I recently started a "Southern Vermont Paper Crafting and Scrapbooking" Meetup Group where we are going to be getting together once a month for an ALL DAY crop. This crop is intended to gather scrapbookers in our area ("our area" is as far as people would like to travel to attend!) to scrapbook or stamp together all day. This event runs from 10 am until 6 pm and is held at my house. I have my refrigerator and microwave available to you for you to bring a lunch with you. I will have light snacks of M&Ms and pretzels to nibble on as well as iced tea and ice water to drink. Please bring your paper cutters, scissors, adhesives and refills and any other items you would like to use for your scrapbooking or stamping projects. I will have my Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting machine and dies available for your use as well as a scrapbooking sketch book, scrapbooking magazines and books for layout ideas, my punches, some stamp sets and inks out for you to use. There will also be cardstock, designer series double-sided papers, eyelets, brads and other embellishments like ribbon for you to be able to use at a small fee per item used in case you need something extra while there. The cost of this event is only $20 for this all day event. Please RSVP by the Monday before the crop so I can be sure to have enough tables and chairs set up for everyone. Feel free to bring friends with you, just let me know how many of you are coming - even if you are thinking of coming, please let me know so I can plan accordingly. Space is limited to 20 people.

Have you ever thought about starting your own rubber stamping, scrapbooking or home decor business? Would you like to bring more income into your house for those "extras" each month? Would you like to start saving money for the holidays or for your child's college tuition? How about that charge card - would you like to bring down or pay off the balance? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, this night is for you. I will be doing a presentation on starting your own business and answering any questions you might have at this event. If you decide to sign-up that evening, I will be creating a project with you that you could duplicate at your first event. This is a FREE event. Please RSVP by October 2nd if you would like to attend.

Would you like to get together and scrapbook on a weeknight? Tonight is your night. Come and bring your items to scrapbook, projects to make or just make cards. I will have my ink pads, stamp sets, punches AND my Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and Dies available for you to use. The cost for the night is only $10 and includes light refreshments. Please RSVP by 10/14 so I have enough places set up for us to work.

This year I am participating in the Gilfeather Turnip Festival as a craft fair vendor. The craft fair will be located inside the town hall so be sure to stop by and say hi. I will have many holiday cards and gift items available for sale. I will also be taking any Stampin' Up! orders and booking classes that day as well. This festival also has plenty of great food made with our own special turnip - the Gilfeather Turnip. If you haven't come to this event before, please come and check it out. It should be a lot of fun!