Magnetic Bookmark or Row Marker Tutorial

I had been wanting something other than post-it notes to help me keep track of my rows while crocheting and had recently purchased some cute bookmarks that inspired me to create something for my crocheting. I also just found a new contest from Cricut and TodaysMama that pushed me over the edge to make [...]

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Simple Birthday Goodie Bags

My youngest daughter has her fourth birthday coming up and wanted to give goodie bags to her classmates in preschool. I did not want to go overboard since I dislike the idea of overdoing things for birthdays and raising expectations too much, so I came up with something quick and simple that she could [...]

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Using GIMP for more than red eye removal

I have been starting to use GIMP a bit more and am trying to learn the whole layers concept. I used it to create my shop banner and to make a little ad for my ASL playgroup, but I know there is much, much more it can do. I have been perusing sites [...]

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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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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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