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New blog posts featuring tutorials and tool use.  Read about using the right tool for the job in Tools of the Trade. Read about using crimp tools and creating a professional finish in It's the Little Things. Read about using flowers in craft projects in It's Always Springtime on my Workbench. The In the News page has been updated with a few of our previous press releases and  awards. I have a lot of other posts to transfer over, but this should keep you busy reading for awhile. 

Volume 14 Issue 3, March 2017 What's New in March? The cardinals are back in the feeder, even if only for a short time as they get ready to nest. They will show up here in droves in the next month or so. The doves on the other hand, have taken over the feeder and have run off everything from woodpeckers to blue jays. It’s spring and everyone is territorial. We had one hour influx of every robin and starling in the country covering the ground, and then they were gone just as quickly as they came. Have been really...

Volume 14 Issue 2, February 2017 What's New in February? Moving forward with new products like my Mother’s Day and Easter collectible thimbles featuring my decals, as I get some of my other projects off my schedule. Like moving all of my cross stitch patterns to a new website. That has been six months in the making, but now is done. I am putting together my first collection of household gifts. I took a rather informal poll amongst my newsletter readers and it was decided that they wanted to see a collection of like pieces, as well as the ability...

Volume 14 Issue 1, January 2017 What's New in January? I seem to be surprised with how fast time goes, and once again, here we are at another year. Blu and I have been doing this for almost 14 years, and he is going to be 14 on the first of the year. It started out with selling my art and photography, and then I discovered polymer clay where it took over all of my creativity. After all of this time, I still love polymer and continue to create in it, but not as much as I did. In fact,...

Christmas Cookies and Stocking Stuffers Volume 13 Issue 12, December 2016 What's New in December? I have no idea how it got to be December so fast! One minute I am planting spring flowers and counting butterflies, and the next minute I am designing Christmas cookie plates for kids! Jeepers, it’s gone fast this year. I know that the cardinals have come back to feast at the bird feeder and the woody woodpecker pair showed up in the yard the other day, so everyone is making their way back to my front yard. The days aren’t any cooler, but the...