what do librarians make?

Here is a wonderful answer by Joyce Cevalenza to the question What do Librarians make? patterened after the wonderful poem by Tyler Mali called What  Teachers Make

finally JoAnn's black friday ad!

Check it out here:  http://bfads.net/Ad/Joann-Fabrics-2010

Cricut Expression $199 and carts for $27.99

Now the ad I really want to see is Craft's Direct!!!

Michael's Black Friday

Here I found an ad scan for Michaels at   blackfriday.info

http://www.blackfriday.info/sales/michaels-black-friday-ad.html

Cricut in Black Friday Ads

I have been checking out the sneek peeks for Black Friday and this is what I have found...plus Michaels was leaked but now I can't find it (my main source of info is from  bfads.net)  So here are two images from Walmart and one from Menards!

Walmart's ad...are these new lites?

menards - it still boggles my mind that Menards carries Cricut items but I can't argue with the prices!

Obsessed with scrapbooking blog

I find lots of useful information on blogs, a fav. of mine is obsessed with scrapbooking and right now Joy is doing a give away...check it out here!

October Circle Challenge

The challenge was to create a home decor item that inspires creativity...I used an old book and made a card holder for my craft room.  It is decorated with flowers and the words bloom, inspire, dream.  I used large paper clips unbent and reworked to hold the words on one end and clip to the book page at the bottom.   I plan to put in circle calling cards in the holder as I think of each card as a mini piece of art.  Seeing all the creative ideas certainly inspires me!

register a Gypsy and download some carts!

I am so excited that Provcraft is sharing!  If you register  your cricut Gypsy by Oct. 31, you can get 6 FREE cartridge downloads!  Whoo Hoo, so if you've been thinking about getting a Gypsy to use with your Cricut machine - now is the time!
Here is the message from the cricut message board:

Buy and register a Gypsy by Cricut by October 31 and receive 6 free cartridges downloaded to your Gypsy – including the exclusive, all-new "Smiley Cards" cartridge (and don't forget about Gypsy Wanderings and Gypsy font cartridges that come pre-loaded on the machine). It's a $419 value!
Free cartridges include:
 Smiley Cards (new and exclusive to this promotion)
 Tags, Bags, Boxes and More (not available in retail)
 Christmas (not available in retail)
 Blackletter (not available in retail)
 Printing Press (not available in retail)
 Indie Art (not available in retail)
All current Gypsy owners included! Simply register your Gypsy by October 31, 2010 and get access to all downloads. Register at www.cricut.com/gypsy.
Downloads will be available through a special update to your Gypsy starting November 1st.
New Gypsy cartridge downloads are easy! Just connect your Gypsy to your computer and you'll automatically be prompted how to start. In just a few steps, you'll be able to download all six cartridges containing thousands of images! And with Gypsy, you'll have all the cartridge artwork and keypad overlays on your Gypsy screen, so there's no actual cartridge, handbook, or packaging.
You only have a few weeks. Don't miss out!!