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We've been blessed with another grandbaby. Meet Bree Jay born 2/5/13 at 3:13 am, 7 lbs 14 oz, 20-1/2 inches long. We can't wait to see her in person.

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Hooray! It's a new year and I'm excited. I ate my black eyed peas which is our family tradition. The whole year is stretched out before me like a blank canvas. What will I do with it? How will I make my mark on the new year? I stopped making resolutions years ago. Now I make to-do lists and set goals. So, here's to a new year with new beginnings and a chance to be a better person than I

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Tonight I sat in the floor and picked berries and pine cones off a wreath. Sound exciting? Want to come help me? I'm not even going to get into how long I've had this thing and how long I've planned to remake it. Let's just say it's been a while. Now I have a naked wreath ready for some new redo. I hope everyone is having a great week.

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I'm not sure what happened to my Day 16 post. It was there and then it wasn't. Oh well. I finished hemming a jacket from last Fall. I hate how I know I need to do something and I know it won't take me 10 minutes, but still, I put it off.  Procrastination is my middle name. Pictures can be found under the 31 days tab. Please don't mind the wreaths in the picture. I'm out of places to stick

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You know how some days you just want to crawl in a hole and pull it in on top of yourself. Yeah, that was my Monday. Tonight I tackled the basket of buttons I've collected for the past year or so. I pick them up when I see them at garage sales, estate sales, and the thrift store. I pulled buttons off cards, clipped threads, and sorted until I got that basket emptied. Now my buttons

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This one is kind of embarrassing. I've put this project off for just over 3 years for no apparent reason. Shame on me. My finish for day 14 is a burlap lampshade. It was a piece of cake to finish and now DH thinks I need to do the other  one in the room as well. We'll see. Check the 31 days tab for more information In other news, I mastered the miter saw. Not the little yellow box

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Hooray! It rained. On days 11 and 12 we had no internet. It's surprising how much stuff you can do when you're not glued to a keyboard or mouse, staring blindly at a screen. It also helps when the electricity goes off for a bit. On Day 11 my intention was to sew, but short of dragging out one of the treadle machines or sewing by hand it wasn't happening. Instead, I schlepped furniture

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I can't do any finishing-up until I get the mess on my kitchen island under control. It's been a long week and I've been lazy in the picking-up-after-myself department. It happens. That's all I'm saying. For a hideous picture of my mess head over to the 31 days tab and here's hoping tomorrow I can doing some sewing.

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I finally finished the paper fan I started months ago. The poor thing is a little worse for wear after clunking around for so long. I kind of like it though. It might need a little bling of some kind, but I'm all out of ideas tonight. Check out the 31 days tab for pictures. Joy

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Tonight I finished up two tote bags and six kitchen towels. This project has been hanging around the dining room for months and I just never could get into it. I used graphics from The Graphics Fairy and Citra Solv. Super easy finish and I'm going to look for more projects using this method. A picture can be found under the 31 days tab. I may go back and add ruffles and other 

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On day 6 I finished up a promise to my mom and then spent the rest of the day chasing a nearly 4-year-old. We went to a horse sale and didn't get home until 1 am. I'm too old for that nonsense. On day 7 we recovered from the 4-year-old and I finished up the paper flowers for day 8. Day 8 gave me a completed project, finally.  I took a dusty grapevine wreath and partially covered it in

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Day 5, I finally waxed the little black table I painted about a month ago. I don't know why it's so hard for me to get the simple stuff done sometimes. We're having company this weekend and I don't know how I'm going to finish projects with a 4-year-old running around. LOL! Maybe I can talk her into helping Meemaw. Check out the 31 Days tab for pictures. Joy

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Day 4 was a fun finish. I've got Modge Podge everywhere. Gack! I bought the paper-wrapped wire trees at the thrift store probably close to a year ago for 25 cents each. I made one up with white feathers and it's pretty darned cute. There's a zillion things you could do with them besides hang teeny-tiny Easter eggs on them. I apologize in advance for the lousy pictures. The lighting in this

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Day 3 of the 31 days challenge has me addressing Christmas cards. I started this project last week and piddled around because I couldn't find my address book. Now it's a project done and put away until December. Don't forget to check out the 31 days tab at the top for pictures and updates. Joy

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Day two of the 31 day project is done. It took longer to drive to the office than it did to actually finish the mirror. I'm such a slacker. Joy

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I just completed my first project for 31 Days of Finishing Projects. I took me a whole 15 minutes. Joy

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I'm linking up with Nester for her 31 days project.  My goal is 31 days of finishing projects I have laying around here.  That Current Projects tab up there, that's not even scratching the surface of what I've started and not finished.  I confess...I am the queen of starting projects and a slave to finishing them.  My main problem now that I'm working full-time,

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We just got home from New Mexico and our first visit with the new grandbaby. She's a whole 11 days old and couldn't be more perfect. Just look at that little mouth and those fingers. Sweet! We managed to get lots of holding time and I realized this morning just how out of shape my holding arm really is. LOL. I hope she doesn't grow too much before we get to see her again. Joy

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We welcome our newest grandbaby. This is Addison. She was born 9/19 and comes in at 7 pounds 10 ounces. Peepaw is over-the-moon. Joy

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I picked up this mirror at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. It once sat atop an old dresser that was long gone. I love the size and the shape. The finish was rough. I hate to paint perfectly good pieces, but this was a candidate for a little paint TLC. I took off the back and the mirror is stamped January '20. I knew it was old, just not that old. I very carefully took the mirror

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I posted this poor old chair a few weeks ago. Since then she's had a coat of primer, two coats of paint, and a new seat. Before After I think she looks much better. Now I just need to get busy and sew her a cushion. I think I like black furniture. Who knew? Joy

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I love it when I see something, try it and it actually works. Source: link My primer brush was nasty and ready to be chucked. The poor thing had been used so many times and then stuck in a bag and put in the freezer. It wouldn't come clean the regular way so I took a tip from Pinterest. I  soaked it in Murphy Oil Soap overnight and tadah!, not only is my brush clean, it smells

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It sucks you in and then shows you how to eat Oreos with a fork. I may be ruined forever.

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I posted under Kitchen Redo. It's mostly pictures, hey that's what we all like, but if anyone wanted to know particulars of how we did something I'll happily share. Before After 

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Just maybe we'll be blessed with a little rain. I can hear thunder. Crossing my fingers and toes.

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