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I really need help I'm not sure how to use the forum at all. Please advise. Thank You.

pabarnes@charter.net

You are using it!  Just go and post away, girl!  What is your first name?  Are you married, etc?  What is your favorite craft to do?

I am Deb.  Most of us are more "mature" on this board.  My way of saying we are older than 50..lol.  I like to scrapbook and rubber stamp and make jewelry.  I just haven't had time and/or discipline to craft lately.

Welcome to the boards!

Deb

Welcome Dianne. I know you will enjoy the forums as much as I do. If I am not crocheting, sewing, making cards, scrapbooking with you and Susan etc. I am checking out the forum. 

Yes, everyone Dianne and I have known each other since I have moved here in Cape Coral.  Finally gor her to sign on to the forums. See ya soon Dianne. LOL

My name is Judy and live outside of Philadelphia.  My crafts are scrapbooking, cardmaking, knitting, quilting and needlepoint.  I still work full time but planning on retiring in two years where I will be crafting full time.  I am currently planning a homebased busines in custom scrapbook designs and cardmaking along with other paper crafts and will publish my web within one year.  I am so looking forward to my new career.  I would love to talk with other crafters who have similar interests as mine to share ideas, network and just chat.  I love to receive and answer emails.  I am new with forums but hope to become a seasoned member of this forum soon.  Don;t  hesitate to respond, I would love to talk with you. 

TTYS

Judy

Hi Judy and welcome to the group!

I am in the process of learning more about scrapbooking.  I enjoy cardmaking, am a beginner at jewelry making and have dabbled at other crafts.  Look forward to getting to know you!

Deb

Jude, you've come to the right place.  We have people interested in about every craft you can imagine, all willing to help where needed and to learn from you as well.  Hope you'll stay with us.

Jenx

Thank you for the warm welcome.  I have attempted to post on other forums but never received responses.  I am not sure how to go about chating.  Do I look at all the different subjects in the forum and respond to the topics of interest?  Help...I need a quick tour to get me started .

You've got it!  The best way is probably to wander about, reading what others have to say and drop into photobuckets to see what we're doing.  Feel free to insert your own comments.  There are some very talented folks here who are all willing to share, not only their talents and ideas but their thoughts and emotions.  You'll find a very suppportive group interested in others rather than just themselves.  Did I mention friendly???

Jenx

Thanks....that is what I will do.  I am at work and having a slow dayl.....so I will be checking in off and on until 2PM when I leave to go home.

TTYS

judy

WELCOME  DIANNE & JUDY 

Dianne, i've heard some lovely things about you and hope you can join me, jenx, cathy and joan next weekend.  I'm sooo excited about going south to see you gals, if we craft or just chat, it'll be a great weekend for me.  I love meeting new people especially ones i've gotten to know from the boards.  I'm not quite in the 'older' group but only a year or so behind....but age isn't anything between us...family is family, right girls?  As for crafting, my favorite is in the kitchen, we don't have a 'section' for that yet (i'm hoping it will evolve soon) cooking (making up recipes as i go) and baking (got some great reviews from fellow crafters one Christmas that received my goodies as gifts / thank you gifts).  I have been taught how to IF and absolutely love it (thank you jenx), and i self taught myself how to do faux arrangements with silk flowers both in the vase and in baskets.  I like to do a variety of crafts but haven't done some of them in a long long time, right now i'm doing a little embroidery that seems to look just fine, i love to sew but don't have a machine as of right now.  SHOOT...like everyone else i love to craft and have done a 'little of this-little of that' over the years.  As you can see...I love to talk / chat ; )

 I need help on something can anyone tell me what is between life membership and the reg membership of the Home Arts Club

thank you

Scootchie, Jenx, Saw Dianne today she is working on Friday and unable to join us. Would have been nice if she could have joined us. So far plans are still good for Joan and myself. See you Friday.

Bummer!!!  I was hoping to meet her too.  At least we are looking forward to seeing you and Joan again.

Jenx

Hi Elizabeth, Your post is kinda small and lost between those of us big mouths.  Welcome to CHAC . hope you enjoy our brand of fun.

to answer your ques. or try to.  When you are a "lifer"  it means you have paid Xammount and do not have to renew.  I am not sure if you have to be invited to be a life member or you can just deside on your own .

I suggest you call coustomer service( #'s in the mag.)  and they can give you all the info and it will be correct.

I hope I have helped reather than muddy the water.

Bummer....absolute bummer, was looking forward to meeting Dianne as well Cathy but at least i get to see jenx again and i get to meet you and joan....WOO HOO!  Friday is getting closer and i'm getting very excited as the days go by.  Elizabeth you can find the club phone # here on the site by going to the 'contact us' spot, they give you a couple options there.  And i'm not over 50 yet either....won't be the BIG 50 til November ; ).

WARM  WELCOME  TO  ELIZABETH  &  STACEY, i'm sure you're going to love it here.  We are a 'fun-loving crafty group of chatty women' and this site is addictive....but it's legal and fun, stick around and surf the site and you'll see what i mean!

Welcome Iris and Grammy J.  You will find so much information on the boards and the friendliest group of ladies!

Deb

Hello crafters,  I am new to this community,  my name is Karen, married 34 years, have 2 children 2 grandchildren.  I live in Salem, CT.  My list of crafts I have learned over the years is quite long.  Knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting,  crewel, embroidery, calligraphy, tea bag folding, some scrapbooking, cross stitch, polymer clay beads, flowers, and figurines, floral design both fresh and silk.  Designing and construction of dolls, their clothing, and of course our furry stuffed animals.  I had a floral shop at one time, and all these things sure helped fill the place up.  So my interests, are eclectic.  Love to learn new things, guess that is why the list is so long. 

