My bears are back!
This time on another cute and clever card by my friends at Leanin Tree.
Love this.
Beautifully printed inside and out, on recycled stock. You know I love that. Everything about this makes me smile. Inside it says, "With each year that goes by, I love you s'more and s'more. Happy Birthday!" Hee hee hee. S'more and s'more.
You can find it here, and you can even personalize it here. How cool is that?
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No, really, they do.
And that's the category these cards go in. These 2 cute designs are some of the most recent offerings from my pals at Marian Heath Greeting Cards, and they are gorgeously made. I really love what they've done with my art.
Do I even need to mention the sparkles?
No, I didn't think so.
And this one has a super-neato-but-hard-to-photograph varnish/emboss effect on the daisies. Subtle and pretty, I really love the added texture.
Both designs feature an uplifting scripture and inspirational thought on the back.
Now, if you haven't had enough of reading about me yet this week (seriously!) you should hop over to Marian Heath's Facebook page and show a little Facebook-"Like" love! Today they are featuring an Artist Profile on - drum roll, wait for it - ok that's dumb, you don't have to wait for it and you probably already guessed anyway. It's about me. You might say I'm having a pretty good week so far!
So if you're not already up to here with your helping of Beth Logan for the week, head on over to Marian Heath for a little more.
Thanks, you guys! And thanks to my friends at Marian Heath for the fun interview and over a decade of beautiful cards!
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Pretty pictures make me happy.
That about sums it up.
We visually oriented folks do love our eye-candy. Inspiration. Stimulation. Comfort.
The other day, I finally gave in and joined several friends who all claim to be dangerously addicted to Pinterest. That in itself frightened me, the fear of addiction. But it looked so fun. Aren't those always the last words before plunging into the abyss?
I realized, not very far into the process of pinning and organizing, that it all felt very familiar - and I suppose this may be the case, although maybe not to the extent it is for me, with many other creative friends.
I have always collected pretty pictures. Books, magazines, catalogs. From the latter two, I've cut out things I found useful, inspirational, or just pretty enough to want to look at another day. Recipes. Decorating ideas. Garden tips and inspiration. Things I might want to remember how to draw someday.
Before Google Image Search, there was the free magazine exchange in the lobby of my local public library branch. Every subject matter I could ever possibly need to know how to draw was covered in my neighbors' wildly varying collections of donated periodicals. I would entertain myself in the evenings happily cutting out and filing reference pictures and weird goodies.
These images fill the oversized file-drawer in my big, old oak desk. There was a time, long ago and far away, when I intended for each and every clipped item to someday go into a beautifully organized scrapbook or cookbook, but there's also something satisfying about the hunt when flipping through a folder. I know, I'm weird that way.
Some might see this as an unnecessary conglomeration of paper clutter taking up space. Especially now that with Pinterest, I can do same thing, only better - because each picture links back to its original source, opening up worlds of information and the possibility of finding more of the same.
I am trying to be more efficient and resource-thrifty in this digital age, and am already dealing with the emotional and practical push-and-tug surrounding the slow-but-sure transition from my Big Black Book (really, the thing that has kept me upright and able to function for decades now) to the many amazing scheduling and organizing apps integrating my iPad, iPhone, and real world.
I'm sure I will not stop finding snip-worthy pictures and goodies in paper form, and I'm not about to send my file collection to the recycling bin. But I can't help being a little bit excited about finally discovering this time-sucking plaything I mean valuable resource for visual inspiration and networking.
Join me, will you?
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Thanks so much for all the nice comments about my funny little studio!
This one's especially for those of you who thought the desk shot was maybe a little too clean. The day after the blog hop post went up, I was back to work messing it up again - here's a sloppily pieced-together panorama showing the spoils of the day, complete with the remains of 9 or 10 hours worth of snacks and beverages, tossed aside like bony carcasses in my den...
Flossie doesn't mind the mess, though.
It's actually been (mostly) cleaned back up again since then. It was the only way I could force myself to stop drawing and start scanning and photoshopping and portfolio-updating in order to be ready for Atlanta later this week!
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Welcome!
I'm starting the year with something new and different (for me, that is!). I've been invited to join an uber-talented group of artist friends in a fun blog hop. We're touring everybody's studios, how fun is that?! It's a virtual Open-Studio tour!
You get a fun peek inside the creative spaces of 11 (yes count 'em, 11) designing friends of mine (plus me, of course). Just click on the names at the end of this post to tour each of their studios and visit their blogs, or simply use the forward/backward arrows (also after my post) to continue along the hop!
