We MADE IT! We have survived the crazy Christmas shipping season here at Pencil Shavings! I’m happy to have passed a third Christmas shipping season here. I owe my mailman an awesome gift, am I right? When you run a shop of any kind, December is the ultimate sprint at the end of a yearlong […]

A few weeks ago it was time for Jude’s routine dentist visit where it was determined that he needed to not only have a tooth pulled but also a cavity filled.  Did you know there’s such a thing as having shark teeth? Yup — it’s when your adult teeth grow behind your baby teeth instead of […]

We have a fabulous introduction to make to you today – the newest member of our family. He’s ten weeks old and the cutest little nugget you ever did see. Meet Nickels, our precious little Chihuahua puppy.