Reported by Maria del Pinto Mommylhey Little Bits Box For those who love adding cute and colorful paper accents to their planners and traveler's notebooks, the Mommy Lhey Designs "Little Bits Box" is a fun way to do it. I love planner supplies, but with my work and school schedule I don't seem have time to go to very many stationary and planner shows. I have some favorite designers that I keep an eye out for, but otherwise I just don't have time to do much searching for new products. When I heard that Mommy Lhey had a created a monthly subscription box which started in January, I jumped ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto Christmas Paper Clip Kids Project Well, school is out and the kids are home, so I thought that I would post a really easy Christmas Paperclip kids project that can be used to decorate their notebooks & planners, mark a page in their book, or for them to make as stocking stuffers. The supplies for this one are fairly easy - you just need a set of stickers that are symmetrical in shape so you can align them when you stick them back to back.  I chose a pack of snow globe shaker stickers because the are easy to align and the shaker part makes them fun for ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto I work on Dioramas at my local Renaissance Faire and thought it would be fun to create an easy DIY Halloween Pumpkin Diorama inside one of the Michaels Halloween Diorama Craft Pumpkins.  I used supplies from Michaels and the dollar store to make this project more budget friendly. (Bonus - it's clearance time for the Halloween supplies at the craft stores right now - great for making last minute projects!) Disclaimer: Plaid sent me a sample of their paints and some Mod Podge to test out so I decided to use it in this project. Thank you to the folks at Plaid for ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto DIY Half Pumpkin Fall Outdoor Decoration Tutorial My family loves fall! We look forward to decorating indoors and outdoors using the beautiful rich warm fall tones of pumpkins, falls leaves, scarecrows, and other harvest themed items. Since we live in southern California, we do not have the change of seasons that many other areas enjoy. We have to create our own fall season decorations and decorate to make it feel more like the traditional image of fall. Planning craft projects like this fall half pumpkin craft with the beautiful colors of leaves as they change fro ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto Here is an easy DIY charm tutorial! I'll show you how to make charms yourself and how to change out charms for your Midori Traveler's Notebook and other traveler's notebooks. This easy how-to project just requires a few supplies and tools to make a personalized planner charm. These can also be used for your planners, if you substitute the twisted ring for a lobster clasp. I love to change out my charms on my traveler’s notebooks, so I thought I would share a short tutorial on how to make one for yourself. You don’t need a lot of supplies for this project, but you ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto Traveler's notebooks have gained a lot of popularity lately, because they are so versatile and can be used for bullet journaling, personal planning, art journaling, and so much more. They come in a variety of sizes, and for those who enjoy making their own journals, it is easy to make a DIY traveler's notebook from a variety of materials. For those who are not familiar with traveler’s notebooks, they are leather covers with elastic bands that hold one or more journals inside them. The journals may be purchased in a vast selection of papers that include watercolor p ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto This year Krylon is introducing some fabulous new products for both indoor and outdoor home decor projects. They will still offer their traditional spray paints that we all know and love, but this year Krylon has added some fun new paints that allow crafters like me to be a bit more creative both indoors and out. The Krylon booth at a trade show I attended displayed some fun home decor project ideas. The booth was created to look like a home with DIY home decor projects displayed booth inside the home and outside the home. When you first entered their booth, you wer ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto One of the most impressive products that I saw demonstrated at the CHA Hot Product Sneak Peek was the PenBlade. There are three different blade types offered by the company: #10 #11P #15 Each blade has a different purpose and can be used for intricate work. The PenBlade has a retractable blade that works like a click pen. A click on the button will push the blade out and then another press on the button will retract the blade. This allows the user to retract the blade without repositioning their hand. Additionally, the blades are made of stainless ste ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto Today, I'm bringing you a peek at the hot new Spellbinders mixed media product line from Seth Apter that was shown at the CHA Mega Show 2016 last month, as well as a look at some of his projects he had on display that were made using tools from his new line. [embed]https://youtu.be/1u-gQThdwbA[/embed] Seth Apter is well-known not only for his art, but also for his beautiful altered pieces. Some of you may be familiar with him from his frequent appearances in the pages of “Cloth, Paper, Scissors” magazine. His blog, The Altered Page, is the origin of the name f ..read more

Reported by Maria del Pinto This year the "Hot Product" sneak peek at the CHA Mega Show 2016 was full of fun new craft products that had a wide range of age appeal. There were products for kids and adults that spanned from crocheting to cupcake decorating! For those who love to crochet on the go, the folks at Boye have a new crochet tool called "Crochet on the Go." Crochet on the Go Tool from Boye This is a pretty handy tool that includes 8 different hooks (4 on each side) that fold up into a tool the size of a multi tool pocket knife.  I have to say that using it does require a bit of g ..read more