Category: Other
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Tips for Purging Craft Supplies, Tools and Fabric
Tips for purging fabric Yesterday, I posted here a little about what has been happening with me over the past year and a half or so. It sort of feels like the theme of this time period has been Purging and Starting Over. Downsizing has taught me quite a few things. To that end, here…
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Videos
Comparing Papers/Journals for Art Journaling How to Assemble Layout with Hidden Journaling and Photos Scrapbook Comparisons and Tips For Using Them Hidden Photos and Hidden Journaling Embossed 2-Step Stamping Background Techniques Part 1 Polished Stone Technique With CTMH, Copics, and Adirondack Inks Tag Booklet Tutorial Mini Books:…
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Moved! Starting Afresh!
Door frame growth chart About a year and a half ago my husband took a new job in a new state. Our large house and, more importantly, several rooms of craft supplies and workspaces had to be packed and moved into less than half of the space. Downsizing is not easy for most people. But…
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New Year's Resolutions, Goals, Guidelines
Happy 2017! Sorry for the long gaps in posting. One of my goals for January is to post on a more consistent basis. It may be more along the lines of a guideline rather than an actual resolution! January 2017 Intentions in Composition Notebook I no longer make New Year’s Resolutions. It seems like a…
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Painting on Fabric Using Pigment Powder
Lately, I have been working with fabric. It has provided a great outlet for me to play with my stash by dyeing, painting, quilting, incorporating surface design techniques, and anything else which I can think up. Today, I decided to try using Colourarte’s Primary Elements pigment powder to paint on some fabric that I had…
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Steel Die Storage Update for Spellbinders, Sizzix, etc.
Wafer Thin Die Storage As my collection of tools grows, so does my need to find new ways to organize and store them. Today’s post is about using steel dies as artwork for the wall. No, not really. It is about the latest evolution of my storage system for dies that are used with die-cutting…
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Stencil Storage Ideas
My stencil collection has been growing and it was time to find a new storage system to keep up with it! Here is a video that shows you the evolution of my storage system for stencils of all different sizes. Several months ago, I bought self-adhesive hooks on ebay. Unfortunately, I can not locate the seller at…
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Creative Roundup – Lots of Photographs
For lack of a better post title, the following is some of what I have been doing the last few months. Dyeing scarves Chenilled a puppy quilt from hand dyed flannel The puppy quilt was for the little fellow pictured below. We got him from a rescue and he turned out to be sick. I…
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What I Do While Creating Art –
My number one thing I love to do while quilting or papercrafting or doing mixed-media work is listen to audio books. If you are interested in subscribing to Audible, here is a link to get you started: amzn_assoc_ad_type = ‘banner’; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = ‘scrappinthrea-20’; amzn_assoc_marketplace = ‘amazon’; amzn_assoc_region = ‘US’; amzn_assoc_placement = ‘assoc_banner_placement_default’; amzn_assoc_linkid = ‘PZCQLZF3RRIW7TRJ’;…
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Advent Cookie Calendar With Artiste Noel Bags
CTMH Seaside Paper and Magical Days Stamp This year’s Advent Calendar is a little different than the ones I’ve done in the past, here, here, and here. It seemed like a fun idea to combine a few of our favorite things – paper crafting, cookies and the Christmas tree. I wanted to use non-traditional paper…
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