Happy Monday Creatives! It's been a little bit. How are you doing? We've missed sending out weekly updates! Let us know in the comments below if you've missed hearing from us too! We are sorry for not sending out more posts over the past few months. We just didn't really have a lot going on...you know, because COVID is still a thing. 😒 The good new is that art events and shows are starting to open up again! ✨ WE ARE SO EXCITED! ✨ Participating in shows and other art events is one of our favorite things to do! We've started the application process for a lot of these show and will be updating our Classes and Events page as we get accepted! Be sure to check out that page often in the next few weeks or so. Read on to find out what all this means for the upcoming future and see what events we will be at this week! Classes and Events: As we are accepted and add these events to the website, we will also be sending out these blog posts to you. Just in case you want to come experience these art shows and come say hi to us! Saturday This Saturday you will be able to find Kat at our booth for the 1st Annual Lowe's Egg Hop (click the name of the event to learn more about it!) There will be a kids and adults egg hunt along with other local artisans. If you have some extra time, come on out and say hi! We would love to see you there! The other side of this excitement is that we will be opening up our classes again soon! We are currently working on a schedule with some of our inhouse artists to see who is comfortable in teaching courses and when they will be able to do that. Keep in mind that as we open up our classroom again, the class sizes will still be smaller (because our classroom space is one the smaller size) we will still be requiring that all class participants wear masks and stay as social distanced as they can, and we will be offering a hand sanitizing station. As we finalize the schedule, we will be adding the information on our Classes and Events page for you to be able to read more about the classes and purchase your tickets from there. We will be listing which classes we are hosting during the week in these updates! All the safety requirements will be listed in that information for the classes. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to Get Social with Us! Learn how further down in this post! 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! 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 wonderful week! Hopefully we'll see you at the first event we've had in awhile. Otherwise, keep your eyes out for the first couple classes to hit our website! XOXO - Impulsive

Hello everyone! Just a quick update on our store hours as we move forward into the holiday season and into the new year. Anyone else just happy to wave goodbye to 2020? I know we are. Join us in saying goodbye to 2020 by coming by the store! We would love to hang out with you guys, hear about your year, and look forward to new beginnings for 2021. Below, I'm going to list out the times that we will not be at the store so that you don't miss seeing us before this year ends! If we don't end up seeing you, we all want to wish you a happy holiday season and an amazing new year! Impulsive Hours For the Rest of 2020 Christmas Eve we will be closing early for Thursday, December 24th at 3 p.m. Let the Christmas celebrations begin! Please stay safe and health as you travel and spend time with loved ones this holiday season. Christmas Day we will be closed all day for Friday, December 25th. Merry Christmas everyone! We hope that you have a happy holiday season, even if it looks a little different this year. New Years Eve we will be closing early for Thursday, December 31st at 3 p.m. Waving goodbye to a year has never felt sweeter! Please be safe and healthy while ringing in the new year. New Years Day we will be closed all day for Friday, January 1st. See you in the brand new year! Impulsive Hour Changes Beginning in 2021 Starting at the beginning of 2021, we will be open Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Though we will miss being able to see all of our Creatives on Mondays, this change will lead to some really amazing things for y'all! Mondays will become inventory days for us. Which means that you will be able to see a quicker turnaround for items in the store to be available online as well! It will also be a day to be able to give some attention to our YouTube channel. You may even see some other social media accounts popping up in the new year! We are so excited for the opportunities starting to open up for us in 2021! While this change is a little sad, we will still be around and you may even be able to see more of us even though the store will not be open on Mondays. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our new hours (or anything else) please don't hesitate to get in contact with us. We would love to talk with you! Happy holidays everyone! XOXO - Impulsive

