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A LITTLE HOLIDAY CHANGE UP

Last weekend, starting on Friday, I got everything out and decorated for Christmas. Friday mostly consisted of putting together our artificial tree, which went fairly quickly thanks to the assistance...

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HILLBILLY WINEGLASSES

It's that time of year again... my neighborhood Christmas Bunco Night. Every year, all of us ladies always have a little something to give to each other at the December Bunco. Last year, I was all...

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PINTEREST... OH HOW I LOVE THEE

Last night, I was awakened at 3:00am by my oldest, who wanted something to drink. After helping him quench his thirst, I couldn't go back to sleep, soooo...I got up and decided to do a little crafting....

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SOMETHING NEW...

This blog, if you noticed, has changed a little. The reason being you ask... well, I also want to share with my followers my new passion - Portrait Photography. I've posted about it here and there over...

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BURLAP & DENIM WREATH

At the end of this month, we are moving. Luckily, it is to a home that is in our same neighborhood. So beginning the week between Christmas and New Year, we started the process. I love the fact that we...

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"NUGGETS" OF LOVE

After one of my MANY mini perusing trips to Pinterest, I came across a great little project for Valentine's Day, for my son's Preschool class. Be sure to go to Gina's Blog to see the how to make these...

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FEATURED... ONE YEAR LATER

Remember this....Who would have ever thought that a simple, no cost project that I did a year ago, would have such staying power.A great website called AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com is Featuring it for the...

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NEW PENDANT LIGHT

Since moving into our new house last month, I have HATED the fact that there is no light over the kitchen sink. I'm old (well, older). I need light to see what I'm doing. But a few months ago, while...

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GOOD WEATHER FOR SPRAY PAINTING

So, the First day of March brought 70 degree weather, which meant (to me anyway), I could finally do some of the spray painting projects I had been dreaming about all winter. The first one I wanted to...

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DRUG STORE CANVASES

Did you know that you can get photo canvases at the Drug Store? Well I didn't, until recently when a friend mentioned to me that CVS now offers Gallery Wrapped Canvases. I didn't think much of it...

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MODGE-PODGE SHOES

Check out my Cool new Shoes...They started like this. Got them for $2 on Clearance from Walmart, last October for my Smurfette Costume - knowing I would use them eventually to do this project.Well,...

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TEDDY BEAR RACE CARS

The Thursday before Easter was the last day of school before Spring Break, so I thought I would send Luke to school with a little treat for his classmates. I saw these on Pinterest, and knew they would...

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A COLORFUL, CHOCOLATEY THANK YOU

 Today is "Teacher Appreciation Day", so to honor and thank Luke's teachers, this is what we put together for them.Like pretty much everything else I do, I found this on Pinterest. I don't have a color...

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TOOTH FAIRY DOOR

About a year and a half ago, long before I knew anything about Pinterest, and when I was all into the craft blog linky parties, I saw this...A Tooth Fairy Door!As soon as I saw it, I knew I would be...

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MY NEW FAVORITE...

What are these you ask?They are called Crunchy Nutella Cookie Sandwiches.  While having insomnia this past weekend, due to a sinus infection, I was watching a late night cooking show on the Oprah...

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CRAYON INITIAL ART

For an End of Year Thank You, I created this Crayon initial for my oldest son's two teachers.  Both teachers have the same initial, so once I figured the first one out, the second one went together...

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Patriotic Clothespin Wreath

I have now made two Clothespin wreaths.  The first one was for a friend for her little consignment shop, and now I've made one for myself - specifically for The 4th of July.After spray painting 54...

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QUIRKY PATIO LIGHTING

After seeing these on Pinterest, I thought... "I can do that".  This shop sells them for $15, but I had some leftover Mason jars from my Hillbilly Wineglasses, and I knew I could get some spoons at...

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JUST A LITTLE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY...

Today, I committed a crime.  Well actually, I committed two - trespassing and robbery.For the last two years I have seen a random stack of wood pallets lying along the side of the road in a field.  Was...

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SMILE :)

I have been working on the wall space above my desk every since we moved in six months ago.  Well, not really working on it... but thinking, designing and planning it.  Then, due to the Incredible heat...

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