GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION!!!

3 Craft Chicks is so very excited to announce the grand opening of both of our shops!!!

The COOP is a cute little house that has scrapbooking and crafting items and a large {well lit} area for working on all your latest and greatest projects!!! There will be paper crafting supplies for sale in this area. While attending crops and classes you will have full use of a wonderful room full of thousands of rubber stamps, a Cricut die cut machine, many cartridges, sizzix machine and punches. I would like to give a HUGE shout out & THANK YOU to my dear dear friend Pat known to most as Grammy Pat, for all the fabulous rubber stamp sets!!! Thank you does not even begin to say the heart full of gratitude I have!!! There will be some vintage treasures for sale in the COOP along with handmade cards and other goodies!!!

The Nesting Box is an adorable very! little building out in front of the COOP! It is filled to the brim with vintage and re purposed household items, furniture, custom paper garlands, banners and vintage baby items!

The location of both shops is 14915 W Hwy 2 ~ Medical Lake, WA. It is 1 mile east of Fairchild Air Force Base and 15 minutes from downtown Spokane!!!

Come celebrate with us beginning Friday night, March 15th beginning at 4 p.m. Festivities will continue on Saturday as we open for normal business hours at 11 a.m. We are hosting the first crafting event at the COOP on Saturday, March 16th from 9 a.m. until midnight!!! 

This fun filled day of scrap booking {or whatever craft you choose to bring} is $25 which includes snacks, door prizes and a yummy dinner. Reserve your spot now by calling Michele at (509) 475-9026 or sending an email to craftchicksx3@yahoo.com.

Thank you to my sweet friend Jennifer Wood for coming up with the name the COOP and also naming our very first crop!!! How appropriate for St. Patrick's Day weekend! I have so appreciated her support as we began this very new to us business. She has spent endless time with me over the phone weighing the pros and cons of ideas and allowing me to ramble on and bounce ideas off even when I'm sure at times I sounded absolutely ridiculous!!! What a treasured friend she is to me and my whole entire family!!!

BRING 3 CANS OF FOOD TO DONATE TO 2ND HARVEST AND RECEIVE 15% OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE THIS GRAND OPENING WEEKEND!!!

We feel so very blessed as we undertake this endeavor and look forward to seeing many of you 

at

the COOP 

and

The Nesting Box!!!

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IN THIS HOUSE...

YES WE DO!!!

I saw this on facebook and thought it was so perfect for my sweet little{&loud} family!!!

We love each other fiercely and although have our ups & downs we are family and do it to the best of our ability!!!

I have been so blessed beyond belief in my life as a wife, mom, nana, daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece and cousin. They are roles I cherish dearly and don't take for granted.

 Yes, there are relationships in my family I wish were different and I pray that in time will be restored & healed.

WITH ALL MY HEART & SOUL...

I DO LOVE MY {very REAL} FAMILY!!!

A sneak peek into 3 Craft Chicks shop progress...

Saylah was with us this past Saturday as we were all up at the shop working and she wants to give you a tour of the progress we're making...

This room will have die cut machines, rubber stamps and other tools for hours of scrap booking and paper crafting fun!!!

After cleaning up this room, Saylah had the best time running around and playing peek-a-boo through the door that wasn't put back together yet...

It doesn't take much to make this munchkin happy!!!

Oh yea...by the way...don'tcha just adore these chubby 2 year old hands???????????

Where oh where will I be putting a couple of my amazing awnings???

It still makes me SMILE when I see the awnings and realize they are MINE!!!

It's also a great reminder that if you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer and what is the worst that can happen??? The answer could be "no" however in this case it was "yes"!!! {Remember I had seen these advertised on Craig's list a couple months before beginning 3 Craft Chicks and didn't have a need for them BUT  THEN after starting our little business wondered if they had sold...so I contacted Serena Thompson and they were still AVAILABLE!!!

 SO. GLAD. I. ASKED...RIGHT?????

A great example of sisterly love...

We decided to totally re-do the bathroom too so got the crow bars out and began that big task...

This is before...

DURING...

