Takin' a Little Break

I've decided that I'm going to take a little etsy break for a few months. In honor of this, I've extended Junes 15% off coupon code JUSTFORFUN through July. After July, I'll be putting the shop on vacation mode until further notice. Take advantage of the discount now before I close my doors for a while!

Please do note that I will still take custom orders, even after the shop is temporally closed.

If you want information on custom items, please contact me at julievisiondesigns (at) gmail (dot) com. 

Thanks for all the support you have given me and the shop! I'll be back in a bit with new designs!

June Coupon Code!

Hello Julie Vision Fans!!!

Just for fun, I thought a coupon code was in order! Use code JUSTFORFUN to get 15% off your Julie Vision order in the month of June.

Epi-Pants

A quick break from my posts about why you should buy items to support the earthquake relief in Japan to tell you about something awesome. And to make fun of myself for just a second. :-)

A few months ago, my mom bought me one of these epi-pen pouches from Pillow Sew Cute on etsy. It's a super cute pouch that makes your epi-pen and allergy meds easy to find in your purse. As many of you know, I'm the allergy Queen, evidenced by the hives usually found on my face. My mom was also a fan of the fact that the pouch can hook on your belt loop (or anything else) via the hook on the side. Hence, we call it my Eip-Pants. (Don't worry, I'll totally take epi-pants wearing shots when I go camping in June. Because a girl cannot go into the woods without her epi-pants!)

Well, here is where the story gets hilarious and awesome and, well, just a little sad, but in a funny way. So, my primary allergy is to latex, which happens to be found in TONS of stuff at the gym. And I just joined a gym. I think you can see where this is going. 

It has come to this: carry the epi-pen and Benadryl to the gym, OR don't go to the gym.  As much as I like to use this as an excuse to never go to the gym again, my cupcake habit has made the gym more than necessary. SO, what do I do? I contacted Karen of Pillow Sew Cute and asked her to custom make me an epi-pen case that will hook on my water bottle so I can easily carry it around while I'm working out. She came up with something PERFECT! Check it out!!! Double plus bonus? It is a great place to stash my locker key while I work out, too.

Karen makes her epi-pen pouches (as well as useful first aid pouches called 'ouch pouches' and 'boobie bags' for nursing moms) in a bunch of fun patterns. If you need to carry stuff like band aids, meds, epi-pens and/or any other tid-bits of this nature, check out Karen's shop!

I was in no way compensated for this post, I'm just really happy with my purchase and I like to share when I find something good! Thanks, Karen!!!

The Devastation Continues - Another Earthquake Strikes Japan

News headlines are reporting another 7.4 magnitude earthquake has just hit Japan. More tsunami warnings have been issued.

Like always, we need to remember that people of this planet need to work together and help each other out.

Jenn and I do not make any money on the 'Help For Japan' times that we sell; 100% of the proceeds go to the Red Cross for their relief work in Japan.  You can purchase 'Help For Japan' items here, or you can email us directly. You can also send us your own shirt/bag/whatever and we will print the 'Help For Japan' logo on it in exchange for a $10 donation. Email julievisiondesigns (at) gmail (dot) com or cutandpasteillustrations (at) gmail (dot) com. 

Help For Japan - Art can help save the world!

The ...jennross in julievision... Help For Japan Collection is ready. Three items, waiting for people to decide that today they will skip Starbucks and buy a bookmark or a post card instead.  Or maybe that, instead of having a few cocktails tonight, you buy a shirt.  100% of the proceeds from these items goes to the Red Cross for their work in Japan. 

Maybe you use this as an opportunity to talk to your kids about what happened in Japan, and why it's important for the world's citizens to do what we can to take care of each other. Maybe you buy your child a bookmark so that the conversation is replayed in their head every time they slide it between the pages of a book.

