side note #2 <This post is NOT intended to be negative towards funny t-shirts! I still do some custom work, and I buy them myself, from other shirt businesses that are very focused on eco-friendly fashion.>
as a gentle reminder, and if you are new here - words are my thing. they're my brand, my mantra, my guideposts. especially funny, humorous or passionate - as in, passionate about human rights.
I do have a lot of quotes and funny bits on most of my works, but sometimes - just one or three words will do, and I am really happy with these new hoop art pieces and the direction in which they seem to be taking themselves.
not really - that's me. I'm taking them places.
and usually, I am so intent on commercializing my art that I get too anxious to really have fun, which is not the case with these pieces. each hoop art piece is made with canvas fabric, hand stitched embroidery, and watercolors. that's it.
so much fun.
these gems are my version of March Madness...get it? I use hoops? March Madness is NCAA basketball? like...hoops...?
geez, I crack myself up.
also, I need to quit this ellipsis habit...maybe next blog post.
anyway - please stick around the socials and sign up for my newsletter to see all the good fresh pretty things with clever words that will debut in March on my website, and at my first 2023 event!
see you soon -
Lulu
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Shop the artsy creative sections here for one of a kind art!
]]>As I type this, I am two days post-freedom. Freedom to walk again, that is.. albeit in my aircast boot.
And after another four weeks in the boot, I'll then be able to walk on my own two feet, after 12 weeks of recovery from this..
I swear to anyone reading this - I will never take a simple walk for granted again!
So the fall was in August, it broke my ankle into about four pieces and I needed surgery to repair it, with plates and screws and casts and bandages and all the medical things. Along with torquing my ankle sideways, my fall event season was torched and I think that hurt just as much as the injury, if not more.
I've missed my customer peeps! And especially after the last two years of limited events - I had a badass fall event plan scheduled. Sigh.. The stairs had other plans and I fell into fall.
(also, don't wear flip flops on wooden stairs and carry things while not watching where you're going and then you miss a step and boom. you're rolling around holding your ankle and getting REALLY sweary. But I digress.)
While I posted some fun things (mostly created while Mr. Pretty Clever was out of the house!) and managed to get part of the fall collection done and online... for the last 8 weeks, I have mostly been couch-bound and online, looking for inspiration, motivation and frankly, sometimes - support and sympathy
I can't say that I have reached some kind of profound plane of existential existence <insert all psychology text here> while on forced downtime.
I will say that it caused a LOT of anxiety, about losing all of the customer base that I'd built up, and opportunities to reconnect, and worry about the future and and and..
And then I continued to find some inspiration in books and magazines and frankly - in my own art pieces and parts.
Since I started my business, I have found it very difficult to create just for the sake of creating - to have fun with paint and fabric and stitching - without thinking of my customers and target audience and important things like How To Create Things For Sale and that I Must Commercialize Everything.
Does that happen to anyone else? It's a feeling that totally drains the joy from my endeavors, and it really got worse while I was unable to physically create. Like a drumbeat in my head.
The thing is - I want and need to be able to sell my finished work, if only to buy more supplies. And I love my business, my website and my customer friends, and let's be honest - I also love the ca-ching and the validation, really, of someone making a purchase on my website. You like me, you really really like me!
But there's always ALWAYS that stupid voice in the back of my head, driving me to be competitive and
sellsellsell and figure out what customers will want to buy before I know what creative actions will bring me joy.
I don't know what the answer is for me yet - I need to keep figuring out that balance for myself. There are a LOT of mentors and coaches out there who will helpfully take your money and give you tips on this topic. (Disclaimer: I have taken several courses and help is always welcome!)
I AM saying that I will continue to post and sell here and here and here and make things like this and this - and hope that you all come along and follow and sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of our website
... and maybe fall in love with something that I've made.
]]>This is my theme, my mantra, the opening line to my elevator pitch, the first sentence of every event application.
Whether funny or punny, inspirational, motivational or just a little sarcastic - I'm deep into the power of words.
And words matter! The power of words to cut or to compliment, to support or to stab - it's real.
My first love (besides family and friends) my very first, eye-opening, heart-pounding, tears-inspiring love, is reading. I remember the moment when the words on the page made sense for the first time, creating a picture in my mind. Those squiggles literally came into focus, like the very best slow motion video, complete with dramatic music.
