Last Christmas I bought myself a Cricut….and made this ASL counting book

I had been looking at demos of them for a long time, but had not convinced myself why I really needed one. Then, I saw a good deal at Walmart and bought it. I called my dear husband and told him not to buy me anything else for Christmas since I had gotten [...]

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lauraslefthook.etsy.com

I just started a shop, Laura’s Left Hook , in September at etsy.com.  (If you visit etsy for the first time, please tell them “lauraslefthook” sent you.)  I have had fun making several items and have been learning lots about taking photos of items in macro mode. I am still not an expert [...]

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My latest crafting interest….

Origami boxes — another look
shades of blue
I just started getting interested in origami. I started with some ideas on line and have now progressed to getting about five books from the library. Right now I am trying to find ideas that would sell, but I also like making things for myself and the [...]

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A fresh start

I am playing around with blogging and was suggested to start a blog here by my dear husband, so I am trying it out. I plan to write about my interests in American Sign Language, crochet, children’s books, paper crafts (including scrapbooking and origami), and travel.
Above is my latest paper craft, a pine cone [...]

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