August 5, 2011
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Have you seen the big purses, or should I say suitcases, that are in style this year? They certainly hold a lot of stuff but I continually see women trying to climb inside them to find their key rings. Watching them always made me smile until the other night. The heat index re...
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July 15, 2011
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Our girls have longer hair but it is so fine. Pony tails and pig tails seem to last about 20 minutes before the hair starts creeping out and looks messy. We saw the teens at the park wearing bandanas to keep their hair back and the oldest commented that she thought they w...
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June 3, 2011
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At our house we always seem to be slightly behind and end up cramming to get our father's day gifts done the night before that special day. Sometimes they don't go as planned and we spend a frustrating time figuring out what to do. This year we decided to change this (maybe the r...
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May 6, 2011
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A friend gave me some leftover 5" squares of minky fabric the other day. There were not enough to make a quilt so I pondered what to do with them. In the meantime someone stepped on the clip that held the baby's pacifier so it didn't get lost. She really only gets it w...
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April 22, 2011
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I know that I have told you about all the babies that are on their way. And their mother's are now doing the decorating. Many of our daughter's friends have seen her baby's room and when she asked them what they would like as a shower gift several requested the fram...
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April 15, 2011
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"What will the Easter bunny bring for the baby?" our grandaughter asked. Now, this is the same
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March 18, 2011
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Wristlets are great if you have lots of other stuff to haul around (like kids and diaper bags and laptops...) and don't want the extra weight of a purse. But after a hard winter the ones we have been using look pretty bad so I decided to surprise the girls with new ones this week. I ...
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March 4, 2011
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Yes, I know - I do lots of baby stuff. I can't help it - my girls and all their friends are at
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February 11, 2011
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Newborn photo shoots are fun. But what do you do with all those pictures? Here is an ide
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Many embroiderers enjoy reading magazines on line. The latest thing is to put them there for your co
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January 8, 2011
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I hope your holidays were full of fun with family and friends. I listened to people make their New Year's resolutions the other night. Some were new but many were the same old ones they make every year and find so difficult to keep. So, we talked with the girl...
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December 17, 2010
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Quick Coasters in the hoop- Designs Included
Ever need something right now! Well last year one of the charity craft bazaars in my mom's neighbourhood needed lots of little things to fill in. So we made a bunch of these in one night. In sets of 4 of these quick coasters, tied i...
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December 13, 2010
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Well, the Christmas music is playing everywhere, most of the shopping is done but the sewing pile still looms, at least at my house. I have at least four more gifts to make before Christmas Day. November and December have been busier than usually with things unplanned but just part of li...
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I started this project over a year ago and for various reasons, I did not want to proceed with it.&n
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November 26, 2010
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With Christmas right around the corner the first thing that comes to mind is Santa Clause of course.
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November 12, 2010
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I'm not sure why but I really enjoy making Christmas stockings. I have made traditional ones, funky ones, country ones and elegant ones depending on who they are for. We always make a stocking for each new addition to our family. Some years, with weddings and births, we h...
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November 5, 2010
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A while back, our oldest daughter painted her dining area walls orange. We all thought she was a little crazy but with her black furniture it actually looks very nice. She has a small table on one side and has been looking for a runner for quite some time now. She really didn't...
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October 29, 2010
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Last week Emma and I were at the fabric store picking up some fabric for my aunt who is 94 and still sewing. While we were looking Emma saw this horse fabric and went nuts over it. "Meesy, we just have to make something with this!" she said. Now, why this little girl is s...
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October 22, 2010
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Our family has been invited to several Halloween gatherings this year. The first is this weekend - a whole week before the 31st! This is Friday and the girls costumes are not quite finished. But the girls are very excited about dressing up for these events. One dec...
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October 8, 2010
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You can never have too many bags. We use bags for everything from storing tiny toys to carrying our groceries in "green" bags. But last week my daughter decided she needed a huge bag. She teaches science two days a week at a local Christian school. But since she shares th...
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September 24, 2010
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Halloween is just around the corner and with so many costumes to make this year I decided two things: 1) They need to be fairly simple, and 2) I need to start earlier than I have in the past. The two older girls each have a definite ideas of what they want to be. But what ...
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August 27, 2010
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I went to have lunch with my granddaughter this week. It was fun but one thing that amazed me was how many lunch boxes looked just alike. And they were all jumbled together in huge tubs so it took the kids some time to find the one that belonged to them. So, this week we made In-th...
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August 13, 2010
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Kids love to display their art on the fridge. Adults too seem to stick up lists, reminders and notices where they can be easily accessed.. So, many marketers send information to us printed on these soft magnets in hopes that we will put them in this often viewed place in our homes.  ...
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August 6, 2010
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The girls are growing fast. They love their baby towels with the hoods but are outgrowing them now. When they complained about being cold after their bath the other night mom and I decided to make them larger "big girl" hooded towels for Christmas. Then we remembered that...
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July 30, 2010
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First things first- our little girl is finally here! There is a picture of our beautiful grand
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July 23, 2010
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It has been a busy couple of weeks. Our youngest has a baby girl now overdue. But for several weeks she was put on bed rest - mostly due to extreme swelling. So the rest of the family shared taking care of the other two (five years and two years old). We kept them at our hous...
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July 9, 2010
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Our oldest grandaughter is getting a new room. This has been in process for some time since her parents are updating their house at the same time. So new trim, new doors and flooring were needed as well as paint and décor. Papa will paint the trim next week end and...
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July 1, 2010
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It all started with four little words. "I can make that." I only said it once. Now every time
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June 18, 2010
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Girly Girls! They love to primp at even the youngest ages. Our five year old granddaughter loves makeup, jewelry, nail polish and curly hair. Of course she has the straightest hair imaginable and no matter how much of that holding gel you use the curls never last more than ten minut...
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June 4, 2010
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Summer is here to stay I think. The vegetable garden that I planted in April has started to produce... I have little green tomatoes on each and every plant. We will soon be able to pick the first zucchini and I think there will be lots more coming on! I have cucumbers that wi...
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