Cream Puff’s Favorite DIY Products
March 3rd, 2008 @ 9:31 am by Mrs. Cream Puff
How could I give advice about DIY projects without mentioning my favorite DIY products? Obviously, I couldn’t–I’m too obsessed. I’ve been a crafter for as long as I can remember, and since I’ve been working at Paper Source, I’ve learned even more about different products.
Here are my favorites:
image from Fiskars.com
You’re One In A Melon!
February 26th, 2008 @ 6:16 pm by Mrs. Eggplant
I have been really into stamping and card making lately. Stamping is such an addicting hobby! I used to be really into scrapbooking, but I’m impatient and it takes so long to finish a scrapbook that I ended up neglecting my projects. With stamping, I can easily finish a project in a hour and move on to a new idea.
Anyway, I wanted to share a card that I made for the Valentine’s day exchange. I found this idea on a stamping blog somewhere and it’s the easiest card ever.
Cookies On A Stick - What More Could You Want?
February 25th, 2008 @ 10:33 am by Mrs. Eggplant
My Valentine swappers all should have received their packages by now, so I can write about one of my all-time favorite baking projects: cookies on a stick! I’ve made these for for baby showers, birthday parties, Christmas exchanges, and more. They are super easy and cute.
Reporting To You From The Field…
February 25th, 2008 @ 9:28 am by Mrs. Corn
Miss Canary came to Boston this weekend for a visit and included a stop at the Paper-Source in Brookline in her itinerary. The store was holding their annual wedding workshop complete with demonstrations and refreshments.
Miss Toucan and I, never ones to miss an opportunity for free cake (not to mention the opportunity to meet Miss Canary in person), took it upon ourselves to meet up at the store as well.
The event was very well organized and we all had a great time. In fact, there were so many great things to share about this event that I am breaking this into three posts. I also took lots of pictures for all of you out there who could not attend. Enjoy!
Matchbook Notepads
February 20th, 2008 @ 1:02 pm by Mrs. Spider
This little spider dusted off the cobwebs and stretched all eight of her legs to craft for Weddingbee’s Valentine’s Day Card swap. I spent a few days lamenting my lack of a Gocco until I realized, heck - I can just use my printer, you know, old school style. I really wanted to do something different but not different enough to require supplies other than what I had left over from the wedding. I mean, let’s be real, I’m way lazier than I am crafty.
After a few mockups, I came up with customized matchbook notepads:
Les Tours Eiffel
February 20th, 2008 @ 11:10 am by Mrs. Caterpillar
Update:
A few questions have popped up about Petite Paris, so here’s a mini FAQ:
Q: All the prices are yen, how do you know how much everything costs?
A: This is a sort of confusing thing about the site — Petite Paris has a lot of customers from Japan, so the prices are shown in Yen. But the site is based in Paris, so you can choose a view that shows you the prices in Euros. As an American customer, you will be charged in Euros. The current exchange rate is about 1 euro to USD$1.47.
Q: How long does shipping take?
A: I ordered 8 towers, and they arrived about 7 days after I ordered them. You can get shipping on an expedited basis as well, if you request it.
Paper Source Wedding Event
February 19th, 2008 @ 4:28 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom
*Large window display of mock invitations - how cool?!*
Even though I was hardcore sick, I popped one cough drop after another to survive the day. No joke, I went through one bag, in one day. It was sickening but I got through it maybe because I was on a high watching the demonstrations anyway. Needless to say, my gf and I ended up dropping some dough afterwards to pick up a few goodies we saw .
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Kitchen Attire
February 19th, 2008 @ 11:35 am by Mrs. Hydrangea
Through one of my many random Google searches, I came across this awesome site for those of you crafty Bees out there.
Montessori By Hand was started by Meg McElwee, a Montessori school teacher. The site, and her awesome sewing patterns, combine her two loves of sewing and child development. What caught my eye about this site was this particular pattern:
If you sewed a backside on this sucker, I’d totally wear it as a dress, but how darn cute is this apron! Her messenger bag and baby carrier are also C U T E!
Check it out, and if any of you try one of her patterns, please let me know cause I want to see what the difficulty level would be for a beginner like me!
The Last Batch!
February 17th, 2008 @ 6:38 pm by Mrs. Bee
Here they are! If you haven’t received Valentines or if you sent them out late, please let me know so I can notify your fellow swappers.
Thanks so much to everyone that participated. It was a huge success, and we’ll definitely continue this tradition next year!! Hope you’re enjoying your holiday weekend! 
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Miss Flamingo
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DIY Valentines 2008 Continued…
February 15th, 2008 @ 1:15 pm by Mrs. Bee
The Valentine pictures are still trickling in, so we may do one last post. If you haven’t already, please email me your pics! And if for some reason you’ve sent in your picture but haven’t seen it posted, please drop me an email.
Hope you all had a fabulous Valentine’s Day! 
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Mrs. Lemon