Happy Monday everyone! CHRISTMAS IS THIS WEEK! We only have a couple more days before Christmas. Are you as excited as we are? Christmas is one of our favorite holidays here at Impulsive. We are looking forward to spending safe time with family, warm beverages with holiday treats, and of course getting presents from Santa! We've been very good this year! 😊 Let's hope that we can continue to be good for the last few days until Christmas! Here's what we have going on this week! Classes and Events Thursday we will be closing early for Christmas Eve! Make sure to come by during 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. to help Santa pick out those last minute Christmas presents! Friday we will be closed for Christmas! All of us at Impulsive Creativity hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and a very Merry Christmas this year! Please be safe if you are traveling this year or if you will be in contact with several people. We want all of you to stay healthy and well during the holiday season! Saturday we will be open for regular hours! If you are in town, and feel safe enough, come by the store and let us know how your holiday season went! We would love to hear what this year looked like for you! Christmas Sale! Did you know that we have a Christmas Sale going on right now? We do! Our lovely artists wanted to help make this holiday season a little easier for you! Thank you artists! This sale is only on select items. Click here to be taken to our Sales page or come into the store and ask whoever is behind the counter which items are on sale right now! This sale will be going on through this week and immediately after the holidays. So make sure to take advantage of that before it's gone! Last Minute Christmas Shopping with Us! Are you ready for the coming holiday season? The physical store is open and ready for your Christmas shopping! We are open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and then we are open for Holiday Hours on Sundays (just until Christmas!) from 1 - 5 p.m. We also have our website up and running! This year has been difficult. We don't want shopping with us to add to that. For everyone who feels unsafe to go out in public to those that would rather just stay in their P.J.'s, we got you covered! We have several different tabs for you to shop from (just look in our Shop dropdown menu!). If you would like to just take a look of all the lovely, local art, click here! Feel good by shopping local, and have the best gifts this year! 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. 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 😊 How are you celebrating Christmas this year? We're honestly curious. With the virus still a concern, how is that changing your holiday season? What things are you having to change? What things are staying the same? We're very mindful here at Impulsive and something that we have decided is not seeing extended family this year. Especially with the older generations in our families, we wanted to protect them as much as possible. So there are some family members that we will be calling or setting up a Zoom with so that we can protect them. It was a hard to come to this decision, but we feel it's the best way to protect them. Something so wholesome that I've seen so far is that countries are going the extra mile to show children that Santa is still coming to visit them! I thought that was just so cute that they were concerned about keeping this tradition intact for the children all around the world. No matter how this holiday season looks like for you, we hope that you have a wonderful time. We want you to have a fun and safe holiday with loved ones this year. 💕 Merry Christmas! XOXO - Impulsive

Happy Monday Everyone! Did you know that there are only18 days left until Christmas! Me either! I've got to get on that Christmas shopping! Truthfully, I got a little behind this year 😅 What better place to grab some unique and amazing gifts from than Impulsive Creativity! There are some perks for working in the shop. Like not having to go far for presents! 😂 Normally, I get my Christmas presents way ahead of time. I'm taking about buying Christmas presents in July or August! Are you all caught up on your Christmas shopping? Or are you like me and let this year get a little away from you in the present buying department? Let us know in the comments what kind of shopper you are! Classes and Events 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! You may notice that we are offering less classes as we move into the last part of this year. We want to make sure that everyone who comes in the store, students and instructors alike, feel comfortable and safe while taking classes with us. As we go into fourth quarter, we are mindful about the developments of the virus, mindful about the health and safety of those physically being in the store, and for the time commitment involved in teaching/taking one of our classes. This is a very busy time of year for the store and something we will have to keep in mind as we move forward into the holiday season. Thank you for being patient as we continue to work to bring you the best products and courses for the time that we are in. If you have any questions that were not answered here, please contact us however you are comfortable and we will be happy to answer them! Christmas Shopping with Us! Are you ready for the coming holiday season? The physical store is open and ready for your Christmas shopping! We are open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and then we are open for Holiday Hours on Sundays (just until Christmas!) from 1 - 5 p.m. We also have our website up and running! This year has been difficult. We don't want shopping with us to add to that. For everyone who feels unsafe to go out in public to those that would rather just stay in their P.J.'s, we got you covered! We have several different tabs for you to shop from (just look in our Shop dropdown menu!). If you would like to just take a look of all the lovely, local art, click here! Feel good by shopping local, and have the best gifts this year! 