Ok. Maybe not the music. I'm really tone deaf and can't carry a note with a co-signer.
But ohhh...the words. And words actually do paint pictures in my head, especially when the author combines beautiful, descriptive text with sharp dialogue - it is sublime, a pure kind of joy that washes over me.
And snappy dialogue! The sort that always makes me wish that I possessed a quicker wit, and the ability to have the perfect words at just the right moment.
Pushing myself on the art part has been the biggest, best part of this pretty clever journey - all of that interaction between the colors, the squiggles and the words.
Also figuring out photos. THAT'S fun. Mostly.
But always - ALWAYS - passionate about the words.
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I hope that laughing at our towels, and taking an appreciative sniff of our candles and soap, and gifting a hand painted art piece or wordy zip bag - I'm hoping that it will all help you get through the summer!
Like so very many of you, I am taking more time to be with family this summer, and that means less in-person events. Please remember that you can always shop here with me from the air-conditioned comfort of your home or even poolside!
I create a lot of custom pieces as well! I am still making shirts and pennants, along with custom-made zip bags, towels and hoops! Find your words with me..
Finally..I know that my posts and newsletters are usually full of products and not a lot of news. They've even been called salesy. Too salesy. :)
So here's the newsie part then... I AM salesy here. I admit it - I WANT to sell some of my stuff, lovingly created by me, to you, for you and your friends and family and peeps.
They asked me about being an entrepreneur, a small business owner and some challenging and rewarding accomplishments - take a quick read and let me know what you think!
A big thanks to Subkit for their time! Maker friends, if you're interested in all things business-minded, check them out!
]]>I can post pictures of my loves, my work, my friends and family.
I can find new friends, fabulous makers, and do some shopping...while selling from my store as well.
I can post wonderful photos of my new spring / summer 2022 collection...
I can post sunsets in my stories and support local events as well...
And I can do ALL of that, in a few minutes, right? Find a photo, a laugh, a meme - put on some filters, add some stickers and a link, and yakity schmakity, it's done.
YAYYYYY!!!
I also love getting comments from my peeps - my wonderful customers, my crazy friends and my loooong-suffering family..
And let's face it - it's GREAT for the business to have followers, and people who will repost my words and pictures and posts so that I get some NEW customers and keep this business afloat.
sighhhh.... I can also make reels.
REELS are IMPORtant! you HAVE to MAKE REELS! they say. REELS drive sales and inCreASe YOur BUSIness!! they say. the not-so-faceless and nameless they...the milennigenXerZeez. The influencers, and promoters and mentors.
The unceasingly, increasingly clever, smart and quick cool kids.
I reeellly wish I could be like them (see what I did there..), I really do.
But for me to make a reel like this or this - it can take me half a day or more.
And I have to ask myself - is it reeeellly important? To Reel or Not To Reel is the question...
of course, as I say here...is 30 likes a lot? not really...but if all of you reading this walked through my door to watch what i do every day, it would be overwhelming!
and a little creepy.
Just wave this 20% discount code at me before I call for backup and we're all good, though!
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So I had a whole blog post done for today - once upon a time. But it wouldn't save, so I'm guessing the universe did not approve.
It was a little whiny and defensive..all about how I am changing but change is hard, and the pandemic is hard, and the last 2+ years are all grayed together in my mind, and we are over it, and and and.
Let's just skip to the good part and miss all of that, yeah?
I am happy to say that I am going to infuse my life, my business, my products, my website - with a big colorful update! Although I love the peace and calm of neutrals, I feel that a big energizing shot of color is needed for 2022, and I am going for it.
I am ALSO happy to announce that new products are coming to Pretty Clever Words as well! So.many.exclamation points. !!!
So first - let me explain a little..PCW is fortunate to have a solid, funny, fierce group of followers and customers, and when I post new reels, and show up to events, and put my words out there - you always respond, and I am beyond grateful for that. Clearly, you keep the PCW engine running.
And I've heard from some of you, that - even though you appreciate change and my efforts to evolve my art - you miss the many many hoops and products with funny, clever words on them.
Guess what? They're not going away. You will always have the opportunity to find the funny and the sarcastic with me, on hoops and zip bags and kitchen towels.
And now? Now you can find them on candles, and coming soon...well, more stuff! You'll have to stay tuned to this space and the new product spaces. If you have a request for a product with my words on it - let me know!
