Ok, I'm back. No really, I'm back

I know that I said I was back in February. Its true, I moved to Washington in February, but then I got immediately busy with learning Arabic and trying to have a social life. So I haven't done very much scrapping recently, but now I'm getting back into the swing of things. I'm looking forward to seeing my niece and nephew next week and I plan on taking tons of pictures to scrap with. Also, I'm back in the scrapbooking business, looking for new ways to promote my site www.scrapbookfairy.net and my services. If you have any ideas, let me know!

And, I'm back!

I finally arrived in Washington, and my stuff arrived shortly thereafter. This has been my most difficult and traumatic move yet. About half of my shipment got wet at the warehouse. Thankfully it wasn't the half that contained my scrapbook supplies. I moved from a three bedroom apartment in Mexico to a one bedroom apartment in Virginia. I'm really sad that I don't have the same amount of space to spread out all my supplies, but I am determined to get creative with my storage and workspace available to me. I would post some pictures, but my house is still a huge mess and I wouldn't want to scare anyone. Hopefully I will be totally organized by the end of this weekend and ready to get back to work.

Moving to Washington, DC

In about two weeks, I'll be moving to Washington DC for work. While I'm really happy to be moving to a fun city, the move is sad for two reasons. First, I currently live in a huge apartment and can spread my scrapbooking supplies all over my dining room table, which seats 10. My new apartment will be about 1/3 of the size of my current place which means I will either have to become even more organized about my supplies, or I will have to sacrifice living space for scrapping space. The second reason that the move is sad is that I just found a few people in Tijuana who like scrapbooking and now I have to leave them. Scrapbooking with friends is the best part about my hobby, so leaving my new scrap friends is really disappointing. I just hope that I find some new ones in DC.

Even though I'm moving I still plan to keep my Scrapbook Fairy business going. It will take a couple of weeks to get settled and find a place for everything in my new house. But as soon as I'm set up I will be ready to get going again on projects and orders. So never fear, no matter how far I move I will keep on scrapping!

Tawnie single-handedly brings scrapbooking to Mexico

Since I last updated my faithful readers on the goings on of Scrapbook Fairy, I have successfully led my first scrapbooking class. And in Spanish, no less! One of my friends invited me to give a class at her church's women's group in Tijuana. The class went very well; everyone was super enthusiastic and loved the supplies I brought. The class expanded beyond the normal womens' group and we even got a few men to participate. I was so thrilled that everyone had a good time. Below are some pics from the class.

Paper frenzy!

Providing consultations on color combinations.

Teaching people how to use a paper guillotine without cutting off my own fingers.

My favorite - a student puts her husband to work!

Professional photography is amazing!

In my last post I mentioned that one of my friends' husband, Danny La, is a professional photographer. He took some pictures of my scrapbook pages for me to use on my website. I've seen some of Danny's work in my friend's house, and its absolutely amazing. His fine art photography is stunning. I took a look at his website, www.dannylaphoto.com, and I was totally impressed not only with his fine art, but also with his photo journalism and professional credentials. Danny has won many awards and accolades for his work. He has also been featured in various local and national publications.

If you ever have the need for a professional photographer, I highly recommend Danny La. He can be reached at dannyla@gmail.com.

New galleries on my website

I'm really excited about some new photos that I posted on my website. A friend's husband is a professional photographer and he was kind enough to take some wonderful pictures of my scrapbook pages. I was amazed at the high quality of the photos and the detail that they allowed me to show on the website. Take a look at the galleries for new images! www.scrapbookfairy.net/Gallery/html

oooohhhh, ahhhhhh!

I feel as though I have just made a revolutionary discovery. This weekend I purchased a "Crop-a-dile." I know, dumb name. But this is the coolest invention ever. It sets eyelets, and snaps, and all manner of other things. Now I can stop ruining my eyelets by smashing them too hard with a hammer. What are eyelets you ask. Eyelets are like grommets, the metal holes that your shoelaces go through. They look really cool on scrapbook pages. You can add them alone or run ribbon through them (see the example to the left). Anyway, I feel that I must go add eyelets to every page I have ever made now. Gotta get back to work!