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Post by pas2 on Sept 7, 2019 22:40:18 GMT
i went to my first estate sale this morning, they are a rare bird in my area. Let’s just say my purchases will stay in the trunk of my car until Monday when DH is at work. I couldn’t resist all the antique school books, journals filled with beautiful handwriting and cabinet cards for only $2 each. I also stopped at a garage sale and scored boxes of old fabric, lace, doilies, books and figurines for $1/box!
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Post by pas2 on Sept 6, 2019 2:24:19 GMT
12x12 page protectors with the 4-6” pockets, they have been discontinued. i have hunted all over with no luck. Refills for the old PSB zippered binders that don’t cost $30+ on ebay. I modify page protectors or use Totally Tiffany brand but the original work the best. Basic Grey paper, any of it. I see the We R Memory Keepers brand for sale on Amazon right now. Search for “We R Memory Keepers 12 x 12 inch (4 x 6-Inch pockets) 3-Ring Album Photo Sleeve Protectors” Can you post a link? I can only find the 6-4x6 pocket, not the 4-6x6” pockets except for the few in the assortment packs.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 5, 2019 15:11:19 GMT
pas2 - I'm sorry you've had such a lousy summer - hopefully you can get some crafty therapy soon Thanks, been trying to work on small projects, my glue book or organizing projects at night as I watch tv. Retail therapy has been keeping me sane. Not sure that’s a good thing!
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Post by pas2 on Sept 5, 2019 11:04:00 GMT
12x12 page protectors with the 4-6” pockets, they have been discontinued. i have hunted all over with no luck. Refills for the old PSB zippered binders that don’t cost $30+ on ebay. I modify page protectors or use Totally Tiffany brand but the original work the best. Basic Grey paper, any of it.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 5, 2019 10:51:05 GMT
Haven’t been to TM the past 2 weeks (gasp) and my store really didn’t get in much other than the Jen Hadfield stuff. I did buy a few things but mostly basics.
G45 Little Women kit for those pics of DD2 playing Jo this past winter, MME Happy Haunting Pad (like I really need more halloween paper) Homemade with Love treat bags MME 50 count 5x7 card sets to make gift sets of blank cards for my Aunt (93) who is a big letter writer. PL page protectors which I sealed up the top edges last night to use to store ephemera packs in my PSB. Premio water color set since I only had a basic Crayola set left over from my kids Strathmore mixed media paper pads
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Post by pas2 on Sept 5, 2019 10:24:54 GMT
This has been such a lousy summer with this and that going wrong. Just when I thought I could finally get time alone to do some crafty work now I have to spend my time changing my email on every blessed thing. I just want a month to do my own thing for a change.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 2, 2019 0:44:32 GMT
Cleaned my house on Friday while DH drove to Orlando to pickup DD19 from college (it's closed for Dorian) and have blocked out the rest of the long weekend for scrapbooking...a few errands with DH yesterday turned into a whole morning plus lunch out but I scrapped in the afternoon. This morning I did a little housework (laundry, sweeping, mopping) early while DH took the girls to horse riding and then we had Mass but I've been scrapping all afternoon. Working on a travel album for DS - Mainland Japan. He took LOTS of photos so it's ending up with LOTS of layouts. Glad your DD could come home. My DD in Orlando has called me 3 times in the last 2 days, it’s her first hurricane and she is getting anxious. I haven’t been able to focus on any crafty projects because other DD has the weather channel on nonstop.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 22, 2019 23:19:57 GMT
All the items I’ve seen on haul videos haven’t shown up this week. I came home with a portable standing desk for DH who severely sprained his back. He’s having so much trouble sitting at work.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 22, 2019 22:59:26 GMT
I dream of a craft room you are soooo lucky. When I look at your space I envision filling that long wall with floor to ceiling shelves. I love my stuff open and easy to grab. I’d place a long table down the middle so I can work and swivel around to grab supplies. On the short end would be a desk for computer and cameo. Under low windows a long low single shelf/cube setup. I use the modular double cubes that my kids had in their bedrooms. They are extremely sturdy, modular and large enough to stand paper pads on end and make extra shelf space. Target sells something similar but mine have backs and some have diniders and some are open rectangles. Mine are very heavy an laminated. Only 1 showed slight damage after 27 years of hard use.
Have fun and post after photos.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 18, 2019 1:58:07 GMT
No luck at the thrift stores or TM this week but I scored at Ms. i bought two new Halloween 12x12 pads, one with a Js 60% off coupon and the other was already marked down to 8.99! They had just arrived the day before.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 18, 2019 1:33:26 GMT
The basic high-speed train tickets of France (Ouigo - yep, that's an English pun detected by the French "we go") are only open for reservations until December 14 2019 at the mo' so no 2020 trips planned just yet. We did just order a couple more trips for the rest of the year so we'll be going be four times to Disneyland Paris between September and mid-December this year. Once a month! dawnnikol Did you get all the restaurants you wanted? I expect your IG to be filling up to entertain me, ma'am! I got an ADR for Akershus, although a little later than I wanted. I wanted the 8am slot, but had to settle for 9:35, I still have high hopes for modifying and stealing up a spot should someone cancel their plans as it gets closer. I also scored a reservation for Oga's Cantina, not because I am a big Star Wars fan but because others in my party are and the drinks look fun regardless. I also booked a Droid building time slot for the kids before the drinks, so that could potentially work out really nicely for us to get some Droids and then get some drinks and then bail on Star Wars. Your gonna love Galaxy’s Edge. DD2 just did a cast member preview and loved it. She said the bar and restaurant were very good and the droid building was so much fun. Enjoy!
