We Did It!

If you've been following the blog throughout the month of May, then you are fully aware that we had quite the schedule to tackle, and you have probably been long awaiting the report. Well good news all of the way around, WE DID IT!

Here's the recap of the fun and success we achieved during the busy month of May...

Starting the first weekend in May we sent our Michigan team members, Dar Bagby and Connie Thompson, to Mackinac Island, Michigan for the Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Library Conference. Dar had the opportunity to speak alongside Pickford Community Library's manager, Ann Marie Smith. Together this dynamic duo presented how effective the library's Young Writer's Workshop has been not only in the local community of Pickford, Michigan, but also across the Upper Peninsula. Thanks to Pickford Community Library using the JLB Creatives writing curriculum, Journey to Publication, this group has received kudos from state representative, Frank Foster, and has been deemed the largest writing group of its kind in the state of Michigan. 

Dar Bagby (L), Connie Thompson (R)
Exhibit at Loleta Fyan Small & Rural Library Conference 2016

While Dar was speaking at the conference, Connie was busy at the JLB Creatives exhibit table. Flooded with questions and interest that was peaking the scale, Connie handled it with ease and there are multiple libraries now interested in making Journey to Publication an endeavor for their local (and not so local) writing enthusiasts to help increase community bonding as well as offer a worthy program that actually leads to publication through JLB Creatives Publishing for the "star" writing enthusiast of the group.

Book Release Soiree1 2016
Pickford Community Library's Young Writers Workshop
(standing L) Dar Bagby, (on screen  L) Janet, (on screen R) Jean E.,
(standing R in red) Connie, (standing R in black and white) Ann Marie

Only a few days after Mackinac Island, Dar and Connie, along with the Florida JLB Creatives CEO, Janet Beasley, and the Senior Financial Director, Jean E. Lane, celebrated with the enthusiasts and their families of the Pickford Community Library's Young Writers Workshop at their Book Release Soiree`! Dar and Connie attended in person while the Florida team was there, live, via Skype. Visit the blog on June 13th, 2016 and you'll find the links to download these outstanding works for FREE.

Dar Bagby
Journey to Publication exhibit
INCH Conference 2016

Once the Soiree` was over, it was off to Lansing, Michigan for Dar and Connie, this time to exhibit and speak at the INCH Convention. This convention is dedicated to homeschooling families. Here is where our Journey to Publication writing program curriculum gained even more exposure. Dar presented an Exhibitor's Workshop that gave attendees an in depth look at the curriculum. Success was seen all the way around. The workshop brought in many interested homeschooling parents and students, and the exhibit booth lent itself to a wonderful "hands-on" look for attendees.

Jean E. Lane
FPEA Convention 2016
Journey to Publication exhibit

The Michigan team wrapped up their busy schedule, then it was time for the Florida team to get in gear! JLB Creatives team members CEO Janet Beasley, Senior Financial Director Jean E., and JLB Creatives co-founder Don Beasley headed for the action - double the action - as they were exhibiting at two major conventions in the same weekend. 

Janet Beasley
FPEA Convention 2016

JLB Creatives Journey to Publication writing program was stunningly represented at the FPEA Convention - not just another homeschooling convention, but the largest homeschooling convention in the nation. With 25,000 in attendance JLB Creatives had to be on their "A" game. Jean E. manned the exhibit booth Thursday - Saturday, and Janet joined her on Friday and Saturday. Janet gave a total of 8, well-received presentations regarding Journey to Publication in those two days. Again, the curriculum was well represented and gained even more interest in the homeschooling community.

Sir Bwana Beasle and Lady Vixen Beasle
MegaCon 2016
BeaslePunk Artistry

And of course our CEO wouldn't think of being at a convention without "straying" and having some fun. While walking the show floor and networking with future business clients, Janet discovered the Gator Land exhibit. She couldn't help herself from stopping for a picture with the baby alligator.

