Blog Birthday Winners!

I want to Thank everyone for all the congrats and happy wishes for the JoC Blog's first year birthday. I'm so thankful that there are so many nice crafty people out there. Well, what better way to start the week then with some thank you prizes! Three lucky names were drawn and they are...

But wait! Since I said this was a virtual party, I NEED ALL 12 of you who left a comment on the Oct. 2 post to send me your mailing address to joyofcrafting@gmail.com so I can send you a party favor! That's right everybody gets a little of something! Now, back to picking the names...

As you know, I asked Fridge to help me pick the winners. I wrote all 12 names on slips of paper and threw them in a bowl. Fridge eagerly dived in...literally!

He got pretty close to pulling a name.

Then he realized, he needed some help.

And, speaking of Help, I've worked a long time at Ben Franklin Crafts and most of my years, I have been a department of one. My favorite office joke is that if you past by my office and hear me talking to myself, it means I was having a department meeting with me, myself and I. Don't get me wrong, I get a lot of help from lots of people (Thank You!), I just was "officially" by myself. So, I'm so Happy to be a part of a real team now. And, they are the ones who helped Fridge pick the winning names. Okay, you've waited long enough...

Meet J, a great graphics designer and photographer for our company who also does so much more! He pulled out Doreen T as the winner! Congrats, Doreen!

Next, meet Kelly, she's our Advertising Manager and she is also super crafty. She's designed a few of our leis in our lei books! She pulled out Kris as a winner! Congrats, Kris!

Our next helper is the talented Darling. You know her from her cute punch art on the JoC! She's also a very talented graphics designer and photographer. Her winning name is MC (Cindee)! Congrats, Cindee!

I am looking forward to another FUN year in blogland! Thank You for stopping by today. Fridge, J, Kelly, Darling and I all hope you have a Super Week! Until next time, Happy Crafting!



E-vites going out Today!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Well, it's back to work today but it's a  really fun day for me! We're pulling the names for the guest list for the live audience taping of the Joy of Crafting show on Saturday, January 9th. So, if you entered our contest and you're made it on the list, you'll be getting an e-mail and/or a phone call today. So, check your messages!

Thank You to everyone who entered our contest to let me know what kinds of crafts you're interested in. I'm always keeping an eye out for inspiring crafters to invite them onto the show to share their creations.

Take care & enjoy the Holidays!