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Post by 950nancy on Mar 1, 2018 23:37:17 GMT
I have a few of the BB lines. I especially love the Secrets of the Sea. Checked out 4 Tuesday Mornings in my area and found some great embellishments to go with that line. The $8 alphabet stickers (too $$$) were $1.99. They are the Wonky alphabets. I may or may not have purchased 20 of them. They also had the puffy hearts in lots of colors for $1.49.
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Post by chendra on Mar 2, 2018 20:30:41 GMT
Thanks for the tip! I stopped by after work and picked up some things, including the Wonky letters in multiple colors (though not quite as many as you!) There wasn't much of a selection, though they told me they just put them out today. I wonder if they just got a small shipment, or if others snapped them up before I got off of work.
Mine also had Authentique pads and collections (can't remember ever seeing Authentique there before) and quite a few Bo Bunny collections and embellishments.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 3, 2018 2:29:19 GMT
Thanks for the tip! I stopped by after work and picked up some things, including the Wonky letters in multiple colors (though not quite as many as you!) There wasn't much of a selection, though they told me they just put them out today. I wonder if they just got a small shipment, or if others snapped them up before I got off of work. Mine also had Authentique pads and collections (can't remember ever seeing Authentique there before) and quite a few Bo-Bunny collections and embellishments. I do two pages for every layout, so 20 packs will last 1/2 as long! That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Post by scrapperal on Mar 5, 2018 21:16:35 GMT
I may or may not have made a special trip to Tuesday Morning to purchase Popsicle and Panda stickers...all that I could find (only 3). There wasn't much Bella Blvd, but there was a ton of Bo Bunny.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 5, 2018 21:50:58 GMT
The Bella Blvd isn't coming in in the quantities that the Bo Bunny stuff is. Remember, Bo Bunny is now under AC, and AC shows up there all the time...they are probably just trying to dump old inventory quickly.
The BB stuff is strange, though. I've seen some people haul everything (like all the puffy heart colors or the puffy alphas) at once but for me, my stores are each getting a small assortment each truck...not all at once. If your stores don't have a lot, I would keep checking back just in case more is showing up. Also find out when their truck days are and try checking back the evening on the day after they get it in. This seems to be a good time for most of my stores.
So far, I've found Addison and Alex tabbies, ephemera from the sea lines (boy and girl) and panda line, epoxy from a variety of collections (not interested as epoxy always yellows, so I don't use it), a 12x12 collection pack from the panda line, puffy alphas (red, blue, white, black, and pink), puffy hearts (light blue, dark blue, black, pink, green...still wanting red, yellow and white), 6x8 paper pads (gold foil overlays, both boy and girl sea, barnyard, the gold foil one that was at Hobby Lobby with the watercolory look, and the panda one). There is also tiny felt bow paperclips and the plastic-y paperclips, but again, I don't know what lines as they don't interest me.
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Post by oaksong on Mar 5, 2018 23:15:02 GMT
Wow, you've really found a lot! Maybe my stores will get more in eventually. I haven't seen much Bella Blvd. at mine, but I did manage to get a sheet of red puffy heart stickers.
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Post by ScrappyGlue on Mar 6, 2018 20:31:41 GMT
I stopped at mine in Illinois last week and they didn't have squat!
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Post by moraie on Mar 6, 2018 21:15:22 GMT
I went to 4 of them in the StL area yesterday. Two stores had nothing but Bobunny, AC and some old Heidi Swapp stuff that I've seen several times. One store had several Bella alphas (not anymore! ), but nothing else Bella, and the last store had 2 alphas and the tabbies/dies from the sea and pandas. I'd really love to have the hearts, but clearly I'm SOL. I live over an hour from the nearest one, so I can't stop by often.
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Post by chendra on Mar 7, 2018 3:43:25 GMT
Mine only had black hearts, which cracked me up. Naturally, I bought them
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 7, 2018 19:44:20 GMT
One of my stores is in the top 10 for selling craft items, so they get quite a bit. Another one in the town south of me also is a top selling craft store. The other stores are more hit or miss.