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Post by pas2 on Aug 18, 2019 1:28:16 GMT
Vintage, halloween and christmas paper.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 16, 2019 16:35:11 GMT
I purge as I go, everything goes into a bag under my desk. I give it to my nieces, co-workers and my sister.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 12, 2019 13:46:01 GMT
Oops
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Post by pas2 on Aug 7, 2019 13:36:00 GMT
I stopped at the TM furthest from me to make a return and left with nada! I didn’t even stop at my local store. I am trying to cut back and actually use the stash I bought this past year, unless it’s Authentique or G45 cuz I can’t resist vintage.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 7, 2019 13:31:14 GMT
Stopped at a tiny Goodwill and found bags of miscellaneous office supplies, envelops, cards and lace. Looks like a junk journal maker was purging. I bought two bags of tablets that included graph and ledger paper. Simple finds make me happy.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 4, 2019 17:28:05 GMT
Other than shopping sales for supplies i made a mickey shaker card for a birthday present and made 2 signatures for my mixed media class next week. They haven’t stated the topic of the class so I am assuming we will continue where we left off in April. My sister gave me a pile of magazines and pads of various office supply papers I can use for journals. I also picked up some journal refills at Js 50% off clearance sale this weekend.
After I finish ironing today, I plan to start die cutting tiny coffin shaped treat boxes for my coworkers for Halloween. I can slowly work at gluing the little buggers together at night while watching tv. I will fill them with candy skulls and bones. I made them tiny fall patterned candy bags trimmed in tiny die cut leaves with chocolates inside for welcome back treats last year. They are the only people I have to make things for, and they seem to really enjoy the tiny surprises.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 3, 2019 10:02:31 GMT
Hit 3 TM this week since I was out of town. I bought another glass mat, TH halloween tissue garland, DCWV Dark Fairy pad, Jolees coffin embellishments, some vintage looking ephemera packs and a bunch of paper pads that I think I will return because they have more glitt on than I expected. I don’t like using glittered PP.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 3, 2019 9:44:19 GMT
pas2 McCall's magazine is such a perfect find. I love looking at the reproduction's of McCall's from that time period. They have the best fashion spreads. It was like Vogue. The spread was titled Spring Fashions From Paris. The pages are still clean and bright too. I have about a dozen Ladies Home Journals from 1919-1922 with tons of fashion pages but they aren’t as lovely as the McCalls spread. Day 2&3 weren’t as successful. We hit 13 more shops but all I bought were a few more books, a very cool school workbook of business forms that must have been for a secretarial class, some vintage christmas ornaments and 2 flower pots for my collections. I was suppose to stop at a huge antique mall on my way home but I think I lost my momentum!
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Post by pas2 on Aug 1, 2019 10:47:46 GMT
Day 1 of antiquing with my sister. Found a 1934 McCalls magazine in excellent shape with beautiful fashion spreads for $4, a lot of 6 calendars (3 are victorian ephemera themed) for junk journals, a few more books and numerous additions to my many collections. I hit the motherload and the prices were very low!
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Post by pas2 on Jul 27, 2019 11:01:26 GMT
I was at my store yesterday. Got 2 cloth 12X12 PL albums for $6.99 and a few packs of page protectors. I also got a ton of thickers - including some gold Halloween sayings, which I love. The manager told me to expect a big crafting email to go out on the 3rd of August! Has anyone heard anymore about this crafting email?
