Since I’m a member of the American Craft Council I got into the ACC show Friday and Saturday for free – so I really got my money’s worth ($25 membership comes free ACC show passes and the bi-monthly subscription to American Craft Magazine).On Friday while attending a demonstration by Amy Gresens (she has a show…
Read MoreI’m not a card maker or stamper. That being said – once in a long while inspiration will grab me by the hair and I buy one of the newest, artiest stamps. My friends Jenny (http://www.onekraftykat.blogspot.com/) and Miriam’s(http://www.miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/) cards are inspirational – but sometimes it still doesn’t help. I have to admit – I don’t…
Read MoreRegardless how careful I was in screwing the lid back on my tube of E6000 glue – it would dry out. So I tried something different. I left the lid on the tube and put a hole in the side of tube towards the top. After getting the glue that I need I put a…
Read MoreJune weddings are being planned and I wanted to share a table center piece (14″ overall height) I made many many years ago for my daughter’s wedding reception (I can’t remember how many we made – but it seemed like Edna (myBFF) and I made a gazillion flowers). The hem of Laura’s wedding gown was…
Read MoreThe internet…one thing led to another and I came across a cute idea for repurposing 8 1/2 x 11 paper. It’s great when you don’t want to carry a full pad of paper with you. For example – you’re going to a book, bead and/or rubber stamp show and you want to make notes that…
Read MoreA menswear store that had just closed had tossed out a 4’x8′ white vinyl banner with red letters announcing the arrival of a new line of mens underwear (what can be new about mens underwear?). At any rate – I rescued the banner. It appears to be reinforced with threads and is very pliable. I…
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