The Crafting Begins

I have a lot of time to myself here while Job is working.  I like to busy myself with familiar things, like working on this blog, or tidying the house, or being creative.  

I really enjoy crafting and have really been itching to work on a project.  I really like to make hand made gifts, but since I don’t know the area that well yet, I’m not 100% sure where I can get all of the supplies I want and need, especially on a really tight budget.  

I decided to use my trusty sidekick, google, and found this blog with a very nice listing of crafty stores in the area.  I decided to go to Van Beek because it seemed like the closest thing to a Michael’s or A.C. Moore… I think I went to a smaller Van Beek.  It had basic art supplies, like scissors, glue, staplers, rulers, paper cutters, colored paper, markers, pens, inks, pencils, paint, pastels…

I purchased a box of colored pencils, a glue stick, a hot glue gun, glue gun cartridges, a red metallic marker, and a silver metallic marker.  

My friend Ayla got me a package of awesome blank cards with a colorful frame.

I stopped by the local Bruna which is a store that sells books and cards.  I purchased some stamps, and some gem stone/rhinestoney things.

I decided I was going to make some personalized cards. 

When I got home, I opened up the Pages application on my computer and found a nice font that I liked.  From there, I wrote the names of people I wanted to send cards to.

From there, I would very lightly sort of sketch out the name with one of the colored pencils.

 I then went over the sketch a few times with the same pencil,

and then would use other colors very similar to make a nice blended color and thicken the name.

I added some fun gem stones to the card and then would proceed to write my friends a nice letter.

It’s a really easy and simple craft project that doesn’t make too much of a mess and doesn’t take too long to create.

If you’d like a nice personalized card, just send us your address to either thetravelingspoonsblog@gmail.com or jobandhannah@gmail.com

or..Write us a letter and we’ll write you back!

36 Ways To DIY Every Part Of Your Life

Now that we have this awesome new site to hang out on, you’ll never have to go without DIY ever again.

I’m all about DIY stuff, especially when it makes my life so much easier… and it’s a fun thing to do with some down time or a boring or rainy day off!

36 Ways To DIY Every Part Of Your Life

20 Things That Will Help You Through Your Long Distance Relationship

The distance sure isn’t easy, but it’s worth every moment.

Being in and having a long distance relationship is difficult, but if that person is worth it to you, it’s worth it.  Set some ground rules and keep the surprises coming!

Job and I have definitely done number 4, although we usually just send each other links in iMessage while we are FaceTiming, but that’s a cool little program, and I’ve done slightly different versions of numbers 12 and 18.

20 Things That Will Help You Through Your Long Distance Relationship