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Still busy, busy, busy. But I love it , love it, love it. Tomorrow 11/14 is the Craft Fair at the Elks on Holland-Sylvania. Please make sure to stop by between 10-4.

Newest Craft Fair Items / A little Hello

Hello everyone. So I have been a tad bit busy  lately. To the point that I have totally forgotten what day it is already. This is my first full week of not going into the office and I already don't know what day it is. I am not really sure how that is going to end up, but so far I am really enjoying myself. 

This is a VERY picture heavy post . I just thought I would share some of the things that I have been busy with. I have been so busy that I have gone with a roll and a half of ATG tape in a couple of hours. I don't think I have ever done that. CRAZY........



A dear friend of mind just had back surgery and I thought I would send a card. He is in a LOT of pain right now so it would be a good time to use the wonderful gift from ProvoCraft. I just LOVE this special download that Gypsy owners received. (even though I had difficulties with my virus software first, but got it all worked out) Smiley Cards has some of the CUTEST things.

This is an altered journal. I was very proud of myself on this one. This was the first time I did a full size altered journal and if I say so myself, I think it turned out very pretty. It didn't take me as long as I thought it would. That's a first. Normally it takes me forever to complete an idea. I think that now I am home (MAYBE) ideas will flow a little easier. That would be nice.



This is a toilet paper mini, I just love doing these. Some times it takes a little bit to come up with what I want to do, but these 2 seemed to come pretty easy also. This wintertime one is not 100% complete but I thought I would share what I had done. The very front blue snowflake page will have "make a " on it, so the complete book will say "make a wish"    

   

 

 Here is another toilet paper roll mini. This one is for fall. It would be great for photos of raking leaves or picking apples/pumpkins, anything done during the fall time. I would have to say Face is one of my favorite times of year - the colors, the smells, the feeling.

 Here are some of the Skinny Notebooks I have started working on. I still have a whole bunch I would like to complete before this weekend. I always feel like I don't have enough stuff. I would like to have a lot of Christmas and wintertime items for the next 2 craft shows but I WILL NOT stress myself out. I am doing this for fun, because I enjoy it and I love the fact that I can do this with what is in my head.

 I made the design on my Gypsy and instead of cutting out I attached my Cricut Markers and drew the design as my background cardstock. I love how this turned out.

 I then cut out some extra music notes and popped them up with pop dots to give it a little POP.

 This skinny notebook is all heat embossed. I stamped the front and back with a snowflake and boarder design then heat embossed it. I LOVE how it turned out. I then attached a snowflake button to the front, a piece of ric rac to the back and wrapped the ric rac around the button as a closure.

 I then stamped the bottom of each page with the same boarder stamp.

 I just stamped the entire piece of cardstock with white craft ink and made that the background. I just love how the white ink pops with the red.

Here are the mini altered journals. I got these at the Dollar Store. They come in packs of 3/$1.00.

 I was able to get these covered, but I have not completed them.

That's what I have for now. I have been busy and I LOVE IT. I have to get back to my craft desk there are still a ton of things that I would like to get done before this weekend and if I am at the computer, I am not working with craft paper. Hope I get to talk with everyone more often now and hope everyone is doing well. I will however be a little under the weather next week, I am having surgery a week from today.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention. This past Sunday was the first time I had attended an actual Stampin Up workshop. And I must say, I had a WONDERFUL time. I now am going to be addicted to going to them. Its a good thing she has them every month.

More to come soon, well as soon as I can pull myself away from my craft desk.

Blessings to everyone.

Craft Show

I had the most unbelievable time yesterday at my first craft show. Prior to going I didn't think I had enough to sell, to come close to making any type of profit, but then I thought about it. I craft for the fun of it. This is my gateway out of reality. This is my sanctuary. I love to craft, to scrapbook and just play with paper and glue. Oh and I can't forget my Cricut.

Now as for the WONDERFUL people that I met. Oh my goodness. I met some of the most fabulous people. All the people that had displays were out of this world. I was placed by some very talented individuals. The lady across from me had great items. I told her that her kitchen helpers were freaking me out though. They were staring at me the whole time. =) The couple on the other side of me had awesome bags. Some of them were made out of plastic grocery store bags that she wove together somehow. They were sweeeeeeeet.

To get on the the totally, completely, awesome, after my own heart women...... First while I was setting up, over stopped Marla Jejvara. Marla makes hand crafted paper gifts and sentiments, custom invitations and party favors. At this time she does not have a website or a blog but she does have an email. papersentiments@bex.net. Her crafts are beautiful. Then while we were talking along came Danielle Hunter. One word - AWESOME - I think I have just found someone to tack on to my new best buds list. Danielle is a Memory Works Consultant, which if you have not heard of this... OMG just let me say YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Or shall I say your husbands have been warned, it did not come from me though. http://www.memory-works.com/ is the main site, but please be sure to check out Danielle's site http://scrappinmemory4u.memory-works.com/. Danielle is also a very creative blogger, active twitterer, and unbelievable scrapbooker. Please check her out at

www.twitter.com/ohiodh

www.scrappinmemories4u.com

Really you have to go and check her out. Danielle, you and I will definitely be talking a lot more.

And one more wonderful lady I would like tell you about is Rachel Bayes. Rachel is a Close to my Heart Consultant, with an unbelievable knack for talking to people and pulling you in with her bubbly attitude. Rachel is a newer consultant, when I say newer, I mean she just received her 1 year anniversary celebration but has yet to have an actual party. I would love to help her out in this area, but with me quiting my job, it might be a little hard for me to do at this time. I will however do my best. So I really want you to check out her site

www.rachelbeyes.myctmh.com

Holy Toledo. I think this just might be one of my longest post. I really wanted to share what a great time I had yesterday. I have now signed up for 3 more craft shows through the end of this year. I know now what I will make more of and can not wait to be one of those ladies that sit at the craft shows all the time. I think I have finally found what it was that I searching for all of these years. The thing I find a true joy and happiness in. Getting lost in crafting and making things for other people to talk about. It was a blast and I can't wait to do it again. Oh and of course I forgot to charge my batteries so after I took the pictures of my set up, (which don't work I talked with a couple of people and they gave me a lot of really good suggestions about changes) I did not get a chance to take pictures of anyone elses stuff. I really wish I would have done that so I could have shown you. But hopefully they will also be at the next craft shows.

Thank you all for being along my side in this journey, crafters are definitely in a world of their own and have such a great common bond that it makes us united at the heart.

May God bless us all to find that happy joyful place. Please go and check all of these ladies out and if you have any questions let me know.

Blessings,

Mindy - The Determined Scrapper