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USArtQuest has been an awesome partner this month, their products are high quality top of the line. Believe me, no one is paying me to say this! Over the next three days I have a project that I will be sharing in stages.  I am up-cycling an old book to be my journal.  I am not sure if I would call my journal a junk-journal or a glue book.  It is not your typical journal, maybe it should be called a paper journal.  The plan is to fill this journal with  images of  Marie Antoinette  from Altered Pages collection of AWESOME images! Before we get to the journal I would love to introduce you to the wonderful handmade papers from USArtQuest! They are a feast to a paper addicts eyes!  I can almost feel them with my eyes! The colors and textures are to die for, there are mulberry papers, glittered papers, sewn papers, botanicals, even wax. You will find prints and patterns, USArtQuest has it all. ...

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Most Joyful Season of Love and Peace. . Hello Everyone, Jean Moore here. I could not allow December to go by without an ornament creation. Cookie cutters are not really used at my house for cutting cookies, rather for so many other things!   Depending on the Holiday, it could be a shamrock, a bunny, a star or tree.   Today I offer a Christmas Tree inside a Christmas Tree. Supplies needed are; Metal cookie cutters Music Sheets Glitter Glues Sisal mini Trees Twine or ribbon scissors and/or a cutting tool paint brush Dremel tool or sharp nail & small hammer My main focus was to make these as hostess gifts I will give at parties and events of the season .   First step is to punch or drill a hole in the top of the cookie cutter (ornament) to allow it to hang.    If you cannot do this, you can simply thread ribbon through the top portion and tie into a loop. I measured & cut ...