tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24290954215897917972024-03-19T05:57:07.540+01:00J Blume Bags, Tags & MoreBlog of a crafty mom of two who enjoys stamping, sewing and creating uniquely handmade cards, bags and gifts.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-25981876053551555842015-03-18T09:49:00.000+01:002015-03-18T09:49:27.682+01:00Spring Koffermarkts in Thalwil and Schaffhausen<br />
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Sorry for the lack of posting recently... It's been busy, busy, busy around here with the new shop, <a href="http://thecreativecafe111.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">The Creative Café</a>, and preparing for two upcoming Spring Koffermarkts. For those of you who do not know what a Koffermarkt is, it is a special market where handmade products are sold and displayed in suitcases or old trunks. So if you are looking for unique, handmade gifts in an unusual and artsy setting, a Koffermarkt is the place to go!<br />
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I will be participating in the following Koffermarkts over the next two weekends:<br />
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<b>Handgemachte Unikate aus dem Koffer - Koffermarkt Thalwil</b><br />
Date: Saturday, 21 March 2015<br />
Time: 11-17<br />
Place: Schützenhalle, Dorfstrasse 65, Thalwil (parking lot across the street)<br />
Link: <a href="http://kreatives-koefferchen.jimdo.com/fr%C3%BChlings-koffermarkt-thalwil-21-03-2015/">http://kreatives-koefferchen.jimdo.com/frühlings-koffermarkt-thalwil-21-03-2015/</a><br />
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<b>4th Annual Schaffhauser Koffermärt</b><br />
Date: Saturday, 28 March 2015<br />
Time: 10-17<br />
Place: Schaffhausen Hotel Kronenhof, on the Kirchhofplatz in the old town part of Schaffhausen*<br />
Link: <a href="http://kreatives-koefferchen.jimdo.com/fr%C3%BChlings-koffermarkt-thalwil-21-03-2015/">http://koffermaert.blogspot.ch/p/offnungszeitenpreise.html</a><br />
* Parking is limited in the old town, so public transportation is the best way to get there.<br />
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The pictures above show my Koffer and I'm still busy making a few more goodies!<br />
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Hope to see you there!<br />
J x<br />
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Mark your calendars for March 3rd and stop by to say hello, have a drink with friends and browse through our collection of unique, handmade products, furniture and stamping & scrapbooking supplies! We will also be having demonstrations of some of the products for you to try out.<br />
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Looking forward to welcoming you in a few weeks! 3 weeks and counting down...!!!<br />
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J xx<br />
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-56756433437111068522015-01-30T21:37:00.000+01:002015-01-30T21:37:03.252+01:00Coming soon....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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J Blume Bags, Tags & More will be opening a shop in Thalwil, Switzerland starting in March!!!!!!<br />
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It has always been a dream of mine to have my own shop and this year my dream will come true! It all came about just before Christmas when I was going for a walk in the town I live in and walked past a cute little shop that I've always liked because it had a variety of refinished furniture in the windows. The only problem was, this shop always seemed to be closed or by appointment only... Well, this time there was a sign in the window saying that they were looking for people interested in joining them - so, after a couple days of building up my courage, I called! And once I met the amazing woman responsible for the gorgeous furniture in the windows, I got more excited about the prospect of actually fulfilling my dream.<br />
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Our shop will be a collaboration of creative women sharing the space and the days, giving us all the perfect opportunity to "test the waters" with a retail shop, without having the full responsibility of having to man the shop every day of the week. Starting in March, Rachel, from <a href="http://seizethestamp.com/" target="_blank">Seize the Stamp</a>, and I will be working together to have the shop open two days a week (Tuesday/Thursday), and will have various events, including workshops and pop up sales, that will take place either on those days or other days of the week depending on the event.<br />
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All the furniture you see in the picture above is from Jamais Vu and will be for sale in the shop, as well as used to display our products, including cards, stamping and scrapbooking supplies, bags, gift sets and much more.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More info on our grand opening will be coming soon!</span><br />
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I will also be participating in the following <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Spring markets in March</b></span>:<br />
