tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958218179290283342026-03-30T02:36:24.988-05:00Layniefingers is about my art and color and my many varied projects. I'm still learning as I go, so maybe you can learn with me! I do all sorts of things, including paper crafts, drawing, painting, sewing, fiber arts... I'm a bit of a renaissance gal. I always say my goal in life is to learn EVERYTHING! Plus, if I can make someone laugh along the way, it’s been a successful day.Layniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717662043271074753noreply@blogger.comBlogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895821817929028334.post-14811748873169273522020-01-11T16:47:00.001-06:002020-01-11T16:47:26.629-06:00

This is a bit strange, but I really love socks. I love socks with stripes, especially, but I also like socks with designs on them... weird socks that aren't boring. I don't always wear interesting socks, but I really love them! Imagine my surprise to find that because I've been participating in the Google Guides program, they wanted to send me free socks! THESE free socks!! I'm very

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I've been sitting here for several minutes, writing a few sentences then deleting them again, and trying to figure out what I'm trying to say here. I think I'm just going to jump in and share... I'm currently being evaluated by my doctors for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. I was diagnosed at 17 with Hypermobility joint syndrome (which I've been told by one of my doctors is the same as EDS), and

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We've survived another year, so let's try to make the coming year as wonderful as we can!

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and any other festive greetings that might be appropriate! I'm going to assume that some of you have received crafting goodies from the holiday gift exchange, which is awesome! However, sometimes you need additional tools, so I'm here to share my favorite tools with you! Some of these aren't the exact tools I use, but they're similar enough that I feel

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I used the scoring pad on the leaf shapes and onthe stars in this photo.  I like making paper things, but I absolutely hate scoring, especially tiny pieces. I just never seem to get a good score on little things, and it makes my hands cramp. I was working on a card that had a wreath with tons of tiny little leaf shapes that needed scoring. I was absolutely dreading trying to score

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I'm excited, y'all... I finally got my Patreon and my Ko-fi accounts opened! I actually signed up with Patreon a month or two after it started, but I never got things going. Chronic illness is a bummer! But now it's up and waiting for... well, whoever wants to use it. If you want to use it to buy me a coffee, or to help fund my crafty madness that's fantastic! If you don't want to, that's ok

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Have you ever had one of those days that's just utterly overwhelming? You know, everything's going wrong, you can't quite figure out how to do things, and you just feel like you're at your wits' end? I've had a few weeks of that, and it's getting to me. It's nothing terribly serious, of course, but I'm dealing with new medical stuff, lots of new joint pains, and I've had several moments

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The first birthday card I designed for my Cricut. Some of you may be aware that I recently bought a Cricut cutting machine. It was somewhat of a late birthday present, and I got it on August 31. I've been a bit obsessive with it, jumping in with both feet and getting way over my head, having to learn lots of new things to use it effectively. One of the first things I made with it was a

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Oh my goodness, I am so excited! I'd thought about doing this before, but I finally got things together enough to get some things ready for my gumroad shop!! I have two sets of mandalas as well as an oval rose trellis background piece! I will be adding more things as often as I can. I'm also willing to consider making custom orders, so if there's something you want, feel free to leave a comment.

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When I got my Explore Air 2 I was so excited, but when I googled for settings to cut various materials, it was never even close. Then when I finally got settings that would work for my machine, a few weeks later I'd have to recalibrate. Plus, whenever the light on the buttons would blink there would be this shrill, annoying sound that beeped along with the light.  I finally contacted

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I've kept sketchbooks off and on for years... simple, inexpensive notebooks I'd pick up either on sale or at the dollar store. While looking through some of my older sketches, I found several I'd like to make into stickers. I started with this strange little critter that seems somewhat frog-like. My original drawing was fairly messy, but still fun. He needed a LOT of work! The original

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This will be a discussion about creating your own paths for cutting or writing with your cutting machine. There is a bit of a learning curve (no pun intended), but it's definitely achievable. Just keep practicing, and you'll get there! What is a path? A path is a set of instructions telling your machine exactly where to go. Mozilla.org says this: Paths create complex shapes by combining