A special thank-you shout-out to our charming (and did I mention talented?) host, The Mr. Aaron Christensen of Aaron Christensen's Embellishments, for organizing this crazy party, and for creating the fabulous graphics you see at the beginning and end of this post. Sooo . . . without further ad0, let the tour commence!
As they say on those celebrity home tours, "and this is where the magic happens."
In this case, the magic happens in a teeny tiny room in my teeny tiny house. It's not glamorous, spacious, airy, or usually even tidy - but it's home. It's where I spend my days, and often my nights. It's where I create.
I paint.
I draw.
I'm at the computer.
Usually with a cat on my lap
(or inside my shirt)
and a dog at my feet.
If she's not on me, Flossie is in one of her many beds or perched on the printer, watching birds in the trees and the rest of the backyard.
One of my favorite quotations is the William Morris golden rule: "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." Beauty, of course, is in the eye of the beholder and my other golden rule is my Granddad's credo:
...and like my Granddad and Granny were, I'm happiest when I'm surrounded by my treasures. In a space this tiny, though, storage is at a premium.
If it's not organized, it may as well not exist. As cluttered as it gets (and it does get cluttered) there is always order to this chaos.
Bolts of fabric, handmade items for Etsy, product samples, and a giant flat-file full of large originals and prints all live quietly and out of sight in in an ever so mysterious room at the bottom of the stairs. No one ever goes there but me (well, no one has ever lived to speak of it).
I used to dream of spreading my creative wings in a large, airy studio - the same as I longed for a large, airy kitchen. But I've got to admit, there's something very comforting about having the things I need within my reach
and the things I love within my sight.
Because really, there's no place like home.
Ok, now I'll answer those burning questions I know you're asking yourself:
Q. Why the heck does she have a piece of carpet glued to her Wacom?
A. Because I'm one of those lefties who holds my hand all backwards and the left-side scrolly bars go bezerk when I draw if I don't keep them covered.
Q. Why would someone keep a framed photo of the Next Generation crew front-and-center in her workspace? Is she that huge of a geek?
A. Well, yes I probably am that huge of a geek, but that's actually a favorite photo of my dear old dad posing with cardboard cutouts at an air & space museum. He's the handsome one in the front, pointing and saying, "Make it so."
Thanks for visiting! Be sure to hop on over and visit my talented friends as they welcome in the New Year with their own Studio Tour:
Beth Logan (well, you're already here!)
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...for Beth Logan designs, that is.
I just launched the shiny new Artstuff Ltd. Store on Zazzle (insert fanfare music here, ta-dah)!
Many of you already know about Zazzle - for those who don't, you should definitely check it out. This is a great way for me to offer products and designs that aren't already out there in the marketplace. I'm really excited about this!
The Artstuff Ltd. Store has gallery-wrapped canvas wall art, t-shirts, bags, mugs, and more. I'm still just figuring the whole thing out but will be adding lots more throughout the holiday shopping season, including a special holiday-themed shop-within-a-shop.
I'm especially excited about these:
How cool is that? Hard-shell covers for your devices with my art on them!
I hope you'll pop on over and see what's cooking; "like" the store (you'll see that familiar little thumbs-up button!) and please give me your feedback and thoughts on things you'd like to see me offer there or other suggestions. I'd appreciate it!
And I do hope your holiday season is off to a happy start, ho ho ho!
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So this one might fall under the "better late than never" category, and I suppose I ought to apologize for that. But you know how sometimes you set little goals and to-do lists for yourself in a certain order of how you believe they need to happen, but one tiny detail holds you up for some silly reason and then the whole process falls apart and the entire thing hangs dangerously on the edge of never getting accomplished, ever?
Oh. No, it's just me?
Ok then, never mind.
Anyhoo, as many of you already know (no thanks to me!) The Cat's Meow has been in quilt shops for months now . . . you can still find it here and there on the web, and even some cute quilt patterns here, here, and here. And finally (fanfare, drumroll, ta dat dat dat da!) I have yardage available in my Etsy shop.
Those of you paying close attention will also recognize some of the kitties in this group from greeting cards you might have seen in everybody's favorite gourmet discount grocer, or here on my blog (or Flossie's!).
