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Paperific Australia (Melbourne)

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artdoll_home_leftThe June date for Melbourne’s Paperific Expo is quickly approaching. June 19, 20, and 21 will be “Heaven on Earth for Papercraft Lovers” at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Ascot Vale. The Paperific expo is a showcase for a wide range of papercraft retailers, from scrapbooking to stamping to cardmaking and more. The show features free demos, artist trading card swaps, and free Make and Takes!

19, 20 and 21 June 2009

9.30am to 5pm –
Friday and Saturday
9.30am to 4pm – Sunday

Entry $10 adults; $8 seniors and full-time students; Kids under 10 – free.

June’s Exhibitors include:

Art Stamps Australia
Arnold’s Scrapbooking
Alison Ellis Design
Cardmaking.net
Catchy Crafts
Crafts R Us
De-signs-Made by Me!
Dragonfly Crafts
Eclectic Images
Handprint
Little Bits
Karen’s Scrappin Kupboard
Kaszazz
Paper Squared
Papercrafts Mailbox
Remba Imaging
Scrapmatts.com
Skat Katz
Stampin’ Up
The Thread Studio
Wedding Stationery Supplies
Zenozam

If you can’t make it in June, don’t worry–this is a bi-annual show. Look for them again in November.

Melbourne Showgrounds
Epsom Rd.
Ascot Vale VIC 3032


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