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Event Review: Arty Gras Celebration

March 26, 2011 by 2 Comments
Reported by Maria Del Pinto
The weekend of March 18-20, my children and I attend a fun event at our favorite art supply store in Westminster, CA. The event is the annual “Arty Gras” celebration at the Art Supply Warehouse.  People of all ages look forward this fabulous event and all the interesting schedule of workshops and demonstrations that they present each year.
This is a free event put on by the store to educate, encourage, and expose members of the local community to widen their artistic horizons.  It is a lot of fun and folks come from as far as San Diego to attend this event.  This year they had a painting competition with some pretty amazing artists who created large wall murals in a limited amount of time.  
The Official Schedule of Events and Workshops

My children were amazed at the incredible things people were making with the simplest of tools.   Our

 first stop was the “Amazing Human Powered Art Machine” which is a bicycle that has been remade into a human powered spin art machine. 

Human Powered Spin Art Machine
The “Human Powered Art Machine” is a reproduction of the famous retro spin art machine from the seventies. 
It is powered by a person sitting on the bike and peddling to create a rpm of 5000 to 10000, which is enough to produce dazzling spirals and streaks as the paint is squirted onto the paper.

Squeeze bottles filled with paint.

The adults and children stood outside a safety shield. Then using squirt bottles filled with different colors of paint, they created their little pieces of spin art.  

Some of the Spin Art Results

They came out very different from one another.   As you can guess, it was a challenge to get my kids to leave this fun kids craft workshop.  

Lutradur Triptych Postcard
The second workshop was  learning to make a “Lutradur”  Triptych postcard with Peter Overpeck from C&T Publishing.   This is a fun process that uses a variety of papers (Ultra-Light Lutradur, Transfer Artist Paper, Fast 2 Fuse Interfacing), inks, paints, and a hot iron to create really cool effects. 
Ultra Light Lutradur, Transfer Artist Paper, Fast 2 Fuse papers
The trick to this project was using silicon release paper which keeps the different papers from sticking to the iron or the ironing surface.  
Silicone Release Paper
The project we worked on consisted of printed sheets that had been run through an ink jet printer like the sample below.
Ink Jet Printer Sample
Below are samples of the different results you can get by using a variety of materials and inks.  The one below was heat distressed using a hot iron and a heat gun.
Heat Distressed Sample
The next sample show how it works using an ink rubbing technique.  This is a great kids art project.  You simply put a leaf upside down on some wax paper and then put a bit of paint on the leaf veins.  Gently pick up the leaf without smearing the paint and press the painted area onto some paper.  If you did it right, you have a fun leaf imprint on your paper.
Leaf Ink Rubbing Sample
The kids thought this was a fun workshop and the final postcards were cute. These products would be great for card making, altered books, tote bags, recycling old clothing, and upcycled craft projects. For homeschooling projects and teaching guides, the C&T Publishing web site has some class plans and instructions for various techniques using their product line.
The next workshop we attended was the “Visual Journaling 101” technique class with Kari Foteff  (sponsored by Strathmore).  Once my kids spotted bottles of mod podge and gesso, they were very excited to try this project.
Strathmore Visual Journal
This workshop featured Strathmore’s newest heavy-duty mixed media journaling papers that are not supposed to bleed or buckle easily with the application of various media materials. 
Kari Foteff
The journals are made with heavy-duty paper that has a wire binding that makes it easier to have the journal lay flat when open.   First, my daughter used the Mod Podge to adhere different papers to the pages.
Using Mod Podge to adhere asst papers
A water color artist sitting next to her, showed my daughter how to use the Lyra Aqua colors on the page.  She loved that effect and will probably add those colors to her birthday wish list.
Lyra Aqua Colors
The papers were put to the test, using alcohol inks, water colors, mod podge, liquitext fluid medium, and a variety of ephemera to create a special page.
Some of the finished pages
The pages below are done with paint and ordinary ink pens:
Paint & Ink Sample
One thing that I really liked is that the ink did not bleed through to the back of the page when using Pitt Artist Pens (Faber-Castell).
Applying Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen
This was a great project; all the altered pages came out great.  Since this was a fairly new product, there were a variety of different artists sitting in the workshop to test out these journals.  My children learned a lot of great tips from these folks on how to use the various supplies the store had laid out on the table to for everyone to use.  If you want to try your hand at altered art or just get some visual journaling ideas, Strathmore offers free online videos and instructions on their website.
One of the lovely things about the Arty Gras Event is that my children and I could participate in any workshop that we wanted as long as the children had an adult to help them with some of the more challenging tools (like the hot iron).  However, they also had children-orientated activities like face painting by Snazaroo, special beads, fun buttons, and more.
There were quite a few homeschool parents attending the event. They were stocking up on art supplies and gathering new ideas for their own kids homeschool art projects.  It was a weekend filled with great opportunities for everyone to try new products and techniques, as well as stock up on much needed art supplies, crafting supplies and other related products.

