My Fauxbonichi- Part 1

[@DatabaseDesigns4U]

OmG! I bet your husband LOVED the "thoughts" book you made for him! :) And I love that circle calendar stamp! I want to get one. LOL I love your daughter's sweet "art" page. :) I love the way your pages are "free"...no set format for each day. Very nice. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@thehappyhancher]

I appreciate that!! Yes, my husband did like my "Random Thoughts Notebook." haha! I'm so glad my daughter made her little pages in there, too!! Definitely made me loosen up a bit! :) Thanks so much for watching!

[@megankyle5918]

Hi Marybeth, I just stumbled on your video and it made my day. I can hear happiness in your voice. I loved that you share your everyday in your journal. You wrote random thoughts for you husband everyday for a year and then gave it to him. WOW what a gift. It made me realize that we have so much to share with others. Now I want to do the same for my hubby :-)

[@thehappyhancher]

Hi, Megan! Thanks so much!!! Oh you totally should! It'll even be fun to read yourself years later! I know I crack up when I look through my old journals, especially that "random thoughts" notebook I made that my hubby has in his closet. ;) So funny! XOXOXO

[@nan4art]

I like the feel of the MR journal cover too. I enjoyed seeing your flip video and your stories are heartwarming. TFS I'll look forward to seeing more of your pages!

[@thehappyhancher]

Thanks so much!!! :)

[@cclover4467]

Had to pause the video when you got to the Mr Yuck sticker. Of course I know him. He was in my house and all over school when I was little. Never even would have thought that might just be a pittsburgh thing. It's great to have found a fellow project life, smashing, fauxbonichier from the Burgh! Loved your journal and the video! TFS. (And now I must find a Mr Yuck sticker for mine....)

[@thehappyhancher]

Hahaha!!! I wondered if Mr. Yuk was a Pittsburgh thing, and apparently he is!!!! I wonder if they still give those out?! I gotta find out. ;) Thanks so much for watching!! :)

[@BeautyAndBrainsGirls]

Love the cat story, the husband smiling story, the blue wall. I am just loving your channel!

[@amarissanchez2279]

I stumbled on your video looking for journaling inspiration and wow, I just love your stories and can hear you smiling when you speak! So awesome...thanks for taking the time to share!

[@lynnbythelake1]

Marybeth, It's Lynn from the fauxbonichi group and I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how much I loved your video flip! It was wonderful, you did a great job but I especially loved your humor, your laugh and the obvious love you have for your hubby and Nadia! You did an amazing job and I'm looking forward to the next one! All the best! God Bless!! Lynn

[@thehappyhancher]

Lynn Milazzo Thank you so so much Lynn!!!! That's so nice to hear!! My heart is definitely very full, and I love being able to share these parts of my life with everyone through my journals and these videos! :) XOXO

[@TracysTreasures24]

I love what you wrote about your daughter's scribble and what we can learn from children, to just let go :) I had a chuckle about your husband and his snowblower…..how men can turn into boys when they get a new toy. It is hard to tell when my husband is happy as well as he is a big guy and to many, looks intimidating….but when he got his new snowblower, he snowblowed our whole back yard and all of the neighbours driveways….so cute

[@thehappyhancher]

+TracysTreasures24 Thanks so much! And yes, it's funny the things I learn just from motherhood... She teaches me more lessons than I teach her! And men!! How funny!!! My husband's newest toy this year was a lawn mower- he was ridiculous! He got one of those big ones that have zero point turns and go super fast & when he got on it the first time, I could hear him laughing over top of all the noise as he just simply spun around in circles over and over. He looked like he was riding on a go-kart around our back yard. Boys. ;)

[@TracysTreasures24]

+Marybeth Hancher Too funny :)

[@liliu8426]

This remind me of this recent commercial, two women are sitting on a bench in the mall, talking. "Is your always so hyped up?", says one, "No, only when he comes here," says the other one. "Mine too!" "Okay boys, 5 more minutes and we're going home" "How old is yours?" *show a clip of two old men jumping into each other* "42." "Such a fun age, isn't it?" Boys will be boys, even if they are old, grown men.

