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New goodies in at both stores---check 'em out!

I love to shop and I have been busy ordering up a storm!  We have loads of new products starting to arrive at both stores. I was in the Alberta Street store today and took some pics to share with you...

Check out these darling gift tins---the artwork on them is amazing!  The woman who designed the Miso Pretty line has started her own line and these are her beauties!

Here's a great bag she designed as well---we also have some darling coin purses, but, I forgot to get a photo of them...

We have received a bunch of new holiday papers, embellishments and stamps here's some photos...It's a great time to get started on holiday projects---I think today was our last day of dry weather for a while---here comes the rain.  Rainy weather is crafting weather!I love these little snowflake jewel stickers above, I need to find something to do with them---maybe on holiday tags??This new paper above is so cool!  It has little windows that open--perfect to make your own sweet advent calendar with.

We are expecting more holiday themed products to come in over the next couple of weeks---stay tuned.

We also received a bunch of new books and magazines---here's some pics...

while i was in the alberta st store today---I ran into Brad Ruzicka, Sally Jean Alexander's husband.

He pointed out her new ad in the publication---Where Women Create---here it is...Sally Jean Alexander is an amazing soldered-jewelry designer who just happens to live locally---check out her site---Beautiful Things!

I will post more photos of new things as they arrive!

Halloween is just around the corner...10 days and counting

hey all...

This month is whizzing by.  If you still haven't figured out your costume---or need some creative inspiration on the ghoulish side, stop on in and we'll help get you set up in spooky style! 

We are thrilled that Halloween is on a Saturday this year---and since it's the night we turn our clocks back---all the ghouls and goblins will get one more hour of sleep.

Both the Alberta Street store and the Woodstock Boulevard store will be open our usual hours on Halloween---10am-6pm---and if you have kidlets---bring 'em by to trick or treat!

Have a fun spooky holiday!

desert vacation

we had a wonderful family vacay in the desert in september and I keep promising I would post photos---so here goes            

All above photos---hiking at Hualapai mountain park---just outside Kingman, Arizona. 

here's some photos of Oatman, AZ 

Right on historic route 66..this is the quaint ol' western town where Carole Lombard and Clark Gable spent their wedding night...also, home of wild burros---who poop all over the place---the brochures said the shops sold carrots to feed to the burros---all I could find were some toothless geezers in the local watering hole---

         

the buildings were so reminiscent of the wild west---cue the bonanza theme song...  

ps---the wild burros will drool on you---be brave.

 

fear not, classes will continue

Hello all,

I just wanted to post a bit of info about classes at collage.

For those of you who get our e-newsletters, you have heard that the DIY Lounge will no longer be scheduling classes in the classrooms at either collage stores---I realize this is confusing and many of you have been asking---what does this mean?

Well, I feel I need to give you a bit of the back story to explain fully---so, here goes...

collage and The DIY Lounge are 2 separate entities.  collage is owned and operated by me, Maria Raleigh, and The DIY Lounge is owned and operated by Jennifer Neitzel. 

Jen and I merged our classes a few years back.   Please know that both businesses are continuing to grow, thrive, and evolve. The DIY Lounge, will continue to offer it's children's art camps and is embarking on some new adventures in on-line classes.  collage's hours will remain the same and we are returning to our original model of creative classes.  By this I mean that we will continue to offer classes in the workrooms at both collage locations. I am finalizing the November schedule for classes this week and plan to send out an e-mail next week with all the details.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me 

thanks for listening and sorry for the confusion--

Maria Raleigh

maria@collagepdx.com

More photos to share...

Here are some more photos of the Woodstock store, if you haven't been in yet, this will show you what's going on on the SE side of town!

whew!

thats a lot of photos,

I still have more too!

I will post more later...

see you!

more pics to share, all from our woodstock blvd store

here's some more photos----just to give you a glimpse into my world, thanks for stopping by...

ooohhh---spooky haunted houses!

whew---another slew of photos.

I do still have more.

But, now I cannot resist to add a couple personal ones---from our recent family vacay...

We went to the Grand Canyon, Vegas, and various other Arizona hot spots---and I do mean HOT!

Top three photos...hiking at Hualapai Mountain Park.

"wild" burros just outside of Oatman, AZ---on Historic Route 66.

Ps, if you roll down the window that is burro-speak for come and get it!

I couldn't resist snapping a photo of this great sign---at The World Famous 'Rock Pile', in Quartzsite, AZ

The proprietor, Alex, was one of the highlights of our vacation...

another great example of Alex's signs-----priceless. The boys LOVED this place---did I mention we had to ship stuff home???

This scale has been thru a bit.

 And last but, not least, The Grand Canyon...breathtaking.

Thanks for enduring the family pics---I just couldn't resist! 

getting ready for portland art and soul

hello there,

hope you are all enjoying the beginning of fall.

It has been quite a flurry of activity around here as of late.

TONS of new goodies arriving ---some earmarked for the stores, some earmarked for the 

portland art and soul retreat.

What is art and soul---you may ask???

well, art and soul comes to portland once a year---usually just as september ends and october begins.

Collage has become the official supply source and on-site store for the retreat.

BIG FUN for us!

For those of you who may be visiting the blog for the first time I have taken loads of photos of the products we stock---so you can get an idea of what we are all about

here goes...

whew...

that's a lot of pictures...

i have more, I will post some more tomorrow.

sassy new goods from sassafrass

The UPS guy came today---and almost got knocked over by me.  I was a bit too excited to see the new goodies in from Sassafrass Lass.

feast your eyes....we received new papers, paper stacks, stamps, adhesive backed "felties", and other darling embellishments---they just make me happy!

LOOK!   Happy Pears!!

this guy looks like he came straight outta "where the wild things are"

I love this line---it's called monstrosity, fun new stuff---in at both the Woodstock and Alberta stores!

I'm ready---bring on fall, sweaters, and of course.....Halloween!!!

My absolute favorite time of year is upon us----cool mornings and evenings, sunshiny afternoons, trees in transition, fog, and yes even the rain---native Oregonian---can you tell???

I also adore HALLOWEEN!!!

I have to hold back on my ordering---really need to put the brakes on---or else the entire store would be filled with black, orange, purple and green ghoulish items.

I hope it doesn't nauseate you to see Halloween stuff so early, but, I couldn't wait to get the new stuff up---I mean it is only 8 weeks away---right???

Here's some more pics----also....more is on it's way!

you cannot really tell in the above photo---but we just got in the coolest punches, new design etc. from EK success, bats, cats, witches hats, pumpkins, and of course skulls---be still my heart!

ps--the masks are really creepy--eh??

this pic shows the punches a bit better

also new in the store is a darling new collection from Jenni Bowlin---and holy crap---woodgrain paper, apples, pears, deer, and pumpkins---from Reminisce---makes me want to grab the kids and head to Sauvie Island to do some late summer fruit picking!

oh my! that sticker--above---is too good for words!

That black paper cut-out---above is just delicious!!!  I love the new papers with the small images---oooooh spooky!

For those of you with kidlets, enjoy your last few days before they head back to school.

The stores will be closed Monday, for the holiday---hope you have a great weekend!

New products in the stores!