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.

DFW Area Events

Are you in the DFW area?
Check out some of these upcoming events:

Crop for a Cause – Send Juan to Washington, D. C.!

January 18, 6pm-midnight

Personal Scrapbook

410 N. Greenville Ave, Suite 116, Allen, TX 75002

 $25, includes a two-page layout, silent auction, raffles; Help raise money to send a student on a school trip to Washington, D.C.

Scrapbook Garage Sale

February 9, 9AM-3PM

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Joann Fogg Service Center

6001 Summerside Dr., Dallas, Tx 75252

Admission is free for shoppers.  Seller space is still available.  See website for details.

R. L. Turner Community Crop Party

April 6, 10 AM – 10 PM

R. L. Turner High School Cafeteria

1600 S. Josey Lane, Carrollton, Texas 75006

$25 (through March 23); includes a full day of cropping, meals, access to silent auctions, raffles, and vendors, as well as demos, make-n-takes, games, prizes and a FREE Beginner Scrapbooking class.  Vendor space available.  See website for details.

May the 4^th Be With You!
Dallas Crafters Marathon National Scrapbook Day Crop

May 3-5, 6PM Friday – 3PM Sunday (closes nightly at 12pm, reopens at 10AM)

Dallas Crafters Marathon

930 W. Parker Rd, Ste. 530, Plano, TX 75075

$50, includes cropping all weekend with meals and extra festivities on Saturday. See the Dallas Crafters Marathon Meet-up page for details.

Crafty Neighbor 6^th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise

September 22-29

Departing Galveston, Tx aboard the Carnival Magic.

Go island hopping -- join us for 7 days of scrapbooking and adventure aboard one of Carnival’s newest ships!  We’ll be visiting the ports of Montego Bay (Jamaica), Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), and Cozumel (Mexico).  Prices start at about $100 per day. Prices guaranteed through April 18.  Payment plans available. See website for details.

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!

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!