Paper Tales

I had the pleasure of teaching two classes at Paper Tales in San Diego this past weekend. 

 What a fun time we had!

 

My niece Courtney came with me so I would not have to make the drive alone (I do love the carpool lane when driving through LA and Orange Co).  We arrived early Friday evening to meet up with Michelle, the owner of Paper Tales (and her fab-u-lous daughter Kailie). 

 We got everything set up for the first class of the day.  That makes for much less pressure the morning of the class!  Thank you Courtney for coming to help!

Once we were set up, I took a little tour around the store.

 Love the couch and all the little trinkets in the tart tins and bowls!

 Why didn't I buy more little bags?  darn it.

 Oh, I should have come earlier.

And now to get the class started!
Here they are adding vintage paper to the Configurations boxes.

 Almost done!  The pulley wheels are ready to go on!

The effervescent Leslie!  So nice to have her in class!
She's all done and right on time!  What a great class.

Just a couple more shots from the day.  Jo and Dotti came to the afternoon class.  I seriously thought I was going to bust a gut over their banter.  Funny, funny ladies that had everyone laughing.

Michelle the owner of Paper Tales (on the right) and my niece Courtney (on the left).  I think I could live right next door to Michelle and be perfectly happy.  Such a nice lady and easy to talk to.  She has really put together a great store for crafters, scrapbookers, and anyone who just likes a bit of girl stuff. What a fun place to be.

And these two very special girls showed up to my afternoon class.  My friend Sue came from out of state to visit her daughter Annie and they both signed up to take the class.  What a surprise!  She even brought me a bundle of yardsticks to replace the ones I lost in TX.
I have known Sue since I was silly teenager.  We have been to Round Top together, cried at my parents funerals together and celebrated her kids getting married together.   Thank you Sue for traveling so far to be in class.  Annie is just a couple months from delivering a baby boy so I am sure she will be back in the San Diego area soon!  Courtney and I were so glad to see you both.

Thank You everyone who came to class...Christine, Elizabeth, Pearl (who has bought every Christmas kit since they started), Andrea (the neatest craft ever), Teah, Karin, Patti, Loretta, Valerie, Celina, Suzi, Leslie, Dotti, Jo, Sue, Annie, Cyndi...I know I have forgotten some names, but I hope you all know how much I appreciated your kindness and enthusiasm for Tim's products and especially Sickles dry glitter in Platinum (we only had one bottle left after the first class and we almost had to wrestle for it in the second!)

I have one more teaching weekend for 2013 - Whim So Doodle in St Petersburg, FL on December 6-7th.  I am teaching 3 classes including the Gilded Christmas Box.  Please contact the store for more information and sign-ups!

now carry on,

paula