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2013 | May 22
May Basket Swap
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| Mar 29
My Bead Soup reveal
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| Feb | Jan 14
my repurposed automata
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Fossil Hunting
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22
Persephone's Treasures Craft Bazaar
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16
Making tough decisions as a family
3 comments
05
Charming jewerly
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| Mar | Feb | Jan 30
See-saw Valentine
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Puppy Carriage Valentine
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Little Boy and Girl Valentine
1 comments
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Little Boy Blue Valentine
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2011 | Dec 24 19
of hearts and wings and things
1 comments
12
Lunar Eclipse
3 comments
04
lightbulb scenes
4 comments
01
little holiday house
2 comments
| Nov | Oct 31
my very own paper moon
7 comments
A special Halloween tale
“(photo by Carl Morrison)
I'm sure that everyone has a spectacular Halloween story. You know the ...”
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Scary photo treatments
1 comments
10
A little Halloween Bling
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04 03
many a potion bottle
3 comments
| Sep 28
Halloween assemblages
4 comments
23 22
on a foggy morning
1 comments
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a different necklace
1 comments
13
Big Bad Butterfly
3 comments
09 05
Clock Hands
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| Aug 29
a going home, of sorts
3 comments
25
My Swap Offering
1 comments
22
Vintage Book Cover
“This is one of those things...I found it in a stack of books at an ...”
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quietly crafting away
6 comments
04
Cardboard Inspiration
3 comments
| Jul 29
Matchbox swap reminder
“Today is the last day for signing up for the Vintage Garden Matchbox Swap. We ...”
2 comments 22
Shrine frame
1 comments
21
Let's do a Matchbox Swap!
“I haven't participated in a matchbox swap for a few months and I'm starting to ...”
15 comments 17
Up close and personal
2 comments
16
smell that?
“We just so happened to be in town yesterday when I received an email from ...”
1 comments 14
a special project
“I've been up to my eyeballs in lots of projects, but one is very cool ...”
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My Easy Paella
4 comments
| Jun 28
Filigree star
6 comments
25
Summer (home)school
1 comments
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emergence
2 comments
20 17
the peeps and I
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12
Special breakfast
2 comments
06 | May 31 28
peony heaven
5 comments
26 21
new peeps in the house!
1 comments
15
days fly by
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06
Paper daffodils
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02
On my morning walk
4 comments
| Apr 25 22
roundup: favorite green craft projects
“I've been hitting Pinterest.com pretty hard. What with all the cool blogs and design inspiration ...”
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Casting Charlotte jewelry
1 comments
11
Lacy frames
4 comments
06
lacy flower basket
3 comments
04
the hatching of cocoons
1 comments
02
Vintage birthday postcard
1 comments
| Mar 29
the great horned owlet adventure
4 comments
28
visual display of information
“I am a visual person. I like, nay, I love seeing information displayed in a ...”
26
Peat Pot Baskets
3 comments
Giveaway winner
“Thank you to those of you who entered my little giveaway. It was fun to ...”
25 23
tissue paper butterflies
6 comments
20 19
New Digs for Cheeky Magpie
10 comments
15
Book feature
“Last year I was contacted by Jason Thompson of Rag and Bone Bindery and asked ...”
| Feb | Jan 30
tuning out
“
Both my husband and myself grew up in front of the tv. Back in the ...”
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valentine tag card
3 comments
13
vintage bird plates
4 comments
09
heart shaped cones
4 comments
06
getting ready for Valentine's Day
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02 |
2010 | Dec 31
New Year party hats
5 comments
20
joyeux noel
4 comments
17
my stocking swap loot
1 comments
14
vintage gift tags and stand
13 comments
13
vintage printables on fabric
2 comments
12
chasing snowflakes
“I spent the morning running around with my camera taking macro shots of the snowflakes ...”
6 comments 05
1910 Christmas printable
3 comments
03
doily forest in a lego world
3 comments
| Nov 27
chandelier v 2.0
4 comments
21
ramping up for Christmas
1 comments
15
a foray into jewelry making
7 comments
11
me and my nook
“When I first started harvest this year, I read Jane Austen's Persuasion on my ...”
1 comments 06
book winner
1 comments
02
book giveaway
“Creative Memories sent me a book to giveaway to one of my readers. Many of ...”
