Last week I had a new project idea that I was all excited to work on. I picked up the supplies I needed when I was in town, and was ready to work on it first thing in the morning. I thought I was good to go. Normally when I have a project that requires a photocopy, I use my laser printer, because the ink doesn’t smudge. But this project required a copy from an inkjet printer, and it wasn’t until I went to work {Read More}
Brown Paper Number Tags
January 5, 2015 by 11 Comments
I told you last week you might be seeing more brown paper projects, because I’m on a brown paper kick right now. I decided to challenge myself to see how many projects I can come up with using it. I don’t know if I’ll do it all year, but I’ll do it as long as it’s still fun! This time, I made some adorable alphabet and number tags. Technically, I used brown craft cardstock paper, not regular grocery bag kind of paper, although {Read More}
Rustic Brown Paper Pot
January 2, 2015 by 13 Comments
Sometimes new projects are a huge success, and other times, they are a dismal failure. Today’s project turned out wonderful, but only because another project was a dismal failure first. Last year about this time, I made a canvas bucket bag (seen here), which I absolutely loved, and I always thought it might be possible to make something similar out of brown paper, and I decided I would attempt it. My husband walked in while I was working on it, {Read More}
Brown Paper Packages Gift Card Holders
December 23, 2014 by 4 Comments
I really hadn’t intended to share any more Christmas projects, but I bought a few gift cards, and they didn’t come with gift card holders. I decided to whip up a few of my own, and what immediately popped into my mind was, “brown paper packages, tied up in strings“. Of course, these are a few of my favorite things, so I wanted my gift card holders to look like small brown paper packages. It was quick and easy, and looked {Read More}
Rustic Brown Paper Bow & a Winter Memory – 12 Days of Christmas {Day 11}
December 1, 2014 by 12 Comments
I can’t believe my 12 Days of Christmas crafting event is almost over, and I really can’t believe I pulled it off! I wasn’t thinking things through carefully when I scheduled it – with Thanksgiving, a visit from my inlaws, and one of my college sons coming home for over a week falling smack in the middle of the event, but I survived – I just pulled a lot of late-nighters to get everything done. I think I deserve to {Read More}
{Primping in the Ladies’ Room}
January 19, 2012 by 129 Comments
Several weeks ago, I gave you glimpses of the project I thought I would be showing you within a day or two. I should have known that was a stretch, but I’ve been chomping at the bit and I guess I hoped if I blogged about it, the project would be completed sooner. Well, it took longer than I’d hoped and I really wanted to be able to photograph the room with a wide-angle lens, but there comes a point {Read More}
