Aloha, all! One of my favorite activities every week happens every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday when I spend an hour at a local gym, Aloha Fitness, one of whose owners is my friend, Tunya. Tunya is also my personal trainer, and I owe my strength and good mobility to her efforts to keep me feeling… [Read More]
Handmade Greeting Cards
Fun Project for the Hilo Orchid Show!
Aloha, all! The Hilo Orchid Show is this coming weekend, and I finally finished my projects for the daily Silent Auction events! I made three sets of six cards, all featuring the same design, but each featuring a different color. I’ve been working on this project off and on for the past few weeks, tweaking… [Read More]
Old Habits Are Hard to Break!
Aloha, all! With the small space in which I now have to work, I really do have to put things away as soon as I use them or my work table gets totally out of hand. So, yes, after I finished my last card, I did manage to put most stuff away to get ready… [Read More]
A Personal Card Challenge!
Aloha, all! With all that went on in my life after the volcanic eruption last year and dealing with all the moving and getting settled, I have found that there are at least a dozen stamp sets in my collection that I’ve never used! Unfortunately, several of those retired earlier this month, and I’m just… [Read More]
Getting Ready for an Orchid Show!
Aloha, all! So much has been going on lately here in Hilo, Hawai’i. Right now I’m in between appointments with a “to-do” list that’s way too long for the number of hours in any day of the week. Sitting at my computer writing about one of my current projects is such a relaxing way to… [Read More]
More Retiring Papers!
Aloha, all! Those of you who follow me on Facebook may have read that I spent last weekend visiting a friend on the island of Maui. Said friend is also a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and, as you might expect, we did a LOT of crafting during the weekend. While one of the activities I was… [Read More]
Using Up My Retiring Papers!
Aloha, all! Today I got out ALL of my Designer Series Papers (I and others call them DSP for short). The reason is that all but my latest purchase of a new paper coming out in the next catalog are going to retire come June 3, 2019. My plan is to order a nice supply… [Read More]