Yep, we are expanding our product line to include some things that you can use again and again....and still enjoy the funny and sarcastic.
What about shirts, you might ask? Well, honestly, it really has been a tough year with supply chain management, and getting blank shirts in a timely manner is becoming difficult. However - I will still do custom shirts for all of you, and again, if you have any requests, you only have to ask.
You can find all of the custom Pretty Clever listings right here, and if you don't see a favorite listed, please message me at lulu@prettycleverwords.com.
Finally - to enable a better shopping experience all the way around, I've had to streamline the website. This means cutting out old items..and I will not post every version of every quote or funny that I've ever done - nobody's got that kind of time to scroll through the site! - but I will keep many of the bestsellers available.
Again, and as always - if you have any requests, simply message me!
thanks much, lulu
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..speaking of turtles (which is what we say in our family when we totally want to change the subject) - I just tried really hard to work the word 'rewards' into that last paragraph, and make a giant awkward connection between home renovation and the Pretty Clever website, but could not do it. ;) My blog game is weak today...
When you pop onto my website, you'll see a teal blue circle or oval on the bottom left, with a gift bag logo. Clicking here will take you to the Club, where you can see how to gain points - and those points translate into cash discounts.
I know I love it when I go back to shop at a favorite site online and there's a little note that says - hey Lulu! You have $5 off today! I mean..how can you not...
It takes just a minute to sign up and confirm your account. MANY of you will see points in your account already, as I've backloaded rewards for my customers of the last two years!
You can also earn points through stuff like following me on FB and IG, making referrals and so forth - not to mention, of course - shopping with me online. You will get 5 points for every dollar spent, and as soon as you hit 250 points, you'll receive a $5 coupon to spend on any purchase! Easy peezy award squeezy..
Finally - please do NOT forget about this Sample Shirt Sale! Prices have been lowered again, and if you use the discount code SHIRTME, you can get an additional 20% discount on these shirts. Seriously, a ridiculously good sale - and who isn't tired of their covid clothes?!
All thanks as always, for your incredible support of this small, female-owned business. We will be here with so many new items - think tea towels and vinyl stickers! - for the upcoming holiday season! Also - an upcoming collaboration with other small business friends is taking shape...think gift guides to all of those favorite crafty peeps!
cheers, Lulu
P.S. Speaking of credit...I am loving all of the seriously swoony photos that I get from Burst! Wonderful support for this business - because let's be serious..although we all are loving the phone photos and filters? - quality photos come from a professional..
Photo of woman with poster and the treat yoself cookie by Jose Silva
]]>Yeah. about that....the world has turned upside down, and obviously, someone still needs to roll a five or an 8 in Jumanji to let us out of this jungle...
I probably don't need to list everything that's gone on this year...even if we've ALREADY HAD A HURRICANE, TORNADO AND EARTHQUAKE in NC in AUGUST..and it's only the 9th day in the sixth month of a global pandemic..
Sigh...
However - we did pivot, we threw out the planner, started making masks to donate and to sell, cancelled out of events, started quaranting and isolating and binge-watching and invested time on the website - and you all responded with orders and messages and support. Again, thank you to everyone who connected with us during this time!
Fingers crossed that we can only improve from here...(but i'm whispering that because saying it is like a major challenge to karma..see above re: earthquake. In NC.)
So - today, I'm going to just highlight new products at the website, and talk about a super shirt sample sale. Sound good? Cool.
Yes, we are still making masks, as we all need to keep wearing them. Forever. I am especially happy to have added brightly colored batiks as well as so many fun Halloween fabrics - what better time to wear a mask?
NEW ITEMS ADDED EVERY DAY:
..like these comfy hoodie tee shirts - probably the best thing to happen to working at home since..working at home..
speaking of shirts...we are also having a HUGENORMOUS SHIRT SAMPLE SALE!
Waaay back in February, I'd planned my event schedule and created many many sample shirts to display at said events. All of those cancelled events..!.. so I've cleaned out the closet, photographed and listed and reduced the price on over 80 shirts that are ready to ship / available for local pickup immediately! And if you've subscribed to my newsletter, you'll get a special code for even more savings on these sale items! New peeps, when you go to the website and sign up for the newsletter, you automatically get a 15% discount which can also be used on the sale shirts.
I guess that's it for now.
I do have eleventy million more blog post ideas to share...maybe i'll even get them out there sometime this year - stay tuned to this spot, peeps..