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! 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 is some of the best advise that you have ever received? Recently, one of the best things I've heard is "Take your judge robes off. You don't need to judge yourself so harshly to get things done." I don't know about you, but that hit me hard. I'm not one to judge those around me; normally I try to see the good in everyone! Well...everyone but myself. So here's me, just trying to give myself some slack and not striving for perfection, just striving for progress. Whether your advice is new or old, share it with us! We're not judging this week! Leave your advice in the comments below or on one of social media pages by Getting Social with us! Check out how in the section below! 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 wonderful week! Continue to be safe and calm as you go out and about on your Christmas adventures. XOXO - Impulsive

Happy Monday everyone! How was your Thanksgiving? Were you able to find some sweet deals on Black Friday? Tell us about it! You're not done finding deals though 😉 TODAY is our FIRST Cyber Monday! Make sure to check out the "Classes and Events" section below to see all the details on that! We also have something very special happening on Tuesday...you know what, why don't I just let you read about what's going on this week 😂 Can you tell I'm excited? Classes and Events Monday (TODAY!) Today is 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! Tuesday The first of December is National Holiday: Giving Tuesday. This year, we thought we would do something special for this holiday. As many of you know, one of our artists is battling a health issue right now. Her name is Ginger Stuart! She is our Artist of the Month for November (click the link to read more about her) and just such a wonderful lady. We wanted to do something special for her, so for Giving Tuesday we are asking for your support. At the shop, we will be matching all of her item's sales dollar for dollar to help pay for her hospital bills. Another one of our artists, Chris Hamblen, is donating all the sales from his items to go to help her as well! She also has a GoFundMe page. Any help is greatly appreciated! Click here to see the event information. We will also be doing something on our Facebook page for her this Tuesday, so be looking out for that! 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! For those that are wondering about having classes with us, we are taking it as a case-by-case basis right now. We want to make sure that everyone who comes in the store, students and instructors alike, feel comfortable and safe while taking classes with us. As we go into fourth quarter, we are mindful about the developments of the virus, mindful about the health and safety of those physically being in the store, and for the time commitment involved in teaching/taking one of our classes. This is a very busy time of year for the store and something we will have to keep in mind as we move forward into the holiday season. Thank you for being patient as we continue to work to bring you the best products and courses for the time that we are in. If you have any questions that were not answered here, please contact us however you are comfortable and we will be happy to answer them! 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. Tuesday we have an event scheduled to help support Ginger and her family during the holiday season! Make sure to see what's going on for Tuesday this week! 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 other events would you like to see us host? We love to work with our community and in our community! If you have an ideas, we would be happy to hear them! Let us know in the comments or on our social media pages. 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 wonderful week and that we see you at the events this week! Until next week, take care! ❤ XOXO - Impulsive

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! XOXO - Impulsive

Happy Monday Everyone! We hope that you had a wonderful weekend! This week, we will be putting up more products on our website for you to be able to shop in the comfort of your own home! We already have a bunch of products up on the website, so we will be focusing on new items that have come in and Christmas/Winter items! Make sure to check out our shop drop down menu to see all the wonderful categories we made just for you! We're making this a priority so that no matter what happens in our little piece of the world, we will be able to still bring you our amazing artist's work! Is there anything you would like to see that we haven't done yet? Scroll down to the "Let's Get Social" section of this blog to let us know your thoughts! We would love to hear from you! Well, enough rambling, onto what's going on this week! Classes and Events Sunday Come by the store this Sunday! We are open for our Holiday Hours every Sunday from 1-5p.m. Until Christmas! Wander around our Winter Wonderland and find some handmade artwork to check off your Christmas shopping with. And maybe some things that are not on the list 😏 For those that are wondering about having classes with us, we are taking it as a case-by-case basis right now. We want to make sure that everyone who comes in the store, students and instructors alike, feel comfortable and safe while taking classes with us. As we go into fourth quarter, we are mindful about the developments of the virus, mindful about the health and safety of those physically being in the store, and for the time commitment involved in teaching/taking one of our classes. This is a very busy time of year for the store and something we will have to keep in mind as we move forward into the holiday season. Thank you for being patient as we continue to work to bring you the best products and courses for the time that we are in. If you have any questions that were not answered here, please contact us however you are comfortable and we will be happy to answer them! 