Comments on: Just Call Me Thrifty

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:24:26 +0000

This is absolutely brilliant….I also watched some of your videos on tying ribbon…you are so thoughtful to take the time to do all of this and bless you for it. Where can you purchase the cut n dry foam and is there any certain trikck to blending…your cards are always gorgeous.

By: Amber aka bambi64

Amber aka bambi64 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:46:42 +0000

Headed to JoAnns today with mom, guess what I’ll be looking out for!!

By: Susy

Susy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:15:21 +0000

Fabulous, love it.

By: Renée K

Renée K — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:38:30 +0000

Becca - This is genius! I wish I had found this BEFORE today’s trip to Michael’s! However, I’m off tomorrow and gas prices are down, right? I love to rationalize reasons for going to Michael’s! Tanks for sharing this.

By: Jen Hoover

Jen Hoover — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:35:36 +0000

WOW! you’re a genius! :D I *heart* your thriftiness!!! {is that even a word?} ;)

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:09:18 +0000

What a great idea! Inexpensive, useful & classy-looking. Thanks for sharing the idea.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:39:32 +0000

I just love your idea!! I have been cutting those round yelloe sponges in fourths and using them, but they’re messy and not nearly as cute! I ran out to Michael’s with my 50% off coupon and bought a set of stamps. Mine aren’t the same style but they’re pretty cool. I’m anxious to transform them. I love your site!

By: Mariangeles

Mariangeles — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:40:20 +0000

Great idea!!

By: Kathryn Johnson

Kathryn Johnson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:20:21 +0000

I have done a similar thing-I bought a package of 1″ wood cubes from Michaels (over with all the unfinished wood) and attached the foam with epoxy. Works great!

By: Cathy B.

Cathy B. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:43:03 +0000

Becca,
I had thought about using an acrylic block with some Velcro and just have one with multiple pieces of felt and store the individual felts after use in baggies.

I only have clear stamps an no wood mounts. Being mobility challenged it is difficult to get to the store and I have to order everything on line. I do have an extra acrylic block.

I have umpteen empty medicine bottles lying around and I am going to use Mokka’s idea… sensational concept!!!

I won’t have to worry about ordering Velcro online and can use tape I have with multiple lids and not have to worry about switching felt between one mount.

This way I can use a lid for each color combination and keep several bottle bottoms to use for handles.

I have one sheet of the cut-and-dry felt and one sheet of the cut-and-dry foam, so I will be off to a great start for alcohol inks and other inks… yippee!!!

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:54:36 +0000

YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!
Yes, I meant the caps….LOL

By: Katiep

Katiep — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:50:23 +0000

What a fabulous tip!

Katie
x

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By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:30:34 +0000

I was just wondering…where can I get the cut and dry foam from please? Thanks…By the way I have saved your site in my favorites. I just love looking and learning. Thanks again
Wendy

By: mokka

mokka — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:46:51 +0000

Becca’s idea was so brilliant that it got my mind working. I couldn’t figure out how to email you Becca, so I hope it is alright to post my idea here?? I don’t have a blog.

I was thinking about people who couldn’t get to Michaels and didn’t have any stamps they wanted to unmount and came up with another idea. I also have more than just the first set of distress inks, and can see me wanting to use chalk inks etc.

I am on a lot of prescriptions(medically disabled ER/ICU nurse for 25 years, I guess it’s my turn now LOL) I have every size of bottle, but a lot of them have an inch size lid, and my lids are flat on top and are twst lids. If you know a relative etc on medications you could quickly collect these. My idea was to put cut n dry foam on a multiple of lids, one for each colour you would want to use in this way. Then you could just remove the lids to change to the colour you wanted to.The colour name could be put inside the lid. One bottle and a bunch of lids would work very well I think. Too bad I just threw out a whole bunch of empty pill bottles, but it won’t take long to accumulate more. Then you just need a nice little container to keep your one pill bottle and multiple lids in. I need tidy options because I have a small space and too much stuff(I did not say that LOL) I hope this might be helpful to someone. If you and your family are totally healthy most pharmacies will sell you empty bottle for just a few cents. Becca I apologize if I shouldn’t of posted this idea here………………….

