A Pinterest Win

Pinterest ---- what a wonderful invention. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!  You set up your boards, you pin things and and then if you are like a lot of people, you hope you get the chance to actually try the item you pinned.  If you ever wonder how some of those items turn out -- go check out the blog:  Pinstrosity -- it's a hoot!

But I had a PIN WIN!  When I saw this, I just KNEW I had to do it and do it up I did.  

On my Feelin' Crafty board, I pinned this:

Here's my pin if you want to visit it:  My Quick Tip Tuesday Pin

For my stamping, 95% of the inks I use are Close To My Heart (CTMH).  I've tried other sponges, but I love the ones from CTMH and already was in the habit of cutting the round/circle sponge into eights.  But I struggled with keeping track of which sponge I had used for which ink.  How couldn't I?  There was no way to mark the sponge nor store it with the ink. 

UNTIL I SAW THIS PIN!!! I just had to try and and it worked like a charm!  Binder clips, mailing labels (which I cut to fit on the binder clips) and then CTMH sponges.

Here's one example .......

Now a sponge for every stamp pad!!

And stored so nice and neat in a drawer in my craft room.

Because I'm fussy and couldn't stand a jumble of these in the drawer, I put about 6 on a skewer then had to figure a way to keep the skewer stable.  I made a triangle out of paper stock fit and punched a half circle on the card stock in which the skewer lays (or is it lies).  Anyhow, it totally works for my organized brain.

It's easy for me to search for the color/sponge I need, slide it out and ink up my cards, scrapbook pages and other crafty endeavors.

A PIN WIN!  yeah me! - Denise

I'm BACK!!!

I have to say, that I really was planning on shutting down my blog.
In my mind, it was too much work.  But then I thought maybe I'm just MAKING it too much work.
After all, nothing is requiring me to create tutorials - something I thought I would HAVE to do when I showed my work.  And there is NOTHING requiring me to list ALL of my materials as long as I attribute the correct pattern or inspiration.

Whew!  What a burden off my shoulders.  Now I just need to get the durn pictures off my camera and sit down and blog!  Yup -- made that decision AT LEAST a month ago.  I'm just "johnny on the spot".

So here I am to share an item now that I have a direction.  I'm still trying to figure out the whole blogging thing so quite a bit of work to do there.  I'd like to add buttons, change themes, etc.  But one thing at a time .......

And since it's almost Halloween - here is the "boo" bunting I made last year ....

I used a bunting pattern that I pinned to my Christmas Ideas board on Pinterest.

crochet Christmas bunting.

Of course, the wonderful Lucy at Attic 24 is the creator of this pattern.

Here is a direct link to her post:  Jolly Festive Bunting

I was lazy and did not block my finished work.  But it's looking pretty good for it's second Halloween.  I'm still so happy with it!  I used leftover yarn I had on hand and orange felt that I also just happened to have.  So sorry that I have no supply list.  

Hope everyone has a boo-tiful Halloween!!!!  ---- Denise