March Madness at Girlfriends!

March Madness!

 We had to get the calendar for March up for our Girlfriends!

March 7th

Happy Homemaker Recipe Book

Whether you use this book to house some of your favorite recipes or you use it to keep some of your favorite pictures you will have a great time making this little book.

 

This Workshop begins Saturday March 7th at 11:00 am.

Please bring adhesive, foam tape, scissors, Chestnut Roan Chalk pad, a hole punch and any other things you may feel like you need to complete this project.

 

If you have not already paid for your workshop please use the paypal button below to do so.  This class is sold out so if you have not registered at the shop please do not purchase a kit online.

Happy Homemaker Recipe Book

Workshop $32.50 USD Kit $32.50 USD Kit and shipping $39.50 USD

Mary N. Breit Photo Album

March 13 and 14

$39.95

 

I asked those of you who follow our FB group if you were ready for a workshop that will teach you new techniques and where we will build a book from the ground up.....you said Yes so here it is.

 



 

We will be working on this project Friday March 13th from 4-7ish and Saturday from 11 until we finish.  This is an amazing project and I know you will love it!

 

Please bring a paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives (zip dry and 3n1), foam tape or pop dots, chestnut roan chalk pad, hole punch, border punch, and anything else you may feel like you need.

 

If you are out of town and want to do this book we will be skyping for you!  We will need your payment by Friday the 6th in order for us to ship your kit and have it to you in time for the workshop.  When you pay for your kit please indicate that you will be skyping online.  We encourage you to only buy this as a kit if you can do the online Skype thing!

 

If you are wondering how we came up with this odd name for this project it is really simple but you would have to share a brain with Lisa and me....It is our tribute to Mary Englebreit....get it Mary N. Breit?  I crack myself up sometimes! 

Mary N. Breit Album

Workshop $39.95 USD Kit $39.95 USD Kit and shipping $49.95 USD

March 21st

A Day with Bo Bunny

 

We are sorry but this event has sold out!  We are thrilled to have been able to offer this workshop and hope to do more of these in the future! If you have signed up for this special event please take this opportunity to pay for it through paypal.

 



March 28th

PHD Crop with Girlfriends

 

Complete your PHDs (Projects Half Done) at Girlfriends the last Saturday of every month!  It is fun, it is productive and it is FREE!

 

Please call the shop to reserve your place at our tables!

734-8592
always,
Lisa and michele

life{365} 2015

As always the new year is a time for new beginnings

As in past years we are beginning the year with new kits and  new workshops.  It is also a new year of life{365}. 

 

Life{365} has become a tradition at Girlfriends and at the end of every year we get to see how it has all come together.  We want to share some of the pictures of last years collection completed with pictures...this is only a part of the full collection...there are still more to go!

 

This year is much the same as last year in the details

Cost: $32.50

if you miss a month of choose to skip a month or just want to pick and choose

$37.50

 

Kits will be ready each month between the first and the tenth of the month.  If you are out of town you need to have a cc on file with us so we can charge and ship each month or if you prefer every couple of months.

 

Now for the fun stuff!

The pages for this month are designed!

The kits are ready!

We are shipping on Friday!

 

Here are your pages!

 

Now some details.

Inside your kit you will find a bunch of little parts and pieces.  In this little packet you will find your photo mats and parts and pieces for each page. 

Among those little parts and pieces you will find a little owl...I made them all so each of you would have a completed little owl.  I thought all the little pieces might be lost in the packet so it seemed right to make it for you.

 

 

In this picture you will see that I have punched edges and borders.  If you are to complete this kit as shown you will need to have a border punch to use in constructing your pages.  You will also need a corner rounder and a chip-off-the-old-block punch.  These are basics for the whole year.

 

In the case of the brackets I have traced one on a piece and it should be your pattern for any others.

 

 

This is a closeup of your little snowman's face.  I used a black ZiG writer to create  his face and the stitchmarks on his nose.

 

For instructions on how to create the dimensional lolly on this page go to the blog and under pages on the right hand side of the blog is a little tutorial...read it and then be prepared because they are habit forming!

 

The tags on the right hand side of this page create space for NINE! pictures on this page.  I have precut the tag piece for you.  It is a great way to increase the space for pictures on any page.  Also you will nest the little owl over the title block on the left hand side.  I used foam tape to lift the owlie!

 

If you want to see the pages up close and personal just stop by the shop.  We have redecorated the front display for a couple of them and the Through the Year book will reside here when the time comes.  The other pages will be on the wall in the classroom. 

 

This little corner of heaven is filled with inspiration.  Come by and see what we have to share with you anytime!

always,

Lisa and michele



 

 



December Daily 2015

Is it too early to start getting ready for Christmas?

 

I can hear you all screaming at us!  Calm Down....I didn't mean to get you all spinning wildly out of control.  I really do mean well.

 

Here is how this started.  For the past several years Lisa and I have been watching and frankly envying some women who seem to have it all pulled together in the area of Christmas.  They bake.  They decorate.  They wrap their gifts beautifully.  They get their cards out in a timely manner. 

AND these superwomen do a December Daily.  That is a little page of pics and memories for each day in December. 

 

BLECH!

