Happy Monday everyone!
I don't know about you, but November has left me wondering...is it ever going to get cold??
For whatever reason, it seems like this November has really been warm. Not that I'm complaining or anything. I (Heather) will continue to love the warmer fall air! I just remember it being a whole lot colder in the years previous by this time. Just me? Let me know if you think I'm crazy or if you've noticed this. Also, if you like warmer or colder weather!
We're just happy that we're continuing in Phase 3 for awhile! Would you be interested in us writing up what the different Phases would mean for the store? Just a thought I had. So let me know if you'd like to know more in depth what the Phases mean and how that effects your shopping experience!
Anyway, enough rambling, on to what's going on this week!
Classes and Events
Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving! We will be closed all day today. We hope that you enjoy a fantastic holiday this year! Even if it looks a little different. Don't let that stop you from having a great holiday! We will see you Friday morning for...
Friday
Black Friday is today! Come by the store to take part in our Black Friday Raffle! If you purchase $25 or more you will be given a ticket. Later on in the day, we will draw the tick numbers. Make sure to follow us on our social media pages, especially Facebook, to see if you have won the Raffle!
Saturday
We doing something special for Small Business Saturday this year! Along with supporting your favorite local businesses and artists, we will also be hosting a Silent Art Auction for Sparkle Cat Rescue! Support this non-profit, foster to adoption cat shelter. They operate off of donations only and give that money to their fantastic fosters to take care of all the lovely cats and kittens in their program. We will be highlighting work from our local artists, as well as other local artists, and the proceeds will go to help this amazing organization!
Sunday
Join us at the shop for our Holiday Hours! We will be here from 1-5 p.m. so that you can get some extra time to check off all that holiday shopping you have! Whoever is behind the counter will be more than happy to help you pick out the perfect gift. Come on by and say hi!
Monday
We're giving you a sneak peek into next week! 😉
Monday will be Our First Cyber Monday! Head on over to our website for some sweet deals! It will only be for Monday, only be online, and only with the artists that have given permission for their work to be on discount. So make sure to check those items out before they're gone!
Shopping with Us!
There are so many options to shop with us now! We have been dedicated during the virus to make multiple options for you to still connect and shop with us. There is even a page where you can get to know the artists that your favorite items come from!
Let us know how we're doing on this front in the comments! Is there a shopping page that you would like to see? Is there one that has made your life super easy? We would really appreciate your feedback!
Shopping On or Off Line
In person or online, you will still find handmade artwork made by local artists. We just made it a little easier to find all that wonderful artwork! See all the options by hovering your mouse over the Shop option at the top of our normal website scree. It'll give you a drop-down menu of all our shopping options! Or you can check out this blog post to read about them!
About Phase 3
The Governor has continued with Phase 3! For now. We will keep you posted here what Phase we are in to help keep you safe as you start shopping for the holidays!
We have been working hard to make sure that we are following the states guidelines and incorporating the Phase 3 requirements. Our goal is to make sure that you feel safe, healthy, and have a great time shopping with us.
If you have questions about how Phase 3 is being shown at the store, click here to be taken to the blog post where I go in depth about the things we've been doing to make sure everyone stays safe. We are more than happy to answer any of your questions about Phase 3 and the store.
Artist of the Month
We released November's Artist of the Month last week!
We welcome Ginger Stuart to this month's Artist of the Month! She is an artist of many talents, including: stained glass, fiber arts, and other 3D works. This special lady is going through a hard time right now. She gave us permission to share with all of you what is going on right now.
Make sure to click here to read more about her and her story.
You'll also be able to read about what Impulsive Creativity is doing to help her and her family out during this month, how you can help, and how to get updates on her condition.
P.S. If you buy anything from the artist Chris Hamblen, he says that he wants to help Ginger as much as possible as well. So all orders from this artist will go to help with Ginger's hospital bills as well! We have such an amazing community! A special Thank You to Chris!
P.S.S. We will be having an event coming up soon to help give back to Ginger as well! Be looking out for that soon!
Question for Our Creatives
This question is open for anyone to answer! If you are reading this blog and/or signed up to get our emails, you are one of Our Creatives! Get Social with Us or leave your answer in the comments 😊
What are you thankful for this year?
We know that this year has been rough. It's been rough for everyone on this planet. But, let's take a minute to be thankful for something. Just one thing, big or small, that was positive about this year. Let's come together as a community to be thankful for just one thing today. Bright side, if you go ahead and answer now, you can totally reuse the answer when you're asked on Thursday! 😂
Just to be fair, here are our answers to this week's question!
Kat said that she was just so thankful that Impulsive Creativity was strong enough to make it through COVID and all the amazing people that have helped us get through!
Heather said that she is thankful that no one that she cares about has gotten sick from COVID. While her family and friends have had scares, no one has tested positive for the virus.
Let us know in the comments, or Get Social with Us on social media!
Let's Get Social
Do you have a question or an idea? Let us know! Leave a commit below, sign up for our email list, or follow us on Social Media!
Here's a link to our Facebook page!
One for our Instagram page!
And one for our YouTube channel!
Practicing social distancing is great for not spreading the virus, but we miss being able to see you in the store! Reach out to us on your favorite social media platform, or send us an email, so that we can still talk to you!
We hope that you have a very Happy Thanksgiving this year. All of us at Impulsive are so thankful for all of you! We hope to see all of you for the events following the holiday!