Please Help Make Brian's Valentine's Day a Happy One!
Hey Everyone,
I'm back from QVC and what a day! Hopefully you were able to catch some of the shows and get the Today's Special Value before it sold out. Really an amazing kit!
I sold a kit last Monday which was simply adorable--"Smitten" by K & Company. It included all types of fun products to made cute valentines and Valentine's Day pages. I loved this kit so much that I decorated my french double doors with the glittery hearts. I then hung all types of eclectic valentine's ornaments from the curtain rod above the door. I love the look.
I plan to do this for St. Paddy's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween and Christmas (I actually hung ornaments at Christmas this past year).
Hey--I need your help. Right before Christmas I was in my local copy center when I noticed a cute boy in his early 20s carefully choosing stickers. They were the Mrs. Grossman's, Sandy Lion, Frances Meyer type stickers--more on the younger, light-hearted side. I observed how he counted his change and then would carefully choose another sticker. He repeated this process several times. I asked the employee how often he does this and she said "Almost every day." I started chatting with him (his name is Brian) and found out he stuffs kid's meal bags at a nearby Subway, then on his breaks goes to the copy center for stickers. He says he LOVES stickers and is obsessed with them--he creates "picture books" with them. I got his name and address and took him a binder full of old stickers at Christmas time. He was thrilled and his mom was equally happy! I saw him a few weeks ago and he said he's almost out of stickers.
So--here's what I thought would be fun. Go through your stash and the older stickers you no longer will use, consider sending them to Brian. His mom was thrilled with the idea and said I could include his address. It would be fun to do this as soon as possible so we can make his Valentine's Day really great.
Here's his address:
Brian Nishimoto
5663 W. 11200 North
Highland, UT 84003
You all are the best. Thanks for helping with this great cause. And drop me a note if you do choose to send Brian some stickers.
Have a great rest of the week.
Sincerely,
Lisa
P.S. I explain a little more about Brian in the comments section.
I'm back from QVC and what a day! Hopefully you were able to catch some of the shows and get the Today's Special Value before it sold out. Really an amazing kit!
I sold a kit last Monday which was simply adorable--"Smitten" by K & Company. It included all types of fun products to made cute valentines and Valentine's Day pages. I loved this kit so much that I decorated my french double doors with the glittery hearts. I then hung all types of eclectic valentine's ornaments from the curtain rod above the door. I love the look.
I plan to do this for St. Paddy's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween and Christmas (I actually hung ornaments at Christmas this past year).
Hey--I need your help. Right before Christmas I was in my local copy center when I noticed a cute boy in his early 20s carefully choosing stickers. They were the Mrs. Grossman's, Sandy Lion, Frances Meyer type stickers--more on the younger, light-hearted side. I observed how he counted his change and then would carefully choose another sticker. He repeated this process several times. I asked the employee how often he does this and she said "Almost every day." I started chatting with him (his name is Brian) and found out he stuffs kid's meal bags at a nearby Subway, then on his breaks goes to the copy center for stickers. He says he LOVES stickers and is obsessed with them--he creates "picture books" with them. I got his name and address and took him a binder full of old stickers at Christmas time. He was thrilled and his mom was equally happy! I saw him a few weeks ago and he said he's almost out of stickers.
So--here's what I thought would be fun. Go through your stash and the older stickers you no longer will use, consider sending them to Brian. His mom was thrilled with the idea and said I could include his address. It would be fun to do this as soon as possible so we can make his Valentine's Day really great.
Here's his address:
Brian Nishimoto
5663 W. 11200 North
Highland, UT 84003
You all are the best. Thanks for helping with this great cause. And drop me a note if you do choose to send Brian some stickers.
Have a great rest of the week.
Sincerely,
Lisa
P.S. I explain a little more about Brian in the comments section.
271 Comments:
Lisa, this is a wonderful idea. I am going to raid my stash right now!
Hi Lisa,
Just wondering what he does with the stickers. Does he put them in the kids' meal bags at Subway?
Thanks for the information.
Lisa I have tons of stickers that just sit on my shelf. I will send them on their way tomorrow afternoon. What a sweet thing for him to do with the stickers.
Thanks for the idea.
Elaine, Warren Michigan
He is so sweet! I hope his Subway employer realizes that he uses his own money towards their business. As a teacher, I always have stickers since my 5 yr olds love them on their papers. I plan to try to get some extra ones and send them to Brian next week.
On a different note, thank you so much for bringing the school kit back! -Doing the happy Snoopy dance from my living room in Florida. :) Kim L.
What a great idea. I'll be sending him some tomorrow. I was just looking through all my older stickers and was wondering what I can do with them, now I know!
Thank you.
Hi Lisa,
Your idea for Brian is wonderful. I have an 18 year old with Asperger's Syndrome and his own obsessions, so I know how much such a gift would mean to your young friend.
I have old stickers everywhere, and I will get some together right away.
Happy Valentine's day to you and your family.
Kathryn Methot
Hi Lisa,
What an awesome thought, for him do take so much time and effort into making a child's meal more than what they would expect. I have a binder with a lof of old stickers that are collecting dust, I would be more than happy to send them to Brian. Consider it done, I will be able to mail them on Monday 2/11.
Thanks,
Misty Bykoski
mfriend6@msn.com
I have a ton of stickers and used to sell Creative Memories and have a ton of Mrs. Grossman's. I will go through my staff tomorrow and will be sending out a care package. awesome stuff.
