![Happy Respect Your Cat Day! [March 28th]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-lgcfcz80hq/images/stencil/160w/uploaded_images/muppit-deck.jpg?t=1680031110 "Happy Respect Your Cat Day! [March 28th]")
Let's be real...if you own a cat, this is every. single. day. Our furry feline friends demand it! Humans have long revered cats. In Ancient Egypt, cats were not only honored, but some were actually considered goddesses. (I think that's gone to t…
Read more![Backwards Day [January 31st]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-lgcfcz80hq/images/stencil/160w/uploaded_images/penguin-fun-fact-cropped.jpg?t=1675177557 "Backwards Day [January 31st]")
As the first month of 2023 comes to an end, let’s mix things up! How about celebrating Backwards Day? Like so many of these whacky “holidays,” I have no idea how Backwards Day started or who started it, and until yesterday, I hadn't even heard of it.…
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12/15/22 UPDATE Orders placed through December 10th have shipped!If you haven't received an email with tracking information, please check your spam folder. You can also check order status by logging into your PJ Account. 12/07…
Read more![Happy National Candy Day! [November 4th]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-lgcfcz80hq/images/stencil/160w/uploaded_images/chocolate-bar.jpg?t=1667577932 "Happy National Candy Day! [November 4th]")
I know…it feels like we just celebrated all things candy a few days ago. You didn’t eat your kid’s Halloween candy did you?? Maybe the curse of leftover Halloween candy is why we’re celebrating today? Actually, National Candy Day is celebrated i…
Read more![Happy National Black Cat Day! [October 27th]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-lgcfcz80hq/images/stencil/160w/uploaded_images/licorice-in-grass-cropped.jpg?t=1679439573 "Happy National Black Cat Day! [October 27th]")
National Black Cat Day is here! It falls just before Halloween each year, when black cats are seen everywhere in spooky imagery and decor. Anyone who has or has had a black cat knows they are very special kitties. Some look like they are wear…
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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has designated October 20 as the National Day on Writing®. The day is meant to bring attention to all the amazing ways we write…and how critical writing is to literacy. You can read a…
Read more![Let's Celebrate National 'I Love Lucy' Day! [October 15th]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-lgcfcz80hq/images/stencil/160w/uploaded_images/i-love-lucy-dvds.jpg?t=1539625306 "Let's Celebrate National 'I Love Lucy' Day! [October 15th]")
[updated October 15th, 2022] If you’re anything like me, you love Lucy everyday, but how fun to have a National day of celebration! I started watching I Love Lucy when I was little and love it even more today. The show premiered 67 years ag…
Read moreWe've got a special helper in the Punky Jane Studio today. To celebrate Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work or School Day, I'd like you to meet Primrose!Primrose is a special bear because my daughter and I made her together. We share her and every week or…
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The First Wednesday in October is here! I know, not a normal thing to be excited about, but when I realized that there are so many things to celebrate today, I decided to combine two. I now present my random poem about pumpkin seeds……
Read more![Today We Celebrate Coffee [September 29]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-lgcfcz80hq/images/stencil/160w/uploaded_images/cup-of-coffee.jpg?t=1664410985 "Today We Celebrate Coffee [September 29]")
Happy National Coffee Day!I chuckle when I think about the fact that there was a time in my adult life that I didn’t drink coffee. I couldn’t stand it. When I did have a cup, it was smothered in chocolate and whipped cream. It was more like a slightl…
Read more![Happy National Scarf Day! [September 27]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-lgcfcz80hq/images/stencil/160w/uploaded_images/flower-coaster-scarf.jpg?t=1664290301 "Happy National Scarf Day! [September 27]")
I love a good scarf. I think they are a great way to jazz up a casual, everyday outfit, or keep you warm in the throes of a big winter storm. Both functional and fashionable! I wanted to share a scarf I’m currently making. Full confession…this…
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In late 2009, about a year after I launched Punky Jane Jewelry, a friend asked if I could create a custom piece for her. She sent me this graphic from the Go Gratitude Experiment: a green lowercase ‘g’ inside a circle created from one continuous s…
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