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5 Great Sources for Retail Inspired Projects

I absolutely love browsing catalogs and retail sites of certain retailers to find inspiration for handmade projects.   When I run across something that costs $100, but I can totally picture how I’d make it myself, it goes in the idea file to tackle later.

A great example would be this Word Art Canvas I did over a [...]

A Collection of Calendar Projects

I have a deep love for a brand new crisp calendar.  Kind of like that same feeling one gets when cracking open a brand new pad of paper.

Writing down dates in the future of things to look forward too, seeing what picture you get for your birthday month, planning for possible vacations, events…

Ahhhhh. It’s bliss. [...]