Saylah wasn't allowed to go into the room but she would just stand in the doorway and watch NatNat go to work!!!

SHEER CUTENESS RIGHT HERE...

She kept going around with her hands on her cheeks...saying..."OH MY gooTness..."OH MY gooTness!"

Can't imagine where she picked that up at??? 

Loving how the kitchen is turning out...

KNOCK KNOCK...

who's there?

One very sleepy 2 yr old and her baby doll...

Be still my heart!!!

Apparently Saylah thought baby doll needed another nap...

IN THE KITCHEN CUPBOARD!!!

{At least she left the door open}

SAYLAH ~ SIGNING OFF FOR NOW...

Going back home for dindin and then after Saylah's mommy comes to pick her up,

WE'RE HEADING BACK TO THE SHOP!!!

yippee!!!!

We wanted to work on putting up slot-wall in the crafting area

Here's the before bare wall...

The way to a perfectionist mans heart at Christmas...

A LASER LEVEL!!!  

Put up slot-wall in the back room that will hold supplies & machines...

LOOKIN' GOOD!!!

Ok...sooooo...ya have to have alittle fun in the midst of work ~
right?
I was in the bathroom PAINTING! and hear the YMCA song come on and Lauren tells me
 I NEED TO GET OUT THERE. N.O.W.
This is a site to behold!!!

These ARE the MOMENTS I LIVE for!!!

This is the next day...

I LOVE.LOVE.LOVE this vintage 50's table...
Kinda like my awning story...I saw it last spring at Funky Junk and seriously coveted it but knew I didn't NEED a ginormous table such as this!!! It's HUGE!!! After signing the lease for the shop...my mom reminded me of this table and how perfect it would have been! It helps to be best friends with Jennifer {who owns Funky Junk} and she contacted the lady who had the table to see if it was still for sale.
INDEED IT WAS!!!
SOLD!!! to 3 Craft Chicks!!!
It's incredibly sturdy and the chairs are comfy and there is still room on either end for another table if we need it!!!
PERFECT!!!

Can't wait for this week when Jim is putting lighting up!!!

SO...I found the BEST spot for one of MY awnings...

Going into the kitchen!!!
Scotty's popcorn machine will be on the right side of that doorway...
I THINK IT WILL BE GAAAREAT!!!!

HE'S JUST A TAD BIT EXCITED TOO!!!

I think you will agree it is coming together nicely and that there a couple valuable lessons to remember:

1. Don't be afraid to ask a question ~ the worst that can happen is the answer is no & that only hurts for a minute.
{Sidenote to that lesson: My mom always says though not to ask the question if you're not prepared for the answer!!!
 That's good advice ~ TRUST ME {& HER}!!! 

2. Even while working hard, take time and stop and enjoy life's moments & laugh & sing & dance & whatever your little heart desires!!!

  

How Scotty has changed my world...in a good way!

You know our friend Scotty came to visit us in November and stayed that time for a month. He went back home for the Christmas holidays and said he wanted to come back and live with us. We here at the Craft home were all in favor of it and his mom agreed that we would give it a try. She brought him back over here just before the New Year! {He really wanted to be back for here for our New Years Eve party ~ ya know priorities!!!}

I'm quite sure that we in the Craft household have never smiled and laughed so much as in the last month that he has lived with us. Each and every day he does and says things that I just marvel at. Scotty is one of the most loving individuals I've ever known and it has been such a joy to have him here. I will admit there are times of adjustment as with any thing that is new and different. I've learned so much in such a short time and am so grateful for this opportunity.

A couple days ago while I was fixing his lunch he started laughing ~ for really no apparent reason. When I asked what he was laughing at he simply told me that it just feels good to laugh for no reason.

 JUST. TO. LAUGH.

 SOOOO...

I tried it and we both laughed for a few minutes and ya know that old saying that laughter is the best medicine? Well, I think it's true!!! It's especially helpful on these long dreary winter days! :)

He's so excited about 3 Craft Chicks new venture of opening a shop! 

Oh how I love my Scotty and am so very thankful for all the little things I've learned to appreciate again since he's been with our family!!!