Borden: Remodeling on upcoming show

Information on remodeling and cardmaking will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and at noon on Thursday. (All times are Mountain.)

Interior decorator Latriece Brooks will explain why having an interior decorator involved in your remodeling or building projects can save money in the long run. Having someone you like and trust can help develop your scope of work as well as your financial budget. Brooks operates an interior design company in Clovis.

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Diane Tunnell is an independent demonstrator with a stamping company. If you’re a crafter, you have probably already learned about using embossing folders but have you ever tried a technique called double dry embossing? She will demonstrate this technique and show several cards she’s made with this. Tunnell lives in Clovis.

Information on making window treatments and creating lampshades will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon on Tuesday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. (All times are Mountain).

Pat de Santis is the vice president of corporate marketing with a company in Massachusetts. She’s going to show a product called Magic Curtain Tapes that can be used to make Roman shades, box pleated curtains and drapes, as well as pinch-pleated curtains and drapes.

Sewing expert Vivian Lavinskas, who works for a sewing machine company, will demonstrate how to create a lampshade for any room in your home. She’s from LaVergne, Tennessee.

Double Dry Embossing Technique

1. Using a 4” X 5 1/2” piece of chipboard or heavy cardboard, cut embossing plates by cutting an oval the size of the oval frame from the designer frames embossing folder. Both pieces will be used.

2. Cut a 4” X 5 1/2” piece of daffodil delight cardstock. Emboss with the perfect polka dots embossing folder. When making the “sandwich” to place through the embossing machine, use the rectangular piece of cardstock in place of the top cutting pad. Make sure the oval opening is placed in the area that should not be embossed with the dots.

3. Emboss the cardstock again with the oval frame from the designer frames embossing folder. Make sure to place card stock in folder so that the raised pattern will be the same as the dots. Use the oval piece of chipboard as the top layer of embossing sandwich, making sure it is directly on top of the oval to be embossed.

4. Stamp sentiment on whisper white card stock; punch out with extra large oval punch.

5. Cut a 5 1/2” X 8 1/2” piece of whisper white cardstock; score and fold along 8 1/2” side at 4 1/4” for the card base.

6. Adhere the embossed card stock to card base. Adhere stamped and punch sentiment in the oval.

7. Embellish as desired.

“Creative Living" is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.