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New mailing lists added!

2012-02-16T14:50:00.002-08:00

Our monthly newsletter we only send once a month. We have added more lists to choose from. Now you can subscribe to a specific category to get more frequent updates. See below for more details.

Monthly Newsletter - 1 time a month
New Releases - Just published new additions.
New Items - Any new inventory we add that was not on the site before.
Clearance - When new clearance items are added.
Craft Books - When new craft book titles are added.

If you are already subscribed to a list you can add by entering the same email in the subscribe box. It will open up a pop up for you to click update on. Then give you instructions from there.

This will be most helpful for the clearance category. We have thousands of books to put in that category. We are pricing these to move and they sell out quick. We remove the title from the site when it is sold out. If you see it saying WAITLIST add your name. It may reappear if that person does not checkout. Or if I find more I will activate that listing and if anyone is on the list it will email them first. :)

Thank you so much for your continued interest. I appreciate your business and look forward making the site even better.

Office pictures!

2012-02-02T07:14:00.000-08:00

Thought it may be interesting to post pictures of the business. We outgrew being a home based business 5 years ago. We have been here 2 years now. I love my office! There is space for everything and everyone with even a little bit of room to grow. My desk is just a few feet from the play area. I am able to work while still interacting with my youngest who is here with me all day.

When we went to Texas I took the front room with me and some extra books from the back. The rest stayed here as the move was temporary.

Kids play area!

Upfront areas for pulling orders

Glimpse in our warehouse.......

February Updates!

2012-02-01T08:49:00.000-08:00

STORE STOCK INVENTORY CLEARANCE

New clearance books have been uploaded! Thousands of books will be loaded as time permits. As of Feb 1st I have made a commitment to list as many as I can. Wide selection and conditions vary. Some titles may show out of stock but then appear in stock again. It is either because I find more or from shopping baskets not being completed. The site automatically restocks the store with any baskets that are abandoned.

NEW PRICING STRUCTURE

After our sale ended we decided to make some changes. In our newsletter last month I announced that many prices have been lowered to 40% off or more. There is no end date. Now some individual items may go up or down. But overall just lowering prices.

PAYPAL PAYMENT CHANGES

If you pay with PAYPAL you may notice a difference at checkout. Paypal will be sending you back to our site for you to finalize your order. Once paypal directs you back to the site you will need to click continue to complete it. Once you do the payment is processed and you are forwarded to the order complete page.

SUGGESTIONS

We are making minor tweaks to the site here and there. To make shopping with us more fun and simple. If you have any suggestions please let us know!

January 2012 News!

2012-01-22T18:10:00.000-08:00

Updates for January 2012 :

1. USPS raised 2012 rates

Website has been updated with new shipping costs. International shipping though has gone up quite a bit in my opinion. USA shipping did not change as much.

2. Faster Shipping!
Transit times seem to have returned to normal now that we are back to shipping from Georgia. Most international orders are taking 10-14 days. If you have better or worse time frames would like to know to keep everyone updated.

3. Lower prices
In response to the now higher shipping costs I have decided to lower prices on many items. This is not a sale with an end date like the moving sale we had. It is just me lowering prices. All packets and many books are 40% off. The rest will stay at 20% off. We will still have the special buys, monthly specials and clearance. Those categories you can find books up to 80% off.

The 20% off books are in print titles that come from publishers or artists who are actively selling them on their sites. Many of them for full price. For us to sell at more than 20% permanently is just not good for them. And not for us either as there is no point in then restocking those books if we are just going to lose money on them.

4. Site Improvements

Our search function has been greatly improved! Also you can browse pattern packets by artist now. We moved out of stock items to its own category. Items will come up doing searches or in sub categories if you want to add yourself to a waiting list.

5. Out of Stock

We will be replenishing out of stock items that are still in print soon. Also will be adding some new releases. Will focus first on items that have people on the waiting list. If you add your name to the wait list it will email you when it comes in.

6. Old Store Inventory

Working on uploading a bunch of new items Feb 1st. It is old store stock from a few different tole shops that retired over the years. So wide range of artists. There are books and pattern packets. I am going to try and get a box of books a week uploaded minimum. Most will be priced at $5.00 or less.

7. Order Tracking

When checking the order tracking it has been saying processing instead of shipped for awhile now with the tracking number right next to it. Have been told that a fix was in the works but still no fix. Orders say pending when placed. For now processing means shipped.

Also you should be getting an email when items ship. If you are not getting them check your spam filters. Or let me know.

