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Ravens, Bones and Poe

1/3/2019

Tuesday Morning is an obsession with me, I love the place! They have so many things that I use in my crafts and at such a good price. I'm sure I spend more than I should there. My ex gave me a gift card for Tuesday Morning for Christmas so I went this morning and treated myself. I got several card stock stacks, some coffee, gummies (for my granddaughter) and some Graphics 45 ephemera. When I got home I started playing around with the card stock and made a folder to carry with me for notes and some place to tuck little things like receipts. I keep a regular journal at home but it is too much to drag around all the time. This little folder will be just the right size to tuck into a purse or just toss in the car if I'm not carrying a purse.

The card stock I chose is Moonlit Manor by Recollections. It has mystic, magic and Poe quotes. It is actually black but my camera didn't pick it up too well. It is a simple folder that opens to two pockets, one on each side. In it I put a smaller folder for my business cards, a few stiff cards with "Notes" stamped on top and a little folded booklet of paper for additional writing. Just a fun little project to get back into things after the Christmas stupor. If you think you might like something similar I will be making some and posting them on my Etsy shop. If you have a particular theme let me know and I can do a custom order for you. Have a great day!
~Kathy

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Happy New Year 2019!

1/1/2019

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It's the first day of a brand new year. A clean slate, an opportunity to start fresh; what will you do in this coming year? A blank page can be very intimidating. I often find it easier to improve upon an existing piece than to start a totally new project. Perhaps that's why I prefer making the parts rather than the whole thing. I love making individual beads but struggle making the entire piece of jewelry. I do and often enjoy the process but it's more fun making the beads or pendants and seeing what others add to it as they make their own creations. I also like making journals but find it more fun to make the components of the journal than the finished product.

My granddaughter says that I suffer from the shiny ball syndrome and that is true to some extent. I think it is also that like many makers I just want to learn everything, try everything and just do not have enough time to do it all. This often leads to lack of follow through in my rush to try yet one more thing. One of my biggest hurdles is social media. I have good intentions but then just get caught up creating one more thing. So this year I will be focusing on posting all the things I have already made that are waiting to go to new homes. I'm also in the process of changing my studio from an upstairs room to my converted dining room. At some point I'll post pictures of that as well. As I said these are my intentions; no promises from this magpie!

Happy New Year, everybody!

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Ravens, Bones and Poe

Happy New Year 2019!

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