I just returned from spending the weekend with my friend, Ettie, in Brandon and we participated in the 2011 Treasure Hunt Party Bus Tour sponsored by 9 stores in the Tampa Bay Area. We had a blast! I am the luscious red head on the left and Ettie is the beautiful chesty one on the right. Feel free to print out a copy to display in your living rooms!
We collected a lot of scrapping treasures and met a bunch of wonderful people! Among our favorites was this Mother and Daughter Team (who we thought were sisters to begin with!). This shows what can happen when you run with scissors. Thank you, Kristie and Lish, for the caution!
Another highlight of the tour was being man-handled by Jack Sparrow. We had to pose several times with Jack to get the photo we wanted but it was worth the sacrifice! We tried to sign up for a weekly photo shoot, but they couldn't do that....sigh....Whooooooooa! Watch that sword, Jack Baby!
The stores were great and we were treated to all kinds of goodies and freebies at each. We also obtained a tag from each store to hang on our pirate beads. That became a game in itself trying to keep them tied on, out of our food and debating which was our favorite. Ettie though she had lost one of hers until she excused herself to go to the "little girls room" and she found it. We won't say exactly where........
There were several demonstrations going on...all of them were very informative....
Hopefully, you will all join us next year for a high seas rip tootin' time (oh dear...that's ANOTHER whole story about the Walking Tacos)!!!!
PARTICIPATING STORES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN!
Violette’s Art Stamps
4604 Cleveland Heights Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33813
www.violettesscrapbookstore.com
Scraporium
16518 N. Florida Ave
Tampa, FL 33549
www.scraporium.com
Whim So Doodle
237 2nd Ave South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
www.whimsodoodle.com
Posh Scraps
3454 Tampa Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
www.poshscraps.com
Scraps of Art
8990 Seminole Boulevard
Seminole, FL 33772
www.scrapsofart.com
K2 Scrapbook Studio
4281 Clark Road
Sarasota, FL 34233
www.k2scrapbookstudio.com
Creative Hands
3477 Deltona Blvd
Spring Hill, FL 34608
www.creativehandsshop.com
The Stamping Studio
10544 Spring Hill Dr
Spring Hill, FL 34608
(352) 688-3656 for hours
Stamp & Scrap A Latte
80 Commercial Way
Spring Hill, FL 34606
(352) 686-8740 for hours
