Rainy days mean hours of fun at Portrait Bug! Thank you to everyone who came out for open crop time Sunday. It was great to see all the creative projects everyone was working on! Stay tuned for our Open Crop schedule and be sure to check out all of our upcoming classes!

We are really excited about our new rub ons from Basic Grey and Fancy Pants! They have lots of funky and vintage designs to add to any project.

Thanks to everyone who came out for our Inaugural Crop Night! We hope to see you all again at our Open Crop Times!

Make sure you come in to check out our TONS of new products! New Jenni Bowlin, Basic Grey, Fancy Pants, Jillibean Soup, Ranger, cool new Xyron sticker maker products, and Options storage cases.

Jump on the ferry and get out of the city for a fantastic cause. PortraitBug is a proud vendor for the Grace Foundation Crop for Autism. This event will be held at the Moore Catholic High School on Staten Island March 28th, 2009 from 9am to 9pm.

Autism is a developmental disability affecting as many as 1.5 million Americans. It is the result of a neurological disorder that impares the normal functioning of the brain, causing decreased communication skills and difficulty with social interaction.

The cost of this event is $65.00. There will surely be phenomenal food, lots of fun, and great company. We will have a wonderful table full of lots of goodies and there will be chances to win PortraitBug prizes.

Sign up for the crop directly through the Grace Foundation http://www.graceofny.org/CROP.htm

Nat Kalbach created some videos about the classes she will teaching in March in the Store. So if you want to get a vibe of what they are about take a look.

*Background Brayer Class - March 20, 7-8p*

*Urban Get-Away for Tweens – March 20, 3.30-5p and for Adults March 21, 1-4.30p*

*Make It Flatter – March 21, 6-8p*

*Wonderful World Workshop – March 22, 10am-2.30pm*

We can’t wait to see you at the classes!