So as you know we are doing advanced camera training this month, and this week we focused on newborn photography! I wanted to share some pictures from the photo shoot I did today, this baby girl came in with this adorable tutu and I spent an hour with her, trying to nail the perfect lighting, angles and focus. And I’m really happy with the way they came out!

That’s right. We just got stocked with so many new craft projects for kids. Oh boy am i excited. But honestly, with stuff like spin art and the classic box of 64 Crayola crayons who wouldn’t be excited!? Below are some teasing photos of all the great stuff we just put up. Come in and see these things for yourself, and grab them before i start  to grab them for myself.

I am excited to announce our next big crop will be St. Patty’s themed and will take place on Sunday, March 14th! We have some cute Irish themed embellishments and papers out in the store now! I will be bringing in some Irish Soda Bread from a bakery out on Long Island where my mother insists they make it best. Poster art by yours truly, Shannon Clyne. Bring your latest scrapbook, paper craft or art project to work on! Looking forward to seeing you there and getting crafty!!

If you help me!

Who: Families with children between the ages of 7 and 12.

DATE and TIME OPTIONS: On the half hour of the hour, first come first serve.

For questions AND to sign up, please contact:

Come visit us this TONIGHT for our first annual open house event.

There are several events all in one:

FREE Ladies Night Out featuring the Silhouette Digital Cutter. If you have never seen a digital cutter in action… don’t miss out. It’s so much fun. You can cut anything. And we are in love with the Silhouette. No cartridges to buy. Every time you want to cut a new font, just download one for free. And if we get a good turn out we may even do some glass etching. Join us for some fun experimentation.

We will also be doing an open house featuring our Summer Camps, upcoming Workshops, Scrapbooking 101, Birthday Parties & more!

Find out about our mini camps. This is a new concept for those weeks before and after sleep away camp.

And Little Masters Art has information for summer camp for kids 2-10 hosted at the store.

Refreshments will be served. If you’ve ever been curious to see what goes on in the store, NOW is the time. Begins at 6pm.

Happy Valentines Day!  For the second year in a row, Harmonie created a beautiful and very personal mini book for her boyfriend Freddy.  She used a small chipboard album and lots of distressing and embellisments that fit both of their personalities.  We all love the book and I know Freddy will love it too.  Everybody knows the best gifts are handmade.  Here are some of the pages from her book.  Its fine evidence that Valentines Day doesn’t have to be all pink hearts and red flowers too.

The Breakfast Club will be starting again this coming Thursday, February 18th and every Thursday morning from 9am to 12pm. We provide the coffee, you bring your latest project and supplies! Hope to see you there!

This Thursday, February 18th from 6pm to 8pm we are having a huge FREE event!

We will be hosting one of our fabulous Ladies Night Out events showcasing the Silhouette digital die-cut machine! This incredible system allows you to create intricate die cuts easily using your computer. Come have a glass of wine and learn how to create thousands of die cut shapes in any size right from your personal computer.

In addition, we will be hosting our mini camp open house! Meet with your camp teachers and learn all about the three unique mini camps we will be offering throughout the summer. Capture the city with a Holga lomography camera, experiment with studio photography and express yourself through art journaling in our Photography and Art Journaling Mini Camp! Explore mixed media collage from an art historical perspective in our Bearden Collage and Museum Mini Camp, which includes a museum visit! These and other summer camp options will be showcased at our open house.

We still have plenty of adorable Valentines Day items in our shop. I love the Xs and Os themed paper the most. I purchased one of the candy making kits and made chocolate lollipops on Monday. I have to say, they were delicious. I have already eaten them all and I bought them to use as gifts. Woops! Besides chocolate lollipops we have a kit to make your own candy necklaces as well as paper and embellishments to make something special for your someone special.

Handmade cards add the special touch. While we love letterpress and other fancy types of cards, there is nothing more interesting than handmade cards.

Many brides we know fall in love with luxury wedding stationery, only to find out it’s way out of their budget. Letterpress invitations can cost well over $10 per invite. That is not including the response card and supporting items that may be included.

New moms can also get amazing handmade announcements that have a different kind of wow factor.

I wanted to share some of the handmade collage cards I’ve created while working here! I am a collage artist and always happy to work with you to create personalized cards for any occasion, with or without photos. Our cards start at $8/card. For more info, email info@portraitbug.com!