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! 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. 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 some of your favorite charities to give to? We're starting to get into the season of thankfulness. Because of this, we wanted to see what charities you like to give to. At Impulsive Creativity, we are conscious about making the world a better place. We try to find any way to give back; especially to groups that are local minded like we are! Some of our favorite charities to give to have been to local food groups that fight hunger and those who are food insecure in the area, Sparkle Cat Rescue (because how can you not love those cute faces over there?!), and the efforts to help Ginger Stuart become healthy again. We try to take care of our own. List your favorites in the comments below! 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! Every life matters and makes a difference. This week, let's focus on giving back and making the world a little better. Even if it's just those around us. We hope that you have a wonderful week! XOXO - Impulsive

Happy Monday Everyone! You know it's Monday when....lol. We're still getting the hang on being back, so thank you for your patience this week! At least we're still getting it out on a Monday! Here's a quick update for this week and we'll be back to our normal posting next week! Classes and Events Friday There's a rumor going around right now saying that North Carolina may go back a phase. We don't know if this is true or not yet. What we do know is when they're supposed to decide this. This coming Friday we will see what they decide to do. Until then, we will not be scheduling any new classes. There is also going to be an Art Show in Mebane Friday night! Join us at Bright Penny Brewery to celebrate all the local artists in the area! The artists will be setting up tables full of their artwork in the garage of Bright Penny. Everyone will be wearing masks and there will be hand sanitizer provided. Sunday We do have good news though! This coming Sunday we will be starting our Holiday Hours! That means every Sunday from this coming Sunday (11/15) until Christmas we will be having extended Holiday Hours to give you more time to shop for the upcoming holidays! Come by the shop to see us on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. to get in some extra time to decide what you're getting your loved ones for the holiday season, or birthdays, or any special occasions coming up! While you're shopping for others, you can also treat yourself! We understand how hard shopping for others can be; you deserve a little something for your efforts too! 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 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. 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! What is something that you would like to see from us in the future? Let us know in those comments! From all of us at Impulsive, we hope that all of you have an amazing week! XOXO - Impulsive

We haven't had one of these in awhile! We're so happy that we're getting back into the swing of things! Thank you all for being patient with us as we navigate this virus with you. This Artist of the Month is more serious than the ones before it. We just want to make sure to do this artist the justice she deserves. So, without further ado, please welcome Ginger as November's Artist of the Month! A Little More About Ginger You may have met Ginger and didn't even know it! She is one of the few people that we trust to stand behind the counter and spend time with you guys if Kat and Heather can't be there. She's practically our Store Mom (or at least, that's how we think of her!) That's why it hit us hard when we found out she was diagnosed with Acute myeloid Leukemia just a little bit ago. Acute myeloid Leukemia is a specific cancer that starts in the bone marrow. Basically, this cancer is going after her white and red blood cells before or as they are being created. She said that she was ok with sharing about her diagnosis with all of you, so we decided to try to honor her fighting spirit by making her Artist of the Month for November. Continue on to read about this amazing lady and what we're doing at Impulsive to help her and her family out. We are super hopeful that she can beat this and come out the other side happy and healthy! She has already gotten some really positive news towards getting through this. We, like her family, don't want her to have to worry about covering the cost once she gets out of the hospital. We want her to focus on feeling 100% better! The Interview with Ginger A little backstory before we get into the interview. We did this over text message so that Ginger