Now my reason for coming to this forum, Can anyone tell me if I can pay my subscription online?  If so how???

Nice to see that there are so many in this club. 

WOW....a couple more newbies since i last checked this thread.....

A VERY WARM WELCOME TO:  Grammy J, Iris, & Alisa.  You're going to love it here, give it some time and definitely 'surf' the complete BB so you can add 'info' here and there.  You'll see alot of 'duplicate' postings under different threads so my advise is to check 'em all out then post accordingly.  We are a bunch of warm natured ladies that love to chat amongst ourselves and exchange ideas and answer questions and offer suggestions.  You'll find that this site is very addictive....BUT it's the legal addiction and you'll grow to love it ; ).  I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you better and finding someone amongst you all that likes the same crafts as I do (i don't do alot of different crafts) such as card making, KITCHEN- that would be cooking and baking, and faux flower arranging. I've recentlly learned how to decoupage and love it and I dabble in embroidery when my 'thumb' allows it LOL.  Sometime in the future i'm going to invest in a sewing machine and then i'll be able to participate in the many crafts associated with 'sewing'.  OH yeah and as you can tell....I love to talk/chat, so be aware ; )  ROFLMBO over and over!

funny i thought i had put myself on here. first of all welcome chantillylace and ajcrane! you can put a picture of yourself in the space below the url from your own pc or if you would like an avatar the page at the bottom of this post not only links you to all my pics but you can sign up for free and they will help you make your own avatar to use for free.

as far as payment on line, i wish. you can call them and payover the phone. i usuly do becuse i don't trust the usps with payments if i can help it.

any who, i am silversong (aka sharron)

i live in arkansas with my hubby, two cats, three ferrets, and my still being built house.i was an advid crafter before the house and now on top of painting, drawing, caligrafy, writing, quilting, sewing, weaving, stamping, cooking, jewlery, wirework, and poly clay i can add drafting, drywall, mudding, tiles, concreat, and wood floor laying.  somday i hope to work with stain glass and make fine jewlery in addition to everything ealse.

Hi!  My name is Betty, a 65 year young, married grandmother living in FL.  Using this forum is new to me and not sure if I can figure it out.   Have been doing crafts all my life and very active with the decorating committee in the over 55 community where I live.  In the last year my interest has been in paper tole and I don't see any information about this craft.   Would like to know if there is anyone out there who does this craft.  Thanks,

BettyBoop1085

Hello Betty, and welcome to our group.  We're always happy to see new people here.  The first ???I have to ask is, "Where in Florida?"  It appears our lives are running pretty well parallel right now.  We're the same age (altho I've probably got at least a few months on you since my b'day is early in the year.), married, grandmother and Live in Fl 6 mos of each year.  I also have done crafts since I was young and live in an over 55 where I am in charge of decorating. 

As for figuring out the way the boards work---don't worry.  Just give a yell and someone will be here to help out.  The best way to find out what's here is to wander about reading what's been posted and dropping into photobuckets to see what everyone has been making.  I don't know offhand who does paper tole but I'm sure someone will speak up on that subject too.  Enjoy your stay and make it a long one.

Jenx 

Hello,

I'm new to this site as of today. I was in search of a site that had people excited about crafting as I am. Anyway, I am a 30 year old mom of three who is interested in scrapbooking and making cards. I live in Georgia and work as a full time first grade teacher. I hope to make many aquaintances as I work to become a great crafter!

Sanura3

p.s Is this site safe to use real names??

Hi all, my name is Gloria and I am from Columbus Ohio.  I am 29 years old and a mother of two girls.  I like to do counted cross stitch and cross stitch.  How did you go about being a product tester?

Welcome to ALL the new members!  Jandee, Samura, Betty, who else did I miss?  Well, WELCOME!

There is a little bit of everything and alot of everything represented on this BB.  I myself like making cards, scrapbooking, and jewelry making.

Deb

Welcome to the group, Maritime!  What type of crafts do you do? 

Deb

A VERY WARM WELCOME TO ALL YOU NEWBIES!!!

There are too many threads with sooo many new people....this is great....but would be nice to have you all 'sign in' on one thread, people like me (lazy) have a hard time going from thread to thread to greet you.  I can't remember all the names I saw in the past 5 minutes but there's at least 5...WOOO HOOO...new friends....I LOVE IT!!  I look forward to getting to know each of you better and learning all about your 'crafting' and family etc. 

Hi,

I'm from Western NY and just LOVE lilacs ~ hence the name "lilacgal".

My favorite craft is Counted Cross Stitching and have many projects "in the works". 

Since I recently became disabled and "retired" from my job, I hope to be able to finish some of my projects.  I am working on two different ones that are on navy blue Aida and can't work on them in the evening.  Does anyone have any suggestions to make the "holes" easier on the eyes?

I can't keep track of all you newbies, but welcome!!!!!!!

Deb

Hello, my my user name is gammie.  I joined the Magazine on 03/08.  I just regestered tonight.  I am new to a site like this.  I do belong to a quilting group and totally enjoy it.  I am a grandma, and retired.  My Dh and I have been married 47 years.  Just checking in and saying hi.  Happy crafting

Mona