Martha Stewart scoring board paper purses class

Learn how to make these cute paper purses in my Martha Stewart scoring board class at Ellicott City and Columbia Michaels stores in Maryland.

Paper purses project for scoring board class at Michaels

Aren't these purses adorable? We will make them in our May Martha Stewart Scoring Board class at both Columbia and Ellicott City Michaels. The cost is just $10 for a 2 hour class. Bring your MS scoring board, scissors, adhesive and we will supply the paper.

If you are able to take day classes, please let me know or sign up at the store indicating you prefer day classes, otherwise, we are only offering evening classes. I can't wait to share this idea with you!

Donated another 166 cards to Ronald McDonald House April 2011

My husband and I took a trip into Baltimore last Friday to drop off some cards to both the Ronald McDonald House and American Cancer Society Hope Lodge. We got a tour of the RMH and were very surprised at how smoothly things were organized there and how different it was from what I expected. Back home our RMH is a small house that someone donated and probably has all of 5 bedrooms. This is a huge building with 36 rooms, if I recall correctly, each having their own bathroom. They have volunteers come in and cook dinners every night for the "residents" which I thought was so heartwarming, knowing all those families and organizations out there volunteer their time to cook for these residents. That definitely goes unnoticed, but shouldn't.

If you ever need to experience a place where people just keep giving, giving and giving more, this is the place to go visit. You will leave there feeling so good and wanting to volunteer in some way or another yourself.

New Martha Stewart Classes at Michaels coming in May, 2011

I will be teaching 4 new classes in May at the Michaels in Ellicott City, and the one in Columbia, Maryland. All 4 are Martha Stewart craft classes: Punch Around the Page, Punch Around the Circle, Using Corner Punches to make Borders and Edges, and Using the Martha Stewart Scoring Board.

The schedule at the Columbia store is one class every Monday night from 6:30-8:30 pm, classes rotating so all 4 are taught Mondays, but just one class a night.

The schedule at Ellicott City is the same except classes are taught on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

Look for my displays in the stores. Classes are two hours each and cost just $10.00. You can register for one class or all 4. I am very excited to start teaching these classes and sharing my huge collection of Martha punches with you.

American Cancer Society's letter in receipt of the 130 cards I made for them

This is the letter I just received from Karen Seaberry, the manager at the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge in receipt of my donation of 130 homemade cards in March. I am driving up to Baltimore on Friday, April 8, 2011 to donate another 170 or more cards, and also dropping off around 160 cards to the Ronald McDonald House in Baltimore.