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The Light at the end of the Tunnel....
Jul. 6th, 2004 08:32 amIs the on coming train. 3 days left and still lots to do. Managed to get a lot started but very little finished. I want to be done with cutting cloth today. I still have about 4 items I have to cut. Then there is a wire work. I am hoping that I can find one of the 4 needle nose pliers I own without to much trouble. We did solve one concern and found another. *sigh*
My biggest problem was finding paperclay. Our closest Michaels, which is the red headed step child of all the Michaels on the Island, is either well stocked or there is nothing to be had. There was no paperclay which I need to finish the armor. So I had to go further a field. The Michaels I went to next was redoing the layout of the entire store. I had the previous layout memorized. This made what should have been a simple in and out trip into a much longer search. I found the paperclay on a bottom shelf so that saved my keister. It looks like Michaels is shifting its focus again more to fake plants than to craft stuff. The children's section which use to have so much neat stuff and was 3 aisles is now one and 1/2. Scrap booking is gaining more shelf space. Doll and Teddy bear making much less. Jewelry is about the same as is painting. Craft Foam seems to be expanding. I want a craft store that emphasizes craftiness not flower arranging.
On the plus side, Caroline was a gem yesterday and let me get a lot done. She would come over and pat me on the back occasionally just to check in and then she would be back to playing.
My biggest problem was finding paperclay. Our closest Michaels, which is the red headed step child of all the Michaels on the Island, is either well stocked or there is nothing to be had. There was no paperclay which I need to finish the armor. So I had to go further a field. The Michaels I went to next was redoing the layout of the entire store. I had the previous layout memorized. This made what should have been a simple in and out trip into a much longer search. I found the paperclay on a bottom shelf so that saved my keister. It looks like Michaels is shifting its focus again more to fake plants than to craft stuff. The children's section which use to have so much neat stuff and was 3 aisles is now one and 1/2. Scrap booking is gaining more shelf space. Doll and Teddy bear making much less. Jewelry is about the same as is painting. Craft Foam seems to be expanding. I want a craft store that emphasizes craftiness not flower arranging.
On the plus side, Caroline was a gem yesterday and let me get a lot done. She would come over and pat me on the back occasionally just to check in and then she would be back to playing.
