It is nearing the end of June, and we have a tentative plan to market our house in August. We have quite an extensive list of updates that need to be completed prior to listing. One of the largest projects we need to tackle is freshening up our tired wood deck. After Hubba and I … Read More
When faced with the massive job of packing to move, you may be tempted to wrap and pack your items as quickly as possible, just to get it over with…or am I the only one who was tempted to start wrapping my dusty little Boyd’s Bears and deal with them 1,000 miles down the road? … Read More
There are many, many ways you can preserve your story in a scrapbook and how we do that has changed over time. What hasn’t changed is how much we like remembering our story. People enjoy looking back, sometimes with nostalgia, other times just as a reminder of where they’ve been. People also like sharing their … Read More
I am not, nor have I ever been, a “sorority girl”, but I was in a sorority. HUH? Yes, I joined a sorority in the very early 90s. Prior to my rush week experience, I had never shown the slightest interest in joining a sorority. I had never been a “joiner”, preferring to do my … Read More
25 Scrapbooking Hacks By Close To My Heart on May 31, 2018 01:10 pm We talked to the pros in our art studio and came up with a list of easy, yet very effective, tips and tricks to take your scrapbooking artwork from good to great! (A few of these tips were shared in … Read More
During the month of June, add color to your cardmaking and scrapbooking with the Create the Rainbow special! This special features exclusive cardstock bundles, individual spools of Fundamentals ribbon, and select embellishments at 25% off the retail price. You can pick and choose the colors that fit your projects best. As you create the rainbow … Read More
I know it isn’t a sexy title, but I wanted it to convey just what is being written about here, which is how I am tackling the painting of the roughed-in, knotty pine, builder-grade stairs in our home. This is just Part One – the backstory, prep and first layers of paint. It has been … Read More
