DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Rumford Hospital Auxiliary will hold its Annual Spring Yard Sale on Saturday, May 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 209 Lincoln Ave. in Rumford.

The Auxiliary has operated the sale since 1994. It has become a popular community fundraising event and brings together many River Valley residents who support the Rumford Hospital.

This year the sale offers many exciting items such as vintage milk glass pieces, Moosehead furniture, braided rugs, lots of collectables, tools, bikes, and much more. All Auxiliary profits will benefit Rumford Hospital. Join the fun and support a great cause. — Barbara, Rumford

ANSWER: Congratulations to you all for keeping this important fundraiser going all these years. May it be a great success. I’m proud of you!

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a Cricut Air digital die cutting machine. I know the basics, but I would like to learn more tips on how to navigate some of the functions. I’m wondering if anyone would be interested in teaching a class through adult education at any of the local schools this fall or winter. — Anita, Sabattus

ANSWER: For those who didn’t know (me included!), a Cricut Air digital cutting machine allows crafters to create a wide variety of personalized projects by cutting and crafting a variety of materials, including vinyl, paper, cardstock, and even some fabrics and thin wood. You can use it to make items like personalized T-shirts, vinyl decals, greeting cards, stickers, and home decor. It sounds fun, yet complicated!

I agree that this would be a fabulous adult education class so we’re putting it out there, with our fingers crossed that some enterprising individual will step up. Or perhaps there are already classes out there in Sun Spots Land that we don’t know about.

Meanwhile, I saw some YouTube videos that looked helpful. Just put the name and model number of your machine into the YouTube search bar and see what happens.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have any information in your Rolodex for ordering return address labels? I need the ones with a sticky backing.

I checked at Staples and they were between $15 and $20 for a sheet of 250. I thought that it was too expensive. — No name, no town

ANSWER: Although I have several sheets of return address labels that I’ve received from nonprofit organizations I donate to, I often simply write my return address on the envelope.

If you have a printer, you can also buy the adhesive paper and make them yourself. I think it’s interesting that I received the letter above about the Cricut Air digital die cutting machine on the same day as this letter arrived, because labels of all kinds can be made with that machine!

Amazon has many affordable choices and so does the good old standby stationery company, Current (https://www.currentcatalog.com/ ). There are dozens of choices with lovely designs that cost under $10 for 250 labels, without shipping and tax.

Alternatively, you can purchase your predesigned, self-inking return address stamp from Current for under $20. These can be used for a very long time before they run out of ink.

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