Hi! I’m Pat Hawkins. I was a Close To My Heart demonstrator/consultant/maker from 1998 until 2024. That’s over 25 years! I’ve learned so much about stamps, inks, papers, color, design elements, tools, techniques … I could go on and on!

I’ve also attended MANY local scrapbooking/stamping events and expos, such as Blue Knight’s StamperCon in Allentown, PA and Stamp and Scrapbook Expo in Edison, NJ for MANY years - and have learned lots of techniques and learned about products that are “out there’.

Besides papercrafting, I have a love of ALL things ‘crafty’ and have dabbled with various needlecrafts (one of my favorites is plastic canvas!), candlemaking, kid’s crafts, crafts using stamps on various surfaces (including fabric, wood and candles!) - AND I recently revived interest in something that I learned a LONG time ago - leatherwork!

I’d like to teach YOU and your friends some of these crafts!

I’d also like to provide a place for YOU to come and hang out and practice whatever craft is YOURS.

SO come visit me at Pat’s Place in Vienna, NJ - right next door to the Vienna Post office at 7 Water Street - JUST off Rout 46, about 4 miles west of Hackettstown.

You might find some treasures to buy, too - handmade cards and crafted items!

Looking forward to seeing you there.