Prima free download

Make sure you go to Prima Marketing on Facebook and download the free mini cover and envelope. It goes with Marion Smith's new line that is coming out at CHA.

Vintage Sewing Basket

Working with a vintage sewing basket today. I love the aqua, just reminded me of the beach. This is the before picture.

6x6 mini from a 12x12 sheet of card stock

Today was my very first video of a tutorial I did for a 6x6 mini using (1) sheet of 12x12 card stock and a page from the Gabrielle line that had 6x6 sections. It was all leftovers from a BoBunny kit I used for a Kathy Orta mini I made. I don't know if any one has come up with this idea but I love how easy and versatile it is. I used Kathy Orta's design for the hidden hinge. I am going to make a thicker one using the base page from a 12x12.     If you pull this one up part 2 has the finished project. Enjoy!

I can never go to the Post Office....

....without visiting my favorite little antique shop. It is one block down and I can't help it but I get lost in there. There is so much to look at, things piled up everywhere. I have been keeping my eye on a English saddle they have had in there for sale for a year now. The only thing is the Tennesee Walker is only a year old and I won't need this saddle for at least 2 more years. It is black and is a dressage saddle, which will be perfect. Best of all, it is only 45 dollars, swoon!

They have trays of salt dips and little silver spoons, I was tempted but walked out with nothing.

I really need to clean up my studio today, it is a mess. I have been working on two projects and the leftovers are all over the floor.

I did get the coolest long armed stapler at the Salvation Army store at $9.99 it was a splurge but it works, BONUS! Two-toned brown and cream. I don't know if it is vintage but it is has a reverse handle and will take 3 different sized staples!

The Boston paper trimmer I got at a second hand shop in Leesburg for 5 dollars, cuts chipboard like a dream, score! The small treasures were from several stores.  The religious cards were given to me by the saleslady, some of them are made in Italy and date back to 1922. The bunny will go great in a shadow box I think or a Tim Holtz tray.

Goodwill Hunting

I have been caught up in an addiction to my local Goodwill. First of all I must say that it has the best turnover of merchandise than any other thrift store I have gone to and also the best pricing. However the other day I was in there and I noticed some of items were grossly overpriced, maybe they have a new volunteer and they have not mastered the pricing gun and instead of it reading 1.99 things were marked 19.99.

I found some clay poker chips and a cool set of carved wood chess pieces and a really neat 1776 Bicentennial scarf, what I will do with that I have no idea.

Has anyone seen the new commercials for JC Penney's? At first I didn't understand them but the latest one with Ellen D and the 14.99 price was so funny. Ellen goes back in time and she is in a huge turn of the century hat and she kept telling the sales lady 15 dollars and the sales lady said the price was 14 dollars and 99 cents. So funny!

OK my collection of staplers is growing, Can't wait to post my latest additions. I love it when they work, it is not a prerequisite that they work when I buy them but it is a bonus to their appeal.

Tim Holtz Christmas Tag Day 3

Oh no! Not another day where I have to be inspired again, LOL. Well, I do not have anything but the die again from this days tag! So I started digging through the seasonal stash paper pad and when I saw this paper I thought it would be perfect because I could cut out letters. Just added glossy accents. Made my own ribbon using the paper tape. Can't wait to see what is in store for tomorrow.

Tim Holtz Christmas Tag Day 2

This tag just about did me in! First of all I had only the deer die and it is the mini one, so everything else was improvised. But I loved his original tag so much I had to try. The hardest part was that I did not have the kraft resist paper, so I tried to make my own using Utee however I could not find my Christmas stamps from last year or my white paint.

     Okay so here goes, after the 4th try I die cut a tag out of just plain kraft cardstock, glued 7Gypsies music tissue paper to it, ran it through the machine in the Merry Christmas folder then mixed floating medium with cream colored paint to get a translucent look and swiped the whole thing with a baby wipe to get off the excess. Found one stamp set so I stamped the holly and Merry Christmas added distress stickles for berries. Sprayed with pearl mist and pretty much followed the TH one. Oh yeah, had to use a pipe cleaner and changed the color of an old MM happy holiday tag using some gold Adirondack mixative stuff. Also could not find burlap which I know I have somewhere in an unpacked box so instead used this beautiful hand died silk ribbon I have been hoarding since 2005 when I picked up a bunch of it in a gift shop in Colorado. See ya for tag 3 tomorrow.