Maybe you buy some post cards and send some over-due notes through the mail. The 'Help For Japan' image then travels. It's seen by postal workers, by whoever you sent it to, by that person's friends and family.  Just by saying 'hi', you've now kept the ongoing struggle of the disaster recovery in the forefront of some one's mind.

Maybe you get a T-Shirt. Maybe you see 10, 20 or 30 people in your day. If you take public transit, maybe you see 100 people. Every one of them will see the logo. Every one of them will remember that, even though the headlines have moved on, Japan is still working to rebuild.

Maybe your wallet is stretched just as far as it can go right now, so instead of investing your money, you take a few moments to blog about this, post it on your facebook, tweet it, or email it to some friends and family.

Whatever you do with this opportunity, Jenn and I both thank you for helping us to help do what little we can for those recovering on the other side of the Earth. 

It's a small planet; it works better when we help each other out.

Items can be purchased HERE.

You can also email me directly to purchase items. If you are comfortable doing this, PLEASE do! This will eeliminate etsy fees on the purchase, which means more money for the Red Cross! julievisiondesigns (at) gmail (dot) com. Or email Jenn directly at cutandpasteillustrations (at) gmail (dot) com.

The Bookmark ($1.50)

The Post Card ($1.50)

The T-Shirt ($20.00)
(unisex sizes S-XL)

***UPDATED!!***
If you are not a fan of unisex sized shirts, send us any shirt you want (or bag, or anything fabric!) and, for a $10 donation, we will print the image on anything you want! Email me or Jenn for details!

Help For Japan - Order your items now!

The ...jennross in julievision... Help For Japan items are not here and ready for sale!

There are....
T-shirts ($20)
Bookmarks ($1.50)
Postcards ($1.50)
(See this post for pictures of the items or go to my store here)

You can purchase items HERE in my etsy shop, OR, if you know us, please buy from either Jenn or I directly, as this will save on etsy and paypal fees. The fewer fees we pay, the more money goes to the Red Cross. 100% of our proceeds is going directly to the Red Cross. You can contact us at julievisiondesigns (at) gmail (dot) com.

Here is a peek at the T-shirt printing that went on Sunday night!

**Please let the ever-present Windex be proof of how we cleaned everything before we set T-shirts on it!

Help for Japan by ...jennross in julievision...

First- Thanks to everyone for the positive feedback that we received regarding our ideas to raise some money to help with the relief efforts in Japan.

Here is an update on the project so far:

Jenn and I have come up with three items to sell (so far) - Bookmarks, Post Cards, and T-Shirts.

The bookmarks will be be glossy on both sides and look like this:

The postcards will be be glossy on the front, matte on the back and look like this:

And, finally, the T-Shirts will be white with red printing and look like this:

Costs will be as follows: 
           
      Bookmarks - $1.50 each
      Postcards - $1.50 each
      T-Shirts - $20.00 each (unisex sizes S, M, L & XL)


100% of ALL proceeds will be given to the American Red Cross for their relief efforts in Japan.

As soon as the bookmarks and postcards arrive from the printers, they will be available for purchase in my etsy shop. I'll update and let you know when they arrive!

As for the T-Shirts- We are about to place the order for the blank shirts so we can start printing! What would be super helpful as we place this order is a head count on who is sure they are going to want a shirt. If you know you want one, please comment here or shoot me an email.  We are trying to keep our overhead costs on this low to both protect our wallets and to raise the most funds possible for the Red Cross. If you know you want something other than a unisex sized shirts (such as a hoodie, child's size, woman's sizes, a size larger than XL, or a tote bag) let me know ASAP and I can get you a price.  If you let me know now, I can order whatever anyone wants when I place my initial T-shirt order. You don't have to pay for anything until we have your shirt ready to ship!

Thanks again to everyone for their support on this project! Both Jen and I are really excited to start printing some shirts and raising some money!

**UPDATE**
I placed an order today, but if you still want something other than a unisex sized T, let me know. We may do another order or it may be something I can get through a local supplier.