So excited, 4th St has finally opened up the huge parking lot kitty corner from the store!

Gorgeous mix of vintage palm trees, beaches and bathing beauties.

The newest collection from Echo Park has arrived in the store!  And it has some great elements to use with your winter photos!  Come check it out. :)

That's right!  The newest collection from My Minds Eye has hit our shelves!  And it's made using the hottest paper on the market - KRAFT!  Plus the embellishments are really cute, too!  So come on in to check it out!

Lots of new Tim Holtz is in the store.  Winter Distress ink in Iced Spruce, Festive Berries, and Evergreen Bough are here.  So are his darling new trinket and cargo cases.  Here is his training video on the colors:

We are welcoming back the owner of Elizabeth Crafts again for her gorgeous card classes.


CHRISTMAS GLITTER CLASS By Els of Elizabeth Crafts

Saturday, November 19th, 10:30am-12:30pm $32

Come and make beautiful Christmas Cards using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Peel Off's, micro fine glitter and the Simmer Sheetz. You will learn several different techniques. We will color with the Copic markers on top of the Highlight glitter, work with the newest Tim Holtz Christmas ornament die, learn the Burnished Velvet glitter technique and lots more. Just bring your basic card kit and a good spirit. After a couple of hours of fun you will go home with three beautiful cards to send to family or friends!




ANY OCCASION CARD CLASS By Els of Elizabeth Crafts

Saturday, November 19th, 2- 4 $32

In this class we will make three beautiful cards loaded with techniques. We will use the Copic markers on top of the Highlight glitter, the Mica colors paints on black Cardstock, die cut flowers and apply the Burnished Velvet technique, die cut leaves and use alcohol inks and embossing folders etc. You will go home and have learned a lot and had fun at the same time! Bring your basic card kit and all the rest will be taken care off!


Don't forget to bring your camera as well. I will bring lots of samples for you to take a look at and make pictures if you want to.



Call 510-559-9929 to sign up!

Hey Everyone -

We got this note from the Salvation Army

As mentioned every year at Christmas time The Salvation Army sends out barrels into the community to collect toys and food. The items collected in the barrels are distributed to families throughout Alameda County. These barrels go out the last week of November and will remain in the public eye until just before Christmas. Often these barrels are an eyesore to the businesses hosting them so we're looking for a few crafty people to come help spruce up our barrels. We want the barrels to be festive and visually appealing. We would greatly appreciate any help you could provide.


We have arranged to meet at

2794 Garden Street Oakland, Ca 94601
6-8 PM, Thursday November 10th
Parking and refreshments will be available

Please call the store and let us know you will be joining us (510-559-9929), the more the merrier, we could really use your help.  While we will have supplies there, it would be great if you could bring old Holiday supplies you aren't using.

Bring your basic tool kit. Richele designs for both Tim Holtz and Ranger on a regular basis...don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best. (We are really excited to have Richele teaching at SBT)

Join Richele to complete 4 different projects using Ultra Thick Embossing Powder and the Ranger Melting Pot.  You'll learn lots of techniques including:

• Dipping objects using utee and perfect pearls
• Creating Art tiles with shrink plastic, alcohol inks and utee
• Making your own molds and using them to pour your own embellishments
• Learning Richeles own unique technique using fun foam and embossing powder