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Posted on July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Remember when I owned a book store?

I have a big pile of magazines that were left when I closed Polka Dot Creations twelve years ago, and they are up for auction on eBay. I’ve listed titles like “Art Doll Quarterly” and “Belle Armoire” as well as several issues of “The Crafts Report” from 2008 to 2010. There are jewelry-making titles, magazines for miniaturists, and more! Read on for more information and a link to the auctions 🧶

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Posted on June 24, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

Revisiting those old shelves

A girl has got to pay the bills. And an artsy person has got to have beach reading. Maybe we can combine those two things?

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Posted on December 11, 2012December 11, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

All that glitters

I hope you’ll forgive me putting on my salesperson hat, but I think this may be the easiest way to get the word out… Remember Polka Dot Creations? And how I closed up shop at the end of June, saying I would ship just two more times before closing for good? Back in September, the […]

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Posted on June 30, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — 7 Comments

Last day.

So, at Midnight, Eastern Daylight Time (or maybe before then, if I decide to go to bed early) I will be pulling the plug on Polka Dot Creations. I was realizing the other day that choosing June 30th as my last day is actually somewhat appropriate. I officially opened PDC (with all of the correct […]

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Posted on June 13, 2012June 13, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — 5 Comments

A side track

I have been living and breathing Polka Dot Creations for the last two weeks. When I am not packing and shipping orders, I’m re-counting inventory, or processing orders. One some level it’s quite amusing to me that in order to be able to stop doing these things that bring me little joy, I need to […]

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Posted on June 7, 2012June 24, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Busy. So busy.

Whose idea was it to have a gigantic sale the same week that there are FOUR end-of-school-year events and a big-deal family party? I sometimes forget that I am but one person, only to be reminded of the fact in no uncertain terms, when I keep dropping all of the balls I am juggling. I […]

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Posted on June 3, 2012July 10, 2024 by Lisa Clarke — 24 Comments

The End of Polka Dot Creations

After eleven years, Polka Dot Creations is closing its doors.

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Posted on November 10, 2011December 15, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Progress

I’ve been whittling away at that book pile. This week has felt like a jumble of books and boxes. I’m not used to all of this business at one time! But there’s good news. The book pile is… …nearly gone! I just have to weigh this last batch, print the postage, and plop them down on the […]

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Posted on November 8, 2011December 15, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Uh, wow.

Sometimes when I announce a sale over at Polka Dot Creations, the response can be sorta lukewarm. It gets discouraging. That’s why, when I decided to run a sale this past weekend, I figured I needed to make the discount something to write home about. 75% did the trick. Holy cow, is this a lot […]

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Posted on October 5, 2011 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

21st Century Fun

I’ve got a few announcements today, both of which take advantage of some fun technology. First up, two FREE Android apps! I’ve mentioned the Polka Dot Cottage app here before, but I thought I would bring it up again, because I have since made it available on the Android Market. That makes it much easier […]

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