Happy Spring! It’s here – finally, and um… hopefully? We have blue skies and sunshine in our little corner of Maryland – I’ll take it over the snow any day. I may whip out my flats and take a walk to pick up Big from school this afternoon – well, it’s a good thought… […] Read more…
Packaging
DIY Tag Barrettes
Happy Monday! Another snow day today, and we’re snuggled up in our warm home and crafting. My son (Big) even tried out my pen holder and a couple of my calligraphy nibs. Dude’s got some skills, in my very biased opinion. Anyway, today, I wanted to share my newest packaging project – Tag Barrettes […] Read more…
Lettering, Pens and Tags
You know about my love for pens and lettering, right? Okay, so let’s build on the tags we made from this post to a whole ‘nother level. The Silhouette Cameo has the capability to use pens instead of a blade, so instead of the image being cut, you can direct it to draw your art or lovely letters. You […] Read more…
DIY Gift Tags with the Silhouette CAMEO
Hello and Happy March to you all! Today I’ll share with you a how-to on making tags with your Silhouette Cameo. Once you’ve created your design with the Silhouette Studio software, you can use your tag design as a template for future crafting. Okay, let’s get started. Read more…
DIY Earrings
Many moons ago I owned a very wee jewelry business, so today I will take a short break from all things paper, and share with you an easy DIY earring project. These are perfect for any upcoming celebrations (ahem, Carnival and St Patrick’s Day are fast approaching!) The beauty of this DIY is that […] Read more…
DIY Gift Bags with Paper Punches
Hello! Hope you are all having a great weekend. It’s been sunny and warm here in our corner of Maryland – a nice winter break, if you will. Fingers and toes crossed for no snow days this week! My Canadian friends are rolling their eyes as they read this, and rightly so. I’m pretty sure […] Read more…