Most of you are already familiar with my constant studio companion and muse - but did you realize that every single kitty in the collection is modeled by Miss Flossie herself? This isn't the first time Flossie has inspired a fabric group, so I suppose it's not surprising that when Harriet from Henry Glass came to me last year to brainstorm about a cat-themed group, I went straight to my "used pictures from Flossie's blog" file folder and started sketching (these are just a few of the inspiration-photos straight from Flossie's blog).
And all 10 of these kitty pictures are still available as prints in my Etsy shop!
Fitting, but not at all unsual, HRH herself is cuddled up in a blankie on my lap right now, overseeing the writing of this post.
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Happy Halloween Weekend everybody!
You know how excited and gushy I get over a few sparkles. I just can't help myself.
Well my pals over at Leanin' Tree have done it again, they've made another super-cute card with my art and then they added sparkles, quite possibly, just to make me gush about them a little harder.
Or it could be because their design team just knows how to make a lovely product with attractive special touches. Either way.
Really this card is even sparklier and cuter in person! Oh, and did I mention? You can purchase it right here!
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I realize I am super-crazy-lucky to be able to have this job and I am grateful every single day that they let me draw pictures for a living, but the only downside is that I rarely create just for the fun of it. My brain has become so conditioned to create on schedule and per the needs of my clients, that it can be a real challenge to step outside that box and do what comes naturally to my creative soul.
The last few years I have tried to more dilligently keep a just for fun sketchbook (one that doesn't focus on trends or what my clients will need next) and on rare occasions I play along with Illustration Friday, but too often I only create for fun when I'm officially "on vacation".
Since I usually create mostly in watercolor and colored pencil, it helps with the reminding-me-this-is-for-fun-and-not-work thing to try something different. Those paying super-close attention might remember that last year I had a blast playing with Paperclay and acrylic paints on vacation.
This year I had all those amazing beads, and tried my hand at making my own jewelry for the first time in decades. I sort of had no idea what I was doing; there was an awful lot of un-and-re-stringing and wire-breaking explosions of beads flying in every direction and enough swearing that at one point Husband Guy asked me if I was actually having fun. I was. I totally was.
I call this one my Guarded by Monkeys necklace, the little monkey-charms hang around the whole thing.
I pulled out the acrylics and this time, painted a few pieces on paper. Somehow, in all these years of making art, I've never put acrylics on paper before. Don't ask, I have no idea why. It was fun, too; the paper got real canvassy and soft - I liked it a lot. An Elton John song came on while I was painting this one, and it naturally became part of the piece.
Where do you get your inspiration?
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Finally going through my photos from last month's amazingly restful, absolutely-perfect-in-every-way vacation at the beach, I was struck by the colors and suddenly needed to play Brenda Pinnick's fun color-palette game again (ok, maybe it's not supposed to be a game, but those of you who dig colors like I do understand exactly why I think it is).
From the subtle foggy morning shades on through that crazy-dramatic changes-every-few-seconds sunset smorgasboard of color, I'm now finding even more inspiration in my simple little shots of the beach...
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I recently discovered something wonderful. Ok, I didn't actually discover it myself, I stumbled on a link on Pioneer Woman's cooking blog. But I am in love with it. A website that combines 2 of my favorite things in the world:
For decades I've been fantasizing about creating a fun illustrated cookbook. Or four. Or seven. But, like many creative fantasies, they've never made it past the sketch-and-outline-and-take-lots-of-notes stage.
Yet.
Some of you might not know that in my life before Art Licensing, I cooked, managed kitchens, and catered; discovering and inventing new recipes has always been a favorite hobby.
Although, admittedly, these days my foodie-ism doesn't often go far beyond becoming distracted with a project here in the studio, subconsciously opening the Interwebs and trawling Tastespotting until I find myself mysteriously teleported to the open refrigerator, where I stare blankly into the steamy brightness searching for a single item I can douse with BaconSalt and shove into my piehole before returning to the project from which I was originally distracted.
I used to cook for a living and dream of drawing. I now draw for a living and dream of cooking. Why not combine the two? Duh.
This website is just way too fun and I have developed a serious internet-crush on it. And one of these days, I will have to force myself back beyond the single-item-with-BaconSalt creative rut and make some real food, and art, to submit myself. Once again, I will keep you posted.
In the mean time, go check it out and enjoy the fun illustrations and cool recipes that are on there now!
Bon appetit!
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Well, goodies of the greeting card variety.