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Post by pas2 on Jul 27, 2019 10:50:41 GMT
pas2 I am sorry that happened to you. I bet you just found a flipper. They are the worst. Good for you stuffing books in your bag, lol. I am sure the books you put back were really appreciated by somebody who has better manners. I admit I did the grabby thing too one time. There was a set of Anais Nin books at my library and I checked them out so often the librarians teased me that those books were mine. I know I should have bought my own copies. Those books were special to me. Library book sale what do I see my copies of my books. I see this lady eyeing them and I just scooped them up and held them to my heart like "DON'T YOU DARE!" Those were my books. Mine, Mine, Mine! I still have them and they are my precious. The best part they are first editions. Then I was gifted another first edition from a library book sale a loved one attended. So I have the whole collection of Anais Nin first editions from library book sales. What was your best treasure from this sale? Thrifting adventures today- Witnessed a fight at Christian thrift store of all things. A mentally handicap lady lost her phone in the store. She kept going up to the customers saying she lost her phone or we stole it. Now this is a small store with a lot of regulars. We were patient and kind to her. This one woman, not a regular, just starts a fight with a mentally handicap woman. It was horrible. We were all pretty shaken up about it. We got it to stop before it escalated. I have to say that was a first. No pictures, it was a big book haul. Nothing exciting crafting. I did get a Hamtoro book. I am so excited. Wow, that sounded intense. I always get upset when people start picking fights in public, even parents yelling at their kids. I quickly move as far away as possible. I did find an an antique autograph album filled with lovely handwriting, a book of old airplane history and advertisements, several old primary school math books and a book on botany. I love antique books. I do plan to scan them to use in journals too. I just really wanted to read that one that got away. i later found out that grabby lady was a historian doing research of the 19th century daily life. She said she keeps all her books. I’m not sure I buy her story, but I hope that book ended up in a home that appreciated it.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 27, 2019 10:36:54 GMT
Ah, that's too bad about the book. pas2 . I've learned never to announce my intentions at sales, because there are always vultures who'll scoop up things you're interested in just because someone else wants it, alas. If you remember the title there's a decent chance you'll be able to secure a copy online? Not nearly as much fun as library sale shopping of course. Doubt it, that book dated from the mid 1800’s and would cost a small fortune online instead of the $2 the library wanted for it. It’s ok, i went to a flea market and picked a bunch of cool stuff for $1 ea.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 26, 2019 14:59:24 GMT
Was just at my local library’s annual book sale and I felt like I was in an episode of Wide World of Sports instead. I got there early, headed right to the antique book table. Just as I reached out for a huge book about victorian past times didn’t the lady next to me grab it! I almost had my hand on it and said that was the book I wanted. She flipped through it and then stuffed it in her bag. Ugh the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. I saw what type of books she was scooping up, so I snagged them and put them in my bAg before she reached them then put them back after she walked away. I know it was petty but she had a huge bagful already. I did walk away with a bag of my own but she got the best. Next year I’ll pay to attend the preview night instead.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 24, 2019 14:58:26 GMT
Thank you. I’ll head there today.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 24, 2019 11:13:45 GMT
i had the pleasure of chatting with a lovely young woman who is a local artist and graphic designer while shopping in HL. She is getting ready to open her studio for workshops in all things paper craft, jewelry making, painting and coloring. She wants to not so much teach classes but rather bring people together to share creativity. They would be encouraged to bring their own supplies as well as use her huge stash. Her goal is to create a new “community” of crafters in our area which is sadly lacking in places to commune with other like minded individuals (other than at TM). I wish her well on her endeavor. I only wish she hadn’t moved her studio from a nearby town to one much farther away.
Does anyone have or attend workshops like this in your area? The closest I have come to it is a quarterly class at the library.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 24, 2019 10:49:54 GMT
I am in need of some slightly off white cardstock. Not cream, just not stark Neenah Solar white, maybe winter white if that makes sense. Does anyone know of a store that sells the not so white cardstock?
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Post by pas2 on Jul 24, 2019 10:44:02 GMT
More Halloween paper, stickers, and ephemera than one could use in 10 years. Goody, I’ve been waiting for Halloween but my stores are always a week or two behind everyone elses stores.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 17, 2019 12:56:42 GMT
I really like Couture Creations detailer tool. Love how small the heads are. Also liked the LF ruler because I’m one of those people that struggle with rulers.
and yes I found her promoting an old school stamp positioner interesting.
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Post by pas2 on Jul 14, 2019 12:37:32 GMT
Super pleased to have found these My Neighbour Totoro stamps for 3$ yesterday. Previously used but they cleaned up to nearly new condition. Tagging along are some nice Schleich animals for the niblings and a couple of horses for myself. Also grabbed another 7-ring planner to add to my growing die/stamp storage system for 3$. TOTORO!!!!!!!! I am dying you found that. I would have squealed. Yes, I do squeal when I find great things at the thrift store, lol. I love you bought horses for yourself. I do those things too. You spoil your niblings. I bet you are their favorite.
I love the idea of your planners for die/stamp storage. That is an amazing idea. I know my stamps I would need 50 planners, lol. I love the idea for my die collection.
Nothing really exciting thrifting craft wise. Found a lot of things I needed for my home. I am always grateful.
On the topic of finding things in different areas. I watch the flippers hide things. I go over and peek at what they hid and if I like it I will snag it. It is my "I have no shame" thing. I know the flippers in my area. A lot of them are very rude, competitive and just downright mean. I was shopping one time and I watched this flipper hide baby clothes all around the store. This young Mother was so upset trying to find baby clothes. I walked around the store and got all the baby clothes and gave them to her. She was so excited. Take that you flipper who was bragging the week before just how much money you make off stupid Mother's and their baby clothes! No, I don't take hidden things from people in my neighborhood who I know they need it to fall at the 50% level so they can afford it. I have my thrifting values.
I hope you all never get the flippers who take things out of your own cart, including your purse. That was my rage moment.
👏🏻 You go girl!
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