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Smart Organization This has been a light craft week, only a card or two but mostly getting organized. I guess with fall quickly approaching I’ve become like a squirrel and I’m storing my food for the winter and that means attacking stored paper scraps that haven’t been getting a lot of use as of late. Originally I thought it was a good idea to organize my torn paper shapes by color. I still do but I realized my most used colors still remain neutrals. For other colors I wanted a better idea and since I fell in love with my...

Handmade Labels It’s seems labels are very popular as of late. I’ve watched many videos of inspirational additions to digital printable labels as well as how to add interest with stamps.  I like trying to recreate things with for those who may not have a lot of craft supplies. I have a lot of label ephemera but wanted some number labels specifically so I wanted to give it a go without having to make a purchase myself.  These were a lot of fun and this option gives you many more shapes to choose from as can commonly be found in...

Scrap buster project One of the best ideas I've come up with for using my scraps, which were getting out of hand. Easy project, similar to finishing signature threads, just sandwich thread between two identical shapes and glue together. Can be any combo, length or number of strands. Use to embellish pages, tags, fabric edges, tabs, paper clips and more. Decorate one side or two with jewels, pearls or however you want. I edged mine with glitter gel pen to make then shine. Tip: to make an easy to handle loop, just put a dab of glue on your finger...