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Saturday, 21 March 2015: Spring Koffermarkt in Thalwil (<a href="http://kreatives-koefferchen.jimdo.com/fr%C3%BChlings-koffermarkt-thalwil-21-03-2015/" target="_blank">Link to page</a>)<br />
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Saturday, 28 March 2015: Spring Koffermarkt in Shaffhausen (<a href="http://koffermaert.blogspot.ch/p/aussteller.html" target="_blank">Link to page</a>)<br />
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I'll post pictures of the trunk I am refurbishing for the koffermarkts once I get a bit further on it.<br />
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Lots of exciting stuff going on (hence the radio silence this month)!!!<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
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J xJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-878538828317314532015-01-06T21:43:00.002+01:002015-01-06T21:43:46.253+01:002015 is here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have loved the above quote/image for several years. I found cards with it and have one hanging just over my desk to remind me of all the things that I should be striving for. In looking back over the past few years, I feel pretty good in what I have accomplished, including several of the items listed above:<br />
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- quitting a stressful and emotional job to focus more on doing what I love,<br />
- not watching as much TV<br />
- seizing opportunities when they come up<br />
- and, meeting new people who are also excited about what they do.<br />
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Some of the items are still a challenge for me, though..."stop over analysing"...that is a hard one to conquer as I am continually analysing what I should do rather than just taking the step to do it. I plan to work on this point this year and have already taken some "tip toe" steps to change up my business in the coming year. More to come on this point :-)!<br />
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To start 2015 with a clean slate, so to speak, I've been busy doing the following things to clear some of the clutter that was bogging me down:<br />
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1. E-mail cleanse - I had more than 1000 emails in my inbox that were driving me crazy. Now I have 4, all of which are pending an action. This one action has already made my month!<br />
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2. Organize files on my computer - are you the type to just save files to your desktop so they are easier to find? Well, that was me...especially since I got a new Macbook this past year and am still figuring out some of the basics of how to save the files where I really want them to go! I had LOTS of things on my desktop and have now managed to organise it to only have 3 folders for my business stuff, "Projects", "Blog pictures", "Business stuff". This makes it much easier for me to find the documents/files that I need.<br />
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3. Blog refresh - as you can see, I played around with my blog during the holidays and have added a few things and freshened it up a bit. What do you think?<br />
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4. My office - it is always a bit of a "work-in-progress" because I love stamping and sewing and, therefore, have DOUBLE the stuff... I can never seem to toss out that scrap of fabric OR scrap of paper. The goal this month is to sort through my entire office and (hopefully) get rid of things I haven't used for a few years or that are no longer my style. Maybe I'll have a big 'ole scrap party and invite all my friends to see how we can creatively use the scraps :-)!<br />
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5. Business admin stuff - this is the stuff most people hate to do. I was an auditor in my former life so one would think I would be better organised than others in this field...but, I still hate to do it and, therefore, put it off. Well, I read about an accounting program called "<a href="https://www.waveapps.com/" target="_blank">Wave</a>" that helps you keep track of your income and expenses, has an invoicing program and even allows you to upload your bank and/or credit card statement to fill in your transactions (among other things). It's free to use and seems pretty simple to get everything organised. My favourite aspect of it so far is the <a href="https://www.waveapps.com/receipts/" target="_blank">Wave Receipts</a> which allows you to download an App to your i-Phone or smartphone where you can take a picture of a receipt (say, for supplies you purchased) and it will automatically process it for you and record it in the accounting package. Can you say awesome?!?!<br />
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With the above completed (or almost complete), I can now focus on growing my business in new channels in 2015. This will include attending more markets, trying to get into a couple of shops in the area where I live and just seeing what else may come along. I'm a firm believer that things will come up along the way that are "meant to be"! I'll keep you posted on what new ventures I am up to!<br />
