I’m definitely more on the ball getting my October Customer Thank You cards made and in the mail. I had them done by November 1st this time. I usually wait until the beginning of the next month to make them so I know exactly how many to make. And then I get caught up making new things for the next month and the Thank Yous take a little longer to finish up. I really try to make this a unique card that will not be used in a future class or as a … [Read more...] about October Thank You Cards
Holiday Mini
Halloween Treats
Halloween is tomorrow! Have you already eaten all the candy you were going to pass out? You still have 24 hours to get to the store to stock up and once again promise yourself that you will not eat this bag of candy. At our October Demonstrator Meeting, we worked on treats for our local Ronald McDonald House. We try to do this for all the big holidays. If we can’t squeeze it into our Demonstrator Meeting, we try to arrange … [Read more...] about Halloween Treats
No Peeking!
This past Saturday, I worked the Just Crop Retreat again. I love going to this event and sharing crafty goodness with them. I try to keep my Make & Takes fairly simple so they have a good stamping experience. Today I'm sharing my second Make & Take that I offered. Our Clear Tiny Treat boxes are the perfect treat holder to give to a friend or relative. You can fill them with candy or cash or any other small gift. I used the Merry … [Read more...] about No Peeking!
A Little Jar of Christmas
In Southern California, we don't get much in the way of snowy Christmases. It is 94' on Sunday as I write this and we are almost to the end of October. Don't worry though... tomorrow it's going to be 101'. Yay. I found these adorable jars at a local store and they had a hardware kit to add a post to the top of the jar so you could add a picture or card. Our Memories & More Christmas set was the perfect size to top these jars. We … [Read more...] about A Little Jar of Christmas
Five Minute Friday – Smitten
Tomorrow I'll be working at the Just Crop Retreat in Fullerton again. I can't wait to see all the ladies again. I enjoy spending the day with them and helping them with any stamping or crafting questions they might have. This card is going to be one of my Make & Take projects at the retreat. This is a quick and easy card that you could replicate for your own Christmas cards. The watercolor wash in the background is so easy to do … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – Smitten
Dreaming of a White Christmas
But I'll drink the red if the white runs out! This stamp set, Half Full, has lots of great sayings for gifts that you can easily make for your friends. These plaques are perfect to give to the wine lover in your life. I found the plaques at a local craft store and knew they'd be a perfect size to recover. I also changed out the store's ribbon to one of mine so it would match better.To make the plaques, I traced an outline of the wood … [Read more...] about Dreaming of a White Christmas
Coffee Candle Holders
If you read Wednesday's post, you know that the last month has been a regular three ring circus here, complete with flying monkeys. Okay, maybe not really flying monkeys. Seriously though, if there had been flying monkeys, I probably would not have even noticed for all the other things. You see, I have this habit of over-commiting. I seriously don't want to miss out on anything so I try to do everything. Sometimes I can juggle pretty … [Read more...] about Coffee Candle Holders
I Need a Moment
I am a checklist girl. I constantly have a to-do list and it gives me great pleasure to cross tasks off that list. This month has been one unending to-do list with very little actually being done. Or finished. Here's a few things on my to-do list that I just can't quite seem to get done. Printer decided not to print black ink anymore. It will still print the other colors and photos. Just nothing in black ink. I have spent weeks trying to … [Read more...] about I Need a Moment