We would love for you to share your experiences at any local “Arts & Crafts” shows that you have attended  What was your favorite technique or workshop?

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Vendor Spotlight : C&T Publishing

May 22, 2009 by 12 Comments

Reported by Melissa Norris


Part of C&T Publishing’s line of products is the Create & Treasure line of alterable blank board products. And that is where I chose my review items from. I chose the 6 x 6″ black board book and the blank board box shadowbox.
Blank Board Box Shadowbox

The shadowbox is similar to the one that Sara chose, but mine was a hinged box and did not have any type of acetate window. The box is quite sturdy and made of white paperboard that is ready to accept any type of media, from paint, to stamping, to paper and Mod Podge. The hardest part for me was figuring out what I was going to do with it because there are many options.

I chose to make a little shadowbox featuring some photobooth style picture strips my family had gotten on a recent museum trip. In each window there is a little bottom and top “ledge” in which to place keepsakes for the full 3D shadowbox effect. Those pieces slipped right out so that they could be covered easily and so you could easily cover the back of the box. Other than those pieces, nothing else can be moved or unassembled.

my finished shadowbox

The box took Mod Podge and paper well, but it may have not been my best decision. Because it is an assembled paper product, the corners weren’t always flush, which didn’t make a good area for paper piecing. And sanding didn’t really help my cause, but it was a poor decision on my part, there is nothing the company could change based on the type of product it is.

The seams don’t meet flush making it hard to paper piece

Overall, I’m happy with my little shadow box and found the product to be easy to use. It might be better to paint or stamp it due to the tricky seams, but it’s a great sturdy product and makes a sweet little shadow box.

Pros:
  • White paperboard is easy to alter
  • Affordable prices as compared to wood alternatives
  • Pre-assembled, nothing for you to do but decorate
  • Sturdy and stands up well
Cons:
  • Pre-assembled, which makes it difficult to decorate at times
  • Seams don’t always match up to even corners
The shadowbox retails for $8.95 and can be purchased directly from C&T, Create for Less, California Paper Goods and local craft stores.
6×6 Black Board Book
The black board book is a 6×6 mini book with a spine. The pages are made of the same white paperboard as the shadowbox with a black coating, so the core is still white. I chose to whip up a little mini book of our ski trip this past December.
my finished mini book

I started out with the cover and coated the book with Mod Podge and a sheet of cardstock. I thought everything was fine and started adding my embellishments. However, after starting to turn the page, I heard that distinctive crack sound. The sound of the cardstock popping off of the cover. The problem is that the black coating is slick and shiny and has very little texture. This makes it difficult to cover in paper. So when moving on to my first set of inside pages, I had to sand the entire page before applying my Mod Podge and cardstock. This time it stuck a lot better.
The cardstock did not stick well to the book with Mod Podge
The pages have a white core

I really like the size of the book, but due to having to sand before applying paper, you really have to coat every page, losing the point of the black book, you might as well just order white. Also, this book is not really made for embellishments. Because of the spine, there is no room to add thick embellishments like chipboard or buttons. However, I plan on remedying that by removing the spine and using my Crop-a-Dile to punch holes and add binder rings on the side of the book.

the black coating is shiny and smooth

Pros:

  • Good 6 x 6 size
  • Sturdy paperboard, not as thick as some chipboard albums
  • A nice spine and black pages, would be great for a simple photo book
Cons:
  • White core, not a solid black book
  • Black coating is smooth, making it hard to alter without sanding or other prep
  • Spine inhibits the use of thick embellishments
Overall, despite the cons, I’m still happy with this little book. I have found was to easily overcome the cons, so it’s not a big waste for me. And I can see this book being a very nice presentation for small photos; a simple, beautiful photobook.
The 6×6 black blank board book retails for $6.95 and can be purchased from C&T, California Paper Goods, and Scrapbook Heaven.
The Ready to Go blank board products from C&T Publishing are great products. They are made of sturdy materials, are ready to use, and make a great surface for altered art. Have you tried any of these products? Let us know what you think!

