DIY Envelopes

Of course, making cards also requires a stock of invitation sized envelopes. Surprisingly that size seems to be more expensive than I’d like to pay over here. So, I grabbed the cardboard template I’d made a few years ago when I was making custom envelopes out of magazines and old calendars (great up-cycling project, by the way), some white printer paper, my double-sided tape, and went to town replenishing my envelope stock.

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Beach Cards

While visiting back in PA, I borrowed this sweet beach stamp from my Mama and a few days ago I spent the afternoon experimenting with it to create some cards.

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Up-cycling Organization: Milk to Marvelous!

While we were in Sapporo, we happened to catch part of a Japanese television morning show that was focused on kitchen organization.  You can imagine, I was happy as a clam!  I LOVE organizing things!

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Tag, You’re It!

Thought you’d enjoy seeing one of the crafty projects I’ve been working on lately.

My friend found these wonderful red tags on sale at a local stationery store.  We split the pack and this is what I made with mine.

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Dinosaur Play Mat

One of my recent crafty endeavours was designing and creating a dinosaur play mat for my godson’s 3rd birthday this year.  I used felt and a heavier gray material for the back of the mat and bag.

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