have BIG news! I applied for the Plaid New Horizons award and won!

I’ve been absent from most social networking the last month and with good reason! In art licensing, this is the big, big crunch time for new art. The January shows include America’sMart Gift and Home Furnishings show starting this weekend and then right behind it is the CHA show, the third weekend in Jan. - [...]

Yesterday, I’m pretty sure the universe was out of alignment. Aliens, (at least to me) were everywhere and they were pretty ugly.
Today, I am remembering an “a-ha” moment in my life. A friend of mine casually commented to me during a liesurely lunch that “the nice thing about being an adult is that you can [...]

too busy, really.
I’m getting ready for my double trip- first to Costa Rica and then right onto CHA summer show from there. I’m nowhere near ready for either! Trying to figure out what to pack, what to ship is crazy hard because for one week,  I’ll be at the beach and then go right into [...]

My friend and (almost) neighbor was talking to me about her branding last fall, prior to the CHA winter show. Vivian has worked in the crafting industry for many years as one of the leading “green” designers before that was the new buzzword. She has been recycling garage sale and thrift store finds for a [...]

My Sizzix HALLOWEEN endcap looked great and they tell me it was selling like crazy so look for product in stores soon.