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    An Easy Polymer Clay Slab Method You Can Make Your Own

    May 12, 2026 by Sandy
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    Decorate Glass Bottle with Clay, Nature Inspired

    March 3, 2026 by Sandy
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    Polymer Clay Bead Tutorial How To Carve Crystal Beads

    January 20, 2026 by Sandy
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    Simple Creative Ways to Sculpt with Mixed Media Materials

    November 25, 2025 by Sandy
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    DIY Whimsical Bottle House: Easy Miniature Building Tips

    October 28, 2025 by Sandy
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    How to Get Professional Results in DIY Wire Jewelry Making

    September 1, 2025 by Sandy
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    Make a DIY Necklace in Under 30 Minutes–Beginner Friendly!

    April 29, 2025 by Sandy
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    3 NEXT LEVEL Tips For How To Work With Polymer Clay

    January 28, 2025 by Sandy
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    How to Create a Whimsical Polymer Clay Fairy Lamp That Glows!

    December 3, 2024 by Sandy
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    Step-by-Step Resin Fall Jewelry Tutorial with Mixed Media Techniques

    November 5, 2024 by Sandy

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Cards What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday 

WOYWW-Making Cards

May 26, 2015 by Sandy

Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone! On this week’s desk are some supplies of mine you haven’t seen in a while: card making stuff! I’ve been so busy with other things that it’s fallen by the wayside. Only so many hours in…

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Cards What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday 

WOYWW – July Tim Holtz Tag Caged Bird Card

July 30, 2013 by Sandy

Yet another monthly Tim Holtz tag done in the nick of time.  Actually, I made a card, not a tag. I loved the patriotic theme of Tim’s July 2013 tag, but since I’m doing it at the end of July and don’t…

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Crafts 

Put A Bird On It – August Tag Of 2012

August 5, 2012 by Sandy

The August 2012 Tim Holtz tag is a fun one, with some great techniques.  It has a nice, classy look and a very vintage feel. The first step is to stamp a Tag with a frame using Clear Embossing Ink and then heat emboss with Super…

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Crafts Tutorials 

Faux Leather Sketchbook – Part 1, Making The Cover

May 10, 2012 by Sandy

*****Updated 5/10/12******** I’ve made two more of these sketchbooks since the original post. This blue one was for my husband’s birthday.  He’s recently gotten back into his artwork and I’m trying to encourage him to sketch out/write down his ideas. After making…

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Scrapbooking 

Scrapbook Page Planning

January 28, 2012 by Sandy

Last week I posted this Steampunk layout based on Tim’s Day 8 steampunk tag.  (Has it really been a whole week?  I’m usually a better blogger than that. Goodness.  I don’t know what I’ve been doing all week but I have been busy.) Check out the…

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Crafts Scrapbooking 

Father’s Day Album In A Tin

June 16, 2011 by Sandy

This is an album I made a while back, but I’m taking another look because I’m thinking of updating it and adding more photos. Back in 2004 our boys were 14 and 16.  There was lots of teenage angst flyin’ around and my husband was…

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Scrapbooking 

First Father’s Day – Scrapbook Layout

June 2, 2011 by Sandy

Father’s Day is coming up fast, so I thought I’d share this layout, my hubby’s first Father’s Day. I made a pocket to keep the cards he received and had a blast coloring in the frogs with watercolor pencils.  Aren’t they adorable? …

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Scrapbooking 

First Mother’s Day Scrapbook Layout

May 9, 2011 by Sandy

Since Saturday was National Scrapbooking Day, and Sunday was Mother’s Day, I thought I’d share with you my First Mother’s Day scrapbook layout. I had a LOT of fun with this, after doing many boy-type pages with blues and greens, I went…

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Crafts Tutorials 

Faux Leather Sketchbook – Part 3, Finishing Touches

February 24, 2011 by Sandy

This is the final installment of our faux leather sketchbook project.  Go here to see Part 1, Making the Cover or Part 2, Adding the Pages. The finishing touches are what bring this from way-cool, to uber-cool, in my opinion.  🙂 1….

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Crafts Tutorials 

Faux Leather Sketchbook – Part 2, Adding The Pages

February 21, 2011 by Sandy

We’re contining on with our Faux Leather Sketchbook project.  Last time we made the cover.  You can check out Part 1, Making the Cover, or go to Part 3, Finishing Touches to finish up. Now it’s time to make the pages that go inside…

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