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So Tell Me What You Think…

Gail @My Repurposed Life and MeganDVD @ Beauty in the Attempt are hosting “The Bold and the Beautiful-your blog reviewed.” I’d love it if you could take a minute to tell me what you like about my blog. What have I gotten right? What do 

Fur Child

Meet Brutus, aka Fur Child. We got Brutus back in 2007 after we moved to Idaho from Ohio. His official name is Brutus, The Buckeye Beagle. Man Child named him. He was homesick and mad that we moved him from his beloved Ohio during his 

Thrifty Finds #1

I haven’t posted any of the great finds I’ve discovered lately, so I thought I’d share them with you. My BFF (we’ll call her Buffy) and I met in Columbus back in November. It’s half way for both of us, so we thought we’d hit 

How To Hyperlink Pictures in Blogger

I was helping someone learn some computer stuff the other day and the woman asked me, “How did you learn to do all of this?” I started learning how to use a computer when I was in 10th grade…in 1980. My math teacher (I was 

Be Warned…This Will Happen to You!

Do you have children? Are they still toddling around the house getting into things they shouldn’t? Do they jump up on the dining room table and yell, “Spider Alert! SPIDER Alert! SPIDER ALERT!” at the top of their lungs until you come kill the spider 

Framed Cocktail Silverware

Framed Cocktail Silverware

I was thrifting with a friend a few months back when I came upon a couple of narrow frames. They were $1.91/each and the store was advertising a “Huge 50% off” Sale. I was all excited to only pay a buck for each of my 

How To Emboss Wood – Part 1, Piping Style

How To Emboss Wood – Part 1, Piping Style

If you want to learn how to emboss pictures frames, you’ve come to the right place.  Today I’m going to show you how to emboss on a flat wood picture frame using the cake decorator style of embossing, aka The Piping Method. Here’s what you’ll 

Happy Birthday to….Us?!

I started out the New Year on make-good that I owed my family. See, in 2010, I let my people down. How’s that? I failed to make a single birthday cake the whole year. I have a whole list of good excuses, that I won’t 

My Top Ten of 2010

I thought I’d get into the end-of-the-year action, by showing you my  Top Ten Projects of 2010. I  started my blog in August, so I have only a few months to pull from. Even still, it was hard for me to narrow things down.Here are 

New Life to an Old Nativity

New Life to an Old Nativity

 Many years ago, my Mom made a beautiful ceramic nativity scene. Each piece was lovingly painted, glazed and then fired. It took her weeks to make and when she was done, we had this truly special Nativity. Over the years, we were rough and, sadly,