Carolina Shop Hop 2013

Yes!  

The 2nd Annual Carolina Shop Hop is under way!

We have ticket booklets here at The Mercantile.

Come get yours today!

For $15 you receive a 20% discount at the 8 shops participating as well as a free Make-n-Take or Take-n-Make from each store visited.

The shops are:

In North Carolina---

Betty's Scrapbook Room - Greensboro

Dorothy's Stamps-N-More - Boiling Springs

Family Memories - Charlotte

Stamper's Alley - Mooresville

In South Carolina---

Easy As Cat Soup - Anderson

Scrapbook Creations - Spartanburg

The Mercantile - Pendleton

Whimsy - Greenville

Hoppers who visit all 8 shops are entered into a drawing for a GRAND PRIZE.

TWO Home Hoppers (those who purchase their tickets here) who visit at least 6 shops are entered into a drawing for gift bags of creative merchandise worth over $60 each.  AND - they are automatically entered into a drawing for a $30 Mercantile Gift Certificate.

Any Hoppers who present a receipt (dated the same day as their visit) from one of the Pendleton restaurants are entered into a drawing for a $25 Mercantile Gift Certificate.

Our hours will be our regular business hours with one exception:   

Sunday, October 27 we will be open 

By Appointment Only!  

Hoppers will need to make the appointment 

by 5:30PM on Friday, October 25.

**Discounted purchases do not count on the Craft Club Card and do not include merchandise from the gift/toy/candy part of the store... crafting tools & supply items only

Tag Contest 2012

My apologies, I missed posting the complete rules here for the tag contest...

Carolina Shop Hop 2012

Tag Contest @ The Mercantile

Eligibility:  Entrant must be a Carolina Shop Hop ticket holder (except in the case of the 12 & under category, they must either be a ticket holder OR be accompanied by a ticket holder).

Deadline:  All submissions must be received by 5:30 PM on Friday, October 26, 2012.   

NO EXCEPTIONS

Dimensions:  Must be 3 1/8” x 6 1/4”  (Number 8 Tag)

Materials:  Tag may be made of ANY material

(ie: paper, fabric, wood, plastic, metal, etc…)

Categories:  (May enter the same tag in multiple categories.)

·        Made by a child (12 or under)

·        Altered Art

·        Holiday (any holiday)

·        Techniques

1.       Alcohol Inks (including Copic Markers)

2.     Collage/Assemblage

3.      Colored pencil/Watercolors

4.     Dark Paper

Rules:  Anything goes, noting that while Tim Holtz products are welcome to be used, we encourage you to use your own creative juices.  Tim’s Tag designs and close variations will NOT be eligible.

Prizes:  BEST IN SHOW (overall) wins a $25 gift certificate to The Mercantile

              BEST IN CATEGORY wins a $10 gift certificate to The Mercantile

  Winners to be announced Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 3:00 PM

ENTRY FORM  (one needed for each tag entered)

Tag Title:_____________________________________

Artist’s Name: ______________________________ 

Age (if 12 or under): ____

Snail Mail Address:_____________________________

        City: ____________________ State: _____ 

        Zip Code: ___________

Email address: ________________________________

Home Phone #: ______________________ 

Cell Phone # _____________________

Category (please mark all that apply):     

 ( ) Made by a Child  ( ) Altered Art  ( ) Holiday    

 ( ) Technique: __ Alcohol/Copic Marker
                       __Collage/Assemblage    

                               __Colored Pencil/Watercolor   
                               __Dark Paper

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...)

Carolina Shop Hop

Are you ready for the FIRST EVER

Carolina Shop Hop

for rubberstamping, scrapbooking and paper crafts?

What:  Carolina Shop Hop

When:  October 16 – 27, 2012

Where:  Western North Carolina & Upstate South Carolina (See listing below)

How Much:  $15.00   

There are 11 shops participating this year.  You have 2 weeks to travel around and visit as many of the shops as you wish.  All shops will have a FREE Make & Take and 20% off their crafting supplies (some restrictions may apply, depending upon the store).  There will be special drawings for those who visit 8 or more shops as well as those who visit all 11 (FREE goodies!).

The Mercantile will be open our regular hours Mon. – Sat. 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM with special hours on Sunday, October 21 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM. (Check individual store hours) 

·        FREE Make & Take  - available to all Hop visitors.

·        Shop Hop Tote -  with ticket booklet.

·        20% OFF all crafting supplies – purchase does not count toward our Craft Club Card.

·        Drawing for a $25 Mercantile Gift Certificate - (One winner – drawn on Sat., Oct. 27 @ 3:00 PM)  To enter:

1.       Present a receipt (dated the same day as your visit to us) from one of the Pendleton restaurants at the time of your purchase here. (No restrictions on purchase.)

2.     OR – enter a tag in our tag contest.

·        TAG CONTEST – please see our blog (www.TheMercantileStore.blogspot.com ), facebook page or pick up the rules of entry at the store.

·        HOME STORE TICKET HOLDERS ONLY   (Those who purchase their Shop Hop ticket from The Mercantile) will receive a special Take & Make with their ticket AND be entered into a Home Hopper drawing for a $30 Mercantile Gift Certificate.

Stores participating:

NC: Dorothy’s Stamps-n-Scraps, Boiling Springs; Family Memories, Charlotte; Sandy’s Scrapbook Corner, Pisgah Forest; Stamper’s Alley, Mooresville

SC: Easy As Cat Soup, Anderson; Scrapbook Creations, Spartanburg; Southern Scrapbook, Seneca; The Mercantile, Pendleton; The Paper Rabbit, Greenwood; The Stamping Place & Scrapbook Station, West Columbia; Whimsy, Greenville.

The Mercantile, Inc. 149 E. Queen St., Pendleton, SC 29670 864-646-9431

mercantinc@aol.com       www.TheMercantileStore.com