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ARE YOU LOOKING TO BE CREATIVELY INSPIRED?
Story & Photos By Jeani Zuber
or chipboard book or project
would look. Would you believe
all of her inventory is reason-
ably priced? It’s true. I should
know as an avid scrapbooking,
mixed media, customer who has
frequently shopped every store
from Orange County to Arizona.
The excitement also comes
when you browse the remark-
able décor along with the inven-
tory. Watch out for unusual
items from a previous era such
as a rusty old chicken feeder
now used to dispense ribbon,
or an old lamp frame that has
been repurposed by adding
old metal time clock plates that
years ago held punch cards (to
clock in and out for your work)
is now being used to hold fam-
ily pictures. Included in these
curious eye catching pieces is a
coffee table in front of the sofa
that was once an architect’s
36 While in town having lunch with a close friend we accidently discov- table and the drawers once held
ered the most inspiring scrapbooking, mixed media, jewelry, and plans and blueprints of people’s homes and buildings. Yes, even old
card store in Escondido. Cheryl Ciuffreda is the owner, a brilliant wire bed springs attached to a wall with artfully made cards stuck
and talented lady who has combined her love of paper, pictures and between the springs. Obviously this is not your ordinary craft store.
memory art into an unrivaled showplace, “The Making Place”. The Classes, classes and more classes taught for adults and children
moment you walk through the by well-known people in the industry such as Michael Strong who
door of this girly industrial chic is himself a stamp designer and teaches
establishment you are capti- techniques using stamps to make cards. Kelly
vated by a visual experience Kilmer, who was featured in “Art Journaling
abounding with creativity. Magazine” and specializes in teaching art
Cheryl wanted a business that journaling. Jamie Dougherty being a mixed
was fun. She has coupled her media artist demonstrates how to decorate
decorating abilities with her framed canvas. Suzy West shows you how to
own personal items to fashion make custom designed banners. In addition
a unique mixture of home and are their popular jewelry classes, learning how
an eclectic art studio. Her to solder, chipboard themed projects such as
store inventory includes Tim “Disney Express” as well as their outstanding
Holtz signature lines of dis- mixed media scrapbooking pages and proj-
tressing inks, embellishments, ects. Complete listing of all classes on FB@
paints, and fabric. Addition- The Making Place Escondido.
ally there is an extraordinary Making memories and creating art to wear or
choice of stock items which enjoy is fun and brings much delight into our
include two-sided papers busy lifestyles as well as lifting our spirits to
(which have become difficult new heights of enjoyment. Expressing our cre-
to locate), a wide variety of ative side produces much needed gratification
stamps, glitter (including very as well as self-satisfaction.
fine glitter), zippers, chipboard Stop by “The Making Place” located at 330 W.
books, punch boards, flowers Felicita Ave. Suite B-4, Escondido, Ca. 92027
and tons of ribbon in various Phone number is (760) 739-8605.
colors and sizes. She has Also visit online: Web-site- www.themaking-
purposefully placed everything place.com, FB@The Making Place Escondido,
that matches together either Twitter@Makingplaceesco,
by color or theme which makes Pinterest@The Making Place, themaking-
it easier for the customer to placeesco@gmail.com.
imagine how a beautiful page
