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Entries from April 2008

Winners of the Cat Sack Handbag Class

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Sorry for the delay, but a broken wrist kind of takes your mind off other things. I am feeling a bit better this week and so its time to try to get back to business.
The winners are Sherryl of skb2000.blogspot.com and Susan who wrote
What fun bags! Would love to win. So inspiring […]

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Tags: giveaway winner · just talk

i could use some crafty cheering up

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

its going to be a long 6 weeks with no crafting on my end and i could use some crafty cheering up. i would love to see some of your creations, what your working on, things you have made.
if you have a moment you could add them to the studio flickr album, that would be […]

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the things i have learned this week

April 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

with my broken wrist are the myriad of things i can no longer do

 opening a can or bottle on my own
putting my hair up in a pony tail
putting on my socks (difficult)
pulling my pants on and off (really difficult)
scratching myself on the other side of my body
sleeping and finding a way to lay that doesnt […]

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Tags: healing · just talk

broke my wrist

April 19th, 2008 · 7 Comments

i learned the hard way that you shouldn’t put you arm ouy to try and catch yourself when you fall. it just leads to a broken wrist.
so there wont be much work getting done around here and that will be tough since  i am the kind of person who is always working on something, always […]

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Win A Cat Sack Workshop class - Aprils giveaway has lots of PURR_sonality!!!

April 5th, 2008 · 13 Comments

This month Studio-259 is giving away 2 free Cat Sack Workshop classes to some lucky winners. So if you have wanted to make a Cat Sack Handbag and missed the sign ups, or couldn’t work it into your budget then now is your opportunity to make a Cat Sack with our April giveaway.

This whimsical bag […]

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Tags: free · giveaway · In the studio · thoughts

Caring for your rotary mat

April 1st, 2008 · 8 Comments

We all have them, but do you know how to keep your mat in top shape.
This past week at the quilt show in Lancaster I made a stop at the Olfa booth and found out that I can give my mat a bath! Bet you didn’t know that, well I didn’t.
You can put your mat […]

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Tags: tips and techniques · just talk