Learning to Read . . . Filthy Fingers . . . and Gridiron Marketing
I was invited to a birthday party on my block a couple of weeks ago – my friend Aeridan turned seven. Birthday wish lists are easy these days – his was posted on Amazon. Looked through it and found something that appealed to me – a couple of clicks later,...
2018 Date Changes . . .
I know that some of you plan far ahead and travel long distances to come and see us at shows – so I am probably going to say this several times over the next few months . . . most of the Heirloom shows are going to be Friday/Saturday in 2018. This will not apply...
Pumpkin Night 2017 . . .
It’s one of our favorite family traditions, every year since Ryan was little. In late October, we plan a night to carve pumpkins. Ryan and I were always “freehanders”, but when Emily joined the mix, she introduced us (mostly me) to stencils. And we...
Random Musings, Part 2 . . .
More thing I have observed during the past few weeks . . . This nice lady won a door prize to our booth at the show in Fort Wayne three weeks ago – she is 86 years old, and said this was the first time in her life that she ever won anything. Her second time came...
Random Musings . . .
I think I need to do more “single thought” posts, rather than waiting for several things to share at once – because by the time I have several things to share at once, I’m busy getting ready for a show (or I am already there). And then time passes . . . you get...
New Toy on the Horizon . . .
Announced on Facebook Live this afternoon -- the Sidekick Starter Kit is the newest "must have" from the creative mind of Tim Holtz. It's a mini machine with lots of possibilities and Tim added lots of extra items to the Sidekick Starter Kit without raising...
Vote for Steve . . .
Got a note this morning from our good friend Steve Lindeman from Toomuchfun Rubber Stamps – Steve and Michelle are also the promoters of shows in Fort Wayne, Syracuse, and Sevierville . . . Hello my good friend Greg, I made a 30 second video to promote Audible and I...
Memory Box Holiday Collection Video . . .
Assuming you can use five minutes of video to get you in the holiday spirit (yes, I know it’s August – have you been in your local department store lately?) – here’s a piece from Memory Box that highlights their 2017 Holiday Collection . . . Since many of you who see...
Milestones . . .
Birthdays have always been very special in my family – and today is Mom's 78th. This picture was taken yesterday as I dropped off a gift at a baby shower she was attending - thanks to my friend Carol Pearson for touching it up from 1,000 miles away so I could use it...
Saturday in an Unfamiliar Place . . .
It is Saturday – and I am at the mail center. Doesn’t seem all that unusual – until I mention that I have not been here on Saturday since June 24. Six of the past seven Saturdays, my surroundings have looked more like this . . . And on the oddball...