Domestic Geek

Everyone needs a light box. As a scrapbooker, I use mine all the time. They work great for those little embossing stencils or to hand-letter something. They're great for kids, too. When you were little, did you ever have to trace something and ended up taping it to a window? It's uncomfortable to do it that way and it only works while there is a light source outside. You can get a good one over at SuppliesNet.com. They have model called the Porta-Trace Light Box for only $32. Not a bad price for all the use it will get!

I actually did a little cross-stitching this afternoon. Man, it's been a long time since I let myself do that. I had an insight about that today. I think I've been subconsciously punishing myself for the mess I've made of my life by not allowing myself to do things that I enjoy. Instead of spurring me to do the things I need to be doing, it's making me resistant to doing those. Just like a pouty, little child or a beast of burden that digs in when whipped instead of moving forward. Definitely a big light bulb moment. So I decided I was going to cross-stitch while I watched X2: X-Men United and I enjoyed it.

I may start that arts and crafts blog I've been meaning to. I'm not sure if I want to put it on a subdomain of ladonnasworld yet. Still thinking on that. Anyway, I need a place separate from here to show works in progress and to put links I find. Like this link i found via Cass' Six Neat Things site today for an online crochet magazine called Crochet Me. I crochet really well and have several projects started. Anyway, I signed up for their newsletter.

I wrote several weeks back that I was going to make and send Holiday cards this Christmas. If you'd like one, please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) your snail mail address and leave a comment that you've done so. I'd like to get them in the mail the first week of December.

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So, I gave up looking through my stuff for my popcorn garland instructions and started searching my good old friend, the Internet. I came across this site and she had a picture of a garland she had made that looks darned close to the one I was making. The site said she modified a pattern on page 55 in the Dec 98/Jan 99 issue of Crafts magazine. Ah ha! That narrows down what to look for. I found my issue of that magazine and there on page 55 were indeed the instructions! Yay!!!!!

I scanned the instructions and will keep a copy on my hard drive so I don't lose them again!