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We R Memory Keepers ~ Happy Jig ~ An Honest Review

Hey Everyone, I was SO excited when I heard (at Scraptivation) that We R Memory Keepers was bringing ou the Happy Jig and so when it landed at  Aunty Vera Land  , I ordered one straight away. This is the  Happy Jig  by We R memory Keepers. It makes wire embellishments for your craft projects as well as paper clip embellishments which is mainly why I bought this baby. Let me tell you straight off the bat that I am NOT an wire artist. I have no experience working with wire and I quickly realised that there was special way to unwind wire because if you just did any old thing, your wire would become kinked and it would show in your projects. Aunty Vera stocks all the wires by We R Memory Keepers but I would suggest you go for the multi packs which come with several different colors. But since I bought the Jig Starter pack,  it came with some coloured wires so I went ahead and ordered a whole roll of the pretty pink w...

DIY Planner Cover ~ Floral Sweetheart ~ Carta Bella

Hello Crafty Friends, I still have a second paper of the Sweetheart Floral 12" x 12" from Carta Bella. I had it sitting next to my planner the other day  And I thought to myself, wouldn't it be awesome if they had a planner with this paper? And then the idea struck!! Why not re-create this exact planner cover using this paper!! I started off by measuring my planner and cut my paper to the following size: - 11.25" W x 8.5" H - Score @5.25" and 6" along the width. Next, the pockets. For this I used black card stock from American Crafts. Cut one large pocket @ 5"W x 6.25"H - Score @ 0.5" and 4.5" along the width - Score @ 5.75" along the height Cut one small pocket @5" W x 4.25"H - Score @ 0.5" and 4.5" along the width - Score @ 3.75" along the height Attach the smaller pockets to the large left hand side pocket and then attach the left poc...