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Halloween Costumes
My daughter wanted to dress up as a mighty knight for Halloween since she saw the Backyardigans' Tale of the Mighty Knights. In fact she wanted the entire family to dress as characters from the video....
View ArticleNovember is the Time for Holiday Gift Making
Now that the election is over, and we have a new president elect, it is time to focus on the holiday season. If you are anything like me, then the country's current economic situation has not gone...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Budgeting Spreadsheet
I have made a spreadsheet to help us all stay on budget while making and buying holiday gifts this season. The formulas that let you know how much you have spent and how much is left in your budget...
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Gift Idea 1: Melt-and-Pour Soap tutorial
I have a huge family, and as a result I am constantly trying to find or make nice gifts for lots of people at low cost. This year my mother's sisters will be receiving melt-and-pour lavender...
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Preparing for winter: Chopping Wood
During the past summer's hurricane season our neighbor lost a few trees; a water oak, a live oak, and a black oak. All of them make good fire wood, and all of them have been laying in the neighbor's...
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Gift Idea 2: Recycled Candles Tutorial
My kids love candles. They take an especial fancy to expensive pillars and delicate tapers, taking chunks out of them with their sharp little finger nails (so they smell nice), or brandishing them as...
View ArticlePaved with Good Intentions
I had big plans for this week's blog posts. A whole bunch of quick Christmas projects were buzzing along, nearing completion, and posting, and then.....And then my very old sewing machine began to...
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Gift Idea 3: A Gift Your Toddler Can Make
Recently my friend K (a former elementary school art teacher) e-mailed to tell me about Crayola's Model Magic - a kind of modeling clay that doesn't stick to anything and dries to a flexible firmness...
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Mini Stocking Advent Calender
The website Burda Style has recently published a free and easy stocking advent calender pattern. They even have a step by step tutorial that makes this project easy as pie for even beginners.The...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
In this period of economic downturn it is easy to forget what we have to be thankful for, but, if you are able to read this post, you very likely have a lot to be thankful for. You probably have all...
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Back to the Daily Grind
We have been back for a few days now, but I always find it difficult to get back into the swing of things after leaving town. It is especially hard when we cut ourselves off from all major modes of...
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I-Pod Nano Case
My latest project is finished. It is an i-pod nano case for my cousin. The tutorial was from Made by Petchy. All of the measurements she gives are in cm, so if you, like me, live where yo can't find...
View ArticleCrafts in the Attic
Yesterday Mr. Incredible was rummaging around in the attic looking for an elusive box of Christmas decorations. He found the decorations, as well as two boxes of craft supplies (one rather large) that...
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Gift Idea 5: Heated Eye Mask
Christmas keeps comming closer, as inevivible as the passage as, well, time. With it comes more Christmas presents. I made this eye mask out of recycled materials for my grandmother who has eye...
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Gift Idea #6 - Embroidered Brooch
Another one bites the dust. Yet one more Christmas present in my queue has been completed. My latest project was this little embroidered brooch, approximately 2" in diameter. It depicts the Ebola...
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FO - Grandma's Knit Slippers
My Grandmother lost her husband this last year. I know that I can't give her anything to make up for that loss, but I wanted to give her something that would comfort her in her greiving. I hope she...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Happy New Year Every one! As of today my family is officially back to business as usual. We shipped Mr. Incredible back to work this morning with no prospect of vacation in the near future. While it...
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1st Craft of the New Year - Ribbon Garland
When my husband and I first got married we had very few Christmas decorations, despite my inclination to decorate the house to the nines. We also had little money to put into comercial decoriations,...
View ArticleExtreme Knitting
Is it strange that I want to do this too?1,000 Strand Extreme Knitting
View ArticleNew Years Resolutions
I know a lot of people dislike New Year's resolutions, because it seems as if they are rarely ever kept. I, however, think that New Years resolutions are a great way to start something new, or to...
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Expanding the Garden
If you read my last post, you will know that one of my New Year's resolutions was to expand my garden, what you didn't know was that it had already begun.Last year I planted a small garden bed that...
View ArticleWe're Back
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope everyone reading this enjoyed social equality today.Well the kids and I are back after spending the better part of the last week visiting my parents as my...
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The Spoils of Christmas
I realize that this post is a bit late, Christmas now being about 3 weeks past. My excuse is that I had some misgivings about posting about those gifts I was given in the first place. Given the...
View ArticleGood Bye Blogger.
Dear friends in Blog land,After much frustration with Blogger, I have decided to move on. As of today I will be leaving this blog behind, never to post again. My posts and I have found greener...
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I don't want to be rich....
for sale Originally uploaded by netan... or famous. I don't want to have a big house or a fancy car, or enough debt to drown in.I want to feel secure in the knowledge that I can pay my modest bills,...
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