Author and Editor Meaghan B. Murphy shares #decoratingtips, #craftingideas on #ConversationsLIVE ~ @meaghanbmurphy

Author, Lifestyle Expert and Editor Meaghan B. Murphy returns to Conversations LIVE to share some great decorating tips and crafting ideas with host Cyrus Webb.

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Episode Transcript

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Welcome to Conversations Live. For morethan a decade, we've brought you the
best in books, entertainment, celebrityinterviews and current events. When the movers
and shakers of the world have somethingto say to you, they say it
to us first. Here's your host, Cyrus Webb. Welcome back everyone,

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the Conversation's live. I'm your host, Serres Web. Glad you all could
joined us once again for a radioaudience tuning in at WYAD ninety four point
and WYAD online dot com. We'reglad that you all can be with us,
also tuning in through I Heard Radioon Amazon Music. We're glad you
all could join us as well.Well. This time of year, people
are already thinking about gifts that theycan be to give to individuals. But
our next guest is going to remindyou, guys about the importance of giving

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from the heart, and sometimes thatcan include a handcrafted gift by you yourself
and well you here to join ustoday. We're excited to welcome back and
Megan B. Murphy to our broadcast. That you guys know Megan because of
course she's a lifestyle expert. She'salso the editor in chief of Woman's Day
magazine. She's also the author ofa book that I love call Your Fully
Charged Life. But you may notknow this about Megan, she also is

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a crafting enthusiasts. He's gonna sharewith you guys some of her essential guide
for showing your loved ones you carewith some heartfelt ideas that all of us
can be able to participate in.Megan's so glad to have you back on
with us. Thanks for the time. Yay, how are you, Sirrah?
Doing really well? Megan? Andyou know, Megan, I think
it's so cool. I love thefact that I have to say. For

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those who are not following Megan,especially on Instagram, She's always shared with
us some great tips. So thisis right up your alley, Megan for
sure. So why do crafts makesuch great gifts? Megan? So,
I you know I'm crafting. Youknow, I am a crafty girl.
I love homemade anything. It justit's like the cards that my kids make

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me. Those are the cards thatI keep for life. Right. It
just shows that you put that extratime, that extra effort, you know,
you really know me right to comeup with that custom homemade DIY gift.
And I think it is something sospecial, and I think for all
we all enjoy that for sure,So what are some good gift ideas for
that someone special mega that you canshare with their audience. So I think

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it's about anything personalized, like showingthat you know this person, that you
put some thought and time into it. And I'm able to create almost anything
using a cricket. So if youdon't know what a cricket is, a
cricket is basically a smart cutting machine. It is a cutting machine that allows

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you to craft like a pro.Think of it almost like an exact o
knife on steroids. And the newestmodel is the cricket Joy Extra, which
is super compact, so it's likethe size of a loaf of bread.
You don't have to have a bigcrafting room, you know. I use
it on the kitchen table. Itis really compact and it's so easy to
use. So when I say asmart cutting machine, this is what you

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do. It has this easy touse apps called design Space. You get
in there, you come up withyour project and then you can cut from
fifty plus materials, so you canuse card stock and make cards, you
can use vinyl and do all kindsof different lettering. And you can do
full color stickers. I mean,you can honestly do anything. I have
a friend who uses it to cutleather and makes really cool jewelry. So

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it allows anybody to design and createprojects using a smart cutting machine. And
Megan, I want to give aquick plug for you in the book Your
Fully Charged Life. When I sawthis is what we're going to be talking
about. I remember you have yourMurphy's Laws in there, and one of
the things, of course that youtalk about in those Murphy's Laws is the
important of course, I mean todo something yourself and then of course the

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impact that comes with that. Sowith that being said, then I mean,
what are some of your favorite decoratingtips? So I think it's making
it personal, right, Like howcan you customize anything? How can you
show that you put thought and tearinto whatever is you're doing and bring your
personality to any project or any space. If you walk into my house,
I've got an orange front door becauseorange is my favorite color. It makes

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me feel alive and energize. Ihave lightning bolt pillows because that is a
symbol of energy and optimism and joyfor me. How can you bring you
to your space? How can canyou bring you to your project? Yeah?
And that is so cool. Againand if you guys have seen making
fuck I mean I keep going backto this book because I haven't here on
my desk. So of course thenthe book is orange with yell with the

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yellow writing and it adds a lightningboat there as well. So again very
unbrand for you. So you know, for our audience out there at Megan
who may be thinking about this andsay, okay, you know what,
this is something that I can puton my list for this year. Where
can they go to find some funideas for themselves? So go to cricket
dot com and it's cr I cutdot com that is going to give you

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like you can discover, create,customize and share projects. It's going to
give you lots of inspiration. AndI will say, we're talking Valentine's Day
right now. But I know youraudience to Cyrus small business owners. My
friends use this to customize full colorstickers for they're mailings. I have a
girlfriend who has a small business andshe used it to create custom tope bags
for her customers. When I doa book mailing, I make full color

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stickers. When my book came outI made my jacket and my sweatshirt using
a cricket, so the opportunities tocreate with it are truly endless, and
it's an investment in yourself. Well, Megan, I just want to say
I said it to you before wewin live here. I'm so excited for
you and all the great things thatare coming away so well deserved. If
you guys are not following Megan online, definitely please be able to do that

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again. You can find her MeganB. Murphy, especially all over the
place with social But Megan, thankyou again for the great tips. Really
appreciate it and looking forward to onthis chat together. Oh Tyra, So
I'm so grateful for you. Ialways really enjoy chatting. Thank you.
I appreciate that, and we thinkyour audience for tuning in to another great
segment of Conversations Live until next time. I'm your host, staris web siting
is always. Enjoy your day,enjoy your life, joy your world.

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Thank you all for choosing Conversations lives. Then let's go make today amazing. Take care