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September 30, 2009 // Crafts / Cut Paper / My Talented Family
Gearing up for my favorite month, October! Here's a sneak peak at a witch in progress that will be for sale and one of the gorgeous frames my sister Brooke Baker is making for http://www.cupcakealamode.com:

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September 29, 2009 // Crafts / Cut Paper
Here's another chance to win one of my cut paper prizes: Just be the next person to follow me at http://Twitter.com/WriteMinded! In the future I will also be twittering more contest opportunities, cut paper works in progress and uncommon quotes from what I'm currently reading...

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celita :

I am seriously impressed by your work. how long have you been cutting paper? I have only been at it for a year and a half, actually, and am self taught. Your olive cuts are spectacular detail for parties. LOVE it. You make me WANT to step outside the little box in my brain and do something different. Now if I can just find the time. :-) How in the world do you get your people so perfect? and where in the world do the brainstorm ideas come from? sigh... just so fun!

(10.19.09 @ 02:51 PM)
Mindi:

Thanks Celita! I started doing cuts about a year ago because I don't scrapbook but I love the cool paper that's available. Ideas have never been my problem...it's finding the time to make them real that's the hardest part!

(11.02.09 @ 01:38 PM)
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September 28, 2009 // Baking / Crafts
For Nanny's 89th birthday party...Happy Birthday, Nan, we love you!

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Bert:

You know I love this!

(09.28.09 @ 08:20 PM)
Mindi Leatham:

You cupcake fiend!

(09.29.09 @ 05:06 PM)
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September 18, 2009 // Crafts / Cut Paper
Use your scrapbook paper scraps to make a pretty present bow:

1.Cut long strips (You can experiment with thin or fat strips or put both together!)
2. Curl with scissors the same way you would poly ribbon or curl by wrapping paper around a pencil
3. Tape together and arrange

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anthony:

you are the detail queen!

(09.23.09 @ 11:14 AM)
Mindi Leatham:

Thanks. We try.

(09.24.09 @ 06:28 PM)
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September 14, 2009 // Crafts / Cut Paper
Hope you like it Melissa! Cut paper and a tiny bit of ink:

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Kara:

This is ADORABLE! I have to have one!

(09.17.09 @ 11:57 AM)
holly:

Mindi, beautiful work as always!

(09.17.09 @ 12:20 PM)
mindi:

Thank you :)

(09.18.09 @ 07:45 PM)
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