This is part 3 of my series on making your own stamps on the cheap.
My supplies arrived quickly, so quick, in fact, that I wasn’t really ready with the images I wanted to use. I …

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. …

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 …

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 …

I got the news this weekend that harvest is nearly over. I expect to be back home in my craft room after this week. I’ll miss seeing all the farmers, but I’m so ready for …

Somewhere I saw some small smooth rocks decorated with rubons. They were pretty in an indoor, look-but-don’t-touch sort of way. But I have an innate need for things that can withstand the rough and tumble …

I’ve given up on doing any more decorating for Christmas. Our cat, Linux, has systematically un-decorated both of our little trees. I’ve got a long list of things to do before the holiday anyway. Never …

As I was cutting out a snowflake this morning, I started to think of variations on the kids craft. My guys taught me how to make garlands of snowmen holding hands. I said to myself, …