[@eyenoodle]

You crack me up!!! I love your sense of humor even in adversity. Bless you and your family. :-)

[@thehappyhancher]

eyenoodle Hahaha! Thank you so much!!! :)

[@SuperRoxy70]

I'm totally inspired and love how your so happy and positive. Your set up is great and your daughters random pics are adorb! I like the idea of keeping it pic free. Great job

[@thehappyhancher]

+SuperRoxy70 Thank you so much!!! I try to be positive. ;) And yes, I love those pages where my daughter just scribbled... One day I'll appreciate them much more than I even do now. And I recently started adding in photos in my new fauxbonichi I'm working on and I'm realizing that my old book was much more fun because of the doodles. haha So I might just be going back to the original way of doing things. :D

[@BlackSunJamie]

OH! Thank you for sharing! This has totally inspired me to get back to my own fauxbonichi! I've gotten into a rut and some of your ideas have helped jump start my creativity! Yay! I'm excited to watch all your other videos :)

[@thehappyhancher]

BlackSunJamie Oh yay! I just saw this! That makes me so happy... Glad I could be of some help! XOXO

[@Cori_sharer]

I totally remember mr yuck. From grade school !!! Awesome book ! Your doing great!!

[@thehappyhancher]

cori sharer Yes!!! I

[@akaFabulous]

Your personality and laughter are so infectious. You seem like an amazing person, and this is a beautiful book!! I just discovered the hobonichi craze and ordered one to start even though it's the middle of the year ahah I accidentally stumbled on your video and I'm happy I did :)

[@thehappyhancher]

akaFabulous That's so sweet!! Thank you!!! XOXO

[@julieholleran974]

Dear Marybeth--You are 29 and I am 72--and I STILL need to free up!! I LOVE love love your journal. I am hoping that Santa saw my wish list on Amazon and I get my Fauxbonichi journal as a gift. I scrapbook and quilt and do lot of journaling in my Franklin (for years--you don't want to know how long lol). and I am definitely going to use this to finally try to get out of my "Neat" block...thanks for your videos--hugs, Julierose

[@thehappyhancher]

+Julie Holleran Hahahaha!!! This DEFINITELY helped me get out of my habit of being too neat or overthinking my journal pages! Actually, in each journal I have now, I have to make a mess of a page just to break free. ;) Thanks so much for watching!! (And p.s. I just saw you ordered one of my journals- it'll be out the door in the morning!!! THANK YOU!!!) XOXO

[@stitchilonka]

Your laugh is so lovely and contagious!! Thanks... i enjoyed watching very much and listening to your honest and wonderful laugh!!

[@thehappyhancher]

+flexibility07 Oh you just made my day!!! Thank you so much!!! XOXO

[@MsJwilson13]

thanks for sharing!! very inspiring!! man, did that mr yuk sticker take me back!!! they were all over my house when i was a kid:)) yes, i am a yinzer!!! i think children's hospital created them. looking forward to more of your vids!!

[@thehappyhancher]

Hooray for yinzer's! haha! I love those Mr.Yuk stickers... So it must be a Pittsburgh thing then! I wondered. :) Thanks so much for watching!

[@dianebaugher9198]

Hi-I just came across your channel and really love your fauxbonichi flips! Also I just ordered the Hero Arts calendar stamp, it's great and I've never seen it before your videos so thank you for sharing where you got it from!

[@thehappyhancher]

diane baugher Awesome!! You're very welcome, and thank you for your kind words! Makes me happy. :) Enjoy your stamp. ;)

[@MousePotatoDesigns]

This was great! Thanks so much for sharing! Look forward to seeing more. Felicia =0]

[@thehappyhancher]

Thanks so much Felicia! It was your awesome videos that made me just HAVE to get a fauxbonichi for myself, so thank you, too! :)

[@yomamadawg365]

you are so funny! I love your style... thanks for sharing!

[@BeautyAndBrainsGirls]

So cute! I like to go in my little girl 's goody bag as well. Thumbs up from beauty and brains Girls! Thanks for sharing! Will be back to watch, like, comment and support! I will be uploading once a week. Can not wait ! Flo

[@jessicaclaire8464]

you ARE an artist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thehappyhancher]

Oh thank you!!! :)

[@BeautyAndBrainsGirls]

My little girl used to scribble all the times in my books. Now we plan together-I just want to cry ...

[@AcidRainbowKittens]

i live near Youngstown, Ohio and have Mr Yuck stuff around here. I love your journal

[@AcidRainbowKittens]

Acid RainbowKittens I thought I'd also say this, i have Aspergers (a type of Autism) I'm 19 years old and I just got diagnosed about a year ago. Everyday I hear someone new has a child that is diagnosed. It was really scary for me at first and a lot of people in my life didn't know how to handle it. Some people still don't, and a lot of people believe I can't do things because of my Autism. Everyday I wake up just to prove to them I can do whatever I want no matter what stands in my way. My Autism just adds a little bit more glitter to my personality. I got a tattoo of a little puzzle piece to show support for Autism Awareness :) I just wanted to share this because you said you're daughter was diagnosed

[@thehappyhancher]

Acid RainbowKittens Thank you thank you thank you for sharing that with me!!!! I was definitely scared when I first heard the doctor tell us that we needed to start some testing to see if our daughter was on the spectrum, but the more stories I hear like yours, the more I'm not just relieved, but GRATEFUL that I get to be a part of the autism community. :) I see such tremendous strengths in everyone I've met that has ASD, and I wholeheartedly agree with you that it does add a bit of "glitter" to your personalities. Ordinary is so boring. LOL! Maybe one day when my little one grows up, the two of us will go get some puzzle piece tattoos together. ;) I appreciate you telling me that! You keep on wearing that part of your personality with pride girl!

