Category Archives: educational

Boredom Busters – #15!

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Cindy Higgins

Updated 4/27/2021 The Z-Fold Multi-Occasion Card Kit has arrived in the store! It took a bit of work to finally get these completed for the kits. (Forgetting something at home or at work delayed progress.) Each kit makes one complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Boredom Busters, Cards, celebrate, Cindy Earl Higgins, creativity, educational, embellishments, flowers, friends, fun, greeting cards, paper arts, Pendleton, Shop Local, supplies, take and make, Terri Earl Brooks, thanks, The Mercantile, Virus kits | Comments Off

Boredom Buster Kits – Part 11

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Cindy Higgins

Updated 1/29/2021 Our first #boredombuster kit of 2021 is the Heart Iris Fold, perfect for Valentine’s Day. All of the parts needed to complete one card, including instructions and the Iris Fold layout pattern are in the package. Frame colors … Continue reading →

Posted in Boredom Busters, Cards, creativity, educational, fun, greeting cards, Iris folding, local, new, paper arts, Pendleton, Shop Local, take and make, The Mercantile | Comments Off

Boredom Buster Kits – Part 6

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

W KITS ADDED: 7/22/2020 Meet Rocky the Crab! This card is created with a now retired die set from Karen Burniston & Elizabeth Craft Designs. He is here to celebrate whatever happy place you can enjoy. The kits are $3.00 … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Boredom Busters, Cards, Cindy Earl Higgins, classes, creativity, customers, cutting dies, educational, embellishments, friends, fun, greeting cards, imagination, inspiration, local, make and take, paper arts, Pendleton, Shop Local, take and make, Terri Earl Brooks, thanks, The Mercantile, Virus kits | Comments Off

Boredom Buster Kits – Part 5

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New kit added – June 17, 2020 Here is a kit to make a holder for a 3″ x 3″ sticky-note pad. The colors did not photograph well. 71 is a mix of aquas, lavender, and periwinkle, 72 is a … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Boredom Busters, Cards, Cindy Earl Higgins, classes, creativity, customers, educational, Facebook, friends, fun, gift shop, helping, imagination, inspiration, Iris folding, local, paper arts, Pendleton, Shop Local, supplies, take and make, Terri Earl Brooks, thanks, The Mercantile | Comments Off

Boredom Buster Kits – Part 4

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New Kit Added – 5/26/2020 We are now gearing up a few kits that could be perfect for the father, dad, pops, deeda, grandpa, grand-dad, poppy… in your life. The first kit is for those men who love to dig … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art supplies, Boredom Busters, Cards, Cindy Earl Higgins, classes, craftinga-la-carte, creativity, customers, educational, embellishments, Facebook, friends, fun, gift shop, gifts, greeting cards, helping, imagination, inspiration, Iris folding, local, make and take, orders, paper arts, Pendleton, rubber stamping, samples, Shop Local, students, supplies, take and make, Terri Earl Brooks, thanks, The Mercantile, Virus kits | Comments Off

Boredom Buster Kits – Part 3

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New Kit added 5/18/2020. We have not forgotten the 2020 graduates! Our newest kit is a custom order kit (so we can get together the school color for the tassel and the colored layer). Like our other single card kits, … Continue reading →

Posted in art, beads, Boredom Busters, Cards, celebrate, Cindy Earl Higgins, classes, craftinga-la-carte, creativity, customers, educational, Facebook, friends, fun, giving back, greeting cards, helping, imagination, Iris folding, local, make and take, orders, paper arts, Pendleton, Shop Local, shopping, students, supplies, take and make, Terri Earl Brooks, thanks, The Mercantile, Virus kits | Comments Off

Boredom Buster Kits – part two

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New kits added on 4/24. Hello everyone, we are still creating kits to help bide the time while in isolation mode. We started with some basic Iris Fold cards (see previous post) and added in some easy doodle and assembly … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Beading, beads, Boredom Busters, bracelet, Cards, Cindy Earl Higgins, creativity, customers, educational, embellishments, Facebook, flowers, friends, fun, greeting cards, helping, Iris folding, jewelry, local, paper arts, Pendleton, Shop Local, students, supplies, take and make, Terri Earl Brooks, thanks, The Mercantile, Virus kits | Comments Off

Boredom Buster Card Kits #1: Step-by-step photos and more…

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

We are selling card kits to help kick the virus isolation boredom to the curb. The next photo is of the color combinations available at the time of posting this (limited quantities) The next photo is a step-by step, following … Continue reading →

Posted in art supplies, Cards, creativity, educational, friends, fun, greeting cards, Iris folding, local, make and take, paper arts, Pendleton, The Mercantile | Comments Off

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Cindy Higgins

From our hearts and homes to yours, best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2020. We will be closing early on Christmas Eve (4:00PM) and closed our usual two days, Christmas Day and Boxing Day (the … Continue reading →

Posted in celebrate, Christmas, Cindy Earl Higgins, customers, educational, flavored coffees, friends, gift shop, greeting cards, hours, local, mixed media, New Year, Pendleton, sale, schedule, Shop Local, shopping, special hours, Terri Earl Brooks, thanks, The Mercantile, toys | Comments Off