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One of the things I have learned is that artists are some of the most generous people in the world. Inka of Inka's Stamps is not only a very talented artist but she is one of the most generous people out there in Blog Land. Each week on Sunday Inka posts a Blog Candy give away. And lucky me was the winner of one of her most lavish give aways yet. Thank you Inka! I can't wait to get some ink on those stamps. So if you get a chance stop by her blog InkaLand leave a comment and maybe you will be the next lucky winner. Once your done checking out her blog hop on over to her stamp store Inka's Stamps she's got some great stamps for sale along with the awesome collage sheets she carries. And if you have been looking for precut glass shapes to solder check out her catalog for those cute little house shapes you've been meaning to buy. That's just a few of the great things she's got. You'll have to go visit her site to see the rest.

Back in September I got a soldering kit for my birthday. I had planned on making Christmas Ornaments but for one reason or another never got around to making them. It's probably a good thing because soldering is not something you master in one day. I haven't had a chance to practice since I bought the kit so this past weekend I decided I would drag out my soldering suitcase as Sally Jean would say and get to work. My good friend Heidi over at Everyday Cookies At Sweet Woodruff Acres was the first person to solder some scrabble tiles. Hers turned out so great that I wanted to try my hand at making some scrabble charms myself. If you get a chance to hop on over to Heidi's blog. She's posted some beautiful Valentine's stuff she has been working on. Below are the charms I made. As you can see I have not got the hang of attaching the jump rings correctly. I am going to have to practice some more and figure out how to get those tiny little jump rings centered. And even th...

Last week I placed an order with Simply Swank for their Simply Solder Art Kit. I had read a few reviews on a couple of blogs that were filled with high praise for the kit and Melissa & Lisa the owners of Simply Swank. I have to tell you that the shipping was fast. I ordered on Thursday and the kit came in on Monday. There was a problem though. The bottle of flux leaked all over the box. I immediately emailed Melissa who had taken my order over the phone on Thursday. She sent me out a new bottle of flux right away. It's great to find a company who is selling a great product and has excellent customer service. So if you were thinking about entering the world of soldered charms I highly recommend Simply Swank. I have never soldered and really had no idea of what was involved but I had seen so many cute soldered charms and I had also bought Sally Jean Alexanders book "Pretty Little Things" a few months back. After seeing all of Sally's beautiful creations I decid...

It is not often that I buy at book at full price. Last night I ran up to the new Borders Book store just to get out of the house. I have been cooped up for 6 days straight since my kids got out of school for Spring break. So I went out with my youngest daughter Audrey to see if any new Somerset magazines had come out. I picked through the slim selection of paper crafting books and found Sally Jean's book "Pretty Little Things". I had already put a copy on hold at my public library because to be honest money is tight and I knew I would not be able to buy the book. After my daughter found a couple of books to look at I took Sally Jeans book and a couple of other books over to the childrens section to browse through as my daughter read the book she had choosen. I flipped through the pages of the other two books I had and quickly put them aside to look through Pretty Little Things. I fell in love with the book immediatly. The book is one of the best craft books I have seen in...