Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Happy to Be Back Home

I returned from Tucson this past Saturday.  It was quite cold here -- quite a departure from the delightful Tucson weather.  This morning, we had snow and more is predicted for tomorrow afternoon into Thursday.

I was delighted to see that the items I ordered at the show have started to come in.  We have several new shades of  Very Velvet and Petite Very Velvet, including some lovely variegated ones.  I did not pick all the variegated ones but did get the blues and green ones.  I've also added to the colors we carry for Silk Lame braid.  We were able to increase the colors for #18 mesh canvases plus add the same colors for the larger thread.

  In addition, the new High Cotton arrived while I was away. This new thread does not need to be plied for #13 or #14 mesh canvas; for #18 mesh, you can use fewer plies.  There are some really sumptuous colors.

Of course, this means that we had to make room for new threads.  Our sale spinner is chocked full of threads including some Fyre Werks, Wonder Twist, Elegance, Sparkle Rays and Petite Sparkle Rays.  We still have a few colors left of Anchor Pearl Cotton #3.

And the new canvases have started to come in, too.  We got new McKenzie Childs ornaments that are just beautiful.  We also received the wonderful Thailand child from Hp