Welcome To My Studio ----Posh Paper Sweets Scrap Studio

Take a tour of this scrapbooker's dream studio from Posh Paper Sweets.

Handmade Blog Party Sunday -----Show Us Your New Handmades

It is hard to believe Christmas is only 41 days away.    Not a lot of time left for shopping.  

What do you have for sale for holiday gift giving for the handmade lovers?     

You are allowed to add 3 links to your shops. 

The rules are simple:

1. Follow our blog

2. Handmade items only.

3. You may list up to 3 items.

4. Family friendly items only.

The success of this link party depends on the participants so spread the word to your friends, visit the shops, post about it on your blog, in a forum or on your favorite social networking site, grab the button and put it on your blog or website.

Just click on the Add Your Link button below and add your items.

And if you would like to add a link to the party you can grab this button below.

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Veteran's Day

Heroes Die for Me

by Jamie Burns

 

I am the flag

I look down upon this land called America .

I have been here since this great nation was formed,

I have seen each battle fought

I have seen the heroes die for me, for my country

 

Thank you all those of you

Who have kept me flying in the breeze

Keeping this country united as one.

Thank you those of you who have sacrificed your lives,

Giving up all that I may still fly,

Watching over the citizens of this nation.

Thank you all those of you who have ever fought,

I am ever grateful for you.

 

You risked everything; you faced death each day,

Faced fear, faced many terrible things.

And because of you, my thank you's ring out,

Filling the sky, echoing from the hills

They find their way to the graveyards,

And to all of you still living,

You are a special kind of person.

To anyone who has ever served this country,

And to those serving today

Thank you.

 

As I watch life from atop my flagpole,

As I think of all you've done,

My feelings become too powerful for words

And all I can say is thank you. 

We'd like to say thank you to those that have served and to those that continue to serve our great Nation.

THANK YOU!

Deena and Bette

www.byyourhands.com

Handmade Spotlight - Don't Forget The Fur Babies

Don't Forget The Fur Babies...

The holidays are coming and we can't leave our beloved pets off of the shopping list. Wouldn't your fur baby love one of these...

Whimbrella $15.00	puttinonthedog... $15.00
veryvintage $9.50	SewingLoves $3.50
restowe $20.00	MetamorphDesig... $
gatorgrrl $24.50	bellarosaandme $15.00
pilotbeachlead... $30.00	regansbrain $12.00
ecodogstore $4.50	doodlebugduds $5.00
greenbelts $28.00	jenya2 $24.00
robinsstitches $8.99	MuttMania $4.95

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Tuesday Tutorial - Sew Sweet Stitched Packaging

Today, we have a guest poster, sharing a tutorial on how to make this darling bubble mailer envelope.


Please welcome, Melissa of www.sewsweetstitches.blogspot.com


We'll be talking about how to make homemade packaging and shipping supplies. Recently Etsy had a great series in the Storque about spiffy-ing up your packaging before the holiday rush that inspired me to find cheaper and more unique solutions to shipping. I've only had the opportunity to package a few sales, and I'm disappointed in myself for how boring they were! So I went to the scrapbook store (a very dangerous place!) and brainstormed. Here's what I came up with- I hope you find it helpful!

To start off, pick up some cool scrapbook paper. It's usually cheapest at the big-box craft stores, but if you're fortunate enough to have a local scrapbook specialty store, they're more likely to have the best selection. To match my nostalgic-themed shop, I chose some whimsical-patterned paper with cheerful colors. You'll need one sheet of cardstock for each bubble mailer, and if you can find a matching paper pad grab it too for the matching packaging and gift tags.

Card stock sheets: 65 cents

8" x 8" paper pad: $7

You'll probably be able to round up all the other supplies from your craft room- paper punch, tape, scissors, etc. Also pick up a roll of bubble wrap. I got mine at the dollar store.

To begin, choose a sheet of carstock and cut a piece of bubble wrap to match, leaving about 4 or 5 inches on one side. You'll want to make the fold-over flap now, so cut out a sqare half the size of the cardstock sheet.

When you fold the sheet in half, you should have this:

Now you can secure your bubble wrap if you want. I used a couple pieces of looped tape, just to keep the plastic from slipping when I sew the envelope.

Using a separate needle, (it will get dull after punching through paper!) stitch up and down both long sides and the short side without the flap.

Now, fold the flap over and stitch a line down the raw edge. This is optional, it just gives it a more finished look when you fold it over.

Now you're ready to stuff the envelope with your product and packaging!

If you chose a patterned or bright paper for the envelope, it's best to add a plain address label. I made mine with spare cardstock and decorative-edged scissors. You can get those at the craft store for about a dollar.

I love the look of hand-written postage. Slap it on with some shipping tape, and you're done!

If you need a larger envelope, you can get up to about 10" x 10" by sewing 2 sheets of carstock together instead of just folding one.

I haven't heard any feedback from this customer yet, but the postal worker who took the package went crazy over it! I hope my customer does too!
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We hope you've enjoyed, Melissa's tutorial as much as we have. You can visit Melissa at www.sewsweetstitches.blogspot.com