Trip to the Craft Store

Today I took a little trip to the Craft Store. Well right there I knew I would be in trouble because I can never just go and look at things. As usual too many items found there way into my cart because they were on "sale".

Of course I already have enough stuff in my studio to open my own craft store but in my mind it just isn't new enough or cute enough as the new things are. Today my vice was scrapbook paper. I bought so much new paper that I didn't even have enough space to put it.

My husband is supposed to put up new shelving for me because I am already overflowing all the shelving I currently have. I think once it is up I will have it already half full before anything else new comes in the house.

Of course getting new paper does get my creative juices flowing so there should be some new goodies making it into my shop real soon. And I guess I really should use a lot of what I have before I buy anymore new things. It's good in theory but I'm sure it won't be the reality.

Oh and I still haven't bought the Craft Fair tent yet. Really need to get on that because my show is coming up quicker than I want to think it is. I guess I don't want to think that summer is almost over and fall is quickly coming.

I have been working on Halloween and Thanksgiving things that will be added to my shop at the beginning of next week. Then next is the new Christmas things. Will be listing those things in September.

Pre-made Scrapbook Pages

All Pre-made Scrapbook Pages are currently on sale in both my Etsy and Artfire shops. Up to 40% off. I have some unique pages for all branches of the military, police, firemen, wedding and more.

www.webescrapbooking.etsy.com

www.webescrapbooking.artfire.com

Gearing Up

I have put in a bunch of orders and will be getting lots of new goodies over the coming week. I am excited to get them and start working on new things. I am gearing up for the coming craft fairs and new online offerings.

I have actually started to make Christmas cards already. I would like to have 6 new designs for the upcoming season so that I can retire some that I have had for a couple of years now. Don't want to get stale at the shows. I am also working on new journals, note pads, note cards and everyday occasion cards. The only thing I don't seem to have the time to fit in right now is new scrapbook pages. I would ike to get one or two new ones made for my online shop.

Even starting this early I always feel like I won't have enough time to get things finished in time. I usually do make almost all of what I set out to make but I can't seem to stop the nagging doubt in my brain. I just have to keep plugging away.

Bind It All

I used my new Bind It All machine for the first time yesterday. I went in with the thought that it would be pretty easy to use and I would have a wonderful masterpiece of a journal when I was finished.

Boy was I wrong. It is not that easy at all. I had a hard time lining things up (probably operator error) to punch more holes as I went along. I went through a ton of paper just trying to get some of the holes to line up. I never did get one that was totally right. I was totally disappointed that at the end of a long afternoon I had a journal that was barely useable and a large pile of paper that will now have to be used for something else.

I now know that I have to do a lot of practicing before I attempt to make another journal. i won't give up on it that is for sure. I am sure with time I will be a pro and I will look at my original attempt and laugh.

So for any of you out there that are thinking about getting one of these please know that it will take a lot of practice before you try a big project. I'm sure some of you will do better right from the start than I did. I do love the machine and I just have to get used to it.