Cheers,
Lulu
]]>That's it. Seriously. Well, that, and..? I want to be able to stand on one foot to pull on some undies.
This is one of my favorite exercise mantras...especially - or always! at the start of a new year. I mean, here we all are...kinda slothy, and vaguely disgruntled, and feeling a bit overstuffed and overserved and slushy and grey...well, maybe that last part is the weather.
Face it - we are tired of winter but not even close to being summer- heck, spring clothes-ready.. we are trying to exercise and eat right and stay with all of those body-conscious goals that we had, waaaay back at the beginning of the year.
Remember then? (barely, because - why is January so loooong?)
Anyway, back when we were bright-eyed and eager and oh-so-focused on getting healthy and firming up a bit and going plant-based and not dietingjustchangingourlifestyle ... it was all doable.
2020 is the year! Gonna get it done, if not now then when, throw out the junk food, get rid of that last chocolate truffle and the homemade pimento cheese dip and the last three frosted cookies (stale, but still sweet!)..and stop stress eating with salty salty wonderfully salty chips..
sigh.
So I just signed up for the Transformation Challenge at my local Orange Theory Fitness location. I've been a member for almost six years, and I really like it! They miss me so much when I'm not there - which, according to the BMI testing I just did, was far.too.often in 2019....ooof.
And - I've been researching and pinning plant-based comfort food - yes, it exists - so there's that.
But this year, instead of worrying about being skinny, or the numbers on the scale - I've decided that I really just want to be able to kick some ass in about 8-12 weeks... and I am going to be putting the words out there!
Although I'm crazy good with the verbal ass-kicking shenanigans (ask around!), I want to feel that I can - or could - take care of myself physically. There are some people that I want to take down, even if it's only in my dreams...but that's another blog post.
At least - let's stand tall and keep putting on the underoos, one leg at a time..without falling over and having to kick my own ass.
If you need any wordy inspiration, you know where to find me. You can even customize your own shirts! And follow the transformation journey here or over on IG..
]]>What does your gift buying list look like this year - have you even thought about it yet? Probably not...TGiving is later so we're all like little sloths...blinking sleepily, hanging around..waiting for something or someone to push us into starting on the list, right?
Do you have book club friends? Wine club friends? Book and wine friends? Friends who want to read but never have time but love wine and snarky wordy stuff? Let's face it...we all have friends like that...and we are also like that!
Our hoop art and totes are so good for gifting these peeps (and yourself)! Fun and useful and punny...here are some examples:
So for the next 27 hours - yes, weirdly specific - there is a FLASH SALE on these items! Mix and match...buy one tote or hoop and get a second hoop or tote at 50% off! AND - you can take advantage of this offer TWICE within your order!
FLASH SALE SUMMARY:
Buy one item, get a second item for 50% off. Two uses per order. One use per customer. Use code READERBOGO at checkout to get the discount! Offer good only until NOVEMBER 20 AT 8 PM EST.
]]>And it seems that every time I open my CL magazine (ahem..Sept 2018, May, July/August 2019!) - I always see images of a retro favorite of mine - felt souvenir pennants.
These commemorative flags launched in the early 20th century as a show of support by college football fans for the hometown team. Pennants as souvenirs increased in popularity as families crossed the country in the trusty station wagon, and stopped at roadside stands during the annual summer vacation road trip. Sleep-away campers also generated their fair share of the colorful flags..
I have collected several of these vintage goodies over the past few years..I love the retro images and cool fonts! Along with other makers, I created vintage pennant pillows with them, and customers snapped them up.
Still...I grew frustrated as I attempted to find specific locations or events or themes for myself and for customers. So after researching methodologies for creating - and there's not much out there! - I decided to make my own.
I figured out how to design my own stencils, and set about screen-printing the pennants with inks and paints and a DIY setup. It's not entirely easy...felt is quite porous and there can be a lot of waste and ink bleeding.. plus I was mixing the ink and the paint trying to get a good layer down...let's just say that we're going to need to replace the carpeting before we move..
However, the creative process is so much fun for me! I have been able to recreate photos of childhood homes and vacation camps and local hometown landmarks while making pennants and pennant pillows.
the creative journey evolves...I have begun using heat transfer flocking to replace the ink/paint/screen print process. This gives some slight fuzzy texture to the words and images, while allowing for less waste and a more crisp edge to the graphics and fonts - I am loving it! Even as this also has its own challenges in switching out colors...but the change is well-worth it.
