1. I should reorganize my craft room.
2. I should tell my DH that I love him more often.
3. I should get my car washed.
4. I should finish sewing up those fabric bread baskets that I started for Christmas 2006!
5. I should make some soup from those duck bones in the fridge before the carcass spoils.
6. I should keep in closer touch with all the family (I really do miss them!).
7. I should write more timely articles for The Artful Crafter.

I actually got a bunch of Valentine’s Day articles up before Feb. 14th and have already put up a few Easter articles. YAY!

And being that Valentine’s Day occurred during the month, I even told my DH I loved him more than usual. Now I just have to keep the momentum going.

I made the duck soup and it was terrible. Goes to show you that what we sometimes think is an important priority is really a waste of precious time.

I haven’t gotten to 1 or 4 yet, but I did get my car washed; I just e-mailed my dear sister; and, as you read this my DH and I are in Cancun with my brother and sister-in-law for our first pure vacation in eight years!.

I expect to come back refreshed and energized. Of course, getting ready to go away means that I had to write this newsletter even earlier than usual and do everything else that I would have done the last week of the month.

Oh well, as they say, “There is no free lunch.”

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Oops – Sorry!

My apologies for the bad link in last month’s newsletter. Several readers wrote asking, “Where is It?”

Unfortunately once the newsletter has gone out there is no way to retrieve and correct it. (Kind of like that letter you didn’t mean to mail or the e-mail you misdirect to the boss you were venting about.)

Here is the correct link to the article on how to Iron a Photo onto a Tile for a unique plaque.

What Else is New on The Artful Crafter This Month?

If you’d like to make some keepsake Easter eggs, learn about the Eastern European traditional art form of Creating Beautiful Wax Resist Decorated Eggs, also known as pisanka or pisanica.

Here’s another great Spring craft project and it’s perfect for kids of all ages: How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers.

And here’s another kids’ craft project. This one is suitable for teens and up: How to Make Quilled Paper Earrings.

People who don’t know about paper quilling will never guess what you made them with!

If you or someone you know still sends handwritten letters by snail mail, here’s how to Make Your Own Stationery Set of writing paper and matching envelopes.

Learn how to Add WOW to your Digital Graphics using Photoshop Styles.

You can make your digital scrapbook embellishments look like anything from velvet to glitter to gold using these wonderful Photoshop toys.

Get in on the Action with Photoshop Actions.

Photoshop Actions are automated processes that you perform with basically one click. I purchased Photo Basics 5001 from Scrap Girls and am having a ball with the set.

If you click on the “Get in on the Action …” link above you can see the first layout I did using the Photo Actions. I wanted to rescue and coordinate two 1969 photos of my son taken as a baby.

Finally, visit Holiday Crafts for a list of all the Easter articles I have added.

Reader Letter of the Month: Welcome Feedback

This is a comment that Tricia left on The Artful Crafter blog about the layout of my son.

It’s so nice to receive unsolicited feedback.

I don’t know if this is true for all artists but I find it very difficult to judge my own work. It’s also hard for me to tell when something is truly finished. There always seems to be something more I could do to make it better. ;-)

“What a beautiful job you did on this page. The classic look is just wonderful and brings back thought of easier times and special moments. You captured the feel very well.”

Tricia

Thanks so much Tricia!