The last several months leading up to this release have been a lot like the road trip my family took each summer to get to our vacation spot in Maine. Every few minutes, a chorus of kids would ring out from the back seat, asking my Dad, "Are we there yet?!"...
If you saw the following photo from my recent teaching trip to the Dominican Republic, you might think it's what inspired this month's stencil release...
My April stencil release is here, and, as I promised last month, it takes the cake! But don't get me wrong . . . I don't mean this in any self-congratulatory kind of way - I mean this quite literally...
Hello, everyone! My monthly stencil release is here! As always, I'm working about two months ahead with stencils specially tailored to Mother's Day this time! Among other things, I've got...
Hey, all! I've got a fun treat for you that came about thanks to two people: (1) Kathy Andersen, who recently started a forum post about different methods for transferring images onto cookies, and (2) Peter Moeykens, author of the Camera Lucida iOS app...
Hi, everyone! Here are my newest stencils, freshly arriving on my partner Confection Couture Stencils' site today! And, as an extra bonus, it looks like spring may also be coming with them - it's almost 60°F here in St. Louis today...
Hi, everyone! Happy 2018! We're fresh from ringing in the New Year, but I'm already releasing spring and Easter sets for you! I know, I know, I feel like I'm living in some kind of time warp...
Hi, everyone! Did you notice that I didn't use Prettier Plaques in this blog post title?! Well, that's because I'm introducing a NEW Julia-branded stencil series this month called Dynamic Duos...
Right about now, you might be picking out the fattest turkey or turning pumpkins into Thanksgiving pies, but I'm popping the bubbly and preparing to ring in 2018! Yes indeed, this month, I've got three new five-piece Prettier Plaques stencil sets designed to celebrate the New Year...
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la! 'Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la la la la! Okay, okay, so it's not yet Halloween in your neck of the woods, but it's already Christmas in stencil-designing land...
Yay, I can safely say we've left summer and launched the best time of year! There's now a distinct crispness to the morning air; fading flowers are being replaced with glimpses of fiery colors on neighboring trees; and I'm already planning my annual family Thanksgiving gathering up in Maine...
In recent weeks, the average temperature here in St. Louis has plummeted from the low 100s (°F) to the mid-80s, and I'm losing no time in declaring that fall is on its way...
Wow, maybe I'm just more tuned into the passing of time now that I have monthly stencil announcements to make, but doesn't it just feel like this year is going CRAZY-FAST?! Whoosh - before you know it...
It's all summer this month, with seasonal stencil designs for boys, girls, and even the older set! For boys, I've got "Antique Voyage", a fun treasure map set, which is also our Stencil of the Month...
Wow, how time seems to fly, especially now that I'm marking the passing of it with monthly Prettier Plaques stencil releases! This month, I've got three new five-piece stencil sets...
