Stampin' & Kwiltin'

WOW! Time has a  way of continuing to move on even when we slow down. It's been 18 months since I was last here. So much has changed in ...

Not much crafting going on right now.  I'm busy pricing and packing things up for a boutique I am in at our local Guild Quilt Show.  The...

Hello out there.  I am going to make a better effort at working on this crafting BLOG.  Right now crafting is a big part in my solitary life...

This is a technique I've been playing around with; paper weaving. It uses 1/4" strips of card stock woven together to make a base...

I got inspired by a beginner Cricut class I took at the local scrapbook store to try my hand at using my Cricut to make the final batch of C...

As promised yesterday here is a photo of the quick and easy Christmas cards I made.  I used my Cuttlebug and my new Tim Holtz Christmas embo...

It is less than three weeks to Christmas and I am deep into making, signing, and mailing out Christmas cards. I am having more fun doing it ...

A few weeks ago I attended a Stamp Camp here in The Villages. I've helped put on Stamp Camps before, when I was a Stampin' Up demons...

  I finished up in the craft room today.  I needed to make a card today for a friend and so that gave me the impetus to finish it up. The ...

 That mess from the previous post is pretty much put together now.  I like the way it turned out and look forward to spending time in the ro...

I am into my new home in FL.  At the moment I am still working on the unpacking.  I am being challenged by having to fit what was in three ...

I haven't been around because much is changing in my life.  In a little over two weeks I am making a major move and heading to Florida t...

Today it's a Polka Dots and Paisley kind of day. This is another older Stampin' Up stamp set.  I say older because I stopped being ...

The previous two cards had all three of the Easy Elegance flowers on them.  For this card I only used one of the floral stems.  I've bee...

It's been so very long, but today I actually allowed myself to take a break from all that needs to be done and made some cards.  I stamp...

First, do you all know what a UFO is?  No, I don't mean a vehicle with aliens.  In the quilting world and I assume general crafting worl...

Life has kept me occupied with issues other than crafting at the moment.  I do a little, but it's just not a priority at the moment.  Ma...

Thanksgiving is over which means though the calendar says it's still fall the season says its time to get ready for winter and Christmas...

Along with other things I have been stamping.  Several weeks ago, actually probably over a month ago but who's counting, GinaK did a vid...

Hard to believe but another month has passed.  I just don't have very good control of my time it would seem.  The good news for me is t...

Oh my gosh it has been a long time since I have posted here.  I admit that for the past three weeks I haven't been doing much thanks to...

This isn;t really a craft posting.  I wanted to point out a new badge posted on the right.  It is for a group called BETA.  Please take time...

Since it is Vacation Bible School week I am not getting to do much personal crafting.  Any craft time I have involves 105 kids from 3years o...

Yes I have found time to do some stamping.  I have even more incentive to stamp when it involves making some income and every once in a whil...

No I have not fallen off the face of the earth, though there have been days when I've wished I had.  I can't believe that it has bee...

First I need to give a big thank you to several people who were so wonderful in responding to the loss of my camera. There are so many wond...

I'm still creating and working away getting ready for the up coming quilt show and craft sale. Unfortunately until I make a few decisio...

A girl can never have too many helpers! Since I am on my own now I created myself a couple of helpers to both keep me company and help me ...

The ADD has kicked in and it was time to try a different project.....so meet Frida ! Yes she is knit and yes she's a fish...... I actua...

It's been quite a while since I had attempted a quilt top with this many small pieces and this complicated. I guess that is what being...

This is the beginnings of what I hope with be a wonderful wall hanging. This is the start of my Bloomin ' Challenge for the 2010 FSQ q...