Tools

I love tools. Tools make all the difference in a project. They help you make, break, fix and fake. Here’s a little insight into my tool box.

Sewing & Embroidery Machine: MACHINE QUANTUM® Futura™ CE-200
(a.k.a Dracula or Drac for short)
Even though we may not see eye to eye from time to time (when my laptop doesn’t recognize he’s connected) we are mostly fools in love.

Craft Printer: Xyron® Design Runner Personal Papercrafting Printer
A wireless printer that can print on virtually any surface – paper, tissue, photographs, fabric, ribbon, wood, vellum, metal and more.

Label Maker: Brother PT-65 P-Touch Home and Hobby Labeler with LCD Screen
Ahh, where are my glue sticks, oh wait… there they are! Pefectly labeled in their proper container!

Paper Cutters: I’ve got 3 because it only seems reasonable. Small for card making, medium for scrapbooking and Big Daddy for the hefty duty jobs.

Distressing & Eyelit Tool Kit: from Making Memories
For a little extra zing or zang to a project.

My tool box

In any project, there are several staple tools that are always used. There is nothing more annoying that having your project “one piece of tape away” from completion and having to go in search of the tape. Instead, I carry around the house with me a fully stocked basket of goodies. Contents change with the seasons but here’s a list of what’s in my basket this month:

• Scissors
• Tape Measure
• Ruler
• Wire Cutters
• Floral Wire
• Stapler
• Staple gun
• Lint Roller (a must have as a dog owner)
• Exacto Knife
• Hammer
• Tack Nails
• Masking Tape
• Duct Tape
• Packaging Tape
• Wood Saw
• Prunning shears
• WD-40 No Mess Pen (it’s got 300 uses)
• Ribbon
• Pens (lots)
• Pencil