Hello everyone! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? We've got some exciting things happening at the store! You'll start to see some of them as we switch over for the new season! "Summerween" is in full swing! We have also been getting in some more artists! All new season, all new artwork. Come on by and check out all the fall themed items that our artist have been working very hard to bring you! Until then, here's what is happening at Impulsive this week! Classes and Events: Wednesday afternoon will be our Art Exploration Kids class. Art exploration is a rotating topic art class for ages 7 - 12. Tickets are $20. 15% discounted rate applies for multiple children or multiple dates. Please contact us if you have any questions. This class is scheduled for 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. at 107 W Clay St. Mebane, NC 27302. This will the last class offered this summer. Be sure to jump on this if you're interested! Wednesday evening Heather will be over at Hyperion for the Paint Night class! This is your typical paint night class! Participants will enjoy an evening of drinking and painting during this one-day course. Tickets are $25 and include all materials. Drinks and appetizers are ordered separately. Wednesday evening we will be having Stained Glass Crash Coarse at our shop! This will be the second installment of this four (4) night class. Sorry you messed it? We will have another one coming up in the next few months. Make sure to look our for it! Students will learn the basics of Tiffany style stained glass fabrication including design, glass cutting, foiling, soldering, and patina application techniques. Tickets are $65 plus a $25 materials fee. Students will leave with one finished stained glass panel of their own design. Due to the intense nature of this course, participants MUST be at least 15 years of age. This class is scheduled for 6 - 8 p.m. at 107 W Clay St. Mebane, NC 27302. Artist of the Month for August! Did you hear?! We FINALLY started our Artist of the Month series! We are so excited to be introducing all the artists that are here at the shop. Cullen Cornett is the wonderful artist for this month! All her prints and cards have a special deal on them, just for you! Come by the store today! If you want to know more about the Artist of the Month for August (and what rewards they are giving to you), just click here! Toby's Social Media Remember that Toby has his very own social media accounts! You can follow him on: Facebook @TobytheShopKitty Instagram #tobytheshopkitty#tobytheshopkitty now! See all the shenanigans that he gets up to and read up on your favorite shop kitty! We will be adding to Toby's story fairly regularly, so make sure you're following him to keep up to date! Get Connected! Is there a class you've been wanting to take that we don't offer yet? Have a question you want answered? Just want to say hi? Make sure to get connected with us! We're on Facebook and Instagram! You can also find us here on the website and email us! We would love to hear back from you! Have an awesome week! XOXO - Impulsive Creativity

What We've Heard from YOU! A huge thank you to everyone who has reached out to us so far. From the feedback we've gotten (from those who directly reached out to us and from the questions posted on our Facebook and Instagram feeds), it's 100% you guys love getting these updates! We're so excited you like these posts! Thank you for appreciating all we do for you. We will be continuing these just for you! Artist of the Month for August! Did you hear?! We FINALLY started our Artist of the Month series! We are so excited to be introducing all the artists that are here at the shop. We have already picked out the Artist of the Month for the month of August and interviewed with them! The artist has also agreed to put a few rewards on their items that are in the store. If you want to know more about the Artist of the Month for August (and what rewards they are giving to you), just click here! Classes and Events This Week Tuesday we will be hosting a Still Life Painting Beginner Coarse! This is a four (4) night class that will be happening every Tuesday evening in August starting this week. During this beginner coarse, students will learn the basics of still life acrylic painting including framing shapes, shading, color blending, and texture techniques. Tickets are $65 plus a $10 materials fee. Students will leave with one completed painting. This class is scheduled for 6 - 8 p.m. at 107 W Clay St. Mebane, NC 27302. Wednesday afternoon will be our Art Exploration Kids class. Art exploration is a rotating topic art class for ages 7 - 12. Tickets are $20. 15% discounted rate applies for multiple children or multiple dates. Please contact us if you have any questions. This class is scheduled for 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. at 107 W Clay St. Mebane, NC 27302. This will be one of the last two classes offered this summer. Be sure to jump on this if you're interested! Wednesday evening we will be having Stained Glass Crash Coarse at our shop! This is a four (4) night class that will be happening every Wednesday evening in August starting this week. Students will learn the basics of Tiffany style stained glass fabrication including design, glass cutting, foiling, soldering, and patina application techniques. Tickets are $65 plus a $25 materials fee. Students will leave with one finished stained glass panel of their own design. Due to the intense nature of this course, participants MUST be at least 15 years of age. This class is scheduled for 6 - 8 p.m. at 107 W Clay St. Mebane, NC 27302. Saturday afternoon we will be hosting a Positive Affirmation Cards class. Join us for an afternoon of emotional healing and transformation. Participants will turn their negative associations into positive traits by expressing themselves on paper and covering (or exposing) their thoughts with multi-media art. The cards will be made with acrylic paints, collage papers and rubber stamps. The students will write out positive affirmations as they see fit. Examples of this could be, "My Body is Healthy", "I am courageous", or even bible verses. This class focuses on free expression and positive mental attitude through art! Ages 12+ are welcome to attend. This class is scheduled for 4 - 6 p.m. at 107 W Clay St. Mebane, NC 27302. Tickets are $30 and include all materials. Decorating for Autumn Has Started! We have started to switch the store over to Fall in the front. As our talented artist bring more of their work in, you will see Impulsive Creativity change. Just as the leaves on the trees change for this new season! It may seem a little early, we just felt that this season did not last very long last year. Since this is our favorite time of year, we wanted to celebrate with you longer this year! We have dubbed this new season as "Summerween" and can't wait to share some of our favorite things with you! Come in as see how the store is changing and be able to be one of the first to see all the new, Fall themed items come in!

