Date: April 2nd 2012

Art Room
45 E Main Street
Franklin NC 28734
828-349-3777 phone/fax
dianne@artroomsupplies.com
www.artroomsupplies.com to subscribe to emailed newsletter Spring hours are 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday –Friday

10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Saturday

Want to see what’s happening at the Art Room?! Check us out on Facebook! (Thanks to Robin!) Also, you can now get to the Art Room facebook page right from the Art Room web page. (Thanks to Eric!)

*NEW reminders and updates:

*The Art Room’s 5th Anniversary Celebration is this Saturday, April 7th from 10:00 a.m. till 12:30 p.m.! * Four different FREE “make & takes!” * Door prizes!
* Sales!
* “Stella & Dot” party!
* FUN! Please come by and join us!

*Thursday, April 12th from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. – “Butterfly Garden!” with Bonnie! Oh, you will not want to miss this mini-album! Flowers, butterflies, birds and bees! Ribbons, glitter and all things lovely! Please stop by and see the sample. Class fee is $30.00. Please bring your basic class kit and a bag lunch.

***Please join us!*** *Thursday, April 12th from 5:00 till 7:00 p.m. – “Girl’s Night Out! “Stella & Dot!!!” party with Amanda Shaw! Lots of wonderful jewelry and accessories for spring, summer, anytime! (I have extra catalogs at the shop if you’d like a preview!) Amanda will also be here during our Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, April 7th to display the fun and beautiful products for you on that day if you can’t make it Thursday evening. Try on some pieces and “ooh and ahh!” Yummy snacks and sparkling drinks!

*Aprils’ FREE “make & takes” are on Saturday, April 14th, 21st and 28th from 10:00 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. with Bonnie! No registration is necessary for “make & takes”. Why not stop by the “Art Bar” and get a dose of creativity?!

*Tuesday, April 24th from 1:00 till 3:00 p.m. – “Folded Fleur-de-lis Pendant!” with Candy! How beautiful! Enjoy creating this special card! Class fee is $20.00 and includes all materials. Sample is at the shop.

*“Art Room’s Flower of the Month Club!” Thursday, April 26th from 1:00 till 2:30 p.m.- Our third meeting of the “Flower of the Month Club!” with Bonnie! We’ll make our third flower this month – I will let you know what that will be in a newsletter update soon…Add it to your collection, then come back monthly to add another different flower to your “floral tag book!” Class will be on the last Thursday of every month, EXCEPT for December, which will be on the first Thursday, December 6th. There will be a one time (yearly) fee of $25.00 and that will cover your registration to come by and create a FREE different flower each and every month of 2012! Please pre register and pre pay by Saturday, April 21st .

*Saturday, May 19th from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. - “Dawn & Dusk!” - a mini album with Bonnie! Sample is here and it is unbelievable! Black and white has never been so very beautiful! Class fee is $30.00 and includes all materials. Please bring your basic class kit and a bag lunch.

*”Spring/ Summer Stamp Camps” are scheduled for Saturday, May 19th and/ or Saturday, June 9th (with a minimum of 4 participants and a maximum of 10). “Christmas in July Stamp Camp” is scheduled for Saturday, July 21st. Class times are from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. These fun days with Candy and Jennie will focus on 10 different papercrafting projects and cards that you will love! All new! All fun! Class fee for each day is only $60.00, though if you preregister and prepay at least one week ahead, your fee will be only $50.00!

This is fun! Please start putting your name and phone # on the back of your Art Room punch cards. When you use up your card, it will be put into a drawing at the end of the month to win - a new, full punchcard worth a FREE $15.00! Cool, huh?! Winning name will be drawn the last Saturday of each month. You do not have to be present to win.

Please remember to pre-register and pre-pay for all classes at least one week in advance. This gives our instructors time to plan and organize your class kits. All classes may be paid for by cash or check, check must be made out to the instructor. No class fee payments by charge cards, sorry.

Also, please bring your “basic class kit” to any classes you might attend. This consists of: *pencil/paper
*scissors/ detail scissors
* gluestick
*favorite tape adhesive
*bone folder
*personal cutter/scorer
*ruler
*rubber brayer
*black permanent ink pad
* Tim Holtz distress inks – black soot and vintage photo *crafting apron or old shirt so we can get messy! If you do not have everything, you may certainly borrow one of ours or purchase it here at the shop. (You do NOT need to bring your kit to any of the FREE “make & takes!”)

*“Faux-finishing!” with Ray!
We have another new instructor and a very cool class! Ray can assist you in turning your “old beat-up furniture” into something useable again! Faux-finish for pennies on the dollar and have something you’ll enjoy for years to come! Call Ray at 239-595-8065 to set up an appointment and find out what you’ll need to bring for your personal project! How cool is that?! Samples of Ray’s faux-finished tables are at the shop now…

We’d love for you to stop by and say “hi” whenever you’re in town…

Thanks so much, once again,
Dianne