Once again, you'll find a few of my card designs just around the corner from your Two Buck Chuck! This season I've got 4 in the mix:
There's a birthday card, a friendship card, a get-well card, and a blank one. All printed with soy-based inks on a nice heavily-textured recycled stock. It looks a lot like the watercolor paper I like to paint on, so it's a perfect fit! They really do sell nice quality cards for a great value, not unlike the rest of the yummy products the store is so famous for.
Like my favorite super-addictive crunchy salty snacky roasted seaweed, mmm. Salty and crunchy has always been my weakness, and this stuff - wow. Seriously just as satisfying as a big old fatty bag of greasy chips. I would not lie to you about something as serious as salty snacks. This funny looking green stuff satisfies. Oh yeah.
Anyway, I strongly suggest you pick some up. Oh, and some cards, too, while they last!
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One of my favorite things about getting to do this for a living is seeing where my art finally ends up - from a few coasters on an end-table or a picture on someone's wall to amazing creations that talented folks sew and craft with my fabrics and scrapbooking supplies.
Because it's always rewarding to get to see when your babies find good homes.
And each little product with my designs on it is just that - my babies.
Whenever I get a chance, I'll share them here on my blog, but too often I don't get around to blogging as often as I'd like, and pictures or links to neato stuff gets sort of buried in my "stuff to blog someday" folder. So to simplify things a bit, now in addition to every-now-and-again blog posts where I share these fun things, I'm starting a new photo album on my Facebook Page for this specific purpose - just for show-and-tell.
2 very attractive models show off matching gardening aprons made from my April Showers panel by Henry Glass.
If you've sewn something with any of my fabrics, crafted with my scrapbook designs, or if you've just got a really cute corner of your home where you've incorporated my art in some way, I would love to see - and share - pictures of that. Please feel free to drop me a line and share a photo or a link, I'd love to hear from you and see what you've been up to!
In the meantime, check out a few of the projects already in the album. I'll be adding more as I dig up photos that nice people have sent me over the years (and find folks to make sure I have permission to share on The Interwebs!) so stay tuned!
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...I apologize in advance.
It's an every-summer pet-peeve of mine, and usually starts about this time of year. We're finally starting to enjoy a little bit of warm weather here in the Pacific Northwest, my Surtex follow-up projects are finally winding down, I can finally start to enjoy my now-in-full-bloom garden and possibly even look forward to a little vacation - and they start.
"Back To School!"
I cringe, every time. And it just gets louder, and more persistent. Sales and events and specials, all created for the sole purpose of reminding me how fleeting this warm and happy little season is.
Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of Fall. And sweaters. And pretty colored turning leaves. And squash. Stuff like that. I can think of a gazillion reasons I love the season. But for now, really, I'd rather not think about anything but cheerfully chirping birds and delicate fluttering butterflies and warm sun on my face. Aaaahhhh, summer.
But (sigh) this is why I'm apologizing:
I can't wait to show you this, because by the time I'm ready to accept fall- and school-themed subject matter, they could be all gone.
If you follow my Facebook page, you have already seen these. But when I posted that link I hadn't seen the actual product in-person yet - and once again - oh my gosh - I couldn't be happier with the amazing quality and great design, thanks to the nice folks at Publications International (New Seasons). Broken-record time: I loooohoove what they do with my art!
What a great product; it couldn't be simpler to save and document your child's memorable years at school to cherish forever and ever.
From preschool to graduation, there's room for every proud and happy moment.
There are pages and pages of pockets for report cards, special papers and projects, and mementos.
Cutely-designed pages with templates for special pictures and for journaling and documenting memories.
Each year a new school photo is added into the little inserts in the front cover.
And you can find this great product at a Costco near you right now! They might be in the office-supply aisle, but many stores are displaying them on their own pallet in the books section, or near the front of the store. I hear they are going like hotcakes, that's why I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
Even though it interrupted summer, just a little bit.
Now let's all return to our previously-scheduled not-thinking-about-fall-yet summertime activitites, already in progress.
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And you know what that means in much of the Art Licensing world:
Christmas!
Those of you paying really, really close attention might even remember what I was working on last summer (bonus points duly awarded). And now this summer I can finally share with you what that was all about.
Many of you already know about my genetic obsession with Christmas and decorating for the holidays. My Granddad actually designed and built their family home with holiday decorating and enteraining large groups in mind. The place was a wonderland from November to January, the hum of his little handmade motors buzzing quietly in the background as festive figurines danced, angels flew, snowflakes fell; whatever Granddad could imagine some crazy little decoration might do to make it more interesting, he figured out a way to wire and mechanize it somehow. The whole place moved, glowed, blinked . . . it was truly magical in every way.