could answer whenever she wanted to and not feel like she was put on the spot. She had told me that the last few days had been hard for her, so that's why her answers are on the shorter side. I think that she's amazing for wanting to even do this while feeling so bad! She is always thinking about the people around her. So here's to getting to know a little more about such a caring and wonderful person ❤ H: What was the "key moment" for you that lead to you getting started in your medium? G: Time H: If you could work in any other area of art (besides your own), what would it be and why? G: I'll try anything H: You're a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why? G: Blur. Sometimes when an idea hits me, it's like I'm going a million miles per hour. H: What is your go-to strategy for overcoming the thoughts of "your work isn't good enough" or "I am not good enough to sell my work"? G: You guys and customers H: If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? G: A big cat. I look warm and cute. But don't underestimate me. What You Can Look Forward To For this month, we're doing things a little differently! To help Ginger and her family for this holiday season, Impulsive Creativity is matching all of her sales (dollar for dollar) and giving her double for the items she sales from the shop. This is for online sales and for in our store sales. If you would like to purchase her items, please click here to be taken straight to the "Shop Artist of the Month" page and take a look at all the artwork she has at the store. (You can also get to this page by the drop down Shop menu on our website) We will be working hard to make sure all her items get put on the website this month, so make sure to check back frequently to see any new items added. She also has a GoFundMe page. Click here to be able to donate straight to her recovery and her hospital bills. Ginger's daughter, Sam, is good about updating the GoFundMe page and you will be able to follow Ginger's recovery there. Please consider helping out in any way that you can. Every little bit will help her and her family not have to worry as much during this holiday season. 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, and 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! This month is all about being thankful for what you have. Be extra thankful for those that love you this year. Even if you don't get along right now, even if things are hard right now, even if things aren't the way the need to be, or even if everything is right in the relationship. This has been a rough year for everyone. Express how thankful you are for the ones you love and those how love you in return. XOXO - Impulsive Creativity

Happy Monday everyone! Still feels so good to say that again! We really have missed y'all! How are you doing today? Leave how you're feeling in the comments! Or leave a #mondaymovitation for us and the community. I don't know about you, but we may need some extra energy to get through today. We're excited about the rest of the week...Mondays can just be a little difficult to get through lol. We've got some cool things planned for this week! We are really happy that we've gotten back into blogging; it's actually perfect timing that we've gotten started now. Some of the things are secret, some of them not so secret. That's part of the fun though! Just saying, you will not want to miss some things coming up this week! Let's check them out! Classes and Events Monday Goodbye Halloween, Hello Christmas! 😍 TODAY, we will be updating two of our shop pages! One will be the Seasonal Items page; we will be taking all of the fall and Halloween items out and putting in all the Christmas and winter items in! The second page we're updating is the Sales! page! This page will now have the items that are on our FALL SALE on it! We have asked what artists wanted to be in on this sale and you will see those items on the Sales! page. (Click on the name of the page to be taken directly to it!) Saturday We will be busily "Decking the Halls" of the store to get ready for the Holiday Open House this Saturday! Join us if you feel safe and well enough to celebrate the changing of the seasons with this event! We will be having our Window Reveal, hot drinks and holiday treats, and you will be one of the first to see how we've transformed our space into a winter wonderland! Take full advantage of our Fall Sale during this time as well! (Click on the name of the event to learn more information!) We are working to get more classes scheduled in the next little bit. Our number one priority for our classes is for everyone (from instructor to student) to be safe. Because of this, we will be scheduling classes as instructors feel safe and healthy enough to teach. We will be letting you know in these posts when we have a new class coming up on a more weekly bases and updating our Classes and Events page of our website. Thank you for helping us be safe and healthy during this time and for being patient as we get this going again. 