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My original image that kind of looksthe way I think nightmares feel... Everyone has nightmares. Whether it's the one where all your teeth are falling out, or you're at school for the big exam you didn't study for and you just happen to be naked, we all are familiar with waking up in a state of dread only to be relieved that no, this isn't something you actually have to worry about at that

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(I apologize- if you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen these photos already. If you have, then read along- maybe the story will make up for having seen the photos?) I love Halloween. You may know this by now, but if you don't, it's my favorite holiday. So even though I haven't dressed up for the holiday in at least a decade, I still wander through Halloween stores and departments many

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Hidey ho, campers! How are you enjoying the summer so far? Thankfully, it's been a very mild summer this year, so I've been able to spend less time lying in a puddle in front of the air conditioner! The question, then, is what have I been doing with all that extra time? As some of you know, I've got this driven need to learn things. Asked what my goal in life is, I'll often reply that my goal

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I got the chance to do a really fun manicure recently, and I loved it so much I kept it for a full week! It was hard to photograph, but I think I got a pretty decent representation of it. You'll have to let me know what you think, and if you'd wear this! Since summer is here, I was feeling the urge for some bright colors. I also wanted to dig into some of my older polishes, so without much

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It's that time again- the great folks at Influenster have put together another great box jam packed with goodies for me to evaluate! While some of the past boxes have been somewhat less exciting for me, this one was almost perfect! When I saw the box, I got excited. See, I have this weakness for cute packaging, and this box did not fail. The Influenster box this time was a pale spring green,

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I had the best of intentions. I was going to post fun photos of the things I'd been making. Funny how life stepped in and slapped me around a bit! Ok, I'm exaggerating quite a bit, but the last six weeks or so have been really, REALLY unpleasant thanks to changes in the medication I take for fibromyalgia. Let's start out with the flowers. See, I have this bizarre need to make things,

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I see a lot of cute stuff. What can I say, I look for things that will make me happy. But when I saw this video I giggled lots, and realize I had to share it with you guys. This little girl is amazing... I can't wait to see what she's gonna sound like when she grows up! EDIT: Yea, I'm derpy, I copied the wrong video information. It's fixed now. Some things are too good not to share

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I swear, I am SO TIRED of fibromyalgia. Since I'm in one of those weird head spaces where I'm not sure if anything I write is going to make sense, or be rude or weird or boring or... whatever, I'm just going to show you one of the projects I'm working on to distract myself from the fun that is my life at the moment. (Gee, does that come across as sarcasm? I hope it does. I should start adding in

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Instead of doing some pretty nail art, for this post I decided to come at things from a different direction. I've often been asked where to get nail art supplies. Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to have a creative mind, so that I can find nail art supplies almost anywhere! So walk with me through my local dollar store and see what items made me think, "I could do nail art with that!" Note: you

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Every new year brings with it wonderful things, including having life calm down after the whirlwind of holiday gatherings. However, the new year brings something I cannot stand- the idea that somehow this arbitrary calendar date should signal a time for total life upheaval. Blogs and news sites are talking about how you should be making resolutions, and so many of them seem focused on crazy

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I hope the new year brings wonderful things for all of us. Better health, better financial situations, happy moments and lots of creativity. Thank you for sharing this creative journey with me, and thanks for all your encouragement in its many forms. I love you guys! Now I'll go lie down, because it's time for another dose of Nyquil, and that stuff makes me stupid. Happy new year, everyone!

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This is a very quick post because I am exhausted after a busy day, and we've got a busy day tomorrow as well. However, I found something amazing I need to share with you... If you have a WalMart within driving distance, you need to go look at their sale stuff. Tonight while browsing I found a kit by Townley Girl that included 5 magnetic polishes and 4 magnets for $4.88. Since all holiday items

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Whatever holiday you celebrate, I hope it's been filled with love and laughter, with joy and comfort and all the things you could hope for. My holiday has been amazing, and I feel like the greatest gift I received this year is something that isn't for sale, something that can't be bought. I'm finally regaining some of my physical strength and stamina, and it feels so, so wonderful. I'm

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