Blog Format Change and No Weekly Newsletter

Just a heads up that I will be changing my blog format. It will no longer be scheduled every day at 9:30 am. Instead it will be more focused on projects, tips, and tricks. I will aim to post many times a week. I will also not be sending a separate email to those that wanted to be notified. Instead please go to the blog, https://atomic-temporary-132530051.wpcomstaging.com, and enter your email to subscribe.

As I will be posting differently this means no more weekly newsletter too. Instead everything will be posted to the blog. This allows me to get things out in a more timely fashion without 17 pages attached.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,
Joni ðŸ™‚

Happy 4th

It’s Technique Tuesday! It’s not the normal post. Happy 4th of July!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Closed for the 4th

It’s Management Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week and maybe a bit beyond.

New Office Hours

Please take note that I am now open Monday through Saturday from 10 am – 6pm except during events.

I am closed on Sundays and all major holidays. Yes, I will be closed on Tuesday for the 4th.

Please see details at https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/holidays-observed.

DIY Kits

I will be offering DIY Kits still, but they will be seasonal. And instead of having a week to order, you will have a certain number of kits that you can order. All DIY Kits in the future will be while supplies last and offered in my shop at https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/shop.

Online Shopping

My retired stamp sets as well as finished projects are available online! If you prefer local pick up then contact me before ordering. There is no delivery option except via shipping. Go to https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/shop/ to take a look.

Host Availability

Are you missing in-person classes? Well, now you can choose everything. When you choose to be a host you get to pick exactly what you want: your location, your food, your projects, and your free products.

So let me know where I am going and when. I look forward to what ideas you have to share with me!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Rest to See Things Differently

It’s Sabbath Sunday! This is the day to rest so you can recharged for the week.

Recently I was working on a project and couldn’t seem to get this one piece to fit correctly. I tried and tried. I even, at one point, started over. But it just wouldn’t come together. I was tempted to crumple it and put it in the infamous round file. Instead, I left it on the desk and walked away. I went to the gym, ate a snack, took a shower, and then sat looking at it. Then it came to me. I figured out how to make it fit.

Sometimes you have to rest or take a break for things to come back together.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Bonus Days are Coming!

It’s Sale Saturday!

Thank you to all that participated in the Order Bonus Program. It has been discontinued as of June 15.

Flag Card DIY Kit

This flag card DIY Kit is available now at https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/shop as well as four more pages of DIY Kits, magnets, retired products, current products, and more!

Bonus Days

Starting on July 6 you will get a $5 coupon for every $50 in product you spend. The coupons can be redeemed at a later date in August. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.

Concierge Services

I offer concierge services for your orders. Don’t get frustrated with technology. Just contact me to order.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni ðŸ™‚

Grama Knows Best

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward.

I want to remind you that the little things count. And sometimes they count in a big way.

My Grama used to take me over the summers for a week or so at a time (sometimes less and sometimes more). I am sure she wanted to spend time with me. I don’t think she knew what those summers would mean to me.

She taught me how to work hard, how to stand up for myself, cooking lessons, maintaining a swimming pool, recovering from an earthquake, and…of course…crafting. You see she had a studio for porcelain, clay, and pottery. She would teach classes. Now she also would crochet, knit, cook, oil paint…pretty much anything creative she could do. So when she would take me to stay with her I often was the one to paint the Christmas presents for the family or the samples for the next class.

Little did she know that putting a paint brush in my hand would result in a life and career of being creative. Thank you Grama.

Here’s a photo of one of my first times sitting down on the patio of the studio to paint. (Yes, my hair is crooked. Yes, Grama cut my bangs so she could see my eyes. No, she was not a hair stylist.)

So I have to ask…who put some into you to make you want to create?

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Post Your Project

It’s Thumbtack Thursday! Today is the day that you share your favorite card or project you have created. Something you have made that you deem worthy of putting up on the board. So share with everyone what you are putting the proverbial thumbtack in to show.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni ðŸ™‚

Cases are for Holding

It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way that it is not intended!

Have you ever lost a stamp? Especially the photopolymer or clear ones? I know I have.

So the system I use so they don’t get misplaced is that I use the front of the case as somewhat of a holder until I can put the stamps back inside the case. Otherwise I have stamps on the floor, the bottom of the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines, or any other place you can name.

Where do you put your stamps if they don’t make it inside the case? Please tell me in the comments.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Use Tags for a Card

It’s Technique Tuesday!

Sometimes what you intend to come out just doesn’t, am I right? I was creating a three layered tag. I liked each layer but not when they were put together. So instead I separated them out to create a card front.

What have you pulled apart to make something else? Please take a moment to answer in the comments. I’d love to hear.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

29 Palms Farmers’ Market is This Saturday!

It’s Management Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week and maybe a bit beyond.

New Office Hours

Please take note that I am now open Monday through Saturday from 10 am – 6pm except during events.

I am closed on Sundays and all major holidays.

Please see details at https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/holidays-observed.

29 Palms Farmers’ Market

Come on out to the 29 Palms Farmers’ Market in downtown 29 Palms from 8-1! I will be there with finished products, taking custom orders, and I will have some supplies available as well.

See you Saturday any time from 8-1!

Follow the event at https://fb.me/e/3HgHz5gEV to stay up to date.

DIY Kits

I will be offering DIY Kits still, but they will be seasonal. And instead of having a week to order, you will have a certain number of kits that you can order. All DIY Kits in the future will be while supplies last and offered in my shop at https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/shop.

Online Shopping

My retired stamp sets as well as finished projects are available online! If you prefer local pick up then contact me before ordering. There is no delivery option except via shipping. Go to https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/shop/ to take a look.

Host Availability

Are you missing in-person classes? Well, now you can choose everything. When you choose to be a host you get to pick exactly what you want: your location, your food, your projects, and your free products.

So let me know where I am going and when. I look forward to what ideas you have to share with me!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