Book Binding

This is the latest craft to spark my interest. I love small items so I am going to have a go at binding a small note book. If things go well you may see some little books moving into my Etsy store soon.

Origami Lucky Stars

So here we go with the first post on my revamped blog. I wanted to share some photos of my work and a link to the instructions for making these cute little stars.

There are several places on the web to find these instructions but here is one of my faves.

www.origami-fun.com/origami-lucky-star.html

This website has a whole bunch of other origami for you too try. I would love to see some pictures of Lucky Stars that you have made.

I sell the strips for making the stars in my Esty store www.kiraanndesigns.etsy.com but if you want to try now grab an old magazine and cut 1/2" vertical strips and follow the directions on the website above.

Back to blogging

I have been spending a few weeks following the tips from www.flylady.net and finally feel like I have myself organized enough to return to blogging.

I love working with paper, as anyone who has been reading my blog will be aware, so I want to try and find a direction for this blog that will make it fun for others who love working with paper too. So if you are into Scrapbooking, Card making, origami or other paper crafts, follow this blog and maybe I will introduce you to a product or a craft that you didn't know was out there.

I am open to suggestions for features and would love to feature how-to's by paper artists out there.

Organizing My Life

I have made a decision to try and get myself organized and a friend of mine told me about this website.

www.flylady.net

There are some great organizing hints and tips on there so I am going to give it a shot and see where I am in a month.

I am starting with the baby steps section and shopped for a few items they suggested to help with the first step.

Bleach, SOS pads, windex.

There is a great article on the site about clearing paper clutter too so I am going to give some of that a go, our home office is getting out of control in that area.

Anyone who has or is trying this let me know, I'll love to hear about your progress.

Wow, it's been a long time

The summer has come to an end and I have finally had a chance to sit down and give some attention to my blog.

Sales have been steady and I am trying to prepare for the holiday season. I have some ideas for origami holiday decorations that I hope will sell well.

I have just signed up for an Artfire account so I am hoping to see some activity on there in the next few months.

Check it out here at http://www.kiraanndesigns.artfire.com/

HTML

I got my HTML text book this weekend. I completed the first chapter and I'm really excited about the possibilities now I am begining to understand more and more.

I have always found it frustrating to have to choose from templates for my website. Hopefully by the end of the course I will be able to design something truly unique.

It's been a while

I have been super busy. My parents came for a visit and I have been studying for my web design course. Just finished an intro to CSS and now I'm waiting for the shipment of my books on HTML.

It's getting harder but I am determined to make it through. I can't wait to started getting creative.