Stuff My Stocking - Day 5 - Wonder Clips

Wonder Woman says "Stuff My Stocking with Wonder Clips! I use them whenever I am mending my lycra body suits. They are perfect to hold the body armor sections in place instead of straight pins that can leave little holes. Those little holes allow my enemy's gamma rays to penetrate and weaken my defenses. Don't let your defenses down! Buy Wonder Clips!"

I agree with Wonder Woman, every time I need to mend my lycra outfits I need these clips. And even when I'm not into my lycra, I use them for all my binding edges, laminated fabric and leather projects. See how great they fit on the edge of my binding waiting to be hand-stitched?

Just like the Wonderbra, these Wonder Clips from Clover are going to revolutionize your life! I even found out that they work to hold my pieces together when I am doing English Paper Piecing on my great hexagon project. There are so many uses for these clips, we knew you would want more than one package.

So today only--purchase the large pack of 50 Wonder Clips

Regularly these sell for $32.95

today you can have them for 25% off, only $24.73!

There's no one else offering you this kind of a deal! So if you have been spending time shopping for everyone else on your list, put yourself back on the list where you belong, Wonder Woman!

Stuff My Stocking - Day 4 - Pins

Today is the day to shape up that ratty old pincushion! Pull out those pins and set aside any pin that is bent or misshapen, any pin that looks like it is big enough or dull enough to be a thumb tack, and any pin that has a broken head. Are you left with anything good? You have permission to keep those pins, and right now throw away the rejects! Yes, it sounds radical, but you deserve nice pins! Say this after me: "I like nice pins and I'm worth it." Say it like you mean it. Now, for the price of one single $5 bill plus 4 pennies, your pincushion will love you. Glass Head Silk Pins in either red or white will make the perfect holiday decoration for your beloved pincushion. It's like an Extreme Pincushion Makeover and you don't have to let Ty tear down your house!

IBC Glass Head Silk Pins

$5.04 per box of 250

regularly $7.20 (25% off)

Super Fine .50 mm steel shaft - 1 3/8" long

Offer valid today (12/5) only

To take advantage of this deal before time runs out at midnight, these are your options:

1. email the store at info@bearpatchquilting.com and tell us to stuff your stocking with the package of pins. Make sure you include your name and phone number because we need your credit card information and will need to call you for that.
2. Call Bear Patch at 651-429-1039 during business hours (9-9) and tell us to stuff your stocking with the pins and give us your name, phone number and credit card number.
3. Walk in the store, tell us to stuff your stocking and leave all appropriate information, then have a cup of coffee or tea while you wander the aisles and decide what else your personal elf will be putting under the tree for you!

After that, continue to watch your email, facebook and/or this blog page for the remaining fun-filled days of our 12 Days of Christmas. Then after December 15 you can pick up a pretty package with all your selections inside, and have a merry little Christmas! We have several shoppers who are not local, so they will get the joy of opening up a box delivered to their door--how fun is that!!

A Day of Rest

Check back tomorrow for Day 4 of The 12 Days of Christmas event. In the meantime, we are open today from 12-4 and we still have loads of Christmas fun and fabric for you. And our employee Christmas party tonight! Yay! And I finished the last stitch on my exchange gift last night! Yay! Do you have all your gifts done? I manage to stay just a step ahead, so now I have to get to work on the gift I need for my guild exchange on Thursday.
By the way, did you tune into The Shop Girls yesterday from 11 - 1? They are on 107.1 every Saturday, and I had not listened to them before, but I will be listening again in the future. They are a couple of funny, bright and entertaining women. And yesterday they broadcast live from the studio at Bear Patch! Bet you didn't know we had a radio studio, did you! Neither did I, but it happened! If you go to their site, you can listen to that broadcast, and hear all about their love of shopping and White Bear Lake.

We hope you are enjoying your Christmas festivities, and all the fun we are having with our special offers. If you are a Facebook person, you can "Like" Bear Patch and get notification of our 12 Days of Christmas that way, too.

Until tomorrow, Pam

Stuff My Stocking - Day 3 - Pigma Pens

Yesterday we heard from many of you and love that you love our Stuff My Stocking offers! This could become one of those favorite traditions that mark the holiday season. I spent a good part of my day on phone calls and emails from many happy customers, and the list just keeps growing! The rotary blade and aurifil thread offers are now history, and we are moving on to another great deal:

Day 3

Pigma Pen 6 Pack

This pack normally sells for $16.99, but today only you can add it to your stocking for $12.74 (25% off).

The pack contains a great assortment of primary colors plus black and brown, useful in so many ways in our quilting and crafting. The first thing that comes to my mind is using these for signatures and labels on fabric, since the ink is permanent when heat set. The embroiderers that I know love these fine tip pens for tracing line designs onto fabric, leaving a line that is visible but fine enough to be covered by stitches. I keep a pigma pen right beside my machine because I use it whenever I do bindings -- I mark my cutting lines when I am making the last seam to join the 2 ends of the binding strips. The little ink line makes an accurate marker because it isn't fuzzy or blobby or fat. I also have been using some pigma pens for a little artistic doodling called Zentangles. Scrapbookers and paper crafters make use of pigma pens in many ways, too, but since I won't let myself go near those aisles in the craft stores for fear of disappearing into the Bermuda Triangle of crafting, those uses will remain a mystery to me!

