"Thanks" class

This word has a couple new things on it that I haven't ever used before. I used beads to hang from the "h" and added them a few other places too. I also used some kind of ribbon that is more like mesh which looks so great on this word. Please let me know ASAP if you'd like to do this class. I'm sorry it took me so long to post it. I had it done and then noticed kids took batteries out of my camera!!! Here're all the details

When: Wednesday, October 27th 10am or 6:30pm

Where: My house

Cost: $23 for the class $20 for the kit

This word makes a great "Thanksgiving" decoration but it would also make a great "thank-you" gift for somebody in your life!!!

Santa Wood Blocks

No, I didn't forget about Thanksgiving!!! I'm putting this one up first simply because I was "forced" to get it done first. I have some wonderful ladies using it for their super saturday in a few weeks so I hurried and got it done for them. Thing is, people are signing up FAST and I haven't even posted it yet so I thought I should hurry and get that done. Here are the class details.

When: Wednesday, November 17th @ 10am or 6:30pm

Cost: Class is $25 Kit is $22

This word is a little taller, about 8 1/2 inches tall. Lots of rusty stars, ribbon and gold embossing.

I will get "Thanks" done and post it next week. That class is October 27th.....just so you know.

New Blocks to See!!

Well, I survived the fair, although it did take me an entire week to recoup this year. I must be getting old. :) As some of you saw at the fair I had a new style of A-B-C's for you. I wanted to share these with all of you so since I know some of you couldn't make it to the fair. These are just a few of the ones I still have on hand. You can put in a custom order any time. They are 5$ a block and that is completely finished!! They are covered with mod-podge so they are completely protected from gooey fingers and dirty dust! They make great gifts for Christmas, Birthdays, Weddings and of course for yourself. They look great with first or last names on them too. I made one with my daughter's name on it as an example at the fair and I had THREE people that wanted it. Who knew McKenna's name would be so popular. Wonder how many people would've wanted Brekkyn's name. :) Let me know what you think.

Class Dates & Times

Well, I survived the fair between having 6 animals there, 5 kids and one commercial booth. So nice to meet all of you and see some friendly faces. I had lots of sign ups for the birthday and spooky classes. I do have some space open so please let me know ASAP if you'd like to do one of the classes. Here are the details of each.

Birthday Class
When: Wednesday, September 15th
Time: 10am or 6:30pm (could take anywhere between 2 or 3 hours to complete)
Where: My house 330 S. 400 W. Burley
Cost: $30 includes everything to complete project/$25 for kit which doesn't include paint or glitter/$18 for wood only/$40 if you want me to make it for you

Spooky Class
When: Wednesday, September 29th
Time: 10am or 6:30pm (will take about 2 hours to make)
Where: My house 330 S. 400 W. Burley
Cost: $21 includes everything to complete project/ $18 for kit which doesn't include paint/
$13 for wood only/ $31 if you want me to make it for you

Please let all your friends know about the classes also. I will also have a booth at the Minico Craft fair this year. I will have my November class available to see (Gobble) along with some new block words. I will post some of the block words I still have available with others. I hope you all had a great summer!!

I'm at the fair!!!

Hello everybody!!!

This week I have a booth at the Cassia County Fair in case some of you haven't seen me there yet. I have lots of letter blocks for sale, even a style I haven't posted before. I also have the "birthday" class to see and the "spooky" class to see. After the fair I will post pictures of what I still have available for purchase. Here are the pictures of the classes. Sign up soon before they get full. And as usual, if you'd like me to make them for you just add 10$ to the class price. Hope you all have a great time at the fair!!!

Ok, so I haven't been on my blog in a while. Have you all missed me? hee-hee This summer is busy for us just like I'm sure it is for all of you. That's why I'm offering this adorable decoration only as a kit. That way you can work on it as you have time. Click on the picture for finer details. The paper is absolutely amazing with the flag, statue of liberty on the "s" and the eagle and flags on the "a". The letters stand about 10 inches tall!!

