Where in the world is my glue?

Hello Ladies (and girls  , and guys?)

Up for some crafty tips? Here goes....

Tip #1:
I usually buy my sticky-things like glue bottles, double-sided tapes, 3-D tapes in a pack of 6.  I also bulk-buy acetate sheets, black sharpie markers and glitter bottles.

What happened was, it seemed i had lot of everything but in reality i was using things haphazardly. So i had 6 nearly empty bottles of glue, a quarter tape on every roll & so on.....

This went on for quite sometimes because i had no idea what to do..... Then one day i had an idea .....
Now , when I buy anything in bulk, I put a number on all things from 1-6.  I don't use bottle/roll marked "2" unless i have emptied the "1".
And when i reach #5 , I know it's time to go shopping!

Tip #2:

I don't own a diecut machine & buy them from my lovely crafter friends. There are times when there is not enough time to order & I am short on diecuts.... For those rainy days I keep some diecuts as templates. While you can't hand cut doilies....... Oval frames, tags, butterfly silhouettes, can be traced and hand-cut.

It's time consuming but hey! We all started with a pencil, ruler & a pair of scissors...... No harm getting back to basics sometimes!

Happy crafting
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