I hope you had a productive and fun National Scrapbook Day yesterday. I know I sure did. One thing I love to do is use up some of my scraps. Not only do I have scraps of paper but I also have ribbon, thread and fabric scraps. For this card I reached into my scrap drawer […] Read more…
I love chipboard letters, but sometimes I just need a certain size or color. There are so many styles, sizes and color, but for some reason it is not the EXACT size I need. So my solution is making my own. Let me show you how I create my own Faux Chipboard letters. I have […] Read more…
Happy May! We didn’t get too many April showers this year, but I’m still more than ready for May flowers. Today I have a project that was created for the most recent Crafts ‘n things newsletter. It is a quick and easy gift for a mom who likes flowers (and who doesn’t?). SuperTape around the […] Read more…
Today I wanted to share a quick tip with you for an easy way to add wrinkled and crinkled ribbon to a flat surface. I wanted to add a strip of dyed crinkled ribbon as an accent to my project. I wanted to stitch the ribbon to both keep it in place and add a […] Read more…
If you’re reading this from somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, then today marks the unofficial start of spring (although here in Boston we are waking up to snow on the ground for the first time all winter!). But no matter where you are from, on St. Patrick’s Day we’re all Irish, right? I used 3D […] Read more…
Today I want to share an easy technique for adding quilted fabric embellishments for your projects. I cut my shape using a steel rule die, but you could cut your shape free hand or by tracing the shape with a stencil or pattern. Begin by cutting two pieces of fabric and one piece of thin […] Read more…