Your kit comes with everything except the stain and ink. You will also get step by step instructions. Please let me know ASAP if you would like a kit. I have always sold out of all my kits and once they're gone, they're gone because of paper availability.

The kit cost is $24. I will try to have kits out during the week of June 15th.

I will have a booth (or at least part of one) at the Cassia County Fair this year in the commercial building. The other girls I will be with will be selling watch bands and headbands/flowers. Come look for me!! I'll be selling ready made words that I haven't had any classes on yet. You'll also be able to sign up for upcoming classes (happy birthday and spooky) along with ordering any wood you might need cut from past projects.

So let me know about the USA kits and we'll see you at the fair!!! (August 16-22)

April Card Camp

I can't believe it's already been six months since the last card camp we had!! The above two cards are two of the four that we will be making. Now you're probably asking what the bag is for? Well, that is a prize for you to win! If you bring a friend new to my events or make a $25 Stampin' Up' order the day of the card camp you will be put in the drawing for that cute bag. Now why am I giving away a bag as a prize? Because I made it using the Big Shot Die Cutting machine from Stampin' Up! No more cutting out millions of squares to make your quilts. I'd love to show you how. There will be door prizes, homemade "goodies" for all participants, and lots of fun. And if you pay your fee by April 1st you will also receive a cute "gift box" for your cards. You could use it to actually give your cards as a gift or maybe keep it for yourself for a great storage box. I hope you can all come and join us. Here are all the details. If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 208-678-1730 or email me at jenandars@safelink.net.

Date: Saturday, April 24th

Time: 10:00am

Cost: $15 for 12 cards and envelopes

Easter Wood Blocks

Easter is almost here, can you believe it? Just when I think I can't think of anything else to do to a wood letter....WHAM!!!! I was inspired by the paper I used on this word for the idea of the little chick. He is so stinkin' cute!! My kids just love his orange yarn hair. I hope you'll join me for this fun letter class. This will be the last one until I have a kit available in June for "USA"!

Happy Spring everyone.

Date:Wednesday, March 31st

Time: 10:00am

Cost: $25 for class, $23 for kit, $14 for wood only

"Luck" Wood Letter Class

This word, I've been told, is the best one yet!!! Click on the picture to make it bigger. This word is full of "bling" from the gold lined shamrocks to the buttons to the little leprechaun. It's one of the taller words measuring about 8" tall. You will love displaying this detailed decoration during the month of March. Please let me know ASAP if you are interested in doing the class or if you just need a kit. I ran out of "Love" kits and I don't want that to happen this time. The best way to let me know you want to sign up is to email me at jenandars@safelink.net or call me at 678-1730. Here are the class details.

Date: Wednesday, March 3rd 10:00am

Cost: Class $22, Kit $20, Wood only $12

Can't wait to do this one with all of you....it is so fun to put together!

"Love" Wood Letters Class

This "lovely" word :) is so cute for Valentine's Day!! It's full of pinks, reds, and browns. On the "L" is a metal plaque and lots of ribbon. As you can see in the picture the little heart comes completely out of the big heart for some added dimension. The "V" has beads and wire with some glitter hearts. The "E" has some words out of even more glitter paper. The word is a taller one standing aproximately 9" tall. Sign up for a class or a kit today! Here are the details.

When: February 4th Thursday @ 10am

Price: $24 for class, $20 for kit, $14 for wood only

Hope to see you all there!!

Just for your info I will have "Luck" for March and "Easter" for April coming soon!!

Please call me at 678-1730 or email at jenandars@safelink.net to let me know you'd like to do the class or if you need a kit.

"Winter" wood blocks class

Winter Wood Block Class

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!! I have my next class ready to go. I wish you could really see how beautiful this paper is on these words. We've got lots of ribbon, glitter and even pearls this time. The snowman is covered with glitter along with the "e". I just think this word is so pretty. If we can't have pretty white snow outside (I had a brown Christmas) we'll make it come inside I guess. Here are the details of the class. If you'd like to sign up please call me at 678-1730 or email me at jenandars@safelink.net.

