Last Spring I was a guest on Scrapbook Soup and I got an eyeful of a new digital die cutting machine- one with an integrated scanner- the Brother Scan N Cut! I was literally salivating with the possibilities! I couldn’t even hold my horses to see if they would send me a review copy- I went ahead and ordered one from Amazon! But first things first. Here’s how it’s described on the website: The secret to ScanNCut’s amazing versatility lies […]
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Five YouTube Channels Crafters Will Love: Part One, Scrappers and Stampers
Happy Halloween, folks! Today is a SUPER busy day- I host a dinner gathering and then trick-or-treating launches from my house. But I wanted to share a few YouTube channels that I really love for their paper-crafting goodness. (I’m making my list for knitters, foodies, etc, too.) But here are some great ones that I find myself watching & I thought you’d like them too. In no particular order: OWHtv: Yup, it’s from Sandy Allnock from Operation Write Home. I […]
Friday Round-Up and Week In Review
The summer has officially started at CTD WHQ, and it’s been a doozy. It actually started last week with my trip to the studio set of Scrapbook Soup and the days and days and days of prep that went into that. Then, on the same day, my 91-year-old grandfather passed (you might remember the photos I shared of him in my Memorial Day post)… and then of course a week of mourning, traveling to services, visiting with family, etc. This […]
Craft Countdown with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter and mixed media artist. She currently authors the “Adventures in Arting” column in Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine, hosts a bi-monthly podcast by the same name, and is the co-host of Scrapbook Soup TV on PBS. She teaches art classes around the world as well as online and through hour-long instructional DVDs. Julie also designs products such as stamps and stencils for the craft industry and consults on product development. She lives in a […]
Holiday Gift Guide for Mixed-Media Artists/Crafters
Today’s guest star is Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, an amazing mixed media artists, art journaler, teacher, and co-host of Scrapbook Soup. She took a moment out of her busy schedule to help us with a fabulous gift-guide for the mixed media/ artist! Jenny asked me to put together a shopping guide for the holidays. So, here are some of my favorite art supplies: Stocking-stuffers- $15 or less White Water-Based Sharpie Paint Pen This amazing pen comes in four tip sizes: Extra […]
Crafting Tools to Make Your Paper Crafting Easier As You Age
Earlier this spring I had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest on Scrapbook Soup and appear in a segment on crafting tools that help you make crafting easier as you age if you have vision, hand, or posture problems. I personally know a lot of crafters UNDER 40 that have conditions such as RA, Lupus, fibromyalgia, and carpal tunnel– so using adaptive crafting tools isn’t just for the senior citizen crowd. I wrote this article to accompany the segment- […]
Craft Product Review: Candi by Craftwork Cards
Last month while I was taping a segment of Scrapbook Soup, I was introduced to a new crafting product by hostess Julie McGuffee. She showed me these cute little paper dots that looked a lot like thumbtacks or brads, but were made out of paper instead of metal. Cute and lightweight, these little “legless” brads struck me as being versatile and cost-effective. Yes, I had my first taste of Candi, the paper crafting embellishment dots from Craftwork Cards. Here’s how […]
Review of Online Craft Classes: 30 Days in Your Journal by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
I’m a work at home mom with a spouse who travels- so as much as I’d love to take craft classes, often it just doesn’t fit into my calendar or lifestyle. I’ve seen a bunch of new online classes pop up, but I was wary. Truth be told, I signed up for an online class last year from a well-known blogger, but I’d stopped after the second class. The “set-up” videos that explained the art task for the week went […]
Press
Here’s where you can find my guest posts, interviews, and features! Golden Opportunities TV show: Segments for Scrapbook Soup 2013: Scrapbook Soup TV segment on Crafting Easier As You Age: Interviewed in the “Blog Star” column of Bella Crafts Quarterly. http://bellacraftsquarterly.com/current-issue Craft.You Interview by Margot Potter http://www.craftypod.com/2011/09/10/should-designers-be-paid-for-their-services-an-interesting-debate/ In which I defend the rights of crafters to be paid for their work. http://www.craftypod.com/2011/12/16/craftypod-2-0-should-designers-be-paid-with-jenny-barnett-rohrs-and-nicole-rixon/ Podcast on the two sides of the “paid design team” debaucle. Guest Curator […]
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CraftTestDummies.com was founded as a resource for crafters to learn about new products, finding the best craft tool for the job, and discovering new techniques. Our mission is to provide the honest scoop on craft products, share tips, answer your crafty questions, and engage you in fun tutorials. Jenny Barnett Rohrs is the Head Dummy and Pied Piper behind CraftTestDummies.com. Her site focuses on craft product reviews, tutorials, and craft industry news. Jenny has appeared on HSN, Scrapbook […]
Glue Resist Wall Art Featuring Faber-Castel Gel Crayons
Here’s a fun project that you can do with your kids or even for yourself! Make some wall art that speaks to you! You’ll need: canvas paper (it comes in pads and is very economical) or a stretched canvas if you prefer Gesso (read my primer on gesso if you are not sure what that is or why you should use it pencil white glue or gel-style glue. I found that the glitter glue from Elmer’s worked best. (affiliate link) Faber Castell […]
Bravissimmo Embellishments with the Slice by Making Memories
I’ve shared my impressions of the Bravissimo Line by Making Memories– they really knocked our socks off at CHA. But now they are integrating the line that you can purchase with a design card for their Slice Machine. This is the best of both worlds- some components you can buy for a “high end” look, but still customize it at home without compromising the quality. So first off, I’d like to direct your attention to some of the fabulous Bravissimo […]