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Easy Illuminated Holiday Centerpiece
Well that was a pause. Sometimes blogging makes me feel great and sometimes it makes me feel like the world’s worst pen pal. Thank you all very much for the well wishes about my back. It’s much better...
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Into the Woods! (or Into the Weeds) A Cheltenham Road Christmas Project Journey
My latest Mod Podge Rocks project is up and viewable and it’s time for trees! I’ve been wanting to do these and imagining them but unable to get it really done due to Christmas madness. Of course,...
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My Christmas Decorations Are Still Up
Soooooo….my Christmas decorations are still up BUT!!! I have a good justification reason! OK, here’s the deal. The holiday season was great for me business-wise. Busy, busy, busy. So….yay! However, I...
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Busy January
I have successfully taken down my Christmas decorations! Well, except for that one thing. Do you have that? You pack everything neatly away and THEN discover that one ornament or whatever that you...
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Wine Charm Tutorial with Free Printables
As I teased on my Friday Blog Post my latest Mod Podge Rocks Tutorial is up and ready for review. These wine charms were easy to make (I used Mod Podge’s “Podgeable Shapes”) and I think they’d be a fun...
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Lather, Rinse REPEAT. Staying Focused
The Zen version of me knows that:But Actual-Me is hopelessly focused on: So I’m not really a process-person. I want to jump right to the finish- the finished product, the end of the book, I want to...
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Let (Me!) Eat Cake!
I like cake. A lot. I like a lot of cake. Mathematically the situation this looks like this: However, I am limited for storage of said cake plates So my quest is for the easily store-able cake plate...
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The Use What You’ve Got Project….and a plunge
As I mentioned before Feb/March are kinda slow months for me. Etsy is quiet and the stores have done a post-Xmas restock but aren’t putting in big orders. So, I have vowed to use the down time wisely...
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UWYG Scrap Wood Project #2
I have never taken a selfie. I can never think of anything to post on Facebook. I don’t throw birthday parties for myself. In truth, I’m just not comfortable being the center of attention or calling...
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The Third Wine’s the Charm
So I thought, “wine charms! piece of cake! Easy! I’ll whip these bad boys out just as soon I finish this pie and fall off this log!” ******************************2 weeks later...
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UWYG Project 4 – Make Rustic Wood Trays from Scrap Wood
I have a billion projects going on at once. It’s great and I thought “oh perfect I’ll be able to post regularly and a often!” My goal was to do posts on Mon, Wed and Friday. Happy Friday...
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There is Always A Day Job And Proper Blog Usage
The Use What You’ve Got scrap wood project has really got my mind exploding with ideas. I’m having a great time coming up with things but I’m having trouble getting to them because I have orders to...
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UWUG Project 4 Knife Holder and a Learning Curve
My parents are Life-Long-Learners. In their 90s they are taking classes at the local college – history, literature etc. Always learning. Very admirable. I, on the other hand, am not a learning fan....
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Comic Book Superhero Coaster Tutorial
It’s not quite Thursday but it’s time for a flash-back. A project I did a loooong time ago for Mod Podge Rocks has been getting some attention and I wanted to do a little updating. As you know my Etsy...
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UWUG Project #5 Vintage Milk Bottle Label Wall Art with Free Printables
For UWYG Project 5 I wanted to make use of some vintage dairy label graphics that I went crazy for a few years ago but never quite figured out how to use effectively. I get these random ideas about...
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Happy Mother’s Day!
As you know, my mom and I have always been a team! And while I never learned to sew or embroider I owe my mom pretty much everything about my creative nature (and of course the part I don’t owe my mom...
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Make a Rustic Wood Sign that Doubles as a Coat Rack. UWUG Project #6
I know that none of you will believe me if I say that old dresser is still yielding scrap wood for projects….BUT IT IS! So welcome to Use What Ya Got Project #6. I’d became fixated on the idea of...
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Getting Ready for the Santa Ana Patchwork Festival May 24
I’ve spent the last few days in over-drive mode getting ready for the big, spring Patchwork Festival that is this Sunday in Santa Ana. I’m really looking forward to it. It’s always a great show and in...
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Build a Hanging Wall Shelf
I hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day weekend! I spent my Sunday at the Patchwork Festival – more on that later because, in the meantime my latest Mod Podge Rocks project is up and ready for...
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Craft Show Display Project
As I was getting ready for the Santa Ana Patchwork Show I went a bit into overdrive on my new passion – Patent Graphics.I’d made large ones but I’d also made some smaller ones that I thought might be...
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