Lisa Bracale
Lisa,
You are so sweet!
I got to see you on QVC beautiful as ever and what great products. You really get me motivated to work on my scrapbooking (for 5 kiddos and a photo crazy mom) there is a lot.
I will go through my stickers and see what I can send Brian. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
Hi Lisa,
What a great idea. I will go through my stash this weekend and get some sent his way.
Thanks for sharing and giving me this opportunity to help someone out!!!
Tina
OOH! This is such a cool idea! I'm going through my sticker stash!
:o)
Consider it done...I was just cleaning out my craft room and was thinking about sending my sister-in-law some but I would much rather have them go to a great cause...
I will put them in the mail tomorrow.
Thanks Lisa
Giving stickers to Brian is so wonderful! That is the cutest, sweetest thing to do. I wish I had not let my kids go hog wild with mine now.
I also wanted to tell you that I checked out Food for thought. We took my mother in law for her birthday and were so thrilled with the place. It doesn't look like much but the food was out of this world and we all got a amazing dessert by mentioning your blog. I thought we would only get one, but there service is amazing and they gave us each one. Anyway, thanks for the recommendation! I just love all your inspiration, thanks for sharing so much of it.
Lisa - I love this idea! I have plenty of stickers that I know I won't be using. They are on the way! Thanks agian for the great random acts of kindness that you do. Keep it up!!!
Christine - NJ
Lisa,
I want to thank you for inspiring us all to be better people. If more of us noticed the things that you notice, the world would be a much better place for all of us. Thanks for the inspiration.
Donnelly
I'll be sending some stickers Brian's way. What a great idea!
Hi Lisa! I am SO in for this. I've been scrappin' since 1993(highschool) and have definitely collected my fair share of stickers. I can't wait to make Brian's day with some fun mail!
Misty in New Mexico
Hi Lisa:
I am mailing some stickers this weekend.
Charlene
Lisa,
This is an awesome idea. Who among us doesn't have some of those must-have stickers that now are out-of-date due to the new products coming out! I will go through my stash tonight!
Thanks for providing us the opportunity to do this for this young man!
This is the BEST idea. How sweet. I can't imagine what his face will look like when he opens his mailbox full of stickers. I am going to go through my stash right now. Please do an update story on Brian.
Thanks for being such a "giver".
Hilary Austin
Nixa, MO
I am a teacher as well and have a giant stash of stickers that would take me at least 5 years to hand out!! Thanks for the idea on how to share!
I also want to thank you for your positive upbeat blog! I love reading about the Fun Random Acts of Kindness that you and your family do!!! Thanks for sharing! :D
Lisa,
What a fab idea. I have tons of Ms. Grossman stickers from when I was a CM consultant. I will clean them out this weekend and put them in the mail. What a great, great, great idea.
Hi Lisa,
I would love to help Brian! I plan on sending some out from Florida tomorrow.
Jo
This is wonderful. I will go through my stickers and try to send some out tomorrow!
Are the stickers for him or for the subway kids meals? I am a little confused - but I am still sending some.
Awesome!!
I'm going to get my stickers together right away!!
What a neat kid!
Thanks for letting us help!!! What a wonderful thing to do!
Thanks!!
Cindy
I Love, Love, Love, these kinds of stories. We hear so much bad about youth, that it is wonderful to hear something so good!
Look out Brian! Here come your stickers!
:)
Susan
Loved you on QVC. Got my tsv today.(Gotta love the UPS guy) LOVE IT!!!! i work all weekend so Monday I will clean out my stickers and send them. Great idea
Lisa,
What a thoughtful gesture! Count me in. Sending some today!
Sherri Rockledge, PA
what a great idea, love it! thanks for the heads up. i'm going to send some. What a very unselfish, caring young man.
Leauiry Polk
Oregon
I think this is great! I put some stickers in an envelope & will mail it tomorrow.
Lisa, this is a wonderful idea. I shared this story with my 7 year old and she is gathering some of hers up to.
What a great lesson to teach our children in todays world.
Brian will be getting a package from us before Valentines.
Thanks for sharing and allowing us to share the smiles.
This is a great idea. I am spreading the word to help get more stickers sent to Brian. I have pulled some of my stickers I have either duplicates or won't be using. They are waiting to be mailed tomorrow. Thanks for sharing.
Lisa--This is a great idea for a random act of kindness. It is a simple thing that will make this boy so happy. I am filling up a big envelope with stickers tonight to send to Brian. Thanks, bonnie
I know I have some stickers that I can send to Brian. I will try to get them together tonight, and get them into the mail tomorrow.
I have always been a big fan of your work, but the more I see of things like this that you do for others makes me an even bigger fan! You are very inspiring to me-and make me want to reach out more to those around me.
Have a wonderful Valentine's Day yourself Lisa!
Sabrina
I just love you Lisa, not only are you a wonderfully creative scrapbooker, you're a truly compassionate and loving individual. I hope we all care about others around us as much as you do. I'll be sending my stickers out tomorrow!!
Brigitta
Reno, NV
What a great idea!! I've read so many articles and books that mention donating items from your "stash"... but I never know WHERE to donate them. I just went through my stickers and found a TON for Brian. Dropping the care package in the mail tomorrow.
Also, a big thanks for bringing back the KOTM!
~Keisha in MN
Oh how wonderfull timing is. I am reorganizing my craft area to another room in the house. So I have been sorting. I will definitly send my stickers to Brian. Thanks for the idea. What a great Valentines day.
