On 03-29-97 WENDY BUCHANAN wrote to DIANE BROWN... 
 
 WB> Hi Diane! 
 WB> I'm having such fun!  Tom and I got to go to Tulsa yesterday and 
 WB> went to this craft booth mall called "The Quilted Bear."  Gee, it 
 WB> was such fun but we both got very tired before we saw half of what 
 WB> they had in there.  I wanna go back today!   
 WB>   
 
 
I don't blame you.  I'd be feeling the same way. 
 
 WB> I have one here but I had to buy craft batting to make the inside 
 WB> for it because they don't make many rectangular pillow forms.  I 
 WB> don't know if I am into this today so maybe next week.  Tom has 
 WB> today off (it's Good Friday) and we will probably take the loaner 
 WB> vehicle the dealership loaned us and go do something soon. 
 WB>  
 
Pillows and footstool covers are finished.  Today I'm putting 
the binding around her six placemats then on with the wedding 
flowers. 
 
 WB> That sounds so neat, it's great when they want you to do something 
 WB> for this most important occasion in their lives.  It will make 
 WB> their day so much more special knowing you did those flowers. 
i WB>  
 
I'll let you know how they turn out.  I'm a bit nervous about doing them 
I want everything to be perfect. 
 
 WB> My husband bought some neat stuff called "Acrylic Water" that you 
 WB> can use to keep silk flowers in place in a vase.  You mix these 
 WB> 2 components together like you do epoxy glue, and pour them into 
 WB> the vase, and it hardens to a hard gel and keeps the flowers from 
 WB> moving after you've got them in place.  I haven't opened it to 
 WB> use any yet but I plan to do a couple of arrangements of handmade 
 WB> artificial flowers, one of crepe paper poppies for my sister's 
 WB> 40th birthday which is in July.  She's very special and I know  
 WB> she'll like that! 
 WB>  
I've never heard of this product before. 
 
 WB> We aren't messy, just creative like the tagline says!   
 WB>  
 WB> Rubber stamping is fun but it can get expensive since it's addictive 
 WB> and buying stamps is part of the addiction.  Once you get a few, 
 WB> you always want a lot more, and that gets expensive.    I can 
 WB> lay out the bucks for stamps, but I'd rather not get so many that 
 WB> I forget what I have.  I do need a few more that aren't bear-oriented, 
 WB> as most of mine have bears on them, and I'd love some more with  
 WB> messages on them.  I have "Happy Birthday" but I'd like a nice one 
 WB> that reads "Thinking of You," one for anniversaries and one that 
 WB> just says "Congratulations" which could be used for various things 
 WB> such as graduation, new baby, promotions, etc.  I could also get  
 WB> into a nice "Handstamped By..." stamp.  I saw one yesterday but it 
 WB> was very small and they wanted almost 7 dollars for it!  Gosh!!! 
 WB> In the catalog those are only about 3 to 4 dollars.  I could get 
 WB> 2 for that price!    See what I mean, though?  It all adds up. 
 WB>  
I couldn't afford that expense right now but it sounds good.  The 
idea of making my own cards sounds intreging. 
 
 WB> Have fun with the floral arrangements and let me know how you are 
 WB> doing.  Have a great day! 
 WB>  
I will. 
 
Hugs 
Diane 
 
 
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