Good morning! Happy ‘day before’ Thanksgiving! My sister and I went to the mall yesterday and the Black Friday sales have already started at a lot of stores. Don’t you think they should change the name of the sale if they’re going to start it on Tuesday?

You know that feeling you have when you get a new toy and you just can’t put it down? Well, I’ve been playing with a new toy for the past week and somehow every single project I make now has pearly dots on it! If you haven’t seen or heard of the Viva Pearl & Paper Pens then I’m excited to introduce you to them today. We discovered these pens at CHA and fell in love! First, the pens solve a problem I was having with other pearly products. I kept getting these little tips on my dots that wouldn’t settle and then instead of looking like half pearls, my dots looked like Hershey kisses. You know what I mean, right? Well, these pens are specially formulated to create dots that settle into perfectly rounded pearls. And the fine applicator tip makes it easy to create pearls in a variety of sizes.

While that was enough to sell me on these pens, I continued to walk around the Viva Decor booth and discovered four words that make these pens an absolute must-have for any crafter: water resistant & machine washable! Check out this amazing sweater that we found… don’t you just want to reach out and touch those fantastic pearly dots!? And the pretty floral shirt underneath is decorated with pearls too! I’ve already scoured my current wardrobe to see if I have anything I can bedazzle with pearls! *wink*

And because the pearl pen is water resistant you could also use it to decorate glassware, dishes, canisters, ceramics… the possibilities are endless! We also found this fabulous chandelier…. can you believe all of those strings were made with pearl pen? WOW!

Here’s a video I made to show you just how easy these pens are to use and give you even more ideas on how to use them! You can find all of the Viva Pearl Pens and Paper Pens at the TE Store!

And speaking of more ideas, the Baker’s Dozen and I will be back on Friday morning at 12:00am PST (the evening of Thanksgiving) to share even more ideas for the Pearl & Paper Pens to go along with our  

If you receive our newsletter then you already know this is the biggest sale we’ve ever offered…up to 30% off everything in the store! And the earlier you shop the more you save! So don’t forget to mark your calendar and set your iPhone reminders for midnight on Thursday night/Friday morning! See you then!