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Frame a Scene from a Children’s Book: Guest Posting over on ‘No Big Dill’ today

  Did you see my post earlier this morning about the HUGE Silhouette (craft cutter) sale going on for a few days (discount codes included)??  Everything is on sale.  So stock up!  Be warned, those darn CAMEOS will sell out.  Especially since they’re discounted!  So hurry and send the link over to Santa………….or just buy […]

Black Friday SALE: All Silhouette (craft cutter) products!!!

  Any crazy Black Friday shoppers out there?    I know who you are. You’ve been up since 5am, looking for good deals.  I’m usually right there with you……..but didn’t see anything I wanted to try and score this year.  No biggie.  I’m still going shopping at 8am or so.  There’s bound to be something […]

I’m Thankful for Today

  I love having a specific day to say thanks.  It helps me remember to think about what I have.    And that makes me happy.    Right now, I am together with family.  And it’s comfortable.  I love chatting and laughing and reminiscing and, of course, eating good food.  And yeah, I don’t even […]

Home Decor: Painting an Old Dresser (from the thrift store)

  First of all, did you see the winner of the Silhouette CAMEO here?    Also, have you entered the Hellmann’s/BlogHer giveaway here?  An easy $100 to spend on anything you’d like over at cooking.com.  Fantastic! . . . . .     Okay, onto other things.    I know I have mentioned this before […]

Winner of the Silhouette CAMEO…

  Okay, a few things first.   We’re home.  (We went to Estes Park, CO.  It was beautiful.) So sorry for the craziness of the giveaway page for the Silhouette not loading.  I’m still trying to figure it out.  I can view it from the back-end and I can see all of the comments and […]

Are you having problems entering the Silhoutte giveaway? Enter here!

!!!!!!giveaway closed!!!!!!   Have you tried to enter the Silhoutte CAMEO giveaway here? There was a link to another page……….but it’s not loading correctly. Many of you entered. And then it froze up. Weird, huh? I’m not sure if it reached a memory max or just got too jam packed. I’m so sorry it’s not […]

Sewing Tip: Shirring/Smocking with Elastic Thread

  Shirring is an old technique, I know.  (Shirring and smocking aren’t actually originally done with elastic…..but it sure makes things easier.  And faster.)  Sometimes I assume everyone knows how to do it.  But then I get another email asking how to shir (or smock) fabric.  So it reminds me I shouldn’t assume…………..because it is […]

Who wants another free Silhouette CAMEO (value $300)? Anyone??

  !!!!!!giveaway closed!!!!!!   I know. Crazy good news.    Silhouette is giving away another Silhouette CAMEO.        Remember how fast they sold out last time?  The folks at Silhouette weren’t even sure when they’d get more in.    But guess what?!?  More will be here really soon.  And they are so excited […]

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