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 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 It's coming soon! We are currently working on this post! Promise that it will be coming as soon as we can get it out. Mini Artist of the Month! Until then, did you know that we have a Shop Cat? We do! His name is Toby and he would love to meet all of you and be your friend! Though he prefers getting physical pets, he understands if you feel unsafe coming in during this time. He would love to connect with you on social media if you can't get out to see him! Toby has a Facebook page and an Instagram page! Click on the name to be taken directly to them! While you're there, give him a like and follow to get a cuteness delivery. He's going to be so happy to be able to connect with you! Toby say thank you, that he hopes that you have a wonderful day, if he's met you that he misses you, and that he loves you all! 💖 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 have you done recently for yourself? It can be treating yourself for getting to a goal, it can be that you realized you were stress and took a minute to pamper yourself. Anything! We're here to help support your best self, and sometimes your best self is taking care of yourself. Let us know in the comments or on social media. We need some more ideas on taking care of ourselves over here! Ok, I'll go first. Recently, I haven't been sleeping very well. So I made myself and my sleep a priority. I made up a nighttime routine, I bought myself some sleepy gummy vitamins (because pills and I don't get along), and I started reading for a few minutes for bed. It has helped me so much! 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! That's it for this week! We hope to see you for a class or for the Holiday Open House. If not, we would still love to hear from you! Make sure to stay connected; we really do love hearing from our wonderful community! Have a great week Creatives! XOXO - Impulsive

We're back! Thank you for being amazingly patient with us as we worked through changing gears with the virus and having to reorder priorities. This year has been crazy for all of us and we're glad that we're back to being able to talk to y'all more! We have really missed you! Let us know in the comments if you've missed these updates! Here's the really exciting news (yes, more exciting than us posting the blog posts again!) North Carolina FINALLY went to stage 3!!! This means that we can start offering our classes and events, while still adhering to social distancing rules for this stage, and we can start going to shows and festivals again! Insert Kat and Heather happy dancing here! We have been waiting this whole time to offer courses and going to shows again. It's one of our favorite parts! So, without further ado, here's what's happening this week! Classes and Events! Wednesday Be on the lookout for an email from us about an upcoming event! We will be officially inviting you to this event! If you are signed up for our email list, you should be getting it on Wednesday morning! Not on our mailing list? That's easy enough to fix! Check out the bottom of any of our website pages to put in the relevant information and you'll be signed up! (We do not sell information!) Thursday Kicks off our Stained Glass Crash Course! (Click on the name to get more info!) Join us in making your own stained glass masterpiece with our resident stained glass worker David Mathias! This class is seriously so much fun! But it has limited seating. So if you're interested, grab that seat now! This class sells out fast! Saturday Halloween is here! If you've been around here for awhile, you know that Halloween is our favorite time of year! Come on by the store and check out all the Halloween and Fall items that we have in stock now, or check out our Seasonal Items page here to see the ones we were able to get up on the website! If you buy or have bought one of our spooky items, think about tagging us on social media when you have it all set up! We love to see when our items find loving homes! Look a little further down in this blog post to see how to get connected with us. Sunday Daylight Saving Time Ends! That means one more hour of sleep and that much closer to this year being on the way out! So much to celebrate in one day! Do any of you still have clocks that you have to set for the new time? If you do, tell us what kind of clock you have in the comments! It's rare to find clocks that don't automatically switch over for us now. We are working to get more classes scheduled in the next little bit. Our number one priority for our classes is for everyone (from instructor to student) to be safe. Because of this, we will be scheduling classes as instructors feel safe and healthy enough to teach. We will be letting you know in these posts when we have a new class coming up on a more weekly bases and updating our Classes and Events page of our website. Thank you for helping us be safe and healthy during this time and for being patient as we get this going again. Shopping With Us! We have been working diligently on making multiple shopping options during this time. There have been systems put in place for health, considerations to making things as easy for those shopping with us, and still bringing you the best content and products we can. Check out whichever of these sections catches your fancy! Stage 3 Practices at Impulsive We want you to have a safe, healthy, and fun shopping experience with us. With stage 3 happening, here is how it will look to shop with us in person: ~We are still requiring masks when you walk into the store for the safety of our workers and the safety of our shoppers. (Unless exempt.) We offer low-cost mask options for those who need a mask for any reason. ~There is hand sanitizer provided at the front door to have clean hands before and after you shop with