Been pretty quiet the past week on the craft front - just been chugging along on my holiday knitting of scarves and dish clothes, but nothing is really ready to show.
About a month ago, I got a "you have exceeded your free limit" message from Flickr, so I had to upgrade to a Pro account. As a little incentive, you get a set of 10 Moo Cards when you upgrade. I finally received mine. Pretty cute I think. It is odd to see your own crafty work printed up professionally. I may have to get more of these sometime.
I also ordered a set of note cards from Etsy last week. I did a search for 4x6, so I really thought they were going to be 4x6, but they are much smaller. I probably didn't really read the description well enough. I do like them, but they will not fit the frames I had set aside for my bedroom. My bedroom really needs some art and I just need to take the plunge and put some up - I have some frames and some art (these note cards and a set of 8 x 8 prints), but none of the sizes match. So, I either need new art or new frames. Hmmm.
Last week, I did get a very special little present from Dawn - a crochet coffee cozy. It is so perfect. She brought it to me at a Adobe CS3 seminar we went to for work. See the picture below - it has the coffee cozy and an example of one of the techniques we learned (Gaussian Blur, Fade to Hard Light). It was a good day and not only because we could wear casual clothes instead of corporate wear.
I too just had to upgrade to pro on Flickr. It's a pretty good racket they have. They give the free account, I get totally hooked and have no choice but to upgrade! Surely, Shutterfly never got me hooked!
Looking forward to my Moo cards coming.
Posted by: Jane | November 01, 2007 at 07:42 PM
The Moo cards rock!
Glad you like the cozy. If you ever want to give it a try here is the pattern I started with. Super easy!
http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2007/06/how_to_impress_.html
Posted by: Dawn | November 01, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Your moos are awesome! And I think the mounting of your pretty cards on cardstock is the financial ticket. Great suggestion Julie!
Craft blogging gets hard this time of year because you want to share, but can't spoil the holiday surprises. I hear you!
Posted by: kelli | October 31, 2007 at 09:50 PM
Why not go to the local frame shop and have some mats cut?
Posted by: Cindy Hamlin | October 31, 2007 at 07:59 PM
Your Moos look great. I've reached the Flickr limit too - perhaps I can get an upgrade for Christmas.
Posted by: Ali | October 31, 2007 at 05:28 PM
big run on answer...love the moo cards, try mounting your new notecards on a pretty piece of scrapbook paper sized to fit you frame, and, with my newly found crochet skills, I am SO making that coffee cozy.
Posted by: julie (jane's apron) | October 31, 2007 at 04:03 PM