Stamping Up a Storm

I don't know if I would count my stamping of three Moleskine notebooks with rubber stamps that I got from Karaku Style and Terbear Collectibles as "crafting," but I really had a lot of fun doing it and I like how they turned out.  I do think that there can be artistry in rubber stamping, even if you don't create the stamps yourself, but I'm not quite there.  I am going to try to make my own stamps soon--inspired by Lotta Jansdotter, Lena Corwin, and looking forward to Amy Karol--and then I will be stamping every surface that I can get my hands on. CMR, you might want to hide the inkpads now!

I also quite like the stamps at The Mayberry Sparrow and Craft Pudding, and am desperately trying to keep myself from buying any.  We're basically in a no-spend year, which I'll talk about more in a future post, but I'm feeling very wanty lately:

--Craving the entire Toast catalog.

--Still pining for a Bertoia.

--desiring a Yudu.

--Longing to eat here.

--And here.

--Wanting almost everything I see on Etsy.

I'm going to go weed the garden now, until the wanties go away...  Sniffle, sniffle...

Comments

[Amy]

Can you stamp with one hand? Hmmm. It might be my craft of choice for the next few weeks. Thanks for the idea!

[Laura]

Those are cute! And they certainly count as crafts in my book...

[Raina]

That TOTALLY counts as crafting and a craft post.

[Anne]

I feel your pain, we are not spending either and it makes everything look better.

[Andrea]

Those stamps are fun, fun fun! Cute moleskins.

It is suddenly clear to me why I have a hard time getting rid of the wanties. No garden to weed! :) Hang in there. Don't look at etsy. Oh, it is so inevitably tempting!!!

[Natalie]

Love stamps. So much fun with fast satisfaction.

Here is a eraser stamp tutorial
http://www.wardi.dk/craftyblog.html
You could make your own! That has got to be a money saver. Plus a whole lotta fun.

[Maiz]

I just saw this post:
http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/search/label/faq
and put all of these things on my wish list!

I am so with you, sister, on the spending freeze and wanties. Here's the story of my financial life before and after kids: "La, la, la... OOPS!" I'm not sure if it was a good thing that I got to be so self-indulgent in my pre-kids days, or not. Those trips to Paris, etc. were fab, weren't they? I keep telling myself that it was all worth it because I am such a worldly mama now (hah)!

Now, my wanties are focused on ridiculous things, like felt, yarn and rubber stamp making supplies! And it would be nice to be able to hire a frickin' babysitter sometimes! Massages, fine dining, spontaneous international travel... we'll have those things again someday, right?

Hang in there and grow veggies!

xo,

Maiz

[patty]

Tarry Lodge is GREAT, and not too pricey...you could have a nice not too expensive meal with some disciplined ordering. And my MIL Wendy has seen children there (on the early side) eating their amazing pizza.

[A Thrifty Mrs]

Those stamps are so cute.

[Paige]

I like stamps, too, but if I add one more "hobby" to my repertoire I think I'll have to be committed to the nearest psych ward. (!) You stamp away and I'll admire from afar...and good luck ridding yourself of the wanties. If you find a good cure be sure and let me know!

[Jacqueline]

Stamps are sooo much fun! I love buying them too. :) Have a lovely merry happy day!