I am SO addicted to ebay - it’s gross, lol. But you know what? I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, and I don’t have time to go out for dinner/movies, or to even rent a movie for that matter, lol, so if surfing ebay and buying stamps makes me happy and stops me from going insane with school work, I will do it! :D
I was into foam stamps, but now I’m really into clear acrylic stamps - easier to store.
Ok, Ok, I admit… it’s not just stamps, tee hee. Everything I get off ebay is so versatile though! Like, it can be used on ANYTHING! Like pigment ink, which is soft, permanent, acid free, and lies on top of the paper, and dye ink, which sinks into the paper and gives it a old, stained look, but can fade over time, and CHALK INK!, which is velvety soft when it goes on, and is permanent when heat set… *sigh* These go with the stamps of course :D I also just realized that the glue sticks I was using in my scrapbooks, while acid free, don’t stay stuck over time :| So now I’m getting the Xyron 150 (a sticker maker which can take items up to 1.5″ wide) and some tombo tape runner - both permanent solutions!
For Christmas Lionel is getting me some prismacolor pencils (I am to find them on ebay, fun fun!)! Not just any pencils folks, but the BEST art pencils available - soft, thick core, waterproof, permanent, and of course, acid free. They come in this cool tin set and you get free verithin’s with it, which are thinner, harder versions for details, and also a free sketch kit (I’ll give this to Lionel). But in any case, it costs like $180 CDN to get it in Canada, but only $50 US on ebay!! W00t! Now, see why I love it? I’m a die-hard for bargains, hehe.
We’re heading to Michael’s on Saturday to pick up some Christmas paper to make Christmas cards - I hope my letter stamps get here in time! So exciting! If this neuroscience thing doesn’t work out (although I know it will, lol) I may very well get a job in crafts, lol.
