oh dear! this will be the second holiday season in this duct tape business. anyhow who knew me through the holiday season last year can vouch that it is the craziest, busiest time of the year. and that was when the business was new and hardly know. well, it's only thanksgiving now, and the orders are pouring in, and i'm not quite sure what i am going to do with myself. i think i am going to have to enlist a few more elves at the studio. it's so fun to look back one year and think that this was all just starting and that i had no idea where it was going to go. and to think that now i am receiving orders from south boston; bartlett, tennessee; la canada, ca; new haven, ct; la; and lubbock, tx and those are just some orders that came in this week. and it's all for one reason: you! (it's ok for me to get a little mushy, it is thanksgiving after all!) this little business has grown so much because of the wonderful support of friends, family and customers who are so kind as to pass along the website and tell friends about vanessa jean. it's amazing what word of mouth can do, and i just can't say thank you enough to everyone who has showed their support. their is nothing more amazing that getting an e-mail saying thanks for the goods and 'oh, i heard about you from so-and-so in texas, and i am telling all my friends here in boulder, and my mom in vermont wants one too'. it's you're enthusiasm that makes these little wheels keep grinding and i just want you all to know that it makes me really, really happy! (yes, i am the luckiest little duct-taper in the land!)