Scrapbooking day
The Salvation Army in Simcoe held a scrapbooking day on Saturday. Women from as far away as Brantford and Smithville came for the event, a fundraiser to help send kids to the Salvation Army's music camp.[...]
A lazy mom's guide to scrapbooking
Every New Year’s, I wind up pledging to get myself more organized. And for years, what that meant was sifting through the huge box of wedding mementos and photos and scrapbooking them into a gorgeous album. I wanted to do it quickly, before I forgot the little details of my wedding day. I got married in 1999. I moved the box from Pennsylvania to Florida, to two apartments and finally a house. I ...
'Create It' owner transforms hobby into business
MOSES LAKE - Erin Allen is transforming her passion for photography and scrapbooking into her new business,"Create It." "It's a passion and a love that I've had for a very long time," shesaid. "My thought is what better to do something than what you like everyday.
Dixon native plans local launch of her first novel
Courtney Walsh, a Dixon native, is planning a launch party for her newest book, "A Sweethaven Summer," Feb. 11 at The Next Picture Show in Dixon. She graduated from Dixon High School in 1994, then earned her degree in journalism and theater at Bradley University in Peoria.
Children’s book about knitting will appeal to parents, too
Posted Jan. 30, 2012, at 1:10 p.m. Recently, a children’s book, “Extra Yarn” by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, appeared on my desk. Rarely do I come across books about knitting aimed at children, so it caught my interest.
