One Little Spark

One Little Spark is located in the southern part of New Jersey in the coastal town of Tuckerton. Pat Thorpe, who is one of the members of the Memory Box Design Team, owns the shop and runs it with her husband Lee. Pat is from Kentucky and all of her Southern charm is on display in this beautifully kept stamp store and huge teaching room - she filled 38 spots for me! Pat made homemade cupcakes, decorated the water bottles and even printed out "order menus" for customers lunches. Check outvthe beautiful cupcake toppers she made with our image! I saw some familiar faces again - one student made cupcakes too, banana cupcakes with a dollop of pastry cream on top (mmm). The classes were fun - lots of creativity and laughter in the room. I feel like I've gotten to know a lot of people on the trip. The area is quite beautiful and I was tempted to go to the beach to cool off after a long hot day. I think I'll bring the family back sometime for a trip to the shore. Heading back to the hotel, I asked for directions to the hotel and learened I had to take the "jughandle" to turn around - a New York/New Jersey term meaning a turnaround. I'll add this to my list of local words and phrases - extra jimmies on my donut, a drink of water from the bubbled, etc.

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[LadyDoc]

So, did you get some Stewart's Root Beer? ;)

I had such a great time at your class and learned SOOO much. First thing Thursday morning I ordered "Card Design" and HAD to put it on 2-day shipping so it was in my hands by Saturday afternoon. I will be trying out some new techniques soon and really getting better at the ones you showed us.

Most of the cards I made will be going to Operation Write Home, so your wonderful stamps and designs will be further shared and for a good cause.

GREAT idea to bring the family back here for a vacation- ignore the TV show, the REAL "Jersey Shore" is fabulous!

Thanks again for a terrific day!

Teresa