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Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Thoughtful Ideas for Every Type of Mom

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Join the MGT community for more gift guides and paper crafting inspiration: Subscribe to My Grandma's Teacups Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, and finding a gift that actually resonates with a mother’s daily life can be a challenge. At My Grandma’s Teacups , we focus on gifts that honor her specific interests and provide her with tools she will actually use. This guide breaks down thoughtful options for four distinct personalities to ensure you find something that solves the "what do I buy?" dilemma. The Avid Gardener: Tools for the Soil For the mom who spends her mornings in the garden, the best gifts are those that balance durability with classic style. Gardening is a physical labor of love, and providing high-quality equipment makes her time outdoors more enjoyable and efficient. Heavy-Duty Garden Kneeler with Tool Pouches – This bench is a game-changer for long sessions in the flower beds. It protects her joints and keep...
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Vintage Mini Album Inspiration: Fabscraps High Tea Walkthrough

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  A Look Back: Fabscraps "High Tea" Mini Album I made the decision to put my mini album on eBay after all. I thought I would share the pictures that I took of it before I let it go. This collection from Fabscraps was such a joy to work with—the "High Tea" theme perfectly matches that vintage, elegant aesthetic we love here. Video Walkthrough If you missed my YouTube walkthrough of this album, you can watch it right here! I love seeing how the interactive pages and ephemera layers really come to life in motion  This project was originally shared in 2015. While the eBay auction has long since ended, the inspiration from the Fabscraps High Tea collection is timeless! ❦ Continue Your Creative Journey Get vintage papercrafting tutorials & journaling prompts in your inbox. Subscribe to the Circle While You're Here, Explore ...
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Sparkling Poinsettia Mixed Media Canvas

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Its time for Christmas gift projects at the library already. Whoosh where did the time go? This year I really wanted to do some type of mixed media project but as we are limited to 2 hours for the class I was a bit stumped. Luckily I spoke to Vicki Gee at a crop last month and she helped me work the details out in my head. This is the project we will be creating December 3rd at the Tyendinaga Public Library. Materials Used: blank canvas Heartfelt Creation Sparkling Poinsettia Dies and Stamps Tattered Rose and Ground Espresso Distress Ink Sharpie (gold) Just Believe Paper  Glitter Washi Lots and Lots of Mod Podge (matte)
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Prima Doll Mixed Media Mini Canvas: Always be your own kind of wonderful

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Late last night I was inspired when a mini canvas fell off my bench and onto my toe. Hey some people are inspired by apples hitting their head...for me a good swift knock on the toe does just fine. I made the decision that I have too many half finished projects lurking in my studio. One would think that I would have come to that conclusion before hurting myself, but potato p-a-t-a-t-o.  I got out my Prima Doll stamps and an old pad of DCWV paper, a few Prima flowers and flourishes and some Basic Grey Rub Ons and Voila....my mini canvas masterpiece was born. Here is what I did: I had previously painted the canvas a blotchy mix of pink and white acrylic paint.  I sanded down some of the areas of the canvas so that the texture showed through. I used the white rub ons and my bone folder to put the flourishes in the upper centre to right side of the canvas, trying to have as much show through were I intended to place my doll. Using a plain white paper doily cut in hal...
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