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Fairs? Stamp, craft, and Scrap stores in Michigan?
I may actually be going to Michigan during the summer to visit my boyfriend and well depending on how things go, well errr ummm I may be there permanently (as in marriage, woohahahaha ). Anyway I was wondering about Stamp, Craft stores--like Michaels or ACMoore out there? Also scrapbook stores as well.
Any dollar stores?
I know there is a Hobby Lobby out there but two hours away from Oak Park. I have found a few stray listings of stores, however my boyfriend let me know he saw a few others, but they were not listed in the craft directories I had. I am just trying to get a feel for the area, as of course it is different from southern California LOL. I have fibro and worry about the weather a lot.
Let me know. Thank you!
:lol: Nicole
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Come to the Grand Rapids area. We have the world's best scrapbooking store. It is called Pages-In-Time, and it is awesome!! There are also some great stamping stores, but I must admit that I don't visit them very often because I do most of my shopping in the SU catalog. There are Hobby Lobby , Michaels, and JoAnns all across the state.
Michigan is a great place to live, but the weather will take some getting used to after living in Calafornia. :P
We have Michaels and JoAnns all over MI. There is a scattering of Hobby Lobby. No ACMoore that I know of. I am sure there are SCSers from the Oak Park area. I cannot speak specifically about that area.
Thanks Rachel and are there are a lot of Dollar Tree or dollar stores?
I love shopping there for my Stamping on items--notebooks, dominoes, etc.
All I hear about is Hobby Lobby and how great the store is, there are no Hobby Lobby stores in CA.
I know I am partially worried about the weather because of my Fibro (Fibromyalgia). He will tell me about the weather and I get a tad worried about the snow and cold LOL.
I just want to make sure that I will like it there besides him being there :lol:
I have never lived in anywhere else but CA.
Thanks,
Nicole
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It is a bit old but may get you started...I would call ahead as some may be closed. I am from Ohio, just south of Detroit and travel to Michigan to hit some of the stores. Don't know about the Doller Tree or Dollar Stores, but we have quite a few in Toledo depending where you are in Michigan. We also have Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Good Luck!
I may actually be going to Michigan during the summer to visit my boyfriend and well depending on how things go, well errr ummm I may be there permanently (as in marriage, woohahahaha ). Anyway I was wondering about Stamp, Craft stores--like Michaels or ACMoore out there? Also scrapbook stores as well.
Nicole, does this mean that if you can't find some good stamping/scrapping stores, the wedding's off? :lol:
Southeastern Michigan is THE place to be. Michaels, Joanns (both in several communities), and lots of independent stamp and scrapbooking stores all over here. There is a stamp convention in Novi every summer.
Where exactly are you relocating too? That may really help narrow things down in terms of ammenities. But I think you would be very happy to have access to all the great stores in the tri-county area of Macomb, Wayne and Oakland counties.
I live in south central Michigan and love it!!! The winters are cold, but haven't been brutal so far. (I've been here 5 years.) There are lots of Scrapbook stores around and Michael's and Joann's. Like someone said before, there is a Hobby Lobby in Adrian (about an hour from me).
I used to live in Houston, which is crafting mecca - lots of choices and places to go. I have found everything I need here, and what I can't find - I order online.
All in all, I think you'd like it! I don't know about Fibro - but you could probably do some homework on that. Does cold affect it adversely?
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I'm not sure where you'll be, but I'm in Toledo (about an hour's drive or so south of Detroit on I-75). The only thing about the cold that aggravates my fibro is that I tend to be less active when it's cold for a while. Then I notice the pain much more.
Back to the subject at hand, in Monroe MI there is the BEST crafts store in the universe, called CRAFTS 2000! I love it and most everything is 40% off from Micheal's retail prices. You can also purchase some things in bulk. They aren't heavy into stamping but they have a variety of things that can be used for stamping as well. If you're near that area, you won't want to miss it!
GMC I will be relocating to Oak Park area-MaComb County LOL if all goes well. I am just taking things along hehehehe and exploring the state to find out what is there before actually moving so it won't be a shock when it actually occurs hehehe...
msniece1--the cold does affect my Fibro, so this winter out here in CA has been rough, it was colder than normal. So I am not sure if it will be as bad or worse in Michigan I am needing to look at average temperatures for the state. I am just taking a look around and seeing if I will survive there lol.
My boyfriend told me all of the places that are fun to visit. He is also a stamper, so he knows of a few places but not all of them.
Nicole
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Here is a web page I found that might have some weather information for you. (You just need to pick a city.) I think Michigan is considerably colder than California - but there are a lot of people I have seen with that condition up here.
Good luck deciding, but while you do - have a good time in our state!
Mamalanie thank you for your post. That is exactly what happens to me when it is really cold. Then I hear about snow and freak out a little hehehe. I have seen snow and all but just never lived in it.
I will ask my boyfriend how far Monroe is from Oak Park.
I think just as long as I have some stores to run to when I miss home :lol: I will be okay, and spending time doing some stamping and crafting, I will be fine.
Nicole
__________________ Nicole L.
The Angel Company Demonstrator #1260
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Here are some stores for you to check out - all but The Peddler are in Macomb County (The Peddler is definately worth a stop if you are in the Saginaw area):
Also, check out www.auntieamy.com. That gives information about a scraping event at the Novi Expo Center the first weekend of August. Also a good place to go.
That's the good news ...
I moved to MI from VA three years ago. Adjusting to the weather has not been the easy for me. As far as I'm concerned, it's cold and damp - quite often. (Of course, a great excuse for cuddling!!!) Perhaps the worse for me is the lack of sunshine. Ugh.
Wow Thea thank you so much! I think I will do just fine in Michigan now. Lack of sunshine and the dampness and coldness will be tough to handle as in CA it is sunny a lot hehehe however I think he will help me with that (cuddling).
I actually met my boyfriend online about three years ago on a Christian forum site. We have been great friends all this time, and we finally started dating in the last year. He's the most wonderful man I have ever met. *Long sigh* :oops: LOL. We have been talking about marriage and so I decided to see if I can get a good view about the state to provide some sort of ease for me. He tells how wonderful it is out there, buuuut I needed to find out for myself and then visit there, and we will take it from there. I'll keep y'all updated! Hehehe. Anyway he owns a home and a few businesses out there, and I am willing to move over there as it is more inexpensive to live there than over here in CA. I know there are no Disneylands or Six Flags Magic Mountains hehehe. I just know that it will be a BIG change for me as I have never lived outside of CA.
Thea I will PM you more later.
Lots and lots of craft stores out there! Yay! Thank you!
:lol:
__________________ Nicole L.
The Angel Company Demonstrator #1260
Team Leader of The Elegant Diva Stamp Angels! Email
Fairs? Stamp, craft, and Scrap stores in Michigan?
