Love happy mail!!!

Love it when I come home from a "hard morning" taking a 7yr old and a hyper 4yr old that won't sit down in the movies to see "The Smurfs" then McD's for lunch.... dragged them around the supermarket for groceries then drive up the drive to see a huge flat package on my front doorstep!

What was it?

a two sided self healing Fiskars cutting mat 24" x 36" in size! and some Fiskars Pink Micro - tip  no.5 scissors!

When quilting I've been using a dark green cutting mat that is 1/4 of the size of the one above and really when cutting a meter of fabric that size didn't really "cut" it. I mean in this case BIGGER is BETTER!!!

Both are a valable at spotlight stores! Soooo awesome!

My hubby was smart and said "how many scissors does one need?"

hmmmmm

well for a person like me?
I need the 12 that are pictured above.... one because I love all the COLOURS!!!! And they are all from FISKARS!!!

Two this is what I use all my scissors for....(working myself around the circle clockwize)

1. Kids orange and yellow flamed scissors - for my daughter for her projects (available from Wharehouse Stationery stores)
2. Soft touch scissors (black and grey) - with a spring in them for fine paper shape cutting etc (Wharehouse Stationery stores)
3. No.8 Fiskateer member scissors - for members of the Fiskateers only (join up... www.fiskateers.com)
4. Pinking shears (Orange handled scissors) - for fabric cutting only - cuts a zig zag in the fabric to stop fraying. (won from Fiskateers)
5. No.8 straight edge cutting scissors (pink with flowers on the blade - limited edition Hedi Grace design) - for Fabric cutting only.
6. No. 7 strip cutter (purple handle) - great for snipping fabric and just opening them up to "rip cut" strips of fabric.
7. Soft touch Scissors (pink/purple handle) with spring - great for cutting those loose threads on sewing projects and ribbon cutting. (won these online from Fiskateers) - Donna Dewberry design.
8. My new Micro tips No.5 - not sure how/what I'll use them on maybe for small paper cutting. (spotlight)
9. Fiskars/Cristina Re - decorative scissors for paper cutting - boudiour design (the drawing room - Christchurch)
10. Green Micro Tip No.5  - These are for cutting my threads when I've been x-stitching.
11. Orange handled No. 8 - the ORGINAL Fiskars scissors. Well you know you really have to have one just incase you cannot find your No. 8 Fiskateer scissors when in the middle of a project. (Wharehouse stationery)
12. Lastly the little green kids scissors - to train those little cute children of ours the right way to use scissors safely. Great for 3-5yr olds. My son loves his Fiskars scissors. (Wharehouse stationery)

So that is my list and how I use everyone of my 12 babies!
let alone the other 5 fiskars scissors I have passed on and given away as random prizes.

Yeap quite a collection..... i'm sure I need some more...... somehow.... hmmmm

Debbie Buckland
Christchurch, New Zealand
and Fiskars Scissor addict.

 

Comments

[Debbie C. #4668]

Love your scissor display Deb. Like the old saying a girl can never have too many shoes, well a crafter can never have too many scissors.

[debbie B]

thanks Debbie
very true very true.... I have to catch up on the shoes though.... I have 3 pairs of winter and 2 pairs of summer shoes.... hmmmm

[divinity]

LOL yup definitely a lot of scissors. but it's funny how often there aren't any around just when u need them! one can definitely NEVER have enough! :)

[Debbie B]

Lol so true!

[Marianne (Fiskateer 6701)]

I think a Fiskateer can never have too many scissors! It just is not possible!

[Philippa Godinho]

Glad you liked the Fiskars gifts! Let me know how the mat goes. I think it's a lovely mat to cut on - and it's fully recyclable when it gets to the end of its life - which will be a long way off, given the quality of our products (no apologies for the shameless promotion of our products!!).