Addictions

I'm going to share a dirty secret with you all. Something I rarely share with anyone. Partially because I feel slightly silly for it. I'm obsessed with tapes!!! I'm not even sure why but I love using them. Love the colors and textures and patterns.

I mean there's the regular, ducts tapes, masking tape, packing tape, and then there's tissue tape, fabric tape, paper tape, washi tape and the list goes on and on!!!

I finally got into my scrap room this past weekend and got things pretty much cleaned up and much better organized. It's a happy place again. However, in the process of cleaning it and putting things away, it became strangely apparent to me I have a problem. Now I know I have an obsession with paper, having at last count alittle over 33,000 sheets of paper (rough estimate), more Prima flowers and bling then I can possibly count, however, I was in denial about my tape addiction until I got things put away and looked up and noticed all the wonderful tapes I have.

I decided to take a few pics, I became frustrated as while putting them all away I quickly realized I needed more peg board accessories that are are long rods to hold all of the tapes. I went ahead and took a picture of some of the tapes. Like I said I'm willing to bet I have another 3 rods worth of tapes, as not all of my tissue tapes and duct tapes are there at all!!

I just love them all soo much. I thought I'd share some of my addition. What's your addiction? The thing you see and just have to buy?  I've learned recently mine has become tapes! I've especially become find of masking tape. I love laying it and using the texture!

Cards

Here's a few 5 to 10 minute cards I've created for work that I thought I would share with everyone.

Tomorrow night looking forward to sharing some  new projects in progress.

Scrappin Update

Alittle update here ladies. I have been super busy crafting. I have a few items I made for Halloween still to share just because they are super thrifty and fun, as well as some more news and progress on the city-scape and of course some layouts and other techniques.

My camera recently decided it didn't like me hence why no posts lately.. cause you all know me.. I love pictures!!

Also remember the giveaways this month!!

This weekend I'm diving into my craft room to do a large overhaul of cleaning!!! It needs it super bad. I keep all of my filing in there as well as right now there's Halloween decor spilled everywhere waiting to be put away properly.  So, I plan on spending a few nice hours  in there getting it back into shape!! Then we can get back to our weekly how to vids. Are you as excited as me!?!?!?!?!

Guest Blogger

I've been considering this for a while. Thought I would consider asking you all what you think. I love seeing that there are over 1200 views here a week, even if allot of you are quiet.. hee hee.

I have been considering have a guest blogger twice a month on my blog. All materials sent to you! That's all I can offer you for now, but we'll see how it goes after a few months!!!

Would you be interested???  In showcasing once a month or more if you like using the materials I send you, which would be new released and lots of great fun!!! Leave a comment here and let me know if you would be interested if I posted a guest blogging position each month.

Thanks ladies. US, Canadian applicants only for now. If you are interested but dont' live in these areas, please email me at craft.donkey@yahoo.com and let me know and maybe we can reconsider this.

Wonderful Finds

Over the last week, I have found some just amazing finds. Some that happened to fall into my lap via friends finding them at auctions and some lucky finds from a recent trip to an antique store. I thought I'd share them with you. Cause well, their just ubber fun to look at if nothing else. I haven't decided all of their destinies just yet, but love thinking about all the fun stuff I will be doing with them. Whats some interesting finds you have found lately? I thought all of these were great deals at spending about 30 dollars for all of them!



Ok, so I did show some restraint while shopping. There were 2 other really nifty wooden crates like this and I only got one! The yellow one just called my name.





How nifty is this. They called it a painters tray but I'm not 100 percent sure its not a type key tray. None the less I've been obsessing over finding a whole drawer unit of these. This just made my day when I came upon it. I just can't get enough of it. Someday I know I'll come upon an entire drawer unit of them but for how, I believe I'm leaning towards this being a very large wall piece. Just not sure yet of a theme or where I'm going with it as it is soo large. It wont just be plain holding nick knacks though. This much I can tell you for sure. Just not sure how much I want to "do" to it. I def. want to keep the rich old wood look, past that, its all still in my head.



These were found in a box of misc. things won at an auction by a friend of mine. I couldn't help but snatch them up when he offered. Their from 1925 and I just adore the books themselves as well as the little box they came in. How nifty is that 1 cent Franklin stamp. I'm still undecided on crafting with these or saving them. I have been trying to find out how much their worth before I use them on anything.