djmalliott@shaw.ca

By: mokka

mokka — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:12:00 +0000

Brilliant idea. I live out in the boonies and have to take two ferries to get anywhere. I used an old handle stamp(think office type) several years ago and put self adhesive velcro to it to hold the felt strips to apply alcohol ink, love that stuff. I just dug out some round wooden stamps from the dollar store. I will unmount the animal figures and add my cut and dry. I did originally have a square wood mount, that I removed the stamp from(stuck it on the back of another similar stamp) and gued a square of cut n dry foam to it for the same thin. I could use each of the 4 sides for a different colour, woodmount was about 2.5×2.5 inches.
I have a question though, how did you cut the circles so nicely????
They look perfect on there, like they always were there.

Michaels is two ferries and $100 ferry cost away, plus totals about 5 hours each way……..so I won’t be getting one of those disney sets, but sure wish I could, I like having things organized like that!

Loving your blog……………………..

By: Virginia Anderson

Virginia Anderson — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:13:03 +0000

Wonderful idea! Like the way you ‘recycled’ the wooden ’stamps’. Have you considered inking the top of the ‘peg’ with the ink color so you can easily identify each color?
Just found your blog today….July 31. Enjoying a journey through your wonderful ideas and photos.
VA in AZ

By: Q

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:04:49 +0000

Neat! where can you purchase the cut n dry foam? Mike’s or ACM? and how do you use the blenders?

By: Sharon K

Sharon K — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:45:06 +0000

FINALLY a use for my SU wood blocks that I set aside when I unmounted the rubber.
Cheers!!!
SharonK- Crystal, MN

By: Debby

Debby — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:03:53 +0000

You are very clever! What a great Idea. Thanks for sharing.

By: Joani

Joani — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:57:58 +0000

Very, very smart! I always look for ways to “re-purpose” items. Great idea!
Hugs,
Joani

By: Shayla

Shayla — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:17:02 +0000

Hey - awesome idea!

I’d also check the wood section of M’s and Jo’s for some similar wood pieces. Sometimes you can purpose certain shapes for this, or even use the plain blocks or rounds (with flat bottoms) for this stuff.

If you wanted to REALLY go cheap, you could buy a thick dowel rod and have it cut into 2″ pieces etc and attach the foam - although maybe not as pretty, cost effective!

By: Kay McBride

Kay McBride — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:33 +0000

cool ,i hope michaels still have some this weekend. michaels people will wonder why they had a rush on these stamp sets!! but im sure they will like the business
kay

By: Kerry Fitzpatrick

Kerry Fitzpatrick — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:43:22 +0000

GREAT IDEA!!!! How clever of you, Becca! Not only are you creative (card wise) but inventive as well. I’m impressed!!!

By: katie

katie — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:42:50 +0000

I could call you thrift but I’d rather call you brilliant. This idea so rocks. I saw the finished applicator in another post and wondered how that was done. Thought about going and getting simple wooded drawer pulls but the applicator area would be too small. Thanks for sharing the how to and the inspiration.

By: Katherine McKamey

Katherine McKamey — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:28:48 +0000

Man, I love it when people re-purpose their stuff to serve in other ways!! I try to do that as often as possible since running out to the LSS or Craft store involves a 100+ mile trip! Thanks for sharing this - I have run into similar issues with my distress inks and have items that would work like this too. Now, I’m inspired to figure out a solution. Thanks Becca!!

By: mary puskar

mary puskar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:08:56 +0000

Well I’m going right to my local mike’s. Thanks Becca!

Mary
http://www.primitiveseasons.blogspot.com

By: Casie

Casie — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:52:42 +0000

Thanks so much for posting how you made these!!

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:27:12 +0000

I was one that e-mailed you. Thanks for responding! Just let me say, how clever! I think I’ll go to the wood section at M’s and find something similar to the stamp handles. You are very creative.

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:13:49 +0000

Too bad Jan… I get in all the time and love it!!! Becca this is genius!!!