Great conversation. I own a lot of the tools you talked about and use most of them. I don’t use my electronic cutters anymore mainly because I mostly use dies. I never owned a button maker. Years ago, I searched high and low for the epoxy circles to make my own flair. I finally found them and haven’t made one flair😂. They’ve turned yellow now😢. I think it was more the thrill of the hunt than anything.
I had the same thing with those epoxy circles turning yellow which made me glad I didn’t use them 😬. I mostly use dies too. So less complicated (or so it feels to me). ~Melanie
I’m with you, out of sight, out of mind. If it’s on my desk I’ll reach for it. I’ve done the basket on my desk with tools and items I want to use and it works. I need to get back to that. Great ideas.
I love my tools and I think I agree with everything you said. I get them thinking how much I can do and then they take up room and are not in front of me. Ladies - I love this series! Keep up the good work!
Once again, the raw honesty you two share that we ALL can commiserate with is awesome! Tools are so valuable and I'm a sucker for them, but I struggle with keeping them in the front of my brain to use them.
Thanks Cilla. That’s is part of it isn’t… keeping them front and center. My biggest problem is I see the potential but don’t have the time. Maybe when I retire??? 🥴~Melanie
What I LOVE about these videos is the feeling that I'm part of the conversation!!! This video was lots of FUN, very INFORMATIVE, and full of GREAT ideas!!! Thank you both!!! BTW, I would use the SU! owl punch on school pages.
They are hard to store… clunky and heavy. I’ve found if I have things readily available I’m more likely to use them so I think I might have to have a designated tool spot in my desk and try selecting a few to have out for a bit and rotate through them to see if that encourages me to use them. ~Melanie
Okay! I watched another ‘talk’ video and enjoyed it! A lot of interesting ideas. You had me laughing right from the beginning “FOMO Queen”! I thought that was me… like you guys I’ve bought tools that I don’t use but I’m not getting rid of them. No way. Anything I’ve ever purged I want back. But I’m glad I didn’t buy a button maker or even an electronic cutter. If it’s work to get to it and/oe use it, it’s not happening….
Yeah! We are so glad you joined us again… and this was a long one! The electronic cutter is a hard one… I keep saying I’m going to learn my silhouette or find a way to work it into my process but it just isn’t happening. I probably have to issue myself a challenge … like 31 days of using the silhouette 😬. I think I’m in your camp… if it’s too much work it’s more than likely not going to happen. ~Melanie
Great conversation. I own a lot of the tools you talked about and use most of them. I don’t use my electronic cutters anymore mainly because I mostly use dies. I never owned a button maker. Years ago, I searched high and low for the epoxy circles to make my own flair. I finally found them and haven’t made one flair😂. They’ve turned yellow now😢. I think it was more the thrill of the hunt than anything.
I had the same thing with those epoxy circles turning yellow which made me glad I didn’t use them 😬. I mostly use dies too. So less complicated (or so it feels to me). ~Melanie
I’m with you, out of sight, out of mind. If it’s on my desk I’ll reach for it. I’ve done the basket on my desk with tools and items I want to use and it works. I need to get back to that. Great ideas.
I definitely need to do the basket…. But maybe I need to clean my desk/table first. 🤔🤪~Melanie
I love my tools and I think I agree with everything you said. I get them thinking how much I can do and then they take up room and are not in front of me. Ladies - I love this series! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much Jennifer. Glad you are enjoying the series. Definitely sounds like we are crafting kindred spirits ~Melanie
Once again, the raw honesty you two share that we ALL can commiserate with is awesome! Tools are so valuable and I'm a sucker for them, but I struggle with keeping them in the front of my brain to use them.
Thanks Cilla. That’s is part of it isn’t… keeping them front and center. My biggest problem is I see the potential but don’t have the time. Maybe when I retire??? 🥴~Melanie
What I LOVE about these videos is the feeling that I'm part of the conversation!!! This video was lots of FUN, very INFORMATIVE, and full of GREAT ideas!!! Thank you both!!! BTW, I would use the SU! owl punch on school pages.
Oh school pages would be a great use of the owl punch! Thanks for your lovely comments as always. Appreciate it so much Kathleen. ~Melanie
Awesome discussion! I struggle with punches. They are hard to store and I use most of them infrequently.
They are hard to store… clunky and heavy. I’ve found if I have things readily available I’m more likely to use them so I think I might have to have a designated tool spot in my desk and try selecting a few to have out for a bit and rotate through them to see if that encourages me to use them. ~Melanie
Okay! I watched another ‘talk’ video and enjoyed it! A lot of interesting ideas. You had me laughing right from the beginning “FOMO Queen”! I thought that was me… like you guys I’ve bought tools that I don’t use but I’m not getting rid of them. No way. Anything I’ve ever purged I want back. But I’m glad I didn’t buy a button maker or even an electronic cutter. If it’s work to get to it and/oe use it, it’s not happening….
Yeah! We are so glad you joined us again… and this was a long one! The electronic cutter is a hard one… I keep saying I’m going to learn my silhouette or find a way to work it into my process but it just isn’t happening. I probably have to issue myself a challenge … like 31 days of using the silhouette 😬. I think I’m in your camp… if it’s too much work it’s more than likely not going to happen. ~Melanie