Just a quick notice for those with Michaels or Hobby Lobby stores nearby--
Both places have polymer clay on sale this week. The standard 2-ounce blocks will be $1 at Michaels and 99 cents at Hobby Lobby. (Kato brand isn't included in the sale, though. I guess that would be too much to hope for, considering that the blocks are bigger.)
I need to look through my stash and see if I'm running low on anything. . .
To jump back to the subject of the new brand of clay-- my sweet husband checked for me at the JoAnn store in Mobile. He didn't see any Studio by Sculpey-- clay or tools. I'm not surprised, as that store's pretty small, and the clay department is fairly sparse to begin with. Still haven't checked Pensacola. I think it's a bigger store, so maybe they'll (eventually) stock the new stuff. However, I hardly ever go to P'cola these days-- too many traffic nightmares and I don't really know my way around town that well. Wouldn't want to make a special trip without knowing, but I guess I could try to call and see if they have it. Either that or order it online, one of these days.
Heaven knows I have enough craft supplies already to keep me busy in the meantime. ;o)
Showing posts with label Michaels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michaels. Show all posts
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Donna Dewberry's invading my dreams!
And I don't even do that one-stroke painting thing, either! ;o)
As you may already know, there was a lot of talk, not so long ago, about Polyform's decision to create a polymer clay trainer certification program affiliated with Donna Dewberry (of One Stroke fame). Many people were up in arms over the news, afraid that... I'm not sure... it'd be an unfair challenge to established teachers/instructors? Hurt business (for those who sell their pc creations) by bringing in more competition? Somehow make it "mandatory" for instructors to be DD-certified if they want to be taken seriously by beginners? Whatever the source of their frustration, some people were upset. Others thought it could only help the medium by increasing its exposure and, in turn, its popularity and availability.
While I'm not crazy about the silly idea of DD suddenly becoming some sort of polymer clay expert, overnight, I tend to think that, if anything, it should have a positive effect-- that is, if it has much effect at all. And at this point, I'll only believe that when I see it! So far, I haven't seen or heard much more about the DD-pc connection, after the initial reaction from established clayers. Of course, the "regional trainer certification course" doesn't begin until mid October. (It was to begin this summer, but had to be rescheduled "due to dozens of calls in reference to summer time schedule conflicts".)
So, anyway, to get back to the subject of my title line... ;o)
Considering how little thought I've been giving the whole Donna Dewberry thing, imagine how surprised I was to find myself having a nightmare about her involvement with clay!
I was watching TV, and there was an infomercial for some sort of humongous new message board/on-line community hosted by the Michaels chain of stores. When I say "humongous", I mean that there were sections for practically every craft the store sells supplies for-- even very obscure ones-- all bright and shining and colorful. Very appealing. While I watched, there was a feature highlighting polymer clay, and who should be talking but Donna Dewberry herself, along with her daughter (who apparently was now in on the act, too) and some sort of host.
They were showing photos of clay projects (evidently from the Internet community)-- and among them was a photo of one of my mini burgers. (Well, it was my dream, you know! (g) It's a sad girl who can't get her work shown in her own dreams.) Having my clay burger on TV mightn't have been such a bad thing, if DD hadn't decided to then talk about how it was very bad practice to handle the clay too much, as the creator of this piece obviously had done. (!!) And then she went on to say that you really ought to do projects all at one time. If you did part of it, then left it for a while and came back to it, Bad Things would happen, such as the finished product not being very durable. The daugher was agreeing without question, while I shouted protests. "No! That's not true!! What are you talking about?! Argh!!"
And then, mercifully, I awoke. ;o)
So. Maybe I ought to rethink my former attitude of "DD + clay =/= The End of the Claying World as We Know It". . . (g) Either that or learn to keep my crazy dreams to myself. ;o)
As you may already know, there was a lot of talk, not so long ago, about Polyform's decision to create a polymer clay trainer certification program affiliated with Donna Dewberry (of One Stroke fame). Many people were up in arms over the news, afraid that... I'm not sure... it'd be an unfair challenge to established teachers/instructors? Hurt business (for those who sell their pc creations) by bringing in more competition? Somehow make it "mandatory" for instructors to be DD-certified if they want to be taken seriously by beginners? Whatever the source of their frustration, some people were upset. Others thought it could only help the medium by increasing its exposure and, in turn, its popularity and availability.
