It is weed trimmer adventure time again. I can hardly believe that it has been a year since I purchased this weed trimmer. Such a handy tool. It was last year’s birthday present to myself!!! I love this tool. This brand works. The previous one was too difficult for me to remove the trim cord […]
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I like the Folk Art style this painting project turned out to be. It is a project for a quick craft class. I like the simplicity of the Folk Art style of this basket project. To keep it easy I decided to not paint any additional designs on the goose or the basket itself. A
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The birds have settled in with the bird feeder routine. I started with one feeder then I put birdseed in an unused bonsai planter. The smaller birds tend to perch on the side of the planter to eat and the larger ones will often get right in it to eat. However, with all the rain
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Back in the days when I was a store designer for an arts and crafts supply store I was also their tole painting instructor. I held two tole painting classes a week one in the morning and another in the evening. Each class required multiple samples in various stages of completion and a completed sample
It is almost Valentine’s Day! I heard a discussion on the radio last year asking parents if they give valentines to their children. One of the announcers said “yes, it is a family celebration”. The second announcer said “no, it’s for the parents to celebrate”. This was when the question was opened up for listener
A glimpse back as I am getting ready for the year ahead after winding down from the holidays. The last month and a half has been both busy and fun as our holiday traditions changed slightly. For starters, this was the first time that I have taken all of Thanksgiving week off from my job.
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There’s something about preparing for Christmas that brings back a flood of Christmas memories for me. This year I downsized the decorations even more than last year. The reason for downsizing is mostly that I am the only one working on the decorating. And, I will be the one taking all the decorations down after
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This year I had an earlier start to my Thanksgiving preparations. However, I did not have the usual early start to my Christmas shopping. More about that in a future post. For now the focus is Thanksgiving celebration prep. Now that the Halloween treat bags are completed and distributed, my current project is recycling silverware
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Some days we just need words of encouragement and happy thoughts. Today was both a good and a not so good day for me. It all comes down to how I choose to perceive it. My art and craft journey began many years ago. It was exciting for me at my first show in the
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It is nice to see more houses decorated for Halloween this year. Not because I am a big fan of spooky decorations, but because it is fun to see folks returning to their celebration traditions. It is good to see families gathering again to have fun. The house is decorated for fall and Halloween. I
