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Warehouse Sale!

2010-05-12T10:30:00.000-07:00

We will be holding our 3rd Annual Warehouse Sale on August 6, 2010 at our Warehouse in Bremerton, Washington. Many products will be deeply discounted and you will also have a chance to purchase regular priced items without paying for shipping! We hope to see you there!

This weeks Wild Wednesday sale is 50% off of five of our top selling Awards designs! Check it out!

Become a fan!

2010-04-09T12:41:00.000-07:00

NEW PAPER!

2010-04-08T13:38:00.001-07:00

We have five NEW styles of "Computer and Writing Paper" now in stock!!!

The new styles are: Go Green, Hot to Dot Blooms, Peace, Neon Flower Power and Retro.
High quality paper. 50 sheets/pack.
$6.99/pack

These styles are being offered in this weeks Wild Wednesday Sale on our website, ending Tuesday, April 13, 2010!

New Products!

2010-02-06T13:29:00.000-08:00

Our new product page is full of colorful exciting product including the Peace "Say-it" Chart pictured above. The chart reads: All we are saying is give peace a chance- John Lennon.

This weeks Wild Wednesday items are from our popular Pop-Out Letter line. Original Price: $8.99 Wild Wednesday Price: $4.50. Out Pop-Out Letters are great for decorating the classroom, office or home and for creating eye-popping posters!

This weeks Wild Wednesday Deals!

2010-01-20T10:22:00.000-08:00

This week we are offering a 50% discount on five classroom border/trim styles! Some of these styles such as the Neon Paisley are new styles and other such as the Tie-Dye are among our best selling!

Original Price: $4.99

Wild Wednesday Price: $2.50

Free shipping on US internet orders over $25.00! Offer runs through January 26th!

Wild Wednesday!

2010-01-15T09:14:00.000-08:00

Check out our Wild Wednesday page for this weeks great deals! We are currently offering five of our top selling Draw Write Now products at a HUGE 50% discount!! This offer is good through January 19, 2010!

Wild Wednesdays!

2010-01-12T13:44:00.000-08:00

We are proud to announce Wild Wednesdays! Each Wednesday we will be offering some of our best selling products at great deals! Check our Wild Wednesday page each Wednesday to see the new deals!

Our first Wild Wednesday is tomorrow and we will be offering five products at a HUGE 50% discount!! This deal will be available through Tuesday January 19, 2010!

Wild Wednesday is valid for online orders at http://www.barkercreek.com/ only.

Free shipping with U.S. orders of $25 or more!

Website Changes

2010-01-05T10:43:00.000-08:00

We have made many changes to our website layout in hopes that it will be easier to navigate. A new, easier to use toolbar is found on the left side of the website. Many pieces are still under construction although all product is up on the website. Please let us know what you think!

13 days until Christmas!

2009-12-12T11:42:00.000-08:00

Use our Desk Tags as place cards this holiday season! The Frame It and Black and White Dot desk tags will add an elegant touch to your table while the Hot to Dot and Retro desk tags will add a classy touch of color!

24 Days until Christmas!

2009-12-01T11:11:00.000-08:00

With Thanksgiving in the past it is now time to focus on Christmas. Our newsletter due out tonight contains deals on over 7 fantastic products for the budding artist!

Create your own holiday greeting banner with our Letter Pop-Outs! Pop out the letters, tape them to a string and you are in business! We recomment the Dots Letter Pop-Outs.

Don't forget we offer FREE SHIPPING on U.S. internet orders over $25.00!

37 Days until Christmas!

2009-11-17T09:55:00.000-08:00

We are going to be offering some great deals in our next newsletter due out at the end of this week!

Check out our Red and White Dot "Friend" name tags. Use as name tags at your holiday party or as place setting cards at your next dinner party.

40 days until Christmas!

2009-11-14T10:39:00.000-08:00

Our next newsletter will be featuring "Gifts for the Budding Artist." Sign up on our website by Monday evening to receive this newsletter!

We have just returned from the School Specialty Expo in Daytona Beach Florida where we were busy showing off our products. Above you see: President: Carolyn Hurst, Head of E-marketing: Natalie Perry and National Sales Manager/Customer Service: Candi Thoresen in the booth at the expo.

More pictures are on our facebook!

52 days until Christmas!!!

2009-11-03T09:38:00.000-08:00

Make Barker Creek your go to website for your gift shopping needs!

Let your child decorate our Black and White Bookmarks for an economical, personalized gift!
The Happy Holidays bookmark is the perfect choice. 30/pack for $4.99!

More Great Gifts!

2009-10-27T12:11:00.000-07:00

Our computer paper is the perfect gift for the scrap-bookers in your life! People of all ages will enjoy our high quality, beautiful computer paper. Whether using it for a scrap book, creating award certificates, using it as a letterhead or as a background for your child's latest story this paper is the perfect choice!

Do you need Christmas decorations?