Something Else That's New for Impulsive! We have been wanting to do something special for our artists since we first opened the shop in October of 2018. Thank you for being patient as we've been acclimating ourselves to this new adventure with all of you! Finally, we are finally ready to kick off our "Artist of the Month" program! Every month we will be featuring a new artist from all of the amazingly talented people that have trusted us with their wonderful works of art. In the posts, we will be telling you a little more about them, we will have an interview section, and then what you can expect from this month regarding their artwork. Be on the look out for special deals and other awesome things for you! The reason why we wanted to get this going is to connect our artist to our community. If you come into the shop, you're not going to get many chances to meet some of the amazing people behind your favorite items. So this is our way of making that happen! We hope you like this new addition to our blog story! Now, onto our artist for this month! A Little Bit About Cullen Cullen is a native of Chapel Hill, NC. She studies art from a very young age through college. Cullen has an English degree and works as an office administrator at University Baptist Church, Chapel Hill. She is extremely passionate about all things creative! Besides watercolor, she draws, sews, crafts, and does home decor projects. Cullen lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, Steven, and their four "children" - 3 cats and a pit mix. Be sure to check out her items in the store and here on the website! Our Interview with Cullen! H:What was the "key moment" for you that lead to you getting started in your medium? C:I studied art all through my school and college years, and have always been a creative person, but I think I became an "artist" when I started selling my work at New Hope Market in Chapel Hill. That was the start of my business, and it has flourished, with it's bumps in the road, ever since! H:If you could work in any other area of art (besides your own), what would it be and why? C:I have a huge passion for interior and graphic design- I love the idea of being an interior decorator! I'm always doing DIY and decorating projects in my house, much to the chagrin of my husband, who says,"I can never find anything after you organize!" H:You're a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why? C:As a new crayon, I would be "Robin's Egg Blue." I absolutely love the shade of blue on baby robin eggs- my colleague has a nest in his yard and sends me pictures of the eggs. It is such a light, airy, greenish-blue, one that only nature could produce! 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"?  C:I definitely deal with the negative voice in my head when I'm painting- not feeling good enough, or that anyone would buy your work is one of the biggest issues most artists face, and it holds us back. I say ignore that voice and go for it! The only way I've battled this issue is to just keep painting, keep making beautiful art, and the more people love it and ask for it, the quieter those voices get. Another trick is to step back for a few days from the piece you're unhappy with, and go back to it with fresh eyes. Sometimes a perspective change is all we need. H:If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? C:I am a huge cat lover, and have always considered myself a cat at heart- partly because I love to take naps in winter sunlight, and partly because I'm introverted and independent. What You Can Look Forward To! During the month of August, Cullen is giving you an awesome deal! If you buy 2 packs of her cards (there are 4 cards in each pack) you get them for the price of $8. You can use her cards for any occasion because of how beautiful they are and because they are blank inside. Make your special events personal with all the different designs she has painted! Want one of her prints? She is giving an extra stamp for our rewards card if you get one of her prints! (It does not have to be worth $25 to get the extra stamp; it does have to be an item from the artist that does not already have a deal on it). That means you'll be able to fill your rewards card faster to get that amazing discount at the end! Just make sure to present your card to one of us at the counter! Don't have a card yet? Come by the store to pick up yours today! Have a question or comment? Let's get social! We have a Facebook page, Instagram account, the website, and an email address. Let us know your thoughts! You are important to us (we wouldn't be here without you!) and so is your feedback! Try to get in contact with us today. XOXO - Impulsive Creativity