[@shannonwooters3443]

Omgosh I'm from Delaware and we called cleaning stuff and household chemicals Mr. Yuck... I'm 30 and I remember this from my childhood... I ask ppl about it recently like last year and some ppl know what I'm saying and some say no I never heard of that.. but I really think as kids we all stayed out of stuff bc of that.. now days all you hear about is kids getting into these kinds of chemicals.. I honestly believe we need this back.

[@ליעדטל-ו6ר]

I really liked this video you are inspired! 🙌

[@thehappyhancher]

ליעד טל Thank you very much!!! :)

[@rheaandmichael7958]

We had Mr Yuck in Louisiana when I was a kid.

[@aislinwatson4982]

Mr. Yuck is an Oregon and Washington thing too

[@michelewestover5078]

I'm a Pittsburgh girl too!! I live in North Huntingdon. Small world!!

[@Kraftykathy29]

Wow great work mine is just getting so messy and I'm forging about working in it because of it..lol

[@thehappyhancher]

+Kathleen Hurley Hahaha! Thank you so much!! Don't feel bad- that's how mine got towards the end of this one! I got really flaky and didn't pick it up for days on end. ;)

[@Hajoeyceee]

I love your pages so so much!

[@craftymummy8335]

Okay thank you so for your reply 😊

[@thehappyhancher]

+CraftyMummy83 Always! :)

[@kashvisharma7045]

You inspire me 🤗

[@thehappyhancher]

+Kashvi Sharma Thank you so much! That means a lot! :D

[@AsiaCruise]

Such a great video! SO funny!! Where do you buy the fauxbonichi? I can't find them anywhere! Haha! :)

[@thehappyhancher]

Asia Cruise Thanks so much!! :) I actually got mine online from Barnes & Noble late last year... but it just burst at the seams after only using 1/3 of the book, so it might be a good thing if you can't find this same journal! hahaha I'd probably just stick with using any other journal if I were you. ;)

[@misbah4887]

HI! really like what youve done with your journal. I've been using a miquelrius for a month too now and the pages are coming out. Has that happened with you?

[@thehappyhancher]

Thanks so much! That's exactly what happened to my book, too. I think mine lasted till the halfway point and then it started coming loose. Eventually it just completely fell apart. There were a lot of people that used this book and never had a page come out and then other people like us had ours falling apart pretty quickly. So I guess it's a gamble with this journal. Although I will say it's been a couple years since I used that book and I did miss it a bit, so I just bought another one. hahaha Maybe this one will stay together on me. ;)

[@misbah4887]

Marybeth Hancher hahah, yeah same here. i think i would by it again anyways.

[@hipretty]

Really nice job…nice that it helped you let go and in other areas of your life! Where did you get the book please? 2 w/ ASD here, and our cat had kittens too...and now we have 5 OMG! :-)

[@thehappyhancher]

+hipretty Hi! Thank you!! I got it from Barnes and Noble here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/home-gift-black-soft-bound-medium-journal/12601534?ean=9780641026898 And it's cool to see someone else that is living a similar life... including a house full of cats. hahaha! ;) XOXOXO

[@hipretty]

hahaha right? sometimes there's plenty of crazy here and fur flying! :-) Thanks for replying back…and the link!

[@thehappyhancher]

+hipretty Hahaha! Amen to that. :D And you're very welcome! XOXO

[@Okisikoskwew]

Mr. Yuck is a Canada thing too 😌

[@thehappyhancher]

That's awesome! I always wondered!! Haha! It took me a long time to realize that some of the things we Pittsburgh-ers say don't translate outside of our little corner of Pennsylvania. haha! ;)

[@queeniesplace3844]

you should add some scrap book paper to the cover for durability.

[@thehappyhancher]

+Queenie's Place I have no idea why I didn't do that!! hahaha Thank you! :D

[@kaustav19921]

hiiii..... I loved the hero arts calender stamp you are having.... want to have one tooo..... could you plz send me an amazon link so that I can buy

[@Yayasprvlogs05]

Loved

[@thehappyhancher]

+Yayasprvlogs Thank you!!