Again, to take advantage of this offer do one of these things:

• email the store (info@bearpatchquilting.com) and if you haven't already signed up for our email list please do so. Just pop over to our website homepage and register your email address in the box in the middle of the page. Then you will automatically get an email each day with the daily special. You can always unsubscribe if you choose.
• call the store (651-429-1039) during business hours: Mon-Thurs 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 12-4
• best of all, come into the store! we have a great display of Christmas project and gift ideas, lots of kits for many of our window display items. Have a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy our Christmas carols, and have a chat!

So many good things for you! And if you are anywhere near the store today, Saturday, plan to stop in sometime between 11 and 1 while the Shop Girls are doing a live radio broadcast on 107.1!

Stuff My Stocking - Day 2 - Thread

We are already into Day 2 of our 12 Days of Christmas. And due to some technical difficulties yesterday, we are extending our Day 1 offer through today, as well! We discovered that we had sent out 2 email messages within 24 hours (due to time zone details) and the second message was viewed as spam in some inboxes. Details, details! So if that applies to you, you can thank us for testing your spam filtration system because now you know that it works!

Now back to the fun! Day 2 Deal--
Aurifil thread!!

This really is your lucky day, because we rarely offer a discount on this product! We love our Aurifil thread, if you haven't already tried it, you need to! Trust me on this. Here are the reasons I like my Aurifil:

• low lint

• that means easy on your machine and less cleaning

• 40 wt for everyday sewing is fine but strong

• lower price per yard than other brands we carry

• lots of yards on those spools, when I finish one it is like a badge of honor. Save those empties to show off to your friends!

• lots of yards on your bobbin means less rewinding

• removeable end cap holds the thread tail in place so my thread drawer stays a little neater

• the Aurifil spokesman, Alex, is easy on the eyes. And Italian. We all know what that means!
  

Enough! Time to stuff your stocking! You will get 3 spools for the price of 2, which is $21. We will pick 3 of the most commonly used "piecing colors" for you, and you will be a happy quilter! Just contact us and tell us to "Stuff My Stocking". We will hold all of your "Stocking Stuff" until the end of our 12 Days of Christmas offers and enter one total charge to the credit card number that we will ask you for with your first order. Quantities may be limited on some items, just sayin', you don't want to dilly-dally on these offers. You can come into the store after Day 12 to pick up your lovely gift bag of items. Don't live nearby? We will be happy to ship to you, adding only the cost of postage. What a wonderful package to find on your doorstep!

To get this Aurifil offer, valid only today, you need to act quickly! Take your pick:

1. email the store (info@bearpatchquilting.com) and if you haven't already signed up for our email list please try it out by popping over to our website homepage and register your email address in the box in the middle of the page. You can always unsubscribe if you choose.
2. call the store (651-429-1039) during business hours : Mon-Thurs 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 12-4
3. best of all, come into the store! We have a great display of Christmas project and gift ideas, lots of kits for many of our window display items. Have a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy our Christmas carols, and have a chat!

Stay tuned for Day 3! Pam signing off now!

Stuff My Stocking - Day 1 - blades

Holiday greetings to you!

We are excited to be starting a new "event" today that honors the tradition of the 12 Days of Christmas. We are adapting that tradition to offer you a wonderful bargain each day. The daily deal will be sent via our email list and notification here and on our Facebook page. If you are not on our email list, please go to our website homepage and put your address in the box in the middle of that page.


The offer is good for only 1 day and some quantities may be limited. You have the option of choosing the deal or not. If you decide you want the item(s), just email or call us (651-429-1039) and tell us to Stuff Your Stocking! We will ask for a credit card number and will total your items after the 12 days before submitting any charges.


If you live locally, you can come to the store on day 13 to pick up your gift bag of goodies--or send your own personal Santa in his sleigh to pick it up for you and he will feel so proud of his shopping skills! If you live far over the river and through the woods, we will ship for you and add the postage cost.

Today's deal--
(drumroll please)

a 5-pack of Olfa 45 mm rotary blades! Normally priced $33.99, today you can get them for $23.79 (30% off)! A great way to kick off your holiday shopping! This price is valid only today, so don't delay! Stay tuned for Day 2....

Scrub-a-dub-dub

We love to try new products so we can honestly tell you, our customer, what our experience is. We have a new laundry soap from Mary Ellen's Products on the shelf -- Best Wash for Precious Fabrics. We have loved using their Best Press for our pressing and ironing. So we sent Debbie home on a mission to test it out in her own washing machine. When we had performed the sniff test it seemed like a very concentrated lavender scent, and we were leery that it would be too scented for the wash. But Debbie came back with the proof that it only left a faint scent on the clothing that was washed. The information below is from the product website:

Mary Ellen's Best Wash is the safest stain removing laundry detergent! Best Wash is a tested formula that has been proven to be the safest cleaner and stain remover in the textile industry.

• Neutral pH
• No bleach, caustics or phosphates
• Low-sudsing
• Safe for virtually every fabric

This high efficiency laundry detergent and safe stain remover removes ink, food, blood, grease, and most mystery stains.

• Use a capful for hand washing
• 2 ounces for all washing machines

Debbie used it on her sheets and liked the results. She did use slightly less than the 2 oz. recommended, she felt that was adequate. It retails for $13.99 for the 16 oz. container. You might want to try it out on some of your delicate or precious fabric. But then, isn't it all precious?