Posted on August 12, 2009 by erscampbell
I was so happy when I finished my last Dremel post. I thought that I could finally write about some new things. But after reading everyone’s responses to my posts, I realized that a lot of you have older Dremels without owner’s manuals – definitely a barrier to using one.
I did a quick search and [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2009 by erscampbell
If you haven’t already guessed it, I love my Dremel. It’s my baby. If I ever find that my hubby has used it to clean grout in the bathroom, I will have to kill him.
That said, welcome to the last post in my series of posts related to the use of a Dremel in the [...]
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Posted on August 3, 2009 by erscampbell
Welcome to part two of my series of blog posts based on information collected from Jill Timm’s class, The Amazing Dremel at the 2009 Focus on Book Arts conference. As mentioned in my last Dremel post, this post focuses on tips for using a Dremel with specific materials.
I took six pages of notes during the [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2009 by erscampbell
Yeah, I’m an overachiever.
I originally thought I could fit all of my notes from Jill Timm’s class, The Amazing Dremel, into one blog post.
Bwahahahahahahah!!!
I did not take into account how many notes I took during the workshop. In fact, my table neighbor at the workshop teased me for two days on how many notes I [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2009 by erscampbell
Well I feel silly because I can’t figure out how to close the PollDaddy poll within WordPress. Poop.
I officially declare that the poll is closed. I mean it. Don’t even try to vote now, even though I can’t stop you.
You have spoken and I will obey.
Here’s the order of my posts starting next week:
Dremel bits [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2009 by erscampbell
I have a backlog of blog posts that has accumulated over the past 2 months. Sometimes I get an idea for a post and start a draft, then something distracts me and I move on to a new topic.
I need help figuring out where to start and I’m interested in hearing about what grabs your [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2009 by erscampbell
Day two at the Focus on Book Arts conference is now over. Well, not quite – right now I’m listening to Peter Thomas and Jim Croft doing a duet on a harmonica/ukulele and trombone, respectively.
Today was day 2 of The Amazing Dremel with Jill Timm. The day progressed much like it had yesterday. Jill would [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by erscampbell
I just finished my first day at the Focus on Book Arts conference. After having spent over 12 hours traveling yesterday, it was so nice to get to play all day long.
Today was day 1 of a 2-day workshop with Jill Timm – The Amazing Dremel. The amazing thing is that I finally own a [...]
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