Do you Know about Pinterest

I have always had a million bookmarks to sort thru on my computer. The bookmarks included all the things I liked and want to create. Then a few months ago I lost everything and had to start over when my computer crashed. For this reason I have become addicted to Pinetrest, it is like a dream come true for me.

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. It allows a person to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the internet as well as other peoples pinboards. You will find everything from projects to recipies and organizing ideas to kids activities.

To discover beautiful and fun new projects and get inspiration please start following me.
http://pinterest.com/dtravelstead/

Hi

I would love it if you would send a picture of you or your family enjoying some of the items you purchased from my store Its The Small Things. I would like to use this on my blog and to show my appreciation for letting me share the photo as well as the time it takes you to do this I will send you a free 8 count crayon roll.

Here is a picture of our mini 4 count crayon rolls ready for the party, so colorful and cute.

Free Crayon Rolls with Order

We are having a sale!!!!!

Order between $25.00 and $50.00 and receive 1 free crayon rolls Order between $51.00 and $100.00 and receive 2 free crayon rolls Order more than $100.00 and get 3 free crayon rolls

We have a Winner

Thank you all for giving me such great ideas. I think I will try them all. I had my husband draw a name and the winner of a $10.00 shopping spree is

******Kimberly Glesenkamp********

but since everyone had such great ideas each of you can visit the store with a $5.00 shopping spree.

Thank you so much

Diane

Contest with a great Give away

We try very hard to reuse and reduce at our store.

One of the steps we are taking to reuse and reduce is updating our fabric library with a new numbering system so that we can find fabrics faster and easier which keeps our cost down. My grandchildern are cutting labels from cardboard food boxes with a Sizzix machine and putting the fabric number on them and then tagging each fabric. We had been using purchased labels which are not only very costly but a waste, now cardboard boxes that would go into the landfill can be put to good use and believe me we have a lot of fabric. Once we are done with the labeling and organizing we will post some pics.

So here is where you all can help, we reuse scraps of felt and fabric for finger puppets and smaller items but we end up with a lot of smaller scraps and these get thrown away at the end of everyday. We have tried to come up with an idea to use them but can't think of anything. Send us your ideas and we will post them on the blog. Since we know that you will all have great ideas we will draw at name on May 1 to see who will win $10.00 gift certificate to the store.

Have fun with our new Surprise Balls

We just added Surprise party balls to our store. Visit the store and use the words surprise ball in the note section of the order to receive a free surprise ball with any order of $20.00 or more and 2 free surprise balls with orders more than $75.00. Since this offer is only for our blog readers please use the words Surprise Balls when placing your order.

These Surprise balls are so much fun and perfect party favors. Children will have fun unrolling the ball, each layer of crepe paper has one of the pieces for the bookmark, once the ball is unrolled all the pieces can be put together to have the finished project. The balls are a playful gift, a craft project, and a take away gift. Each ball measures around 3 1/2".

Follow the link below to see a video that shows how much fun the surprise ball can be.

http://vimeo.com/11764600

Surprise balls are a perfect gift for all ages... children, tweens, and adults. Great for birthday parties, school fun, wedding and baby showers anytime you need a fun take away gift. We can customize them for any event.