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Tim Holtz Cruise!!

"Horton Hears a Who" I've said it before..but sometimes we feel like Horton.."We're here, We're here". While we love living in Juneau, admittedly it is a bit isolated and it can get a bit lonely. It was amazing yesterday to meet so many crafters from all over the world on the Tim Holtz cruise. I went home and told my husband, "Look honey I'm not the only one who covets every shard of paper, or searches out old rusty things". We loved meeting all of these unique and creative individuals who graced our store yesterday. We can't believe the ATC's that they brought us and the beautiful charms...hopefully we'll post pics soon. It was more than amazing to meet other people who share our interests...and love the things we love...GLOBAL COMMUNITY!!

And of course we couldn't believe it when TIM HOLTZ walked through our doors. Are you kidding me, TIM HOLTZ!! Oh did I mention TIM HOLTZ came into our store today!! Me at the grocery store picking up milk last night, to the store clerk, "Did I mention, TIM HOLTZ came to Juneau today!!" Me to my 7 year old, "TIM HOLTZ came to our store today!!" 7 year old,"Who?"  Me, "Imagine if Hannah Montana walked into our store in Juneau". 7 year old, "Hannah Montana was in your store" Me, "uhh no". You get the idea. Yes Elton John is coming to Anchorage..but we had TIM HOLTZ. Sorry Tim I think I just compared you to Hannah Montanna and Elton John. You are truely the Hannah Montana of Altered Art, the Elton John of all things crafty.

We were also completly sold on a new line of cool metally things, that we haven't even seen yet. But we hear they will be out soon. Said, cool metally things were introduced to the cruisers but hopefully we'll find them soon and craft away with them. Check out the pic of the cool necklaces these cruisers did. Hopefully we'll get our hands on them soon. Very Steam Punk Tim!!

So thank you passengers of the Norwegian Pearl and Scrapmap Cruise and TIM HOLTZ (did I mention Tim Holtz came to our store, tee he he), you brightened our whole summer and we loved meeting each and every one of you. Thank you for your positive vibes, your songs (Julie, smile) and your willingness to share part of your journey with us. We only wish I could've joined you on this journey..but we do hope to hear about this trip from you soon!!!- Anji, Jen & Amy

PS big thank you to the mystery lady who helped us figure out how to put more price stickers in our pricing gun...you've ended 2 years of our needless suffering trying to figure that stupid thing out.

New location, New items for sale

We have a new assortment of crafty and artsy must haves. Books, journals, art, and craft supplies galore. I want one of everything from the book on Guerilla Art to the pen and ink set. We have locally made Alaska stamps, cards, and hats just to name a few. If I were on a green hilltop I would twirl around and sing a lovely melody, too bad I can't sing...but I sure can craft.

HOORAY FOR MAY!!!

So--we did it!!  We were able to finish the transformation of the fleece-ladened area in the Senate building into our new creative sanctuary in time for a few hour of First Fridays and then for a wonderful Grand Opening on Saturday May 3rd!!  (It also was National Scrapbooking Day--which we found a pretty nice coincidence!)   We were greeted the whole day (and able to greet) by the terrific people who volunteer their time to make Juneau's tourist welcome and by our loyal customers who came by to admire our new home/ space....everyone was very impressed and happy with the new space that we have carved out for ourselves and finally we are able to sigh, sit back and maybe, just maybe, relax a little before the hectic time of summer rolls around...

If you live in Juneau or are planning a visit to the Southeast, come by and see the new digs!!  We are sure that you'll find something new that you haven't seem before, in our fine arts area, art or crafts supplies or scrapbooking--and yes, we have the LARGEST selection of Alaska scrapbook goods that you've ever seen!  Tell us what you think about the changes and we'll look forward to chatting with you about upcoming schedules, goods, etc.  Thanks for all your support and help during our time of upheaval--we're sure you'll agree it was worth it!!