I am so pleased and proud to announce our newest round of Designers. While everyone on this list is familiar, we *may* have one or two surprises in store for you over the next few weeks.

I am pleased to welcome back:

With sadness we have a few exiting designers that I would like to thank for their time, talent, and inspiration. I grow very attached to my *girls* and it’s always hard to say goodbye. These ladies have amazing things in store for them, either in the stamping world or in the little thing known as life, and I send them each a huge hug and thanks!

Join me in saying goodbye to:
Frances
Jenny
Jessie
Linda
Lisa H.
Sarah and
Tara

If you hadn’t yet heard the news, Google Reader announced it would be shutting its doors on July 1st. The thought of not being able to scroll through your favorite blogs on Google Reader probably sent you into a panic! Worry no more, because each Thursday through the end of June we will offer great alternatives to Google Reader here on the MFT Blog.

Today we will be focusing on Feedly.

Like Google Reader, Feedly gives you a way to organize and read the content of all your favorite sites. It is very user friendly and is available with free software for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. Simply download the free software and it will automatically migrate your existing reading list over to Feedly in a matter of minutes.

Feedly allows you to easily customize the way you view your feed.  The two examples shown below are the Cards View and Full Article View. The other two (not listed here) are Magazine View and Title Only View.

Subscribing to new websites is easy! Simply click “add website” in the box in the upper left-hand corner.

Another box will appear on the right-hand side of your screen where you simply add the website’s URL to get the subscription up and running on your Feedly account. It’s that easy!

And last, but not least, you can take Feedly with you on the go with their free iPhone App. It’s user friendly and easy to navigate!

Thanks for tuning in today!  We hope the information we provided you with today has been helpful.

April 1st marks the beginning of an exciting month at My Favorite Things, and to kick it off we are thrilled to announce the addition of a brand new designer to the MFT family, Amy Rohl!

Amy is no stranger to MFT; not only did she serve as our Guest Designer during the month of January, but she has also topped our Favorite Finds list more times than we could count. You won’t have to wait long to see her in action as Amy will be joining us for our April Teasers at the end of this week.  I hope you’ll take a moment to visit Amy on her blog,  Ink About Me, to see what she’s made for this special occasion, and leave her a warm welcome!

Right now our dear friends at the Brave Girls Club are working on a very important and life-saving mission to stop human trafficking. You can read more about their passionate plea in THIS POST.

On Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th ONLY, My Favorite Things is offering YOU a 10% discount, and will be donating an additional 20% of all sales to the She’s Worth It! campaign, knowing that together, we can make a difference.

Time is running out on the purchase of Dahlia House, and the goal must be reached by this Sunday, March 31st. My Favorite Things will make the donation Sunday morning in honor of ALL the Brave Girls in our community, and in our world.

How to Help

1) Visit mftstamps.com and add the items you’d like to purchase to your cart.

2) In the Shopping Cart area (the first page of the checkout process) click “USE COUPON CODE“.

3) Enter DAHLIAHOUSE (all caps, no spaces) in the blank field provided.

4) Click “APPLY COUPON“.

5) Make sure your total has been discounted before continuing to the next screen.

Here is a picture that illustrates what your screen should look like, and where to enter the code.

FINE PRINT:
- One coupon code per order.
- Valid for retail customers only.
- Valid on Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th only.
- Valid on in-stock items only.- Cannot be applied to orders already placed.

My Favorite Things is pleased and proud to be a founding Splitcoaststampers Member Company.

In addition to the amazing project ideas and technique-driven tutorials available on Splitcoaststampers, I’ve found the site to be filled with friendship and inspiration. The MFT Designers and I look forward to catching up with you during our monthly release parties and on our Wednesday Stamp Club threads. It’s always a treat to find your gorgeous customer samples filling the Splitcoaststampers Gallery.

Today it’s our turn to share a challenge as part of the Splitcoaststampers LoveFest. I have a beautiful card to share from Jodi. You’ll find all the details about the challenge and how to play along HERE.

You’ll increase your opportunity to win by playing along in each of the 11 challenges. Gallery uploads must be completed by February 28th, 2013 at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time to be eligible.

Check out the samples created by our talented design team members by clicking on each of the graphics below.

My Favorite Things is pleased and proud to be a founding Splitcoaststampers Member Company. Splitcoaststampers has been an integral part of the growth of My Favorite Things both professionally, and for me personally. So many of those most dear to my heart are relationships formed through the mutual love of stamping, and I’m eternally grateful for the many friendships and memories formed over the last several years.

We hope you’ll join us for the Splitcoaststampers LoveFest running February 14th through the 24th. LoveFest will include 11 days of challenges, chatter, and prizes!

You’ll increase your opportunity to win by playing along in each of the 11 challenges. You can find all the details HERE. Please note: Gallery uploads must be completed by February 28th, 2013 at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time to be eligible.

My Favorite Things will be hosting our challenge on Wednesday, February 20th, so stay tuned for further details!