43
Photo
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Librarian Cindy Mawhinney brought a board of previous crafts to the Stamping with Cindy event.
Photo
Neighbors | Zack Shively.A group of crafters move to different stations to stamp and create their cards at Stamping with Cindy on Sept. 15.
Photo
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The particapants in the Stamping with Cindy event on Sept. 15 made cards similar to the one pictured.
Photo
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The Austintown library hosted its Stamping with Cindy event on Sept. 15, led by librarian Cindy Mawhinney. She has done these events the library over the course of the last three years.
by ZACK SHIVELY
Austintown library hosted a Stamping with Cindy event on Sept. 15 in which participants made and decorated cards and envelopes.
Librarian Cindy Mawhinney led the event. She entered the room with a board showing samples from previous events, and she had directions for this month’s events.
“You don’t have to be crafty to do this,“ Mawhinney said, referring to the samples on her board. “It’s all about the tools. The tools make it easy.“
Mawhinney began the event by passing out the directions and going through the creation process step-by-step. She supplied the group with everything they needed, including a blank card and an envelope. The card this month finished with flower decorations.
The library prepared the group with four tables moved together to create a rectangle. Each table had different tools on them and the group moved from tool to tool to finish their cards.
The program started three years ago. Mawhinney had been making these crafts as a hobby and the library asked her to do a program. Since then, she has developed a small group of regulars that often go to each stamping event at Austintown or Tri-Lakes library.
Mawhinney leads a Stamping with Cindy event every other month with one during the day and another at night. The event requires registration on the library website.