Tuesday Tweet

I am determined to print on napkins and not destroy napkins, or printed paper jams in the process. As much as I like tissue paper for my decoupage on terra cotta pots, I so favor the look of napkin more.

Today I picked my classes in my new school. Even met one of my professors. He seems like a nice guy. I met him while I met with y advisor. We all laughed. The school is Christian based. I never once thought I'd see me in a faith based much of anything. Amazing. Anyway I'm taking two classes. Since I've not been to this school before, I was weary to take more. They also offer mini--mesters, which you do a class every day except Sunday or maybe even Saturday-for a week. The school has these during their break times. That's an option. I'm excited! I do need to get a new mindset to see Jesus in the my texts.

And mindset--yea, print on the napkin. Oh, thought about trying to make strawberry....

Stay tuned.

And...

I had my writers' group Saturday afternoon. We had a potential new member visit. Our group needs some new blood. I admit I've not written more than 2000 words--that's fiction--in months. I write papers for school and stuff for work, yet not any 'fun' stuff. I hoped the new person would ignite some fires.

All in all it was good to have somebody new there. To get a new slant on things was long over due. The potential new person has run her own speciality shop here in Dallas for 23 years and has written children books. I wish I could say I came home, plopped in the front of the PC and zipped off 10, 000 words.

No. 'fraid not. I did come home and try to print on a napkin--just one more time.

When the napkin, anchored to a piece of cardstock, jammed my printer and I had to rip it to pieces to get it out of there-Well, before I saw the "press here to eject paper' message on the printer's window--I realized my one more time. was indeed my final time.

At least the potential new person said they would return for our next writers' group meeting. We didn't scare her off---too bad. :)

Print On Paper Napkins

Ain't for me.
Yea..yea. That whole practice makes perfect thing--
It could be the printer-
Or, as I don't wanna admit it: could be me!
I can print on napkins. So if I can, you certainly can.
The thing is to get the napkin to feed thru the printer.
I do anchor the 3 ply dinner napkin to a piece of cardstock
I realized, on my printer anyway, I need the end that feeds into the printer
Must be the actual cardstock and not napkin covered.
Otherwise the cardstock covered napkin goes right thru the printer
With nary a drop of ink on the napkin. Not amused.
So after about 5 napkins, I left about a quarter inch of cardstock uncovered
And napkin was printed on almost beautifully,
I wasn't almost out of ink, hence the picture came out too light...
I do love the look of napkin as decoupage-
And yes, practice DOES make perfect...
My guess is I need more practice to find somebody
Who prints on napkins perfectly and inexpensively....
Stay tuned!