Playful Pieces Glittering Presents

Why, oh why is it so difficult for me to make a decision about what to stamp?  I see so many fabulous ideas out there that I want to try, but where do I even start?  Ever felt this way?  Well, I decided to fall back on one of my only-child childhood tricks to get …

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Just Believe Shimmer Resist

I'm still on a Convention high and have already been booking workshops, featuring the Holiday Mini items, like crazy!  I can tell that YOU are just as excited about the new stuff as I am—woohoo!  If you are thinking you may want to schedule, let's get you on the calendar soon—my dates are filling up …

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More Fun With Fabric

Along with all the cool fabric ideas that Shelli and Sara showed us, many additional fabric projects were on display at the Gathering Place at Convention.  During our lunch break, we would head there to pick up our boxed lunch, then we'd spend most of the break looking at all of the showcased projects.  I'll …

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Fabric Fun—The Shelli & Sara Show

My absolute favorite presentation at Convention was on closing day when Shelli Gardner and her daughter, Sara Douglas, presented ways you could use the new fabrics coming in the Holiday Mini. As soon as they walked out on stage, we immediately saw that their skirts were made from the new fabrics!  Shelli, who usually has …

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Out of the Box Blog Candy Winner

It's time to announce my the Blog Candy winner!  Everyone who is an email subscriber of my blog was entered in this drawing to win the retired Out of the Box Hostess stamp set.  And, the winner is…da, da, da, da… Kris Carter!   Woohoo!  Congratulations, Kris!  I will be contacting you to arrange delivery of …

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More Inspiring Projects From Convention

This is going to be a hodge-podge post of more fantastic projects we saw at Convention.  There were so many awesome examples shown, but here are a few of my favorites! Vintage Design-A-House: Remember the haunted house from yesterday?  Here is a full shot of the Design-A-House, this time decorated with a vintage theme.  Isn't …

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