Jonni
Hi, Lisa!
You are such an inspiration! What a wonderful & kind gesture. I'll be sending him stickers also. Thank you for allowing us to be part of this!
Michelle
(Shelle's 2 Girls on the CKMB)
I hope Brian receives lots of happy "sticker" mail in his mailbox. I will be happy to help out with this sticker mission, and I'll spread the message on my blog.
I will be sending Brian some new stickers first thing tomorrow morning.
Lisa! What an AWESOME idea! I've been trying to figure out what to do with the ones I have purged a few weeks ago! I think I will go out and buy some cool ones for him too! :) Thanks for sharing!
LOVE THIS IDEA LISA! COUNT ME IN. I'LL SEND HIM A STICKER CARE PACKAGE THIS WEEKEND FROM KANSAS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK THE SCHOOL KOTM. I'M SO GLAD I WILL GET A 2ND CHANCE AT IT. ANY NEWS YET ON WHEN TO EXPECT THE MEGA STAMP KIT (DEC. KOTM)? I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TOO. BOUGHT LOTS OF GOODIES FROM QVC ON MONDAY. THANKS FOR OFFERING ALL THE NEW COOL PRODUCTS! KIM
Stickers are in the mail. Thank you for being a good example of service and for helping us help, too!
Hello there Lisa,
You're not just a great scrapbooker but also have a heart of gold. God Bless You for being so kind. Like so many of us here, I will send Brian some stickers.I'm sure he will be so happy on valentine's day.
I too had a wonderful weekend with the kickoff of Becky's kit Fri.and superbowl on Sun. But the real party doesn't really started till 11PM (for me here) seeing you at QVC. I ordered lots of stuff too and I just got your 700+ flower Kit. Lovely lovely kit. Thank You.
I cannot wait to see you again in May at QVC. I will surely save up for my next splurge.
Grace C.
Lisa, I'd like to post about this on my blog if that's okay. You are amazing.
Brian's gonna be bombarded with stickers! What an awesome idea! My sticker bin is overflowing with stickers that I know I can part with. Will plan to go through them tomorrow and get a package sent out to him. Thanks for sharing Brian with us and letting us help him out!
Lisa,
I could not go to sleep tonight without telling you thank you!!! You have no idea what it meant to open my door today and see YOU standing there! That you would even take the time out of your day...I know being a mother of 4 myself how much time can mean!!!! And I didn't even invite you in!!!! You are even more gracious then I had imagined. I remember reading about your Oprah moment and what that meant to you! Well today you gave me mine!!!! I am always aware of whom I am and how I can affect others; I know that it only takes one person to make a difference in someone else's life, that every little bit counts. Your time has meant more to me then these words do justice. To know that you would take the time to drop that off I never expected it! The moment for me was beyond amazing!!!!
Thank you so much and when it is not 12:35 at night I will write a much better thank you!
The MOPs crop is March 7th 6pm-12pm. It is a non-profit organization that helps young mothers with small children. We are doing the crop to raise funds for the coming year to help more young mothers. It is not religiously affiliated though we are graciously being allowed to use a church building to hold it in. It is at Calvary Mountain View in AF the address is 340 E State Rd
American Fork, UT 84003. We are going to try to go to a lot of the Scrapbook stores and suppliers to get door prizes donated to help draw interest to the event. It is for a great cause and need in our area. Yes, I jump right in when I move to a new area!! I meet you once before several years ago at QVC at a live taping!
I never finished what I was saying about the CK cruise I went on a lot of your staff was there as well and they have to be some of the nicest people I have ever got to spend a week with! I can only imagine what all I was saying!
It was fun to show my husband the pictures because like I said he always teases me at least once a week saying that he has seen you in his store! So when I told him you came to the door he was like yeah right like she has nothing better to do!
Okay so now that I have left you a book! I hope to see you again so that I can take a picture where I don't look like I have been half asleep all day!!!
Thank you ( it just does not seem like enough) so I think I will pay it forward to Brian I have a lot of stickers that I do not use!!!!
Rachel lenea Schulz
All addressed and ready to go in tomorrow's mail. Thanks for helping me clear some of my stash and hopefully bring a smile to a young man's face as well as the kids he passes the stickers on to!
Sure...I can send him some! I don't really use them, so I am more than happy to do so. :)
Oh Lisa, this is a WONDERFUL idea! I happen to have free day tomorrow and I will go thru my stickers and mail some out. I am sure that I have more than enough to spare. I love love love random acts of kindness. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share.
Mimi
What a great idea.
My stickers went out today.
Jennifer BUtler
NYC
gwany1999@aol.com
What a great idea! I will definitely send Brian some stickers! Lisa--I love how you are so very willing to help others. You inspire me to be on the lookout for opportunities to bless someone else. Way to go!
--Donna
Lisa,
Great idea! I will go through my sticker collection today and send some out to him.
Thanks,
Trina
That is such a wonderful idea!! You have such a caring heart! Count me in!!
Such a great idea Lisa!! I'm off to get some stickers to send off to Brian!!
This is great! I love sending surprises in the mail! I know he will be thrilled. I am going to go through my stash and send them out today. I also posted a message on the personalscrapper.com message board to come and check out the challenge. Thanks Lisa for this opportunity.
I'm sending out some stickers today!
Hi Lisa, What a great story. I will go through my sticker stash today when I get home from work. Could you do a more indepth story about Brian in CK? This is a story your readers would love.
