MaryJo McGraw

I will be making an unscheduled stop at Saltwater & Friends 122 N Harbor Blvd Fullerton Ca this Saturday February 3 noon to 4pm, demonstrating for the Carmen's Veranda corner of the store. If you have never been to downtown Fullerton it is a cool shopping area with loads of charm and plenty of great places to eat. S&F has ( besides rubberstamps) antiques, collectables, loads of gift, items, candles, jewelry and lots of seasonal stuff for Easter and Velentines Day. This past weekend in Riverside was lots of fun, hanging out with Auntie Amy and Jennifer was wonderful. They have a very up to the minute stock of supplies and goodies and that carmel popcorn is KILLER!!!! We had a nice day of classes and a good show on Friday and Saturday. My cruise cohort Anne Garcia came by our booth hunting down great stuff for the cruise www.artsdemer.com Plenty of folks already have contributed to doorprize cache! I hear the weather back home has been as crazy as down here in the desert. 2...

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Well my second trip of the year begins this week in Riverside at Auntie Amy's.The year always begins with Grapevine TX and its a runaway train of a time after that! No matter how well it starts I just feel like I am always just catching up, doing what I can to eliminate disaster while running between airports. A driving trip is so much more relaxing so with my kids watching the homestead I hit road. First stop Salem Or to visit my other mother Shirley AKA MA Goose and Hank. Then on down to Fresno to see my buddy Sue and husband Bill (Sue owned Stampacadabra the best stamp store ever in FRESNO) and on down to Joshua Tree to visit the folks! Of Course Tapas is with me and I get to see my other dog Hamish.

I don't have any picture yet so I'll try to post them when I get a chance. Next trip is to Auntie Amy's in Riverside CA there is still room in the Friday Class! I will also be demonstrating for Carmens Veranda so stop by and say hi.

I will be heading out for Texas soon and wanted to say I hope y'all come out to see me at the JudiKins booth at the Heirloom Grapevine show this coming weekend. Scan down a bit for a picture of the Imprints class in Fort Worth.If you can join us give Tina at the store a call! Here at home this birdhouse is about 2 feet tall and it is sitting on a 2foot high stump!

OK the show season officially begins this week in Grapevine TX. Do not forget to stop and see me at Imprints or at the Grapevine Heirloom Show for Stamp Masters Friday night or at the Imprints demo with Coffee Break Designs. On Jan 24 & 25 I will be at Auntie Amy's in Riverside store teaching there is space in the Friday session so check with them ASAP at AUNTIE AMY'S These are samples of the pieces we will be doing in the Micro Glaze class in Riverside. Meanwhile back at the ranch.... It has been snowing little bits today the weather is warm and many of the giant icicles have fallen some as big as 3 inches in diameter and 2 feet long

Also check out Amy from Beeswax' chatterbox blog. She has some Gorgeous lampwork beads on there!

BTW if you haven't yet joined rubberstampchat.net go do it NOW! PLEASE! It is a great group of stampers with a ton of info and loads of lovely cards and galleries.

It is time to think about the road already! My first stop this year is at Imprints in Fort Worth TX. The first class for me will be Faux Metal Madness 6pm on Jan 10th. I hope you can join me! Here is a sample. Many techniques are covered in this class using foils, embossing powders and much more. Call Tina at Imprints to sign up ASAP 817-294-4600 Mike Meador (COFFEEBREAKDESIGN) and I will be doing a SPECIAL demo at Imprints on Sat after the show too. At the GRAPEVINE Heirloom show our first Stamp Masters event is Friday Night Jan 11th for info and tickets check out the Heirloom link below!

Well I guess I should start putting away the Christmas stuff