tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:47:48 +0000Mood helium to inflate your dayhttp://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/ipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)Blogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-4315368324532514869Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-12-04T17:45:07.738-05:00 If you have a few skills with thread and a needle- voila1 a pretty ornament. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:B620EC59-4FDE-4680-A1D9-50E91D8C1588:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from resurrectionfern.typepad.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/12/lovely-ornament-idea.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/obk00gAhgnwFQkWZR5bXj-JPmkk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/obk00gAhgnwFQkWZR5bXj-JPmkk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/obk00gAhgnwFQkWZR5bXj-JPmkk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/obk00gAhgnwFQkWZR5bXj-JPmkk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-6899915909809897718Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:41:00 +00002009-12-04T17:41:07.650-05:00 If it is cold enough and you dare....the whole site is filled with the most creative and simple ideas to adorn life with beauty. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:F1E795B2-9F44-4E73-A92B-59CA8F55E96D:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from resurrectionfern.typepad.comHow to Make Ice Wreaths   http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/12/make-ice-wreath.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DicnvZPZFOyVpHaVyAsXUXE1beM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DicnvZPZFOyVpHaVyAsXUXE1beM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DicnvZPZFOyVpHaVyAsXUXE1beM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DicnvZPZFOyVpHaVyAsXUXE1beM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-5763324174927904282Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:00 +00002009-11-20T12:02:51.460-05:00 I have found a new favorite blog! I always did like to color with Crayons <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:1F70A9CA-1522-4F23-AE64-13D8E4DBB1AB:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from carolinescrayons.blogspot.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-think-i-will-try-that.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d_L30xmlaNGLEOU874VfrPxJ9QM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d_L30xmlaNGLEOU874VfrPxJ9QM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d_L30xmlaNGLEOU874VfrPxJ9QM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d_L30xmlaNGLEOU874VfrPxJ9QM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-7497243829022178793Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-11-20T11:53:42.388-05:00 They make me happy And isn't this an especially sweet one? So cheery, just home made enough looking and the perfect size. It makes me want to build some this Christmas season. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:960141D2-39F6-43B7-BC06-49F5C17208B9:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from balisha-neverenoughtime.blogspot.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-love-gingerbread-houses.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W02BgVqXNe2orP-K7nWH6c4su5Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W02BgVqXNe2orP-K7nWH6c4su5Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W02BgVqXNe2orP-K7nWH6c4su5Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W02BgVqXNe2orP-K7nWH6c4su5Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-3730341259522839314Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:51:00 +00002009-11-02T10:51:39.620-05:00 "Chapter 2: We'll have fun, fun, fun 'til our daddy takes the clay away"Check out Teresa's doings, I'd categorize this under "Things I'd like to Be Doing" <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:992B7A67-2669-4B93-9CBA-C39823CA57D2:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from homesteadnotes.blogspot.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/11/cool-things.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VezWHl8deoCKEJ3xVggSObHMc2E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VezWHl8deoCKEJ3xVggSObHMc2E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VezWHl8deoCKEJ3xVggSObHMc2E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VezWHl8deoCKEJ3xVggSObHMc2E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-8163285707828775832Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:22:00 +00002009-11-01T12:22:58.955-05:00 Time to PLAN for Christmas... because Advent starts right after Thanksgiving... see the entire post for all the directions on how to make these. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:D9A51237-F5B3-48AF-8EEC-5F43AD490E04:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from mylittlemochi.typepad.comI came up with the two different versions pictured above. I made the red one in a "book" style. Here's the inside, can you guess http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/11/cute-advent-idea.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4iv9pjxgg4Tq2vU7_9l3GRG4IE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4iv9pjxgg4Tq2vU7_9l3GRG4IE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4iv9pjxgg4Tq2vU7_9l3GRG4IE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4iv9pjxgg4Tq2vU7_9l3GRG4IE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-8196300426559773582Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-11-01T10:20:29.683-05:00 Do visit this blog- the photos are amazing , ranging from the profoundly beautiful to the witty. Thoroughly enjoyed the look-see I took. Advise you do the same <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:F9F342A6-8AD0-4A23-B874-AADE8A59EEB4:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from www.seededearth.comWhooping It Up!  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/11/seeded-earth.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3j-WveXXVdrYREgOv25YCspGblU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3j-WveXXVdrYREgOv25YCspGblU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3j-WveXXVdrYREgOv25YCspGblU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3j-WveXXVdrYREgOv25YCspGblU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-4667365043363612997Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:48:00 +00002009-10-28T11:49:56.320-04:00to-do list checkoffhome Now there is no hope I will agree to throw away loved magazines... I will just have to collect enough of the same kind to have a stool...or two! <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:E223939E-18DA-4B10-8F1D-CC652B4B9FC6:1 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from eachlittleworld.typepad.comDesigner Arik Levy has come up with the perfect way to organize, file, and store my magazines in plain sight while giving me http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/finally-affirmed-in-saving-magazines.