The beautiful Firefly Collection is due in store later this week.
Pre-ordering is available in our online store.

Here are a couple of layouts created by the talented design team over at Prima.

Romance Novel sold out so quickly when it was released Prima had to reprint.

Isn’t a beautiful collection? Available for purchase in our online store, or 1/125 Flores Road, Geraldton.

Good Morning!

What a week it has been! My husband had surgery last week so was recovering all week, its been very busy with the holiday kids classes, my kids off school, craft fair and then to top it off a day trip to Perth yesterday.

Think I need a few days off to recover! Guess I will need to wait till Sunday….

We have some awesome classes planned for the month of October, including a 6 weeks course in Art Journalling, canvas classes, card making and wood home decor. Everryone is welcome to join any of the classes, only the Art journalling class is a 6 week commitment – everything else is one off classes.

Thursday 11th October
7.00 – 9.00pm – $20.00
CARD MAKING
Come and join us for a night of Card Making. You can choose from any 6×6″ paper pad (we have over 40 different styles in store), card stock, sketches, use of tools etc all included.
Not a card maker? Come along and choose a Scrapkit to work on.

Saturday 13th October
2.30 – finish – $32.50
CANVAS ART – GIRL

Join us and create your very once piece of Art for your walls (or a gift for a loved one).
(We have been very lucky to be able to purchase canvases at a cheaper rate so our pricing has dropped for canvas classes!)
Learn to create backgrounds. This is a fun class with no experience necessary!

Monday 15th October
7.00 – 9.00pm – $175.00 (for 6 weeks)
ART JOURNALLING

Join us for a wonderful journey into Art Journalling! Learn to create backgrounds, use some awesome products, build the page and more.
payment needs to be up front as on the first evening you receive a large kit worth over $100.
No experience is necessary!

Wednesday 17th October
3.30 – 5.00pm – $8.50
Kid’s Scrapbooking

Join us for a fun afternoon f Scrapbooking. We will be making our own bunting,  using doilies, inking using a stencil and buildong the page. This layout uses 1 4×6″ photo portrait.

Thursday 18th October
9.30 – 2.30pm – $5.00
Open Scrapbooking

Join the regulars and scrap the day away while the kids are at school.

Saturday 20th October
2.00 – 3.30pm – $10.00
Card making
This week we will be making 3 Christmas themed cards!

Wednesday 24th October
3.30 – 5.00pm – $8.50
Kid’s Craft
Joinus for a fun afternoon of crafting We will be making a matchbook Album.

Thursday 25th October
9.30 – 2.30pm – $5.00
Open Scrapbooking
Join the regulars and scrap the day away while the kids are at school.

Saturday 27th October
1.00 – 4.00pm – $5.00
WOOD
Create any wood product (purchased from our store) and we will help you finish it. Paints etc available to use in the classroom.

Bookings can be made in store, via e-mail (marijke@wholesalebrads.com) or by ringing me on 0408 913684

Hope you have a great week!
Marijke

Good Evening!

Thank you to everyone who came to our kids classes this past week! We had so much fun! The most popular was definitely the Owl Canvas, so this week we will hold another canvas class.

Wednesday 10th October:
Canvas
Create your own piece of art using decoupage to cover the background, paint, mod podge and then create a unique piece of art.
Choice of different kits (including one perfect for boys).
Cost: $12.50 per person (mum’s also welcome to join). Starts at 10.30 till 12.00 ish.

Thursday 11th October:
Cards
Create 4 different cards using various techniques.
Choice of different kits (including some suitable for boys)
Cost: $10 per person (mum’s welcome to join) Starts at 10.30 till 12.00 ish.

Friday 12th October:
Scrapbooking
Create a beautiful 12×12″ layout using papers from Prima, and we will be making our own dimensional flowers. This is a fun girly layout – but if any of the boys like to join in there will be other kits available too 🙂
Costs $12.50 per person (mum’s welcome to join). Starts at 10.30 till 12.00 ish.

Term 4 Schedule will be up on the blog on Wednesday.
Hope you all enjoy your weekend and see you at the Craft Fair tomorrow!

Marijke

In October, 2 years I ago the doors were opened of my first retail shop. Since then we have moved to bigger and better premises, and on Saturday I would like to invite you all for a morning tea in the shop to celebrate our 2 years of bringing you quality products and friendly service.

There will also be make and takes and some special offers.

The details:
Day: Saturday 6th October
Time: 9.30 – 1.00pm
Place: 1/125 Flores Road

See you all on Saturday!

Marijke

Wow! I can’t believe its end of term already! Our term classes are ending but we have some awesome classes planned for the holidays!

Here is the schedule:

Wednesday 3rd October – 10.30 – 12.00pm / $12.50
Small Canvas with Owl

Come and make this cute little owl to either hang on your door or in your bedroom.
We will be painting so please wear old clothes!

Wednesday 3rd October – 2.00 – 4.00pm / $25.00
Silhouette Frame

The wood meaasures 12×12″, and you can choose from 8 different designs! We will be painting and decorating the wood in your favourite colour – and you can choose paper to match from the shop.

Thursday 4th October – 2.00 – 4.00pm /$25.00
Tea for 2 Canvas

Enter the world of Mixed Media! You will learn to layer, paint, stamp and create a great background. If you have a heat gun please bring it along.
This class is best suited for year 4 upwards unless you have an adult (or older brother/sister) to help you.

