I have gifts to give, skills to learn, paper to cut, doodles to draw, classes to teach, cookies to bake, felt to sew...patterns to cut...piles to deplete, glitter to glue...things to tell you about and remind you of....and the problem is...I don't have an actual magazine to do that in anymore...
so, as I have been mentioning for MONTHS...I think I am going to do it Online 2009....sooner than later.
Now, I will still be teaching in stores locally and globally but the facts are the facts... travel costs $$$... classes cost $$$... and well, not very many of us have $$$...
Now on the brighter side of things....even though supplies cost $$$ we ALL have more than we could ever use....
so I am working and planning on meeting you all...in the middle..by doing things more on-line. (not "digitally"...just kinda sorta digitally, aka "on-line...)
First, as most of you know and all of you will learn...I am a do-it-yourself kinda "Trailer Park Marta" MacGuyver-ish girl. I have also stumbled upon a new name for myself...
"Sorta Homemade with Steph-a-knee"...yes...just like Semi Homemade with Sandra Lee".
I am still just a Simple girl that complicates just about everything, sometimes more difficult than other times. It is something that I arm wrestle with, pretty much on a daily basis...but in the long run, it almost always works out.
My intentions are good...most of my ideas are pretty cute and my instructions are always very elementary and way too step-by-step. Some of the projects are intermediate and most are basic. I am the girl who never wants to scare away a new crafter, so I always keep that in mind when I am putting together a new project. Sometimes I will preview & promote new lines (CHA is right around the corner) but my intention is to promote using what you have...
Yesterday I promised you a little last minute cookie idea, and well, it is also a little preview of what is to come in 2009.....
Download Last minute cookie idea
alrighty...moving on...I still have DOZENS of cookies to make....so I need to keep this short. Quick review of yesterday...Teachers Lounge party was great...classroom party was fun...and look who came with my the the Happy Birthday Jesus party and held
one of the ends of the traditional "Christmas Light Limbo" (he was standing on a chair so he appears to look like he is 42' tall) He is such a good sport...me on the other hand...holy moses! 52+ wound up kiddos almost sent me over the edge! I think I was just a little over tired, but in the end, watching then sit and listen quietly to the story of Christmas is just so sweet and watching them dance to Christmas Carols, even playing air guitars reminds me of why I do this..week after week
okay..so I mentioned having gifts to give....I did a few new stamps with Purple Onion and Michele sent me a few to giveaway. Now I know it is too close to Christmas to even use this cute lil guy but, luckily..Christmas comes each year..so you can tuck him away...
I used him on a couple of bag tags for the kids teachers....and I must say that he is pretty silly cute...
so leave me a comment that you would be interested in finding out more about "On-line 2009" and I will pick a name tonight. Now, with it being soooo close to Christmas and I only have one stamp to give...I want to give you all a little something that you can download and use right now...
It is this little group of trees that reads Merry Christmas...
Download Merry Christmas trees
enjoy!