Last but not least, BeaslePunk Artists, Don and Janet, exhibited at MegaCon. Their booth was nothing shy of amazing, and the compliments, comments, reactions, and sales tell the tale of success for this JLB Creatives division.

More new things are on the horizon...but it will be a bit before they are released. We encourage you to join the JLB Creatives Blog to stay up on all of the creativity this company has to offer. 

To say we conquered May 2016 with a vengeance is an understatement! We couldn't be happier with the responses, results, and just plain fun we had promoting and selling JLB Creatives popular, imaginative creations. 

FPEA and MegaCon Here We Come!

Like we said at the end of April...it's the mighty month of May! 

It's time for the grand finales...yes we said finales!

And one of the grand finales holds over 100 pieces of original, award winning cosplay props that are film quality!

Codger Works Jewelry - created by
the 84 year old crafter, Charles Young

This upcoming week JLB Creatives divisions of BeaslePunk and Journey to Publication will be exhibiting at two different conventions. You'll find BeaslePunk at #MegaCon at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and you'll find the Journey to Publication Writing Program Curriculum team at the Florida Parent Educators Association (FPEA) convention taking place at the Gaylord Palms hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Beginning May 26, 2016 at 2:00p BeaslePunk will kick things off with the debut of their new display (not pictured here...you'll just have to stop by and be surprised)!


BeaslePunk will be dressed to fit the part each of the 4 days at MegaCon. Look for them in Artist Alley...HINT: They'll be the exhibit with the award winning cosplay weaponry. 

A random fan poses with Sir
Bwana Beasle at the Leesburg
Comic Con 2016

Sir Bwana Beasle will be there with over 100 cosplay weapons - all originals, all autographed by BeaslePunk owners and artists Don and Janet Beasley. Sir Bwana will be available for photos along with other fabulous BeaslePunk artists that represent a multitude of magnificent creative talent when it comes to multiple facets of artistry. We're excited to debut lines from our newest artists including Fantasy Faces - Robyn Ridout, Gaslight Gems - Ro Ridout, Full Steam Ahead Productions - Ray Ballard, and artist Jennifer Johnson. 



Selected BeaslePunk cosplay props were featured in the steampunk short film "Sun Blade," slated to release later in 2016. And yes, the character on the movie poster is holding a BeaslePunk original...one that will be available for purchase. All "Sun Blade" pieces will be available for purchase at MegaCon, and are designated by a gold or silver star on the tags. 

But don't stop just yet...while Sir Bwana Beasle and his artists are having fun at MegaCon, JLB Creatives CEO, Janet Beasley and her top Florida team JLB Creatives team member Jean E. Lane will be exhibiting at FPEA starting...you guessed it...the same day, May 26, 2016. 

This dynamic duo from JLB Creatives Publishing will have your jaw dropping with the JLB Creatives Publishing writing curriculum, Journey to Publication.

If you're attending FPEA this year, and you have a creative genius on your hands, you'll want to make certain you stop by booth 434 to discover the wealth of quality information, motivation, and reward this particular writing curriculum offers.

Journey to Publication is proven effective, has state recognition, and offers the most interactive writing curriculum on the planet!

PLUS - if you purchase or put a deposit down on your Journey to Publication curriculum copies at the show, you'll receive a 20% discount and FREE shipping within the continental US.

Don't just learn to write...learn to be an author by taking an amazing, Journey to Publication.

For more information on any of these JLB Creatives divisions (BeaslePunk, Journey to Publication, or JLB Creatives Publishing) we invite you to visit JLBCreatives.com

We'll see you at the shows!

BeaslePunk - Steampunk - What Is It? AND...Happy Birthday Sir Bwana Beasle!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SIR BWANA BEASLE

Sir Bwana Beasle
(aka Don Beasley - artist)

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BeaslePunk is the creative side to JLB Creatives that possesses Steampunk tenancies while dipping into the realms of fantasy, and scifi.

Award winning artists, and owners of JLB Creatives, Don & Janet Beasley, have captured audiences by the tens of thousands with their highly detailed, stunning craftsmanship in the realm of Steampunk and beyond.

