Howdy, my name is Ida, aka kraftyiam, and I am an avid crafter born and raised in NYC. I made my first dollhouse out of cardboard when I was eight - furniture too. I sewed these little curtains...well you get the picture. I spent hours as a child watching my Mom sew on her (now) vintage Singer, and I know I got my craftiness from her (R.I.P. Mom). I used to play with a tin of buttons she kept near her sewing machine, which I confiscated years ago. She had a big laugh when I told her that I categorized those buttons by color and shape…whew, what a job. My elder sister, Yoly, taught me how to sew too, and how to use hair curlers.

Working on my computer is another passion of mine…love new software! I use a wide variety of mediums in creating unique gifts, and I like exotic bugs too (used them in flower arrangements and terrariums in the past). Lastly, I cut mostly by hand, but will use a die-cutting machine on occasion. Well, a big “hey dudes” to my family and friends, and I truly thank you for stopping in.

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kraftyiam has a published Grad ArtCard 

in the May issue of 

"CARDS Magazine!"

And you can check it out for yourself

on Pages 86 and 87.

Thank you for your Congratulations - whoohoo!

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kraftyiam entered her first contest and took third at
Scrapbook Expo's Card Making Contest!

(I won a heavy-duty die-cutting thingamajig; cuts teeny, tiny letters--

retail value was $90.00 (finally answered for you, Jenny M.)

  kraftyiam entered another craft contest and won a large stamp-not used yet, but will!

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Other fun happenings in 2012
 Super Bowl Sunday 2/5/12.

What fun! Our daughter is so creative; she put up decor, and made a fun stadium tray filled with tasty snacks (ate it so fast we almost missed the Kodak moment).

We played trivia games, and won prizes too. Go Giants!

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