We Need YOUR Feedback! What do you guys think about "This Week's Need to Know at Impulsive"? We haven't really gotten a lot of feedback yet. Please let us know what you think! Until then, we will keep doing these update blog posts! Is there something you would like to know about? Do you have an idea to help make us better? Get connected with us! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, or leave a commit on this post! We would love to hear from you. August's Artist of the Month August's Artist of the Month will be in a separate blog post. This blog post should come out on August first (as long as everything goes well!) Be looking toward meeting our Artists here and Impulsive and maybe even getting a deal or two! All the details coming out in that post! Classes and Events This Week Wednesday we will be hosting the Art Exploration Kid's Craft at our shop (107 W Clay St, Mebane, NC 27302) and will be happening from 12:30-2:30 p.m. This is a one day event. This class is for ages 7-12 years old. Art exploration is a rotating topic art class. The class is $20 and includes all materials. Just bring in your crafty kid! There is a 15% discounted rate that applies for multiple children or multiple date sign up. Please contact us if you have questions about this. Saturday we will be hosting a Clay Sculpture class at our shop (107 W Clay St, Mebane, NC 27302). This class is scheduled for 4:00-6:00 p.m. This is a one day event. Each participant will leave the session with a clay piece of their own design using Sculpy oven bake clay. Tickets are $25 with all materials included in that price. Check our events page on Facebook for course policies and other details. Switching over to Autumn! At the beginning of August we will be switching the store over to our Autumn Inventory! Our amazing artists have been filling the store with Fall things for the coming season...and we're just really excited for our favorite season! Kick start your Fall decorating and come pick out your favorite art things Our artists have worked very hard and all of us at Impulsive thank you for supporting this growing art community. Remember Our Rewards Program! We are STILL excited about this! Our new business cards pull double duty. On the front is our information, how to reach us, and our website. Then, if you flip it over, it's our rewards program! Make purchases of $25 or more and get an initial from one of us! One initial will be given for every $25 dollars spent. Fill up the card and you get 20% off your entire purchase with us! Make sure to ask for your rewards card today! We have so much more exciting and fun things coming in the near future! Keep a look out for these blog posts. Want to be one of the first to know? Sign up for our email newsletter! You will get updates once a week (these blog posts) and some other emails thrown in so you always know what's new. (Don't worry, we don't spam your email and if you feel like we are emailing you too much you can always opt out.) If you have any questions, don't be afraid to contact us! We keep pretty good tabs on everything. You should hear back from us fairly quickly! XOXO - Impulsive Creativity

Ok guys, we need your help with this one! Here's our idea. We would like to start a series called: "This Week's Need to Know at Impulsive". A blog post like this one will come out every Monday so that you can keep up to date with whatever is going on here. Classes that we've scheduled, events that are important to us and some more in depth information on them, what we are doing as a store this week, deals and sales, and other things like that. Along with the blog post, we will also be sending out an email to those of you who are part of our emailing list. This means that you will be "in the know" before the majority of our followers about the extra things that are happening in the store. This would be a weekly update just for you! Every week will be a little different layout because we like to keep things pretty spontaneous around here *cough cough* hence our name *cough cough* but the main idea will be the same every week. Please leave us a commit, email us, or somehow get your opinion about this to us! So, without further ado, here is our first (EVER!) "This Week's Need to Know at Impulsive"!! Classes and Events for the week of July 22nd to July 28th! Monday night we will be having our Cocktail and Craft at Dick and Jane's (109 W Clay St, Mebane, NC 27302). This event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This is a one day event. In this class you will be making your own aroma therapy jewelry! You have the choice of making a bracelet and a necklace or a bracelet and a pair of earrings. We will have all the materials that you need; just bring yourself and some extra money for drinks or food stuffs. The cost of the class is $25 which covers your materials cost (again, drinks and food are ordered separately from the price of the class). Wednesday we will be hosting the Art Exploration Kid's Craft at our shop (107 W Clay St, Mebane, NC 