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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

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    Polymer Clay Bead Tutorial How To Carve Crystal Beads

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    DIY Whimsical Bottle House: Easy Miniature Building Tips

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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!

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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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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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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 

Adding Memorabilia to a Scrapbook Page-Marine Corps Boot Camp

June 20, 2011 by Sandy

Here’s a scrapbook page that incorporates a large piece of memorabilia.  Sometimes these kinds of things are tucked away in pockets and hidden, and sometimes they’re embraced as part of the design of the page. I wanted the program from Josh’s boot…

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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 

Hanging Out At Home – Scrapbook Page

March 21, 2011 by Sandy

Ok, we’re back to the 1988 scrapbook.  Here’s a page I made using some random pics of my goofy husband and naughty cat.  🙂 The door hinges are grungeboard from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Plain Elements set and painted with the Pitch Black…

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Winter Wonderland – Scrapbook Page

February 28, 2011 by Sandy

One of my favorite things about scrapbooking is all the gadgets you get to play with.  This layout uses a lot of fun goodies, including printed vellum, Snowflake Brads by Creative Impressions, the Tim Holtz Scallops On The Edge Die, Distress ink in Broken…

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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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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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Cards 

Romantic Anniversary Card

February 17, 2011 by Sandy

I just love how this card came out.  I kept wanting to add other colors, but it kept telling me, “No, keep it monochromatic.”  I’m glad I listened. I started off by using Vintage Photo to stamp the script background from the Tim Holtz…

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