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Post by oaksong on Mar 8, 2018 2:38:35 GMT
Here is my somewhat decent haul from today. I’ve resisted the BoBunny stuff so far, but these stamps were nice. There is also a flourish stamp that’s hidden. They had at least 5 other styles that I didn’t get. Not much Bella Blvd, but more hearts, and one each of these 6x8 pads. They’ll be perfect for boy and girl birthday cards. And Pink Paisley, oops, Pebbles, puffy stickers are always irresistible!
The Bazill pack is a variety of pocket pages that fit a 9x12 album. I need to find more of these!
All in all, one of the better TM finds lately.
(Photos removed)
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 8, 2018 3:06:26 GMT
Here is my somewhat decent haul from today. I’ve resisted the BoBunny stuff so far, but these stamps were nice. There is also a flourish stamp that’s hidden. They had at least 5 other styles that I didn’t get. Not much Bella Blvd, but more hearts, and one each of these 6x8 pads. They’ll be perfect for boy and girl birthday cards. And Pink Paisley puffy stickers are always irresistible! The Bazill pack is a variety of pocket pages that fit a 9x12 album. I need to find more of these! All in all, one of the better TM finds lately. (Click photo to enlarge) Nice. I love the puffy hearts and the paper pads.
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Post by chendra on Mar 8, 2018 5:30:09 GMT
oaksong Nice! I hope I can find that stamp set with the dala horse and the matryoshka dolls; thanks for posting it so I know of its existence!
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Post by oaksong on Mar 8, 2018 5:52:46 GMT
oaksong Nice! I hope I can find that stamp set with the dala horse and the matryoshka dolls; thanks for posting it so I know of its existence! Yes, that one was love at first sight! I hope you find one.
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Post by auroraborealis on Mar 9, 2018 16:36:59 GMT
Didn't find any Bella Blvd., but they did have these WRMK Jet Set 12x12 Album + Kit packs for $3.99 (for both together). link
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 9, 2018 17:52:54 GMT
Didn't find any Bella Blvd., but they did have these WRMK Jet Set 12x12 Album + Kit packs for $3.99 (for both together). linkDang...I've been avoiding TM, but I might need to stop tonight!
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Post by jen on Mar 10, 2018 14:13:24 GMT
I have 3 really good TM's near me, as far as craft supplies go & i haven't seen any Bella Blvd.
Yesterday i was in one and the girl had an entire cart full of scrapbooking product to put out. I just wanted to dig through to see all the AC punch boards in there but she wasn't going to be done anytime soon & i had to go.
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 10, 2018 14:21:42 GMT
Didn't find any Bella Blvd., but they did have these WRMK Jet Set 12x12 Album + Kit packs for $3.99 (for both together). link auroraborealis was kind enought to PM where she found them, right down to the shelf! I stopped by after work and bought both kits, for my 2 grandchildren. Thank you!
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Post by scrapperal on Mar 10, 2018 16:10:12 GMT
I am still on the hunt for the puffy hearts, but I did find a few packs of the wonky alphas. That Jet Set Album kit is awesome!
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 10, 2018 21:37:32 GMT
I have 3 really good TM's near me, as far as craft supplies go & i haven't seen any Bella Blvd. Yesterday i was in one and the girl had an entire cart full of scrapbooking product to put out. I just wanted to dig through to see all the AC punch boards in there but she wasn't going to be done anytime soon & i had to go. All three of my TMs let me dig through the carts. I think they are used to it. It doesn't hurt to ask, and I am careful not to rummage through it. At the store closest to me, the guy would wheel the cart out in front of the craft supplies and happily let me put some of it on the pegs while he did the pet items.
