Organizing Tips for Your Craft Room!
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We are sharing lots of tips from our followers in this episode. Hear how others organize their craft spaces including their patterned papers and stamp sets. What ideas do you have to share? Join the conversation over in our facebook group - the
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Craft House Tour - Reactions!
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On the last episode we toured our craft house with its many "make-do" items for our cardmaking supplies .... such as a spice rack on the wall for our ink refills and a small shelf laid sideways on the floor to hold our 12 x 12 papers. Today its fun to share many responses we got from our listeners as we continue this conversation about repurposing and using what we have. To see the actual tour visually - go here
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The Craft House Reveal
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We don't have a craft room - we live in a craft house. Today we will share how we have repurposed many items to use for storage for our many craft supplies. If you want to actually see the tour - this is the video tour: https://youtu.be/Dk7nc7_GFBo
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Chaos in the Craft Room - act 2!
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Lots of great comments to share from all of you as we work together to try to take control of our craft room clutter. Join us the ideas and the laughs and then join the conversation over in the Back Porch Stampers group on Facebook. We would love to hear about your ideas for organizing your papers, stamp sets and supplies and how you keep it organized!
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Chaos in the Craft Room?
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Time for spring cleaning your craft space? Join us as we talk decluttering and more! We all need space for all the new stuff! I share ideas on how to declutter your craft space - and a fun idea about what to do with all of that stuff! Then join us in the Back Porch Stampers group on facebook and share your tips and your stories with us. Lets work on this together.
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A-tisket, A-tasket, Let's Make An Easter Basket
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Lets share Easter fun with simple ideas for paper baskets. Did you know you can make paper baskets with no measuring - or with not cutting and gluing? Watch us make these three baskets Come share your baskets with us in the group on Facebook.
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40 Cards for Lent
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Many of us think of giving something up for Lent. How about using Lent also as a time to focus on giving? Lets get creative in who we sent cards to this month. I like the idea of making a list of 40 people during the 40 days of Lent because it will take us beyond the obvious. In this episode we talk about different ideas for making those 40 cards meaningful.
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Project Pocket Quilt Cards!
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On a Facebook live I made eight quick and easy pocket cards and challenged my viewers to make and post one over in my Facebook group - the Back Porch Stampers. Over 200 pocket cards. Have been posted - how amazing is that!!! Then Jjlie Heitz, a team member and friend, called with an idea. "The moment I stamped “sending healing hugs” my heart felt something. A quilt, a hug and I thought “this quilt could be the hug someone needs during these Times”. Then my mind started racing and I had to contact Karen with an idea that was put on my heart. “Would you be interested in...
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Celebrating Galentine's Day!
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We had no idea what Galentine's Day was when we received a Galentine's Day card. I actually thought it was a misspelling - and Tim won this argument. There is a funny story about how this became a holiday - dating back to 2010 and an episode of Parks & Recreation - but what a great reminder to celebrate those platonic friendships! Those friendships we can count on though all of life's ups and downs - we are so grateful to have those. This is a reminder to thank those special people in our lives - and to share a story with them about how they have impacted our lives. We would love to hear...
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Celebrating Galentine's Day!
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We had no idea what Galentine's Day was when we received a Galentine's Day card. I actually thought it was a misspelling - and Tim won this argument. There is a funny story about how this became a holiday - dating back to 2010 and an episode of Parks & Recreation - but what a great reminder to celebrate those platonic friendships! Those friendships we can count on though all of life's ups and downs - we are so grateful to have those. This is a reminder to thank those special people in our lives - and to share a story with them about how they have impacted our lives. We would love to hear...
info_outlineFor many of us crafters —- making gifts for Christmas is a big part of what its all about and this year that just might be more important than ever.
I think its all about the small gifts - those little things that say “I’m thankful for you - you matter to me”.
While you are creating - you are thinking about the person you are making the gift for —- what a wonderful sense of gratitude comes with that.
I think its all about the small gifts - those little things that say “I’m thankful for you - you matter to me”.
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I have the “All Good Cards Club “ - where we have a little weekend retreat once a month to create together. This month we are focused on those “small gifts” —- I started calling them “gifties” years ago and didn’t even know if gifts was even a word - but it is! I finally looked it up.
—— These are the kind of thoughtful gifts to give….. or just to have an hand for an unexpected occasions - like when a friend drops off a gift for you! Now - you have something ready to give back.
Probably my favorite gift in this class is a handmade calendar for 2021! It stands on the shelf so you can easily check a date - and its lovely to look at! A great gift for any adult. You get the pdf, the calendar and all of the instructions and then you get to decorate it however you like. In the group, many will share their finished calendars. - so you get not only my original idea, but lots of interpretations. (We are more creative together than we are separately). Here is the link to the class if you want to check it out: https://bit.ly/39uxhif
In addition to making handmade gifts —- there is the fun of wrapping them - and the beauty of looking at pretty packages under the tree!
So many years it seems people are complaining about not having enough time to slow down and enjoy the holiday season - with all of the events to go to and the shopping to get done.
This year will be different. Most of us won’t need to think about we can strip down in our lives to enjoy Christmas. So —- make your home a place to enjoy this time. Play that Christmas music, watch those Christmas movies. Enjoy the lights on the tree, the candles .. whatever speak Christmas to you - and enjoy making those gifts.