[@tammylou4]

Can you please link me to the journal from Barnes & nobles. Thanks. Love your videos just found you this week!!! Thanks again

[@thehappyhancher]

+Tammy Williams Thanks so much!!! Makes me happy to hear! And no problem... They're right here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/home-gift-black-soft-bound-medium-journal/12601534?ean=9780641026898 I actually miss using this book for things... The cover was so soft. haha! Makes me want to go to my local B&N and pick another one up since I just saw they have them in stock in the store. :D

[@simrandhillon2089]

Heyyy! Can you please link me to this journal? i love it!

[@thehappyhancher]

+simrandhillon Sure thing!! It's this one: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/home-gift-black-soft-bound-medium-journal/12601534?ean=9780641026898 :)

[@cheyakup435]

what kid of notebook are you using? what brand? thanks! :)

[@thehappyhancher]

+Che Yakup Hi! So this book in particular is this: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/home-gift-black-soft-bound-medium-journal/12601534?ean=9780641026898 Hope that helps! :)

[@purpl3lina]

I just bought the same journal. lol

[@thehappyhancher]

+Galina Macvittie I LOVED this journal! LOVED it! Sadly, the binding ripped apart so it didn't last past the halfway point... But I was thinking of getting another one cause I kind of miss it. hahaha I hope you like yours, too. :D

[@letellier1990]

This may sound like a silly question but every time I tried to print quotes from Pinterest they always print out huge ! I can never seem to get them to print it is 3 x 4 format . Can you tell me how you do it ?

[@thehappyhancher]

+letellier1990 No, not silly at all! I had the same problem before. I actually had a program on my printer that allowed me to print 9 images to one 8.5x11 page, so that's what I was using for this book... Sadly, I had to get a new printer & the updated version of the printing program I was using doesn't give me that option, but I can at least print 2 pictures on one 4x6 piece of printer paper that I cut down and put in the slot used for printing photos. I have a Canon Pixma MX922 printer, & I use the program called "My Image Garden" that came with it. Hope that helps!! :)

[@letellier1990]

Thanks a bunch! :0)

[@froggygirlism]

I just want to know but did you wright in it everyday ? :)

[@thehappyhancher]

Yes I'd write in it almost every night! ....except lately I've been skipping days when I don't have much to say! ;)

[@mysummertouch]

P's how did you become a photographer?

[@thehappyhancher]

When I was little, I had this little 35mm basic point and shoot film camera, and I spent a lot of time just snapping away photos of my family. :) So I got hooked on the excitement of getting my film developed early on. I didn't get a "big girl" DSLR until I could afford one myself after college, but I learned everything about photography over the course of a few years, and once my daughter was born, it really took off cause I had a cute little model with me at all times. ;) My heart is still stuck on film photography and I have a couple nice film cameras that I use occasionally, but it's just too expensive to shoot it all the time so I primarily just use my digital cameras. So yeah, that's my story. haha! :)

[@thehappyhancher]

Johandry, I hope you somehow see this! I think you have privacy settings on that don't let me respond to your question, but I want to share the link to my stamp with you- www.amazon.com/Hero-Arts-Calendar-Woodblock-Stamp/dp/B00DPMIYS0/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1426626451&sr=1-1&keywords=hero+arts+date+stamp And thank you so much for you kind words! :)

[@kashvisharma7045]

Cool

[@thehappyhancher]

+Kashvi Sharma Thank you!! :)

[@kristiebssimplehomelife]

found this old video of yours lol >>>> you sound like Ali Brown

[@thehappyhancher]

Hahahaha Oh that's such an oldie... but I loved that book! And I'll take that as quite a compliment- I sure do love Ali! :) XOXOXO

[@craftymummy8335]

Hi, been watching a lot of your vids, loving it Could you help me out with what is happy mail & how do I get involved?

[@thehappyhancher]

+CraftyMummy83 Hi! Thanks so much!! So happy mail is just a name people call sending snail mail to each other that contains something fun like craft supplies or things they like... The general concept of happy mail is that if someone sends it to you, you send them something back. The other side of it is that if someone sends you something that says R.A.K. on the envelope (random act of kindness), they just mean that they don't necessarily want or need you to send them anything back- they just mailed you something out of love. I hope that makes sense! I don't know if you're on social media like Instagram at all, but if you are, you can always look up hashtags like #snailmailrevolution to see if there is anyone on there that is looking for a penpal or someone to exchange mail with. On Facebook, there are probably many groups for things like that. I'm personally not in any anymore or else I'd link them for you, but I'm positive there are many out there if you searched for something like snail mail or penpals or something like that! :D

[@georgiabaxterx4892]

Did u mean to say puuuurfect on 20:00 lol

[@thehappyhancher]

+georgia baxter HAHAHAHA!!! Too funny!!

[@angeig5871]

Can you do a give away