Hi All – This is a new segment I’ll be adding to my blog after each of the shows or conventions we attend. There are so many wonderful people we meet at the shows, often times they are in the booth next to us or just across the aisle. I thought the idea of introducing you to… Continue Reading
In the first post, I set myself up with a calendar of the trip, I decided how many pages I would do for each “event” and finally, I made a diagram of the project using “sticky notes”. On to Step Two: Product Planning and Shopping I created a video for this step, so if you… Continue Reading
There are so many great ideas that we find on the internet, in emails, posted on Facebook or pinned to Pinterest. Keeping track of all of them can be overwhelming to say the least. Yesterday I hosted a “how to” webinar on getting all of these ideas organized into one easy to use digital notebook… Continue Reading
Do you ever find yourself making a list of just a “few things” you need to pick up at the store, but when you get to the store you’ve forgotten to bring the list? Here’s a simple trick to help you remember. When your list is complete, review the list and count the number of… Continue Reading
One of the challenges with journaling in our scrapbooks is having access to the information. You can create a simple online journal using a standard word processing program like Word. Follow these easy steps and you’ll be journaling in no time. Open a new Word document. Save it As Journal on your Desktop. Start each… Continue Reading
Hi Ladies – We are at the ST. Louis Creating Keepsakes Convention today. If you’re in the area come by and say “HOWDY”. Also, I wanted share with you one thing that is totally unrelated to crafting. I have discovered the WORLD’S GREATED LIPSTICK!!! I’ve been a diehard Lancome girl most of my life. When… Continue Reading
Okay – this whole process has really inspired me to Scrap. As I’ve been working on this room, we’ve had a set of pictures pulled out to use in the photos of the room going together. Today, I finally sat down at the desk and did a bit of scrapping. For those of you who… Continue Reading
Oh, we’re getting so close. The flowers are painted and the curtains are hung! It is really starting to look good. It’s amazing what you can accomplish in a clean space with a few jars of paint! One of our goals with this project was to try and keep it as inexpensive as possible. … Continue Reading
One of the biggest challenges when you’re camping is getting everybody off to the shower with everything they need and having them return with it. Putting together a basic shower kit is easy. Start with a Silverware Tote/caddy or other waterproof type carrier. The plastic baskets that are sold for carrying around cleaning products… Continue Reading
Scrapbooking Magazines, Papercrafting Magazines, Emails, Websites These are all filled with wonderful layout ideas for not only scrapbooking, but cardmaking, gifts, home decor projects and more. There’s nothing more frustrating than knowing you have the perfect idea stashed away in a magazine but then not being able to find it. Idea organization can be very… Continue Reading
Stay Consistent – That’s my Mantra 🙂 One of the things that makes you successful with organization is developing a strong system and then sticking with it. When it comes to organizing Scrapbooking Ideas and/or Paper Piecing Patterns you want to stay with the same system as with all of your other supplies. My best… Continue Reading
Join me tomorrow for a brief discussion about how to organize your Scrapbooking Patterns and Page/Layout ideas. If you have suggestions or comments please feel free to send them in today! Continue Reading
Food – Try to prepare as much ahead of time as possible. Slicing veggies for cooking before you go and storing them in ziplock bags makes it really easy to put meals together. Put meats into ziplock bags with marinade prior to leaving the house also, that way you just put them right onto the… Continue Reading
Check in tomorrow – I’m just packing up for a camping trip and trying to find more great ideas for making this fun experience even easier. Continue Reading
Okay – After much coercion from friends, family, students, and customers I’m going to give this Blog thing a shot. As most of you know I’m always looking for the fastest most efficient way to organize things, anything – Scrapbooking Supplies, Our Offices, Park’s Garage, the kids backpacks…..the list is endless as are the ideas.… Continue Reading