For a quick hello!!! Man. Has life been busy. Going backwards in a way. Instead of less work and more time at home. I've had to increase my hours at the bank... Sad pants. But oh well. Bills must be paid! I have a few neat things coming up here. So don't despair! Haha. If anyone still reads this! Including a give away!!!
And remember. Christmas will be here in no time!!! So make sure to get your journal kits and smash books from my shop before they are all gone. And also. Remember I do custom orders!!! So if you want something special. Or holiday themed? Just let me know!!! Ok. I will be back on Thursday with the giveaway details! Muahahahaha. Cheers!!!
And I am SUPER happy with how they all came out, and tomorrow there will be even more in my SHOP!!!
P.S. I have no idea why there is that GAP!!! And can't seem to fix it...
Hi guys! Thanks for sticking with me. Well. If anyone's reading this. Haha.
So!!! Here are some sneak peek pics of what I am getting ready for my SHOP!!!
30!!! JOURNAL KITS! They will be kits that include awesome sturdy corrugated cardboard covers. A menagerie of pretty and themed papers. And LOTS of little embellishment goodies so you can easily put together your very own special journal! They will be pre hole punched for yah and two binder rings will be included. I am HOPING (and crossing my fingers) that they will be listed before the weekend!!! But definitely by the end of this Sunday. September 22.
For the quickest updates follow my shops Facebook page (there is a button over there on the right)! And I will post here on my
Blog as soon as they are available. Also. Watch for a YouTube video so you can see them a little more close up!!!
And as always. If anyone is interested in a custom other. Just holler!!!
I celebrated all last week. I only worked two days so that was wonderful in itself! My Bestie made me a wonderful yummy birthday dinner the night before any birthday. Raviolis with sauteed zucchini. Mushrooms. And asparagus. Yum!!! We had a lovely strawberry blackberry shortcake for dessert. And then there were presents!!!
She had been to Italy this summer and I reaped the rewards. She gave me. A beautiful hand painted mask that just screams LEO! And guys it fits my face as if it had been molded just for me. I also received flowers. A friendship bracelet. A necklace (that I had stolen from her back in high school). She still had it!!! A lovely little glass owl. And. A. VINTAGE typewriter!!! It is a Smith Corona Sterling. It is from the 50's and it has that lovely old smell. You have to pound away on the keys. There is no number 1 or an exclamation point!!! But it comes with a 1/2 and a 1/4 key... And I absolutely love it.
My hubby gave me a beautiful hope chest that now lives next to my desk. I was taken out the day of my birthday for breakfast at my favorite little breakfast spot. THEN the following day my hubby orchestrated a surprise Birthday Breakfast Party!!! My original birthday party had been cancelled due to family stress. So he made it up to me! I was completely surprised and shocked and loooooooved it.
All in all it was a wonderful week and I am so happy to be THIRTY!!!
OH!!! And watch out for some wonderful new items going into my SHOP soon!!! Like in the next few days. Hint: There will be JOURNAL KITS!!! (ok so that wasn't really a hint...)
I received some upsetting news today and it got me thinking about why I love paper. You all know the obvious reasons. It's pretty and bright and colorful and often filled with silly pictures and it simply makes me smile. But there are many more heartfelt and important reasons than just the aesthetic ones.
Paper lasts. Paper that is thousands of years old has been recovered and people's stories have been told. Stories other wise never known. After I received my unhappy news today I took to crafting to distract myself. I covered my MTN Diary Insert in paper. The main focus being a vintage postcard. A postcard that is over 100 years old. Here it is today still telling its story. The postmark has it dated 1910.
This made me think about why I love to journal on paper and write real letters instead of emails. There is something wonderful and deeply human about writing. About putting good old fashion pen to paper. A feeling a white screen just can't do. Don't get me wrong, I love the technology we have today. But there are some things which just can't be done digitally. When the computer/phone/tablet battery goes dead that's it. Sure you can back things up but who will happen upon them? Most likely no one... No one will see your digital journal in 100 years. No one will happen across those heartfelt emails to friends and family 100 years from now in an attic. No one will know your story, life, dreams, hopes, fears.
I wish writing journals and letters was a requirement. Something that was taught in school at a young age and encouraged. Think of all the wonderful stories that could be shared between people that wouldn't have been other wise. Imagine having personal, thoughtful records of family members that have gone... A lasting tangible something to stay connected with. Something to turn to when feeling lonely or nostalgic. Something...
SO, here is what I have been up to!!! I opened my Birthday presents that I bought for myself. It was a VERY happy mail week. I had a box full of memo pads from Kawaii Ya and a box full from Shop Kawaii.com. I did a silly low quality iPhone video of the Shop Kawaii opening if anyone is interested. I still want to do a full on stationery share video so stay tuned!
***Stationery***
I am still having planer indecisiveness!!! I LOVE my Fluoro Pink FF but can't seem to use it... Why oh why do I always do this with planners? Should have known, silly Sara Jean, tricks are for kids. I have had a few binder system planners over the years and after set up I seem to not be able to use them!!! Is it the rings? I don't know... Is it the dividers? IS IT TOO structured??? I think that may be it... The wonderful beauty of it's structure panics me... And with my Filo the possibility of ruining its beauty, well, that is a BIG fear. Silly, I know.
So currently I am switching things up! Trying something new that I have never used before. A Midori Traveler's Notebook!!! Behold the beauty in it's simplicity. A piece of thick leather which holds paper books. The fact that my handling it will actually improve it's physical appeal makes me feel calm. It reminds me of my love for adventure and is very Indiana Jones-esque. The elastic band method of keeping and adding notebooks of my choosing is fantastic and so straightforward. It is still SUPER customize-able which I adore and need. I plan to collage the covers of the inserts, add an Owl charm to the unobtrusive hanging thread book mark and maybe even add a bead to the elastic band that keeps it closed. Simple but personable! Is it weird that I find it more warm and inviting than binder rings? Anyways, I wont bore you with silliness but here is the Un-Boxing video! And I will keep you (yes the one of you who reads this) updated!!! And if you haven't seen a MTN is action Google it and look through the Flickr group feed!!! There are some absolutely beautiful photos of this little gem in action.
***Un-Boxing Goodness!!!***
P.S. I deleted at least 30 exclamation points and 5 all cap words from this post while editing!!! HAHA
