Saturday 29 August 2009

And The Winners Are ????

Hello Everyone

Today is the day to find out who has won the competition prizes for our Nestabilities draw.

The first people to come into the shop today was Abbey from Doncaster, with her mom and dad .

We asked Abbey if she would draw the lucky names out of the hat so here we go folks.
Heres Abbey ready to draw the winner of the First Prize from the lucky box.
And the winner of that prize which is all 17 new nestabilities dies and their money returned is


DIANE TAYLOR You won first prize.
The second prize of £100 credit to spend at our on-line shop go's to
VERONICA BETTS you just won second prize
And the third prize of £50 to spend at our on line shop is going to
HANNE BOVE you got third prize.
Well done to our lucky winners and thanks to everyone who joined in.
Gordon will e.mail all three of you on Monday and sort all your prizes out.
Please leave us a message on the blog if you can as it would be great to hear from you and to know how you are feeling about winning.
Smiles from Rob Gordon and Harry.













































Saturday 22 August 2009

A Hectic 5 Days but we are enjoying it.

Hello Everyone.

Well what a mad 5 days its been here at the shop.

It took us until Thursday to get all of the
pre ordered nestabilities out and we worked until 9.00 pm each night to make sure you would get them in good time.

We would like to thank you "all of our customers" for your loyalty to us and for telling all of your friends about us too it really makes us feel as though we are doing a good job.

Here is a picture of Harry guarding the last boxes filled with pre orders that were posted out to you on Thursday.If you had seen the ammount of boxes all over the workshop area on Tuesday you would not have believed it, it really was amazing.

Friday was the first day for the UK launch of the JUSTRITE stamping system in the shop and it was a huge sucess as was today and hopefully tomorrow too.

Everyone who comes can see the whole range and we have an area where you can try them out for yourseves before you buy them and people have really enjoyed that.
I will post a picture or two later in the week to show you a few of the things we have made so far.

The stamps are so wonderful to use with your nestabilities and really give a professional look to your cards and scrapbook pages.
Heres a pic of just a few of the stamp sets we have at the shop and we have more sets to come yet too.

Right im off to bed now so i am ready for the last day of the JUSTRITE Launch tomorrow.

If you would like to come along and try the stamps out yourselves tomorrow we are open from 10.00am until 4.00pm and look forward to seeing you.

Smiles Robert Gordon and Harry.

Tuesday 18 August 2009

NEW PRE ORDER DIES NOW IN STOCK !

Once again we are proud to announce that we are the first company in the UK to have the latest Spellbinders dies in stock. Take a look at the new Labels dies nos 5-9 or the new Christmas designs. Whatever you choose im sure you will agree these dies just keep getting better all the time. Five years ago ,Once Upon a Stamp brought Spellbinders dies and the Wizard system to the UK , we are now celebrating our unique relationship with Spellbinders and we look forward to the next five years as the UKs leading supplier of all Spellbinders products.

Saturday 15 August 2009

UK LAUNCH OF JUST RITE STAMPS at ONCE UPON A STAMP

Dates for your diary ...FRIDAY / SATURDAY /SUNDAY ...21st - 23rd August
They have arrived at last and we are finally proud to announce the UK launch of the wonderful new JUST RITE STAMP system....The Nestability Stamps !
This stamping system is like nothing you have seen before . The unique design of the click on , click off handles is so simple and versatile to use . They come many different sizes in Circles , Ovals and Rectangles. To go with the handles there are dozens of unique sets of stamps again in different sizes to fit the handles . You can choose from box sets of centres and borders to create wonderful designs. Choose one of the great Alphabet box sets to create your own words and phrases , vertically , horizontally , in crcles , ovals or rectangles. The alphabets are universal and fit all of the handlles.
Come along to our new shop on any of the above dates and try these out for yourself. We will have the full range on display and Robert will be on hand for helpful and friendly advice. These will then be available via our web site during the following week !
Smiles , Gordon.

DEADLINE for Competition is today

Hi everybody.
Just to let everyone know that today is your last chance to enter our fab Nestabilities Prize Draw competition.
Absolutely loads of you have already entered by pre ordering any four of the new dies for £60.
This automatically gets your name put in for the big prize draw on 29th of this month which will be drawn at the shop by one of our customers who just happens to be shopping here at that time which should be fun.
First prize is ...... All 17 sets of the nrw nestabilities dies with your money returned.
Second Prize is ...... £100 cradit to spend on our internet shop.
Third Prize is ........ £50 credit to spend on our internet shop.
The competition will close at 12.00 midnight tonight so if you want to be in with a chance of one of these prizes please place your orders for any four new nestabilities dies for £60 in today.
Good luck to all who enter.
Smiles Rob Gordon and Harry.

Monday 10 August 2009

Come and make a Beaded Christmas Bauble on Sunday.

Next Sunday Linda has a little something to BLING up your Christmas tree, one of her stunning beaded baubles.

Here are a few pics of what you will be making and im sorry but these were the best photo,s i could take as they are very very shiny because of the glass and crystal beads.

Here are two full size pics of the beaded bauble you will be making and below is a close up.


The Class is this Sunday 16th August and there are still some spaces up for grabs so either pop into the shop or phone us to reserve your space.

The cost is £15 and includes everything you need to make your bauble plus Lindas tuition and tea coffee and chocky buscuits.

It really is fabulous fun and you wont beleive that you could make something so gorgeous in a few hours.

The class starts at 10.30am and finishes at around 1.30 pm.

Dont forget Linda will also be selling beads as well to anyone who comes to the shop on Sunday even if you arent doing the class.

Look forward to seeing you.

Robert Gordon and Harry

Yesterdays Bead Class

Heres some pics of the girls making their coral stitched bracelets at Lindas besd class at the shop yesterday.

Catherine and Katherine almost finished. This was Katherines first time at the class and she was amazed that she had made something so beautiful in three hours.

Karen used matte beads and they looked stunning.


And finally heres Rachel and Bev almost finished with Linda keeping a watchful eye.

The girls all had a great time again and went home with some beautiful bracelets and can now make some more for presents or to sell.

Linda and her husband Ian also bring along lots and lots of beads and instruction sheets for anyone to buy and here are a few pics to give you an idea of what is on offer.


You can buy your beads from Linda any Sunday she is here doing a class and you dont have to do the class to buy them. Linda is here between 10.30am and 2.30pm when doing classes.

Wednesday 5 August 2009

This Sunday you Could Be making This Beauty

I know i should have put this up last week but everything went wrong.
The Builders came so i couldnt get to the shop and my internet server was down at home.
We also went on a little break to Norfolk with Harry in the caravan and we couldnt get an internet signal there either so i am doing it n0w.
For Lindas beading class this Sunday you will be making a Coraled stitched Bracelet and heres a picture to get your taste buds going.

You have to admit this looks stunning and we still have some places left for Sundays class so why not come along.

The class starts at 10.30 am and costs £15.00 this includes all you need to make the bracelet, Lindas fantastic tuition, tea, coffee and chocky buscuits and lots of laughs along the way.

Linda also brings along all her beautiful beads and beading accessories for you to buy even if you dont do the class you are welcome to buy them and her prices are really wonderful.