How to Make a Personalized Library Stamp with xTool

How to Make a Personalized Library Stamp with xTool! Learn how to make a beautiful custom stamp for marking that book collection with a signature library stamp. Custom book stamps are the perfect gift for book collectors and book lovers. Create a high quality stamp with a business logo, a favorite quote, a full name, phone number, or even just monogram stamps. Create a personal library stamp with crisp impression lines using the xTool laser cutting machine. <<Full tutorial on making rubber stamps with the xTool S1 on this post>> Let's talk about xTool first: I've got a lot of posts about xTool laser cutting machines: Introducing the xTool S 1 and  Which Laser Cutting Machine should I buy? and  Setting up the xTool S1 Laser Cutting Machine xTool Machines: xTool F1 Ultra  (Fiber and Diode Laser--available for stock pre-order) CO2 Laser xTool P2 Machine xTool F1 Portable Laser Cutter xTool S1 20W or 40W  ( I have the 20W-- see this post ) xTool M1 10W D...

How Do You Squash a Bug? Book Review!

How Do You Squash a Bug? Book Review! How Do You Squash a Bug? My favorite kind of children books have bright pictures and lots of fun rhymes. This book checks those boxes! If you are looking for a fun book to gift for Christmas, Hanukkah, birthdays or just because--this is the perfect book! The book is really cheap, so add one or two of them to your cart! Get it here on Amazon: How Do You Squash a Bug? This darling book was written by my brother in law and illustrated by my sister.  It's a fun and easy read with delightful rhyming! 31 pages filled with different kinds of bugs and fun ways to squash them. This is a great book for any curious reader that is interested in bugs! I love the back end pages, so fun and full of adorable bugs! There's a glossary in the back to showcase all the bugs in the book and teach kids the names of each bug.  How Do You Squash a Bug? Trust me, you'll love it! Like, Pin and Share!        

Upcycled Book Notebooks made with the Cinch DIY

Upcycled Book Notebooks made with the Cinch DIY I love notebooks, do you?  I have a bazillion notebooks.  Some I write in...some I doodle in...and some just sit there, too nice to mark up.  But I love notebooks all the same.  The next best things to notebooks, is making more notebooks!  This tutorial is all about taking old books and upcycling them into wire bound notebooks. Don't fret though.  We aren't wasting books.  Find some old books on the shelf, at the thrift store or in a garbage pile and upcycle the cover for a notebook.  Keep all the pages for upcycling into their own fun crafts...like these: Book Page Rosettes Whimsical and ephemera-like roses with glistening gold on the edges. Rolled Paper Frame This frame turned out adorably...but it's the most tedious craft ever...do not attempt! Book Page Pinwheels Cute and whimsical...covered with some chunky glitter! Okay, let's get back to these wonderful Book Cover Sketch a...