The Holiday Boutique is finally here. It starts this afternoon and continues all day Saturday. I have been a crazy crafting fiend lately. After all the long hours I've put into creating products for the booth, I am so thankful that I wasn't the only person creating products. Making one of something doesn't take a lot of time. But making a dozen or even several dozen of something takes hours. And hours. Several weeks ago, I shared my Fall … [Read more...] about Hooray, Hooray, Today is the Day!
Holiday Mini
It’s Crunch Time
And no, I'm not referring to those awful exercises. I'm talking about the last week before the Holiday Boutique and working on my projects for the OnStage Displays in three weeks (yikes!). Everything else is on the back burner for now. I'm foreseeing more than a few late nights in the coming weeks. Here is a quick peak at my progress this past weekend... Lots of antlers and gold paint. Those four gold circles are actually slices from a … [Read more...] about It’s Crunch Time
Fall Weather is Finally Here (for the next three days)
Our Fall weather really doesn't start until October 31st but we have had some chilly evenings the last couple days and we'll have a couple more this week. Yay! There is nothing better than opening the windows on a nice cool Fall evening. It makes me want to snuggle up under the blankets with my heater. :) By Thursday, it'll be 95' again here. Ugh. It's so hard to make Fall cards and projects when you're wearing shorts and flip flops and have … [Read more...] about Fall Weather is Finally Here (for the next three days)
Five Minute Friday – Gift Card Holders
Seriously, my studio is in need of a major cleaning. I'm knee deep in gift card holders the last couple days. I'm making a ton for the upcoming Holiday Boutique that my Downline and I will be at. Just check out this stack. I've got to get these assembled asap so I can move on to more projects. These gift cards turned out so cute! I did use our retired stamp set Perfect Blend. This is one stamp set that I will never part with. I can't tell … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – Gift Card Holders
Merry Pup-mas
My assistant, Frannie, loves to help me out in the office. She's really good on the computer and does most of my proofreading. Here she is making sure I have all my Wordpress updates installed. But if I don't keep her busy, she'll sneak off for a nap. After reviewing my last post, she asked me why there weren't any pups in the Holiday Catalog. I explained to her that I was sure it was an oversight and we could figure something out … [Read more...] about Merry Pup-mas
Five Minute Friday – I’ve Got My Eyes On You
Today's Five Minute Friday project is something I made a couple weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to share it here yet. Mason jars and mason jar crafts are so popular right now so it's no surprise Stampin Up released a great Holiday mason jar stamp set. Today's project uses the new Jar of Haunts stamp set and the coordinating Everyday Jars Framelits. The images in the stamp set are frighteningly good. And my favorite is the floating … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – I’ve Got My Eyes On You
Holiday Boutique Prep
So my desk looks like a tornado hit it. I'd show pictures, but nope, not going to this time. Just picture about five a six projects mostly done and all the accompanying supplies for all those projects spread out. I think I'm down to 8" of workspace now. I just managed to finish up a couple dozen cards and I'll get those supplies put away very soon because now I need to get out the stuff for the next project. I know you're wondering why all the … [Read more...] about Holiday Boutique Prep
Service To Others
I don't talk about it very often here, but there is nothing like the good feeling you get when in service for others. I don't do what I do because I expect to hear a thank you or receive some kind of reciprocation. I do what I do to encourage and help others. Actually that is a large portion of what I do. Encouraging others. Sure, I love playing with paper and stamps and ink. But what I love more is igniting that spark of delight in someone … [Read more...] about Service To Others