Holiday Fobbie Idea

I saw these holiday stickers and thought they would make great decor for a Fobbie. I used Adirondack alcohol inks to create the marbled effect. On one I used a sponge and some metallic stamp pad ink to give it some sparkle, and then put the sticker on. I think they will make for some elegant wrapping.

Send Us Your Fobbie Joke

While I was attending the National Stationary Show my friends back home decided to entertain me through text messaging.
They had me in stitches coming up with Fobbie jokes. Other friends said I should post them, and encourage others to submit their own. Here's what they came up with: What did one Fobbie say to the other Fobbie at the bar? Let's tie one on! What's the Fobbie's favorite movie? A ribbon runs through it!

So the challenge is on! Send us your Fobbie joke.

Ways to Use the Fobbie® as Wedding Decor

When I was at the National Stationary Show a great website called GetMarried.com came to visit. Get Married is on Lifetime television, Monday through Friday. We discussed ways you could use the Fobbie® to decorate your wedding. I had so many ideas that I had to create a bunch of alternative uses. I came up with using them as napkin wraps, table numbers, chair and favor wraps, centerpieces and of course gift wrapping. Check out the Fobbie® inspiration page for more pictures.

Fobbie Wins Best New Product Award

When I decided to have a booth at the National Stationary Show, I had no idea what an amazing time I would have. I entered the Fobbie® into the Best New Product competition in the Party category and won! We were located way in the back of the show and I worried we wouldn't get much traffic. Visitors seeing us in the Winner's Circle helped get people to the booth to see the Fobbie® in action. I met so many great shop owners, press people, exhibitors and supply folks. Everyone was enthusiastic and helpful, which made our time there great fun. So if anyone who came by the booth reads this, thank you for your support and good wishes!

My happiest moment of the day. . .

If any of you have read, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, you know what a great and inspirational writer she is. I recently watched her on the Oprah show. One of things she had to say that touched and inspired me, was about keeping a journal of your "happiest moment of the day". Every day at the end of the day you write down what your happiest moment was, and it can be the simplest thing.

Today for me, was being able to contribute to an entrepreneur on www.kiva.org. The site helps entrepreneurs in developing countries secure micro-loans. Anyone can contribute. It was the first contribution from the "fobbie fund". Even though it was small, I look forward to being able to contribute on a regular basis.

The entrepreneur we're helping is Soliev Solijon from Khujand, Tajikistan.

Beautiful Beaded Pin on a Fobbie

My friend Amy Clarke Moore is an incredible bead artist. She has the most amazing process of taking a picture and using it as a pattern and beading it. It's a spiral beading process and looks so much like picture it's hard to believe she can really do it. She sent me this picture of a heart pin she did as a gift for a friend. You can check out her website at: www.amyclarkemoore.com or visit her blog at: sixswansflying.blogspot.com to look at more of her great artwork.

The Fobbie in PieceWork Magazine

I had the good fortune to have the fobbie be included in the November/ December 2007 issue of PieceWork magazine, and they were nice enough to let me use the image they took.

In their "Findings" department, Mary Polityka Bush used picture frame fobbies with an embroidered handkerchief, a sachet, a doily and some crocheted lace she found in antique stores. I think they came out really nice. I guess I'll be scouring the antique stores a little more closely now to find my own "found" objects to use. For more information about PieceWork magazine, you can visit their website at: www.pieceworkmagazine.com