Can you hear the Christmas music?

I'm beginning to make Christmas village houses in August. A little early you might say, but it is keeping me out of the sweltering heat of Minnesota and giving me a boost up on getting my products ready for my November craft fair. I used to make them with Tim Holtz steel dies but have now discovered the convenience of the Cameo Silhouette 3 machine. I'm tired of lining little pieces of paper up on a die and having to do that several times for just one house. The Silhouette lets me automate that process so I can get to the fun part of constructing and decorating the houses quicker. Using the Silhouette software, I'm also designing my own houses which adds to the fun of it.

I'm Back!

After a long absence from paper crafting, I'm finally back! As life throws so many things at us, we can stray from what makes us truly happy. For me, happiness has always come in the form of pure creativity. Not creating for financial gain or for anyone else's taste, but purely for the enjoyment of making something new that had not yet existed until it flowed out of my brain, my heart and my hands.