journal entry: Two words that are difficult to say together. Especially quickly. Odd knobs. Odd knobs. Odd knobs. But odd knobs aren’t difficult to find or difficult to love. Of course you can replace ordinary knobs with odd knobs or add odd knobs to crafts or use them as hooks …
journal entry: Pretty labels. So fun. Easy, too. Just a quick explanation. This photograph was in one of my Picasa files along with others like it. I added text in Picasa and printed the pages of labels on glossy photo paper. I liked the shininess. Next I …
journal entry: Ahhh. Sorting things. One of my favorite pastimes. I bought these cardboard sorter boxes at The Distribution Center. { The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints } The centers are open to the public. They come flat and unassembled for one dollar each. You simply tuck in the …
This is a just a quick look at quick project. This wooden box was white. It is my “idea file”. I have been trying to “think outside of the box” (so to speak) when it comes to color. I tend to choose muted tones but lately I have tried some …
I seldom paint anything. If I say that I am going to . . . Grandpa always says he will do it for me. That is because I am a messy painter. Not sure why, but it is true. He wasn’t around today when I thought about my old memo …
Keeping track of things in small spaces is a real trick. The little odds and ends have always presented a challenge for me. Especially the little scrapbook embellishments. I have walked past the little twirly thing with little black clamps a million times. It is available in every craft store. …
I still remember trying to find some “personal space” in a small house full of children and their pets. Just a little place for my sewing machine and fabric and things I wanted to file away. I remember how wonderful it felt when I found that my sewing machine, in …
