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Recycled handmade book

 I do not know what mailing lists we ended up on, but we receive quite a few random notepads in the mail.  Even though pen ...
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Upcycling, recycling new beginnings

Last Mother’s Day my daughter gave me this dwarf Jade Bonsai.  It is a miracle that it has survived for a year.  I have never ...
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Recyced paper art project

I work on my art and craft projects on a wooden table and though it is rather old, I like to protect its surface from ...
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A moment of mindfulness with coffee

Are you a coffee or a tea person? I love both.  My favorite way to start the day is with either a cup of hot ...
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Daily Journal Planner My Thrift Store Find

I found this old journal at a thrift shop a few years ago, it has taken me awhile to actually write in it.  I am ...
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Fun with collage, my food collection

If you are asked to assemble a collection, what will you select and how will you display it?  This is one of my art journal ...
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Happiness planting a garden and painting flowers

“He who plants a garden plants happiness” I like this quote because it is a great reminder of the reward of gardening.  There is a ...
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In the garden, nature time for yard work

We had a very productive weekend.  Saturday morning Victoria and I worked in the front yard moving dirt that the gophers moved while creating their ...
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Nature’s Colored Eggs Decorating Easter Eggs

What is your favorite way to decorate eggs for Easter baskets?  Do you hard boil them or do you prefer to hollow them out and ...
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Handmade Easter Cards

I love flowers!  Though as I have mentioned in previous posts, I do not bring them indoors or get too close to them for very ...
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Tolkien Reading Day

It is almost Tolkien Reading Day!  Which ones are your favorite? Do you have a preferred way to use and display book quotes? I chose ...
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Printing Block for National Panda Day

We always enjoyed watching the pandas at the zoo.  Sometimes they would be sleeping in the oddest position in the trees, it’s a wonder that ...
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