And there were elves. Lots of elves. Everywhere. I suppose this, along with the fact that grownups like to tell little children that Santa's elves are "always watching" had a lot to do with my recurring childhood nightmare that creepy little beings were hiding in the tree outside my bedroom window watching me while I slept. But that's another issue for another day. Many of those elves live with me now, and we're all quite happy and peaceful about it.
One Crazy Christmas Eve is a super fun holiday collection full of sweet, friendly elves (not stalkerish at all, really) and oodles of retro style inspired by the decorations we grew up with.
If you follow my Facebook page you probably already know this, but the group is now available at The Fat Quarter Shop (and was featured on their own Facebook page last week).
I can't wait
to make something
with this...
But wait, it gets better: there's actually a storybook in this one. No really, a for-real storybook! Harriet, one of the amazingly creative designers I work with at Henry Glass, wrote the cleverest Christmas story especially for this (what fun this was to illustrate!) and there's a 1-yard panel with the book pages and instructions for sewing your own soft-book! How cool is that?
Um, Flossie, I'm trying to show the people what the book panel looks like.
Please?
On the Henry Glass website there's even a neato quilt pattern - just click "New Free Projects" to download the PDF.
So, in the spirit of the season, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good summer! Enjoy!
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Hey there Blog Pals! Look what I just found, a post I had written a month or so before Surtex.
Normally I would say something shiny must have caught my eye to draw my attention from this and cause me to forget it, but in the month leading up to the show, it doesn't even take shiny objects. Could have been anything. Piece of dust, a hiccup, a loose eyelash, who knows.
Anyway, here you go, a couple months later:
I've been traveling to New York for the Surtex show every May since 2000. So long now that many of my family and friends have stopped calling it Zyrtec or Syntax or Snorkel or Merkin, and actually remember, and can say, its correct name. Not all, but many.
As my annual pilgrimage Eastward looms nearer, I am reminded of some of my favorite little moments from past shows. Not the kind I usually share with you here on my blog, but those odd little private moments that most likely, only I appreciate.
Just last year, this memory is still quite fresh: I found my Happy Place, for about 3 minutes until I was called back to my booth.
I cannot disclose the ultra-top-secret super-hidey don't-even-try-to-find-it location, but oh my word that was an amazing bagel.
Or there was this pearl from 2006. Next to my booth was an alcove left empty for the fire-extinguisher. At some point during the show, a folding chair appeared. This particular day was bustling and noisy, but this gentleman managed to sleep rather soundly in the hard little chair for about 45 minutes.
Another favorite chair-related moment, this one walking back to the hotel after the last day of the show in 2007. A priceless little still-life on West 34th Street.
God I love New York.
You get extra points for today if you remember my little friend Ibbs. He is actually a useful and practical Bucky neck-pillow that I take with me on airplanes. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
But that face, gosh how it makes me smile when I get back to the room after a long flight, or even longer day at the show. I just can't help it.
And speaking of long days, the following is still in the running as one of the longest in my entire life:
3 or 4 years ago, on set-up day.
Sloshed through the streets with a hand-truck in some kind of crazy out-of-nowhere monsoon, after finding out the main Manhattan FedEx office where I'd shipped my displays had recently moved from its convenient location across the street from Javits Center to 11 blocks north.
Good times.
Crossing streets that were literally underwater. Actual rivers with cars driving through them.
Soaked to the bone (you should have seen the looks on their faces when I splashed through the door of the FedEx office like a soggy dish-rag).
Dried off some during the long hours that followed, setting up my booth.
Exhausted and starving at the end of the day, I could not decide which desperate urge was stronger, so I multitasked.
I am not sure I have ever had a more satisfying slice or a more comforting, refreshing bath.
This time of year, the old Interwebs is bursting at the seams with Surtex advice: new exhibitors looking for it, and seasoned ones giving it.
Although he may not appreciate me sharing this here on my blog (but here I go anyway) I believe Husband-Guy has the all-time-best-bottom-line-Surtex-advice-ever.
A few years ago, it was that usual last-day-afternoon-lull after what had been a very busy show for us. We finally had a moment to breathe, and he left the booth to walk around and take a peek at the rest of the hall for the first time. When he came back, he said, "I have 2 pieces of important advice for anyone exhibiting at Surtex: 1. Always have a smile on your face, I don't care how miserable you feel, and 2. Never, ever sit in your booth like you're sitting on the toilet."
