A New Colorful Book!

Blue skies, yellow sun, white clouds, and green grass.  The world is filled with colors in so many shades and hues.  Crafters all over the world create their projects using colors they love.  But when you see colorful Mixed Media projects,  have you ever wondered ”How did they create that color technique?”  
I had the opportunity to meet author Chris […]

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Meet the Double Stitch Twins!

It’s time for give-a-way straight from the Craft Super Show.
I met the Double Stitch Twins yesterday, Erika and Monika Simmons.  It’s safe to say that these ladies were a stitch!… I mean they really cracked me up.   They were finishing each others sentences and were oh so perky!  I absolutely loved meeting them.  Check out what they […]

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Future Page Turners of “TRAGIC MAGIC”

Hey Fiskateers!  Go grab your personal calendar off your bulletin board or refrigerator.  Go ahead, I’ll wait…
(Enter the theme song to “Jeopardy” here.)
Got it?  Great! … Ooops!  I forgot to tell you to grab a big orange magic marker too.  Go ahead and go get that too, I’ll wait till you get back… 
(… Second verse, same as the […]

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A Guest Blog by Laura Childs

Hello once again from me, Laura Childs, New York Times bestselling author of the Scrapbooking Mysteries, including the just-released TRAGIC MAGIC.

Lately I’ve become a big fan of craft projects that dovetail with all the different elements of scrapbooking.  I’m talking exotic papers, rubber stamping, collages, embellishments, fabrics, ephemera, and event incorporating small collectibles.  So, needless […]

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It’s Tragic Magic by Laura Childs

Several months ago Laura Childs was a guest blogger here on the Fiskateer website.  If you are not familiar with Laura’s books, she has a great series of scrapbooking mysteries centering around her main character Carmella.  Carmella is scrapbooking shop owner in the French Quarter of New Orleans and lets just say that there are some crafty killers in […]

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Very Exciting Book News

I have some very exciting book news to share with everyone.  This coming January, a brand new scrapbooking idea book will be hitting store shelves.  The author of this book is a member of our Fiskateer community… Lisa Pace, Fiskateer #209!
When I became a Fiskateer several years ago, Lisa was the second Fiskateer who I connected […]

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Book Club Challenge Results

Ahhh, summer.  It’s a great time to relax and read a good book, don’t you think?  It’s my understanding that quite a few Fiskateers are finishing up or have finished reading the latest book in my Fiskateer Book Club.  I myself have just a few pages to go in the Laura Childs mystery, Death Swatch.
I […]

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A Fun Book Club Challenge

Today I spent most of the day sitting on my living room couch.  The windows were cracked open and a nice gentle breeze filled the air.  Beside me was a nice tall glass of iced sweet tea and in my hands… the current Fiskateer Book Club selection, Death Swatch by Laura Childs.

I introduced this great scrapbook mystery […]

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More From Author, Laura Childs

Greetings again from Laura Childs, author of the Scrapbooking Mysteries, to the Fiskateer Book Club!
 
I’d like to tell you a little more about my Scrapbooking Mysteries.  First off, they’re “cozies,” which means a kinder, gentler type of mystery.  I also try to keep my stories true-to-life and add a generous dallop of humor.  My main […]

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Greetings from Laura Childs

Greetings from Laura Childs, author of the Scrapbooking Mysteries, to the Fiskateer Book Club!
 
Besides writing my Scrapbooking Mysteries and putting my main character, Carmela, into lots of trouble and travail, I’ve been going a little crazy over paper lately.
In fact, I think it all started with Carmela.  She’s been teaching paper workshops at her fictional […]

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