Monthly Archives: December 2012

MOVING SALE

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                                  BIG MOVING SALE

                            FREE homemade cookies to the first 100 people
                               Saturday December 29th 9:00am to 4:00pm

   Oh my goodness – the items for sale seem to be multiplying! Here are a few photos – soooo many things.


    
     Did I tell you that homemade samples make great gifts – or treasures for yourself? If you didn’t receive everything you wanted for Christmas – you are sure to find it here… and at a super bargain price.

Really – everything on the tables (samples, supplies, tools, etc.)  MUST GO!

handmade samples from books
books and more books
quilt fabric and felt
scads of art & craft supplies
desks (great for a big art table)
wire storage racks
office supplies

     The BIG SALE is at our warehouse, 2425 Cullen Street, Fort Worth, TX  76107. It is on Saturday December 29 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Our building is located just a few blocks from Angelo’s BBQ… a great place for lunch.

     If anything is left it is 1/2 price Sunday, December 30th 9:00am to 1:00pm
     Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to take home lots of good stuff.

P.S. PLEASE help me find good homes for these treasures. Of course I want to keep everything but it just won’t fit into a smaller space.

Suzanne McNeill
817-266-3085
suzannebmcneill@hotmail.com 

BIG SALE

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                                                       BIG SALE

                          Free homemade cookies to the first 100 people
                        Saturday December 29th – 9:00am til 4:00pm

Hello friends,

     I have some exciting news. Or at least it is exciting for me! I am moving to a new location… a studio/office space in Arlington, TX close to my home. It’s my next big adventure… I am very excited and totally overwhelmed.

     The Design Originals warehouse has been my place of business for over 25 years. We have been packing and preparing to move for over a month. The warehouse is packed with all kinds of craft supplies, materials and tools.

                       books and more books
                       quilt fabric and felt
                       scads of art & craft supplies
                       handmade samples from books
                       desks (great for a nice size art table)
                       wire storage racks
                       office supplies

     The BIG SALE will be at our warehouse, 2425 Cullen Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107. It will be on Saturday December 29th from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Our building is located just a few blocks from Angelo’s BBQ so… a great place for lunch.
     If anything is left, it is 1/2 price on Sunday morning 9:00am to 1:00pm.

     The sale is being announced to art and craft friends on Facebook, twitter, my blog and friends’s blogs. Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to take home lots of good stuff.

P.S. Of course I want to keep everything but it just won’t fit in a smaller space!

     Bring a friend or email info to your friends.

Sincerely,
Suzanne McNeill
817-266-2085
suzannebmcneill@hotmail.com

Zentangle® Exquisite Beaded Ornaments

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     View a YouTube, add some tangles to your holiday celebrations with these exquisite, beaded ornaments.  




     It’s that time of year again, the holidays!!  A cherished season – filled with family, food crafting and making. Whether special recipes, handmade gifts or personalized cards I love seeing all the creative ways people have of celebrating the holidays.


Lucie and Susan Meeks at Zentangle Playday.
 
     When I hosted a Zentangle Playday in October and met Susan Meeks and her daughter Lucie I knew I had to share these beautiful handmade Zentangle ornaments with you. Their enthusiasm for art and Zentangle shines in these fabulous ornaments that sell for $20 and up (a custom charity sold one for $50).  



     Lucie helps in the design process – choosing coordinating colors, beads and glitter. Each ornament begins with readily available colored balls, cardstock and beaded fringe. Depending on the complexity of the tangles and beading they can take 4 hours to complete. Susan has made hundreds of them over the past several years and credits her good friend Sarah Orr with teaching her how to make them.


Sarah Orr and Lucie at a Holiday bazaar.

    Susan belongs to a craft group that meets off and on during the year. They make ornaments, needlework, cards and paper-crafts year round. “I enjoy teaching preschool to share my love for art. I also share art with my fellow teachers. We tangled over the summer at our school church camp”. Susan teaches pre-kindergarten at Bellaire Methodist School for Little Children in Texas. It is a school Susan attended as well as her mom and her daughter Lucie.

     Susan sells her Zentangle ornaments in her Etsy shop ornamentsbysusan ,click the link  to view her wonderfully inspiring collection. Thanks for sharing your how-to for these beautiful ornaments Susan and Lucie.  Happy Holidays.

Zentangle pattern, enjoy and create!! 

                                                Zentangle #115

     

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The Zentangle® art form and method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and is copyrighted. Zentangle® is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc.  and is used with permission. Learn more at zentangle.com