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Well that is it! If you made it all the way down to here you have made my day! I appreciate your interest in our site and strive to make it better and better.

Sincerely,

Amy

Garmy Books

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T10:33:00.000-08:00

We hope you and your family have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

BEST SALE EVER!!

2011-10-06T13:44:00.001-07:00

BEST SALE EVER!

ALL books are on sale 40% or more thru Dec. 31st.

We have had 500 books marked down to $4.97 to prepare for our move back to Georgia. Now I have marked the other 1300 titles down an additional 20%. So literally everything is on sale a minimum of 40% off. While supplies last.

The website only shows the stock that I have here in Texas with me. Other than an occasional error if it shows it we have it. I just did a complete inventory a few months ago.

If something shows not in stock add your name to the waitlist. As we have over 150,000 books in the Georgia warehouse. When we are back (trying for end of October - end of November at latest) we will add the rest of the inventory.

Linens and Lace volumes reprinted!!

2011-09-03T14:21:00.000-07:00

Linens and Lace by Arlene Linton 1 - 2 - 3

Arlene has reprinted her first three volumes in her Linens and Lace series! I have had several conversations with people asking me if I can get them in the past. Who will be very excited now that she has reprinted them. She has graciously allowed me to buy some from her to offer on my site. I plan on restocking them when they run out. So if they get sold out add your name and when I replenish the stock it will email you that they are back in stock.

If you are not familiar with lace painting it is a delicate and beautiful way to paint. Arlene has gone through great lengths to bring you authentic looking lace designs. She travels the world teaching in seminars at shops and conventions.

Linens and Lace Volume 1 by Arlene Linton

Linens and Lace Volume 2 by Arlene Linton

Linens and Lace Volume 3 by Arlene Linton

2011-08-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

NEW RELEASES!!!

Every August there are usually multiple new releases in decorative painting books. Assuming so the publishers can announce them at the HOOT convention. Below are a few of them that we have in stock or coming soon. Check out the NEW RELEASES category to see the rest.

Harvest Moon by Sandra Malone
In Stock

Sunshine Kisses and Warm Winter Wishes Vol. 7
by Holly Hanley - In Stock

Gran's Painting Place by Ros Stallcup
Should arrive by 8/20

We awaiting shipments still from a few of the publishers. As soon as they are in we will add them to the inventory. Join the wait list if you want an email letting you know they are now in stock. There are a few books that the publishers won't have in stock till beginning of September. I have noted in the stock status as COMING SEPT on those ones.

What does Garmy mean?

2011-08-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

Get that question all the time. It actually has nothing to do with the Army. There is no fun quirky story to go with it either.

The GAR comes from Gary and the MY comes from Amy. It is a mashup our first names. Over ten years ago we started a online book business selling all kinds of books. Needed a name that did not define a niche. We no longer sell all kinds of books. But I kept it because I thought it was different and easy to remember.

SUPER SALE!

2011-07-03T19:09:00.000-07:00

Click Here to go right to the SUPER SALE!

We have marked down over 550 books to $4.97 and pattern packets are all discounted more than before. These prices will be good till the end of July or until supplies last.

We just got word that that my husband is set to deploy this fall. There is a slim chance it could change but unlikely. Planning worse case which would be moving back in August. Yeah like next month August. Reducing inventory so the move is easier. The items put on sale we have more of back in Georgia. So anything sold out will add back in once we get there. And worse case if something changes will just have them replenish my stock from the Georiga warehouse.

Website makeover and updates!

2011-06-30T17:56:00.000-07:00

This week we launched a new website design. The redesign was necessary so we could offer some new features. Our goal was to freshen it up making it a little simpler, faster and easier to navigate. We still have some tweaks to do but basically it is done.

Also we have updated our inventory to reflect only what is here with me in Texas. You will notice that the quantity on many books went drastically down. We still have the extra inventory but it is in Georgia. When we get back there we will add it back in.

One of my favorite new features is saving your basket to email. So if in the middle of shopping you get called away from the computer you can quickly just enter your email on the basket page and it will send you a email with a link to restore your basket. It saves it for 10 days.

www.decorativepaintingbookstore.com

First Blog Post

2011-06-17T09:04:00.000-07:00

This blog will be about the site and life in general. It will be a work in progress. It seems like a good way to keep people updated about things on a weekly basis. Rather than only getting news once a month with my newsletters.

If you would love to share pictures of your completed projects email them to me. I enjoy looking at them and think my customers would enjoy seeing others work too!

Well keeping this one short. Will be posting again shortly with some exciting news in the next few days!!

Take Care! Amy