Recently, the Camp Grandma (or Gigi, Nana or Mimi) flags have been super popular, and for the holiday season - we have Camp Christmas fun.
Of course...sarcasm is how i hug, and these non-tradtional Camp Sarcasm pennants are part of the collection as well!
One of the most popular players in the pennant lineup has to be the Hogwarts Houses.. as the books endure, so does the need to fly the house flag!
Finally...I am currently working on a line of book-themed pennants for a local bookstore in downtown Raleigh, Read with Me...looking forward to seeing how these turn out...
I hope that this little journey through pennant world has been fun - I try to infuse all of my products with joy and laughter and sarcasm and wordy stuff, and being able to share it with you is a pleasure.
as always...thanks for reading my posts! if you've gotten this far, please feel free to use this blogme10 link for a reading discount at prettycleverwords.com!
]]>and yeah, i know that it's winter but still....it all makes us want to say no. nope. NO! just - no more... but i have heard that hibernation is the new pantone color this year, so there's that...
ah well... we've got you covered here while we wait out the weather (and hopefully, learn about ways to better to positively impact the environment and reduce the negative effects of climate change!)...it's so much easier to shop online with us to find your words in clever and funny and motivational ways.. spark some joy for yourself and get ready for warmer weather...
when i will be complaining about the heat.
]]>don't get me wrong, i am always grateful for my life and the fact that - even when it is a horrible year - it is far better than what many people are experiencing..
but still. there were many ups and sometimes many more downs this year for my family, and i am looking forward to an upswing in 2019 for all of them.
i do have goals for the new year though! lots of resolutions and 'things to do better' and 'books to read' and 'expense receipts to enter' and 'an entire house to declutter for the love of all that's holy there's a lot of crap to get rid of...' ;)
sorry. i digress. but one of the things to do better is to have some more pretty clever musings here, to inspire and to enjoy... it's not always about the stuff for sale, sometimes - oftentimes - i just want to put out some words to ponder.
so to kick things off...i do just want to remind everyone that - even while i urge everyone to contribute to causes close and dear - you do not need to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.
take care of your clever selves, peeps! see you on the other side of the acorn drop!
cheers!
xo lulu
]]>backstory: if you have followed me at all here on the blog, on FB or Instagram, you will have noticed that 2018 has been full of ups and downs for my family and friends, and I have been trying to throw my full support behind them all. I am happy to do so and love being with them.. but the result for the business is that I haven't been as involved with craft events as before...and sometimes I wonder if my pretty clever customers remember that I do have a website! ;)
I love my website! Shopify has been great for me, and i really appreciate the ability to create my own little space in this corner of the innerwebs.....however.
Sometimes - ok, every month.. ummm. maybe every week and day, i need to pay attention to it, and that's been a bit tough this year, especially as i am the chief (ahem..only) maker, creative person, CEO, CFO and all-around employee of this hootenanny.
I mean - I do have Mr. Pretty Clever and he does take care of so much in his role as VP of Logistics, Maintenance, Procurement, Roadie and Asst. Stage Manager.
I also have a Chief Counsel and a VP of Other Important Things and an incredible business partner who is mentor/friend/bouncer-offer of all ideas/ and so much more...but she's cooking a new baby and kind of busy herself!
But the making and creative part is all me, and it's been tough to give the website, the care and feeding that it should have, that it needs to have, to be successful.
So annny waaaay... i digress.
Back to trying to clean up the website, and I see a fair amount of products that have been hanging around that really need..to go. just go. please goooo...they haven't sold as much, too difficult to make, not profitable - whatever. need.to.go.
But! but - do you know how hard it is to get rid of products?? these are items into which you've put your time and love and care and sweat..
Luckily, my incredibly talented and honest author friend gave me a writing tip that i've turned into my website clean-up mantra...sometimes, you have to get rid of your darlings to move the story forward. (full disclosure: she said to kill off your darlings, but she writes thrilling fictional stories and has characters to actually dispose of in satisfactory ways.. so she's got that going for her.)
The point of this long post - and i do have a point, it makes it so much more interesting! - is that I have to delete a lot of old darling products and clean up the website to make it easier for shopping, especially as we head into the holiday season.