And how about a giveaway!! C&T is donating eBooks to 3 winners! So leave us a comment with the type of crafting book you enjoy most. You can enter on any of the C&T Publishing posts and have until Friday at Midnight! Email subscribers click here to leave a comment and enter!
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Vendor Spotlight : C&T Publishing

May 21, 2009 by 14 Comments
Reported by Susie Ziegler

I had a really hard time choosing the book I wanted to review from C&T publishing. Their titles by talented artists and designers are of exceptional quality. Some of the titles I considered were Convergence Quilts because I’ve seen these quilts at quilt shows and they are a great way to use beautifully textured hand dyed fabrics; Quick Star Quilts and Beyond because star quilts are always terrific; A Touch of Felt because I have a drawer full of colorful wool roving and I’ve seen this author’s beautiful projects on craft shows; and Fast Fun and Easy Fabric Boxes because when I made Fast fun and Easy Fabric Bowls from another book from C&T, they were a huge hit with my extended family and all my kids’ teachers.

In the end I decided that in my quilt work, curved seams have always freaked me out. I’m also intimidated by working in 3-dimensions, but I’m getting better at that… I chose Winding Ways Quilts by Nancy Elliott MacDonald. I love that the blocks look kind of like stars or flowers and that there are curving lines that create graceful secondary designs. The author assures that her technique is “practically pinless” which is great because pinning can be a real pain. Just look at this colorful sample quilt you can make with the Winding Ways block:
This quilt is done with two contrasting colors and is really effective. I thought I’d try a smaller version of this and make a toss pillow out of it.

It so happens that I am a person who likes to read and follow directions. You do need to read her cutting instructions. Fortunately, this book has great tips about fabric selection, making templates, and cutting the pieces. As in other C&T books, each step is carefully illustrated or photographed to help keep you on track.

It is really important to fold the fabric the way that the author describes. You need to have four layers with a folded edge that is about 3/8 inches below the raw edges.

You also need to make templates out of plastic, linoleum, or cardboard. I used a couple layers of tagboard. The author has acrylic templates for sale in a variety of sizes on her website. I wish I had those templates, because I think the cutting would be more accurate, but the cardboard worked okay. Accurate cutting is key to successful quilting so be careful with this step!

I made templates for a 9 inch block. Five sizes of templates are offered in the book. No enlarging on a photocopier is required. Hooray for that! Using a rotary cutter is preferable to scissors because they are more accurate. I was super careful, but I did nick off a bit of my cardboard template toward the end of the cutting.

There are only three shapes required for this block. I cut shapes from this green and another pretty red fabric and I started pinning.
You need to pin just a little bit at one end of the curved unit you are going to sew.
I made a simple video to show you how to do the seam. In the video, I call this a “block” but this is only one unit and not the whole block. Also, in the book the author recommends using the concave curve on top. I did it upside down, but it still worked out.
I can hardly believe it, but the block turned out great! I am no longer scared of curves! This simple block by itself is just a little bit boring, so I extended it to make a larger top for a pillow.
The author explains how you will need to press your seams. Since these are very gentle curves, they do not need to be clipped at all.

I added some more units all the way around my block. I was able to get the points to match up!

Although the block went together easily, I think I needed to do a little bit more trimming because the finished top doesn’t really lay flat. The experienced author assures that once the batting backing and quilting are finished, this puckering will not be noticeable. Even so, I might still go back and try to fix it. I’m sorry I don’t have time to do all that for this review.


The book has detailed instructions for a variety of projects using the Winding Ways block. There is also a section with general quilting instructions for how to do a top-batting-backing- sandwich, quilting, and binding.

Doesn’t it look cool? I am so excited! I was planning to finish it for my mom as a gift, but it matches my front room, so I might be keeping it all to myself. It really was an easy technique. Note that this particular sized project isn’t in the book.