Friday 5th October – 2.00 – 3.30pm / $25.00
Dress Forms

Create 2 Dress Forms. (Above image is just an example). We have a selection of kits / papers to choose from. When booking please let me know if you would like to make the base white as I will spray paint it for you before the class. Any other colour can be painted on the day.

Please ring me on 0408 913684 / or come in store to book in for any of these classes.

Good Morning Everyone!

As a lot of you already know we are holding Art Journal classes this term…. below is a little more information:

Hello! This post is well over due…..sorry it has taken me so long!

Last term Jenny taught a 10 week course in mixed media, this term she was going to repeat the course but unfortunately for us she now works full time at Suncity Christian Church in charge of the children’s ministry. So a BIG congratulations to her, but it did mean she no longer had time for the classes.

Luckily Fiona was willing to take her space.

Fiona has over 10 years of experience in teaching craft. She used to teach at TAFE and has also been published in national craft magazines. Fiona has brought her own flair to our mixed media classes and they have proved to be very popular.

Due to demand Fiona will also be teaching the popular Saturday’s class on Wednesday from 11.00 am till 2.30pm (finishes in time for school pick up!).

You can sign up for one class or all classes – pick and choose the techniques you want to learn. Join us this Wednesday and learn various techniques using alcohol inks. You will make up to 5 finished projects (3 with instruction from Fiona, and 2 freestyle). Class costs $40 which includes all product and expert tuition.

Come and see me in store or ring me on 0408 913684 for futher information.

I have heard about the Dowerin Field Days, and have seen the ads on the TV every year but I always thought it was just for Farmer’s…..boy was I wrong!

It is a HUGE massive event with lots of different stalls. Yes you do have all the machinery there, there is also a sideshow alley, petting zoo, lifestyle pavillion and that is only what I had a chance to look at.

Last Tuesday Dad and I drove down to Perth (day started off well – no power so we couldn’t even make a cup of coffee!). We stopped at one of the service stations along the way and had some coffee (won’t be doing that again – didn’t taste that nice). I noticed my back tyre was a bit low but dad reckoned it was only because the car was so full of stock, so we continued on our journey.

When we reached Perth we picked up our hire car and took mine to a secure parking place.

It started raining just as we were transferring all the stock from my car to the camper….and just when we finished the sun came out again 🙂 Driving one of these things is a whole new experience I probably could have done without. But I did it!

We headed to Dowerin which is around 200km inland from Perth. We arrived in Dowerin around 4pm, unpacked the car and set up our stall. It was then time to park in the Caravan park (adjoining the grounds).

The camper has 2 double beds, one upper bunk and one lower.

top bunk.

 There was a great atmosphere in the camping grounds. Bonfires, laughter and happiness.

The next mroning was an early start to finialize the stall.

Table 1

It was great meeting so many new people, including some ladies from Geraldton, Mingenew and Dongara. I enjoyed helping the men choose gifts for their wives. One gentlemen bought a gift for his wife, then noticed that we were form Geraldton – he said “You’re not the ones one Flores Road are you? I have spent hours outside in the car park there while my wife shops!”

Suprisingly we sold more here than we did last year at the Melbourne craft show! At 5pm on Thursday it was time to pack up and start our journey home. We made it to Perth by 8pm, then when we picked up the car saw that I had a flat tyre. Changing the tyre was easier than I thought it would be – but it did mean we could only drive 80km per hour. (do you have one of those space saver spares in your car too?). Stopped in Cataby for a 10 minute nap (its way to dangerous to drive tired!) and woke up 1.5 hours later! Finally reached home at 5am. Just in time for a shower, unpack the car at the shop and pick up the kids for school.

We then had a busy day at the shop with Amber unpacking all the new Christmas stock.  We have 3 new collections:

There are also lots of new wood flourishes, bling, wood items + lots more.
Which collection is your favourite?

This is such a beautiful and versatile range! Perfect for both boys and girls.I have already scrapped a couple of pages, and there have been a number of items created by our wonderful customers. All can be seen on our group facebook page. (here). We have the full collection in store now. 

PP782 – Cat Tail Pond	PP783 – Bunny Tail Trail	PP784 – Crab Apple Orchard
PP785 – Magpie Field	PP786 – Rose Garden	PP787 – Willow Path
PP788 – Blue Sky	PP789 – Minnow Creek	PP790 – Gooseberry Falls
PP791 – Birch Hollow	PP792 – Old Mill Bridge	PP793 – Huckleberry Hill
CB840 – Printed Chip Shapes	SS430 – 12×12 Shape Stickers	CB841 – Printed Chip Shapes
SS431 – Word Stickers	DC160 – Miscellany	SS432 – Label Stickers
SS433 – Mini Market Stickers	SS429 – 12×12 Alpha Stickers	SS296 – Sticky Keys
DC161 – Journal Cards	EM887 – Flower Sack	EM885 – Little Flyers
EM883 – Tin Pins	EM884 – Buttons	EM890 – Designer Brads
DC176 – Tidbits	DC174 – Here & Now Chapter	DC175 – Doo-Dads
SI980 – Sprinklers (set of three)	ST390 – Variety Rubber Stamp Set	ST391 – Background Rubber Stamp Set
EM888 – Washi Tape	EM889 – Washi Tape	EM886 – Wrap Pack
PP794 – 8×8 Paper Pad	PP781 – Collection Kit