If you are not familiar with Steampunk, fear not...you're not alone. Many people ask Don & Janet when they see their artwork and costumes, "What is Steampunk? Where do I get it? Am I the right age? Can I Steampunk? How many gears do I need? Does it have to steam?" 

Don & Janet are always eager to educate their fans to open their eyes to a brand new world from the past that never truly was. They assure their curious customers that there are no age restrictions to the culture, and also add that Steampunk is a very "visual" society. They put the icing on the description when they share that Steampunk is home to many tinkerers, thinkers, creators, and makers. If time allows, they enjoy sharing some of the history of Steampunk too. 

Jules Verne

Steampunk most often times gets the credit of its origin from Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and rightfully so. Verne is one of the best visual creators when it comes to Steampunk. 

However, there was another fantastic author in the late 1800's who introduced novels filled with illustrations of Steampunk style apparatuses. His name was George Griffith. (Sir Bwana Beasle's inspiration for his costume). 

George Griffith was much more than an author. He was also a seaman, a teacher, and a journalist, all aspects of life that certainly had to add to his creative genius when it came to his novels. He was the author of The Angel of the Revolution, and A Honeymoon In Space to name a couple.

George Griffith

Griffith's original novel, A Honeymoon In Space, was written at the turn of the 20th century. A ground breaking story at the time, it introduced a Steampunk SF theme through illustrations. This classic story imagines a solar system full of alien life and adventure. A young American woman marries an English Lord and finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime. While touring outer space on her honeymoon the story takes the reader on a series of amazing encounters, visiting things such as the gentle Bird-Folk of Venus, Jupiter's horrifying monsters, and the aerial battleship fleets of the evil Martian warlords. Featuring the first publication’s original illustrations, it is said that this is a landmark novel in the genre of science fiction.

BeaslePunk's style of art is unique in a sense that it covers so many genres. 

Steampunk is where it all started for Don & Janet. As creative epics, they've always (and still do) enjoyed the make-believe culture. 

Their first encounter came January of 2015 when they decided to brave up and put their artwork on display. It was so well received they were humbled and excited in the same breath! 

It has become a snowball affect for them as their artwork recognition is climbing rapidly, and within a little over a year they have crafted over 200 pieces, nearly selling out every where they exhibit. 

If you would like more information regarding BeaslePunk art, would like to discover more about the artists, or find out where BeaslePunk will be next, we invite you to visit BeaslePunk.com

We invite you to stop by BeaslePunk on Facebook and wish Sir Bwana Beasle a Splendid Birthday Indeed!

Two Awesome Events Coming from JLB Creatives Publishing!

EVENT #1: Journey to Publication Writing Program Adventure Seminar for Homeschooling enthusiasts ~ September 17, 2015 ~ Mount Dora, Florida

Be sure you register to attend our Journey to Publication Writing Program Adventure Seminar. Why? First off it's FREE, and who doesn't love FREE? And secondly you will have your eyes opened to a writing program that is remarkably outstanding! 

For more information and to get registered we invite you to visit the Journey to Publication website at: www.JourneyToPublication.com 

Also, look for our Journey to Publication Writing Program ad in Connect Magazine on page 21 

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EVENT #2: Lake Collect-a-Con ~ September 19, 2015 ~ Mount Dora, Florida

If you're into steampunk, comics, super heroes and other such coolness be sure to make plans to attend this event. There is an entrance charge, but will be well worth the price of admission.

How does JLB Creatives fit into this one? Well, for starters the owners of JLB Creatives (Don and Janet Beasley) are cosplay artists (or makers) who dream up and create some of the best cosplay weaponry, hats, masks, and jewelry to be had. They will be showing off and selling their unique, opulent Beaslepunk line of cosplay guns and jewelry at Collect-a-Con on September 19.

Be sure to visit www.BeaslePunk.com on the JLB Creatives website to take a look at some of their artwork.

Visit www.lakecollectacon.com for more information.