Inspired at Home Radio with Tiffany Windsor | Show Details

June 21, 2009

Just in case you missed any details of our June 21st radio show, here's the facts, info, hints, tips, advice, musings and whatevers! Yep -- we actually talked about ALL this stuff on this show! Don't believe that we could have possibly fit all this info into one tiny show? Listen to the archived show Use our quick links to jump to any feature on this page:

Product Reviews
Project Ideas of the Week
Guest Interview with Cheryl Ball
Guest Interview with Eileen Eisele
Sizzix Project Pick of the Week
The Final Few | Musings
Herban Living | Go Go Green

All of our Inspired at Home projects can be found at FaveCrafts.com. We love to rave about Fave! This is a site that is a center for all things crafting with thousands of free craft projects from craft manufacturers, designers and craft bloggers. Here is our project pick of the week:

My project pick this week from FaveCrafts.com is called a People Pin. I love the wild hair and the cute star charm that gives this beaded pin SO much personality. Love it! >>Tiff

Here's a pretty Flower Arrangement that can be used as a table centerpiece, or anywhere that you want to add the effect of blooming florals. Using the Sizzix Originals Die - Flower Layers #2, you can re-blossom silk flower stems or real branches with tiny paper blossoms >>Tiff

Floracraft is a Styrofoam® fabrication company. This means that they take the Styrofoam® product (which comes in huge logs) and make it into shapes like wreaths, balls, eggs, etc. Check out their Make It Fun Summer Crafts! Very cute lady bug, ants, turtle and tree frog all made out of Styrofoam. I might note there is a bit of family history here with Styrofoam®! Check out the Aleene Jackson Craft Museum to see the connection. >>Heidi

My pick this week is from plaidonline.com. There is great section for Summer Crafting for the Kids. The party ideas are for both girls and boys and include themes such as baseball, ballet, Disney, luau, tween, tropical fish and surfer motifs. Great crafting projects that would make any birthday even more fun!>>Candace

Inspired at Home Blog - Check out this week's posts: Aleene's Glue Embossing Frame, Aleene Jackson Craft Museum, Candace's Vinegar Home Remedy Info, Heidi's Corset in Belle Armoire Magazine!

In the Host Chat segment on today's show, we talked about a lifestyle feature by Lauren Sherman titled "Hobbies of the Future" posted on Forbes.com. A great discussion ensued about hobbies vs crafts. Listen to our June 21st radio discussion and then let us know what you think!

Have you heard about the CHA Craft SuperShow? This is a new consumer show which will be held in Orlando, Florida on Friday and Saturday July 31st and August 1st. This Craft SuperShow will be a place where people can visit with and learn from craft manufacturers, buy products form craft retailers and purchase finished projects from designers and professional crafters. They are also offering a full program of hands-on workshops, make 'n takes and fun events. For more info - GO>>

Did you know? Adhesive tape, specifically masking tape, was invented in the 1920's by Richard Drew of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., also known as the 3M company. The WW II military version of duct tape was first created and manufactured in 1942 by the Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division. Its closest predecessor was medical tape. The original use was to keep moisture out of the ammunition cases. Because it was waterproof, people referred to the tape as "Duck Tape." Also, the tape was made using cotton duck - similar to what was used in their cloth medical tapes. Source: www.ideafinder.com

Did you know? The DMC Corporation, which manufacturers and distributes needlework threads, fabrics and accessories to the craft industry was founded in 1746. DMC’s products have been advertised in the United States since the 1920’s, well before the company was incorporated in the US in 1934. DMC® products are available in approximately 130 countries. Aside from the division that manufactures needlework threads, DMC® also produces printed fabrics for home decor, denim, corduroy, and fireproof fabrics used for airplane flight suits. DMC® needlework threads continue to be manufactured in Mulhouse, France, by approximately 1,000 workers, working in 3 shifts around the clock. Source: www.dmc-usa.com

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Cheryl Ball has been working in the design field for 30 years. She owned a c

raft store in Dinuba, California when we first met her at a Society of Craft Designers show 20-years ago. We were so excited about Cheryl's fresh design colors and creative outlook, we invited her to become a regular on Aleene's Creative Living Television. She has worked at both Delta Technical Coatings and Duncan Enterprises as a designer for the past 10-years. Cheryl's current focus is "Still Crafty After 50" . Listen to Cheryl's June 21, 2009 interview! GO>>

Another great guest on this week's show is Eileen Eisele who has been a photo stylist for commercial photo shoots in Boston for 15-years and she found out that tape is truly a stylist's best friend. While seeking out great tapes for work, she started to think about its possibilities and what she could use it for not only on set but in crafts and art projects. Being a bit tenacious when it comes to ideas, she found a way and launched her company TapeSwell which offers decorative tapes, envelope wraparounds and mailing label tape. It's all about high-style tape products that take the mundane task of sealing and labeling boxes and envelopes to a new level of fun and fabulousness. We LOVE TapeSwell! Listen to Eileen's June 21, 2009 interview!