us. There is, also, hand sanitizer provided for our workers to use after handling money or for any other reason they feel they need to have clean hands. ~We clean common surfaces regularly for the safety of our workers and our customers. ~We will have no more than 25 people (or less) inside our store at one time. If you feel unsafe to walk in when first visiting us, there is a bench outside for you to sit and wait until you do feel safe to come in. If you are in the store, please help us stay safe and healthy by observing social distancing practices while inside the store. ~We are offering classes at half capacity because of the size of our classroom. You will see this number reflected in the amount of tickets being sold for class time events. Surfaces are cleaned before and after class time for the safety of our workers, our instructors, and our class participants. We ask that you please wear your mask during your class time event. If there is anything that we haven't covered here and you would like to inquire before visiting the store, feel free to email us at info@impulsivecreativity.com or call us at (919)593-6928. We will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have! Thank you for being an awesome group of people and helping everyone that come into the store feel safe and stay healthy during this time! You guys are seriously the best community of people! We feel so happy that you all do your part to make sure that everyone has a good time here. Check Out Our Online Shop For those of you who feel unsafe to shop in person, or those that just want the conveyance of shopping in your pajamas (we totally understand this!); we have been working on creating several pages to help make your online shopping experience a little easier! ~Shop By Artist: do you know an artist that have their items in our shop? Is there someone in particular that you love to follow their work? This is the page for you! We are working to fill this page in as much as possible with all the artist that we currently have in the store! You will get to know a little more about them and shop their work at the same time. How cool is that? ~COIVD-19 Survival Kit: we put all of the products we have to help fight the virus all in the same place for your conveyance! ~Seasonal Items: just want to shop the season that we're in? Check out this section! All of that particular season's items can be found on this page! ~New Items!: the name says it all! Anything that is brand new to the store will be in this section! ~Sales!: you will be able to shop all the items that we have on sale in one place! It makes it super easy for those who like to save a little money. ~Search Results: this page is for you to search through all our items to find a few in your criteria. We have hundreds of items on the website now and it can be hard to find what you're looking for. That's why we created this page! Looking for something specific? Here's the page for you! **click the name of the page to be taken there! You can check them all out! Seasonal Things Happening! We're going to be getting ready for Christmas soon! Be looking at the Seasonal Items page to see when we're officially flipped over! Until then, you will be able to find Christmas and Winter items by looking towards the back of our store, searching online, looking on the New Items! page, and looking in individual artist's sections. Because of the switch, you'll want to be looking for a Fall Sale coming up in the next few weeks! We will reflect that sale in our store and on our website. All you'll have to do is check the Sale! page of the website. The email will give you more details when we announce that! Artist of the Month Is coming very soon! We're getting back on track with a lot of things now! Along with starting up the weekly blog posts and emails to you guys, we will also be announcing an Artist of the Month again! For those who are new, the Artist of the Month is putting a spotlight on one of the artists that we have in the store currently. This individual is chosen at random (we pull names out of a paper baggy 🤣). We interview them and write up a blog post about them, their creative medium and process, and a lot of times they offer something fun for those reading about them! What will be new, is that you will be able to find them in our Shop By Artist page! You will be able to see the artwork that we have up on the website for them with a glance and take advantage of their special offer that month straight from their blog post. Pretty cool right? We've been trying to make this process easy for the artist involved, the store, and you as the customer. Please let us know what you think when you see that blog post! 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 😊 Did you pick up a new hobby during COVID? The Impulsive Creativity crew picked up golfing! It wasn't something we were expecting to get into, but it has been really fun! It was a social distance way of getting outside and getting some exercise in while being able to hang out as a loose group. 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! Sorry for the longer post this time around; we just had a lot to tell you guys this time! We hope that you have a wonderful week! XOXO - Impulsive