 

Lisa is far better at this than I am (she does it all!) but let's be honest if I get the tree up there is no guarantee there will be ornaments on it and I gave up baking some time back.  Christmas cards stopped when the kids left home and there was no one left to address them but me.  I am many things in this world but pulled together is not one of them.

That having all been said and verified as true I am envious of the December Daily.  I think it would be wonderful to reflect upon the year as it passes, to give thanks to put one picture on a page!  So this year we are taking the entire year to make our December Daily!

 

Built from the same Bo Bunny Misc. Me Naked Journal we are using for the Through the Year Journal this project will include one page for each day in December.  We will have places for pictures, pockets for cards, recipes or anything you choose.  You will have all year to make this beautiful book and we will include ideas for quotes, lyrics and more.  You can take all of December and add your pictures, reflections and holiday traditions to your pages.  I will even add a little Christmas Card List to the book if Lisa lets me!

 

 

Your Start up for this book is only

$14.50

The monthly pages will be $6-$8

 

Join us for this year long journey to December and a year of remembering Christmas as the special time it is!

always,

Lisa and Michele

 

 

December Daily StartUp Kit

Kit Only $14.50 USD Kit with shipping $20.00 USD



 

 



Through the Year 2015

Through the Year

This year Lisa and Michele have decided to do two new year long book projects.  The first is our
Through the Year Book.
This book will be a planner, calendar and photo album to record your year.
The base of the book is the wonderful Bo Bunny Misc. Me Naked Journal.  This journal has loads of room to add dividers, calendars and much much more all included in the start up kit!

You will personalize your journal by choosing papers that fit your style perfectly from our large selection of papers at Girlfriends.

Next we will begin to fill your journal.  At the Start Up Workshop Saturday January 10th you will decorate and fill your journal with all the things you will need to start.

 Next you will purchase the quarterly kits to take your journal to the next level! These kits will contain all the precut and packaged materials you will need to create monthly pages for your pictures and ephemera.  These kits will be available every quarter all year long.

Let's get a good start on the year and make it the best one ever!
always,
Lisa and michele
 

 

 

 

Through the Year Start Up Kit

Kit Only $28.00 USD Kit with shipping $35.00 USD

 

 

 



JOY

JOY

A Christmas Record Album

 

This workshop is scheduled for December 6th

 

If you have signed up for this workshop on our facebook groups, Girlfriends Rock! or through the shop please use this secure payment link through PayPal

 

JOY! 

 Christmas Record Album

$39.95



 

If you have not already signed up for this workshop please do not purchase a kit.

Santa's Journey

Santa's Journey

 

Every now and then a line of papers and embellishments come along and inspire you to do something extra special...this year there have been many of those moments because the artists in our industry are creating even more beautiful things!

This project was a treat because the materials I had to use were so beautiful.

If you have signed up for this class through our facebook group, Girlfriends Rock! or at the shop we are providing you with a secure payment place with Pay Pal.

 

Santas Journey Christmas Album

$47.50

Please do not purchase a kit through this website if you have not signed up already.

Setting the dates!

We are busily creating and setting dates for our Holiday (I say Holiday instead of Christmas because we are not leaving Thanksgiving out!) Workshops!

I am just about as happy as I can be about this because we are going to hold some Friday Workshops! If you are looking for something to do on a Friday Night why not come and spend some time with us!
We will be open until 7:00 on Fridays!
 

Here it is!

Friday November 14th - Cozy Christmas Folded and Bound Part 1

Saturday November 15th - Cozy Christmas Folded and Bound Part 2

 

 

 November 21st - Thanksgiving Pumpkin Centerpieces - 4pm-7pm

small pumpkin (diy)$17.95 (completed)$22.50

medium pumpkin (diy) $22.50 (completed) $27.50

large pumpkin (diy)$27.50 (completed) $32.50

If you are interested in either doing it yourself please call us at 734-8592 to choose your color and size!

 

You can either make your own or purchase one of the pumpkins we have in the shop!  Lisa and I have both come to love this project so she paints the pumpkins and I decorate them...it is just another excuse to make a mess for me.

 

November 22nd

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTI!  I LOVE YOU!

 

Let's make a little 12 days of Christmas Advent Calendar

This is such a cute project

I am going to help you create a wonderful family tradition!

Please call the shop to sign up for this workshop...it is filling quickly!

208-734-8592

$24.95

Accordion Album

$22.50

 

November 28th and 29th

All day both days!

Christmas WoodArt Workshop!

Your family is home for my favorite holiday and we have a perfect workshop for you to do together!

You pick your project...you pick your papers (we will help if you want us to)

We show you how!

Noel - $45

Faux Chalk Art Nativity

$19.95

25th

$24.95

Christmas Houses

Small - $22.50

Medium - $25.50

Large - $ 27.50

Make one or make the whole set! These will be a perfect addition to your Christmas Decorations!

 

Well my friends...it looks like the weather is changing and we are getting ready for a most beautiful Holiday Season!

There will be much more coming including a second folded and bound book using the beautiful Tim Holtz papers and embellishments, my favorite Family Christmas Record Album, Junque it Up Home Décor Workshop and more!  We are having a very Merry Christmas already...won't you be a part of it?

always,

michele