Deviation

I've never been tested for ADD. My mother would say she doesn't believe in such thing. My sister swears I'm 'hyper'. My husband calls me crazy. Honestly, I just get bored doing the same thing day in and day out. In order to avoid a tediousness life, I delve into a lot of projects at once.

This past weekend, I read a story in Better Homes and Garden about an artist living in a small space. The article focused on her her ability to organize her space more so than on her art. I was curious about her art, so I looked her up on line and read part of her blog. One of the interesting things she does is make tags out of her scrap paper. I was intrigued because I have to bins full of scraps.

So, I made a special trip to Michaels to purchase a tag cutter and eyelets to try my hand at making my own tags.

The tag cutter produces a cute little tag that measures approximately two inches in length and about one inch is width. At the small end of the tag, you insert an eyelet so that you can string ribbon through to attach your tag. The eyelets are inserted with a gromet tool and a hammer. It took me 25 minutes and 14 eyelets scattering across my table and into my carpet to get one 1/8 inch eyelet into one tag. I'm not sure I have the patience to finish the other 12 tags that I have cut out.

My other purchase at Michaels as an edge cutter. Martha Stewart has the largest assortment of design choices. I used some of my prettiest red paper and created scalloped edge cards. Now, I know it's not a stop-the-press craft. But using an edge cutter is new to me and it kept me entertained all weekend. I'm really proud of my newest paper project. I guess having ADD, being hyper and crazy pay off... it keeps me creating. And the best part is, my cards are hand made...by me, for you.