Happy Monday Everyone! This week, we want to hear more from you! How are you really doing during this time, what do you want more of from us, how can we continue to include you as we move forward as a community. So make sure to leave us comments! That's the only way we really know what you like and what you don't like as we move forward in all this. Don't get us wrong, likes are great. They just don't tell us exactly what you liked about a certain post, what your thoughts really are, or how we can constructively improve on some of the things you didn't like as much. So read the rest of the post to find out what we're doing this week and make sure to let us know what you liked and how we can improve what you didn't! Classes and Events Wednesday evening we will be having a Live Stream on our Facebook page! We started hosting an items Live Stream at 6 p.m. so that you can see the items that we have in the store without having to leave the comfort of your home to check out our products! Each Live Stream will have a theme (normally by art type) that we will be showcasing for your convenience. Join us in supporting the local arts and being together as a community! Saturday evening we will be having a Live Stream on our Facebook page! We started hosting an items Live Stream at 6 p.m. so that you can see the items that we have in the store without having to leave the comfort of your home to check out our products! Each Live Stream will have a theme (normally by art type) that we will be showcasing for your convenience. Join us in supporting the local arts and being together as a community! Our YouTube channel is HERE! We were able to get our YouTube channel up and running! Our first video is out and ready for you to enjoy! Let us know what you think by leaving us a comment on that video! Coming up, we will have more instructional videos and crafts for you to be able to do while stuck at home. The link to our channel is down below in the "Let's Get Social!" section of this blog post. Like and Subscribe to us there! We need your help getting the word out about our Live Stream and Virtual Classes coming up! Please like and share the events that are on the website, or on our social media pages. That is the best way that you can help us (other than doing what you can to take the classes or tune into the Live Stream!) so that we can continue to create amazing content for you guys as health concerns continue to rise. Shopping with Us! Are you local? Want to get out of the house, but protect yourself from getting sick? We have just the thing! Come Window Shop with Us! We have decorated our windows specifically with things that will be coming up in future Live Streams as a "sneak peek" just for you! All of our information is on the window, so if you see something you like, you can contact us directly! Super easy, just for you guys, and you'll be able to stretch your legs for a minute. Check out our Online Shop! We have been working hard to get all the lovely artwork we have in the shop online so that you can still support local artists! We're adding items as fast as we can! For all of our Creatives that are not local, this is for you especially! So make sure to check out the Shopping page here on our website! Masks For Local Charity! Several of our amazing artists have been working overtime to hand make face masks for the local doctors and for our store! These are high quality, come in adult and children sizes, and are reversible. Seriously, these are amazing! We are only charging enough to pay the artist for her time and a couple cents extra to cover purchase fees. The couple cents that would have been profit for us, will be given to a local charity of our choice that has been doing amazing work during the CONVID-19 outbreak. The charity is fighting local hunger in the Mebane, NC community by giving those who are food insecure free meals. We are taking NEW orders starting today! So make sure to get in your order to not only help protect you and your family, but to protect those without food. Artist of the Month You may have thought it was a joke...but we weren't kidding! I (Heather. The one writing this post; right now!) am this month's Artist of the Month! Read my meta blog post here and enjoy learning more about the one who is writing these blog posts, and sometimes even answering you on social media! This month, the deal I'm offering is going to be coming out with YouTube tutorials for you to be able to do at home. You will have easy access to my lessons, and you will be able to do them from the comfort of your home! Paint along with me as we craft and ignore our problems...like normal adults! **I have been having a lot of technical difficulties trying to film these at my house. I was not prepared to try to do this. I'm sorry guys. These videos will be coming out as soon as I can get them to actually record the whole painting process. Thank you for being patient with me as I try to figure this all out.** Question for Our Creatives This is your chance! This week's question is all about what you want! What things are we doing well and what things are we not? We are here for you and want to make sure that we are giving you what you want! Be looking out for a "Ask Us Anything" post sometime this week as well. We want to hear from you! So let us know your thoughts about how we're doing and get your own questions answered! 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! So, what did you think? Leave a comment here or Get Social with us! We can't wait to hear your thoughts. We hope that you have a great week this week and continue to stay safe! Stay healthy, happy, and creative. XOXO - Impulsive