BYU Adventure

Today I dragged my older sister along with me and went to explore the campus craft store! I didn't even know there was such a thing until I mentioned to her that I needed an adventure and she suggested I go there, a place she had just recently discovered. I realize that some people might think that was the most boring thing ever, but for me it was quite exciting. I love cute, crafty items - whether I buy it as a decoration or make something myself (Note: I said nothing about talent.) So to find out that this little shop with all its nifty items was a pretty good catch for me! "Campus Craft & Floral" was a quaint store, with a homey atmosphere. It was definitely not one of those places where you walk on your tip toes making sure you don't accidentally knock something over. Rather, you felt relaxed, as if you had just entered an old friends home.

My sister and I are both avid scrapbookers, and while this small section was no Scrapbookers Paradise or Michael's (not sure if those are Canadian...) it was definitely a happy moment to know that we could obtain basic supplies from a nearby source.

There were so many fun things to look at that it was hard to keep from flitting around, jumping from one display to another. But my favorite thing to see was likely the Halloween setup. I absolutely love holidays and just seeing decorations or posters gets me excited. (Honest-to-goodness, I start listening to Christmas music by October. In fact I played some on the piano just today...) So anyway, to see the adorable display at the front of the store was a thrill. The child-sized 'trick-or-treating' bags made me think of my little niece and nephews going out together and being astonished at being given free candy all night! I can't believe I'm going to miss that this year. There were various witch and monster decorations - small and perfect for decorating a college apartment! Which got my sister and I thinking of our mom - she had some wacky Halloween decorations, including a huge creepy spider web/spider that always hung in the front entryway. We had a good laugh over that. Then I saw the cookie cutters and that really got me excited - to make halloween cookies (my favorite thing to make!). Steph (sister) and I had an interesting time trying to figure out what some of the shapes were supposed to be! Overall the Halloween things were a bit of a jump start to my holiday excitement.

Basically, it was a grand old time looking around and things that the two of us love. To be honest, we both got so excited that we couldn't believe neither of us had our wallet on us. We are definitely going back in the near future (and probably multiple other times) to make a few (??) purchases. Below are a few pictures...(in backwards order..)


Halloween Display


Scrapbook corner



Scrapbooking!



Trying it on for size..



Vinyl Board

Here we go..