Pros:
  • Detailed, illustrated instructions that anticipate your fears and confusions in a very readable style.
  • Beautiful projects showcase this versatile block
  • Curves really aren’t that scary!
Cons:
  • Didn’t come with templates. I really want those templates.
  • Although the projects are all marked as “Easy”, I think they are only easy for experienced quilters who already know how to keep a consistent 1/4-inch seam allowance.
  • You do need to read the instructions. This may or may not be a “con” for you.
Winding Ways Quilts is available from Amazon, C&T Publishing, and Hungry Bookworm.

What do you think? Will you give curved seam sewing a try? I’m so happy that I did!
And how about a giveaway!! C&T is donating eBooks to 3 winners! So leave us a comment with the type of crafting book you enjoy most. You can enter on any of the C&T Publishing posts and have until Friday at Midnight! Email subscribers click here to leave a comment and enter!
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Vendor Spotlight : C&T Publishing

May 21, 2009 by 17 Comments

Reported by Heather Strenzwilk


The 3-in-1 Color Tool by Joen Wolfrom is a system designed to help quilters, fabric artists, scrapbookers, and paper artists in their color selection. The tool is a vinyl pouch containing a bound deck of 24 color-coded cards (similar to paint chips), value finders, fabric preview windows and a ruler. The lightweight tool will fit into a pocket or purse and can be used easily at a store or at home.

This shows the back of one card and the front of another.

The system is based on the Ives color wheel (cyan, magenta and yellow), which actually has 48 steps but for simplicity’s sake the 3-in-1 Color Tool uses 24 steps. Each double sided color card contains printed color swatches on the front. The card is divided into 4 categories: pure color, tints (pure color + white), shades (pure color + black) and tones (pure color plus gray). Most cards contain 32 color “options”: lighter colors (like yellow) show more shades and tones while darker colors (like purple) show more tints.

The back of the card suggests color combinations for that color. The card displays traditional monochromatic (single color), complementary (two colors opposite on the wheel) and triadic (three colors equidistant on the wheel). The card also offers an analogous color scheme which uses the the selected color and its adjacent colors for a total of 3, 5, or 7 colors. The most complex combination is split complementary which utilizes an analgous color scheme and the complementary color of its center. The cards use pictures and color names which is helpful (but some of the color names do not match my Crayola Crayons.)

Since I have lots of paper and card stock, I thought it would be a cinch to coordinate a color scheme using the cards. With over 792 possible combinations, I thought I was all set (way overconfident). I decided to start with green’s and create an analgous color scheme which included fuchsia. Starting with a large stack of Bazzill card stock, I soon realized that my card stock consisted of 2 colors of green with several shades and tints of each. What I needed for my color scheme were several other colors of green: yellow-green, spring green and chartreuse. After scrounging through my other cardstock, I found something for each color.

My first attempt at a color coordinated card using the 3-in-1 Color Tool.

But as you can see from my results, my colors look “off”. After researching color theory some more, I realized that I needed to keep my intensity a bit more consistent between color families. Consider Christmas colors- bright red and bright green. Wouldn’t it be a bit unbalanced to use a pale green with a deep red? Of course someone reading this probably has created a color coordinated piece using just those colors.

In the photo above I’ve circled the corresponding colors from
the designer paper(Miss Moxie) by The Angel Company.

At this point, I realized why it is so fast and easy to use coordinated paper kits. I am shamefaced to admit that I was going to cheat and use the Miss Moxie paper line from The Angel Company for my next sample. When I decided to match the paper to the cards in the tool I got a surprise- they don’t fit a color scheme! My results were: a shade of yellow, a tint of fuchsia, 2 shades of red, a yellow-orange tint and an orange-yellow tint. These colors are spread over the color wheel and don’t match one of the traditional color schemes but the colors work well together!

My second sample shows a complementary color scheme with cerulean
blue and yellow-orange. Stamp image from Unity Stamp Company.


Finally, I decided to attempt a simple complementary color scheme because it would be easier and I could finish coordinating colors and write this article. After careful study (and lack of other coordinating colors), I chose cerulean blue and yellow-orange. I opted for a darker tints of the blue and yellow-orange with a lighter tint of the yellow-orange as an accent (it looks peach in the photo so just trust me). Never in my wildest dreams would I have used these colors together before using the tool. It has definitely helped me try new color combinations. Since the cards are numbered and coordinated, I won’t have to worry about “losing” a scheme that I like… unless I lose that sheet of cardstock!

