Playing With Color Has Started

Yesterday was spent working on our email flyer for our After-Thanksgiving 2-Day Sale. I've got it almost ready to go, just making final decisions about what days to close for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Of course I'll be closed on the Wednesdays - December 25th and January 1st, but I'd like a second day too - either the 24th or 26th of December and probably the 31st of December for the New Year date. Still, it's hard with a mid-week major holiday since we're open seven-days a week in December (open on Sundays for limited hours instead of just Monday-Saturday). That means I'm working six days a week and it gets exhausting by the end of the holiday season. After I get this mailer nailed, I'll start working on my December mailers and my end-of-the-year sales announcements. 

I'm certainly not the only person to work extended hours
over the Christmas holiday season, but I do get quite
exhausted by the time Christmas Day arrives. 

I started applying color to the cards yesterday and I'm quite pleased. They're going to look fun and playful - exactly what I was trying for. I need to revitalize a few of my colors, but remembered I had purchased a spray for that purpose last year and even remembered exactly where I had it. I'll bring that to the shop with me today. Monday I have my semi-annual dental checkup, so I might not get any more painting done until Tuesday, but we'll see. If I can manage it, I'll keep putting down the color whenever I can. 

I had purchased a bottle of Refresher
last year and need to use it now. Some
of my colors need more "uumph". 

I also punched the holes for assembly yesterday with my big Crop-a-Dile that I purchased a few weeks ago. It works really great! I need to assemble the cards with ribbon and a small dash of glue. I should probably bring my serrated cutter back to the shop for a small clean-up, some of the cards are very close to the edge and it might be good to cut them down slightly. I have a bit more time on that, though. Assembly is the final step. 

I'm really loving my big Crop-a-Dile. It's performed really
well through a variety of materials. I foresee a bright future
for this tool. 

So, progress is being made. Next week is Thanksgiving (on Thursday). DH was supposed to have gone shopping, but I have no idea if he did or not. We'll have a pie, but since DH hasn't said a word to me since Wednesday night (when I apparently said something that set him off), I have no idea what our Thanksgiving meal will consist of. Nothing like approaching the unknown *sigh*. Life with a 5-year-old senior citizen. 

Have a great weekend and I'll be back on Monday.