baby steps

sooo i think its really time to start this new internet marketing thing. i'm fed up with my job and i'm really ready to make something happen here. this month i'm setting up my own scrapbook niche site. i'm really unsure of the whole html thing at the moment but i guess it will be a learning process. plus when it comes to auto responders, sales copies, writing millions of articles...i'm not too clear on that either. but...we will see how it goes...gonna build slow and of course keep you updated on the progress. check back here soon for an update and possibly a new site!

Fun and easy christmas tags

now we all know that christmas is fast approaching and we're all really concerned more about the gifts than the wrapping....but once you get all your holiday shopping done why now take a few extra minutes (5 to be exact) to spruce things up a bit? this is a great example that literally took me 5 minutes to do and cost me next to nothing to make. i started with some scrapbooking supplies that i already had laying around my craft box.

3 inches of twine
1 luggage tag
an old dictionary (falling apart)
stickers
elmers glue stick
and a black pen
..oh and my creativity!

so basically i looked through the dictionary for a word or phrase that would be appropriate for the gift i was giving. this one will be used for a ladies white elephant christmas party (these ladies meet regularly for a bible study every week)... so i chose the term good-fellowship.

i cut out the definition and and simply glued it to the luggage tag with the glue stick. this one in particular is great because it starts out dark blue and then dries clear. so if you've made any mistakes or put too much glue you can clean it up easily. then i just took some stickers that i had stashed away...these look like buttons. i used them just as a small embellishment to add some texture to the tag.

once everything was dry i wrote happy holidays on the tag and just embellished that a bit as well. this is where you get to be most creative. if your not artsy fartsy in the drawing department, you can simply use rub-on transfers...or even your computer!

last but not least i attached the twine to the luggage tag and then tied it onto the ribbon of my package.

remember this is just a very simple way to embellish your gifts and make it look like you put a lot of time and effort into your gifts ....even though you only spent 5 minutes! don't worry...i wont tell!

Can you pass me the tape?

ok so i came to write about my new idea for the shape of this blog and got distracted by another blog lol.....i'm like Hansel and Gretel following the links all over the internet. anyway...its been a bit difficult to really have a direction for this blog. when i started i wanted this to be about anything and everything. but.....random = good, boring = bad. ALAS! i have decided to showcase a few things here. mostly some things i have been working on. hobby/creative stuff....and i'd like to showcase some others as well.

when i have the time i'm a very crafty person (no not sneaky....think gluey and glittery!) its getting close to christmas too and its about to become craft central here. so i thought....what a great way/time to showcase some of the artsy stuff i do. basically sharing my creativity with the world! (dont you feel special?!)