Sometimes the messier the class...

The better the project!

Some Fun Classes This Past Week...
It's hard to keep up with all of them. Last Saturday we had two great classes going on at the same time. Upstairs in our little Studio 34 was Shirley the Artsy Fartsy Fairy and her Haunted Halloween Spider House! As you can see by this fun mess that this was the class to get your hands a little bit sticky in. Look at all the fun things they had to work with. Everyone's little haunted house was amazing! Shirley has her annual Christmas Countdown class coming up on November 19th. That is sure to be another classic fun filled class. Check out our Class Page on the website for more details!



Downstairs in the Classroom...
We had Jenny aka the Polka Dot Pixie teaching her Spooky Love class.
This was another fun messy class! Paper clay and glue and paints and glitter.
Everyone's spooky little couple turned out so cute!
Jenny's next class the Snowpixie Cottage will be on December 10th, that's on our website as well.

This month on Wednesday's we've had Jack & Cat show students tricks of the trade with BEESWAX! Another fun and definitely messy class~ and the outcome has been amazing!
This Wednesday is their last of the Beeswax Open Lab for the month and it's already half full, so if you want to save a spot for yourself you'd better call in quick!

Just Added to the Class Schedule!

HALLOWEEN CLASSES...
These two upcoming classes were just added to the schedule!


Haunted Halloween Spider House
with The Artsy Fartsy Fairy, Shirley Seay.
This Saturday, October 22nd
11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
$25
There were so many ideas in my head for this once dull, unfinished ordinary ol' bird house and my very favorite Halloween paper! So I combined them both to make this Haunted Halloween Spider House! Please join Shirley and all of her fun halloween goodies to make your own one of a kind "haunted house".



Spooky Panels
with Jack & Cat Curio
Friday, October 28th
1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
$35
Come and join Jack & Cat as they guide you in creating a spooky wall decor piece for Halloween.
In this class all students will create one "spooky" 6x9 inch plaque with rustic features and a stunning fabric transfer.
Techniques introduced will include weathered wood effects, Distress Inks, fabric transfers, stains, and fabric manipulation.
Hope you come and play!
All supplies will be provided.

Downtown Mesa Ghost Tour

Oct. 21 & 22, 2011, 6pm-8pm, $12

Downtown Mesa

Don’t miss this once-a-year tour of downtown Mesa’s historical sites paired with tales of ghosts and goblins. Go above, below and beyond Main Street in Downtown Mesa and hear firsthand accounts of things that go bump in the night.
Go to www.mesahistoricalmuseum.org/events/ghosttour for more information.

You'll hear about the ghost we have at Mystic Paper on this tour!

Join Us This Weekend!

There is so much going on in October...

This Friday is Downtown Mesa's 2nd Friday Event:
Zombies vs. Robots

Most shops and restaurants will remain open until 10:00 P.M.
Including Mystic Paper!

We will be hosting our "LIVE" ATC (Artist Trading Card) Swap
October 14th, and will start at 7:00 P.M.
Mesa's Second Friday's Theme this month is Zombies vs. Robots and keeping with this theme, our swap's theme will be Zombies or Robots! Either one, it really doesn't matter,
I like them both.
It does not compute...

Join the Zombie fun this 2nd Friday, October 14th with our neighbors at Evermore Nevermore! Bring two cans of food or $2 to donate to the Mesa United Food Bank, you will be able to get your own piece of unique art painted live by a real undead Zombie artist! This is going to be a show so mind-blowing that a zombie would never consider eating a brain that has viewed these images! YIKES!


This SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15th...

This is a Jack & Cat Curio

HOLIDAY SPECIAL!

LIMITED SEATING!

Spooky Panels

with Jack & Cat

$35

Saturday, October 15th

10:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

Come and join Jack & Cat as they guide you in creating a spooky wall decor piece for Halloween.
In this class all students will create one "spooky" 6x9 inch plaque with rustic features
and a stunning fabric transfer.
Techniques introduced will include weathered wood effects, Distress Inks, fabric transfers, stains,
and fabric manipulation.
Hope you come and play!
All supplies will be provided.

Call the shop to sign up!

Call to Artisans...

Inviting you to participate in our 1st
Paper Moon Craftique!


If you are interested in participating please email me for more details: jennifer@mysticpaper.com

NEW Seam Binding & Paper Tapes

Cavallini Paper Tape...

You won't be able to resist this gorgeousness!
Each canister has 5 different designs...

PARIS.

Christmas.
Flora & Fauna.
Alphabet.
So many paper tapes...so little time.
Next we have our NEW Vintage Seam Binding Colors!

We LOVE our seam binding and I always try to get in NEW colors when ever I reorder. The NEW colors from top to bottom are Violet, Elegant Peacock, Moss Green, Wave Crest, Sweet Grape, Jungle Green, Bright Red, Grecian Pink, Sea Moss, Caviar, Cruise Beige, Dark Chocolate, Pansy Purple, Limoges Blue, & Queen's Blue!

Studio 34...

50% OFF SALE!

We have gathered tons of product through out the shop and put it on sale for 50% OFF!
We have some 7 Gypsy Stickers, Tim Holtz Grunge Board, Chipboard books, Art Stamps, Basic Grey Rub-ons and more that I just can't think of right now, so come check it out for yourself!
Today~ Friday the 23rd and Saturday the 24th ONLY.
This 50% OFF sale coincides with our "Pluck A Duck" Sale. Today & Tomorrow only.
Sorry no additional discount will be given for the 50% OFF items.

Camera Issues...

I don't know why...
But I am forever having camera issues!


The store camera doesn't like to down load pictures anymore, so we started using the card in Kevynn's camera. That worked for awhile and now the card doesn't like to be switched from camera to camera. We have been resorting to using her camera most of the time, but she isn't always here and sometimes she doesn't have her camera with her.
I have a personal camera but I usually I don't know where my camera is, or I leave it at home when I need it. The photo card is super small and I needed an adapter so I could put my card into the computer. That worked for awhile too, but now not so much. I'm not sure why, but the computer isn't reading the card anymore.
What happened to the days of simple photo taking? I guess it went by the wayside with technology and instant gratification. I would love to have all the cameras in the above picture...

The point of my story is I can't always post photos of all the things happening in the shop. For example this weekend we had some AMAZING CLASSES! They were packed and full of fun! Everyone loved the Jack & Cat classes~ they received rave reviews.
I even remembered my camera, and remembered to take pictures I just can't download them now. The daily life of a shop owner is always challenging.