Amazing the things that our kids find to play with while we’re working with you at shows.  My son used to bring his Game Boy and his rollerblades 20+ years ago.  In those days, Ryan and I each carried a little walkie-talkie and I had only two rules – he...

Just revealed – 12 new Distress Oxide colors!  Coming very soon – advance orders 20% Off the MSRP with Free Shipping in the Contiguous U.S. until the first shipment arrives! Click on this link to see them and place your order today! Side note – finally (finally!)...

Those of us who travel the country bringing our mobile toy stores to your area have two families.  One is our blood relatives – the other is our fellow vendors.  We truly become family over time and share our milestones.  So it is a bittersweet moment...

I posted the following on my Facebook page this morning . . . “Fatherhood is a series of memories and milestones. I was there when you were born... held you when you couldn't sleep at night... ran beside you when you rode your bike without training wheels for the...

I clicked on Facebook this morning, and learned that my lunch was going to be delayed since Tim Holtz was announcing some new Alcohol Ink goodies at noon my time.  The sun was shining when I started, but by the time I finished getting the new items on our site,...

It is rare, but every now and then we have a “cardstock party” and put all of it on sale.  And the first hot weekend of summer seems like a good time – so . . . Yep – 25% Off All Marco’s Cardstocks through Sunday, June 24!  There is very little fine print –...

I love working with Sally Lynn MacDonald from Gel Press.  She is friendly and talented – and she knows everyone.  She also wears the colors that she demos with on her hands. And Sally Lynn likes to demo while standing, which is not easy on her back because...

I have said many times over the years that one of the best perks of my travels is the friendships I have made.  But some of them go way beyond friendships – they become family.  And there is something special about family that you get to choose . . .  ...

June 11, 1982 -- Mom's first suggestion for the rehearsal dinner was the Golden Lamb (Ohio’s Oldest Inn – you can look it up) -- I don't think she had even finished "Golden" before I said "I don't do dinner -- I do ice cream!"  So we had the...

Three shows in four weeks have left me with several stories to tell.  I started with the ice cream story yesterday – the first one today has to do with golf and gel plates . . . Beth Wilkinson has helped me in our booth in Collinsville, Illinois (near St. Louis)...