full speed ahead...

with prep for CHA...

it's been 

REALLY

H. E. C. T. I. C...

here...

(but I LOVE it!)

we're NEVER bored!

EVER!

 CHA is almost 3 weeks earlier this year...

YIKES!

really close to Christmas...

so, this explains my lack of blogging...

so far, I created about 100 "arts" for CHA...

that means I'll have LOTS to share in the coming year...

today I want to 

THANK each & every one of you 

for your comments, emails, friendship & continued SUPPORT...

studio 490 is successful, 

THANKS to ALL of you...

special thanks to the store owners/distributors who stock their stores with my studio 490 & Blossom Bucket goodies for their customers...

and more THANKS...

to everyone who attended my classes in 2012...

I had a BLAST!

it's amazing how art changes

 strangers into FRIENDS...

please know that I sincerely appreciate you so very much!

MWAH!

moving on...

I was asked the other day if I make a resolution for the new year...

NOPE...

I don't...

but what I DO,

 is to set some goals that I want to reach for the coming year...

I've been doing this since the start of studio 490 &

 it works for me...

last year my goal was to "find" a product, that works with EVERYTHING we already have...

after some investigating & "scientific testing"...

the studio seriously looked like a lab while I was EXPERIMENTING...

that's how my new embossing pastes came to be...

2013 has another product goal, 

which I expect to announce mid-year...

if all goes as planned...

fingers crossed...

and then there are my personal goals...

my major goal for 2013 is a complete house re-do...

before studio 490,

 my house was my hobby...

I love to change things around, redecorate, 

shop for home decor etc...

so...

I'm thinking we get a POD to store everything...

move out of the house for a month...

and redo everything all at once...

repaint everything...

remove wallpaper...

redo the hardwood floors...

change some other things and install some wainscot in several rooms...

I *THINK* I saw beads of sweat coming out of Rick's head when I told him my goal...

but lucky me...

I have an AWESOME duo of carpenters...

my brother & favorite nephew!

I have been sucking up to them for months...

so, I'll keep you posted of the progress of that goal...

I *hope* I didn't take on too much with that one...

YIKES!

now...

back to business and 

a little announcement...

there will be no book #8...

7 & out for me...

it's a huge undertaking...

 all that writing/proofing is not my most favorite thing to do...

so it's time to move on to something else...

not sure what yet, 

but I'll figure something out...

this means that book #7 

will be the last how to book for the time being...

another announcement...

I have been more active on Facebook in the last 2 weeks...

because it's been quicker to do mini posts...

I have a new Facebook page...

and if you'd like to "LIKE" it...

you'll see these posts in your feed...

this is where I've been posting mini sneak peeks & 

where I'll try to post daily...

you just need to click the "LIKE" button...

here's the link...

FACEBOOK PAGE

and as an incentive...

when we reach 600 "LIKES"

I'll have a giveaway to celebrate...

the second giveaway happened when we hit 490...

and speaking of books...

yikes...

I'm jumping all over the place...

here's the cover of my new catalog...

click to enlarge the photo & 

you'll see LOTS of new product...

stamps, art parts, stencil & a Blossom Bucket...

and here comes some 

REALLY GOOD NEWS...

all the new Blossom Bucket pieces will be shipping by late February...

just 6 weeks after CHA...

that means no long wait this time...

that makes me ecstatic!

you know I have zero patience...

drumroll...

new product reveals start...

TOMORROW!!!

I can't wait to show you what I've been working on...

until then...

I wish you 365 days of 

love, 

good health,  

happiness,

great friendship and 

lots of inky arty days...

CHEERS...

here's to 2013!

it's a new year and

365 days to...

make art!

wendy