What is this Carolina Shop Hop?

You may have heard the buzz about a new event happening next month right here in the Upstate!

What is it?  You ask.  The first EVER Carolina Shop Hop for rubberstamping, scrapbooking & paper arts!

It will run from October 16 - 27 and has 11 stores in the Upstate and Western NC participating.

ALL shops will have free make & takes AND 20% off their crafting supplies!  WOW!

The organizers have compiled some gifts to give for those who visit 8 or more shops as well as those who visit all 11 in the 2 weeks!  YES!  FREE goodies!  Who doesn't like that???

The cost for a ticket is a mere $15.00.  With the ticket (which will be stamped at each store visited) there will also be a tote bag with the Carolina Shop Hop logo (to carry around all of those fabulous deals you will get at each store).

In an earlier post, I listed some of the extra things we will be doing for our 'Home Hoppers' (those who purchase their ticket from The Mercantile.)  These includes an entry into a special drawing JUST FOR 'HOME HOPPERS' for a $30 Mercantile Gift Certificate!

We are also having a tag contest, rules are available in an earlier post, or at the Mercantile.  (I just finished running off some more copies...)

Look!

Christmas Season Specials at

THE MERCANTILE

Mystery Discount

On all purchases $10 and up

(excluding consignment)

Mystery Discount Days are:

Sundays - between Thanksgiving & Christmas

from 1 – 5 PM

Tuesdays – between Thanksgiving & Christmas

from 10 AM – 5:30 PM

Thursdays – between Thanksgiving & Christmas

from 4 – 7 PM

Saturdays – between Thanksgiving & Christmas

from 10 AM – 5:30 PM

Discounts range from 5% - 20%

or an entry for a $25 Gift Certificate

Cannot be used with any other offers or discounts, or on holds, special orders or purchase of gift certificates.

(weekly gift certificate drawings are 

12/4, 12/11, 12/18 & 12/24)

Sample Pics...

Here are some photos of the Flower Soft (tm) and some samples made by the company, Terri, one of our customers who is a friend-who-is-like-family and myself... this 'stuff' is SO much fun!

Flowersoft (tm) is here!

I will get photos for you but I just wanted to let you know that Flowersoft (tm) has arrived!
For those of you who don't know Flowersoft (tm) is especially beautiful for embellishing greeting cards and other art work.  We currently have 14 colors available along with their accessories. 
Terri used some in her Stamp of The Month class yesterday morning and it was a hit!
Stop by to see the beautiful samples they sent, Terri's sample, and a card sent to us from one of our dear customers...