Kristen left yesterday on her Keys vacation so that means that Creative Cafe is on us tonight! And by "us" I really mean Jo! Make sure you head on over to tonight's Cafe and make Jo feel the love! Creative Cafe runs from 5-6 pm and if you cannot make it right at 5-that's ok! You can drop in anytime in that hour and still play!
Tonight you will be making a cute set of flowers on sticks! They look so pretty sticking out of a Bell jar full of buttons!
See you tonight!
Jen
Besides being totally fun and crazy, Saturday was one of my favorite days of the year! We welcomed SANTA in for our Santa Sittings! We had such a great time with the Big Guy and his #1 Elf, Edith. From my vantage point as the official "j'uge-er" I get to see some funny things! (I have no idea if I spelled "j'uge" correctly, but it means to straighten or arrange clothes.) Leisa jumps all around trying to get great photos. Kids squiggle around and off Santa's lap. Sometimes we have to look and sound like totally deranged fools to coax a smile from a normally happy child. I don't even want to tell you what we have to do for the dogs!! LOL But in between all the fun I snapped a few "behind the scenes" photos that I wanted to share.
Leisa has to climb all around for the shot!
Edith is our "go-to" Elf who hands out cookies and keeps waiting or nervous kids happy!
It is such a fun day! I cannot wait for the fall dates when Santa comes back! Keep watching your emails for dates and when to sign up.
Jen
Whim So Doodle has teamed up with Kids Charity of Tampa Bay (same ones that we are cropping with on October 18th!!) to help them collect school supplies for Tampa Bay area foster children. Y'all know that this charity and what they stand for has quickly become near and dear to my heart!!
There are over 3,000 school aged foster children in the TB area and funds for foster families are not provided to purchase school supplies because academic tools like notebooks are not considered a "basic need". So, enter Kids Charity who is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for foster children and foster families. Through community involvement each school year they are able to provide backpacks full of school supplies to hundreds of children in foster care!
The Doodle Divas are so proud to be part of the drive this year and we are putting out "the call" to our customers for help! Your participation in other "calls" we've put out have so humbled us with your generosity and have blessed the recipients greatly! (I am pretty sure there are some happy puppies out there in good "doodle" homes from our last call!!)
Here is a list of supplies needed to fill the backpacks:
-Notebooks
-Two-pocket folders
-Pens & Pencils
-Pocket Dictionaries
-Crayons
-Colored pencils
-Markers
-Calculators
-Scissors (blunt end)
-Rulers
-Erasers
-Notebook Paper (general rule)
-Subject Notebooks
-Glue/Glue Sticks
We have set up a huge drop bin in the front of the store and will be collecting supplies starting today and going until Wednesday, August 6th at 6pm! That gives us about 3 weeks to collect-collect-collect!! If you do not have the time or do not live near the TB area and would like to participate all monetary gifts are great appreciated to help purchase the backpacks! You can make any checks out to: Kids Charity of Tampa Bay, Inc., mark the memo spot with "school supplies" and mail to us and we will deliver them. Mail to: Whim So Doodle 237 2nd Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Jen
Kim Brett shared this YouTube video and I HAD to share with y'all!
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U
Jen
(Hey can anyone teach me how to embed the video in the body of the post?)
We have been getting many (MANY!) requests to host another GARAGE SALE! Since we had one planned for the late summer anyway it is perfect timing. So if you have any gently used, personal scrapbooking or rubber stamping supplies that you want to sell to turn into cash this is the event for you! And let's face it...you plan on turning the cash into more scrapbooking supplies...but heck I cannot talk 'cause the last garage sale I left with many bags of stuff!
When: SUNDAY, August 10th
Time: 9:30am-2pm
Where: Inside the classroom or on the front sidewalk at The Doodle
What: Gently used, personal scrapbooking and/or rubber stamping supplies
Who: Anyone!
How much: $5 for a 6', outside space (you bring your own table) OR $10 for an inside 6' table.
To participate you must sign up by calling the store at (727) 827-4911 (inside spaces go FAST!). Get your supplies ready for sale. You price your products, you bring your cash, you bring bags, you tote in in and set it up...you keep all the money you collect!
What can you bring to sell? This sale is open to anyone who wishes to sell gently used personal products. This is not a venue to sell new products or direct-sale merchandise. If you have merchandise from direct-sale vendors you may sell that, but you cannot "set up shop" if you are a direct-sale vendor. All tools must be in good working order. You cannot sell anything that is damaged. You can sell stickers or whatnot that some have been used from the sheet, but you need to mark it as "used". It is sometimes a good idea to make little bags of themed things and put price on for the bag.
How should you price merchandise? First ask yourself if you are there to make money or to clean out your craft area. If you want to make money then price items between full retail and half of retail. If you want to move items the price them between half of retail or below.
On the day of the sale you can come to set up at 8:30am. You can reserve more than one space when you sign up. You can also request to be near friends. We will try to accommodate space requests, but cannot guarantee any special spots!
