What an awesome store to shop at! Paper pickle...what this gem might lack in store space...it packs on it's walls. I don't know that I have ever seen so many stamps in one place, and that they let you rent stamps is such a cool idea. Love this shop and if you live in the Detroit area and are looking for a nice day trip...I would say, go for it! If you're a stamper, you won't regret it.
Are you wondering how I learned about this store? I started getting comments on my blog from 'lindah', and a friendship was born. It seemed that Linda and I were seperated at birth and it was funny at the similarities we had. So after several emails back and forth, I knew I was crossing the border to meet my 'sister' and see the store she teaches classes at. I can't tell you what a perfect day it turned out to be. The weather, shopping, food, show-n-tell and all the laughter was GREAT! I brought my posse with me...Dana and the two Mary's, and Linda's friend Pauline was also there. Pauline sent me an email a few weeks prior to introduce herself and what a talent that girl is! {{She also teaches classes at Paper Pickle}} Now this is alot of talent in one room! LOL
I took my prismacolor pencils with me and Linda showed me her copic magic. I admire the time and practice you all put in with those copics, it seems very fast and not yet something I have invested in.
So here is Linda doing her thing. I colored a Bella Fairie for her and she colored a Stella for me. I had picked up some paper at a warehouse sale, and when I grabbed a piece for me, I grabbed one for her. The piece of paper you see towards the upper right hand corner, is a piece I also have...I picked it out for the inspiration to the Stella.
What a work of art!!
The finished project went straight to my bag and home with me!
Here is Linda, looking oh so surprised with the paper I brought her...Yeah, that's me in the middle of that photo! LOL
Here is Mary Clark shopping at Pickle and the smiling faces below belong to Mary Jackman and Dana,ok, only Mary is looking she she was wearing her 'happy' face! Look at all Linda's copics...can you say mmmmmm
Now the dinner we had was AWESOME, besides being a super talented coloring queen, Linda is also a 'Martha' fan and enjoys cooking. We had grilled chicken, a pineapple rice and a greek salad. Needless to say we all wanted the recipes and I am waiting to cook this up for my family here! Thanks Linda for being such a wonderful hostess.
Pickle is a lucky place to have Linda and Pauline as part of their talent! I don't use this phrase often, but you girls ROCK!