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Ducks and Daffodils Thank You Card

April 8, 2021 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

My newest Ducks and Daffodils greeting card at my JulieSaffrinsStuff Etsy store is a thank-you note. I wanted it to have the feel of springtime and happiness. These little ducks and daffodils lift my spirit. I hope yours is lifted too. We ventured to Florida and Denver in March and April and wow, did it feel good to vacation again and to finally see my son and his wife’s new home in Colorado. The weather was wonderful. Nothing like the crashing of waves and miles of wide sandy beaches to take dreary Minnesota out of a person. So, so wonderful.…

Happy Easter, Buona Pasqua, and Buon Compleanno

March 19, 2021 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

By having an Etsy store, I have made connections with people whom I would not have otherwise. I’ve also learned the importance of adding tracking with the Postal Service during holiday seasons – particularly in December. Mail going “lost” is very much a reality. With it comes the responsibility I feel as shop owner of juliesaffrinsstuff, to resend people their purchased items with the cost on me. I have no regrets though. I’ve met some lovely people in these interactions. While I added British Christmas cards in 2019, in 2020, I created two new Christmas cards, One in French and…

A Valentine’s Card for Couples Who Love Dogs

January 27, 2021 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

As might be apparent to a lot of you, you know that I love dogs. Sometimes there have been more dogs visiting me at one time than people. Just can’t help it. I just find them the sweetest companions. Which is why I couldn’t resist making this picture into a card. I offer it as both a Valentine’s Day and Anniversary on my Etsy store at JulieSaffrinsStuff So, if you need a valentine’s card for your that special person in your life, hop on over to the store and get yourself one. There are only fifteen available. Happy February. Julie

A Charcuterie Post

November 22, 2020 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Here we are in Minnesota and wow, I saw a guy in shorts two days ago. When does that happen in November around here? So, this post is like a product charcuterie board – filled with bits and pieces of what’s been keeping me busy since my last post. Mainly, I’ve been busy creating new products on my Etsy store, JulieSaffrinsStuff. If you’re looking for Christmas ideas, here’s a list of some new creations in case you’re in the shopping mood. By the way, everything in the shop is 10% off, if you purchase $30’s worth of…

A Loonigan Notecard in the Time of Corona Virus

August 25, 2020 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

loonigan notecard and envelope on brown background ready

Greetings to you in the time of corona virus. 2020, a place in time where everywhere we look or listen and live seems anything but ordinary. Where facemasks are “mandated,” and every day brings a twist tucked into it. By now, a good portion of us, due to this pandemic, have moved to making pencil entries because of having had to put lines through inked-in items on our to-do lists as well as planned adventures on our calendars. What a Weird Year, or, as I like to call it now, a “loonigan” year. The Mestads and Hamanns have come for…

NEW C. S. LEWIS CHRISTMAS WALL ART PRINT

November 23, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Christmas. What it’s really about is what C. S. Lewis expressed perfectly: “Once in our world, a Stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.” If you’ve been looking for a simple saying that expresses how you feel about Christmas and are looking for something that will fit perfectly in a 10-inch by 12-inch frame (my preference is a gold frame), then you have found such an item. For awhile now, I’ve wanted to create something simple yet profound. That said it all about Christmas. It’s now up in my Etsy store, in juliesaffrinsstuff If you…

A VERY BRITISH CHRISTMAS CARD

November 20, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

Many of you know I love anything having to do with Great Britain. And if I could have my druthers, I would visit there every year. But, because that is not likely happening, I’ve decided to bring Great Britain to me. And to you, should you desire. It’s in the form of a British Christmas card. Yes, Merry Christmas to you and me all year long with all things British hanging on the tree. Meant to give you a jolly holiday – and to anyone else who is an anglophile but can’t get there this year. Introducing the Anglophile’s British…

NEW CROSS AND PEARL NECKLACE IN ETSY SHOP

May 6, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Sometimes you need to send a sincere message in a simple but significant way. Like when you want a person to know what a treasure she is. Like when you want a graduate to have a memento to take to college to remind her that she is not alone, is loved, and is journeying with her God-given talents to be of significance to the world. Like when you want to remind your mom of how much she means to you. Like when you want your best friend to know that even though the miles separate you from each other, she…