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My Herb Garden on a Tasty Tuesday!

Sunday I spent most of the day outside digging up the grass around my bird bath. I am sure my neighbors think I am crazy but I promise there is a method to my madness. The grass does not grow there it is just weeds and I try and plant flowers around there but they … Continue reading →

Weekend Re-Cap: A trip to Ace, dinner with girlfriends and AAA to the rescue

Saturday (and Sunday) my goal was to be extremely productive in the yard and surprisingly I was. Jeff, the kids and I went to Ace to get gardening stuff (plants, trellis, mulch, etc.). My daughter really wanted D batteries for the new ball popper that my brother bought Booga but $13 for batteries and the … Continue reading →

Festive Friday Blog Hop Design 6

Welcome to your next stop on the Festive Friday Blog Hop. You should have just came from Laura Davidson’s Blog – Laura Lee’s Dream. Card number six is based on my theme for my Christmas Cards this year, which is Snow. I will state it is extremely difficult to think of snow when the ground … Continue reading →

The Paint Box – Faux Wood Burning

Back in November I decided to experiment a little and discovered I could do faux wood burning with paint. I decided to finally demonstrate this technique on The Paint Box at NOON EST. This is a very easy, eco-friendly project and you get amazing results with it.

UPDATED AGAIN: Removing Sidebars Without Editing the Template in Blogger

I realized that editing the Design Template is really scary for most people (myself included). I know the first time I did it I messed it up and had to rebuild everything (now I always back up my templates befoe messing with HTML coding). So after much thinking I realized I had the code the … Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday – Outside

I was just playing with the camera. I was trying really hard to snap that little piece flying away but it didn’t work. Booga and his first dandelion

Tasty Tuesday – Kitchen Sink (New Life to Leftovers) Rice Bake

Last week I decided I really wanted a hot meal for dinner and not a pb&j or cereal. I decided to make a rice bake with leftovers. We had a piece of steak and a fourth of a bag of veggies, I figured I could make something good with that. I had a can of … Continue reading →

Desk Organzier Made Out of Cardboard

Well I had planned on typing this post this weekend but I find my self typing it on a Monday morning sipping my coffee. I am once again taking the Come 2 Chat Challenge, this weeks challenge is Cardboard Classic. You take any type of cardboard (cereal box, old shipping box, etc.) and reuse it … Continue reading →

Work In Progress – Pug Drawing

I love Pugs! I have wanted a pug for a long time but I have a Booga and a Princess so a pug is not in my near future. My new drawing is a pug. It is drawn on 6″x6″ Hot Pressed Illustration Board with an Ebony Pencil. Sorry the photos are fuzzy – I … Continue reading →

The Paint Box – with Special Guest Bubble Prints!

So yesterday on the Paint Box my daughter helped me demo Bubble Prints. It was extremely fun watching her ham it up for the camera. To catch the replay of the Bubble Prints Episode – Click Here! How to make Bubble Prints –Materials:1 Cup Bubble Solution (it can be homemade)1/2 Cup Tempera Paint (I used … Continue reading →