7 comments | Oct 31
souling
1 comments
24
math curriculum
“One of the first things I did when I started thinking about homeschooling was ...”
2 comments 23
friend or foe
1 comments
18
my DIY camera bag
4 comments
14
Mort and a crone
4 comments
07
shifting ground
2 comments
| Sep 28
Kid Friendly Halloween Projects
1 comments
25
it's a small world
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17
everything I needed to know
“As the World Turns stops spinning today and I have to chime in. I discovered ...”
2 comments 11
stamp giveaway winner
“I used a random number generator and the giveaway winner is:
Jackie!
jackie said:
I love ...”
2 comments 08
Stamps Part 3: The negatives and a giveaway
14 comments
02
frog news
1 comments
| Aug 31
Stamps Part 2: Making the stamps
10 comments
26
the nursery
2 comments
25
Stamps Part 1: Building the box
4 comments
21
making stamps my way
2 comments
17 12 08
macro mania
2 comments
07
more labels and shapes
“I've been working on this idea for awhile. Once I cracked the file open, I ...”
6 comments 05
woozy days
2 comments
| Jul 30
photo friday: muffin and mr. baby
1 comments
26
all purpose pretty
“I love the idea of those little metal frames that are turning up everywhere in ...”
5 comments 22 21 16
SCAL, Cricut and my SVG dilemma
“I mentioned that I was having problems converting files to SVG format. I found my ...”
1 comments 14
velvet ribbon flowers
6 comments
09
clothespin apron
2 comments
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Pieday 2010
2 comments
| Jun 30
July 1937
“I found this calendar page last year. I didn't think about the dates at the ...”
1 comments 28
decorating for the 4th
“I don't usually do much decorating for the 4th of July. But the monarda is ...”
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health kick
1 comments
24 19
around the chicken yard
1 comments
18
and now for something completely different
1 comments
16 14
the tadpole conclusion
1 comments
13
little voices
4 comments
10
cluster those flowers
1 comments
08
much ado about flowers
3 comments
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thinking of the beach
1 comments
| May 29 27
vintage patterns
2 comments
26
deco frame
“Alexander was the star student at school last week. He needed to bring 4-5 photos ...”
2 comments 23
elusive
“Yes, I know you can see me!
I do know what an indigo bunting looks like. ...”
5 comments 22
the hidden garden
1 comments
21
paper and wire bird cage
4 comments
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cutting flourishes
1 comments
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the rest of the crests
1 comments
09 07 03
methinks it's a sewing cabinet
4 comments
01 | Apr 27
little bird book
4 comments
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Audubon
3 comments
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the bird feeder
2 comments
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jewelry play date
5 comments
20
tadpole days
1 comments
jewelry making day, eh.
1 comments
16
the hatchlings
1 comments
13
feet first
1 comments
more toads
“Just wanted to give a quick toad update. I've checked the eggs a few times, ...”
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treasure box
1 comments
09
froggy went a courting
5 comments
08 06
let the games begin
“Our asparagus bed was a bit of a surprise to us. I'd only had asparagus ...”
4 comments 05
shadowbox card
2 comments
02
natural dyed eggs
3 comments
| Mar 31
the icebreaker bag
2 comments
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paper eggs
2 comments
24
Everett the Easter Bunny printable
“I've mentioned before about the vintage cards I've collected over the years. I was going ...”
4 comments 22 19
Ribbon & Fabric Flowers eBook is now available
“Just in time for Easter and Spring, this is the first e-book offered by cheekymagpie.com. ...”
1 comments 17
The first playdate Part 1
2 comments
14
Easter cupcake baskets
5 comments
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too sweet
1 comments
09
another bunny 4 U
“I started working at the greenhouse the other day so I've been pressed for time. ...”
2 comments 05
bunny love
“I've started working on my Easter decor. I'm going with brighter colors than usual. Pastels ...”
9 comments 02
putting on the gloves
“I have a bunch of vintage gloves that I've long wanted to play with. They ...”
1 comments | Feb 28
the first signs of spring
4 comments
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making the pendants
7 comments
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moments under glass
“The thaw is upon us and my thoughts have turned to sunnier projects. I've had ...”
