Category Archives: card making

Tile Cards for Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

It seems like I’ve slowed down on the blogging. What can I say? Real life intervenes. There’s been a visit form my mom (yeah!), work and house cleaning. And those damn allergies! Anyone else having issues? Mine just make me … Continue reading →

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Long Timey No Bloggey

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Sorry folks, I have been working a lot lately – which is good – but that has left me little time and enthusiasm for blogging, which requires, or course, even more writing and more sitting in front of a computer. … Continue reading →

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Harvest Tile Cards

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

So I have been getting a bit carried away lately making cards using a technique I recently found on Pinterest called teabag folding. It is a form of origami where you cut out eight identical little squares (or circles) of … Continue reading →

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Tri-Shutter Cards

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Just a quick post about Tri-Shutter Cards, which I just discovered via Pinterest. THANK YOU, PINTEREST!!! Tri-shutter cards are folded cards with five faces. They can stand on their own, thank to the folds. Here are two I have made … Continue reading →

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Making Valentines with Downton Abbey

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Did all of you spend all day – AND I MEAN ALL DAY – in front of the television yesterday watching the “Downton Abbey” season two marathon? I sure did. IT WAS HEAVEN. Started at 10:30 a.m. and aired straight … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Off the Desk In My Studio – and I Find These

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

So here it is the start of a new year, so here I am thinking “I gotta clean off the worktable in my studio.” It is, after all, where I work – I do many of my crafts here and … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Sale Preview

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

So, as I posted last weekend, my friend Janie Rose and I will be selling our handmade creations at our dear friend Carolyn Pugh’s Skein Lane Studio this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 208 Carmel Avenue in El … Continue reading →

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If You’re on my Christmas Card List . . .

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

stop reading right now. You’re gonna see this year’s handmade Christmas cards. Here they are . . . . I made these using some stickers from Penny Black, purchased at the old Stampers Warehouse before it closed. Man, that was … Continue reading →

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Albany Middle School Craft Fair

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

This week, in moments here and moments there, I am trying to get ready for the Albany Middle School Craft Fair. This is the third year this local middle school has held the event, and it is the first year … Continue reading →

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Craftapalooza

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

I have a had a most crafty weekend! After cooking Thanksgiving for 12 people and working 5 hours of Black Friday at the yarn store mostly by myself, I told myself Saturday was my day to do whatever I damn … Continue reading →

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