House of Hydrangeas

Your paper cutter has changed my life. Okay that's being little dramatic, maybe just my crafting life, but still. This guy is amazing. This is the 12" paper cutter from the Martha Stewart Crafts line. They sale them online at various sites and in craft stores (usually around $25). I got mine at Michael's with a 50% off coupon but even if I hadn't had the coupon, it would have been worth the money. I can't tell you how much use I've gotten out of this little guy since purchasing him back in September. He's got a clear ruler that flips up and down and helps secure your paper while cutting and allows you to measure for the right cut. He's got an expandable width ruler for your larger pieces. And he cuts everything so nice and crisp that you can come out with professional looking things like these labels with the perfect amount of white space on each side... These banners cut straight as an arrow... These tags...(created from sheets of $1.9...

Now that Halloween is over, it's time to start talking about Christmas.  Not to knock Thanksgiving, but Christmas is my favorite.  And if I'm being honest, I've been thinking about it for months. This is all I want for Christmas...well this and a camera.   If you think about it, just about everything in your house has a place to be stored away- a drawer, a box, the garage.  But this can not be said for wrapping paper.  It's too long for many drawers and boxes and yet it can't just be tossed in the garage because it'll be crushed or ruined.  Right now, I have all of my wrapping paper rolls laid out upstairs in our storage room with my ribbons and bows downstairs in a basket.  I'd love for it to all be together in one safe, clean and organized space.  That's why I want this :) I also want a new camera because both mine and Jon's are 5-6 years old and have seen a better day.  It's definitely time to get a new camera that will document our li...