something awesome happened yesterday...

First let me rewind to April when I got a message in my Puns Intended etsy shop from Mental Floss asking for wholesale pricing for my prints. I almost had a heart attack right then and there. I *love* Mental Floss. It's actually the only magazine that I read regularly... I even have the Mental Floss board game. For the last three months I was sure something would fall through and it wouldn't actually happen. It was just way too good to be true! When exciting opportunities are presented to me they hardly ever seem to work out.

Anyway! Yesterday morning my Mental Floss store newsletter hit my inbox and what did I see at the top of the message?! My paintings!! And an incredibly glowing write-up that makes me sound at least 200x more awesome than I actually am :D I'm still pinching myself because this just has to be a dream, right? There's no way my artwork is being sold on the Mental Floss website, right??

Oh, but it is. IT IS!!

ps. I'm sure some of you might be like "wait.. I thought you did Flapper Doodle and Sweet and Lovely? What is this?" because I don't usually mention this artwork as much on my blog. But yup, I have a third shop where I sell prints of my punny paintings! You can check out the other paintings (including my favorite, "Jackson 5" with five Andrew Jacksons) here! :)

shop updates

I was such a busy bee this weekend! I got practically no sleep at all, but I did whip up a bunch of new products for some of my etsy shops! I thought that since my work is such a HUGE part of my life it was about time I started sharing it a bit more on my blog! Hope you don't mind!! :)

I added a few pendants to Sweet & Lovely, featuring some of my classic movie artwork. Puns Intended now has discounted art print sets and some pendants, as well. As usual though, most of my efforts went into my primary shop, Flapper Doodle! I added two new styles of bridesmaid cards, It's a Girl! and It's a Boy! birth announcements, baby shower invitations and brand new cheaper versions of my BFF pendant sets. I also started working on my 2012 calendar and 2011 Christmas cards, but they won't be ready for a little bit yet :)

ps. All of the images link to the listings if you want to take a closer peek! :)

sunday punnies

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I am such a sucker for corny humor, so I really, really love puns. Here are some more of my favorites from the Pun of the Day site (which, by the way, is a great site to bookmark for your morning internet browsing. It's a super way to start the day!)

A noun and a verb were dating but they broke up because the noun was too possessive.

Lightning sometimes shocks people because it just doesn't know how to conduct itself.

The indecisive rower couldn't choose either oar.

My brother wishes he could compose smutty verse as good as mine. Is this scribbling ribaldry?

The envelope's favorite thing to watch is on paper view.

The one who invented the door knocker got a No-bell prize.

The magician got so mad he pulled his hare out.

Old colanders never die, they just can't take the strain anymore.

A cardboard belt would be a waist of paper.