1 comments 19
let's get this play date started
5 comments
14
prairie dog
“Our English Pointer, Lily, was due for some crafty lovin'. I took a photo of ...”
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lovely printables
1 comments
11
pretty silly
“As much as I would love nothing more than to make my beloved a fancy, ...”
4 comments 08
heart shape box
“I was trying to figure out how to make a heart shaped box when I ...”
05
bonbonniere
4 comments
03
printable valentines
2 comments
| Jan 31
postcard covers, not so much
“I had the idea to make a diecut cover for some of my vintage valentine ...”
3 comments 28
folio tutorial
3 comments
26
folio of favorites
2 comments
24
printable vintage frame
“I found this on the back of an old photo. It's from late 1800's and ...”
1 comments 20
forget me not pocket
3 comments
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chickens in the snow
1 comments
15
come play with me
“I've been doing a deep purge/cleaning of my crafty space trying to reclaim some space. ...”
8 comments 14
guess what?
“I was looking through the daily digest from Craftzine when I stumbled on to the ...”
3 comments 13 11
popup sampler
2 comments
07
snow day
14 comments
06
the chicken saddle project
4 comments
04
pretty little dress forms
2 comments
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2009 | Dec 31 30 25
of (soul) cakes and cookies
“This week has been a crazy flurry of activity getting all things ready. We started ...”
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let it snow
“I'm finding myself doing less and less scrapbooking these days and more crafting and decor. ...”
1 comments 15
sans water snow globes
4 comments
08
goofy holiday cards
7 comments
03
more vintage postcards
1 comments
01
merry with a partridge
“I've been working away on little digital diecut patterns to keep myself busy. Yes, I'm ...”
4 comments | Nov 26
Holiday colors
5 comments
23
thanksgiving cheer postcard
1 comments
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Christmas project #1 bird ornament
5 comments
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Ramping up for Christmas
3 comments
09
more printable images
“I found another great site for printable vintage images. Lots of bird and Christmas stuff ...”
2 comments 08
out an autumn window
“Today is a warm and sunny autumn day. I fed the hens and my 2 ...”
8 comments 06 03
a long overdue giveaway
28 comments
01
Three equals one
2 comments
| Oct 29
filigree leaf
“Of all the leaf shapes, I love the oak the most. There's something inherently "fall" ...”
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bling along with me
1 comments
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Halloween project #9
1 comments
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vintage printables
2 comments
18
Halloween project #8
“So I lied. I do have more Halloween projects. And even more are coming.
This project ...”
6 comments 16
feeling batty
“Just as expected, harvest started this week. Feeling a little batty here. Just thought I'd ...”
4 comments 13
Halloween project #7
2 comments
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skullman
“This funky little skull man might just come in handy for an upcoming project. I'm ...”
09
Halloween project #6
1 comments
08
filigree pumpkin
“Autumn came so early this year. So early, in fact, that we didn't have much ...”
3 comments 05
Halloween project #5
7 comments
02
witch's hat fun, fun, fun
3 comments
| Sep 30
Halloween project #4
“This one is a variation on a common thing around here at Cheeky Magpie. I've ...”
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casting a wide web
“I've wanted to make a large web file for the digital cutters since last year. ...”
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Halloween printables
2 comments
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Halloween project #3
3 comments
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Halloween project #2
7 comments
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for the love of eggs
“And all things chicken, while I'm at it! I've waxed poetic about my flock of ...”
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specimen tags
2 comments
07
make yer own diecut masks
“I'm not very good with ink. For some reason, I have a hard time thinking ...”
1 comments 04 02
fit for a Queen
“September is a lot like May in that you can really feel the season's beginning ...”
1 comments | Aug 31 28
ribbon card holder in the round
3 comments
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what a relief
“I've had this sheet of chipboard by Cosmo Cricket laying around for more than a ...”
1 comments 20
getting loopy
“It started simple enough. I wanted to make some loopy edged tags for an upcoming project. ...”
1 comments 17
and bingo was his name - o
7 comments
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canning is a learning process
“When we first bought this old farm house, I felt obliged to can, or "set ...”
2 comments 11
of hinges and things
“I've been working on a project that requires a means of attaching something in a ...”
