Uniquely Yours Craft Journal

Halloween cards and sentiments

Dear Fellow Crafters, Some ideas from Pinterest boards for your Halloween inspiration:   Sentiments for cards Here’s a little greeting that always bears repeating… Happy Trick or Treating! Spiders, bats and a ghostly brew Are all in this Halloween wish for you! May your costume be scary.. your cat be black, and buckets of candy […]

Where do you keep your crafting ideas?

Dear Fellow Crafters, Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, there lived a group of crafters. They were clever folks who believed that with their talents and many ideas they had become their villages’ answer to the NEXT BIG THING.  Then disaster struck! They lost their ideas. They had so many of them, […]

How to be more productive in 8 steps

Dear Fellow Crafters,   While this “cartoon” makes you smile it probably makes you think about procrastination and productivity. These two opposing mechanisms affect all of us but especially crafters. The “product” we make depends on our ability to actually produce. The road to productivity is paved with distractions – weather, time, our feelings, illness […]

Hoop Cards

Dear Fellow Crafters, Ok, I admit it – I love embroidery hoops! While not a sewer, I instead use the blank canvas to create fantastic cards for all seasons. I suppose the hoop reminds me of a wreath – which I also love for basically the same reasons.  Anyway, I thought I would share what […]

Craft store sales

Dear Fellow Crafters, If you’ve been anywhere near a craft store lately, you will notice that Fall-themed items are on display as well as Christmas! It seems that retailers are jumping the gun in pushing the seasons at us before we’re ready for them but many of us are delighted anyway. It’s still to hot […]