Boredom Busters Part 13

Updated March 23, 2021

We do have some Easter Boredom Buster kits!

In addition to the cross introduced last month, we have added the Spring is in the Air and Bunny Trail kits.

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Spring is in the Air is an assortment of one card kits with the same layout but different artwork. The samples are colored with a combination of colored pencils and watercolors.

$3.00/kit with complete instructions.

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Bunny Trail is a fun card that includes all of the parts and complete instructions.

$3.00/kit.

More kits are in the works. (Our re-configuring the store took a LOT of time and energy! We are back in the creative mode and will release more kits soon!)

 

 

 

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Working on our new look!

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We are happy to do our best to help you find what you need. Just give us a call and set a time. Meanwhile, we are busy painting, building and rearranging.

NOTE : We will be CLOSED Saturday, March 13 and cannot make any arrangements for that day. There will be major construction going on and it will not be feasible for us to have anyone else in the store. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

We are eager for our re-opening on the 23rd!

Terri & Cindy

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Boredom Busters – Part 12

Updated 2/19/2021

The next kit we have for you is the first of the St. Patrick’s Day kits. This is the Shamrock Iris Fold Card Kit.

$3.00/kit

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We also know that Easter is just around the corner. The first of our Easter card kits is the Cross with Traditional Square Iris Fold.

$3.00/kit

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The next three #boredombuster kits are for St. Patrick’s Day:

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The Sparkle Shamrock card kit just needs adhesive to assemble.

$3.00/kit

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The Sparkle Leprechaun Hat card kit also just needs adhesive to put it all together.

$3.00/kit

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The Leprechaun Hat Iris Fold card kit comes complete with all needed parts, it just needs some invisible tape and adhesive to complete. Instructions and the layout pattern are included.

$3.00/kit

More to come!

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 11

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 vary and the folding papers are chosen to coordinate.
$3.00/kit.
For step-by-step photos of how to create iris folds, please go back to the Boredom Buster #1 post from last March.
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Our next kit is a “gumball” machine filled with conversation hearts. This kit creates one card with an envelope and comes with a variety of layering panels. All that is needed to complete this kit is something to color the image with and some adhesive to put it all together.
$3.00/kit
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Available starting 1/26/2021, the next is one of our Multi-kits. This has enough supplies to create 5 cards with envelopes. The kits have 5 red layering panels and 5 assorted colors of glitter hearts. All that is needed is some adhesive to assemble them.
$10.00/kit
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Our friend Michelle designed these gnomes for us last year. We have cut them out of a variety of valentine papers to create the Valentine Gnome. This little gnome holds a shiny silver holographic heart.
The bodies and hats come in a variety of shapes and colors/patterns and the beards are a variety of shapes, no two are exactly alike.
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The kit is $3.00 and comes with instructions, all supplies and an envelope. All that is needed is some adhesive to put it all together.
More to come…
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Getting ready for The Mercantile 2.0!

We have some new things planned for The Mercantile in 2021. We will keep you posted as we go along.
But first, we need to clear out a whole bunch of merchandise to make room for the new!
These are some wonderful things included in this sale at BELOW cost!
We are excited to get started on The Mercantile 2.0!
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End of Year SALE

End of Year SALE 2020

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 10

New kits added – 12/31/2020

We thought we would put together some #boredombuster kits for Christmas that were multiples of the same card at a discounted price. The first two kits are Angels Among Us and Angels Among Us 2. Both kits have all of the parts needed for 5 cards, complete with envelopes and instructions.

The angel stamp is one Mom had in her collection and used for Christmas cards one year. It is a favorite and has sentimental value to us.

At this point in time, the red card is limited to 6 kits because we ran out of two of the papers used.

angels among us kit

 

The multiples kits are only for the designs shown, individual card kits do not qualify for this discount.

The next kit is another multiple kit. This will create 5 gift tag/ornaments with an adorable snowman on the front. This kit is $5.00.

snowman tag ornament

Added 11/19/2020:

Snow Much Fun is the next #boredombuster kit we are offering. This kit has complete instructions on how to create this adorable easel card. It comes with two different greetings “Happy Winter” and “Merry Christmas” so you can choose which greeting to put in the card, making it very versatile.

