Craft Test Dummies

This was a one of those weird weeks at CTD- I was traveling all week with my family over our spring break and wasn’t even at CTD WHQ. However, I was out and about in Washington DC, snapping pics, getting inspired, and thinking of all the projects I have bubbling as a result! I’ve got [...]

Happy Friday, y’all! This was a super-busy week- my kids were off on Spring Break and we took a trip to the Capitol. But I’m happy to be home and share an awesome GIVEAWAY with you- from a new sponsor, S&S Worldwide. Due to our travel schedule, our review of this product isn’t up yet- [...]

Then the lovely and talented Julie Fei-Fan Balzer asked me to participate in the Crafter’s Workshop Stencil Blog Hop last month, of course I said “YES!” I also fell a little in love with the Lotus Blossom Stencil that she’s designed: I must have chosen the stencil subconsciously. I thought I’d just chosen it randomly….just [...]

Today’s review is a fun one for me- I’m reviewing the Pick Punch that my dear, sweet son bought me for Christmas last year. I geeked out when I saw it in a catalog because it’s a great way to reuse old bank cards, gift cards etc. And you all know that I love “green” [...]

Sometimes the things I do are purely for selfish reasons. You see, I have this nephew, and I love it when he smiles. And right now, Dinosaur Train REALLY makes him smile….. so I accepted some fabric from Quilting Treasures so that I could make him something cool with it… so I could get some [...]

From my front yard, the signs of spring….a beacon of hope… a promise if renewal.

This is one of my favorite months. Despite my birthday being in March, all of the pretty spring flowers bust out in April. And there is both Easter and Earth Day, so I get to surround myself with “renewal.” I generally hit the recycle-crafting big time, and that makes me happy. So let’s take a [...]

Happy- and “GOOD”- Friday! We are celebrating today by welcoming a new sponsor to CTD-  Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design  (SCACD for short.) We are SO glad to have SCACD as a part of #TeamCTD! Here’s a little bit about Susana and how she started her California-based company: Susana’s custom arts came about from [...]

Fabric Paper by DCWV (Die Cuts with a View)  was on display at CHA Winter 2012, and all of us on TeamCTD got a little giddy. Fabric? That acts like paper? That’s ADHESIVE??? *Squee!* So let’s see how it works in real life! Ready? So first, let’s see how it’s described by the manufacturer: Newest [...]

At Winter CHA 2012 in January, there was a LOT of buzz around the Lucky 8 Punch from We R Memory Keepers. For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Lucky 8 Punch is a monster of a punch, made to made both outside (edge) cuts as well as detail cuts (inside.) It has functions [...]

Well, the title of this post says it all! Not only can you make your own Washi/Paper tape using the Xyron (that post is my how-to WITH video) but you can also take it a step further- make it scented, as well! So here’s the story- I was walking through Marshall’s and saw this pretty [...]

I’m big fan of memory-keeping in the moment- that is, taking a travel  journal, Smash-book, or other blank book to take with you on vacations so that you can record what’s happening daily, instead of taking 80-gajillion photos and then never putting them in a scrapbook. Of course a key part of this idea is [...]

One of my favorite annual crafty field trips is to the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo, held locally at the Cleveland I-X Center. Beside the fact that it’s held really close to my birthday each year, it gives me the opportunity to catch up with some sewing friends, check out trends, and maybe even try [...]

Oh, it’s been such a great month! I’ve taken some crafty field trips, met up with crafter  friends, hosted quite a few crafting giveaways, and shared some craft tutorials. And now National Crafting Month is OVER. But is the craftiness over at CTD?? Of course not! We will use April, though, to spotlight crafting companies [...]

I’m not sure even if I can really call this a “how-to” because it’s sooooooo easy. And I winged most of it. But here’s the story, anyway: My kiddos and I have been planning to see The Lorax for quite some time. MUCH anticipation. So I decided to get crafty and make a Lorax hat [...]

Remember on Monday I told you that I’d tried out the photo-to-canvas prints service from Uprinting.com? (You can read that post here.) It was as simple as 1-2-3: upload a photo, select your options, and get it in the mail within a week! Well, I’m thrilled to tell you the that lovely folks at UPrinting.com [...]

Spring has sprung early here in North Eastern Ohio, and we’ve got lovely flowers blooming outside. I wanted to bring some of that “spring” indoors to my crafting table. So I made some sweet little flower headpins! They are actually really easy. Let me show you how to make them! You’ll need: Clear shrink plastic [...]