The 3-in-1 Color Tool also contains additional cards providing some basic color theory and tips for coordination of patterned fabrics. Every color scheme needs a dominant color family and the additional color family should act as an accent color. The value finders are red and green transparent filters which which block the distraction of color to determine if a pattern has enough contrast. The fabric preview windows are square, round and triangular and show how a print will appear in a quilt. The handy ruler can be used to measure a pattern or print element.

Pros:

  • The tool comes in a vinyl storage pouch and is small enough to carry to the store.
  • The color cards are numbered for ease of use (and if you drop them on the floor you can quickly re-order them).
  • The value finder and preview windows are helpful for quilters.
  • More covenient than a color wheel because the color cards can be compared side by side.

Cons:

  • The color samples are small.
  • A basic understanding of color theory is helpful to use this tool.
  • The binding fastener is tight so it can fit in the storage pouch. I prefer a larger metal ring so the cards can be removed for color comparison. Since mine arrived without a fastener, I was able to change the binding easily.

The 3-in-1 Color Tool by Joen Wolfron is $16.95 and is available through its publisher C & T Publishing, and through Jo-Ann.com and Amazon.com It is also available through independent fabric or quilting shops.

For years I have struggled to use a traditional color wheel effectively. The 3-in-1 Color Tool takes the place of a color wheel with its set of 24 color coded cards and color schemes. The tool is lightweight and portable and designed to be used at a store or at home. This version of the tool was designed for quilters but it is helpful for paper crafters, scrapbookers, rubber stampers and interior designers. Since color is an important part of my projects, I will reach for this tool again and again. Crafters without a background in color theory might have a bit more of a learning curve with this product. I give the 3-in-1 Color Tool 9/10.

Do you use the 3-in-1 Color Tool, color wheel or another color selection tool to create your artwork? Please share your thoughts with our readers.

And how about a giveaway!! C&T is donating eBooks to 3 winners! So leave us a comment with the type of crafting book you enjoy most. You can enter on any of the C&T Publishing posts and have until Friday at Midnight! Email subscribers click here to leave a comment and enter!
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Vendor Spotlight : C&T Publishing

May 20, 2009 by 24 Comments
Reported by Sara McKenzie

I had the pleasure of testing two different products and a book from C&T Publishing, a company that, in its own words, provides “innovative books, gifts and products to the quilting, papercraft, and fiber art markets that educate and inspire creativity.”

Right off the bat, I am going to agree with their promotional statement!

In this article, I am going to report on two of their “Blank Board Products”, which are part of the “Create and Treasure” collection from C&T Publishing. In a separate post, you can find a review of the “Fast2Fuse” product for fabric crafting, as well as a review of the book “Dimensional Delights” which gives some great ideas for using the Fast2Fuse product.

Blank Board Products
The “Blank Board” line of products is made out of a relatively lightweight, white chipboard. They are cut to shape, scored, and supplied flat, ready for you to decorate and assemble. The line includes three-dimensional shapes as well as books in either traditional rectangles and squares or fun shapes such as cowboy boots, dog bones and stars, just to name a few. There is no surface prep required: they are “ready to cut, stamp, paint, glue, draw, journal, emboss, and embellish” as desired.

I tried my hand with the “Petal Pots” as well as with their “Mini Shadow Box.” First, the shadow box. It is 3-3/8″ square, and 1-1/4″ deep, and comes already assembled, with an acetate window in the lid. You can purchase a package of four for $9.95.

Front view: Mini Shadow Box, covered with decorative paper and further embellished.

I covered the shadow box easily with Designer Paper from Stampin’ Up!, using my preferred method of white glue lightly diluted with liquid methyl cellulose. (It’s a trick I learned in a book-making class. The methyl cellulose gives the white glue more “open time”, so you have more ability to adjust your paper placement. At the same time, it also has adhesive qualitites, so it is better than using plain water to dilute your PVA glue.)

The image is one of the Aviary Postcards from Meyer Imports, which I mounted on three layers of Stampin Dimensionals (foam adhesive squares) so that it was not all the way at the back of the box.

I also added a small rub-on to the acetate window on the lid of the box. The acetate took the-rub-on nicely.

