A Pinterest Party! If you are on Pinterest you probably have pinned a project or recipe that you just haven’t had the chance to do. A friend of mine decided to have a Pinterest party to give us an excuse to complete a Pin or two! The idea was to bring a project to work … Continue reading
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A First Communion Veil for my Niece
My niece is making her first Communion in a few weeks and I have the honor of making her veil. Making a veil is a fun project, easy and inexpensive. The first veil I made was my wedding veil after being shocked by the price of the veils at the bridal salon my mom convinced … Continue reading
A Garden Sign to help Chase away the Blues
I just wasn’t feeling very productive this weekend. Perhaps the gloomy cloudy sky was the problem. Or maybe it was the lack of sleep caused by waiting up for my son who was out late 3 nights in a row. It may have been because I was worrying because my daughter is having problems with … Continue reading
Best Seat in the House!
Up-cycle a scratched Coffee table into an upholstered bench. This is a project that I did for the first time in 2010 and this bench has been the most fought over seat in the house ever since. It serves as seating at our kitchen table and is perfect for a couple of adults or several … Continue reading
Beer Purse Revisited
My first attempt at making a purse from a beer 6-pack box came out pretty good – but I am never content with pretty good! I gifted the first purse to my friend who had challenged me to come up with an up-cycled beer project and she seemed very pleased with her gift. I’ve had … Continue reading
T-Shirt Flowers Tutorial
There is something so satisfying about small projects and these T-shirt flowers are quick and easy and oh so satisfying! These flowers were made from the leftover t-shirt tops from my crocheted rugs so I have the added satisfaction of free materials and saving something from the landfill. I used 2 basic flower making techniques … Continue reading
Lenten Altar
One of my weekly projects is to arrange the flowers for the altar at Church. We don’t do flowers for Lent but our committee wanted something to represent the desert or wilderness. We found some pictures on the Internet that gave us some ideas that we used as a springboard. This is what we came … Continue reading
My 52 Reasons
My first blog – nothing original, nothing new, just my version. My 52 reasons I’ve seen several versions of the deck of cards “52 Reasons I Love You” projects and loved the idea. I really wanted to make one for my husband but quickly realized that coming with 52 reasons might be a challenge. When … Continue reading