I love celebrating birthdays! Actually, I love any celebration. A time for gathering with others and enjoying socializing, food and lots of laughs. When the kids were home we had many celebrations; a good report card, a completed school project, birthdays, you get the idea. Nothing was too small to not celebrate. Whatever happy moment […]
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Isn’t it fun to receive a present with a little surprise tucked in the package? I am very thankful for friends and family that think of little gifts to add along with what they consider their main gift. I am the type of person that saves tissue paper and gift wrap, so for me these
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Is there a food smell that triggers a special memory for you? Or a food that takes you either back home to your childhood or a special place in time? For me it is tamales. Growing up they were our New Year’s Day staple. Often friends would come over to help my grandmother make them.
I am enjoying my usual journaling time, though a little bit differently this year. I decided to decorate the pages a bit. It is a fun experience, though I sometimes want to keep decorating. I love to write and I also love the added images. I have to keep reminding myself to leave space to
While dusting the book shelves, I was thinking about all the pets we have had over the years. Actually, it was seeing this tarantula skin that prompted the thoughts. It is odd to me how a tarantula sheds its skin. It ends up looking just like another spider. Our pets were as varied as their
Sometimes we need to take a break from the usual routine. Doing so allows our mind to clear and make room for new thoughts. It also allows room to let the unexpected happen. I do this when instead of collaging or painting my background papers I use pre-made die cuts as the main focus of
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This quick heart craft project is a great way to use up small fabric scraps. I tend to save most of my fabric trimmings and snips. Fabrics as with paper are a versatile addition to my craft/art stash. These hearts have a felt base. I cut various fabric scraps into strips of varying widths. The
While I was making these Valentine cards the other day I was thinking about past Valentine’s Day celebrations. When the kids were young I helped them make little Valentines for their classmates and teachers. They also made a box type container for the Valentines they would receive. And of course there would be a special
I am using my long weekend to catch up with the yardwork and home upkeep stuff. Have you noticed that when you start a project all of a sudden you find a bunch of other ‘stuff’ that needs attention? Like the fence in the upper yard that is now sagging and will need to be
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When I have a quote or Bible verse that is meaningful to me I write it on an index card and keep it where I will see it regularly. Way back when the kids were younger and at home I would tape encouraging quotes and verses to the bathroom mirrors and also inside the medicine
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