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HAPPY 2015 to you all and I hope this year is also full of "clearing your clutter" and taking "tip toe steps" to reach a new, exciting goal!<br />
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J xJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-87698149849726765522014-12-10T17:21:00.000+01:002014-12-10T17:21:56.558+01:00Market success!The 2nd annual Christmas Market "Around the World" was a success yet again! We had 15 vendors selling a variety of products for customers to choose from. Here are a few pictures of the event!<br />
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Finally, here are a couple happy customers wearing their new aprons! They were so adorable running around in them :-)! </div>
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JxJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-54624250729437653232014-11-28T13:40:00.000+01:002014-12-28T08:57:01.743+01:00Wax Cloth Totes and Coordinating Zipper PouchesI've been busy the past couple of weeks making some new bags for my upcoming <a href="http://jblumebagstagsandmore.blogspot.ch/2014/11/2nd-annual-christmas-market-around-world.html" target="_blank">Christmas Market</a> and thought I would share my wax cloth collection with you as a little treat for the end of the week! I have totes that are lined in coordinating cotton fabrics with a side pocket and coordinating zipper pouches that are perfect to carry the essentials in.<br />
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-20374350089774683982014-11-11T21:28:00.001+01:002014-11-11T21:28:54.920+01:002nd Annual Christmas Market "Around the World"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's that time of year again!!! We are excited to hold our 2nd annual Christmas Market "Around the World" on 6 December (see details above).<br />
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We've set up a website this year to allow you get to know the artists that will be participating in the market. <a href="http://marketatw.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Here's the link</a> when you want to check it out! We will all be adding posts to it over the coming weeks to show you our products, so be sure to check it on a regular basis!<br />
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Looking forward to seeing you on 6 December :-)!<br />
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J xJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-76644575727471791352014-11-05T11:34:00.000+01:002014-11-05T11:34:08.057+01:00Easy DIY Christmas Packaging Ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love pretty little packages. I mean, what girl doesn't like a gift wrapped in cute paper and tied up with twine, ribbon and other little embellishments like buttons, stamps and doilies? As you can see from previous <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2429095421589791797#editor/target=post;postID=4058338637909271114;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=4;src=postname" target="_blank">blog posts</a> and my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jblumebagstagsandmore" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, I've already been busy making some kits for my Etsy shop and market :-)!<br />
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With Christmas just around the corner (7 weeks and counting...), I thought it would be fun to have a post on some easy DIY ("do it yourself") packaging ideas you can use to dress up your Christmas or Advent gifts.<br />
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Using a cotton fabric, make a cut on the selvedge edge of a piece of fabric (the long side that is "bound" along the edges) about one inch from the edge, or however wide you want your ribbon to be. Tear the fabric from the cut all the way down to the bottom and pull off the extra threads. Do both sides if you want it to look "shabby chic". Alternatively, use shearing scissors (the ones that have the zig-zag teeth on them) to cut the fabric piece to the size you want. Use in place of ribbon to tie around a box, envelope or package.<br />
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Use a template (you can find loads on Pinterest) or a Stampin' Up! <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133774" target="_blank">Envelope Punch Board </a>to make adorable little envelopes for gift cards. Decorate the outside with stamps, ribbon, doilies and top with a tag and small wooden clip. Here are some I made with the SU! punch board for my Etsy shop and Christmas market.<br />
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I love all the brown paper gift bags that I see popping up on Pinterest all the time. Who knew those brown paper lunch bags could be so cute!! You can stamp on them, print sayings or images on them (check out <a href="http://www.perfectlyimperfectblog.com/2012/02/printed-paper-bag-tutorial-meet-hayden-from-haven-by-hayden.html" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> I found on Pinterest), make the top edge scalloped using a punch, and then top them with whatever you have on hand, such as, scrap papers cut into flag bunting, punched Christmas trees or hearts, doilies, lace, tags and the list goes on and on...!! Here are examples from three different kits I made for Christmas. Each kit includes all supplies to make 5 gift bags (one design per kit). As you can see on the bag on the right, I made my own fabric ribbon to tie the bag closed.<br />
