Farewell to an Industry Pioneer
Tags:2 Peas and owner Kristina Nicolai-White have been instrumental to my life both personally and professionally. Without her influence I may have never become so involved in the scrapbooking industry or started Studio Calico 7 years ago. At the time, I was a traveling professional with no kids and there were few supplies locally that suited my needs as a papercrafter. Enter 2peas, a fascinating online company with a welcoming community providing quality products and galleries upon galleries of inspiration. It was through them I formed early friendships in the industry, learned the difference between pigment and dye inks, and how to set an eyelet.
While I am sad to see a wonderful business exit the industry, I am confident the contribution 2peas made as an early trendsetting company, has set the stage for memory keepers to build on their knowledge and excitement for pretty paper. Documenting our memories is an art, a lifestyle, and most importantly how we capture our lives. I am thankful for Kristina’s eye for design and the countless stickers and papers she curated for us over the years as well as the community she provided that allowed us to share our passion.
What we will all remember is the art, the friendships, and the memories that we captured through 2peas’ products and services.
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I find it very sad that we are losing Two Peas the store, but I find it devastating that we are losing Two Peas the community. Best wishes to all the Two Peas families.
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Nicely said.
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It's so very sad...it will just feel so weird when the site is gone! Even though I really didn't shop with them much anymore (I kind of stopped when they changed their rewards program), It's definitely going to leave a hole in the scrapbooking community for a while. I would love to see SC do more inspirational videos to fill the void Two Peas will leave in that department!!
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I am so sad about Two Peas. I absolutely understand but I pray other leaders in the community take a few lessons from their innovation and CUSTOMER SERVICE. They will be sorely missed.
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Wow! This is so sad:( I love Two Peas! They are awesome and I am going to miss them.
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I really loved their videos for how to's and inspiration through the various artists.
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I think everyone who ever visited or shopped at Two Peas, are all feeling pretty sad at this loss. I know I am and I do think it's shame!! They will be missed!!!
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It is a site that will be missed for many reasons. I remember many many years ago learning to shoot fully manual with my camera through the guidance of some of the wonderful peas on the photographic board at the time. It opened up a whole world of possibilities and friendship to a country girl.
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I am hopeful other online suppliers like Studio Calico will broaden their assortments if it fits the business model that you have in place. As a long time fan and customer of Studio Calico I would be happy to send all of my business to you. Having a one stop shop for my supplies would be great. I have backed off the subscription kits for over a year so that I could catch up on my craft but continued to purchase supplies as needed. Even though I stopped being a subscriber I did not abandon the craft or the buying of supplies and classes.
Two Peas in a Bucket was my first place that I found to give me community and a resource for supplies. In our challenging economy I understand the difficulties of keeping what customers want on hand. Gods speed to the Two Peas in a Bucket family.
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Well said, April. They will always be in our hearts.
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