And with this potential hurricane bearing down on us, I have a feeling that we will all be hanging out on the innerwebs instead of going to craft events this week anyway!!
]]>..and while it's been great, i worried that taking personal time will hurt the Pretty Clever business...eeeeesh. this worry is partly a holdover from the corporate days at Huge McNormous Corporation (where a subtle threatening hum ran throughout the halls) and i believe, the natural worry of the small business owner.. it always feels like as if i cannot put the work down for a moment.
..but we creativey peeps have to take inspiration and motivation from all of our moments to recharge, and family is super-important as well..
so while i continue to upload photos of the 'July-drops-the-mic-tour,' it's back to work.. I've updated the website, created new calendar items for the holiday shopping season, cleaned out the workshop and created production goals for the fall.
and after a late afternoon summer nap - i'm going to make more stuff! ;)
]]>The support for local vendors is very much appreciated!
Our canvas totes are heavy-duty, long-lasting and perfect for all of your summer activities. The complementary canvas zip bags are also custom-made for containing your smaller items - zip them up and toss them in a beach bag, backpack, suitcase or purse!
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i do love neutrals, and they sell nicely, as home decor pieces in black and white tend to fit into any household.... but still. time to spring forward!
so i am introducing some bold and surprising and edgy colors into my lines, such as these deep thunder blue canvas pieces.
i am mixing a LOT of blues and navy/royals here to change things up, but the canvas art will still have many of your favorite quotes, and will complement other pieces that you may have already purchased.
BIG TEASER COMING: (see how i did that, so you wouldn't miss it..) I will be holding some flash contests in the very near future to discover and reinvent your favorite words. if i use them? nice discounts and maybe even some free stuff..
so you've got that going for you.
also working on more new original pretty clever designs...such as mashups of traditional words and mid-century modern and pop art, like this cutie....
...and this vintage road sign touting our favorite bevvies... a pretty clever bold proclamation of who we are and how we roll!
as ALWAYS...check out all the most current pretty things with clever words here to shop by collection. and - don't forget that if you have read this far, you get the reward of a discount - just use 'blogme10' at checkout to receive 10% off your entire order!
let me know what you think of the new stuff!
]]>so i decided to put these guys on the website this week - they've been selling out at my events lately and perhaps we are all living in the upside down..
Mr. Pretty Clever has been very busy cutting more blank wooden pointy finger signs for me, and the finished products will be showing up wherever you find our pretty things with clever words, including Salvaged Heirlooms in Benson NC, the new partner for Pretty Clever Words!
Our friends Angel and Chris of CA Homestead recently opened Salvaged Heirlooms, and we are so proud and happy to have space with them to show off more of our products!
also...we have a BIG schedule of events in April and May - keep checking this page for dates and times and locations!
]]>i've heard that this might be a more northern / midwestern expression..but I have used it most of my life, it's funny, kind of sarcasmy, and perfect for the pretty clever store and craft events!
]]>quite a busy time for the pretty clever worker bees over the past week... we continue to watch the Olympics while creating and painting and sewing - and yes - i have a viewing command center set up in the pretty clever workshop so that i don't miss anything.
also.. you may have noticed that the pretty clever words website has a new look! i haven't done a major announcement yet, but have been working on it during the 'soft opening' over the past three weeks. I'll be sending the link and the changes out on my social media spots soon, and hopefully, you all will find it visually pretty and completely efficient! i welcome any constructive feedback..
now...about the Hufflepuffs. i get that we Potterheads geek out about our houses, our emblems and our swag. but..geez..you badger peeps are SERIOUS about your loyalty to your magical house! any time that i have the yellow and black stuff at an event, it sells out almost immediately! either there are a LOT of Hufflepuffs out there, or people just really like the colors and the badger..or you are woefully underrepresented. here is one of the best sellers that get snapped up at every show:
either way, make sure that you bookmark this collection for all of your geeky stuff! ..and badgers - contact me, find me here or shop the collection often.
finally....finally. the wazoo. "i have paperwork up the wazoo! so much homework up the wazoo this week! my stress is OUT the wazoOO right now!!" ..you get it.
i've heard that this might be a more northern / midwestern expression..but I have used it most of my life, it's funny, kind of sarcasmy, and perfect for the pretty clever store and craft events! it's been added to the website and you can get it customized in different colors as well!
so. i am going to close out this blogpost now.
because i have orders OUT the wazoooooo... :)
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