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2012 Declaration

Feb 17, 2012 |
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My “Inner-Me” said to me while driving the other day (she always interrupts when I’m driving)…“You’re not an Impulse Buyer (my favorite excuse for having so much STUFF) – You’re an OPPORTUNITY SHOPPER“.Whew!  I was getting concerned.  “Impulse Buyer” has somewhat of a negative implication where as “opportunity shopper” puts a positive spin on the hoarding of ephemera. You…

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Metals – I’m just playin

Feb 17, 2012 |
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These are projects I made for the Bonnie Art Tools http://www.bonniesbest.com/booth at the recent Stamp Festival (the black display cards are made from pre-cut chip board (same boards used for the Flower Press).  Black paper was glued to one side and then edged with various paper tape, holes were drilled, grommets set and ribbon inserted to use as a hanger): Frame…

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1 GOOD Excuse, 5+ Reasons and a Flower Press

Feb 13, 2012 |
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It’s been over a month since my last post!  First and foremost…Is this the cutest picture you’ve ever seen? Gabi opened her dress-up trunk Christmas morning (when this picture was taken).  Stripped down to only the tutu, fairy necklace, magic wand and crown, and holding her new Dora Doll – she twirled on one foot…

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Merry Everything!

Dec 23, 2011 |
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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Carolers 10″ Porcelain – Made by JH c 1999 Merry Christmas Today…i wish You a day of ordinary miracles. A fresh post of coffee You didn’t have to make yourself.  An unexpected phone call from an old friend. Green stoplights on your way to work or shop. I wish…

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Extreme Paper Cutting + Some More (more than 1)

Dec 22, 2011 |
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Found this paper artist http://dailyartmuse.com/ There’s more of Karen Bit Vejle’s work at the Daily Art Muse.  This site highlights magnificant artists.  If you like eye-candy, take a look. I found this on www.dudecraft.com I don’t collect Hub Cabs – yet. But this caught my eye (both of em) on a site I hadn’t been…

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The 3 T’s are Finished

Dec 20, 2011 |
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That’s TRUNK, TIARA BOX AND TU TU’S… The descriptions, techniques and supplies are lengthy so I put them at the end of this post with more pictures… Aluminum Trunk Tiara Box Magic Princess Tu Tu TRUNK (as pictured on it’s side) 26″ wide  x 16 1/2″ high x 10″ deep: This is an aluminum salesperson’s trunk we…

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Vintage Ballerina Music Box – Renovated

Dec 18, 2011 |
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Renovating this Music Box was a lot of fun.  In the next few days I’ll post the Tu Tu, Dress-Up Trunk and Tiara Box that were made to go with the music box (some days it a very thin thread for me 😉 Spark (more like an explosion) of an idea: My granddaughter loves to…

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Vintage Floppy Disks = Jewelry

Dec 15, 2011 |
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We had dozens of floppy disks (they weren’t really floppy – they were 4 x 4 hard disks). I hesitated to throw them away because although we couldn’t get information from them anymore some clever thief might find them in the trash, have a relic of a computer laying around the den and get all…

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This and That

Dec 13, 2011 |
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smARTaleck: Fun with old floppy disk parts. Look what I found when I should have been crafting my Christmas gifts… This and That … CREATIVITY:  A blog that contains information on sites holding design calls for one time designs, challenges and/or an opportunity to become a design team member.  They’re generally scrapbook (as the name…

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13 More Sleeps Til Christmas

Dec 12, 2011 |
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A lot has happened this month… My long list of “firsts” without Mom is at an end (first Birthday, Easter, Mother’s Day, etc).  She passed away December 3rd, 2010.  I could hear her talking to me as I was lamenting my need to make this year’s Christmas cards.  First she would tell me how pretty…

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