Jill K
This is a great idea! I can't wait to get off work and go through my stash. We are having our monthly crop at church tonight so I will ask the other women if they would like to donate also. The package will go out Monday :)
Hi Lisa,
What a wonderful idea. Thanks for letting us know about it. I will go through my stash this weekend and get them out to him.
What a blessing he is!
thanks again
Pam
Lisa, this is a great idea! I saw this on personalscrapper.com and I will go through my stickers and send him some!
This is a wonderful idea. My girls and I just went through the PSB. We don't really use stickers too often, so we pretty much are sending him everything that we have. We just had a lot of fun cleaning out the binder, and my girls are packing them all in an envelope as I type this message. We're going to head to the post office this afternoon. Lisa, you have A LOT of readers of your blog. I think this sweet young man is going to be OVERWHELMED with envelopes full of stickers! God love him! Enjoy Brian! We're THRILLED to send these to you!
What an awesome idea! Since I seriously cleaned out my stash just the other day I have a pile of stickers I am going to send! What a great idea :)
Heidi
Lisa - What an amazing idea! I am going to get my two girls (6 and 3) to help me go through their stickers!! We will send them out on Saturday. (My daugther's class is doing "Random Acts of Kindness" for Lent - I know she will be thrilled to tell her classmates about this) Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Lisa! What a great cause! I got my 3 & 4 year olds involved and they are having fun sharing their stickers too! What a great lesson for them. Our letter will go out in the mail tomorrow! Also, I was thinking about his mom. Maybe you could find out her name and we could send her a card to let her know what a great job she has done raising him! God Bless a woman like that!
P.S. Love your Valentine's idea with your hearts! I was one of the lucky one's to grab the Smitten Kit off the Q on Monday! Thanks for all you do for everyone! Amy in MN =)
I forwarded your blog entry to all my scrapbooking buddies. I'm sure he will be bombarded with stickers!
What a wonderful Valentine's Day Brian is going to have. Sending him a package on Monday:)
Amy
Lisa,
This is such a great thing to do with all those stickers we "thought" we just had to have ... a few years ago! lol!
I sent my package out this morning!
Thanks for letting us know about this young man.
Amanda
Okay--
I am moved to tears over you wonderful generosity with Brian. He is in for quite a surprise!
Let me explain a little more. Brian has some physical challenges and works at Subway (stuffing kid's meal bags). This is how he earns his spending money. During his breaks, he goes to the copy center next door to buy stickers. He spends hours in there looking at the stickers, buying stickers, counting his change, etc. I observed Brian doing this and asked the gal at the counter more about it. She said he's LOVES stickers and can't get enough of them. And that he goes to the store almost every day. I then went and chatted with Brian and told him I was going to give him some of my stickers. He was so excited. I called his mom, arranged the meeting (three days before Christmas) and it was such a neat moment. You would have thought Brian won the lottery--her was so excited.
He spends hours making collages with the stickers--this is his hobby.
I saw Brian a few weeks ago at the store and he told me how much fun he's had with the stickers and that he's almost out. This gave me the idea to open it up to my friends here on my blog.
You all are the best! I'll get an updated photo of Brian with all his stickers!
It's so great to see what neat people there are in the world.
Have a great Friday.
LB
Hi Lisa:
I have tons of stickers that are just sitting around. I will definitely send him a package of stickers this weekend. Thank you, Lisa for the kindness you show people. You are definitley an Angel.
Marta :)
As a special education teacher I have seen how a small gesture like this can mean so much to someone. I will definitely pull out some stickers to send to Brian:-) It will also be such a wonderful surprise for him to get all this fun mail!!! ~Beatrice
Wow what a great opportunity to "share our wealth". I plan to gather stickers to send when I get home from work tonite.
Hi Lisa, I have a ton of old stickers in my attic that I just couldn't throw away and now I have a perfect home for them! I will dig them up this weekend and send them out next week to Brian. Enjoy the weekend! HeidiG
I am sendinf some stickers for Brian...thanks for posting this Lisa! :)
Oh Lisa,
Brian may be overwhelmed (in a good way) with all the love/stickers flowing his way this Valentine's Day. What great fun, thank you for letting us be a part of it. :)
I can't wait to mail Brian a bunch of stickers!
Stephanie
San Diego
Wow, Lisa, this is so special. I am going through my stash this weekend and mailing them off to him. How awesome that stickers could bring such joy to this young man; it really takes my mind off all of the problems in my own life right now. I can't wait to get this package out to him. Thank you for sharing this with us and giving us this opportunity to give to someone else. God bless you!
I've seen him at Subway before! I'm going to mail some stickers right away. I think I might just keep a stash of stickers in my purse too that I can give him next time I see him at Subway!
Thanks Lisa!
Lisa,
I'll be going through my stickers and do my best to get them out within the next few days!
Lisa, what a great idea! Thanks for using your blog for something that helps make someone happy.
EMG
And I was just wondering what to do with some of those stickers. Thanks, Lisa, for doing what you do best - being you!
Abby
Lisa:
Something so little on one's part can mean so much to another and this just goes to show what simple gestures can do for someone else.
I love the response you got and didn't doubt after reading your post that Brian will have stickers "coming out his ears". Will look forward to seeing the picures of his treasures he receives from everyone!
Sherry
WHAT A GREAT IDEA! I am going to go through my stickers & send him my old ones as well! Thank you Lisa.
I'll go through my stash this weekend and get some in the mail to Brian.
I really hate that I missed you on QVC but I had to work that day--Bummer!