We three Creativity Sisters sit down each week and decide what product we want to review. This week it was a quick and easy decision to talk about glue, Aleene's Tacky Glue to be specific! For over 60 years, the gold bottle of glue on the shelf in the craft stores has been famous. You can always ask a crafter about the gold bottle of glue and they will say "I've been using it for years" or "My mom uses that glue!". Yes, Aleene's Tacky Glue is famous! Listen to our Aleene's Tacky Glue product review radio discussion!

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue in the Gold Bottle - is an all-purpose tacky white glue. The uses for this glue are endless, It's simply a must for any craft cupboard. IT works on fabric, wood, felt and many other craft or household surfaces. Our f Bread Dough Rose Box by Heidi Borchers avorite use of this glue is to make beautiful ceramic-like flowers from a slice of white bread (minus the crust) and one tablespoon of Aleene's Gold Bottle Tacky Glue. Mix it together until it forms into a ball and then add a few drops of acrylic paint to color. When mixed it creates a clay-like dough - or is it a dough-like clay??? The flowers made from this bread dough clay are beautiful. Check out our recent vintage-look project posted at our Creativity ala Mode page! >>GO!

Another great Aleene's glue that we use for those projects where we need a thicker glue is Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue. Originally known as Aleene's Thick Designer Glue, Aleene would custom print a label for the top of the jars with the name of the craft store. This gave the boutique craft stores their own Aleene's private label glue. It was a great hit with the store owners and customers! Today's Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue has that same great thick consistency and is available in an easy-to-use bottle or jar. It's a white glue that is non-toxic, sets up quickly and dries clear. We love to use this glue for the Look of Embossing with Glue technique. You just put a tape nozzle onto the tip of the glue nozzle, and this glue can be squeezed into a fine line. When dry. Paint over your entire project surface with white paint and color it with pastel chalks. You can find this pretty project on our Inspired at Home blog!

Also, just a quick mention -- check out Tiffany's new Aleene's Guide to Glues. You can click here for the pdf and print it off or go to the ILovetoCreate website to get more info!

Bach Rescue Remedy. With all the turmoil going on in the world today, it's really important for you to know about Bach Rescue Remedy developed by Dr. Edward Bach. Rescue Remedy is the emergency remedy for small or large emotional emergencies. >>Candace Read more about Bach Rescue Remedy!>>GO -or- Listen to Candace's June 21st Herban Living feature!>>GO

My final few pick this week is Southern Living Magazine. Southern Living celebrates the best of life in the South, traveling from Dallas to Delaware, they share the fascinating places, people, homes, gardens, and foods that make this region unique, with on-page and online content created by an experienced staff of editors who live the life they celebrate - and it shows! LOVE this magazine! >>Candace

My pick for the final few this week is onehundredwishes.com. Did you ever have a website that you end up on that you have no idea how you got there. Well, I pushed this and I pushed that and suddenly came upon this site. With a very vintage theme, onehundredwishes.com offers a selection of charming and delightful treasures and finds. Sections feature Fancy Trimmings, Paper Treats, Delightful Treasures, Splendid Sweets. Check out their "Wish" Tickets, "You are the Champion" prize ribbons and their cards and collage papers. Ahh....I'm in vintage heaven!>>Heidi

My pick this week is from Patrick Murillo's MantasticCrafts.com. Here's one of those - "why didn't I think Tackle Hat by Patrick Murillo

of that" ideas. Probably because I don't fish so I've never really thought about how you might turn a hat into a tackle box! He bought a hat at the army surplus store and transformed it into small compartments for fishing supplies and he added a waterproof iPod holder on the side. Now that is what I call MANTASTIC!>>Tiffany

This week's challenge from Green Doreen is to tell those smoker buddies of yours to stop tossing their cigarette butts on the ground. Did you know that cb's are made of "synthetic polymer cellulose acetate" and never degrade, only breaking apart after roughly 12 - 15 years. They become tiny filter particles, which clog up ecosystems with even more plastics and man-made gunk. Of course, before they break down, butts can also pose risk to animals, who mistake them for other edibles. An estimated 1.7 billion pounds of cigarette butts gum up the world's waterways a year, delivering nicotine, heavy metals, benzene and other carcinogens.

Read more: www.thedailygreen.com - www.treehuggers.com