getaway

i got to have a nice getaway last weekend, teaching a couple of classes with love2scrap at their retreat in pigeon lake... heavenly!! i went last fall, LOVED it, and can't wait to go in october. we have friends and family down at the lake as well, so we all headed down for some r&r. that weekend they were opening up a new ice cream shop, daisy mcbeans (cute place!), and mikehiela got her picture in the paper, standing there, all cute with a cone in either hand... another one for the scrapbook!! good thing she's not shy... she's been on tv twice, as well (news programs) ... she loves the limelight!!

h

i thought these would look really cool in our regular living areas, not just our studios or bedrooms. i painted this 'h' set in times new roman, plain old black, sanded it up a little bit to distress it a bit, then rubbed some walnut stain into it to age it. this will have to sit in my bookcase until mytwo year old son is old enough not destroy it when i lean it up against the fireplace... or, maybe on the mantle. hmmm... 

la letter 'e'

here's a couple more letters i wanted to share... the first one, a lower case 'e' set in times new roman, was done by our lovely and very own elizabeth , also known as jrabbit . elizabeth blended some mm paints, covered the lower part of her 'e' with crate paper, adorned with a heidi swapp flower and ribbon, mm brad, frame and bookplate. she attached her ribbon with a stapler.

can't wait to see your creations!!

create

can you see it?? i LOVE these, courtesy of the very talented talia audenart, aka thescrapchick . there is so much you can do!!

talia first painted the letters with mm paints (doesn't actually take too much!), then used a heidi swapp floral mask and regular acrylic spaypaint.

woo hoo!!

-j

lbj order process

hiya!!

so sorry if you've sent me an email that i haven't responded to yet... i promise, i'll get to you shortly!! so i just wanted to put up some basics on here so you can have an idea of what's what!!

each letter is up to 24" (all capitals are, and for lowercase, the b, d, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, p, q and y are.) to keep the others in proportion, they are between 20-22 inches. still great big!!

each letter is $25.00 USD + s/h most fonts can be done, if it's an unusual font, please provide me a link and i'll see if we can make it work!! my times new roman is set and ready to go, so this ships fastest at the moment. expect any other font to take about a week longer.

at the moment, i prefer paypal or money order. please let me know if you need other arrangements.

it takes about one to two weeks from payment received to shipping. i will send you confirmation when it has shipped.

which brings me to shipping: i am in the process of finding out the best way to ship them for your value that will get them to you safely. i expect to have that all figured out by thursday afternoon/friday at the latest. we are waiting for the boxes to arrive!

thanks for your patience as we set up lettersbyjanna.com

have a great day!
-j

letters by janna

is open for business!!

thanks for all the awesome orders & emails!! wowee!!

just wanted to let all you awesome ladies know i am thrilled to take your order!! please email me with your questions or order at the contact me link to the right... and i will respond shortly!! i'm making it through the list, and promise to reply shortly!!

thanks for your patience as i set up a real website!!

-janna 

w.o.w.

donnadowney.typepad.com

donna.

i love you.


i really am speechless, for once in my life!!
wow.

i totally can't wait to post all the details about this. soooo excited, doesn't even begin to cut it!!

i am taking orders, i'm in the process of building a website. if you're interested, please email me by clicking on the 'contact me' link on the right. all my 24" letters are custom hand cut. the cost is $25.00 plus shipping (working on the best method for that right now)

donna's letter is lower case times new roman... my favorite and very popular.

love you, donna!!!

-j

big news to come!

no, that is not pizza, it is a nacho. yes, [A] nacho. one burnt, greasy, gross mass of a nacho. but donna was a good sport to share it with me.

we spent a couple of hours at the pub in the mayfield inn during 70's night. between cowboy hats and 'staying alive', i really wonder about her take on canada.

donna ROCKS!!

eh?

stacy's in da house!

yay!!! only six more sleeps until stacy julian comes for a chat at love2scrap! 7:00 p.m. april 26... i am so so excited, i got to meet stacy earlier this year at a retailer's event here in edmonton. what an incredible woman! i mean that sincerely... she is authentic and genuine, i love the spirit about her. i felt as if i'd known her forever, i suspect many people feel that way once they chat with her!! i hope you've had a chance to check out her book, it really rocks!! a whole new take on scrapbooking that we all really need. check out big picture scrapbooking or get to know stacy by checking out her blog here. then come over to www.love2scrap.ca and post your questions anytime... it's not a real-time chat, so ask away!!

what can i say? you'll be better for it!!!

-j

MAC stays on

thank goodness for steam cleaners.

yes, well, here you have it. i love MAC, just not all over my floor. this is bottle number 2 that has been sacrificed in the last four weeks (first one was my fault - fell off the fireplace mantle and onto the tile - that glass bottle shattered everywhere!) this bottle was hiding on my top shelf in my bathroom... apparently caleb can now climb it, great!!

all this happened within the space of roughly four minutes while i put a load of laundry in. not only is he resourceful, he's fast, too.

here's a pic of the guilty party on a time out. he looks remorseful, doesn't he?

strawberry freezer jam

yummy! i love making strawberry jam on the easter weekend... or whatever berry is out... last year it was raspberry. love it!!
 

happy easter

hope you and your family had a wonderful easter. ours was great, mikehiela got crocs from the easter bunney and caleb got some sandals... they had fun eating chocolate and hunting for eggs... except caleb ate his all and was totally wired... i ended up going to church at 11 with another ward, instead of my own at 1, i knew he just wasn't going to make it and gord wasn't feeling too hot himself so i couldn't leave him at home. all was well, and after a nap, we headed over to oma & opa's for easter dinner... mmm... turkey...

God bless and have a wonderful day.

-j

psychotic pick up lines

1. can I buy you a spatula?
2. bet your wondering why I have no nostrils.
3. you look like the type of person who appreciates catheters
4. do you always wear socks over your shoes?
5. smeep smeep smeep
6. you've stolen my heart but I have 3 more back home in the freezer
7. what's your favorite flavour of wood?
8. may I lick your forehead?
9. your crawlspace or mine?
10. didn't I see you at the grassy knoll?

mwah hah hah

-j

hmm...

nothing says 'count your blessings' like a picture of handcuffs.