27302) and will be happening from 12:30-2:30 p.m. This is a one day event. This class is for ages 7-12 years old. Art exploration is a rotating topic art class. The class is $20 and includes all materials. Just bring in your crafty kid! There is a 15% discounted rate that applies for multiple children or multiple date sign up. Please contact us if you have questions about this. Thursday Kathryn will be at Durham Night Market Thursday! If you live in the Triangle (or close by) and would like to come out to support local art and music; this is the place to do it! The event is from 5:30-10:30 p.m. and the address is 306 Parham St, Raleigh, NC 2760. Need more information? Here's a link to there website. Friday Kathryn will have her tent set up at Last Fridays of Hillsborough. This event is put on by the Hillsborough Arts Council for local artists, food vendors, and many more! There is also a live band! Come hang out with us and experience the art community in Hillsborough, NC. This event goes from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Check out the information page here if you would like to know more! Saturday we will be hosting a Fluid Art Jewelry Class here at the shop (107 W Clay St, Mebane, NC 27302). This class is from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Create your own jewelry from using a selection of local artisan patterns. Then, you will be picking out a pour art pattern, cut and fit the material to complete the jewelry piece of your choice (bangle bracelet, ring, or earrings available). This class is $35 with all materials included in that price. Sunday we will be offering a Craft Night at Whiskey Sowers (113 N. 4TH St. Mebane, NC 27302​​) from 4:00-6:00 p.m. We will be crafting out on the patio (weather permitted). This class has a rotated and seasonal projects for your enjoyment. The cost of the class is $25 which includes material fees (it does not cover drink costs. Drinks are sold separately.) Check our events page on Facebook for course policies and other details. Artist of the Month Starting in the month of August we are going to be picking artist from the store to have an "Artist of the Month"! Each month will be a new artist and all new extras! We've picked out an artist for August...but you're going to have to wait until to find out who it is! Toby's Social Media Platforms! You voted for it and here it is! Toby has his very own social media accounts! You can follow him on Facebook @TobytheShopKitty and on Instagram #tobytheshopkitty now! See all the shenanigans that he gets up to and read up on your favorite shop kitty! We will be adding to Toby's story fairly regularly, so make sure you're following him to keep up to date! New Rewards Program! Impulsive Creativity got new business cards! They actually have our address and website on them now! What's extra exciting is that (if you flip them over) there's a rewards program on the back! Make purchases of $25 or more and get an initial from one of us! One initial will be given for every $25 dollars spent. Fill up the card and you get 20% off your entire purchase with us! Do you like it? Is there anything we left out that you want to know more about? Let us know! Please give constructive criticism if any should be given. We are trying to make this one of the best experiences for all of you, our artists, and everyone involved with Impulsive Creativity. Let's make this a positive experience for everyone! XOXO - Impulsive Creativity

What a beautiful Fourth of July morning! What are you plans today? We've got a pretty busy day and would love to see you! Come on by and see us at the store. We're one of the few that is actually open on the street today! You can also pop in and see us that the Festival for the Eno! We have a tent set up and ready to go! We are at Festival for the Eno! If you have not been, you are totally missing out on this festival! Local artisans, delicious food, live music, and so many events to participate in all wrapped around the beautiful Eno River. Come visit Kathryn at tent number 48! The tent is filled to the brim with amazing handmade jewelry. Kathryn has all her jewelry fabrication things with her so that she can make a custom piece of jewelry just for you! Have something special made or pick out your favorite piece today! If you can't make it out to the Festival, we're open at the store today! Say hi to Heather and step into the nice A/C for a bit! We have a whole selection of handmade goods, fourth of July themed items, and new artists. Wander in and find your new favorite item. Check out our classes for the next few months too! If we don't have exactly what you want, you might be able to make it yourself! We also take custom orders if you're not super confident in your artistic ability. From all of us at Impulsive Creativity, we wish you a fun and safe Independence Day! See you soon!

"Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that,the quicker we will be able to treat life as art." - Maya Angelou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'm actually kicking myself, as I'm writing this out, for not taking more pictures from this excursion! Seriously, it was absolutely stunning place to be and we were having the time of our lives! Let's just chalk it up to being so excited and absorbed in what we were doing that I forgot. I promise that I will take more pictures for the next post. Anyway, onto the post for today! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hello everyone! Welcome to our first, official, Impulsive Adventure! We were able to squeak out for Memorial Day 2019 to have a day full of friendship and inspiration; to recharge our creative process, so to speak. What a wonderful place to have kick off our very first Impulsive Adventure. Digging and Sifting I'm fully convinced that part of the creative process is to get out into nature and really dig in deep (literally). There's something about connecting with a beautiful scenery or just playing in the dirt that is relaxing and helps to reset the mind for a more creative outlook. Personally, I've always found it easier to paint when outside or after a trip of being in nature. This trip was no exception. While the red clay was flying, so were our spirits. We thoroughly enjoyed excavating, searching for our very own buried treasure, and learning what to look for and the best way to find the precious stones. David M. was able to find a fairly big crystal formation and Kathryn was able to find several smaller gems that looked to either be Garnet or maybe even Ruby! David L. and I found a whole lot of Quarts crystals. We dug to our hearts content and then took our buckets full of dirt and findings to the sluice to sift through everything (the guys were nice enough to tote the super heavy buckets back for us!) Sifting quickly became one of our favorite things to do, so we decided to try our luck with some of the pre-seeded buckets. Kathryn and David M. found so many amazing specimens that way! I even found an actual Ruby in the bucket I was sharing with David L. You'll even be seeing some of what we found in the store soon! That's really the reason that we went to Hiddenite; it was something really fun to do and to bring you some of the best product that we can possible get! The Yellow Deli Once we realized that we were hungry and how late it had gotten (I told you we were having fun!), we drove into town and saw this cute little place. It seemed to be calling to our artistic spirit; whispering that this is exactly where you need to stop and rest. How could we say no? We just HAD to go in and experience what this place was like. As soon as you walk through the door, it felt so comforting. That feeling might have a little bit to do with the amazing smells of everything baking. There was natural light coming from everywhere. But the best thing was that everything had some kind of artistic something to it: the lamp shades had positive words stenciled on them, there were murals everywhere, flower arrangements of all shapes and kinds, there were flowers painted on the steps leading to the cafe area, everything was brick or wood or leather. It was just amazing. We wish ya'll could have been there to see everything. Not only was the decor spot on, but the food was really awesome! I'm not sure if it was just because we were starving or not. Whatever the reason, it didn't last long! (To be honest, I really think it was both.) From the looks of the menu, the people behind the Yellow Deli are really trying to keep things as wonderful as possible for anyone who walks through the door. I noticed several options for vegetarians and noticed that they had organic sodas. I'm not sure about all the food restrictions/allergies, but I get the feeling that they really try and that they care about the well being of those who do have a harder time with food. Personally, I can highly recommend the Blueberry and Walnut muffin and the Deli Rose sandwich (both pictured) as extremely good and well worth the visit to get. After we finished with our dinner, we explored the store that is attached to the Yellow Deli. There were a whole spectrum of things you could buy: from bakery items to furniture! There was spices and candles and mosaic tables. Seriously, there was a little bit of everything! While we didn't get a whole lot of pictures of that area (we were really tired and very full by then) it really got us thinking as to what we want Impulsive Creativity to look and feel like. We discussed how cute the whole place was, how comfortable it felt, and some ideas to help the store to start feeling that way too. The Take Away While our main goal in going to Emerald Hollow was to collect new and unique specimens (for you!) to offer in our store, we were pleasantly surprised by the inspiration the Yellow Deli gave to us. Going forward, you may see some changes to the store. Hopefully you like them! We're trying to make Impulsive Creativity like an art haven, where people can feel comfortable and connect with others in a way that only art can do. We love our space and what we do so much and hope that you can feel that. We would love to hear from you! What constructive ideas do you have to offer about Impulsive Creativity? Is there anything you would change? What would you like to see more of? Your input matters to us; you're the reason we're even here today! Leave us a comment or send us an email!

We're so excited that you stopped by today! Just a little background on us: we are a small shop located in Mebane, North Carolina and our goal is to support our local artists and community. Our mission is rather simple, we want to encourage those artists just starting out with a place to sell their work, teach our community to become more crafty themselves, and to spread the love of being creative as far as we can. This is our happy place and we'd love to share it with all of you! If you are located in the area, come say hi! We constantly have a little something going on for the community. Thinking about starting a new project? We have classes that get you a detailed look at what that crafty project entails. There are events going on that we are a part of, just check out the events coming up! (Pst! Some of them are FREE!) We also offer some nights just to hang out with us. Come in and pick our brains about whatever you're interested in. If you live a bit father away...that's fine! Sign up for our mailing list to stay up to date with the craziness that we're getting ourselves into and check out our shop page. we know that our artists would be thrilled to have a special place in your heart or to be a gift to someone you love. With so many artist (45 and growing weekly!) we're sure you'll find something to love. If you don't see exactly what you're looking for though, our artists are willing to do custom orders! Get in contact with us to start that conversation! Are you an artist or crafty person? Thinking about starting the process to sell your projects and live near us? Get social! We would love to lend our advice and see if you would be a good fit for our store as well. As you can see, we have a little something going on for everyone! We can't wait to meet you and see where this crafty adventure takes us!