</p> <table cellpadding="15" border="2" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="whitesmoke"> <td align="center" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ffffff"> <font size="+1"><strong><br /> <!-- ***** Enter Your Newsletter Name Below ***** --><br /> <font size="5" color="#891168">T</font><font size="5" color="#45218d">h</font><font size="5" color="#1b5a86">e</font><font size="5"> <font color="#198474">C</font><font color="#951e56">l</font><font color="#0b5f79">a</font><font color="#89149d">y</font> <font color="#0b827b">S</font><font color="#9b0e77">t</font><font color="#12756e">o</font><font color="#7b129f">r</font><font color="#16449e">e</font> <font color="#635296">Newsletter</font> </font></strong></font></font><!-- ***** Enter Subtitle, Date and Volume # Below ***** --><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ffffff"><br /> <strong><font size="2" color="#000000">Issue Four - September 4, 2005 </font></strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /> <!-- ***** Enter Descriptive Text Below ***** --><br /> <font size="2">Hi everyone!</font></font><br /> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Here we are again with the latest issue of The Clay Store Newsletter, and we’re wrapping up a busy summer! In July we sponsored the Polymer Clay Central Patriotic themed contest, the winners were: First place - Missy Walker, Second Place - Shannon Walker, and Third Place - Sam Watters. In August we sponsored the Summer themed contest and the winners were: First Place - Alice Jackson, Second Place - Linda Hess, and Third Place -Jenny Comstedt. All the entries were fantastic, congratulations to the winners! Keep an eye out for the October and December PCC contests, The Clay Store will be the sponsor for those also.</font></font><br /> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">For September, we are excited to offer as a giveaway a Lisa Pavelka Sterling Silver/Faux Dichroic Pendant (value $80.00). Check the front page of The Clay Store to see this stunning piece of jewelry. </font></font><br /> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Our Forums section continues to grow with a great group of contributors. If you haven’t taken a look at the Artist Gallery section lately you really should, we’ve got some great work displayed there. It’s very easy to post your work and open to anyone who would like to share their creations. Don’t be shy, we love to see what you’re making! </font></font><br /> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"> As always, I continue to thank you for your honest and helpful feedback. Andy and I are working hard to make shopping with The Clay Store a pleasant and positive experience. Your ideas and suggestions are always welcome!</font></font><br /> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Reach us at: newsletter@theclaystore.com.</font></font><br /> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Best regards,</font><br /> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Susan</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /> <strong><font size="2">Visit us at: <a href="http://www.theclaystore.com"><font color="#635296">http://www.theclaystore.com</font></a></font></strong> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width: 300px"><strong><font size="+1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#635296">The Front Page… </font></strong><br /> <strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#635296"><strong>Lisa Pavelka Sterling Silver/Faux Dichroic Pendant Giveaway…</strong></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300">For the month of September, any order placed with The Clay Store qualifies as an entry to the Lisa Pavelka Pendant drawing. All you have to do when completing your order is indicate in the comments section that you want to participate in the drawing. It’s that easy! The winner will be announced on the front page of The Clay Store on Saturday, October 1st.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/news-photos/LPgift02.jpg" /> </font></td> <td valign="top" style="width: 300px"><font size="+1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#635296"><br /> <!-- ***** Enter Announcement Below ***** --><br /> <strong>NEW PRODUCTS!</strong></font><br /> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Makin’s Ultimate Clay Extruder is here! The unique design of this clay extruder makes it so easy to use. Unlike the regular plunger type extruders, this one is constructed with a corkscrew type handle. With a simple twist of the handle you can extract mounds of extruded clay in seconds.</font><br /> <img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/makinsextruder_MED.jpg" /><br /> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Gold, Silver and Copper Metal Leafs are now available at The Clay Store!</font><br /> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">These products are great for adding a unique touch to your polymer clay projects.</font><br /> <img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/goldleaf.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/silverleaf.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/copperleaf.jpg" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h2><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#336699"> <strong><br /> <!-- ***** Enter Bold Text #1 Below ***** --><br /> <font size="+1" color="#635296"> STORE NEWS…</font></strong></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300">10% Discount off any one order from The Clay Store!</font><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300"> </font></strong><br /> <strong><font size="+1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#635296">More New Products!</font></strong><br /> <strong /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300"> <strong>Makin’s Texture Sheets </strong> have just been added to The Clay Store and include the following: Set A - contains textures for sand, cobblestone, waves and brick. Set B - contains textures for stripes, checks, screens and dots, and Set C contains texture for honecomb, weave, eyelet and lace. These are a fun and easy way to add a unique look to your designs. </font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt"><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/TextureA_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/TextureBS_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/TextureC_MED.jpg" /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300"><strong>Makin’s Push Molds </strong>are another new addition at The Clay Store. Our selection currently includes Leaves, Seashells, Florals and Fruits push molds. </font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300">Keep an eye out for some upcoming tutorials using these new products from Makin’s.</font><br /> <img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/Leaves_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/Seashells_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/Makinsfruit_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/Florals_MED.jpg" /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300">We now offer Designer Canes by Tamara Marble. These are tiny decorative canes that are actually pre-baked, ready to be sliced for scrapbook embellishments or added to raw clay. They are easily sliced by warming in a 175 degree oven for 5 minutes. The detail on these tiny canes is amazing! Here a few of the ones we are offering. </font></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300"><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/ghouse_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/snowman_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/candle_MED.jpg" /><img src="http://www.theclaystore.com/images/medium/Face_MED.jpg" /></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h2 align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#336699"> <strong><br /> <!-- ***** Enter Bold Text #1 Below ***** --><br /> <font color="#7e6daf"> <font color="#635296">Still Coming Up…</font></font></strong></font></h2> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#635296"><strong>Another Great Giveaway!!</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003300"> A Lisa Pavelka Gift Pack. 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