I think I've covered it all. Call the store right away to book your spot!
Jen
Do y'all know our sweet Barbara who works the crops, some Saturdays and comes to tons of Doodle events? Well both her son and daughter are currently deployed in Iraq. Her daughter just got over there and she is working in a medical facility helping folks from area villages. She is a big picture taker and has been sharing photos with Barbara frequently and Barbara brought some in with her yesterday that I wanted to share with y'all. Don't know why I wanted to share them other than (to me) it is always interesting to see what other people are doing. Sandy is on the other side of the world-literally and figuratively. She is doing something different than I am doing right now. Something meaningful and vital. I know and care for her mama greatly. I know her mama misses her all the time. Here are some of her photos.
Sandy with one of the camp's doctors and a cute surgery patient who had a tumor removed from her eye.
The camp Sandy works and lives at and a nearby village in the background.
Sandy's on the back.
This caring brother brought his little sister in because she had a stomach ache.
Not enough thanks go to the moms and dads who raise children who do such services for our country and other countries. So. BIG thanks to you, Barbara, and all the other mamas and papas out there so proud of and so missing their babies so far away from home. Remind me I owe you a big hug next time I see you!
Jen
Hi 'ya!
In keeping with the Christmas in July theme tonight's Cafe project is a pretty 12x12 page. You will be using the new die papers and felt flowers. The Cafe is getting very popular so you do not want to miss out on the fun...stop on by tonight between 5-6pm. The cost is $6.
See you tonight!
Jen
Hello everyone!
I wanted to let you all know that Whim So Doodle will be participating this year in the 3rd Annual MS Crop 4 Hope sponsored by Jackie & Miami Dawn! We are super excited to be helping raise money and awareness for the Mid-Florida Chapter of the National MS Society!
Whim So Doodle will be the on-site scrapbooking store as well as teaching some mini classes and doing some make-n-takes! In fact, some of the Doodle Divas will be there participating as croppers! We are gonna get to take part in all of the fun things that Jackie and Miami Dawn have planned for us I have been to crops that this duo has sponsored before and personally I cannot wait to go-they are so cool!!
The crop is a weekend crop from Friday, November 7th (at 3pm) to Sunday, November 9th (until 3pm). It is held each year at the Historic Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring and the girls have secured the big ballroom as our crop room (LOTS of space)! There are prizes handed out all weekend, there are fantastic raffles, all meals, drinks and snacks included...just a great weekend away spent doing what we love-scrapbooking!
The cost for the weekend is $100 (if you register before Sept. 1st) or $125 (after Sept. 1st) PLUS the cost of your room. To register you can contact the girls at scrapnfla@hotmail.com or print out the flyer and mail your check to the address listed. If you want to sit with or near the Doodle Divas make sure to mention that when you register!
The rooms start at $66 a night and to register you can contact reservations for the Lodge directly at (800) 423-5939. To get a discounted rate you need to book ASAP and mention that you are with the MS Crop.
Sebring is a couple hours away and according to Stacey a very easy drive with many Dunkin' Donuts along the way! As it gets closer we can work out a convoy maybe...
Hope to see bunches of you there...it's gonna be a blast!
Jen
Hey there! We are gonna have some great fun this weekend at the crops on Friday and Saturday!
There are just a few seats left for either crop, so if you had plans to attend, you had better call the store ASAP to reserve your spot. I would really hate to have to tell someone that we were booked solid!
Friday night is $15 and runs from 6pm-midnight and we are serving soft pretzels & mustard and root beer floats!
Saturday runs from 10am-10pm is $40 and we are serving yogurt and fruit for a morning snack, chicken salad sandwiches, coleslaw, chips & cookie for lunch, pizza dippers for an afternoon snack and cheesy baked ziti, salad, garlic bread and strawberry cake for supper.
Hope you can make it for the fun.
To register, call (727) 827-4911
Jen
So, get this, over the last few days I have witnesses some very funny behavior from some "scrubbys" that I just needed to share with you. First of all you may be wondering what a "scrubby" is...It is the words "SCRAPPIN'" AND "HUBBY" put together and it means a supportive husband of a scrapbookin' woman! Today I was asked if there was a nearby hangout that offered Internet access from a computer toting man. I told him that The Doodle had WiFi and he was so excited that he set up right away and his wife was done shopping and waiting on him to finish! In all my years I have never seen that happen! She loved it 'cause she got to shop some more!
Then last week, we spy a man sitting across the street. One of our customers says that it is her husband. He was so cute... He had brought a lawn chair from home and he was set up under a tree, with his hat on and reading a magazine! He was just lounging in the sun waiting while his woman shopped! I had to step outside and snap a photo! (His son was there too, and I'm posting his photo since it was better than mine!)
So, you pack Cheerios and toys for the kids, pack books and computers for the big kids and you will probably get more shopping time!!
See 'ya!
Jen