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Cut out tags using kraft-colored paper (I normally cut my tags to be 2 inches wide by 3 inches high, but you can cut them in any size you like). I have this <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133323" target="_blank">tag punch</a> from Stampin' Up! that works great for creating the tops of the tags. Then you can decide if you want to use scrap fabric or maybe you have a lot of scrap decorative paper from other projects...or use BOTH! Glue or sew onto the tags in a random way, add some text of your choice (either using stamps or printing off your computer) and voilà, you have a unique gift tag! Here are a couple cute ideas I found on Pinterest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out these amazing Chrismtas tree scrappy tags from <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HVfK_QM_Jq9_EQW8WAWl-bto-deSqnZGcTd9YRSiaOk7Dbvj_XueDlrjCd_YwtJ8Bp7ssYDI7ScdlNR6bX-6LqrV8xrhBgt2QLXnFz1pPJdWMosefr1nwZhHe4Ff3KywN8nDtKtNGNQ/s1600/cbb62b4eeab372cfa36aae5cf7e0d4e5.jpg" target="_blank">tracyBdesigns</a> on Etsy</td></tr>
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Pinterest is overflowing with ideas. Check out my "<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/mjzblume/packaging-ideas/" target="_blank">Packaging Ideas</a>" board for loads of DIY packaging inspiration.<br />
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After many months of having this on my "to do" list, I've finally managed to update my Flickr photo stream for what I've made this past year.<br />
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I DO!!! They are so practical to have around to carry all those little things that tend to get lost in the big bags that are now so trendy. Ladies and girls alike (and boys, too - think Legos...) can never have too many zipper pouches!! Which is why I've been busy sewing some for my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ch-en/shop/JBlumeBagsTagsMore" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> and to start stocking up for Christmas, because we all know that it will be here before we can say "Boo" (wait that's Halloween...well, they do put Christmas stuff out in the stores at the beginning of October now don't they?!?!)!!<br />
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-42462339934951449252014-08-31T17:52:00.000+02:002014-08-31T17:52:03.369+02:00My Etsy Shop is OPEN!!!!YIPPPEEEEE!!! After many months of having this on my "to do" list, my Etsy shop is open for business!! More listings will be added as I get the pictures taken and I hope you find some time to check it out and let me know what you think!<br />
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Summer is over (it was over before it began in Zurich...rain, rain go away!!!), school is back in session and it is time to get back to work! I'm excited to be back in my office and working on some new DIY Gift Wrap kits to sell in my Etsy shop.<br />
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I don't know about you, but I just love receiving a gift that is in a pretty little package. There are so many amazing ideas on Pinterest that I am always pinning (see my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/mjzblume/packaging-ideas/" target="_blank">packaging ideas</a> board), so I decided it would be fun to use all the bits and bobs lying around my office to create little kits so you can also make beautifully packaged gifts for someone special in your life.<br />
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Here are a few of the packs I've come up with so far. I plan to have them in my Etsy shop by the end of the weekend :-)! Each kit will come with the following:<br />
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-3584546469568599712014-06-20T23:31:00.000+02:002014-06-20T23:31:35.365+02:00A bit of this and a bit of thatHello! I've been wanting to post some of my latest adventures over the past few weeks but as I sit here attempting to clean my office (that I could no longer stand to step foot in due to the extreme piles covering EVERY surface...), I realized that life has been so crazy that I haven't blogged anything in almost a month. So, this is going to be my "catch up" post to let you know what's been going on!<br />
