In January, when I ended up getting bronchial pneumonia and had to do 8 days of out patient IV infusions. I wanted to make a little something to say thank you to the nurse that was on staff those days. We got to know each other those days and one thing […]
6 i wanted to create a simple yet meaningful ornament for my parents and in-laws, and what grandparent doesn’t enjoy pictures of their grandchildren? using a maya road chipboard set i traced and cut christmas paper and a photograph of my family to put on the chipboard shape. using Tombow MONO […]
ornament …check!
4 I always seem to have plenty of envelopes lying around – this technique converts them into great gift cards with a side pocket ready to fill with theater tickets, money or photos. It works with all types and sizes of envelopes. You can choose to put the pocket on either […]
Christmas Envelope Gift Card
1 Homemade crafts always make the perfect gift for the holidays. Whether the present is homemade or it is just a personalized hang tag, a little creative, personalized flair will make it a memorable gift for a friend or family member of any age. As something that will be heavily handled […]
Personalized Gifts Made Easy
8 need an inexpensive but creative teacher gift? here are our suggestions 1. mugs filled with candy or hot chocolate and candy canes 2. stocking holders like the one’s found at www.crapivemade.com (thank you char for letting us share!) 3. christmas countdown blocks (Like April’s!) 4. embellished letter – 9″ letters […]
top ten teacher gifts
It is time for another Tombow Tot project. This month the theme is holiday and I knew when I saw this tree on SCS that this is what I would be doing. It is super easy and I love how the tree turned out. I will be making these with […]
Tombow Tots- Holiday Trees
We are pleased to welcome Richard Berman to the American Tombow team as the national sales manager for our Art,Craft and Mass Market division. Richard will work to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with retailers and distributors in the art, craft and mass market channels as well as focus on sales […]
Sales Team Grows
At Tombow this week the Design Team is sharing their some of their Christmas traditions. I had to really think on this one as we try to keep Christmas as simple as possible to keep from the stress of all the hustle and bustle. AND to think of something that […]
Snowman Snacks
2 Unnecessary stress and time added to your work day from an unorganized planner can make it difficult to work effectively at the office. Keeping an organized planner will help you prepare for the New Year and stay on top of all of your projects. Save time and increase productivity in […]
More Than Your Average Pen
5 growing up my family had many christmas traditions. some i have tried to bring to my new family, and of course some had to go. but several years ago i made my parents a book of all the christmas traditions we had that i remembered. i involved my 7 siblings […]
tradition….tradition (sing it like “fiddler on the roof”)
4 in my short lifetime I have held over 18 jobs…not counting daughter, sister, wife and mother. i have been working since i was 11 years old, when my first job was a “page” in the public library. since then i have been a babysitter/nanny, telephone operator, sandwich maker, a retailer […]