While I'm not crazy about the silly idea of DD suddenly becoming some sort of polymer clay expert, overnight, I tend to think that, if anything, it should have a positive effect-- that is, if it has much effect at all. And at this point, I'll only believe that when I see it! So far, I haven't seen or heard much more about the DD-pc connection, after the initial reaction from established clayers. Of course, the "regional trainer certification course" doesn't begin until mid October. (It was to begin this summer, but had to be rescheduled "due to dozens of calls in reference to summer time schedule conflicts".)
So, anyway, to get back to the subject of my title line... ;o)
Considering how little thought I've been giving the whole Donna Dewberry thing, imagine how surprised I was to find myself having a nightmare about her involvement with clay!
I was watching TV, and there was an infomercial for some sort of humongous new message board/on-line community hosted by the Michaels chain of stores. When I say "humongous", I mean that there were sections for practically every craft the store sells supplies for-- even very obscure ones-- all bright and shining and colorful. Very appealing. While I watched, there was a feature highlighting polymer clay, and who should be talking but Donna Dewberry herself, along with her daughter (who apparently was now in on the act, too) and some sort of host.
They were showing photos of clay projects (evidently from the Internet community)-- and among them was a photo of one of my mini burgers. (Well, it was my dream, you know! (g) It's a sad girl who can't get her work shown in her own dreams.) Having my clay burger on TV mightn't have been such a bad thing, if DD hadn't decided to then talk about how it was very bad practice to handle the clay too much, as the creator of this piece obviously had done. (!!) And then she went on to say that you really ought to do projects all at one time. If you did part of it, then left it for a while and came back to it, Bad Things would happen, such as the finished product not being very durable. The daugher was agreeing without question, while I shouted protests. "No! That's not true!! What are you talking about?! Argh!!"
And then, mercifully, I awoke. ;o)
So. Maybe I ought to rethink my former attitude of "DD + clay =/= The End of the Claying World as We Know It". . . (g) Either that or learn to keep my crazy dreams to myself. ;o)
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Clay sales this week (in the US)
In case you haven't heard, there are clay sales going on this week in two major chains of craft stores. Michaels has the 2-ounce blocks on sale 4 for $5. Hobby Lobby also has a sale going on their 2-ounce blocks of polymer clay-- .99 each. The fact that HL's sale is better than Michaels is something of a surprise to me, because since I've been involved with clay (a couple of years, now, I think), I haven't seen that happen before.
When the news of the 4 for $5 sale first came out at the Polymer Clay Central message board, there was some talk that this might be the new "best price" for clay. Prices do inevitably go up, over time, and clay is no exception. Also, someone had heard a rumor that the higher price might be linked to the availability of one of the "ingredients" that go into the clay.
Obviously, I don't know why the sale price isn't quite as good at Michaels this time around-- and I do realize that, over all, an extra .25 per block of clay isn't enough to keep me from claying-- but I'm still glad that Hobby Lobby's having a better sale this week, and I'm tempted to really stock up. If the story about the higher-priced ingredient is true, 99-cent sales may soon be a thing of the past...
Someone at PCC (not to mention my husband) commented that an extra quarter per block really isn't that bad, and that for those of us who sell things made from clay, the cost of the materials is nothing compared to the value of our time and labor. I know they're right, but it still hurts to think that the 99-cent sales might be history, soon. It'll take a while before $1.25 feels like the best possible deal, even if it is.
What a cry baby! ;o) I should just be glad that there's a good sale, make up my list, and thank my lucky stars that I have a husband who's happy to stop by the HL one day this week for me. What a great guy, huh? :o)
When the news of the 4 for $5 sale first came out at the Polymer Clay Central message board, there was some talk that this might be the new "best price" for clay. Prices do inevitably go up, over time, and clay is no exception. Also, someone had heard a rumor that the higher price might be linked to the availability of one of the "ingredients" that go into the clay.
Obviously, I don't know why the sale price isn't quite as good at Michaels this time around-- and I do realize that, over all, an extra .25 per block of clay isn't enough to keep me from claying-- but I'm still glad that Hobby Lobby's having a better sale this week, and I'm tempted to really stock up. If the story about the higher-priced ingredient is true, 99-cent sales may soon be a thing of the past...
Someone at PCC (not to mention my husband) commented that an extra quarter per block really isn't that bad, and that for those of us who sell things made from clay, the cost of the materials is nothing compared to the value of our time and labor. I know they're right, but it still hurts to think that the 99-cent sales might be history, soon. It'll take a while before $1.25 feels like the best possible deal, even if it is.
What a cry baby! ;o) I should just be glad that there's a good sale, make up my list, and thank my lucky stars that I have a husband who's happy to stop by the HL one day this week for me. What a great guy, huh? :o)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)