crafts

A catch-all for general crafts.

digital cutters

Files for digital cutters.

paper

Projects made with paper.

photography

Stuff about photography and taking photos.

techniques

These are the projects that feature a technique or two.

frog news
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 7:42 | No Comment
frog news

We finally have a bit of rain after two full months of nothing. The earth smelled of baked soil and everything was so painfully parched for awhile there. I’ve been watering the both the flower …

Stamps Part 2: Making the stamps
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 10:16 | 10 Comments
Stamps Part 2: Making the stamps

This is part 2 of my series on making your own stamps on the cheap.
Polymer packets
After you’ve made your exposure chamber, you need to order the polymer packets. I went with the higher quality, Imagebox supplies. …

the nursery
Thursday, 26 Aug, 2010 – 9:28 | 2 Comments
the nursery

It’s been a fertile summer here on the prairie. Every where I look there’s some sort of baby making going on. We had that incredible tadpole breeding event in our pond this spring and it …

Stamps Part 1: Building the box
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 13:43 | 3 Comments
Stamps Part 1: Building the box

This is part 1 of my series on making your own stamps on the cheap.
In order to make your own stamps, you need someplace to develop the polymer packets into stamps. This is achieved using …

making stamps my way
Saturday, 21 Aug, 2010 – 7:25 | 2 Comments
making stamps my way

I’ve spent a good deal of time over the last few years trying to figure out how to make my own rubber stamps without spending a pile of money. Years ago, I discovered Granthams. They …

banner, O banner!
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010 – 10:04 | Comments Off
banner, O banner!

Inspired by all the nature that swirls around me, I ordered the new 7 Gypsies Conservatory line as soon as I saw it. If ever a line of paper was made with me in mind, …

the beach, Santa, mythical hamsters, and firemen
Thursday, 12 Aug, 2010 – 9:18 | Comments Off
the beach, Santa, mythical hamsters, and firemen

I can’t believe it’s already Thursday. It feels like time is rushing by with so much to do. We finally had rain after a few weeks of dreadfully hot weather. I was really looking forward …

macro mania
Sunday, 8 Aug, 2010 – 9:27 | 2 Comments
macro mania

The butterflies are here so that means it’s officially macro photography season. I’ll spend the mornings for the next month or so getting to know my winged friends. This was my first go round of …