The Pastels paper pack by Ampad has 210, 20 pound, letter size sheets in five colors.  For inexpensive archival quality paper this is a great deal!This paper is cheap enough that you can use it for any sort of flyers, colored paperwork, or crafts you want to create.  You can even afford to let the kids have colored paper sometimes! But if you like any of the colors for scrapbooking or...

I bought these pastel-colored self-stick notes by Z-International Incorporated from Walmart when I was last there. I go through a lot of sticky notes, writing reminders and jotting down little things.I saw that they were $3 cheaper than the ones by Post-It Brand. I like to cut costs where I can, especially with comparable products. I find that these work just as well as Post-Its. I ha...

Richardson Pastel Mints- If you like mints, one of the best kind of mints is a candy called Pastel Mints by Richardson. These mints have been around since 1893. I knew they had been around for as long as I have been alive but I did not know they went back to the late 1800's. These small pillow shaped mints are still made the same way and with the same recipe as when they were first made in ...

In case you haven't figured this out already... I love Ollie's bargain outlet, it is a really great store similar to Big Lots.While browsing in the stationary/ arts and crafts aisle, I saw these envelopes made by Embassy. They are 4 3/8"x 5 3/4", and you get 40 pastel pink, purple, blue and yellow envelopes per package. The price was unbeatable, fifty nine cents for ...

I started out as a self-taught artist and for the most part I still consider myself as one even though I now hold a Masters in Fine Arts.  I retained the one part of my self-taught attitude that I felt was most important to me, that is the ability  to allow me to sometimes take unconventional methods and apply them as I choose to regardless of whether or not the professional side of m...

My  daughter loves to draw and do a lot of craft during her spare time. She regularly checks web sites for arts and crafts and follows steps. At  times, we  would do the crafts together on weekends.  I always buy her books for her arts and crafts or anything that will help to enhance her ability. She loves to draw and sketch so this book of Art Skills from Usborne helped a l...