Flip Flop Kit

Sharing another adorable and "alternative" use for the plastic tubes (courtesy of Amy Crockett).

Have a spa party with the girlfriends and give them these adorable manicure sets as favors.

Sizzling HOT Summer Special on PSA Stamps!

We're kicking off summer with a Sizzing HOT Summer Special on PSA self inking custom stamps!

Order today and save 40% off!!

Regular price: $49.99
Summer Special: $30 (*plus tax for HI residents and flat $5 shipping per stamp design)

Click HERE to view the 40 designs and place your order today! Offer ends June 23, 2011

Army Birthday Tubes

These food safe candy tubes are so fun & versatile for any occasion! I'm sharing here some Army themed tubes designed by Tessa Buys.

Do you recognize those green mints inside the tubes? These are larger than the M&M candy stix bags, so you have a wider selection of treats to fill them with.

With some punches and die cuts, you can customize your tubes for all occasions!

Sew Easy Tips & Tricks - Downloads

Now that you've seen how easy it is to add stitching to your paper craft projects with the Sew Easy tool by We R Memory Keepers, here are a few handy documents for you to download:

Sew Easy Tips & Tricks

Sew Easy Stitching Guide

Sew Easy Tips & Tricks - Part 3

One of the many benefits of Sew Easy is that you are not limited to piercing in a straight line. It's a freeform tool, which allows you to make curves, waves and even circles.

Circles!?! I've always wondered how this was achieved and was so excited to stumble upon Kim Dellow's blog where she explained how it's done. Thanks Kim!!

Please visit Kim's blog to see her tutorial on making circles with your Sew Easy!

This concludes our mini series on the tips & tricks we found useful, hope you enjoyed it!!

Sew Easy Tips & Tricks - Part 2

Here are some "basics" on getting the most out of your Sew Easy!

Before you can start piercing, it's important to have the right Piercing Mat:

• You need a firm but soft base like foam to allow the piercing tool to pierce holes through your paper easily.
• If your mat is too hard, the paper will crumple, as there is no "give"
• The Sew Easy Piercing Mat is ideal to use, but I've had success with using a soft mouse pad too
  

Now that you have your tools in hand, let's talk about paper:

Paper/Cardstock

We R Memory Keepers recommend that you use "paper or light card" weight with the Sew Easy tool. With a little practice, you are able to pierce through thicker cardstock weight like Bazzill Basics using the following technique:

• You will want to keep the edge of the pierce head parallel to your paper like the illustration below. If you don't keep it parallel, your pressure will not be even, which will result in crumpled paper.

• If you are using thicker cardstock, push the Sew Easy tool along steadily and firmly. If you roll too quickly, the holes won't pierce through, but you will still get some indentations that you can easily go through with a straight pick piercing tool.

• When pushing downward, use your elbows and not just your finger. You won't get enough pressure with just your finger, and it will help minimize the paper/cardstock from shifting and crumpling.

• Lastly, thread up your needle with floss and stitch away!

Tomorrow's post will feature how to use your Sew Easy tool to make a circle!

Sew Easy Tips & Tricks - Part 1

We've been anxiously awaiting for the new Sew Easy piercing heads to arrive - now that the collection is complete with 8 NEW larger piercing heads and 12 NEW floss, we will be providing some tips and tricks over the next few days from our own personal experience to help you get the most out of your Sew Easy!

Those of you who are unfamiliar with Sew Easy, it's a HOT tool by WE R Memory Keepers (the creators of some of my favorite tools, Crop-a-Dile, & Corner Chomper). This little gadget allows you to add beautiful stitching in different designs to your paper crafting projects without having to own a sewing machine. Here are some of the other reasons why I love it!

• Don't have to own or take out your bulky sewing machine!!
• Saves you a lot of time from manually piercing holes
• Flexible in allowing you to pierce straight lines or curvy lines
• Lots of variety of shapes in each piercing head (has at least 3 different styles of stitching per head) with over 15 piercing heads to choose from!
  
• Adds variety & texture to your paper crafting projects
• Very affordable!!!
  

Here are just a sample of some of the designs you can get with the Sew Easy tool.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post where we will give you some tips on cardstock, piercing mats & how to's.