I'm just about ready for my crafting club's big Valentine weekend (next Sat. Feb.9th).  I thought of something else today that I have to add... and something we could do if there was more time (and if I had enough money to spend time on it)... I'm trying to stay within my craft club "budget", but once again, I haven't.  I can't control my creativity, so what can I say?  It's my own fault!  I want to give everyone the very best I can.  My problem is I keep designing, and re-designing, and adding this and adding that.  Oh well, Christmas projects and Valentines only come once a year... Maybe I can control myself (and therefore my budget) next month...

We will be making these wonderful heart easel cards that don't fit in envelopes!  So, guess what?  I had to make boxes for them today!  If I only had enough paper to match, we could decorate the boxes... but we won't have time anyway.  What is a girl to do???

I have so many projects burning in my brain cells... I don't know when I'm going to have the time to work on them.  I want to do some exploring this year with some shadow boxes and mixed media albums.  I've started to study them.  Maybe by summer I could get one done and have a class.  But first things, first.  I need to start designing our club cookbook.  I have all the paper now, so that will probably be my first project.  And Jessie, if you are reading this, I have your paper in as well, and I need to start working on a project for you.  I guess I can understand why a young gal wouldn't want a boring cookbook... But what if you want to learn to make my chicken soup???

I just love what I do!  I'm looking forward every day to learning and studying something new.  I guess I'm officially called a "craft nerd". 

Check back soon, and please feel free to comment on items and pictures that you see posted out here! 

Until next time....