CraftClick Acquires ToleNet

Posted on March 29, 2000

CraftClick.com has announced the acquisition of ToleNet.com, an online destination for Tole and decorative painters on the Internet. ToleNet.com provides resources, information, and community for tole and decorative painting. Tole painting is a form of folk art painting, originally referring to decorative painting on metal.

Peter Yollin, Chief Executive Officer of CraftClick.com, stated ``Tole and decorative painting has a very enthusiastic and dedicated following, and with the acquisition of ToleNet.com, we are pleased to bring the most well-known site devoted to Tole and Decorative Painting into our growing CraftClick.com network. We look forward to supporting ToleNet.com as it continues to serve its community so well. We are happy to be introducing our numerous CraftClick.com network members to another diverse, rich, and satisfying craft.''

Tera Leigh, co-founder and co-owner of ToleNet.com with her husband Ken Mugrage, stated, ``I am very excited that we are now part of CraftClick.com. I am gratified to be able to bring tole and decorative painting to other craftspeople worldwide, and there is no better way to do so than to join forces with an Arts & Crafts site with as broad a reach as CraftClick.com.''

The acquisition of ToleNet.com follows CraftClick.com's recent acquisitions of MakeStuff.com, Crafter.com, Crafters.net, TopCraftSites.com, Art2Art.com, Stitches To Go, Stamparoo.com, CraftsSearch.com, and CraftNetVillage.com.