{vicki}
What a wonderful thing to do. I'll definitely send some. Thanks for posting this.
I just put my envelope in the mail for Brian! I look forward to a follow up with how many packages he got.
Jennifer
New York
Lisa--This is so great, I love being able to make someone else happy with things that make me happy :o) Glad to help Brian out. Judi
Lisa,
Thanks for letting us know about Brian! Mrs. Grossman's sticker factory is about an hour from where I live so needless to say I have in years passed collected LOTS of her stickers. I would LOVE to send them to Brian. If you ever get the chance to go to Mrs. Grossman's sticker factory in Petaluma CA you won't be disappointed. She is a dog lover. All her employees are allowed to bring their dogs to work. Dogs are everywhere. They have a huge outside dog run, but the most amazing part is that they are also allowed in the office and design areas. The dog are just walking around all wearing little bandanas. It's so cute. I'm headed to the post office now.
nancy in California
Wow! Thank you so much for this opportunity! I will have to look at what my kids haven't used and send them his way. I really never use stickers, but used to buy a ton anyway...
Thanks again!
my 5 kids have a notepad of 100 $1 bills given to them by their Grandparents. They peel a few dollars off when they find something extra special to purchase. This weekend we are going to go to the store to buy some super cool stickers for Brian. The fun, sparkly, character kinds that the kids always love. They will each peel off a few dollars from their pad to contribute. They can't wait and neither can I. We might even drop by Subway to say 'hi'.
Thanks for the opportunity to serve, Lisa.
What a wonderful idea! I have a ton that I've never used, and didn't know what to do with. I'm so glad that they can be used to brighten someone's day. Thanks for sharing with us this opportunity! I'm sending mine out this afternoon, while I'm running errands!
What a great gesture, I'll purge my stash tonight!
Awesome, he will be getting a large package from Canada, thanks for passing this on Lisa, have a great weekend.
Mine are going out to him today! Thanks for coming up with such a sweet idea to give! It's going to be so fun for him to receive all these little goodie packs in the mail!
You are a genius!
Sending stickers out to Brian.
Thanks for posting such a wonderful story. I hope Brian receives many wonderful stickers to make some beautiful collages.
Thaks for always inspiring us Lisa!
Fran Heupel
What a nice way to use your sphere of influence to bless someone else.
I sent an envelope off to Brian today.
I bet he'll be thrilled w/mail from so many different places.
oh, i am so happy to do this. i have to make a trip to the PO today. so, i am so glad i read this. so, some stickers form the super cold state of SD will be coming to Brians door step! very cool thing to do! yeah! :O)
Hi Lisa!
Such a great idea of yours! Would love to see his happiness when my large envelope arrives! Even found some Valentine's stickers, I put them on top of the stack with a note wishing him a very Happy Valentine's Day!
Thanks & hope your Friday and weekend is wonderful!
Pam in Montana
Lisa - I just went through my stickers and was looking for a place to take them. Thanks for this opportunity!
Ileana
I love this. I am sending some too!
Melissa - NJ
I was just talking with my daughter about ideas of where to donate some of our unused items. You know how your taste changes before you use up your stash. This is such a wonderful idea! Amazing how with something as simple as a sticker that we can make someone smile. Thanks for letting us help! You are such an inspiration! Kelly in OKC kelly5862@sbcglobal.net
Stickers will go out this weekend, or early next week! Bought the TSV and can't wait until I recieve it. I should've bought the Smitten kit. Now I'm mad that I didn't ;o)
My girls and I just got back from the post office . . . all of our stickers are on their way to Brian. I have to tell you . . . what a great feeling mailing that package! My girls were excited to send them off after I showed them the photo of you and Brian on your blog! I also mentioned what you're doing and posted a link to your blog on MY blog. I'm hoping it gets a couple more people to send stickers Brian's way.
What a fantastic idea...I have soooo many stickers that I don't use and they are in a box just waiting for the right person. I will definitely send them his way.
Lisa, I'll go through my sticker stash this weekend and get them in the mail for Brian. Thanks for sharing his story with us!
Tammy C.
I will go through mine this weekend and send Brian an envelope full.
Tonya
Hey, Lisa, I have more than enough to share - and I have a feeling Brian is going to be swimming in stickers!
Lisa - What a great Idea! I have gathered some stickers and will mail them Monday! I think he'll be set for a while with the response so far even! :o) He'll have a terrific Valentine's Day!
Jeanne in Denver
Hi Lisa,
The story of Brian really touched my heart. I'm tearing up as I think of him. Thank you so much for letting us be a part of bringing him joy! I will go through my stickers this weekend & get them sent out on Monday. I told a co-worker who scrapbooks as well & she is going to do the same. God bless you!
Debbie
BRIAN is going to get A LOT of sickers! I'm so thankful for people like you who are always looking to make someone's day!
Lisa you never cease to amaze me with your generosity. This is such a wonderful idea. I have many stickers and I will be glad to send them off to Brian. I want to let you know that I bought the Big Flower Embellishment Kit from QVC on Monday and they came today. I am home recooperating from pneumonia, and when I opened the package and saw them it really brightened my day. WOW! So Cute! Thank you Lisa for your inspiration. :)
Laurie - IL
I am off to the post office as soon as the baby wakes up from his nap. What a great idea. I'm glad to have a good place for my extra stickers to go to.
LouAnn
Fabulous~ sending my sticker stash his way. Thanks for blessing us with the opportunity to bless another. Your wonderful.
