hello all,
at this point, i am embarrased to state, but i work for michaels.
personally, i TRY to help people find things, or refer the people to
staff who might know the specific merchandise better. i am terribly
sorry for all the bad experiences, and i dont own stock. its just
sad. now that i know where to go to find the sku numbers, i will
bother my manager to carry more than the one beginner kit (piece of
rubber, scary tool handle and 2 blades for $10...)
as for FINDING the carving meduim...
it is most likely in the art department near the oil paints and such.
next row over, maybe. being made by speedball it should be grouped
near their calligraphy merchandise, and to date, the company i
believe considers it "lineoleum carving" materials, which is a
dissapearing old school art form. like silk screen printing. on the
same row should be the magic rub and stadeler erasers, which i have
had much success with. magic rub is cheaper. dollar tree carries
rubber erasers, 6 to a package, in neon colors which work
exceptionally well, it is just a hassle to find them. i have been in
3 stores and only 1 had 'em. they are slightly thinner.
and if you are in the area....
the chesapeake bay artist's association is holding their annual
outdoor art show this weekend, 10 to 6 saturday 17th and 12 to 6
sunday 18th. if you have seen the ov letterbox or plan to visit, it
would be a good time to drop by. you will know my exhibit by what i
am showing... and if you show me my stamp in your book i will give
you a signed OV one. untill i run out, that is. i was gonna try to
sell it, but decided that it was REALLY BAD ETHICS.... so i made 6
more specifically to sell but not plant. after the art show i will
get back to planting stamps. and i am from the old school, i consider
it linoleum carving when in rubber. in wood is woodcarving. feels
more artsy than "stamp", which is what both are anyway.
anyway, good luck finding medium, when i get out to pembroke i will
write down those sku numbers and post them so all yall can tell the
store managers specifically what you want them to carry. sorry for
all the grief,
spike
carving supplies
5 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-08-17
carving supplies
From: spike_678 (spike_678@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-08-17 04:04:48 UTC
Re: [LbNA] carving supplies
From: Ruthann Logsdon Zaroff (ruthann@ruthannzaroff.com) |
Date: 2002-08-17 07:15:42 UTC-04:00
> . . . dollar tree carries
> rubber erasers, 6 to a package, in neon colors which work
> exceptionally well, it is just a hassle to find them.
I bought a package of these neon erasers last week and love them! They carve
quite nicely, and at six for a dollar, they are perfect for boxes. Mars
Staedtler MasterCarve is, of course, The Best, but is the highest price of
all of the carving media.
Ruthann
aka Mirkwood
> rubber erasers, 6 to a package, in neon colors which work
> exceptionally well, it is just a hassle to find them.
I bought a package of these neon erasers last week and love them! They carve
quite nicely, and at six for a dollar, they are perfect for boxes. Mars
Staedtler MasterCarve is, of course, The Best, but is the highest price of
all of the carving media.
Ruthann
aka Mirkwood
Re: [LbNA] carving supplies
From: (paisleyorca@webtv.net) |
Date: 2002-08-17 06:18:10 UTC-07:00
I have to say a hearty AMEN! to Spike and Mirkwood's posts about the
Dollar Tree neon erasers. I was actually out there last night and came
across these gems! Hadn't even seen these posts until this morning.
Six for a dollar and they do carve extremely well. I plan on going back
there today and buy as many as I can get my hands on (or have enough
money for - which won't be much since I only have $6 in my pocket
today). They are the perfect size for letterboxing and gift-giving to
that favorite carver of yours!
Best regards,
Amanda Briles
The Paisley Orca
Dollar Tree neon erasers. I was actually out there last night and came
across these gems! Hadn't even seen these posts until this morning.
Six for a dollar and they do carve extremely well. I plan on going back
there today and buy as many as I can get my hands on (or have enough
money for - which won't be much since I only have $6 in my pocket
today). They are the perfect size for letterboxing and gift-giving to
that favorite carver of yours!
Best regards,
Amanda Briles
The Paisley Orca
Re: [LbNA] carving supplies
From: Raygan (dragonpearl@rcn.com) |
Date: 2002-08-17 10:45:23 UTC-04:00
Just to let you know Spike. wehn I was in the pembroke store I
happened to grab a manager type person I think. She was about
5'10 with long blonde hair and she was hanging out in the
scrapbooking section. She was very nice and very helpful. She
looked a bit rushed but I didnt mind.
On 17 Aug 2002, at 4:04, spike_678 wrote:
>
> anyway, good luck finding medium, when i get out to pembroke i will
> write down those sku numbers and post them so all yall can tell the
> store managers specifically what you want them to carry. sorry for all
> the grief,
>
> spike
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Re: [LbNA] carving supplies
From: dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-08-17 15:44:32 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Ruthann Logsdon Zaroff"
wrote:
> > . . . dollar tree carries
> > rubber erasers, 6 to a package, in neon colors which work
> > exceptionally well, it is just a hassle to find them.
>
> I bought a package of these neon erasers last week and love them!
They carve
> quite nicely, and at six for a dollar, they are perfect for boxes.
Mars
> Staedtler MasterCarve is, of course, The Best, but is the highest
price of
> all of the carving media.
>
> Ruthann
> aka Mirkwood
I found similar neon erasers at Big Lots here in the Pacific
Northwest. They were 3 for around $0.50. I think Big Lots here is
similar to MacFrugals in other areas of the US. I also found really
neat tiny food containers (2"x2"x1") for micro-letterboxes! 6 for
$1!
Hope this helps some of you folks. See you on the trail!!!
God Bless,
dvn2r ckr
F28P8X4
wrote:
> > . . . dollar tree carries
> > rubber erasers, 6 to a package, in neon colors which work
> > exceptionally well, it is just a hassle to find them.
>
> I bought a package of these neon erasers last week and love them!
They carve
> quite nicely, and at six for a dollar, they are perfect for boxes.
Mars
> Staedtler MasterCarve is, of course, The Best, but is the highest
price of
> all of the carving media.
>
> Ruthann
> aka Mirkwood
I found similar neon erasers at Big Lots here in the Pacific
Northwest. They were 3 for around $0.50. I think Big Lots here is
similar to MacFrugals in other areas of the US. I also found really
neat tiny food containers (2"x2"x1") for micro-letterboxes! 6 for
$1!
Hope this helps some of you folks. See you on the trail!!!
God Bless,
dvn2r ckr
F28P8X4