I have had a very different year compared to all my past years. Mainly, in 2014, I worked fairly consistently outside the home. Did it affect my smelting activity? Well, I… Read More... "Yes, I smelted this year"
Mini Nail File and Case
I frequently break fingernails while out of the house. Most often, it happens at work. Handling boxes and their contents is hard on my nails. I started carrying an emery… Read More... "Mini Nail File and Case"
As I was browsing through Pinterest, I found something for my home — magazine art. I decided that a little test work to see how easy, cheap, quick, etc. would… Read More... "Crafty Monday: Magazine art"
Crafty Monday: Custom birthday card
My side of the family’s monthly birthday gathering was this last weekend. Being a frugal woman with little time, I didn’t leave the house to get a card — I… Read More... "Crafty Monday: Custom birthday card"
I haven’t made German Stars for a while. My family has no history of decorating with them. but my friend Deb’s family does. She showed me her stars one year,… Read More... "Paper crafts"
Here are our first cards in process. The finished product is pretty cute. Read More... "Cards"
Crafting while it’s dark
Yes, it is dark here without daylight savings time. The girls and I started making Christmas cards. I was invited to a Stampin’ Up! party a while ago, and it… Read More... "Crafting while it’s dark"
We are overflowing with valentines. After reading a children’s book about the origins of St. Valentine’s Day, “I” of GAIN got busy. She memorized a Mother Goose poem about St.… Read More... "Valentines"
My son came back from art class with these papers last week. Don’t they look great? A set of stairs with seven generations and a chicken with a beak! His… Read More... "Paper crafting"