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Friday, April 11, 2008

a new kind of craftiness!

i'm so excited! i have been looking and looking and looking for a stamp with a lightbulb on it. i have even enlisted others in my hunt. in my written journals and in my little black book which i carry in my purse and which contains all of the excellent quotes i've heard and my to do lists, as well as moments of inspiration--i scrawl a little lightbulb beside ideas so that i can page straight to them. i've been wanting a little lightbulb stamp to use instead, since i adore stamps. i haven't been able to find one. and neither have mom or monica, who have been put on the task as well. well...last night while browsing etsy (that bastion of lovely creativeness), i discovered that i just might be able to make one myself.

however, in case i couldn't, i requested a custom stamp from a lovely shop called mayberry sparrow. here's what corabelle came up with:


that's really great! but here it is...my first attempt! not as good as the cool stuff corabelle is making, but a pretty cool first attempt, even if i do say so myself.


i bought a handful of inexpensive white erasers today. i cut one in half, drew one of my lightbulbs on it and carved it out with an exacto-knife. easy peasy lemon squeezy. and very affordable on top of it! plus, it's MY lightbulb! the one that i draw!

i suspect that many erasers will be sacrificed this weekend. i'm thinking a wine glass, a dandelion, some owls (why am i suddenly obsessed with owls?--it's that sassafrass paper, i'm sure). the possibilities are endless!

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5 comments:

  1. Phyllis Hunt McGowanApril 11, 2008 at 11:50 PM

    And you say you don't know how to begin living a simpler life :)
    I think that's such an excellent idea. You saved money AND have the most unique and coolest stamper on the planet.
    Stamp a bulb beside that one! You earned it ;)

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  2. julochkaApril 11, 2008 at 11:55 PM

    i've already gone a little out of control...i've made two owls and a nordic sun symbol petroglyph thingie. pix of them tomorrow. and i don't even have the right tools! this is really fun!

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  3. UnknownApril 12, 2008 at 12:46 AM

    Highly impressive. I would try doing that but I would probably cut myself and wind up in the emergency room. Sigh, I am not the most graceful person in the world.

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  4. julochkaApril 12, 2008 at 12:51 AM

    hi maryam--alas i am also not that coordinated. i cut my finger just getting the exacto knife out of the package. it is only by some strange quirk of fate that i didn't cut myself again. this lack of coordination is why i don't do aerobics or other things requiring public displays of coordination. :-)

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  5. YoliApril 12, 2008 at 3:15 AM

    That is lovely.

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