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.…
Read MoreHappy Easter, Buona Pasqua, and Buon Compleanno
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…
Read MoreHOPE IN AN UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD
Earlier this week, I watched a person give a live devotional with the camera placed in such a way that she appeared upside down. Her message was still excellent and the video was a-righted in time, but the captured moment seemed a perfect metaphor for the world we’re living in now. Upside-down world. A friend in Wisconsin recently posted on her Facebook page: Just so I NEVER forget….. April 2, 2020 Gas price a mile from home was $2.08 School cancelled – yes cancelled Self-distancing measures on the rise. Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help…
Read MoreEaster Egg Decorating
Twenty years ago next month I made Easter eggs based on an article about Ornamental Eggs in the April 1995 Martha Stewart Living magazine. My sons were not quite 4, 7 and 10 and they enjoyed creating them as much as I did. As Ms. Stewart says in her article, Easter eggs are as beautiful as Christmas decorations and should last just as long as those we hang on a tree. Our Easter eggs have preserved well. Every year I store them in several egg cartons to protect them. While Ms. Stewart suggests purchasing an egg blower, I used a long…
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