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Craft Embellisments by Prima: Flowers

1. September 2010

When I first learned of Prima Marketing several years ago I fell in love. They introduced these heavenly mulberry paper flowers in cute little jars and they took off selling like wildfire! One thing I can tell you about Prima is that are always changing the face of flowers at each trade show. If you [...]

Craft Embellishments by Prima: Crystals

30. August 2010

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Oh how I love bling! If you love bling then I am sure you are familiar with Prima Marketing. This company has all kinds of wonderful sparkly and shiny things for us to use in our crafting. Swirls, flowers, birds, flourishes, and a host of other lovely things. The Prima Marketing website really does a great job of [...]

Craft Product Review: StazOn Solvent-Based Stamp Pad

24. August 2010

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My StazOn solvent-based stamp pad by Tsukineko is one of my absolute essentials in my craft box, and I can’t believe that I haven’t reviewed it for you sooner. If this is a new product for you, get your keys ready. You’re going to want to head out and get some of these amazing stamp [...]

Craft Product Review: FolkArt Extreme Glitter Paint by Plaid

17. August 2010

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Craft Product Review: FolkArt Extreme Glitter Paint by Plaid

If you love glitter or painting in your crafts, you’ve come to the right blog today friends! Recently I got a lovely box of painty-goodness from the wonderful folks at Plaid Enterprises and I couldn’t wait to try out the Extreme Glitter Paints as soon as a I saw them. So, first things first- swatching. [...]

Epiphany Crafts Button Studio Review

12. August 2010

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While I was at CHA I had the pleasure of meeting with Tricia from Epiphany Crafts. She was so gracious to share their latest tools with me which includes several sizes and shapes of the Button Studio as well as the Shape Studio. These are cool tools that let you cut a shape and apply [...]

Trendspotting at CHA Summer 2010- Banners!

3. August 2010

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Trendspotting at CHA Summer 2010- Banners!

I wrote this article for CraftsUnleashed, but I wanted to share it over here, too- because this is a trend that isn’t slowing down any time soon! What is “CHA”? It’s the Craft and Hobby Association trade show and it happens twice a year. I’ve just returned from the 2010 Summer show in Rosemont, Illinois, [...]

New Stamps from Collage Artist Claudine Hellmuth and Ranger

30. July 2010

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New Stamps from Collage Artist Claudine Hellmuth and Ranger

Another debut at CHA Summer 2010 are the new coordinated stamp lines from Ranger Industries designed by Claudine Hellmuth (aka Collage Artist) called “Creative Layers.” Her new stamps features both foam stamps and coordinating line designs for easy layering and mixing and matching. Claudine has a whole line of fine-arts supplies for discerning crafters, so [...]

Cricut Imagine is the “Next Big Thing”

27. July 2010

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So, the new Cricut machine was leaked out to the Cricut Circle members last night, and debuted at CHA today to consumers and the media. Yes, the rumors were accurate- this is a machine that can print AND cut! This is the info I got from ProvoCraft: As a Cricut Circle member, we wanted to [...]

Craft Product Review: Quilling Comb by Quilled Creations

19. July 2010

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Craft Product Review: Quilling Comb by Quilled Creations

A while back I reviewed the Basic Quilling Kit by Quilled Creations and I felt I was ready for a new paper-crafting challenge: comb quilling. The difference in this technique is that you use a comb (kind of like a hair pick) to wrap paper around and make consistent, evenly-spaced loops. The kit contains the [...]

Craft Product Review: Cricut Lite Cartridges by Lisa Falduto

29. June 2010

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Craft Product Review: Cricut Lite Cartridges by Lisa Falduto

So, sometimes life takes you down detours and you meet fabulous folks along the way who become friends for life! Such is the case with my favorite paper crafts designer, Lisa Falduto of PaperFashionsBoutique.com! I met Lisa a year ago by chance when we were both demo-ing the Cricut as a part of the Costco [...]

Xyron Creatopia Craft Product Review

22. June 2010

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…is up at CraftCritique.com! One of the reasons why you just HAVE to love CraftCritique is because sometimes they get multiple reviewers trying out the same product. It’s really a great service to hear from many different folks with different skill sets and perspectives trying out a crafty tool. So I got to try out [...]

Craft Product Review of the X-Acto Designer Swivel Blade Up and Giveaway!

28. May 2010

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I’m happy to share that my review of the X-Acto Designer Swivel Blade is up today at CraftCritique.com! I’m happy to tell you that I really liked this swivel blade. My Coluzzle is pretty much persona-non-grata in my craft studio- I can’t tell you when I used it last- but this swivel blade I DO [...]

Craft Product Review: Quilled Creations Beginner Quilling Kit

24. May 2010

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I’ve tried quilling once before, when I bought & reviewed the “Twirled Paper” kit by Klutz Publications. However, when I was at CHA in Anaheim (2010) I was blown away by the display at the Quilled Creations booth. Take a peek: I’m not sure if it’s the color or the texture, or just the fact [...]

Craft Product Review: Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

18. May 2010

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I use Mod Podge for a lot of my projects. A LOT. But there are some projects that need that extra “pop” of a raised glaze, or to fill a bezel. Enter Mod Podge Dimensional Magic by Plaid. Now, back in the day, I was addicted to a glaze product by Plaid called Royal Coat [...]

Viva Decor Pearl Pen Post up on CraftCritique & giveaway

17. May 2010

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Yea! I wrote up a review of these fun, dimensional Pearl Pens by Viva Decor, and it’s up on CraftCritque.com today. So here’s the deal: go on over and read my review and then come on back hear to leave me a comment on what you thought. I’ll select one comment at random and that [...]