Finally! Another blog post. As those involved in our meetup know, we made ATC files at our meetup yesterday. (Eileen, if you're reading this, I'd love it if you could upload some pics of yours on the meetup page!) Then, this morning, I found a tutorial with instructions for making a no-sew cloth ATC wallet that I thought might be fun to try. It doesn't carry as many cards, but it looks pretty simple to make with stuff you may already have in your stash.
At the end you can give your info, if you like, for the opportunity to win some of the tools used in the episode. Personally, I like winning stuff and I've won some pretty cool stuff from Fiskars over the last few years. I even have a spare Fiskars craft drill I won that I'll be giving away at our next meeting (I'll draw from the names of the people who attend, so come play with us!) I already had my own so I can vouch for its coolness, especially when it comes to drilling holes through stacks of chipboard or paper for book binding. I also took a class on altering legos and drilling them for use in jewelry using this drill. Love it!
I'll be posting the next meetup soon! Keep an eye on the site!
P.S. For Eileen and anyone else who is interested, the online store/email list I'm always working on swaps for is called Alpha Stamps. They have a great selection of hard-to-find turn-of-the-century and early 1900's style craft supplies including glass glitter (Wear gloves. I found out the hard way. Ow!), boullion, dresden (my favorite) and lots more. Another source I like for these sort of items is 32 North Supplies, Sugar Pink Boutique, and Chocolate Letters.
Alpha Stamps has a Yahoo Group for organized swaps. It's well worth joining, not only because the swaps rule, but also because they regularly post private sales just for the group, featuring products that fit current swap themes. Cha-ching! The pic above is of an atc from a group I submitted to their "Steampunk" Swap. They welcome all levels from gross beginner (I think of myself as a sorta-kinda-beginner. :)) to professional artist (check out their design team members' galleries. I love their stuff.)
One last note: I would love to have some blog posts from other members and/or pics of your projects to feature on our blog. Please please send me jpgs and other info you'd like posted. I realize you may be tired of seeing only my stuff, but it's all I've got at the moment. If you've swapped ATC's with me, I would love your permission to post pics of the ones you gave me. :) Post a comment here or on the meetup board to let me know. Thanks!
