My desiGns

My desiGns

My desiGns, not a unique name...The LOGO is, what the name is NOT! MG, my signature hidden in the ordinary. Simple elegance, trash to treasure...always looking to do more with less...Never wanting to draw attention to myself but always wanting to make a statement with my designs. The more outside the box I can go the happier I am.  And speaking of boxes I am NOT too proud to jump into a box of trash either! I am 1 of 3 of The Dumpster DIVAS!! So make sure you check back to see what we have in store to you!!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Happy Birthday Good JuJu!!!!

  WOW have things been crazy for me!!!  I ended my summer by going to the Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake City with a bunch of girlfriends.  Had a blast and decided that I had to make sure that I stay in for one more year so that I can get my 10 year pin.  Kaity is back to school as a sophomore at Emporia State University and the biggest shocker was I lost my job at the 2 Scrappy Sister's.  One week we all had a job 8 days later the store was empty!!! That was a very sad week...

But now life goes on with Good JuJu!!!  We have gone through some growing pains but the sales always went on and here we are getting ready to celebrate our FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!  We opened our doors October 2007 and look forward to many years!  Good JuJu offers Vintage, Retro, Furniture, Art, Home Decor, Mid-Century Modern, unique items, Architectural findings and assorted nonsense.  These items can be used in your home, studio, client's home, set for theatre or movie.  Watch for some of Good JuJu's treasures in "Peacock" starring Susan Sarandon, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Bill Pullman and Josh Lucas. The movie was filmed in Des Moines, Iowa.

You don't want to miss our celebration!!  We have all kinds of entertainment planned and some treats that will be pleasing to the palate as well.  The celebration begins:

 Friday, October 3rd 9a-9p. Saturday, October 4th 10a-5p & Sunday, October 5th 1p-4p

 

1412 W 12th ST, KCMO 64101

(located at the bottom of the 12th St bridge)

816-421-1930

 

Personalized Dominoes

 

You asked for it!!!  Finally, they are HERE!!!!  It took me several months to discover what would work and perfect the technique but I did it...  You can now have personalized dominoes.  Here are a couple examples of dominoes that I have made.

These also look great with black & white photo's, 2 small square photos stacked on top of each other.  The possibilities are endless!!!

Each domino is $12.50.  You have the choice of domino being a necklace with an adjustable leather cord or a magnet.

Turn around time is 24 hrs provided I am not swamped with orders but I will tell you at the time of ordering estimated turn around time.

Vintage Easter Egg

Okay...so I didn't get Easter baskets made for everyone; but I did make this for my mom. AND she loved it.  Sheila Rumney is sooo talented... I love her ideas!  This egg has 3 pockets and a little mini scrapbook.  Vintage lace and beads were used to embellish.

Easter Basket

Isn't this the cutest thing!!!  I had great hopes this Easter.  My plan was to make one of these for everyone in my family and each one of my friends... Well, my intentions were good; as it turned out the only one that got a basket was my niece, Allie.  Thankfully my sister, Lisa, thought it was cool enough to put on her blog so I was able to steal a pic of it for mine!!! Hehehe...  My thought is that with a little practice the second or third basket would have been perfect.  I need to give Laura Canale credit for the basket.  She provided awesome directions on how to make it.  This basket is very inexpensive to make: 1 sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock, 14 brads, & 12" of ribbon are the only supplies needed. Paper Cutter, adhesive, paper snips, & 1/16" hole punch are the tools that you need to complete the basket.

Love my BAMBOO FUN pen & tablet

Hmmmmm... Today was the first time I really played with my BAMBOO Fun pen & tablet.  Here is my first creation!  Believe it or not I actually know what I want to do with this sweet girl...if I can only tweak a few more things it will be perfect for what I have in mind :)

I guess I really have my sister to thank for this great gift because she told our mom & dad that this is what she wanted for Christmas.  Well guess what!!  Mom thought it was the perfect birthday gift for me!!!!  I got mine 3 weeks before Lisa got hers...hehehe.  I think this was the first time I was surprised with a gift since I was a kid!  The surprise alone made me cry:)

Join the Sale-A-Bration

It's Sale-A-Bration time again at Stampin' Up! and free product is what it's all about!

Every year Stampin' Up! gives customers, hostesses, and new demonstrators the opportunity to earn fantastic, FREE, limited-edition stamp sets they'll enjoy for years to come.

Here's how Sale-A-Bration works:

Customers
When you spend $50 on Stampin' Up! merchandise, you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward. There's no limit-for every $50 you spend, you can select another free Sale-A-Bration reward!

Hostesses
When you host a workshop of at least $300 (before tax and shipping), you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits!

New Demonstrators
During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set--a value of up to $47.95--from the Spring-Summer 2008 Collection! Plus, new demonstrator recruits get 20 percent off the Demonstrator Starter Kit--over $350 of Stampin' Up! products and business supplies for only $159!

The Sale-A-Bration promotion starts on February 1 and runs through March 17, so don't miss your chance to earn free products! Contact me today to book your workshop or learn more about this promotion. I have a full-color Sale-A-Bration brochure full of beautiful project ideas you can make using these limited-edition Sale-A-Bration sets. You can also view the Sale-A-Bration brochure online.

Wild Wasabi Card Stock Product Offer

Dates: March 1 - April 30, 2008

Special Offer Details:

• Purchase a special-offer Wild Wasabi card stock pack for only $3.95 .
  • The pack includes 16 sheets of 4-1/2" x 11-1/2" Wild Wasabi textured card stock that has been scored at 1-1/8" and 5-5/8".
  • This special product offer is the result of a miscalculation in cutting and scoring on one batch of Wild Wasabi textured card stock for the Holiday Glitz promotion; while this paper did not meet specifications for the Holiday Glitz kits, it is excellent for creating other fun and exciting projects (see flyers for several great ideas).
  • The item number for the Wild Wasabi card stock pack is 110294

Finally!!! some stampin 4 fun!!!

Those who really know me, know that I am slow as molasses when it come to stamping or eating...  Put the three together (stamping, eating and me)and it's no wonder I don't stamp for fun any more.  I went to stamp with 2 of my favorite trouble makers last weekend for the day.  Allllll day!!!  I completed the outside of this card.  Pretty much CASED it...Only made a few modifications.  so here's card #1.

OK, here we are with card #2.  I basically CASED this one too.  I used different colors and put some flowers along the left side; but I didn't improve the card I CASED, it was just different!

So here we are with card #3.  this is what took all day!!!!  Truly amazing isn't it!!  I love this set (It's A Sign) but I will not purchase it until I can prove to myself that I will use it.  So I challenged myself and everyone else there.  Unfortunately only one other person took me up on my offer and while I did not get to see her completed card I do know it was black and yellow.  this is my prototype for nephew's birthday card only the highway sign is red & blue and says "You're 8".  My plan is to write with a blow pen so it looks like spray paint on the road his birthday greeting and it will be followed with "way to go you're 8"  WOW if I was paid a professional hourly wage this card would have only cost $150.  what a deal! 

January Make n Takes

BRAYERED BATIK TECHNIQUE: 

Ink up a brayer in a spectrum pad and roll it over a piece of watercolor paper.  Well that's the first step...like to find out how to do the rest??  Contact me for information on my Technique classes and you too can make these 2 awesome cards!!!