Blooming Flowers
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.” Lady Bird Johnson. These are some of the flowers we saw on our nature break. Beautiful colors and it was a wonderful day to be on a walk at the zoo. Enjoy the long weekend!
What Alice Forgot – Book Review
This is one of the books I recently finished on loan from my good reading buddy. It made me think about how people gradually change over time without even realizing the change. They become a totally different person depending on who they have allowed to influence them. Then they wonder why this new person acts
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Monthly Calendar Art Journal
Some time ago I made a monthly calendar art journal. I logged all our activities day by day and then I had a 2 page spread for our ticket stubs, event programs and the “stuff” for the month. It has been fun to go back and read the entries and though I really enjoyed the
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Snowpeople Goodie Bags
I still have a bunch of old white paper bags to reuse so I decided to make snowpeople goodie bags for my notary group. The bags hold a small notebook and refill, a pen and chocolate of course! I made the scarf using leftover ribbon from last year.
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Mini Thank You Cards
This is the project I made to use the mini thank you cards with stenciled leaves from a previous post. The ‘pillow’ boxes contain basket filler and chocolates (of course!). I use glue dots to hold the ends closed and raffia or twine to wrap around the ‘pillow’ and I wrote a thank you message
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Fall Leaves
My old coffee cup sleeves have been given a bright, new purpose for Fall. I used acrylic paint in dry brushing the corrugated side of of the sleeve and then used a leaf punch to make a number of leaves that will be added to an upcoming project. Coffee and crafts a great combination!
Scrap Pack Happiness
Scrap pack happiness. The pack I found included a sheet of eyes that worked great for my Halloween cards. The splattered black/white paper and the orange were also in the pack. It turned out to be a great find considering the contents are an unseen grab bag. My Xyron sticker maker holds the thicker card
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Doggie Pin Cushion
Today I am thinking of how close Christmas is and how little time I have to finish a ton of sewing projects; no doubt some will once again carry over to next year. When I look at my doggie pin cushion, I am again reminded that time really does fly by quickly. It is a
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Quilting with Scraps
I have been working to reduce my scrap fabric pile. I think I will have a rather large supply of coasters! Fortunately I found a ‘SCRAP SAVER’S Project book at the library book sale yesterday so family and friends will be able to find more than coasters in their gift baskets. Sewing Fun.
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