09
why ugly is good
“You may have noticed that I haven't posted much this week. I've been plugging away ...”
05
by accident
“I discovered the simple joys of keeping my earrings, neatly displayed and all, on a ...”
1 comments 02
Alexander's Lego box
“The littlest monkey wanted to make some boxes to keep little Lego kits. He's sorted ...”
1 comments | Jul 31
upon closer inspection
“This is the time of year where I am giddy with excitement as I walk ...”
1 comments 30
a bird in hand
8 comments
28
swirly cloud
“I've been on a quest of a book to use as an art journal of ...”
3 comments 27 26
filigree butterflies
“I haven't played with my cutter in awhile. So long, in fact, that Gidget didn't ...”
5 comments 21
I'm going to regret this
“
I spent the day making my first video tutorial. I've been bored lately and needed ...”
2 comments 15 08
garden paparazzi
2 comments
04
vintage postcard holder
1 comments
| Jun 29
a chicken by any other name
2 comments
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what to do with green flowers
3 comments
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fortune keeper
2 comments
21
solstice lanterns
“Today marks the longest day of the year. Since the weather is nice, we get ...”
20
anniversary giveaway winner
“(And because I have to have a photo with every post, here's a macro shot ...”
19
Happy Anniversary Cheeky Magpie!
14 comments
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catching a breeze with a star
5 comments
04
on display
“This book is something I've been playing with for years. It's been a bit of ...”
1 comments 01
easy peasy french ruffled ribbon
3 comments
| May 28
*new* old fashioned fans
3 comments
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bird waving
“I'm a fairly observant person. I look for anomalies in my environment. I look for ...”
16
a rickrack nicknack
“It's the time of year where I turn nearly all of my attention to the ...”
3 comments 12
dandy dress pattern
“I've been a collector of vintage sewing patterns for many years. I always mean to ...”
8 comments 11
and she shall be named....
“Gidget
Thanks so much for all of the name ideas. Ironically, many of you liked names ...”
09
Breaking ground
“I don't usually get personal here but I feel a need to share today. My ...”
10 comments 08
lo and behold
“We've been wanting to get a kitten for a few months. But it hasn't been ...”
23 comments 04
diecut leaf border 4 U
“Here's another one of those borders I made. This one has a random leaf pattern ...”
1 comments | Apr 30
not your average little box
2 comments
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the gift bag conundrum
“It started innocently enough. I needed a gift bag for a birthday party. I don't ...”
1 comments
diecut flower border 4 U
2 comments
22
about green crafting
10 comments
17
crafty calling cards
“(I want to preface this post by stating my unadulterated HATE for Microsoft Word. Each ...”
6 comments 09
Questions answered, part deux
4 comments
06
the rest of those cages
“It took me a little longer to get these done than I thought they would. ...”
2 comments 03
I loves me some bird cages
“I love them so much, in fact, that I've spent hours, NAY, days making them. ...”
7 comments | Mar 27
forcing paper tulips
7 comments
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herb cupcakes
“I had you going, didn't I? I bet you thought I was talking about some ...”
23
garden incantations
7 comments
21
lace window cards
“I finally got around to playing with my Cricut and SCAL again. It's been awhile! ...”
9 comments 16
tweet
3 comments
13
for the love of matchboxes
8 comments
06
welcome back, robins!
26 comments
04
liberated pages
7 comments
| Feb 19
paper applique
10 comments
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memory card memories
12 comments
16
scarlet would be proud
“Scarlet O'Hara had some mad craft skills. She was, after all, fashioning dresses out of ...”
1 comments 14
I hate sugar cookies
“But I LOVE to decorate them.
I haven't been feeling very creative lately. I chalk it ...”
12
Best of Craftster 2008!!!!
“I'm a little slow to the party here. I just noticed that my shape book ...”
4 comments 11
earrings on the cheap
“I'm horrible about losing earrings. So horrible, in fact, that I quit buying them all ...”
4 comments 06
from book to bloom
1 comments
05 | Jan 29
decorative edge
“I made a file to use today but ended up going in a different direction. ...”
2 comments 27
that's hot
“I've been thinking about Paris Hilton premiering her craft line at CHA. Personally, I don't ...”
7 comments 26
I shall call it "potty heart"
“I think it's such a hoot that potty people have become popular in design. There's ...”
