Studio Event for Moms

International speaker and best-selling author of "The Momager Guide", Christine Martinello will be at the JennaClaire Studio on Saturday May 9th from 2-3. As a leadership & life balancing expert, she offers fun, inspiring and practical programs & seminars. She will cover the latest and greatest information to keep your body, mind, and spirit balanced and much more. Reservations are preferred, the cost is $20 per person and includes: FREE book, studio coupons/goodies, door prizes & refreshments. Contact the studio for more information 937.431.1888 or visit our website at http://www.jennaclaire.com/.

Epi-Pen Bags are here!

Okay, so you have allergies and must carry an Epi-pen at all times. What's a girl to do? Well, thanks to the creativity of one of our designers (who is in elementary school and was fed up with her boring black nylon bag), we can adapt our "One For All" zippered accessory bags to be used to carry all your emergency essentials. Choose your fabrics & ribbon trims! Visit our studio to custom-design one of your own. A sample is also on display at the office of allergist Dr. Ron Cox, 8379 Yankee Street, Dayton Ohio, 45458.

Beat the Winter Blues- Take a Studio Class!

As many of you have found, the studio is offering monthly "Make It/Take It" classes. Last month we featured on the blog our "Doll & Me Design and Tea" and this continues to be popular amongst our young JennaClaire fans (and has become a hot theme for studio birthday parties!).

On February 7th we had our first Make/Take Greeting Card Class. Tina Shaw (from Stampin' Up) instructed, and those who attended made 3 greeting cards and a darling goodie bag with a purse embellishment. The cards incorporated pieces of fabric along with the beautiful papers Stampin' Up offers.

We will be offering another Doll & Me class on Sunday, Feb. 22nd as well as a Photo Board class on Tuesday the 24th. For more information click here to see our website calendar page.

We'd like to congratulate cute little miss Taylor (who is five and a HALF!) on winning a studio gift certificate at Dayton's Chinese New Year Festival! Taylor stopped by today and chose an awesome "Let's Do Lunch" tote (which matches her pink outfit perfectly).

Go Red for Women

JennaClaire is proud to support "Go Red for Women" and hopes to bring awareness to women's cardiovascular health. With each JennaClaire purchase mention "Go Red" and a percentage of your sale will be donated to The American Heart Association. For more infomation go to The American Heart Association's website at http://www.americanheart.org/. To learn about "Go Red" events held at The Greene Towne Center, visit http://www.thegreene.com/ and click on events.

Doll and Me Design & Tea

Adding to our "Make-It/Take-It" classes, we now offer design sessions where girls can bring their dolls and design "doll & me" matching handbags! The first session was held on January 18, 2009 and it was a great success. Girls with dolls in hand came eager and ready to have some JennaClaire fun! They were served light refreshments and drank pink lemonade out of mini teacups. We offered dress up accessories such as feather boas and hats with complimentary necklaces. The girls enjoyed some creativity as they chose from the many fabrics and ribbon trims JennaClaire offers as they designed their very own handbags. This is a great way to celebrate a birthday or just to treat your daughter to some girly fun. Our next class will be offered on February 22, 2009. Contact us if you would like to hold a private session or to attend our next class.

Here are a few pictures from the design session:

Make-It/Take-It Photo Board Class

As we were working on our studio events calendar, it occurred to us that we could offer customers more than just custom bag design. Many of our creative clients would just love the opportunity to design something and be able to take it with them the same day. A wonderful new idea was born- and we will now be offering various Make-It/Take-It classes throughout the year!

Our first class was November 22nd- a fabric and ribbon photo board. Participants were able to select fabric & ribbon from our swatches and had the option of adding covered buttons. We had a great time and every board was just adorable! These will make great holiday gifts or a great addition to any room.

Stay tuned for our next Make-It/Take-It class, and if you have any suggetions for another project, we'd love to hear your ideas! Here are a few pics from our class: