ME HOME COMPANION

mary engelbreit is pretty cool. she's an illustrator and designer and crafter extraordinaire. we sell her magazine, Mary Engelbreit Home Companion, at Harts N Crafts. if you love crafting or are looking for decorating inspiration for your home or apartment, you should really check out this mag! every month it seems like she chooses a different color palette for the entire magazine. this journal is derived from the march/april magazine full of pinks and greens and fun spring colors. of course i LOVE it!!!

MORE MODGE PODGE!!

finally!! i'm uploading pictures of the latest journals i modge podged. the sold the one that says "AND HE LIKED HER" last week while i was at work. it was probably the most cohesive and planned out journal from this batch. i also really like the HOT HOT HOT surfer girl journal with the quote about summer. it's fun to mix and match quotes and pictures from lots of different magazines to make a journal. most of the clippings for this batch came from aaron's Juxtapoz magazines. they always have really fresh and artsy pictures and designs in appealing color palettes which work so well for exciting journal backgrounds.

HAPPY BELATED MOM'S DAY!!

so. i totally intended to post these images on sunday for all you moms out there. and in fact, i actually created them probably two months ago and would have posted them then, except that they were supposed to be a surprise for mother's day and well, i didn't find time on sunday to blog. so. better late than never. happy mother's day!!!! to my mom, my sister, linda, annika, angie and all you other fabulous moms and moms-to-be (katie!!). it might be a long while before i join in the celebration. except maybe to mothering cats. lots and lots of precious kitties.

MODGE PODGE MANIA!!!

so. i'm officially IN LOVE!!! with modge podge. after burning myself out on painting a while back, i've stayed away from it a while and this is what i came up with. over the past 8-10 years i've been reading magazines with the inability to throw any of them away. so essentially i've been lugging around lots of pounds of magazines with little knowledge of what i'd ever use them for in the future. amazingly enough, i do believe i've found the answer. at only $17.50 each one of these 200-paged, lined journals is a steal of a bargain. let me stress that they are all completely UNIQUE! and once they're gone they're gone. there will never be another one just like it. i think out of the ones posted here i still have the jesus journal and blue rock victory journal in stock. get 'em while they're HOT! i've made six more this week that i will try to scan in and post this weekend. they will be in harts n crafts and ready to sell monday afternoon. or if you're reading this and want to reserve one, feel free to contact me between now and then. these journals could be JUST the mother's day gift you've been looking for. :)

HARTS N CRAFTS CASH!!!

start earning your CRAFT CASH today!!! for every $10 you spend through april 14, you'll receive $1 in craft cash to be spent april 15-april 30. it spends like real money (of course only in harts n crafts) and can be used on any purchase in the store or on any custom orders. so while you're buying gifts for friends at the beginning of april, you'll be earning gifts for yourself at the end. what a deal!

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

on monday morning after declaring all weekend that i am "burned out on painting" i decided to pursue another creative outlet. here's the first thing i came up with. i am planning to turn it into stickers and greeting cards to sell at harts n crafts. what do you think? do you think outside the box?

TYLER JORDAN ROCK STICKERS

tell me you'd want one of these stickers right? i haven't showed them to tyler yet, but i am so hoping he likes them. they would be printed in full color and would be SO eye-catching don't you think?