Side view: Mini Shadow Box covered with paper and further embellished.

If you’d like all of the details on how I made this little treasure, you can check out my blog post, here.

Petal Pots

The “Petal Pots” are sold two ways: a package of three mini pots (3-1/2″ tall) for $5.95, or an assortment of three sizes, ranging from the mini to the largest at 6-3/4″ tall, for $8.95.

The photo on the left shows the assortment, package. You can see how they arrive: they are in one piece, but flat. This not only makes shipping easier, but it also facilitates decorating.

I decided to try a different method of decorating on each pot: painting, stamping, and covering with paper. I’ll start with the smallest and work my way up.

The smallest pot was painted using a crackle medium to give it an aged look. The first step was to paint the undercoat; I chose a deep green, and used Delta acrylic craft paint.

Small petal pot, painted with one coat of green acrylic craft paint.

You can see that the one coat covered very nicely, and the surface took the paint well. If I were to leave it solid green I probably would have given a second coat. But since I was moving along with a decorative finish, I left it at one coat of green. I also chose to assemble the pot before painting, to make sure that every corner and every groove between the individual side panels was covered.

I finished the pot by applying crackle medium, and then gold metallic acrylic paint, inside and out. Finally, I stamped images on each side.

Smallest petal pot, finished with crackle paint and stamping.

If you would like more details on how I decorated this pot, you can check out my blog post, here.

The medium-sized Petal Pot (5-1/4″ tall) was finished by stamping directly on the surface of the pot. In this instance I chose to leave the pot flat to facilitate the stamping process.

Medium Petal Pot, left flat to facilitate decoration with rubber stamps.

I stamped the main images, and then filled in the background with a stippling technique using dye ink. The chipboard took the stamped images beautifully- there was no bleeding, and the colors stayed true. I was really pleased with the quality of the surface for receiving stamped images. If you’d like all the details, click here.

Medium-sized petal pot, finished with stamping and stippling.

Finally, the largest Petal Pot (6-3/4″ tall) was covered with decorative paper (from Stampin’ Up!). Because of the 3-dimensional nature of the pot, you have to cover each panel individually. I traced a panel, and cut it out six times before gluing the paper to each side, while the pot was flat. This was probably my least favorite technique, as it was a bit of a hassle to trim the edges of the paper for each panel to make them perfectly straight. The final product came out okay, but I probably won’t choose this technique again in the future. For finishing, I added layers of Prima flowers, using E6000 glue.

Largest Petal Pot, finished by covering with decorative paper.

Overall, what did I think of the Blank Board Products that I used?

Pros:
  • Great white surface, that takes paint, ink, rubber stamps, and glue very well. This was my biggest question, and the products passed with flying colors!
  • The products are all pre-cut, the edges are clean, and no sanding is required.
  • Great assortment of 3-dimensional products in addition to a wide range of book shapes.
  • Good price point.
  • Lots of project ideas on the internet, both their site, and elsewhere. They also have a Flickr gallery.

Cons:

I hate it when it is hard to come up with cons…. But that is true for this line of products.

  • One complaint is that there are absolutely NO instructions of any sort included. This is not a huge deal for something like the shadow box, but I had to ponder the best way to glue the bottom of my Petal Pots, so they would hold their 3-D shape. I finally settled on using white tacky glue, and inserting the application tip right at the junction of the bottom panel with the side panels, from the inside of the pot. Then, I laid a moderate weight across the top of the pot (it was a balancing act!) until it dried. The process was a little awkward…. If anyone has come up with a better way, I’d love to know!!
  • The shadow box does not stand straight up and down, because the lid makes it tilt a little to the back. I guess I could add something along the bottom to make it level, but I’d like to see the manufacturer come up with something.

You can purchase all of the C&T Products directly from their website. You can also find select Blank Board Products online at Buy.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CreateForLess, and Scrapbook Heaven, to name a few. They also sell to bricks and mortar stores, although I have not yet seen them.

Have you tried any of the Blank Board products? Have you figured out an easy way to glue the bottom of the Petal Pots? Let us know, we’d love to hear!!

And how about a giveaway!! C&T is donating eBooks to 3 winners! So leave us a comment with the type of crafting book you enjoy most. You can enter on any of the C&T Publishing posts and have until Friday at Midnight! Email subscribers click here to leave a comment and enter!

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