Date: January 20th

Time: 10am (it will probably take you the normal 2 hours to complete)

Price: Class $28 Kit $24 (will NOT include glitter, paint, ink) Made for you $38 Wood only $15

Can't wait to see you all at class!!! Have a happy new year!

Treat Cup Class

When: January 13, 2010

Time: 11am - 1pm (don't know if it will take this long)

Where: Jen's house

Price: $15 (club members, $10)



We will be making 6 treat cup cards. These are the funnest and cutest things to make and receive. You can put candy in the cup and it is actually a part of your card! Stampin' Up! has also come out with heart shaped treat cups. We will be using all three stamp sets that work with the cups. If you would like to order your own stamp set and heart cups please let me know by January 4th. Stampin' Up! predicts that their supply will run out and is not guaranteeing availability after that date.



Sale-A-Bration also begins on January 5th. If you place a 50$ order you get your choice of many free stamp sets. You can view that catalog beginning on the 5th. Why not make your treat cup order and get something free!!!



I will post some pictures of examples at a later date but wanted you all to SAVE THE DATE for this fun class! Please email me or call me with your space reservation. 678-1730 or jenandars@safelink.net

"JOY" Wood Letters Kit

I am offering this word as a kit only. I just can't find any more time before the holidays to do another class on top of the three that are already coming up! So I've made this kit easy for you to put together. In the kit you will get 3 full pieces of paper from the same collection. They are double sided so you can choose what you want to use on your letters. Also included with the kit will be the ribbons and all of the stamped/embossed/punched pieces. All you will have to do is cut out your little tree and attach the other pieces. All of the stamped images you see (tag on "J", circles on "O" and tree on "Y") are embossed. The only thing you will need to provide is the stain and the chalk/ink for the edges of the letters. I will include complete instructions for your kit also. I hope you all enjoy these letters as much as I do. These letters stand approximately 11" tall. You can email me your order at jenandars@safelink.net or call me at 678-1730. Thanks and Happy Holidays!! And if anybody could tell me how to put my pictures where I want them I'd appreciate it. :)

Price: $20

I will have these delivered no later than December 10th but probably much sooner than that.

Advanced "FUN" Class

That's right, you heard me! We're going to learn how to have fun better than average people. hee-hee Just kidding. When I say "advanced card" class, everybody gets scared. They're not hard cards to make, they're just more detailed and you will need to follow my instructions to complete them. So we're pretty much just going to have more fun than usual! I have included the pictures of all the cards. They all use the same designer paper collection from SU. We will also make the cute little tote that goes with them. So for this class you will make 3 "advanced fun" cards and the tote. Here are the details:

When: Tuesday, December 1st @ 6:30

Where: Jen's House

Price: $10 (remember that stamp club members receive $5 off of all my classes all the time)

Please RSVP your spot by November 20th. I need the early RSVP due to SU closing their offices for Thanksgiving. Thanks so much and I hope you want to learn how to have fun like a genious!! hee-hee

Milk Carton Class

This is just one of the funnest gifts I have ever seen!! You can fill the little milk cartons with candy, gift tags, small surprises, a gift card, whatever you can think of! On the bottom of each carton is a special closure so that your recipient won't have to destroy the milk cartons to get to their contents. I will be offering this as a class and a kit. This cute little carton holder can be made with any paper or colors you'd like. I plan on doing some with Christmas papers for some gifts this year! For the class it will look like the one above. Here are the details:

When: Wednesday, November 18th @6:30pm

Where: Jen's House

Price: $12 for the class $15 for the kit. I will stamp all of your images for you and include detailed instructions for the kit and so that's why it costs a little more.

Please RSVP by November 9th so that I can get your supplies ready!

"Believe" wood letter class

Thank you to everyone who came to my fall card camp this week! I had so much fun and hope you all did too!

