REVIEW: Scotch ATG 700

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

I can never live without this product! It's the best adhesive tool for any kinds of craft from scrapbooking, framing, mounting, to attaching flaps or covers. Making cards and invitations are a snap with this tape gun. It also saves a lot of time in putting together my scrapbook pages. You can buy the optional 1/4" tape adapter to use the 1/4" double adhesive tape. I'm guilty, I bought 2 guns so I can have one for the 1/2" tape and another for the 1/4" tape. I highly recommend this if you're a serious crafter/scrapbooker.

Craft Room in the Works

Ok, I know I haven't made any new updates for quite a while.  I do have an alibi (excuses, excuses... right!) 

We just moved to our location, and just bought us a house (woot!).  And the good news is, I'm going to have my very own craft room!!!  (woot!  applause!  woot!)

It's now in the works.  It's a nice size office, with a big window.  The walls are all white, with a nice shade of green carpet.  I really don't like having a carpet in my craft room, but it's new, so might as well use it.  I have just finished phase one, and still have a lot of other stuff to do.  I'll be posting pics of the developments, promise!

Break a leg for me!

Craft Heaven

I love the States already. 

Everywhere I go, there are craft stores.  The craft products that I used to see and ogle only on the internet, are just in arms reach.  I can still remember exactly how I felt when I first went to Joann's in Washington State.  OMG!!!  Then Michael's...  and Super Walmart.  I've been to the ones in Fallon (Nevada) and Yuba City (California).  Everytime I go to the craft stores,   I don't know where to start looking!  I'm glad my husband patiently waits for me while I look at every aisle of the store.  I just had to see everything!!!

Now, I have enough craft stuff with me in our "road trip."  I was able to buy 2 Cricut cartridges at very cheap prices ($32.50 and $40).  I got enough stickers, vellum, embellishments, adhesive, paper and cardstock to last me till we move to our own house.  I have my scissors, paper cutter and a Crop-a-Dile.  I have them all in my scrapbook rolling tote/bag.  I even bought a portable HP Photo Printer, so I can start making a scrapbook album of our road trip.  I also have enough stock of yarn and cloth for my crochet and sewing crafts. 

I'm good to go for now....

Bye World... Hello Universe!

Yep, yep, yep....  it's time to leave Japan after 5 years.  That means everything has to go, including my craft room.  What are you talking about?  Of course, every sheet of paper, every strand of thread up to the very single brad and eyelet will go with me.  Heck, I'm not leaving anything from my craft corner!  It's funny, because when the movers saw my craft corner, I can tell they just didn't like the sight of it.  They knew it's going to be one hell of whatever to pack all those things.  Even I was a little embarassed, because I know for them, most of my craft stuff are junk.  Well, not for me.  They are my precious....  haha!  Needless to say, I had to help them pack stuff from my craft corner.  Who else can give my craft stuff TLC but me!

What excites me a lot is the thought that I will have my very own craft room after we move in to our new home.  Although we don't have a house yet, just the thought of having my own craft room is really thrilling.  And I must have my own craft room.  It doesn't have to be big, but just enough to put everything and do my crafts.  I keep on imagining how it will look like..... where the cardstocks will be, where the embellishments will be, the craft table, the computer...  What color scheme will I use?  What's my layout going to be?  Man......

Now, my craft corner is nothing but space.  I can see the dust that settled on the walls.  The many hours I spent in there to do my scrapbook pages, albums, cards, swaps.  When I'm sitting in that area, I'm just in another world....

I guess when I have my own craft room, I'll be having my own universe :)

REVIEW: Popcorn Pens

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

I chanced upon these pens in Yuzawaya Craft Store in Yamato, Japan. I didn't understand it

at first, but when I saw the pamphlet that came with it, I understood how it worked. You just write with it on any surface, heat it, then the ink just puffs out. Way cool!!!