I’m hardly able to believe it, but two fast years have gone by since I launched Pencil Shavings (then Pencil Shavings Paper) Studio on Etsy.  I opened the shop on January 26th, 2011, and I had $100 in sales that first month. After having been blogging for 3 years at that point, I was feeling […]

Are you a fan of Valentine’s Day? True, it may be a so-called Hallmark holiday, but I’ve loved this holiday my entire life. It’s the girliest holiday of all and the perfect time to indulge in an onslaught of flowers, pink everything, chocolate, and other fine frippery. I’m looking forward to the Lovetractionlines book I […]