flash sale for Mother's Day!

I had an inquiry on Instagram, asking if I had any specials for Mother's Day, so I decided on a spontaneous flash sale! Buy any print and get a second print FREE! Just purchase one, and leave a note when you check out, letting me know which one you would like FREE! Buy two, get two FREE, etc. Order by midnight tonight and I'll ship tomorrow afternoon.  Visit my etsy shop here!

shop update + cyber Monday sale!

Happy December!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We spent the day enjoying family, cooking, and feasting on fantastic food.  We have so much to be thankful for, most of all being surrounded by loved ones.

I've been busy making things over the last few weeks. Pouring my heart out into the things that I sew and paint, and trying to add to my income through sales in my shop.  I updated my etsy shop a few days ago with new purses and prints.  Please feel free to pin any of these images on Pinterest, just be sure and link back to this post.

I have a Cyber Monday deal for you!  Everything in my shop is 20% now through tomorrow!  This is a great time to purchase these new purses and prints.  Also, be sure and scoop up a few coffee sleeves... they make great teacher gifts or stocking stuffers!

Use coupon code CYBERMONDAY2013 during checkout to save 20% on your order!

new coffee sleeves in my shop!

I uploaded 17 new coffee sleeves to my shop today! Go take a look! Please order by this Sunday, December 19th for Christmas deliveries! These make great stocking stuffers, especially when paired with a gift card to a favorite coffee shop!

it was a good Saturday.

This past Saturday we had a women's tea at our church. Ladies came dressed to the hilt, complete with hats and heels... other ladies came casual and comfy (I was in that group). All had a lovely morning of tea with breakfast quiche, fresh fruit and other yummies while enjoying each other's company. After we ate, we headed into the sanctuary for a time of worship and the Word. It was kind of a preview of this year's women's retreat and I'm excited. We'll enjoy a few days in Tahoe together in July... this year's theme is The Real Me. It's going to be good!

At the end, we had some time for shopping. There were ladies who sold purses, candles, aprons, avon and art. I had a table with a little mix of handmade items and art. It was a very good day for me... I had good sales, and my favorite part was that I made a new friend. I met a very sweet 82 year old lady named June, who was selling some handmade scarves (some knitted, some crocheted). She was wearing the most beautiful crocheted necklace, and she said she'd teach me how to make them! I'm so so so excited! I've been wanting to learn to crochet.. but I'd much rather learn from a sweet lady like June than just watching youtube videos. She's a real treasure, and I'm so so glad I had the opportunity to meet her! We sat together all day and she seemed to like me too! I'm sad I forgot to get a picture of the two of us together. But I'm thinking this is just the beginning of a new friendship, so there will be more opportunity for that soon!

Here are a few shots of my table from the day. I ended up running down the street to a drug store to get some removable hooks to hang some paintings on the wall... and I almost drove away without them! I remembered at the last minute and grabbed them off the wall.

My friend Sandy bought me the scarf I had my eye on from June's table, and she bought each of her granddaughters headbands from me! They later went to the mall and had their pictures taken.. wearing their new headbands! I can't wait to see those photos! Aren't they cuties!

It was a wonderful day, and I'm looking forward to more opportunities to sell my wares and bring Jenuine Ruby to the world! =)

jenuine ruby shop update!

Thank you for your patience... the shop has been updated!

four new original paintings

8 yo yo headbands

and these amazingly soft baby blankets. I really wish you could reach through the computer screen to feel these.

Go take a look and tell me what you think! And if you see something you like please spread the word (twitter, facebook, etc.) I'd appreciate it! =)

art journaling with my girl

Brooklyn and I are doing an online art journal class together. We spent some time over the weekend working on our intro pages. It's so much fun to do crafty things together and I love seeing her style develop. Here's the cover of her journal:

Her title page:

And her introduction pages.

Here are my first two pages:

A little about me:

The class hasn't officially started yet, so you can still register here if you're interested. I've taken classes by these lovelies before and I can honestly tell you, they've been worth every penny. There's also a flickr group for the class to share pages. So fun.

Labels: art journaling