ha! and you thought birthmarks were hot
It was an arts & crafts kind of weekend, blog friends. Specifically, I spent an embarrassing amount of time making bookmarks and booklets and sizing up my stash of stationery items to see what else might go in the official BlogLily Summer Reading Program mailers. I also made one thrilling trip to Elmwood Stationers, our neighborhood independent stationery store that I, alone, keep robustly profitable. On that trip, I acquired clear plastic gift bags in which to stick the BLSRP mailers. These classy items were a revelation to me. I had no idea that a private individual could acquire stuff like this, thinking as I did that they were specially made for far fancier operations. Apparently not. Total cost of classy stationery items: 2.99. Everything else: free. (Well, except for the Martha Stewart folding contraption, which is actually very cool and I am certain will not gather dust, being useful as well as cool.)
If you have given me your address, your mailer should arrive soon. If you have not, please send it to me at bloglily@yahoo.com. For you latecomers, your version of the BLSRP mailer will reflect the many ways in which my arts & crafts skills improved throughout the weekend. For example, I learned that the proper amount of glue is a lot less than I thought it was. Actually, the votes are still out on that. If you get a bookmark that starts to fall apart, don’t tell me, okay? Just glue it back together.
Tomorrow, I have a guest poster who’s got some ideas about good summer reads.
xo BL
