Kia Ora (Welcome) to the world of
Scrapaholics! My name is Jodi Tomlin and for the last 5 years I have developed
my business because I was obsessed with Scrapbooking – the most awesome hobby
in the world!
My business now resides in Howick,
Auckland, New Zealand. Scrapaholics started life as a website business only but
I am too much of a people person and I had to get face to face with other
Scrapbook fanatics, so 2 years ago we extended ourselves to open a Bricks &
Mortar store.
I left behind my career as an IT Consultant
and dedicated myself to building my store into a space that I believe is
comfortable and well stocked.
I am lucky to have a Store Manager, Sarah,
who worked for another scrapbook store before mine and is very experienced and
knowledgeable. Sarah loves helping our customers with design and colour
combinations her willingness to assist is complimented all the time.
(here are some of Sarah's creations)
Then there are a team of 5 tutors that
bring great style to the many classes that we run each month. It’s great
working with these ladies too; we bounce ideas off each other and get very
inspired by each other’s work.
(The following layouts are from 1 of our tutors... JODI)
While I have been using BoBunny papers all
of my Scrapbooking life, during the last 2 years we have introduced BoBunny to
our store customers and we certainly have built a great fan base who eagerly
await the new releases each quarter. I would say that the biggest fan we have
is one of our tutors Vivienne who just cannot get enough BoBunny product...
Last year Vivienne made some beautiful
cards from the Gabrielle range for a class and earlier this year made a
stunning layout from the Country Garden collection for her “Pieces of Me” group.
(this is Viv)
I too have worked with a number of the
ranges and pretty much love them all!
I was privileged enough to meet Jeri and
Megan last year at an event in Auckland hosted by our New Zealand BoBunny
wholesaler Kays Co. and then caught up with these lovely ladies again this
January at CHA is Los Angeles.
(This is Jeri, while visiting)
Thank you BoBunny for giving me the opportunity
to show off our store on your blog! We LOVE your products – your designers are
FAB! Kia Kaha (native Maori phrase – means Stay Strong!)
Hugs
Jodi and the Scrapaholics Team
267looks like a fabulous store!! congrats on the feature
ReplyDeleteThose letters you chose for the name of your store are amazing! As is the picture of the female on your window. Wishing you many more years of crafting and selling pretty papers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Boo Bunny for showcasing a NZ store! I have seen them advertised but never made it to Howick. I definitely want to try now! Oh, and I'd love to see how your overseas viewers pronounce - Whangamomona :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a great looking store!! I loveeeeeeeeee their projects!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it, must come and visit next time I am in Auckland! Kathy
ReplyDeleteLove Mandas comment! As a pure bred kiwi I have to admit to struggling with the pronunciation myself! Congrats Jodi on providing us with such a fab scrapbook store!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on running a successful LSS!! What wonderful Bo Bunny inspiration!! ~ Blessings, Tracey
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