Hello Friends,
Well, I am still overheated, BUT the A/C guy comes today - in fact, any minute. I certainly hope we get everything fixed before our next crop on Friday! The temp outside right now is 93 degrees & inside it's a hot 78 degrees.
Late last night I went back to working upstairs - on the craft room. Peggy brought over 4 medium tilt bins that I need to incorporate my room. They are going to make a significant impact on my room...so, thanks you so much, Peggy!  I have many plans for the craft room, but need Tom's help in getting furniture moved around.
So, one of the problems I encounter trying to organize is ribbon storage! One of the problems is that the rolls are all different sizes. At a Scrapbook EXPO, one year, I bought these clip things to try to organize them. I got quite a bit done, then gave it up (story of my life - LOL). Here are 2 photos of some of it that I did get done.

As you can see, I hope, I took the ribbons off the spools and put them on these clips that then hang from a large ring. It looks pretty - or would if I put all of the same colors on one ring. Now the problems is - where do I hang them? 

Then I thought I would put the rolled ones back on my wall unit that has 2 rods for ribbons. One does have my washi tape on it.  Or I could line them up on the shelves of this same unit.

Then I tried bowls for the scraps.....

Now, I do have quite a bit more ribbon, but since I don't know where to put all the spools, I'm in a quandary.
Fellow crafters - WHERE and HOW do you store ribbon???  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know we talked a bit about it last Saturday, but working with all the different sizes is what confuses me... Thanks!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

Shelly

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I know I said this on my FB page, but I just have to repeat myself:

"Thank you all for coming over yesterday to celebrate National Stamping Month. I had a wonderful time. I'd like to thank Brianna, Milly and Dana for stopping by for the first time. It was truly great meeting you. Hopefully, we will be seeing you soon again. We do have a really good time at our regular crops, so I'll be sure to let you know when they are. Thanks also to my regular Customers who are always such a pleasure to have around. I love you, friends. If you missed the celebration, but would like to do the make-n-takes, let me know. Thank you all for making it such a success. You're GREAT!!"
So, what's next. CROP THIS FRIDAY!! Everyone is invited. I'm working on making more room to give each person a bigger space to work on. My problem is that, after trying to get things re-set up, I am so hot that I had to stop. Actually, I had to take some clothes off - LOL! Please give me fair warning if you decide to stop by. 
Ok, back to the crop. This Friday, the 23rd from 11 am until 9 or 10, we are going to get busy and get some of our projects finished (like my Christmas cards) - are you as ready as I am.  Let's hope the A/C gets fixed before everyone comes over. Tomorrow is the big day for that - I hope and pray.
I really wish that I had some photos to share. I guess I will share one or two from one of our past crops.

Anne and Debbie, cropping - and Debbie's Grandson. Looks as if we are all working hard.

Here are a few samples for this Saturday...

What do you think??

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http://shellysheartfeltart.ctmh.com/SO excited for our celebration of National Stamping Month this Saturday, September 17th.  I hope to see all of my fellow crafters here for the party.
There will be food, beverages, a make-n-take or two, prizes, and lots of fun!
I'll post photos after the big event!
Thanks for visiting...

I just wanted to post a few photos of the cards we made in the Monthly Workshop. We all made a few of the basic cards and then just by turning the cut parts around a bit, and using other sentiments, we came up with new cards.
Thanks for looking! Have a great and blessed day.

Yesterday was such a great day. We started our new Monthly Card Kit club and made the "Party Time" cards with the "Workshops Your Way Party Time Cardmaking Kit". Not only did we make 10 cards as directed (mostly - LOL), but there is so much paper left over that we can make more cards and/or scrapbook pages. That's what I love about CTMH "Workshops Your Way" Kits. And the stamp set is so useful. I'm going to upload a few photos today - if I can learn how.
I'm new to blogging! Can you tell??
The club is going to be so much fun. I think everyone had a great time.
Now, I'm getting ready to celebrate National Stamping Month with a party on the 17th!

Let's get started!

Hi, well, it is September - where did summer go? Of course, down here in FL we have summer from April until October usually. Our mornings are getting a bit cooler though.  Yeah. Makes my walks a bit more bearable.
September is going to be a busy month - our Monthly Card workshop starts today - the 8th!  Yeah. I'm looking forward to a fun time.
September is National Stamping Month! To celebrate it, we will have a fun-filled day on the 17th. Not just fun-filled, but prize-filled too.  PLEASE stop by anytime and do a few make-n-takes using our Create Kindness Kit - a great card kit including 3x3 cards & envelopes, a My Acrylix® mini stamp organizer, (8) exclusive M-size stamp sets and more! It really is a super value and you will love the stamp sentiments! It is only available in September. Watch Close To My Heart’s blog, Instagram account, and Facebook page throughout the month of September to see what we’ve created with this card kit as well as the acts of kindness it has inspired! If you have performed a random act of kindness, don't forget to post it on my Facebook page - shelly's CTMH. I'd love to hear about your acts of kindness.
Thanks for visiting. I'll post photos from today's workshop of our creations!