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Post by chendra on Mar 10, 2018 22:00:28 GMT
One of my stores is in the top 10 for selling craft items, so they get quite a bit. Another one in the town south of me also is a top selling craft store. The other stores are more hit or miss. In what general area of the country are these wondrous stores? (Just curious--not a stalker, I promise). I always wonder how the ones in my area compare.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 10, 2018 22:23:33 GMT
One of my stores is in the top 10 for selling craft items, so they get quite a bit. Another one in the town south of me also is a top selling craft store. The other stores are more hit or miss. In what general area of the country are these wondrous stores? (Just curious--not a stalker, I promise). I always wonder how the ones in my area compare. I live in Colorado Springs and the smaller city south of us, Pueblo, has a great selection too. One store in my city gets less than the other two stores. When I head to Denver (six stores or so), they vary. One new store has a huge selection.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 10, 2018 22:24:13 GMT
One of my stores is in the top 10 for selling craft items, so they get quite a bit. Another one in the town south of me also is a top selling craft store. The other stores are more hit or miss. In what general area of the country are these wondrous stores? (Just curious--not a stalker, I promise). I always wonder how the ones in my area compare. Your words say not a stalker, but your avatar looks a little stalkerish to me.
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Post by chendra on Mar 11, 2018 0:47:57 GMT
In what general area of the country are these wondrous stores? (Just curious--not a stalker, I promise). I always wonder how the ones in my area compare. Your words say not a stalker, but your avatar looks a little stalkerish to me. I like corgis. scrapaddict702 was right--I checked back at the stores in my area and found some puffy hearts that weren't black. I also found some of each of the other Bella Blvd items mentioned, though I didn't buy anything else but the "boy" sea-themed paper pad. I did, however, group like items together and put them on the same pegs for those who visit after me. I don't know what happens before I get there, but I imagine some determined crafter going on a rampage, throwing things right and left and on the floor while s/he seeks the white whale(s). All of the stores in my area are out of control!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 11, 2018 1:23:26 GMT
how do you know your stores are in the top for selling craft items, 950nancy? Is there a list somewhere, or something? I think the stores around Phoenix are pretty crappy as far as craft items, or else I'm always way late to the party and the good stuff's already gone by the time I get there.
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Post by coloradocropper on Mar 11, 2018 3:57:05 GMT
In what general area of the country are these wondrous stores? (Just curious--not a stalker, I promise). I always wonder how the ones in my area compare. I live in Colorado Springs and the smaller city south of us, Pueblo, has a great selection too. One store in my city gets less than the other two stores. When I head to Denver (six stores or so), they vary. One new store has a huge selection. I just know you and I must have crossed paths at some point! I find the Vickers store is the best, then the powers store, and I hardly find anything at the Nevada store. Stopped at Pueblo one time and it was pretty good. Which is the new store in Denver that has big selection? nce I stopped at the Parker store and that was well worth it.
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 11, 2018 12:33:40 GMT
In what general area of the country are these wondrous stores? (Just curious--not a stalker, I promise). I always wonder how the ones in my area compare. Your words say not a stalker, but your avatar looks a little stalkerish to me. ROFL! I almost spewed my coffee.
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 11, 2018 12:36:07 GMT
chendra I'm not telling! I'd have to share... I visit the Plymouth, MN store most often. It's hit or miss. Sometimes it's all the same old stuff. Other times, like Friday, they clearly cleaned up the whole aisle and had lots of new stuff. They had a ton of dies and AC punch boards.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 11, 2018 15:51:54 GMT
I live in Colorado Springs and the smaller city south of us, Pueblo, has a great selection too. One store in my city gets less than the other two stores. When I head to Denver (six stores or so), they vary. One new store has a huge selection. I just know you and I must have crossed paths at some point! I find the Vickers store is the best, then the powers store, and I hardly find anything at the Nevada store. Stopped at Pueblo one time and it was pretty good. Which is the new store in Denver that has big selection? nce I stopped at the Parker store and that was well worth it. It is a larger, new store that is on the southwest side of Denver. I found it one time when I was going past The Container Store. It is probably 3-5 miles past TCS. I don't know Denver well enough to give you the actual street name.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 11, 2018 15:54:36 GMT
how do you know your stores are in the top for selling craft items, 950nancy ? Is there a list somewhere, or something? I think the stores around Phoenix are pretty crappy as far as craft items, or else I'm always way late to the party and the good stuff's already gone by the time I get there. The manager at my north store has mentioned it to me maybe 6 times! She is quite proud of it. The guy at the Pueblo store has also mentioned how they are in the top percentage of craft selling. If you watch YouTube and search Tuesday Morning craft hauls, you might see why you never find much. I swear, some of these ladies must spend $100 a week at each store they visit.
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