Tuesday, August 26, 2025

TAG TUESDAY! - Part 2

Good morning!

As soon as the video for today's tag is live on YouTube, I'll add the link to the bottom of this post.


For some reason I've been on a tag in a tag theme. I used the Gilded Autumn paper pack from Stampin' Up! As I started fussy cutting the acorns I remembered something...

3-punch set sold at the same time as the paper release

The punches made this tag decor so much easier. LOL  The ribbons were also from Stampin' Up!


tag backs


I'll be back tomorrow for WOYWW.

Creative Blessings!
~ Kelly







Monday, August 25, 2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS! - First Christmas Card of 2025

 Good morning, crafty friends!

Are you ready? Do you realize that Christmas is four months from today? Yikes!

This is the first Christmas card of the many I have to get made before November 15th


I used a Memories & More card pack from Stampin' Up! called Santa Express. I bought a couple of packs because they also include a sticker sheet that this could easily be turned in to a December Daily. I also have more than one of the paper packs, too.

So, are you thinking about Christmas? Might want to. If nothing else, thoughts of snow and the holiday season might cool you off.

Creative Christmas Blessings!
~ Kelly





Wednesday, August 20, 2025

WOYWW 846

 Good morning, crafty friends!

I have to be out and about today so took this picture last night and set the post so I could link up this morning before I forgot.


The tag is part one of my Tag Tuesday. I ran it yesterday on my youtube channel. Will have the finishing in part two next Tuesday.

I used papers from Gilded Autumn (Stampin' Up! 2021)

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Sarah and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Sarah’sCraft Shed for all the details. Miss Sarah has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly



Monday, August 18, 2025

CRAFTY HAUL - Ollie's & Dollar Tree

 Good morning, crafty friends!

No project today, but I did want to share a short haul video.

Have you been seeing the activity around Ollie's bargain outlet stores? Apparently, they've purchased pallets of paper crafting items from both JoAnns and American Crafts closing inventory. Crafters, I am talking pennies on the dollar!

Products do vary from store to store. Where people on the East coast have been pulling in really great product (like a Minc machine for $5!!!!), mine has had mostly paper. You can see my haul in today's video. If you have an Ollie's near you, and you feel the need for more stuff at bargain prices, I recommend checking them out.

Just call me your friendly enabler. ;-)


Creative Blessings!
~ Kelly 

 

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

WOYWW 845

 Good morning, crafty friends!

QUICK NOTE:  The tag I'd hoped to have done today will definitely be tomorrow. The book I needed to review took longer than I'd anticipated, so no crafting yesterday.

I'm sliding in the door late. Got up to a dead battery on my phone. 

I have two desks to share this week.

First, my actual crafting desk:


Not overly exciting. The pile on the far left needs to go back to the office desk and those post its get entered into my planner. The awl... guess who used then didn't put back (Bob), the iron I used to press some ribbon and my detail scissors. The white holder in the back is full of little stuff I need to put away. Easy peasy clean up for crafting this afternoon.

Office desk:

I finally got the large work island cleared so I could set it up as my permanent office space (unless I need to cut large pieces of fabric). My computer, external keyboard, a clean mouse pad, the planner holder for my BIG Happy Planners and my mini kanban board for my current To Do projects.
I've been trying for months to get this worktable to this point. I have one small sorting box I need to clear out, find better places to put the keeper items then get rid of it. This will allow me to move the work stuff to the far right of the table. Or, set my mini kanban board to my right. But at least the desk is clean and functional. yay!!!

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Sarah and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Sarah’sCraft Shed for all the details. Miss Sarah has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.

 Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly






Tuesday, August 12, 2025

TAG TUESDAY - Moving to Tomorrow

 Hi crafty friends

I was working furiously in the office yesterday and ran into a snag that took the rest of the afternoon to un tangle. 

I'll be creating the tags for the post and will run them tomorrow with the WOYWW post.

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

Monday, August 11, 2025

DECEMBER DAILY - Trying to finish this one!

 Good morning, friends.

I don't have pictures to show today because they just show better in the video:


I've been working with the Festive Frolic digital kit from Shabbydabbydoodah aka Tina.  She hasn't had the kit in her Etsy shop for awhile but if you message her on Etsy, she might be able to help you out. 

I started this journal last year. I managed to get the outside cover done and cut out the tags I wanted to use for the numbers. That's as far as I got on the project. 

Part of #ChristmasinJuly was to finish up Christmas project kits I'd started or had stacked on the sofa to do. 
As you'll hear in the video, December Daily has been an issue for me in the past because Bob was never home for the entire month of December or sometimes part of the month but not for Christmas. We'd celebrate in January after he got home. 

Now that he's retired, I hope to plan December activities we can do together. We like to go out and explore but not a fan of crowds. In Illinois we used to go to Felipe's light festival in East Peoria and spend a Saturday with friends at a White Elephant exchange. I still have a cherished piece Bob got the last one we were able to be there for. We don't have any of those things here but I hope to find us something to do.

I'm going to try to finish this up and have a flip through next Monday. I came close yesterday but ran out of ink for the printer to do the inside covers. 

I'll be back tomorrow when I'm starting back in on my 100 Days of Tags. I'll explain why I fell of that cliff in tomorrow's post.

Creative Blessings!
~ Kelly