5 comments 25
breaking the rules with heart
2 comments
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looking back
1 comments
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binding the unworthy
3 comments
14
shadow boxes
5 comments
12
crochet necklaces
1 comments
09
anatomical heart cards
11 comments
08
giveaway winner
2 comments
ta da!
“I think this is the longest I've gone without posting. It was driving me nuts ...”
6 comments 07
turning the camera
“Over the last couple of years I've noticed that many photographers are turning their cameras ...”
1 comments 01
would you mind....do this for crap
“I have some things I would like to change/add to the blog, but I would ...”
18 comments |
2008 | Dec 30
organizing supplies
5 comments
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one last project
6 comments
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followup to the birdseed experiment
1 comments
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something about the snow
10 comments
17
the bird seed experiment(s)
6 comments
12
hmmm...dancing stamps
10 comments
10
re-purposed packing
“When I found the packaging on the Prima Art Collage flowers, I knew that I ...”
2 comments 08
yo-yo scarf
“I found these vintage yo yo's at a thrift store. 169 of them, to be ...”
8 comments 05
the ellusive cone
8 comments
| Nov 30
a herd of reindeer
“This was one of those spontaneous projects that took me by surprise. I've been working ...”
11 comments 26
chandelier ornament
“So I got a little distracted while I was waiting for the paint to dry. ...”
28 comments 25
while I wait for the paint to dry...
2 comments
20
pink antlers
10 comments
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proof of insanity a.k.a. my Christmas cards
25 comments
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fly with these
2 comments
| Oct 25
scaredy cat
“Do you remember those cardboard Halloween decorations from grade school? My teachers really enjoyed decorating ...”
2 comments 21
graveyard of fun
“I've been playing with the idea of a tombstone mini book for awhile. Thinking about ...”
1 comments 15
crocheting my time away
2 comments
09
bird on a wire
“I love the look of lacy diecuts but I wanted something more than an overall ...”
4 comments 08
Cricut, SCAL, and SVG files explained
“I've had a few questions about using the svg files I post here. I thought ...”
5 comments 05
little ghosties
“I found this really cool whomping willow at M's awhile ago. I *knew* it would ...”
2 comments 04
autumnal bouquet
“I haven't had the time to play in awhile. I started a crazy seasonal job ...”
1 comments | Sep 27
Halloween window
“I made this card today using a little crow/tree window silhouette. I think I might ...”
4 comments 26
would you like a tree?
“Two posts in a day. What are the chances? I mentioned before that I'm working ...”
5 comments 24
glittered scary things
“On a recent shopping trip, I searched high and low for some Halloween theme chipboard. ...”
5 comments 18
march of the crows
6 comments
10
Shape Book Tute
35 comments
09
Paper Pumpkin
10 comments
07
of insects and paper - part 1
“I promised our local library an insect display for their collection case. They usually feature ...”
3 comments | Aug 27
breaking the crochet ice
1 comments
24
felt flowers
2 comments
22
flower and stem
“I made this three piece flower and stem as an all purpose embellishment. As you ...”
3 comments 18
fall digital files
“I've been working on these for the past month or so. I made the .svg ...”
3 comments 15
Chicken Pin Cushion
“The pin cushion I had been using was made hastily out of scraps back in ...”
3 comments 13
altered journal
2 comments
I had to
“My new camera arrived yesterday afternoon. I promptly put it all together and ran around ...”
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Favorite Things
2 comments
08
Questions Answered
4 comments
07
lace flowers
3 comments
03
tickets
“I love the look of tickets on layouts for journaling and embellishing. I really want ...”
1 comments | Jul 31 29
glittered flock
“I'm totally obsessed with flocking these days. I had a dream about adding glitter to ...”
2 comments 28
in search of the perfect bookmark
9 comments
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hat pin mania!
4 comments
22
buttons to brads
5 comments
02
labels and shapes
“Here is another font I created. This one is basic labels and shape with three ...”
7 comments | Jun 29
covered buttons
“I picked up a couple of kits to make fabric covered buttons from Wally World ...”
4 comments 27
Bird Font
“I made this bird font awhile ago. This was my first attempt at making a ...”
2 comments 20
Cupcake Party
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