About Just Plain Fun

My name is Julie A. Bolduc. I am the owner of Just Plain Fun. My husband Paul helps me out when ever he can with all sorts of things that need to be done.

Just Plain Fun started out at my kitchen table in January 1997, and within 4 months it grew to the point we were able to put this web site together. It started out as a business to make and sell beads made out of paper. The beads were unique in that they are made from copy paper which has been printed with clipart on my computer. They look like porcelain beads that have pictures on them.

February 8, 1998

Well I did a lot of soul searching and decided it was time to give up on the beads and work on the item I love the most. Crochet. I have completely taken the beads off the website and changed my focus to crochet. I do know there are alot more people interested in Obtaining knowledge and patterns related to crochet. So here it is Crochet Crochet and more Crochet. Have fun all you crochet addicts out there!

March 26, 1998

Well Since February I have published the first issue of the Just Plain Fun Crochet Newsletter and I must say the response I have received has been nothing short of amazing. I really want to take this time to thank some very special people for their encouragement and motivating chats we have had. They are Diana McDonald and Julie Morash. Thank you so much for your time and encouraging words. I do not know if I would have committed myself to such a large endeavor without your input. You deserve a big round of applause and some ((((Big Hugs!)))).

Today is Sunday, December 13, 1998 and the Just Plain Fun Crochet Newsletter site has changed alot! It is no longer a newsletter but the JPF Crochet Club with it's own web site. To date there are over 100 patterns all designed by me along with a few more things that have been added since the beginning such as screen savers and crochet related clipart. The site is now a club called JPF Crochet Club. For more information about it you can Click Here.

Tuesday, February 16, 1999

Today is Tuesday, February 16, 1999 and the JPF Crochet Club is growing! There are now 120 paid members. Also while writing this entry, I am waiting for word fro Internic on the status of our new Virtual Domain Name of www.jpfun.com. I have moved all of the JPF files to a new server where I have unlimited space. This is a big move because it means taking all of the files down from the server I have been using since I first made my presence on the internet 2 years ago. I hope this new server will be the permanent home for years to come.

Friday, September 17, 1999

Well I am moving the site once again. I found a less expensive server to put the site on and is also offers more features than the one that the site was on before. Also it is located on a server that is geographically closer to where I am. On the East Coast instead of the West Coast. I feel this will be the final move and that I will be here permanantly.

Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Alot has happened since I last added anything to this page. The biggest thing is my husband and I built a new house in 2002 on the same property we have been living on since 1987. We had been living in a small 2 bedroom mobile home which we turned into a 3 bedroom one by cutting out living room in half so we could have my step son live with us. We finally were financially able to get a bigger house. So we built the foundation and put a double wide mobile home on it. It really looks more like a house. Someday I may post pictures.

As of today there are 588 patterns on the site with more being added almost every week. Right now at this time of writing, I am still recovering from a sprained ankle and working full time outside the home so the addition of the patterns is slowing down for now. It will pick up again as soon as I am completely healed and I get back into a regular routine at work. Right now I am working four 10 hour days a week and soon we will be going to a five 8 hour day week. When that happens, I will be able to work on patterns and post them after work since I wont be as tired.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

As of today, there are 748 patterns on the site and I do keep adding more and more as I can. I have also started to convert all of the patterns to PDF format for easier downloading and printing. I have also self published a CD of 600 of the patterns on the site which has had a good following!

I have also started a new web site dedicated to the art of making beads out of paper. Instead of trying to make the beads and selling them, the site focuses on offering instructions on how to make them yourself. It includes a special program, which I wrote, to make the special bead sheets needed to make these special clipart paper beads. If you are interested in seeing the site and the beads, please go here.

I am still working outside the home at the local major ski resort as a telesales agent, booking reservations for the ski resort. I plan to stay there as long as I have to in order to pay my bills and basically run my household.

JPF Crochet Club where Crocheting is Just Plain Fun http://www.jpfun.com


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