Charmayne
Okay, Lisa, I think we're going to have to help Brian get organized from the truckload of stickers he's going to receive from us! ha.ha. You're always thinking of something to make someone's day (or millenium in Brian's case). A great example of Christ's love. Thanks!!!
I'm in, I'm in! I love it!
Thanks for sharing this opportunity with us. I have a ton of stickers which I don't use anymore and I've been looking for a way to donate/share them so this is perfect! They're all set to go in a large envelope and I'll try to get to the po this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
What an amazing thing for you to propose and of course, count me in! I'll be sending a wonderful goodie bag to him tomorrow. Thank you for including us! Kristen is Roseville, CA
Great Idea. I will send some stickers.
Rhiannon
Conway, AR
What a great idea! I'll be sending some Brian's way this weekend.
On a similar note, has anyone come across a similar idea for unwanted scrapbook paper? I have a ton I've collected over the years from various kits I've purchased that I realize I will never use. I would love to donate them if anyone has any ideas.
Thanks!
Jennette
How wonderful! I am off to search thru my stickers to send a packet full to Brian. What a great way to make someone's day. I bet he will be so excited to go to the mailbox every day and see what he has waiting.
Chris in Michigan
Lisa,
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to GIVE and CLEAN OUT our sticker collection. This simple act will not only benefit Brian but those of us who participate in this great cause.
You are amazing and a great example of how we can find service all around us...if we just take the time to look. Thank you!
Maile-Puyallup, WA
Lisa-
I;m going through my sticker stash and will send Brian a bunch...I went to the Mrs. Grossman's factory tour not too long ago and have a bunch of stickers that we'd love Brian to have...the kids and I have made a project out of it...they go to a year round school so they're off this month...thanks for the opportunity to do some good for us and for Brian...I get a cleaner scrap room as a bonus!
This is a wonderful idea. I am going to go through my stash. I will be sending something. He is an amazing young man. I will be telling anyone that I can think of that might be able to help. Thank you for being so kind.
I am constantly amazed by the little ways you find to do wonderful things for people. And I am thankful that you are allowing us to do the same. I am going to share this story with my little guys and we will get some stickers out in the mail tomorrow. Thanks Lisa! I hope Brian is so surprised!
lisa, that is so sweet of you to think of him and open this up to all of us - i will definatley send him a special valentine with lots of stickers.
More stickers coming Brian's way!
Lisa:
I'll be putting a package in the mail Monday. I really love this idea. Thanks so much for including us in making Brian's day!
Kelly
Thanks for this sweet idea! My girls and I just filled a big envelope for Brian and it will be in the mail in the morning. Have a wonderful Valentines day! Katie
Oh yes! This is the perfect opportunity for all of us to help someone and help ourselves! LOL
Thanks so much for the offer to let us in on this fun suprize for Brian! I can't wait to hear what he thinks! I am giddy with excitement right now!!!!
DarlaLOU
I'm happy to put my lonely stickers to good use. You are extraordinary at getting a bunch of strangers to unite in a project that will make someone special's day! I'm so excited to be a small part of it. Thanks, Lisa!
Wow! What great timing! I just went through my stickers last night and was going to have to hold onto them until our moving sale this summer and then probably end up donating them to a school or giving them to Goodwill.
Now, I know that they will go to someone who not only will treasure them but also deserves them.
Thanks, Lisa!
Hi Lisa,
What a fabulous thing to do for Brian. I have a sticker collection collecting dust....
It's on its way from New Zealand.
Karen
New Zealand
That is so sweet! I'm so glad they'll be able to make someone else happy, What agreat way to use them!
Stickers on the way next week!!
Such little effort to put a BIG smile on someone's face*!*
I've posted a link to your blog on mine...spreadin' the love...what could be better? :)
Lisa this is a great idea...so sweet. I will send a bunch of sticers to Brian first thing tomorrow morning.
Sharon in Oakland, CA
Hi Lisa,
What a great idea - I will go through my stash this weekend. I'm sure my boys would be glad to make a Valentine to include with it. I know how much I love mail - we'd be more than happy to contribute.
Christine Z.
I'm like everyone else--I have a ton of stickers just collecting dust. I'd be so happy to mail these to Brian! :) They'll be in Monday's mail. Thanks for including us in this!
Pam
this was a nice idea... i just put a bunch of sparkly stickers in an envelope for Brian. Boy is he going to get a big surprise when all these envelopes start pouring in.
The scrapbook and craft world people are so generous. Mine are going out on Monday Lisa (oops maybe Tuesday due to the holiday) Please post pics of how he uses the stikers if you have the opportunity to. Nurse Jen in Elk Grove, CA (south of Sacramento)
I can't wait to go through my stickers to send to Brian! I need to make room for that awesome Cosmo Cricket TSV I just got in the mail! Yeah!!
What a wonderful way to share what we all love!!
Lisa, you are the best!
What a great thing! I will be sending out Brian a package on Monday.
I received my Hot Chocolate package today. Thank you!!
I will be going through my stash this weekend to send some stickers! Thanks for giving us an opportunity to help! That poor mailman that delivers to that family is going to be very busy this week!!
I had a challenge this week to send/make a valentine RAK so Brian get's on of my Valentine cards and a bag of stickers. You'll have to update us on how next week goes for him, and maybe warn his MOM!
Stickers from California, here they come. Amazing the stories that we find out about just by being observant of the amazing people around us. Have a great weekend!