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We had fun at our Summer Market on 6 June, with several people popping by in the morning to see what all was on offer. Here are a few pictures!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">The weekend of the market was my daughter's 8th birthday. I still find it hard to believe that my baby is now 8 years old... She is a child that is generally always on the move (currently using stilts she received for a birthday present to walk all over the house and beyond...) and is always being silly and trying to make people laugh. It was only fitting that she wanted a circus party! I ordered some amazing invitations and printables from Carla at </span><a href="http://paperandpartylove.blogspot.ch/2014/06/circus-party-pictures.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Paper and Party Love</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and we had 10 little girls running around our house like circus clowns.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> We had a photo booth and various carnival games that the girls seemed to go through in record time (Note to self for future: organize party elsewhere so someone else can entertain and clean up!!). Here are a few photos of the highlights (you can also check out Carla's blog to see the invitations and printables more clearly).</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">We've also been taking advantage of the beautiful weather in and around Zurich by going to the Sihltal to play along the river, pick strawberries and cherries at the Sunnehof farm and go hiking with Daddy on Father's day in Brunni. I have to say that I am exhausted and it is not even summer yet... Three more weeks of school and then the real fun can begin!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">J xx</span>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-84138907193535350632014-05-25T11:25:00.000+02:002014-05-25T11:25:28.320+02:00Coming soon: Summer Market on Friday, 6 June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I held one workshop this morning and have one more this evening making mini photo albums (5in x 7in) using the Stampin' Up! "Simply Created Mini Album Kit". The kit is adorable and has some great papers and accessories in it (of course, I had to add a few more goodies, including the cute crochet flowers shown above!). I haven't done much scrapbooking for awhile and it was fun to play with pictures and paper again! Below are some of my favorite layouts from the two albums I made for Mother's Day presents to take to America when we go for Easter. I'm so pleased with how they turned out and can't wait to see how the Grandmas like them :-)!<br />
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And here are a few other pictures of some bits and bobs that were available to the participants to use (and consume :-)!).<br />
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J xxJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-73867696062238386022014-03-22T22:46:00.001+01:002014-03-22T22:46:52.194+01:00Spring is blooming and so is J Blume Bags, Tags & More!!We have had an incredibly mild winter in Zurich this year and Spring sunshine and weather has been gracing us for the past few weeks. It amazes me every year to see all the flowers blooming in the yards as I go for walks around Thalwil - daffodils, snowbells, magnolia trees, and little yellow, purple and white flowers (I don't know the name) that just grow randomly in grassy areas. God is truly an artist when it comes to Springtime! These pictures are of a house I regularly walk by - can you imagine having a yard full of daffodils every year?!?! I LOVE IT!<br />
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Along with the blooming flowers, my business is blooming in the new year, too! I finally opened my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ch-en/shop/JBlumeBagsTagsMore" target="_blank">Etsy </a>shop this month and had my first sale - Yippee! Although it is open, I've been so busy with other projects and kids stuff that I haven't had a chance to list anything else yet...BUT IT WILL COME, I PROMISE! Lots of ideas are in the process right now :-)!<br />
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Other projects I've been working on include making 11 Scrap Fabric Doll kits (10 for one customer :-)!), a "create-your-own-notebook" box for a birthday party (box included notebooks and all the fun bits and bobs to make notebooks like we did for <a href="http://jblumebagstagsandmore.blogspot.ch/2014/03/birthday-craft-morning.html" target="_blank">my birthday</a>), and preparing for a couple of workshops. As you saw in my previous post, I am doing a mini album workshop in early April. The "Simply Created Mini Album" kit from Stampin' Up! is absolutely adorable and I can't wait to get my pictures so I can prepare a sample album for the class. It will make the perfect gift for Mother's Day or a special friend. You can check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jblumebagstagsandmore" target="_blank">my Facebook page</a> to see some pictures of the kit if you are interested.<br />
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I hope Spring is also blooming in your area!<br />
J xxJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-76062512956865059042014-03-12T20:30:00.000+01:002014-03-12T20:30:56.222+01:00New Class on 4 April 2014: Simply Created Mini Album <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year I decided that in lieu of gifts for my birthday, I wanted to do a little something special for my friends. So, we had a crafty brunch in the middle of the week! We enjoyed good conversations, homemade bircher-muesli and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/55380270391929301/" target="_blank">cinnamon-raisin buns</a>, frothy cappucinos, and then a bit of creative time making tags and decorating IKEA notebooks with washi tapes, scrap papers, punches and whatever else they could find in my "goodie box". It was a great morning and I can't wait to do it again! I think we need to make it a monthly or bi-monthly date...! </div>
