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Norma Anne is the humble princess of her own domain. Many thanks to all who help and apologies for my mistakes. Contact Norma Anne at NAChattin@NAChattin.com

Design work is a natural extension of art and writing for me. Since I've worked to specifications as a writer for years, it's easy to "art" to specifications too. I love playing with product, studying trends, and creating unique projects influenced by nature, music, fashion, and media. Here are some of the ways my designs have been utilized:

Instructors: Norma Anne has successfully taught creative arts classes since 1986. One of the greatest challenges for teachers is finding a continuous stream of appealing projects and topics that participants will love making and, in most cases, that will sell product for the instructor or host organization. Now it's easy to meet that challenge with the Inspired Instructor Workshop Kits from the Artful Tourist.

Retail Hobby Stores: Customers need inspiration to purchase the products on your shelves and they can find that inspiration from clever projects designed with your product choices in mind. We also have customized tear sheets available with all projects or as bag inserts.

General Retailers: Simple living and handcrafted treasures are a huge trend right now in home decor, fashion, and more. Contract with the Artful Tourist to provide displays or display embellishments for your current product line.

Event Planning: Handcrafted invitations, greetings, photo displays, tokens of appreciation, jewelry, purses, totes, tee-shirts, gift baskets, name tags, centerpieces, journals, ink pens, guest registries, and private labels are some of the ways you can make your event memorable for all guests. Each item is unique and prepared to your specifications by the artist.

Manufacturers: Showcase your products with project designs and tear sheets featuring your premiere lines of art products. Boost your sales by offering actual samples and instructions to each outlet that features your product.

Artists: New ideas abound within our project archives. They are a bit wieldy, but a great way to get inspired to make your next project. May the Great Creator be with you.

Interactive Craft Stations: Spice up your next event or festival with creative centers where your guests can make and take fun projects.

Published Designs: My artwork continues to be featured in magazines, on websites, and in 'zines. Some previous publications include Rubber Stamp Madness, Rubber Stamper, Simple Scrapbooks, Aisling's Zine, others.