| p>My Crafting friends and I were looking for new | | | | I did a search on 'custom art stamps'. After the |
| ideas for Christmas this year. I love giving things that I | | | | sponsored links was a link for another company that |
| make myself. Don't you? It really says "I love you" | | | | would make it for me but I wanted to make it myself. |
| when you give someone something you made | | | | The very next link took me to a site where I could |
| especially for that person. One of the great ways to | | | | literally create my own stamps in under 15 minutes. |
| make a gift special is to make it unique or put the | | | | It is so cool! The site tells you all about how to use the |
| recipients name or special design on it. For instance, | | | | Art Stamp Maker. They were very nice when I called |
| my friend Barbara loves things with frogs on it so I | | | | to ask questions. I ordered the Art Stamp Maker and |
| look for a frog theme for her. But lately I've grown | | | | made my first stamp the same day it arrived. It was |
| tired of giving the same kinds of crafty things as | | | | so easy. |
| everyone else in the neighborhood. | | | | All I had to do was make my design on the computer |
| What could I make for my craft loving friends that | | | | and follow the directions in the kit. The first thing I made |
| would be a guaranteed hit? Well, I came up with a | | | | was a stamp with "Merry Christmas From the Marshall |
| great idea... a custom rubber/art stamp. How many | | | | Family" in a cool font with snowflakes around it for |
| times have you looked through the selection at the | | | | stamping my Christmas cards. Now I am secretly |
| local store and thought there just wasn't enough to | | | | getting ideas for stamps to make for my close friends |
| choose from? It's frustrating when you use a | | | | and family. |
| commercial stamp for a project you think will be unique | | | | I'll bet you know someone who loves rubber stamping |
| only to see that the craft booth 3 rows over has the | | | | or scrap booking. Oh! Or even an interior designer who |
| same design. A custom stamp would be perfect. | | | | likes to do special wall treatments. Or even stamping |
| I looked into ordering one from a company and they | | | | on quilt squares. I don't think I will ever run out of ideas |
| wanted me to do all kinds of special things to my | | | | for new stamps! |
| design before emailing it to them. They wanted to | | | | I also got a new custom stencil maker but I'll have to |
| charge me a 'setup fee' for making the mold and then | | | | tell you about that some other time. I have to go now. |
| they wanted me to buy more than i needed. And they | | | | My granddaughter just asked if I could make her one |
| said the mold would remain in their safe. So much for | | | | with her name on it because they never have her |
| keeping my design private. | | | | name on the ones in the store. |
| That was not going to work for me. | | | | |