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Christmas Cards – – WHAT WAS I THINKING?!

Dec 9, 2011 |
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Note to Self on making this year’s Christmas Cards:  WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU THINKING?!!My muse really got me good this year.  Usually I get the urge to do what my friends do so beautifully –  make Christmas cards.  I’ll make a card or two, they don’t look near as impressive as theirs do and I wind…

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Pantry Storage

Dec 7, 2011 |
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When we bought our house 8 years ago the kitchen pantry shelves were sagging in the middle. Always the crafter…we put chair legs in the center to support them until we updated the kitchen and decided if we were going to move the pantry. Well, one year turned into eight and we still have a three…

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What if?

Dec 6, 2011 |
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11-20-2009 – Laura’s 40th BD Cruise – Rainbow seen off balcony A sign seen yesterday… What if we woke up today with only the things we thanked God for yesterday?

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BE NICE! plus a few more rants…

Nov 29, 2011 |
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BE NICE… I’ve done a little impulse shopping around town in the last week and I have to tell ya – folks are PRE-occupied. I wish folks would (this goes for me too):–  be “in the moment”.  Be aware of where you are.   Be aware, unless you’re on uninhabited planet, that everything you do involves at least one other person. …

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Day 332 of 2011

Nov 28, 2011 |
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Self imposed stress trying to create every idea that comes in my head (visual of this came to me last night as I was taking a shower – more later). Shout out to self (at 9:30 this morning)…GET OFF YOUR ASS AND ON YOUR FEET! Stepped away from the computer, washed and dried shaped bottle…

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Who Packs Your Parachute?

Nov 23, 2011 |
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In 2002 my son, in the Navy at the time, emailed the document below to us.  I would forward it on at this time of year to the team I used to supervise (pre-retirement), and to my friends, to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for them “packing my parachute” – I couldn’t have said it any better.   I feel that MY LIFE is…

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IT’S OFFICIAL (I’ve seen it with my own eyes)!

Nov 22, 2011 |
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My book is featured on page 57 of the Premier Issue of Cloth Paper Scissors “PAGES” magazine.  Woo Hoo!! The book featured is my SmARTaleck Studio book made from a vinyl store banner.  I use it to sketch sculpting ideas and take notes in class.  It’s a little worse for wear – schlepping it back and…

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Woven Star from Vintage Book Pages

Nov 17, 2011 |
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Stars made from pages of books, magazines, cloth, ribbon – just use your imagination for an easy, fun, rewarding, project.  Technique for “making stars come out at night” is towards the bottom of this post. This is the first star I made using 1″ x 8″ strips cut from an old dictionary. After that I reduced the…

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Last Year’s Ornament

Nov 15, 2011 |
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I’ve been sooooo busy (Ha). Thought I’d share a past project with you while I get pictures together to post about my work with leather and my jewelry made with repurposed floppy disk parts. I make my grandchildren a christmas ornament every year. This was last year’s ornament for my grandson Martin who LOVES sharks.…

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Ideas I haven’t Shared Before

Oct 31, 2011 |
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I picked up the Flea Market Style magazine at the hardware store. Holy Cow! There were some really neat ideas in there. Below are pictures of some of the things I’ve done with “other” things.1958 Chevy fender wings ($1 ea at a car swap meet) = coat, bag hanger Fireplace Mantel ($8 at garage sale)…

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