Exciting News!

I have some very exciting news to tell you all. A day after I opened my rubber stamp company "Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking", my stamps went international! Let me just say I was a little more than excited! The first country they're going to is Italy. Franca Marzi is going to sell my stamps at her retail store and on her website. I am so grateful to Terrye French for allowing me to share her designs this way. Thank you Terrye! I'd also like to thank Franca for her interest in my stamps! Thank you Franca! Here's the link to Francas website http://www.piccolepassioni.it/ This last week I've been working on images, and making more stamps. I have more products that I will be adding to that website over the weekend. I also have another tutorial on the way! Have a great weekend everyone! ~Jody~

New Hand Painted Items

Hello everyone! How's everyone doing? I've been fine, just super busy! I know I haven't posted any new paintings in a long time, it seems I'm short on time. So I decided today, that I better post them, or they will never get posted. Most of these were done before Christmas last year, with the exception of the last canister. That one I just finished for a customer.

As of this week I'm painting orders off my website. That will keep me busy painting for a while. Normally, at the beggining of the year I post what new items I'm going to be making for the year. This time I made a list, and didn't post it. I will see how much of the list I get to accomplish this year. I have plans to blog hop this weekend, now that I have my log in issues with Google fixed, finally! See ya soon! Take Care, ~Jody~

An Announcement

I have some very exciting news today! I've been working with Terrye French the last couple of months on something very awesome! Terrye French and I would like to announce the opening of "Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking". I've turned Terryes designs into clear stamps, to make greeting cards, bookmarks, ornaments and more! Our website www.treasuredt.blogspot.com If there's a design of Terryes that you'd like to see turned into a rubber stamp, shoot me an email, I'm happy to take requests! Every...one who shares this link will receive one FREE STAMP OF YOUR CHOICE! Choose the stamp of your choice by going to our website www.treasuredt.blogspot.com and click on the Stamp Page and email me which one you'd like and your mailing info! There is a contact link on our website. Please direct all questions about the company to me. Thank you!

How To Order My Products

Recently someone posted on my blog asking how they could order my products. You can find my products here http://www.adorablecountryclassics.com/ All of the items I paint are under the Hand Painted By Me category. Thank you for your interest in my products. ~Jody~

Birdhouse Toilet Paper Holder in Sunflowers & Blue Birds.

This was a custom order I did for a customer this last Christmas. I had alot of fun designing and painting this piece for her! Thank you Patricia! I painted the background in white so the design would stand out. The top piece has a painted hole and branch. The design in painted on all four sides. I think it turned out pretty nice!

I will have another post next week, on a couple of new winter designs, that I painted last year and wasn't able to add them at that time.

Brenda & Angie, thank you for your comments on my last post!  I'm bound and determined to get the problem fixed this weekend! Brenda, no the problems not on my kindle, it's on my laptop that I use 100% of the time. I hope you get your problem fixed too! It's so frustrating sometimes! Cross your fingers! Have a fantastic weekend everyone! ~Jody~

Happy New Year Everyone! New Grandbaby Photos

Hi All! How has everyone been? Boy have I been missing in action! Had to go see when I posted last. I hope you all had wonderful holidays! Today I have some recent pictures of our granddaughters. Little Boo Boo (Brailynn) is now 2! I can hardly believe she's two already! She's getting so big, and does alot of talking. She likes to paint when she comes to visit us (go figure, taking after Grandma) so for Christmas we got her a little art table with stools and paints of course. She loves it! She also likes to play mommy with her sister so we also got her a baby alive doll to save her mother! lol Here's Brailynn Christmas day.

This is Maddy (I call her sissy, got that from Brailynn, cause that's what she calls her) on Christmas day. Maddy is 5 months old, growing like a weed, she's laughing and holding her bottle now. They both are just so cute!

I've been reading all your blogs, but I can't comment. Here's the problem. When I got my new phone I signed up for a gmail account so I could receive my emails while I was away. Well when I did that it did something to my google account and it won't let me make comments on others blogs. I've tried to fix it and haven't been able to. If any of you know how to fix the problem, would you please tell me so I can make comments on your blog. I really enjoy blog hopping and love talking to you all! Thank you! I've taken a couple weeks off from painting, I really needed to recharge my batteries! I will be back painting starting this coming Monday the 9th.  I will be posting regular again, now that the holidays are over. I have a few projects that I finished before Christmas that haven't been shown or added to the website, so those will be posted soon. I ran behind this year big time! So, I hope you all are doing well! I will talk to you again soon.  Happy New Year Everyone! ~Jody~

Happenings Here At Adorable Country Classics

Hello everyone! Wow what a month it has been! I don't know about you, but I've been so busy, and where did the time go?  My last post was about participating in a large craft show in Silverdale, WA. Well  I didn't sell out, but did well. The show was amazing and alot of fun! There were so many very crafty people there with unbelievable, fantastic products. I saw lots of stuff I wanted. Then we went right into Thanksgiving! We had Thanksgiving here at our home. It was nice to take some time off and visit with family members. After Thanksgiving I started painting orders for customers for Christmas gifts. Today I'm finishing up my last painted project for the year. I will post about the new product at a later time with photos. In the upcoming new year I'm going to have an announcement to make. If your into primitives, your going to love what I'm going to announce! I'm very excited about this new venture, and can't wait to tell you all about it! I hope all is well with you my friends! I've been reading your posts and see that you all have been very busy and creative! I hope you all have a wonderful, blessed holiday season!
Take Care ~Jody~

I'm Ready For My First Large Craft Show!!! - Holiday Gift & Food Fair

Hi all! I know I haven't posted in a while, I can't even begin to tell you how busy I've been!! I've been painting day and night literally for the last two months, so I can participate in the Holiday Gift & Food Fair.  http://www.holidaygiftfair.com/   Located in Silverdale, WA at the Kitsap Sun Pavillion this Fri, Sat, and Sunday.  The link provides directions to the show. This show has 170 vendors participating, and only handmade items are allowed into the show. This is a juried show. I'm very excited and nervous to attend this show. Excited because this is the largest show I've ever attended. The last two shows I participated were very small and just wasn't the right fit for what I offer. The couple that puts this show on makes it all look very nice and professional looking. Why am I nervous? hmmmmm I'm not sure about that. I think it's more anxiety than it is nervousness. Here's a photo of a past show, so you can get an idea of what it looks like there.  Doesn't this look like lots of fun?  I checked it out last year went and took the day to see what people were selling/making, how they set it up and so forth, and I love it, that's why I made the decision to attend.

I will post pics of my booth here next week.
 If you live on the west coast stop on by and take a peak, you won't be disappointed! All of the items at this show make great Christmas gifts! And, it helps small business, helps our economy by buying local!!! So stop on by and see us, introduce yourself, I'd love the meet you! ~Jody~

Thank Our Veterans Today!!!

Today & everyday, lets remember the men & women who have fought and are still fighting for our country. Let's honor them for giving us our freedoms.  Thank you for your service, & god bless you, we appreciate you more than words can say! ~Jody~

We Have A Winner!!!

First, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who participated in my Handbag Giveaway. Kathie Givens of Ohio won this beautiful Handbag by the Victorian Heart Company.  Thank you Kathie for participating in our giveaway! Congratulations, and enjoy! ~Jody~