Dashing Through the Snow...

I have officially begun my Christmas shopping. I am a nut, I know, but the opportunity presented itself... So, in the holiday spirit - when you do you start buying Xmas Cards? And do you actually manage to mail them all out before the big day? I've got to get in the holiday frame of mind so I can be prepared when the holiday greetings flurry begins! Also - I need ideas for calendars. Last year I did "Sunny Days of 2010" which was well received. I may do another Sunny Days, but I want to have a couple themes for customers to choose from. What do you like to see handing on your wall?

What Do YOU Think?

So...I painted this ladder, and I thought it would make a fun card. And I still think so, having printed it. But...what occasion would beg for someone to give someone a card with a ladder on it?? I can only come up with "Climbing the Corporate Ladder" for someone who just got a promotion. What other occasions can you come up with??

Now in Stores!

If you are in or near Sarasota, Florida be sure to stop in Everything But the Girl on Central Avenue! Shop owner Laura has a wonderful selection of vintage clothes and handmade wares from local artists...including Pen&Paperie cards!! Yay!!

Father's Day is a'coming!

Let your Pop know how much he means to you. I am not sure if "Daddy's Girl" is wholly the right term for me, but I certainly think I have some "Daddy's Girl" tendencies. Every time I see a bit of my father in me - my determined side, my creative side, my quiet side - I smile. Every time I see my car covered in lovebugs (aka now) I think of him...reminding me to wash it... :D I've got a couple of Father's Day cards up in my shop (Pen and Paperie), with more to come! What do you think of these?

January is National Letter Writing Month

January is National Letter Writing Month! Find some pretty stationery and write to someone you haven't talked to in a while. Or write Thank You notes for lovely Christmas gifts (currently top on my To Do list!). Or start up a pen pal relationship. My sister and I both love to get FUN snail mail, so we write back and forth...though the holidays imposed a slight hiatus on this from both ends. One more New Year's Resolution: resume pen-pal-ery!