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Given that Valentine's day normally falls right in the middle of my kids' winter ski break, I tend to forget about all the fun I had as a kid making Valentine's for my family and friends. Some people think that Valentine's day is just a commercial holiday meant to make money...which, I must admit, I also believe is true! Why do we need one day a year to tell people we love them when we can do it every day of the year?? However, this being the case, it doesn't necessarily mean you have to go out for an expensive fancy dinner or spend lots of money to give something special to someone you love. Why not have a party with your kids and some of their friends, or even your girlfriends, and make something fun and/or delicious? Send a handmade Valentine to those special people in your life who may not hear "I love you" or "You are awesome" or "Thanks for being my ...(friend, mom, dad...)" as often as you would like. Pick up the phone and call someone you haven't had time to speak to recently. Make cookies with your kids and share with your neighbors. The possibilities are endless! And, if you choose to make something, the handmade touch will make it all the more special!<br />
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I've rounded up <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">10 fun ideas</span></span> from various websites that will help you in your quest for the perfect Valentine's day gift:<br />
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1. Make cute little burlap gift bags to fill with treats. All I can say is...adorable!<br />
(from <a href="http://www.thecasualcraftlete.com/2014/01/15/diy-valentines-day-burlap-gift-bags/" target="_blank">The Casual Craftlete</a>)<br />
<img alt="DIY Valentine's Day Burlap Gift Bags #burlap #Valentines #giftbags #DIY #treatbags" height="320" src="http://www.thecasualcraftlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DIY-Valentines-Day-Burlap-Gift-Bags-936x1024.jpg" width="291" /><br />
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2. Make these cute Valentine cards with clothespins. How simple would this be??!<br />
(from <a href="http://simplykierste.com/2014/01/clothespin-valentine.html" target="_blank">Simply Kierste</a>)<br />
<img alt="clothespin valentine | simplykierste.com" height="242" src="http://simplykierste.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/clothespin-3-edited-title-and-logo-750x569.jpg" width="320" /><br />
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3. Make pretty "stained-glass" hearts to hang in your window.<br />
(from <a href="http://www.just-between-friends.com/2014/01/valentines-day-craft-kids-stained-glass-hearts.html#comment-4507" target="_blank">Just Between Friends</a>)<br />
<img height="320" src="http://www.just-between-friends.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Valentines-Day-crafts-for-kids1.jpg" width="213" /><br />
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4. Print out this free printable and give to your kids and their friends. I couldn't resist the birds...!<br />
(from <a href="http://prettyprovidence.com/youre-pretty-tweet-valentine-free-printable/" target="_blank">Pretty Providence</a>)<br />
<img height="400" src="http://prettyprovidence.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/free-printable-valentine-your-pretty-tweet-bird-pencil-topper.jpg" width="220" /><br />
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5. Round up your kids (or girlfriends) and have a Valentine's party (wine included for the girlfriends :-)!)<br />
(from <a href="http://www.brit.co/v-day-party-ideas/" target="_blank">Brit Co</a>)<br />
<img alt="Make-Your-Own Valentine Station." height="238" src="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/78/e1/d5/78e1d5ecde1cd8a50e69d8cc063a478f.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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6. Make treat bags for your friends, neighbors, teachers, kids and anyone else you can think of!<br />
(from <a href="http://blackeiffel.blogspot.ca/2009/02/kiddie-valentines.html" target="_blank">Black Eiffel</a>)<br />
<img alt="Martha Stewart Kid's Valentines" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr2a8KFl12urFDUwRRlf15NSX7H1wMVyZnbN9zH_ggjSs6bB_TnSnLcb8Wg1AaGPXZ5vq76ISymSlu2zffN8Ap3l0xFN6pypZpuHehQkTIh2F9HNZThK_j3AOBO6DX5o8iIeAo12-29c/s400/valentines.jpg" width="278" /><br />
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7. Make DIY felt heart handwarmers - a great gift for a cold winters day!<br />
(from <a href="http://www.henryhappened.com/diy-heart-hand-warmers.html" target="_blank">Henry Happened</a>)<br />
<img alt="Felt Heart Hand Warmers" height="230" src="http://www.henryhappened.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_2114.jpg" width="320" /><br />
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8. Bake heart shaped sugar cookies and let your kids decorate them. Share with your neighbors!<br />