Again, I apologize for the awful photography. I hope the close-ups of the letters help you out. I think you can double click right on the pictures though and make them bigger so they're easier to see. The colors on these blocks are red, white, silver, and taupe. One of the papers even has flocking on it. All of the "e"s have silver embossing on them. If you need some more close-ups I can get them for you. Here are the details for this class and kit.

When: Tuesday, November 10th @ 6:30pm

Where: Jen's House

Price: $25 for the class, $22 for kit, $17.50 for wood only. The kit will include everything you need except the paint, ink, and embossing supplies.

Please let me know if you'd like to take the class or need a kit or wood by November 3rd.

"Fall" Wood Letter Class

I'm so glad that I've gotten so many requests for my next wood letter class. As usual, you can't see much from my awful photography. These letters include ribbon, rub-ons, heat embossing, glitter, and inking. As some of you have learned in the past, your papers might be slightly different than these but very similar. They will be in the same color family and mostly like these. Some of you might even chose to make yours a little different and that's great!! Here are the details.

When: October 22nd Thursday @ 6:30pm (Please try to RSVP by October 17th so I have some time to get your wood cut and kit put together) After the date of the class I will be adding $5 to kits because of the extra time to round everything up again.

Where: Jen's house

Price: $22

These letters are quite tall like the last ones. They are approximately 9 and 10 inches tall and are made using 2" wood. The price above is the class price. This includes everything you will need to complete the project including: wood, stain, paper, embellishments and class time. If you would like just the kit it will include the wood, paper and ribbons. It will NOT include the heat embossing, ink & glitter. The price for the kit is $18. If you would just like the wood the cost will be $12.

At the moment I am working on "believe" for a November class. Watch for this picture and details coming a little later next week.

Please feel free to tell your friends, family, and neighbors about my blog and projects. The more the merrier!! Welcome to the holiday season everyone!

Fall Card Camp Sneak Peak

I have mailed out the invites to this event but anybody is welcome! I am posting two of the four cards that we will be making. These two cards use two of our new colors and some of our new paper. Here are the details of the class.

When: October 9th, Friday

Time: 10am-1pm The cards will probably not take longer than two hours to make so you can choose when you would like to come in between these few hours

Place: Jen's house 330 S. 400 W. Burley

I will also have the new "fall" wood letters class for you to see along with other classes I will be offering for the holiday season.

Please call me at 208-678-1730 to reserve your spot for the class!

Class Date Correction

Sorry folks. I thought I had my dates all planned out well, that's what I get for thinking I guess. I need to change the "BOO" class to Wednesday, the 16th. The "WITCH" class will stay the same (for now).

"BOO" & "WITCH" Letters Classes

Are we all ready to get back to work? Kids are getting ready to head back to school next week I can't even believe summer is over. And since summer is over, we better make something to replace those "summer" wood blocks we made last. This time I am offering two classes. Choose one, choose both. They're both sure to make your home spooky cute this Halloween season!

I'll never learn how to put those pictures in right but here are the details.

"BOO"--letters are approximately 8 1/2 inches tall. These letters are simple and won't take long at all to make!

When: September 15th @ 7pm. Please bring paint brushes and scissors so you won't have to wait for some. Papers will all be different so first come, first choice.

Cost: $15--please pay when you sign up so I can purchase materials

"WITCH"--letters range in height but witch is about 16" tall and black "h" cat is about 14" tall. This word is really big and super cute. There is glitter on the "T" and the "C", heat embossing on the "W". My pictures don't do it justice. This one will take a lot longer than the "boo" word so I have scheduled it on a Saturday.

When: September 19th @10am. Please bring paint brushes (big and small). There are lots of tight places to paint on these so tiny brushes will help.

Cost: $30--please pay when you sign up so I can purchase materials.

The sooner you sign up the better. I have a lot of people wanting to do these and eventually I might have to put some of you out in the barn so I have enough room. hee-hee Please sign up for either class by September 7th so I can get your wood cut for you and have time to purchase enough materials. I hope you enjoy these next classes. Watch for my bi-annual card camp coming in October!