Aloha, all! Yep, it’s the last week of July 2020. What a year it has been so far. While I do wish that could be seen today as a positive statement, I hope when I re-read this a year from now, it will feel more positive than it does now. But Christmas always has offered… [Read More]
Handmade Bookmarks
Halloween’s Over – But Not These Products!
Aloha, all! I really do like the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper, as well as the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies that are in the Stampin' Up! 2017 Holiday Catalog. And you just have to know that they're not just for Halloween! There are some beautiful designs with Fall Colors in that paper set, and… [Read More]
Quick and Easy Book Club Gift!
Aloha, all! While members of the (very large) Book Club to which I belong don't usually exchange gifts, I decided this year that I'd spend some of my paper crafting time making holiday bookmarks for everyone in the group. A bookmark is definitely not expensive, especially when I've got everything I need to make… [Read More]
New Stamps 9: Garden in Bloom
Aloha, all! For today's project, I'm reprising a project that is my go-to card when I need to send a quick card that has a little bit of a gift in it – the Diagonal Double Pocket Card. I always like to have one of these in my collection with current projects, so why… [Read More]
December 23rd – A Bookmark for a Special Book!
Aloha, all! Just two days until Christmas, but I finally figured out how to present the gift that I bought for my husband. Actually, we both shared a gift by treating ourselves to several days at a local resort on Hawaii's Big Island earlier in the month. Good prices for that early in December,… [Read More]
A Quick and Easy Party Favor!
Aloha, all! Not only do I not have young children, but there are very few in my circle of friends and acquaintances. But that doesn't mean we don't have parties – in the case of our party this past Saturday, a "Garden Party." Oh, this is not like a genteel urban or suburban garden… [Read More]
Birthday Bookmarks for a Friend!
Aloha, all! One of my friends here in Hawaii had a significant birthday this weekend, and of course I had to make her a special one-of-a-kind card. It didn't take me long to decide that, as she is a retired English Professor, I should give her a design that featured at least one bookmark. … [Read More]