Since then, I have been too often reminded when walking the aisles exactly what he was talking about. It's impossible to never be caught off-guard while "on-display" at a trade-show. You can't get lipstick off your teeth without making a horrible face. People yawn. Heads itch. Clothing scoots out-of-whack and requires adjustment. All this happens under those bright lights in a 10' cube, we've all had that sheepish look on our face at one time or another when we realize it's happening.
On busy days with no time for an actual lunch-break, I've been approached more than once having just stolen a bite of something big, chewy, messy, or God-forbid all those things at once, from behind my booth-table. Actually, doing so pretty much guarantees that the incredibly important person (or group of people) you've been dying to meet with will pop in at that exact moment.
And many will falter, just for a second: you take a deep breath, lower your head, rest your elbows on your maybe-too-widely spread-apart knees, and forget where you are, even if just for a split-second. You may not notice in your periphery that someone is passing your booth, and if you could see the look on their face you would be painfully aware that it says,"ew, that guy looks like he's sitting on a toilet." and you can be sure that they do not want to see what fabulous art you are showing on your now might-as-well-be bathroom walls, they are going to dart away quickly, trying their hardest to erase that image from their brain forever and ever.
The highs at Surtex, or any show, are supercrazyhigh. The absolute exhileration of making deals, brainstorming projects and collections, compliments flying every which way - the excitement is amazing. This is why we pay the big bucks, it's what we've been leading up to all year. There's nothing like it. But between those highs are moments that can feel endless and tortuous in comparison. For those of you new to the show: be prepared with incredible endurance, patience, and thick skin that you never imagined necessary. Really, you'll need it. I don't care who you are, you will.
But don't forget to enjoy those moments, those odd little private moments that most likely, only you will appreciate.
Don't forget those during this busy preparation time, either. Stop and breathe. Take a walk. Smell the flowers. Listen to music you love. Light a calming candle. But if you do, never, ever, ever, EVER do this:
(yes, you're really seeing that).
And that, my friends, is the single best piece of advice I can ever give you: "don't set your art on fire" (unless, of course, you are a conceptual artist and fire is part of the piece itself and you have all safety issues under complete control - other than that, don't do it).
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A fitting subject for Earth Day, don't you think?
I haven't played along with IF for a while so it was kinda fun to see this subject in my in-box this morning when this was already one of the drawings floating around my brain, in the running for sharing with you all today in honor of clean, fresh air and all.
You might still find this design lurking around as a garden flag by Toland Home Garden or coasters by Legacy Publishing, although it's been a few years for both products.
As for today, I suggest you go ride a bike over to your favorite tree and give it a big hug for me, ok? Happy Earth Day, everyone.
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Taking a peek around this blog, one might get the impression that heads are planted firmly in the sand over here at The Artstuff's. Although I can't deny being at least a little bit self-absorbed now and then (quite often more than I'd like) the empty yet peaceful grasshopper-chirping sound coming from this corner of The Interwebs on the subject of The Outside World (beyond my immediate studio and garden) has not been due to lack of concern, frustration, anger, even heartbreak over the tragedies and atrocitites going on in the world.
Partly because I'm still having difficulty wrapping my little brain around so many sad and terrible things; my heart feels heavy and sometimes my brain and stomach feel like they don't remember which parts of my body they should be sitting quietly in. And partly because I would like this to be a place where maybe you and I both could escape those feelings and think, just for a minute, about things like pretty flowers, or nice drawings, even nice drawings of pretty flowers.
And speaking of a little much-needed positive energy, I just discovered this neato little news site that focuses on good stuff, thanks to one of my favorite blog-lurks ... just this morning I subscribed so they'll send "one good thing a day" to my email box, seems like that might be, well, good.
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You might remember me telling you that this particular retailer prefers we vendors and licensors don't shout and holler or put up billboards advertising their name, but I did want to let you, my faithful and beloved blog followers, know that this month you'll find a few new Beth Logan card designs at ... er, uh, um ... well, right there on the little endcap around the corner from the Two Buck Chuck.
This time they are carrying 2 fun birthday cards and a cute wedding card. Grab them while you can find them because as always, it's a stock-on-hand thing and you simply can't beat their awesome prices for this kind of quality!
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