises! Our cruises feature fabulous food, friends, family, and tons of fun! Don't scrapbook? No problem. We still offer fabulous all-inclusive cruise pricing for your personal or family vacation getaway.

Crafty Neighbor Scrap Cruise LITE
October 5 – 8, 2016
Carnival Liberty - Galveston, TX
Progreso, Cozumel
Starting at $478* per person

10^th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise
January 8 – 15, 2017

Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas - Galveston, TX

Honduras, Belize, Cozumel
Starting at $758* per person

For more information on these and other events
Website: http://www.craftyneighbor.com
Meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/craftyneighbor/

You can also find us on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/craftyneighbor
Or email: info@craftyneighbor.com

Monday, April 1, 2013

News and Events

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had a happy Easter. Here at the Murray house, we celebrated our first ever Easter with no children. All the young ones have grown up, and my youngest son is away at college and couldn't make it home this weekend. It was going to be a sad kind of day. Fortunately, Mr. Murray came up with a brilliant idea to liven things up -- an adult Easter egg hunt! He filled an assortment of eggs with fortune cookie fortunes, coupons for some prizes adults would like, and some grown up candies. It was a lot of fun to watch the grown-ups being silly chasing after each other and fighting over Easter eggs! We took lots of pictures, so I'm glad there will be lots of opportunities to crop them!

Yes, we are all a little nutty, but we have a lot of fun!

Here's whats going on around the metroplex!

R. L. Turner Community Crop Party

We still have plenty of space in our R. L. Turner Community Crop Party for you and all your friends! Join us for a day of scrapbooking, prizes, and fun! A free beginner scrapbooking class is being offered for anyone interested. The early registration deadline has been extended through April 3, so hurry on over to our website and get in on all the fun! Registration is just $25 and includes lunch and dinner.

ELS Garage Sale

Don’t have time to crop? Head up to McKinney and visit Every Last Scrap during their first-ever scrapbook garage sale! While you’re there, look for the Crafty Neighbor table! All our items will be marked with a pink breast cancer ribbon on the tag, and the proceeds from our sales will be donated to our Susan G. Komen 3-Day team, “Walkers, Texas Rangers”. The hours of the sale are:

Friday, April 5 from 12pm to 5pm

Saturday, April 6 from 10pm to 6pm

Sunday, April 7 from 12pm to 4pm

National Scrapbook Day Crop Party

May the Fourth Be with You for National Scrapbook Day! Join us all weekend May 3-6 at the Dallas Crafters Marathon for scrapbooking, crochet, sewing, and more! All crafters are welcome! Registration is $50 to craft for the entire weekend. Prizes and meals are included on Saturday only. See the Dallas Crafters Marathon website for details.

Royal Caribbean Scrapbooking Cruise

Join us December 1-8 for this all-inclusive scrapbooking cruise of the Western Caribbean. We’ll visit the beautiful ports of Roatan, Honduras, Belize City, Belize, and Cozumel Mexico aboard the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas. While onboard, you will have 24/7 access to our private scrapbooking area, plus you’ll receive kits for every class we offer, make-n-takes, prizes, and fun little surprises every day! Rates start around $100/per day per person and include all taxes, classes, and fees. Non-scrapbookers are welcome. Visit our website for more detail

Monday, March 18, 2013

Big Changes and a Deadline

Big changes are happening with Crafty Neighbor and our 6th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise!

A new date, new cruise line, and a new itinerary!

Come join us for our 6th Annual Scrapbook Cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas, departing Galveston, Texas, December 1-8, 2013 for a 7-night Caribbean cruise including the ports of:

Roatan, Honduras

Belize City, Belize

Cozumel, Mexico

Due to changes to Carnival's policies for groups, it was necessary to move our annual cruise to Royal Caribbean. We think you will be very pleased with this awesome cruise line, and the Navigator of the Seas is a phenomenal ship with a great conference area available for your use throughout the cruise. Our cruises get better and better each year, and this year we have some great stuff in store for you, including: games, prizes, make-n-takes, classes and workshops, goodie bags, fun, food, friends, and 7 (yes, we said seven) days of the most fun you've had on the open seas!

Prices start at $795 including all classes, port fees, and taxes. That's right around $100 per day! But act now, these prices will only be good for a limited time! See our website for details: http://www.craftyneighbor.com/

A fun surprise from one of our cruises

Don't Forget! Don't Forget! Don't Forget!

Saturday, March 23 is the LAST DAY to take advantage of the Early Bird Special for the R. L. Turner Community Crop Party. Register early to get $10 off registration and a free goodie bag full of gifts and prizes. See our website for more details!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Let's Crop!

Now that the dust has settled after DFW’s first Scrapbook Expo, why not gather up your new goodies and come crop at one of our upcoming events?

We’ve got Fabulous Food, Fun, Friends and some Fantastic Prizes, too!

Community Crop Party

Saturday, April 6, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

$25 meals included

Join us for an all-day crop party sponsored in part by Memory Lane Inn! Proceeds from this event will benefit the students at R. L. Turner High School, but you do not have to have any connections to the school to attend – ALL CRAFTERS AND SCRAPPERS ARE WELCOME! Did we mention that we’re sponsored by Memory Lane Inn? Jereme Downs is a Turner Alumnus and he and Jennifer have VERY GRACIOUSLY donated not one but TWO retreats to Memory Lane Inn – one for Tyler and one for McKinney! But you can’t win it if you don’t register! The rate is just $25 with lunch and dinner included. Registration is now open; just click here.

May the 4^th Be with You, National Scrapbook Day Crop

Friday, May 3^rd through Sunday, May 5^th

$50, lunch and dinner provided on Saturday only.

We’ve teamed up with the Dallas Crafters Marathon to bring you an out-of-this-world National Scrapbook Day crop featuring fun, games, prizes and much, much more! Register online at Meetup.com/DallasCraftersMarathon

6^th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise

September 22-29,

Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel

Join us for a fun-filled floating vacation and crafting extravaganza departing from Galveston, Texas aboard the Carnival Magic. We’ll spend 7 days cruising the Caribbean including 3 full days at sea for scrapbooking, card-making, crafting, games, prizes, and lots of fun. This is NOT the same old cruise you took two years ago! We’ve added lots of new features, new activities and events, new prizes, new instructors and much, much more! For more information, check out our FAQ site, or visit www.craftyneighbor.com to register.