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Wordless Wednesday

B-Bip (Jeff) and I Christmas morning after I set up my web cam. Me trying to figure my web cam out

I know I said I wasn’t going to post until Monday but Santa ROCKS (AKA: Jeff) so I had to share my present with everyone! I always knew the big red guy rocked but this year Santa hit a GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Game 7, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, World Series type of … Continue reading →

Finish It Friday–Christmas Edition

I wanted to recap my Christmas presents for everyone this year. What better way to do a Christmas Eve post (holding a Booga who has been up since 5am) then to do a HUGE what I finished post. Grandma Frames – I wood burned each of the frames, stained and added pictures of the kids … Continue reading →

Origami Star Earrings–Eco Friendly

I am going to be quite frank and not a fan of origami. I love origami but have always had a problem making origami things. I saw those beautiful origami stars and really wanted one, so I Googled how to make one. I was successful in making a paper one then I thought it would … Continue reading →

Putting Green Progress–WIP Wednesday

Yes I have made more progress on a putting green. I still have to sew green felt to the green and a couple of “sand traps” but I am making progress. I also think I will NEVER want to sew felt ever again after this year – lol. The one thing that I needed to … Continue reading →

Jewelry from Tea Candle Tins

I admit I have a tendency to get carried away with a new medium but this has to be one of the coolest (cheapest) projects that I have embarked on. This is the first one I made. Cute, simple but I knew I had to visit this again. It was an embellishment for a box … Continue reading →

Divinity (AKA: Damnation)

Every year growing up my grandmother would make divinity, every year my aunt and I would tell my cousins they wouldn’t like it so we could eat their share (it worked too!) The first year Christmas I decided to bake cookies for friends I wanted to make divinity. Three batches later I called my grandma … Continue reading →

We Have a Felt Putter (YAY!)

So after 2 sleepless nights trying to figure out how in the world and I going to pull this off – I figured it out: hot glue, dowel rod, foam core and felt. I have no idea why my daughter wants a putting green and why she waited five days before Christmas to tell anyone … Continue reading →

Homemade “Putting” Green–Idea Stage

T’was six days before Christmas and my five year old says, “I want Santa to bring me this.” She shows me her “Santa Wish List” she made in school. I found the Putting Green on Hearthsong for $75 – REALLY $75 for that???? As one of the hard working elves my heart just sank. My … Continue reading →

Homemade Teacher Gifts

I admit I procrastinated on teacher gifts, primarily because I didn’t know what to do for them and I also wanted to do the same thing for each of them. For their birthdays I made each of them earrings, one of the teachers I broke a set up and saved the necklace for Christmas. The … Continue reading →