(<a href="http://www.royalmarigold.com/2012/02/february-14th.html" target="_blank">Royal Marigold</a> has links to the recipes in the pic below)<br />
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9. Make heart cupcake toppers and serve on your favorite cupcakes (homemade or store-bought).<br />
Image below was taken from Pinterest - it is so darn cute! You could also just punch or cut out hearts, add some glitter or little buttons and glue them to a toothpick. Et voilà!<br />
<img alt="Super cute! Stuffed book page heart with bunting." height="400" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/f3/51/ad/f351ad2eb32545c03a8da910c6ab0d38.jpg" width="266" /><br />
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10. Make Valentine's day party poppers - you could also fill with small candies or toys instead of the photo banner!<br />
(from <a href="http://www.flaxandtwine.com/2014/01/valentines-day-photo-party-poppers.html" target="_blank">Flax & Twine</a>)<br />
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Enjoy your week and don't forget to give someone special a big hug!<br />
J xxJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-25235563060788069602014-01-14T23:59:00.003+01:002014-01-14T23:59:50.601+01:00Back to work...2014 goals!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I think I have finally recovered from the craziness that goes with Christmas markets, holiday orders, last minute gift purchase for Christmas, ski trips and getting the kids back to school once all that is over! It is tiring just thinking about it...! I hope you are having a great start to 2014 and are full of energy for what this year will bring.<br />
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During the quiet time we had in our new flat in Klosters over Christmas and New Year's, I managed to put together a few goals for myself for the coming year. Some are pretty mundane ("drink more tea and less coffee") while some will be quite a challenge for me ("stop nagging kids so much" and "keep office tidy, e.g. put things away once I'm done with a project"). I also have quite a few goals related to building my blog audience and my business opportunities in Switzerland, including opening an on-line shop. I've been wanting to do this for the past two years and have done research several times to help me get a better understanding of what it will take to open my own shop. And... I've finally decided that it is finally time to just bite the bullet and do it. I'm in the process of setting up a shop on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/ch-en/" target="_blank">Etsy</a>, which is an amazing place to find beautiful, unique, handmade products from around the world. Now all I need to do now is make some stuff to sell in the shop (easier said than done :-)!)...<br />
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I love the <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/55380270390821206/" target="_blank">quote and art</a> above that I found on Pinterest some time ago and will embrace it in my new adventures this year.<br />
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What are your plans for 2014?<br />
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J xxJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-46862438333230606552014-01-01T19:06:00.001+01:002014-01-01T19:06:14.747+01:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that 2014 has started off on a positive note for you!<br />
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We are celebrating the holidays this year in our new apartment in Klosters, Switzerland, and got to check out one of the local traditions for New Year's day, the annual "Hotschrennen", or "pig race". For many in Switzerland, pigs are a symbol of good luck, so of course this would be something they would come up with to entertain the crowds of locals and foreigners alike on the first day of the New Year. In essence, they block off a small area right in front of the train station with wooden fences, add some snow (hills included) spray painted with lines going down it, and race 10 pigs in a series of races until one little piggy is the winner! Strange, but true! Given the huge crowd, we didn't actually see a race but the pictures above were taken when they were walking the piggies back and forth after one of the races :-)! We were also awarded with some music from a local band and from a group of Alphorns that stationed themselves on the top of the train station (picture above, too). What more could you ask for to start off 2014?<br />
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Best wishes for a happy and creative 2014 and I look forward to sharing more fun projects, some tutorials (yes, I have given myself a resolution to actually do a tutorial this year!!!) and much more!<br />
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-86928704591501989042013-12-01T07:49:00.002+01:002013-12-01T07:49:23.733+01:00December is here!!!Happy 1st of December everyone! It is so hard to believe that today is the first day of December and this is the last month of 2013...this year flew past a lightning speed!<br />
