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 →

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 →

Dear Printer…

A little over a year ago I decided to treat myself to a “nice – good quality” printer an HP Officejet 6310 All-in-One.  I was thrilled with my purchase and have had little or no trouble with you (besides the no ink for over 9 months I have had no trouble at all) until yesterday.  … Continue reading →

Homemade Teacher Gifts

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 →