Maybe you don’t know, but I grew up in a socialist country where the craft materials were very limited and difficult to find. When the rest of the world was enjoying all their craft creation possibilities, we had to find…
It’s Quarantine capsule craft time! My husband and I are still stuck in our European home with no idea when we will travel again and when we will see the rest of our family… But as my Grandmother liked to…
These days I am visiting Facebook less and less. Excluding all the wonderful craft pages, people and groups, most of the folks there are just complaining. Complaining about being locked at home. Complaining about the official’s ideas of how to…
Snippet rolls are one of the cutest things in the craft world. A wonderful example of the addiction to these amazing materials and details… Actually, creating a snippet roll can help you overcome your own craft material addiction and to…
I love embellishments. They are great for so many purposes I probably can’t count them. Let’s try with some examples: for cards, for organizers and journals, for gift wrapping, for appreciating little children’s work – like badges for good homework…
Or… How to save money on craft materials and improve our creativity Sometimes I am surprised how expensive the crafting hobby can be. Not because of the enormous price of the materials, but because of the constant temptation. How not…
I am a notebook lover. I can resist a big piece of my favourite cream cake, a big block of thick milky chocolate, but I can’t resist a good notebook. And “Good” notebook in my Universe means very simple inside…
I know, for every crafter, and especially for the paper crafters, it is very difficult to throw out pieces of craft material. They all look so useful, so wonderful! Even when piling up in our work spaces and making distracting…
Believe it or not, clearing clutter from your workspace releases huge amounts of blocked creative energy. This is why it is the best creative project you can start in the New year. Make it your first project in January and…
New year is coming! January is almost upon us and expecting magical new beginnings almost all of us will start writing New Year resolutions, lists of goals and a lot of money will be spent (or they are already spent)…
You know these old wise words: “If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. Almost two months ago I bought а clock paper die online. I was hoping to use it for my New Year greeting card designs. Yesterday the little…
I don’t really like the word “frugal”. Especially for “craft” and “Christmas”. I much prefer words such as “smart”, “thoughtful”, “discerning”, because these better describe why we are indeed trying to reduce the stuff in our lives and also, to…
