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!

Shop 'til You Drop!

Scrapbook Expo is coming to the Gaylord Convention Center this weekend.  I am so excited, I just can’t contain myself!  I plan to do lots and lots of shopping.  I’ll also be passing out some goodies and information about our upcoming Scrapbooking Cruise and cropping at the “Team Spirit” themed crop party.  If you see me out there, stop by to say hello.  Our table at the crop will feature a College Rivalries theme.  Look for me in the Texas A&M t-shirt!  Or if you catch me out on the convention floor, I'll be wearing a Crafty Neighbor scrapbooking cruise shirt. Mention this blog and ask me for a “goodie” – I’ll have some special little gifts just for convention goers who read this blog!  

Think about shopping at convention makes me recall a fun layout I did a while back.  Our whole family spent Christmas in Mazatlán, Mexico one year, and we traveled without gifts for anyone.  So on Christmas Eve, we spent the afternoon shopping as only girls on vacation can.  What fun!  When we got back, I just had to do a cute layout that expressed all the fun and excitement we experienced.  The bold patterns and colors combine in busy layers to remind us in vivid detail all the wonderful sights, sounds, and smells of the Mexican markets.  Just looking at the page makes me want to go back!

Papers by Basic Grey

News and Information

I don’t have much news this week, but I did want to share with you a couple of quick reminders.

• Scrapbooking Garage Sale next Saturday (2/9/13):  We don’t have any vendor spaces left, but we would love to have you come out and shop!  We will have more than 41 tables of merchandise ripe for the picking from more than 14 sellers, so there’s bound to be something there you just have to buy!  The sale starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:00, but come early to get the best selection. 

Please use the rear entrance at

Joann Fogg Service Center

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas

6001 Summerside Drive

Dallas, Tex 75252

• We’re bringing back the Mother’s Day Out Crops!  Join us on Thursdays as we crop at various locations throughout the metroplex!  Each week, we will visit some place different.  Our next scheduled crop is for Thursday, 2/7 at Every Last Scrap in McKinney.  The doors open at 10:00 am, so come when you can and stay until you have to leave!  This crop is free, however, please support the stores by making a purchase of some type.

• Scrapbook Expo is coming to Grapevine!  Check your local scrapbook store for tickets to the all-new and exciting Scrapbook Expo coming to the Gaylord Texan on February 22^nd and 23^rd.  Stop by Googly Eyes and Craft Supplies in Irving to get a $2 off coupon.

• Get ready to cruise the Caribbean on the Carnival Magic!  We’ve still got plenty of space left.  This year we will be cruising for 7 days to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel and will have 3 full days of cropping!  For more information, please visit our website at CraftyNeighbor.com for more details.

• We are currently in search of vendors for our 2nd Annual R. L. Turner Community Crop Party on April 6.  This event is open to the public and benefits the R. L. Turner orchestra programs.  We are looking for scrapbooking and other vendors to operate booths in a merchant's area during the crop.  If you are interested, you can contact us at info@craftyneighbor.com.

Mark Your Calendars for New Events in 2013!

We’ve been busy setting up our schedule of events for next year, and we have a really exciting year planned!  We have so many new events going on, you need to mark your calendars NOW to make sure you don’t miss out!  Registrations are now open, so don’t delay.  See our website at CraftyNeighbor.com for more details!

Scrapbook Garage Sale

Have old scrapbooking supplies or products you're tired of looking at? Need to get rid of the old so you can buy some new? Do you love a good deal? Are you looking for some incredible bargains on some gently used scrapbooking supplies, tools, and embellishments? Then join us for a Scrapbook Garage Sale Saturday, February 9,from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Joann Fogg Service Center, 6001 Summerside Drive, Dallas, Texas 75252.  See our website for details 

R. L. Turner Community Crop Party

April 6, 2013, bring your scrapbooks, bring your friends, and let's raise some money for R. L. Turner Orchestra Boosters while we scrapbook the day away!  This is a community-wide event -- you do NOT have to have a vested interest in R.L. Turner High School or the orchestra to participate!  You don't even have to know how to scrapbhook! We'll teach you how! Registration inlcudes a full day of cropping, your option of either one or two meals, access to silent auctions, raffles, and vendors, as well as demos, make-n-takes, games, prizes and a FREE Beginner Scrapbooking class!

National Scrapbook Day 2013

National Scrapbook Day, 2013, May the 4th be with you! We are partnering with Dallas Crafters’ Marathon to host a National Scrapbook Day party that’s going to be out of this world! We will have a grand prize, door prizes, food, games, make-n-takes and other goodies!

6th Annual Scrapbook Cruise

Need a little MAGIC to help you with your scrapbooking?  How about some Carnival Magic?  Join us on a 7-day all-inclusive cruise to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, featuring 3 full days at sea for lots of scrapbooking and fun! Register by December 17 for just $150!  Tell your family you want Magic for Christmas!

3 Great Scrapbooking Opportunities!

GASC  Comes to Arlington! 

Great American Scrapbook Convention is right around the corner!  Do you have your tickets yet?  GASC tickets will be $12 at the door, but you can buy yours in advance for just $10!  Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to see all the new merchandise, learn new techniques, and shop, shop, shop ‘til you drop.  But hurry!  Due to some unforeseen issues last year, any tickets purchased after May 15 must be picked up in person from Crafty Neighbor -- we won’t be mailing out any tickets after Tuesday, May 15^th and we cannot hold them for you at the door.  Just go to http://www.craftyneighbor.com/ to order online, or send us an email to pay by cash, check, or money order!

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5^th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise

The time is NOW to book your all-inclusive scrapbooking cruise with Crafty Neighbor!  We only have 2 more balcony cabins at the rate of $634.15 per person and there are only 5 interior cabins left at the low, low rate of $454.15!  This is no April Fool’s joke!  Spend 5 nights aboard the Carnival Triumph for a FABULOUS Caribbean cruise, including the ports of Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico!  For details, visit our website at http://www.craftyneighbor.com

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Spread the joy of scrapbooking!

Do you know someone who would like to learn how to scrapbook?  Do you have boxes of photos that you never look at?  Are you afraid to create a scrapbook because you don’t know where to start?  Tell your friends and join us for one of our Beginner Scrapbooking Basics classes.  We have 3 sessions to choose from: Saturday, April 14^th at 2:00 pm,  Tuesday, April 17^th at 7:00 pm or Wednesday, April 25^th at 7:00pm.  Sign up online or by email to: classes@craftyneighbor.com

5th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise

That's right!  Registration is now open for our 5th Annual Scrapbooking cruise.  Join us for 5 nights cruising the Western Caribbean including the ports of Progreso and Cozumel, Mexico!  Departing from Galveston, Texas aboard the Carnival Triumph, September 15-20, 2012.  See our website for details!

4th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise - 7-Nights in the Caribbean!

Join us for 7 glorious nights in the Caribbean aboard the Carnival Conquest, departing out of Galveston, Texas on Sunday, October 9, 2011.  Ports of call include Montego Bay, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, Mexico.  Registration is now open; prices start at under $100 per person per day!

Go to WWW.CraftyNeighbor.com for details!

And don't forget about our 14-hour Crop 'til You Drop on May 7th, celebrating National Scrapbook Day!

Register yourself and a friend by April 7th and receive a $10 rebate on the day of the event!

Go to WWW.CraftyNeighbor.com for details!

Pictures from Our 3rd Annual Scrapbooking Cruise

Whew!  We're back from our cruise and boy did we have a lot of fun!  Want to see what you missed?

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Join Us for Our 3rd Annual Scrapbooking Cruise!

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