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I had two incredible groups of ladies at my house on Wednesday to participate in my Christmas tag workshops. One very special lady even got on the train from Geneva at 4:56AM (yes, 4:56 in the MORNING) to come to the morning workshop - THANKS, MARIA!! It never ceases to amaze me how many times I hear "I'm sooooo not creative" or "I can't make that!" from people at my workshops. And I always tell them they are WRONG! We all have imaginations and the ability to make things, it just takes the right tools, the right atmosphere and the right frame of mind to do it. Well, we had all those factors and then some on Wednesday. The ladies made 25 tags each and had fun sharing their ideas with one another - "OOOOHH! So pretty! I'm copying that one!" was a favorite phrase I heard around the table.<br />
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Here are a few photos of the workshops!<br />
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Thanks again, ladies, for a wonderful day!<br />
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Have a wonderful start to December! In this month of giving, let your creative spirit out of the box and make something special for family and friends instead of fighting the crowds for a gift that anyone could buy!<br />
J xxJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-92003528875411495912013-11-24T11:26:00.002+01:002013-11-24T11:26:52.320+01:00THANK YOU......to all of you who came to our Christmas "Around the World" Market!!!! <br />
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It was a great day complete with snowflakes to get everyone into the Christmas spirit. I enjoyed meeting new people, talking with old friends and seeing so many other talented women with their own businesses in Switzerland. And the location this year was amazing! We will definitely consider doing another market at the Restaurant Neubüel in Wädenswil!<br />
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Here are a few photos of my stand (of course, I meant to take pics of the others, but got side-tracked...sorry, ladies!).<br />
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Now, a bit of rest on this rainy Sunday in Zurich. Tomorrow I'll get busy again with Christmas orders!<br />
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Enjoy your Sunday!<br />
J xxJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-67259986280734351052013-11-20T20:55:00.003+01:002013-11-20T20:55:55.219+01:00All ready for our Christmas "Around the World" Market!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, after many late nights at my overflowing desk (think explosion of paper, ribbon, fabric, ink pads, needles and thread......) and days ignoring the dust bunnies accumulating in all the corners around my house, it is almost here! <b>3 DAYS TO GO until the big market - YIPPPEEE</b>! I have lots of fun gift ideas for young and old, including altered paper clips to jazz up a Christmas present, vintage style cards and tags, a variety of bags from little coin purses to wax & plastic cloth totes, stamp kits and a variety of gift bags to perfectly package a special gift! I'm sooooooo excited...can't you tell?!!?<br />
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386198401947673198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429095421589791797.post-10305359960172005912013-11-12T18:09:00.002+01:002013-11-12T18:09:41.075+01:00Creative juices are flowing!!!!I don't know about you, but I love it when the creative juices are flowing!! This generally happens to me more when I am under a bit of pressure...like having less than two weeks to go until the Christmas market....! YIKES! I've been a total machine this week, sewing drawstring bags and totes, making gift bags with a mix of paper and fabrics (stamped and appliqued), stamping and gluing lovely papers onto notebooks, creating altered clothespins with scrap papers, sandpaper and a bit of brown ink to make them look aged....and the list goes on! I only wish my body could keep up with my creative side :-)!<br />
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Here's a few pics that will hopefully get your creative juices flowing to get crafty for Christmas and also to join me at <a href="http://jblumebagstagsandmore.blogspot.ch/2013/11/christmas-around-world-market-on-23.html" target="_blank">our market</a> on 23 November!<br />
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Totes out of plastic tablecloth fabric:<br />
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Gift bags - paper with fabric and reusable fabric drawstring bags<br />
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Altered clothespins - you never know when you need something pretty to clip on a gift or hold something special!<br />
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Scrap fabric paper doll kits similar to <a href="http://jblumebagstagsandmore.blogspot.ch/2013/05/the-joy-of-boxes.html" target="_blank">this </a>post<br />
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A few of my favorite notebooks made from IKEA notebooks, lovely papers and quotes from "100 Gathered Thoughts (For My Beautiful Child) & Papers for Brilliant Ideas and Laundry Lists", an awesome collection of quotes on old-fashioned looking lined paper.<br />
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