2009-10-15T13:09:00.000-07:00

Our line of red plaid products is the perfect addition to any home this holiday season! Use the borders to decorate your home. . . create invitations to your party using the library pockets. . . and dress up your office with the red plaid file folders.

If you have any questions or have ideas for using our products we would love to hear them!

The holidays are fast approaching. . .

2009-10-06T12:15:00.000-07:00

...and Barker Creek is an excellent source for gifts.

For children our Draw Write Now Boxed Set is the perfect gift and will keep them busy for hours on end drawing and learning about all sorts of topics from farm animals to U.S. Presidents. Books may also be purchased separately.

For the older crowd our FUNctional File Folder line is sure to be a hit. From Zebra to Retro to Polka Dots and everything in between there is a design for everyone! These folders are high quality for even the most discerning organizer!

Be sure to check back weekly for more great holiday ideas!

2009-09-28T11:51:00.000-07:00

Don't forget Barker Creek accepts school purchase orders! To place a school purchase order: Call 1-800-692-5833, Fax 1-877-933-1035 or E-mail to: orders@barkercreek.com

barkercreek.com offers free shipping on all internet orders over $25.00!

Happy Shopping!

Fall is almost here!

2009-09-20T09:28:00.000-07:00

Celebrate Autumn with our top-selling skill-based activity book "Falling into Colors."

Falling Into Colors includes dozens of interactive lessons which tie popular children's literature into fun, hands-on activities. Some of the books explored through these lessons include Ox-Cart Man -- a Caldecott Award winner, Johnny Appleseed, and The Pumpkin Blanket.Your students will enjoy making their very own Harvest Hues pop-up books, creating a tree learning center, using a barn as a graphic organizer....and much, much more.

Skills addressed in Falling into Colors include creativity, science, following directions, counting, reading, writing, researching, geography, word association, oral language, research, listening and recall, math fact families...and more! Numerous fall-related pictures and patterns are included in the appendix to further enrich and enhance your curriculum. Look for the other nine titles in Barker Creek Publishing's Skill-Based/Literature-Linked book series!

"Fall into Colors" is available in print and as an E-book.

Other items in our Fall collection include:

Product Reviews!

2009-08-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

Our website www.barkercreek.com now offers the ability to rate and review our products.

If you use or have used any of our products we encourage you to head to our site and get reviewing!!

We hope that this feature will allow our customers to voice their opinions and help customers with their purchasing decisions.

Feature Company!

2009-07-29T16:58:00.000-07:00

Barker Creek is featured on Fortune Bank's "Customer Corner." Go to: http://www.fortunebankwa.com/custCorner.asp to read all about our company!

Filing Fun!

2009-07-08T13:25:00.000-07:00

Get organized with our fabulous line of file folders! Barker Creek currently offers 26 designs featuring bright colors and unique designs.

Our file folders are great in an office, home or classroom! Not only good for organizing, our file folders are perfect for file folder games as well. Many of our designs coincide with activities in our activity books such as "Giddee Up! Round Up!" and our Bandana File Folders.

If you would like more information on coinciding books and products please call us at 1-800-692-5833 or e-mail customerservice@barkercreek.com

Welcome!

2009-07-02T20:30:00.000-07:00

On Sunday June 28 at 11:30 PM Carolyn Hurst, President of Barker Creek, welcomed a new member to her family! Please join us in welcoming Emma to the world!

New Scripture Charts!

2009-06-22T17:27:00.000-07:00

Check out our re-designed Scripture Chart Sets. The new charts are beautiful, colorful and sophisticated. They are designed to appeal to a wide age range. The set includes ten illustrated charts. Each chart is printed on sturdy poster board and measures 22" wide by 8 1/2" deep.

Teach-Mart Display

2009-06-08T14:23:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Cruce from Teach-Mart in Texas sent us this wonderful picture! This display uses:
"Hot to Dot" Swirl Border
"Hot to Dot" Desk Tags
"Hot to Dot" Border Chart
"Hot to Dot" Letter Pop-Outs

Teach-Mart is owned by Jennifer and located at:
4324 Heritage Trace Pkwy
Keller, TX 76248
817-337-7337
www.teach-mart.com

Thank you Jennifer!

We love participation!

2009-06-04T16:11:00.000-07:00

If you have something to say about our products we would love to hear from you! Please comment or e-mail us if you would like to write your own piece for our blog. If you have pictures of our products or ideas on how to use them please send them to: n.perry@barkercreek.com

With Independence Day less than a month away it is time to start thinking about how you will decorate your classroom, store or home. Our Americana line is the way to go! The name tags will help your guest's get to know each other and the pop-out letters will make any poster pop! The image above is the Americana Say It Border, a great addition to any Independence Day celebration!

Thank you and happy decorating!!

Our first blog!

2009-06-01T16:46:00.000-07:00

Hello,
Welcome to our blog. We hope to use this blog not only to showcase our exciting products but to give ideas on how to use our products and to encourage discussion between parents, grandparents, teachers and Barker Creek so that we can continue delivering what you want!

Thank you for reading!
Natalie Perry
Barker Creek