What a great idea! I know I have a ton I can send. Thanks for posting...you rock!
I have a bunch of stickers I've been keeping for years because I just couldn't throw them away even though I knew I'd never use them. I'm so excited to be able to give them away. I'll be mailing my package in the morning. What a great idea Lisa!
I have gone thru my stash and he has a huge envelope coming his way..this is wonderful that you have done this!
Lynn :)
What a wonderful thing for him to do - I will be sending a stuffed-full envelope Brian's way on Monday! Thank you for telling us about him!
Lisa- I am honored to send such a considerate and loving young man some of my stash of stickers. God bless and keep us updated on his surprise on Valentines day! Can't wait to hear about his response!
Lisa in Texas
Lisa-
You do such wonderful things for people. Thanks for sharing Brian's story with us and allowing us to give back. My girls and I will be getting an envelope ready to go out on Monday. Can't wait to see a picture of Brian and all his stickers. :) God Bless!
Heather-Michigan
Lisa,
I just put together a package of 81 full, new sticker sheets to send to Brian, I had purged them out of my sticker stash and put them in the pile of "garage sale" items. This gives me so much more than the few dollars i would have made selling them !! Thanks for the chance to make him smile.
My package will go out on Monday. This is so wonderful. I love helping people.
aw, this is so sweet! I have an envelope with his name on it and will be sending some things to him.
Oh what a fun thing to do, I am going to include a picture of myself and my two sons from a tour of Mrs. Grossmans we took several years ago ( the boys were not thrilled going , but did it for me)
Hope it makes his day.
Laura P
Southern Oregon
Lisa,
My package is on it's way.
Shannon
Shangin1968@yahoo.com
What a wonderful idea. I'm having a crop at my house tomorrow and will mention it to the girls, as well as go through my stuff and hopefully will mail out a package by Monday.
Julie
This is a great thing you're doing. I've posted a link on my blog as well letting everyone know to come here to get more information. I'm sending an envelope stuffed full on Monday!
Printed label, stuffing envelope and thanking you all at once! It's such a pleasure to send stickers to someone who will use them! I plan on doing this again for him! Secretly because I just enjoy buying them more than using them the stickers are so cute !
Thank you for everything you do!
Hi Lisa - My daughters and I went through all of their stickers today. It was so cute to see my 6 year old getting so excited to share with Brian!! We mailed them off today from NJ. Hopefully he will get them by Valentine's Day!! I hope he will be really surprised!!
Hi, Lisa,
This is off the topic, but I saw your darling Europe album in the suitcase on QVC and was wondering if you could share some more of it.
Thanks,
Jamie--in Texas
Super......this is cool idea! Brian is going to get alot of stickers. What scrapper doesn't have tons of stickers lying around.
I hope this makes his Valentine's day!
PS-I already got my TSV kit in the mail. LOVE IT! Oh yeah, speaking of I love what you did with your hearts above by your windows. That is such a cool idea too. Your full of inspiration Lisa! That K and Company valentine kit look so yummy too. What a great kit to work with for such a project. I was so tempted to buy that kit but since I got the TSV kit I declined on the K and Co. one. WAHHHHH...maybe next time!
Aw, Lisa, you're such an inspiration in so many ways. I'm definately sending, what a great thing. I'm pledging to send every holiday or month for the rest of the year. We never want him to run out!
This is very wonderful! Last fall as I was in the crop room at my local scrapbooking store I met a mom who was in town so her daughter could be treated at the hospital - she has cancer. The mom was making a scrapbook for her daughter to put all the stickers that she receives from the drs, nurses, etc. She was another person who loves stickers, so I immediately went through my stash and found all my extra girly girl stickers and sent them with this mom. Fellow scrapbookers: consdier donating stickers to the pediatrics ward of your local hospital. These kids spend hours doing nothing but feeling miserable and a few pretty stickers sure gives them something fun to do! Thank you so much, Lisa, for promoting goodwill in the scrapbooking industry.
The stickers are on their way! It was a wonderful time to sit down with my girls and explain to them what the stickers were for! We have more stickers than any of us will ever use and this was a blessed way to pass them on! Thanks so much!
Kimberly
Houston, Texas
My package to Brian will go out in Monday's mail. Thank you for the idea, and address Lisa. I am always happy to help those who help others. :)
Dear Lisa, hi i will definately send Brian some stickers, no problem at all..this ideas really warms my heart..what a beautiful person you are to think of such a great idea!
Paola Norman
paolanorman@hotmail.com
British Columbia,Canada
Mailed a BOX of stickers to Brian today. Hope he enjoys them.....
Loved the QVC scrap day. Nice to see you (and new products) again.
Jen in Michigan
I have a ton of stickers too!! I will get these in the mail on Monday. What a great thing. Thanks for the opportunity!!
Sent them out today to Brian. Can't wait to hear about ALL the packages he receives...He will be so thrilled. Thanks for doing such a wonderful thing Lisa.
mpennino@verizon.net
What a great story! I will go through my stickers tomorrow and send them on Monday!
Count me in! You are so kind to share this with everyone.
I am also going to add this link to my page and maybe even some other people will be able to hear about this and send him some more. He may even break a record for the person to receive the most stickers in a month. Wouldn't that just add to his excitment!!!
I mailed Brian some stickers from my stash today. Please let us know what he thinks about all this. :-)
Lisa,
What an awesome idea! I have a stash of stickers that were waiting for the perfect home! I'll be sending my out on Monday!
