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May 2022 – Just the Right Gift

Fun Gift Ideas for Family and Friends

May seems to usher in a season of gift giving opportunities, with Mother’s Day, Graduations, and Father’s Day just around the corner. So, we thought this would be a good time to highlight the variety of fun gifts we offer that are appropriate for both quilting and non-quilting friends.

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Both our Creations store in Kerrville, Texas and our online store offer a wide variety of products for quilters and sewing enthusiasts. Be sure to visit our Online Catalog page for quick links to our extensive online inventory of fabrics, patterns, books, kits, tools, and supplies for quilting, clothing and purse sewing, hand stitchery, machine embroidery, wool stitchery and even greeting cards! Spring is a great time to come to Kerrville and visit in person – check out our Store Tour page which highlights our latest store displays where we feature model garments and quilts made from our latest fabrics and patterns.

Laurel Burch Socks

Add color to their wardrobe with a gift of these colorful, whimsical socks by Laurel Burch. Whether you “gift” these to a friend (or yourself), you are sure to find a design you love. These cat, dog, celestial and wildflower designs are just a handful of the ones featured on our “Just the Right Gift” section.

Puzzles Featuring Quilts and other Art

We’ve found these “giftable” puzzles to be a big hit. Not only are they fun to put together, the imagery is beautiful enough to frame once they have been assembled. Our “Just Right Gifts” category features a variety of puzzle designs beyond what we highlight here, including puzzles featuring well-known artists like Van Gogh, Mary Lake and Laurel Burch as well as beloved quilt designers like Kaffe Fassett and Gees Bend. Click the words “Puzzles” to jump straight to all of the Puzzles we offer on our website.

Laurel Burch Armored Wallets

These armored wallets are always a hit because of their colorful designs and their usefulness! The RFID protection of an armored wallet is a great bonus for these beautiful pocket-sized wallets that are perfect for carrying essentials like credit cards, id cards and a little cash. The whimsical, colorful Laurel Burch designs will make you smile every time you reach for it! We show our current stock all here, but be sure to check our “Just the Right Gift” section for any new designs we might get in. Or, to jump right to our current online selection of Shannon Martin notebooks, just type “Armored Wallet” in the handy Search for Products box in the sidebar of any page on our site.

Notebooks / Journals

For the avid note-maker or journal keeper on your gift list, these Shannon Martin Notebooks are a perfect gift. You can’t go wrong with the clever imagery and captions on Shannon Martin products and the sassy or inspirational sayings on these notebooks are no exception. Shannon Martin notebooks are approximately 6″ x 8″ and contain 138 lined pages. You can always find our full selection of Shannon Martin notebooks in our “Just the Right Gifts” section of this site. Or, to jump right to our current online selection of Shannon Martin notebooks, just type “Shannon Martin Notebook” in the handy Search for Products box in the sidebar of any page on our site.

Pocket Notes and Sticky Notepads

Everyone seems to identify with the clever images and sayings on Shannon Martin products . If you are looking for just a small memento gift for someone, we think these are perfect! The Shannon Martin Pocket Notes are a magnetic mini pocket notepad 4″ x 3″ with 100 unlined sheets, featuring a Shannon Martin image/quote on the front. The Shannon Martin Sticky Notepads have 75 sheets that feature the same image/quote on each sheet.

You can always find our full selection of Shannon Martin Pocket Notes and Shannon Martin Sticky Notes in our “Just the Right Gifts” section of this site. Or, to jump right to our current online selection of Shannon Martin notebooks, just type “Shannon Martin Pocket Notes” or “Shannon Martin Sticky Note” in the handy Search for Products box in the sidebar of any page on our site.

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Highlights, November 27, 2021 Recent Newsletter Highlights

Puzzles – Great Entertainment

This is the time of year to have visitors or family at your house. Sometimes you just need something for everyone to do. Why not set up a puzzle table. Spread out all the pieces and let everyone have fun working on the puzzle. It’s a great activity for most ages!

These are the puzzles we can currently ship. Not sure how long they will all be available. It has been hit and miss to get them. All of our puzzles are 1000 pieces and finish 20″ x 27″.

This has been our most popular puzzle to date!

These puzzles are called “Giftable Puzzles” as they are in a decorative box with information inside on the artist’s history and work. If you buy one as a gift, you might not be able to resist opening it for yourself.

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Highlights August 28, 2021 Recent Newsletter Highlights

New Giftable Puzzles

Bring the family together while enjoying famous art! These puzzles have 1,000 pieces made with high quality blue board pieces inside a drawstring cotton bag. The gorgeous box opens to reveal a gold foiled inspirational quote with a magnetic closure. Artist history is featured on the back.

These puzzles won’t be in stock until the second week in Septemer. We will ship them as soon as they arrive. Best to get your order in early if you want to be sure to get one.

We have carried puzzles in the shop for quite some time. If you haven’t worked a puzzle in a while, take a look at these too. The Quilts of Gees Ben puzzle is new for us. It has been shipped and we will send as soon as it arrives.

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