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  • So I’m a Virgo, an apparently we like this just so (me? no!). Well I love the vertical paper storage by Cropper Hopper. I switched all my cardstock over to it months ago and just thought it was ever so pretty (plus I had so much it didn’t fit in my old bins). Well Angela and I went together and got a bunch of the Doodlebug Bazzill. When I got that I also got another paper holder. To my dismay they had changed the design slightly. Well when my holders were all lined up now they looked lame! So Sue had one of the older models and agreed to trade with me. I spent a very happy morning this morning reorganizing my paper into a rainbow of perfection!  Thank you so much Sue! And doesn’t it look pretty sitting on my desk (also I love this picture because if you went by this you would think my room was really clean, and it’s really not).


    I forgot I took a couple photos at Bj’s going away lunch yesterday so I was laughing my head off when I uploaded these into iPhoto. Some one said, “Josh feed Bj,” so of course he did. Those guys are such goofs. See Bj’s still kind of pink from when they put the sombrero on him to sing Happy Birthday (His birthday is really just about a month away, but what the heck, right), and I love it when he blushes! I am going to go work on my side bar (over there ⇒). I already updated my about me a tiny bit, but I am going to update my playlist. Peace.

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  • So today was Bj’s last day at I Remember When. I am so proud of him for all of the great work that he has done there. I know we will miss all of the consultants that we loved so much (I left IRW in mid-December). It’s weird to be in this place in your life where things are always changing and friends are all doing different things (from hiking volcanoes to studying in Italy to starting their careers). I don’t think there is any right path or anything like that, but I know looking for a “grown up job” with benefits and everything seems like the right thing for Bj to do and I really support him in that. For me the right thing to do now is start my own company. I watched my dad work crazy hours and saw all the cool rewards to doing that (great employees and awesome projects). I had my mom always helping me to be as creative as possible, and for that I am truly thankful.

    I think I have found the perfect combination of those two things in starting my company, The Ribbon Jar. I am going to be selling very pretty ribbon and trim. I couldn’t find this stuff anywhere when I wanted it so I decided that the world needs a Ribbon Jar. The ribbon is fun, funky, colorful, and exquisite, nothing you’d find on any normal store shelf. I also have really cool fabric strips from vintage to silk, and trims. I hope everyone is as excited as I am. And for all of my friends who are getting married I am offering a custom ribbon matching program so that people who like things just so like me can get everything to coordinate on their special day.

    Right now the site just says coming soon, but it will be up in a few weeks or so. That jar on the left is my logo, I drew it so tell me what you think, actually tell me what you think of the whole idea, you know I love comments!

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  • I figured out the best way to take a self portrait: Look at yourself in the mirror and hold the digital camera right in front of you (like a normal self portrait), then angle the camera so you can see the reflection of the LCD screen. Position yourself  how you want and then redirect your eyes to the lens instead of the mirror. Wa La (okay that is so NOT how to spell that, but does anyone know the right way?)! So I’ve been working on a cool project. A paper bag book for myself all about me right this instant (give or take a week). I did a huge printmaking project last year that was amber lee pence 23.5, so I decided to do another project this year, hey maybe it will be a tradition. If you want I’ll post pictures of my project for last year, but I think most people saw it at my senior show. Anyway here is the book I have been working on, sans journaling:


    Ya, haven’t really cleaned up after this project yet. Scans of the project:

    Someone else had this idea of covering a bit monogram with paper and then exactoing around it and I love how it looks!

    And the back. Can you tell the the heart accent thingie is three d? So do you like it? I think I am going to try and make one for eBay because I had so much fun with this one, but it might be hard because you don’t know the person, well I’ll give it a go!

    How cute are Brently and I? The family tag slips in that pocket, but I left it out so you could see the cool head standing lady. This Technique Tuesday round stamp is just what I have been looking for and since it’s clear I can put it right where it should go.

    Made another pocket on a pocketless page, since you know the book didn’t have enough already (she says sarcastically) bringing the total pockets to 13, and tags in book to 19! I better get to writing.

    Okay so I’ve been saving all of these things I really love for when I work on something for my self since I’ve been doing lots of eBay, and there is a bunch of those things on this page. My last scraps of the 7 gypsies paper (the white with black writing). that cool paper clip my mom found, the a on the left page is the new fabric kind from Scrapworks, the fizz is a cool brad from Making Memories. I used some more of the used bingo cards from my stash (thanks Kathy!).

    Another page that I made work for tags, this time by using strips of paper and ribbon to tuck them under. I just realized that both the love and life tags have ribbon that I’ve saved from presents I’ve gotten, so if it’s from you thanks!

    Oh darn, the picture didn’t really show the @ sticker before the 24.5, it’s Inspire 2, I don’t know if they still make them, but I wish more sticker and stamp people would make @ signs in their sets.

    In other news today Bj brought home a remote control helicopter courtesy of Josh:

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