Snow much fun kit

The kit makes one card and has an envelope included.

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The last new kit for this year is the Color Block Thanks

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This kit is $3.00 and makes one card. The only thing needed to complete it would be adhesive.

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There are 4 different color combinations that we are offering. The printed paper is just one sheet with all of these different colors in it.

This card would be perfect for thanking someone for their gift, or the gift of their friendship.

No more new kits for 2020, but we will be creating more in the new year.

We are working on more singles and multiples – stay tuned!

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 9

New Kit added – 10/28/2020

There is another beautiful napkin we carry at The Mercantile that just needed to be made into a card kit.

$3.00/kit with complete instructions included.

Harvest napkin kit

 

10/7 –

One sleepless night, Cindy had an idea… this is the idea:

holiday ornament card kit

The idea was so popular that a photo shared on her personal page ended up with requests for 15 kits! She is making more and they will be available in the store by Thursday 10/8.

As always, complete instructions are included.

$3.00/kit.

10/28/2020 –

oval nativity kit

Here is another addition to our #boredombuster series.

The tool we needed finally arrived so we could complete these kits for everyone. The simple nativity was stamped and thermal embossed in gold on a dark Iris paper. The Gold Pearl Linen layer has been texture embossed with assorted size stars.

$3.00/kit with complete instructions.

We are still creating additional #boredombuster kits to share with you.

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 8

NEW KITS ADDED9/25/2020

Last week was busy (busy is GOOD!) and I did not get to post the 3 newest #Boredombuster kits.

Christmas gnome kit

The first kit features one of our friend Michelle’s gnomes dressed up for Christmas.

pumpkin shaker kit

Next is another fun shaker card, perfect for Fall!

pumpkin iris fold kit

And the last one for the week is the Pumpkin Iris Fold , also a wonderful card for most anything Fall related.

As with all of our other kits, complete instructions are included.

9/12 –

its batty kit

Another fun, easy-peasy #boredombuster card kit! A friend was talking about cards with bats and this is what Cindy’s mind came up with.

As always, complete instructions included.

$3.00/kit

9/17 –

Cardinal Napkin card kit

This Napkin Card kit is created using napkins sold at The Mercantile. Complete instructions are included. All that is needed is a glue stick and either tacky glue or double-sided adhesive to put it all together.

$3.00/kit

No better time to get started on making those Christmas cards.

9/21 –

textured ribbons kit

The Textured Ribbons Card Kit will be available in the store starting on Thursday, September 24.

9/25 –

Cornucopia Kit

Thanksgiving cards were not forgotten in our designing of #boredombuster kits.

These are $3.00 each and are in the store today (9/25/2020).

 

Stay tuned… there’s more to come!

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 7

**NEW KIT ADDED** – August 21, 2020

shaker card virus kit

Our next #boredombuster kit is ready!
This is a fun card to make for someone’s birthday or any big celebration. The pieces inside shake around like in a snow globe.
The kit comes in 5 different color choices with complete instructions.
$3.00/kit
#themercantilestore #shoplocal #pendletonsc

#shopindependent #viruskits #boredombusters #shakerattleandroll

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Our latest two additions are being released today.

One of our sweet customers was looking for some Fall card designs to create before returning to teaching later this month. We decided to share the designs with everyone else as well.

pumpkin and leaves kits

Te pumpkin can have a jack-o-lantern face drawn on, if desired.

Our creative minds are also looking ahead toward Christmas and we plan to offer some of the single card kits as we have been, as well as a few kits to make several cards.

Let us know what kind of cards you would like to see as kits. Just email us at mercantinc@gmail.com

Another customer suggested we design a card with a birdhouse. This is what we came up with:

birdhouse kit

We hope you are enjoying our #boredombuster kits. We have loved creating them for you for the last 5 months and look forward to sharing new creations.

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