P.S. Big thank you for bringing back Becky's School KOTM. I missed out on the first round!
Such a great idea Lisa. I'll join in and send Brian some cheer too ~ planning to let the kids join in on this one too. What great fun. I wish I was there to see him open his mail box. He will be so blessed! You are so thoughtful.
~Rachelle
What a great idea! I put a bunch in a large envelope and will drop off in the mail. Thank you
My envelope will be going out on Monday - thanks Lisa for such a great idea!
Lisa, What a great idea. Will be sending stickers this week. Also thank you so much for bringing the school kit back. Hopefully I will be able to get one this time. Thanks again!!
Lisa, What a great idea. Will be sending stickers this week. Also thank you so much for bringing the school kit back. Hopefully I will be able to get one this time. Thanks again!!
I'll send some out this week!
This is a perfect thing for all of us to do...we all have stickers we bought when we first started scrapboooking and who uses them on layouts anymore?....I will get stickers out to Brian This week.....let us know how many care packages he gets from all your friends here...it'll be interesting to see...please give us an update when you can
I will be gathering up stickers today to send to him. What an awesome idea
I mailed out an envelope of stickers to Brian yesterday. Lisa, I think this is so thoughtful of you to help out Brian this way. It also allowed me to go through my "sticker stash" to see what I had! Also - I ordered QVCs TSV when you were on - it looks great - can't wait to dig in! All the best! Kim Cataldo
Stickers on the way from:
Kathy Fritz
fritzscraps@yahoo.com
Thanks from St. Louis, MO
This has completely moved me to take the time to go through my supplies and pack a large envelope full of stickers for Brian... Not only will he be receiving stickers that I may never use but also really cool duplicate 3D stickers! I love them myself and I hope he does too... Thanks for the info Lisa!
I will be sending Brian stickers that are sitting on my shelf. This is going be a great project. Everyone will be blessed for doing their part.
Scrappinkay
Lisa - How Wonderful you are! I have a cousin that has a similar disability and he loves the attention that he gets from such simple things ..... at least they seem simple to me. Brian will enjoy the pour out of love from all your "Friends" and I am proud to say I feel like I'm one of them too. So, I will make sure I send them out ASAP to Brian. Thanks for being such an inspiration to US ALL.
FYI, I'm very disappointed in the KOTM. There was no posting like there usually is ...... that here is the kit and you can purchase it after 2/1/08. I had knee surgery that early Morning but I kept checking to see what was going to be the KOTM for Feb and after I recovered a few days later. I saw the SOLD OUT but we're bringing it back "more details coming soon". I've written several times and it's always a generic response. It just seemed to me like there was no kit for Feb and that this kit was stuck in the spot but you still don't have them to supply. I have a chronic pain condition and it would be nice to at least be put on a waiting list.
thanks, Joy
I am mailing my package from Florida tomorrow in the AM. It is signed, sealed and waiting to be delivered! How terrific to pull together to make a difference in someones day! Thank you for caring enough about a mere stranger to do this, what a pitty more people do not make the same effort! You are a jem as I am sure Brian is as well!!!!!!!
Peace, love and happiness!
- Rachel
Lisa,
More stickers on the way from NY.
Take care,
Wendy
Lisa,
I read your story through an email someone sent me, I have a HUGE bag of stickers to pop in the mail monday morning...Now I have more room to buy more stuff..LOL
Tammy
Sending some out tomorrow. Makes me smile just to think how much mail he's going to get!
Lisa,
You are such a thoughful person. This is a great idea. Brian is going to be so excited when he starts to receive the packages and envelopes in the mail. This will truly be a Valentines Day to remember for him. I am sending out a package on Monday!
Take Care, Susan
Oh my, Lisa. Brian is going to have such an enormous amount of stickers. I can only imagine the look on his face as he starts receiving packages in the mail. I used to be a creative memories consultant and have plenty of stickers that I'm not currently using. I'm also going to send him some albums so he can have an extra place to create his collages. This is extremely wonderful thing to always pass it forward...
Sending stickers
thanks!
Hi Lisa,
I work down the street from Mrs Grossman.So it looks I need to make a trip there on my lunch to get Brian some stickers.I will also go through my stash at home. love so see more pictures of Brain and his pile of sticker.Thanks for all you do you are the best.
Linda in Petaluma CA
on their way in the morning.
Jackie
Dear Lisa,
You always amaze me by the very kind and thoughtful things that you do for others. I was so excited to read about Brian! I have a TON of great stickers at school that he will enjoy. I am happy to send them to him, or drop them off at Subway.
Thanks for everything that you do! I loved watching QVC on Monday! I can't believe all of the wonderful products that you had designed. It is always so much fun to watch! Great Job!
Love always,
Lori C.
Hi Lisa!
I think it is so sweet for your idea for Brian. I wish there were more people in this world that put others' happiness first, as you proved towards Brian. My stickers are headed out to him tomorrow!! :)Thank you for letting us be a part of making Brian's Valentine's Day a fun one! It would be a cute idea for his Mom to take a picture of him with all of the stickers surrounding him and if you could put it up for us to see how happy he is.
Thank you, again!
Yvette
Lisa,
Thanks for this opportunity to serve! You have a HUGE heart and it is great to see how you inspire others to serve others like you do. Our stash of stickers are on their way to Brian :)
I am dropping some in the mail for him tomorrow! Thanks for being such a kind person Lisa! This small gesture brings much happiness to him, I am sure of it!
You are awesome!
Kristin Hayne
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