I’m really excited about something I found that’s going to make my life a lot easier as it relates to the Misti.  First of all, if you didn’t know, Misti is coming out with a mini Misti in March, that you can preorder now at a discount at My Sweet Petunia.  It’s a little bigger than an A2 size card and is less expensive than the regular size Misti.  I have sometimes had problems stamping with my Misti and have resorted to rubbing the top of it with my foot (very gently) to get a good impression.  I don’t recommend this for other people, but for me, it works.  I’ve been thinking that maybe the smaller Misti will be easier for me to control.  (No fancy footwork needed.)  So I mentioned in an earlier blog, that I contacted the Petunia people trying to get a discount for physically limited crafters and they said it was already on sale.  But the other thing I mentioned to them was that I can’t get their magnets apart.  So they gave me a You Tube video site that showed a man who made a wooden apparatus that will separate the magnets. That might not be a big deal to you, but for me, I can’t get those things apart in a safe manner, meaning, sometimes I use my teeth.  He only charged me $10 plus shipping and I’ll be showing it on an upcoming video.  His name is Dave Hodgins and his email address is  brdad@bytethebullet.com if you are interested in purchasing one.  I’m not sure about you, but those magnets have beaten me more times than I would like to admit.  It’s frankly the reason I don’t use the Misti as much as I could, because I don’t want to be filming a video and then have to stop because my magnets have become one.  As always, I have no financial interest in this, but wanted you to know that this tool is available for those of us who need it.  I never thought I’d be in need of a magnet separator, but there you go.  Life takes some weird turns.  I have a video going live tonight with two tips and how to make your own enamel dots out of hot glue and I hope you like it.  I know there are tons of DIYs out there, but I never get tired of the ideas other people come up with for crafting.

I found another great idea today.  If you can’t move (because of surgery) for three weeks, you have to find a project or you’ll go nuts.  I know each of you has at least one box of stamped and colored images, paper scraps, loose embellishments etc.  I sat on the couch and all I asked for (In addition to the box) was my paper trimmer, my white cardstock file, scissors, two glue runners and I was on my way.  I made six or seven cards and the only thing left to do is put the sentiments on them.  I even found foam tape in the box so my cards have dimension as well.  I might even put them up in a video so you can see what I accomplished with scraps and not much else.  I even used leftover triangular shaped papers that I was going to throw away and made another sunburst card.  I feel like I really accomplished something, and that’s saying a lot considering I never got off the couch.

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