How my blog got its name

SO as I said I am quite the crafty person. My mom got me started when I was very young. We owned a little convenience store in our small NH town. In fact it was attached to the front of our 100+ year old house. Somehow she started selling rubber stamps on the counter. They were PSX (personal Stamp Exchange) long before anyone knew who they were or what the stamping industry would become.

My mom would let us pick out a few and we would sit in our kitchen with scrap computer paper making "art" (if you can call it that). I was about 5 years old. (Yes we had a computer when I was 5 but thats another story). SO just imagine what it looked like. There would be black and red rainbows, this way and that an occassional teddy bear with a xmas saying add a unicorn, some smudges of ink and maybe evev some of lunch on it. and it was beautiful.. Then we'd fold it up and call it a card. lol... my mom still has those stamps and its fun sometimes to use them for real stamping now. Wow how far stamping has come.

SO that was my early years. we became obsessed with stamping. THANKS MOM> and other crafts filled our home too. I begn making holiday crafts as gifts and it became a tradition. Eventually my natural craft talent became apparent.

SO after all the years of crafting my friends started teasing me. when I would show them something i did... "OK MARTHA". or "who do you think you are?" I never claimed to be martha. Sometimes Id be smart and amswer by saying "Im better then martha. " :) mostly id just think im not martha just me.

Crafing is just in me. If you dont like it blame my mom. I do.
Thanks mom lol ;)

History Heros DVD and BOOK set

Sorry for the break I got interupted. My other favorite is our new line of HISTORY HEROS DVD and BOOKS-

This is a great addition even though its a bit out of our normal line. The are animated films highligting the life of historical heros such as Ben Franklin, Pocahontas, Hariet Tubman... each video features a hero and a value they exhibited. It is meant to encourage your children to learn the historical story while relating to them personally through the addition of the book "the hero in me".

What a great building block for kids to build self esteem and encourage the values you feel are important. We watched the movie and my daughter really liked reading the book that went with it and it was about someone else... OH YEAH I GOT THOSE FREE TOO!!!

I cant wait to make a book that actually features her and see her reaction.

I am so excited to be part of a company that is on the cutting edge of technology,trends, and yet still focus' on family and important values.

Way to go Heritage Makers... holding true to the mission of strengthening families through the power of story.

New Products AMAZING

I am so excited. I just attended our company reunion in Las Vegas and WOW. There was so many new exciting things I cant contain myself. The new products are AMAZING.

My friend Jenn made this awesome video showing the newest products from Heritage Makers.



Great job Jenn.

Reunion is what Heritage Makers calls the annual company convention. We are like one giant family and reunion is so much more fitting. I got to see old friends, meet new ones (connect faces with names), there was great training by some of the top leaders and the unveiling of the new products which is my highlight today.

I wont list them all since they are on Jenns vdeo but I have two new favorites... Those following me on facebook probably saw already that my favorite is our keepsake line.

Thats right jewelery: a necklace and bracelet to show off your photos. I have worn this everyday since I recieved it... Oh I got it for FREE just for attending reunion. You should have heard the room full of (mostly) women when they told us we got one to take home. WOW. women and thier jewelry. and I am already getting compliments. These are sure to be popular this holiday season. My other friend called it the Holiday easy button. lol :)

Finally a Blog...

So here i am... Its taken me a bit to finally get a blog going. I have recieved so many requests of people wanting to see my projects, keep track of my events, and just looking for tips that I knew it was about time..

Keep checking in to see my latest Digital Storybooks, scrapbook and hybrid pages as well as any creative ideas that strike my fancy.

Thanks for visiting. I hope something inspires you.

Melissa