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T5SXFNIc6vZwQiO2BY9iLZrsFcs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T5SXFNIc6vZwQiO2BY9iLZrsFcs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T5SXFNIc6vZwQiO2BY9iLZrsFcs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T5SXFNIc6vZwQiO2BY9iLZrsFcs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-5408209202445947907Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-10-24T13:46:29.938-04:00 This is just the cutest puppie- love him. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:847D6F5A-85DD-4C11-A113-BE4F4045605C:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from blog.gardenshoesonline.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/cutest-dog-ever.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/973UpBBrDmGvCj4gUKB5V1gdMRo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/973UpBBrDmGvCj4gUKB5V1gdMRo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/973UpBBrDmGvCj4gUKB5V1gdMRo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/973UpBBrDmGvCj4gUKB5V1gdMRo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-2580666778829341236Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:35:00 +00002009-10-24T12:35:38.268-04:00 <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:AC3A680A-709E-4858-859E-A8DBBA7AD4D5:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from cindeesgarden.blogspot.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-fairy-houses.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QFT0ahoKz_nDo-0BGTPIFb8ujAQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QFT0ahoKz_nDo-0BGTPIFb8ujAQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QFT0ahoKz_nDo-0BGTPIFb8ujAQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QFT0ahoKz_nDo-0BGTPIFb8ujAQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-4814095919796383994Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-10-20T13:20:41.144-04:00 <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:DA97F9E2-F133-4745-A688-3554EA328C99:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from ahamodernliving.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/hennaed-pumpkin.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R9PIFZv5Wd0g4m0gvey3t-qXRs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R9PIFZv5Wd0g4m0gvey3t-qXRs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R9PIFZv5Wd0g4m0gvey3t-qXRs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2R9PIFZv5Wd0g4m0gvey3t-qXRs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-6128805559173353893Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:19:00 +00002009-10-20T13:19:23.734-04:00 I want one of these! <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:E43F90DF-B013-448D-94E1-986F625B4DDD:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from ahamodernliving.comNow, how to extract all that gooey goodness from the inside, so that you can make your own pumpkin desserts, or a jack-o-lantern? Try the super versatile Soil Scoop (below.) The serrated edge and pointed tip are designed for a wide variety of garden tasks, from http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/love-good-tools.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MU7KRNxV9X72Myc2sSHnnPag1wk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MU7KRNxV9X72Myc2sSHnnPag1wk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MU7KRNxV9X72Myc2sSHnnPag1wk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MU7KRNxV9X72Myc2sSHnnPag1wk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-3850366163974557592Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:36:00 +00002009-10-14T12:36:47.279-04:00 But quite beautiful in their own way. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:39F27BE1-7C16-429D-881C-A8F5A9F81CBB:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from mattbites.comI walked back into the kitchen to find the most beautiful candied apples before me.  Black glossy cinnamon-scented candied glass enveloped small apples, twigs became their handles, and a few shockingly red candied apples only made their black http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/not-candy-apples-i-remember.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHFLOUwkQ89JXozLKO1u7nmGWhg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHFLOUwkQ89JXozLKO1u7nmGWhg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHFLOUwkQ89JXozLKO1u7nmGWhg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHFLOUwkQ89JXozLKO1u7nmGWhg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-5568156988920764072Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:33:00 +00002009-10-13T11:48:27.735-04:00good healthThere is nothing "happy" about the flu, but keeping healthy... that is another thing. That is really important to how happy you will feel, since it is easier to be optimistic and optimal when we are feeling good physically.The negative side of that is when we try to 'feel good' at the cost of other equally important things. But right here I want to give you a tip on keeping well.And more reason http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/keeping-healthy.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PGg3pt_8Cieadw-eebUsbfMOgM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PGg3pt_8Cieadw-eebUsbfMOgM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PGg3pt_8Cieadw-eebUsbfMOgM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PGg3pt_8Cieadw-eebUsbfMOgM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-7218084509670230996Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:11:00 +00002009-10-09T15:11:41.695-04:00 There are many fine photographers on the net. One who always catches the heart as well as the eye is Bren of BG Gardens. It must be her sunny and vivacious personality that informs her eye, because her pictures have that spark of joy and curiousity that I enjoy whenever I visit her blog. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:F5CE5A74-F9B7-436E-A49C-CEDFFF212888:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/autumn-beauty.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4R4uodXwEV5uHfploGuRDQtmGmw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4R4uodXwEV5uHfploGuRDQtmGmw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4R4uodXwEV5uHfploGuRDQtmGmw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4R4uodXwEV5uHfploGuRDQtmGmw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-5810245704635586519Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:11:00 +00002009-10-13T11:56:35.967-04:00beautyshoppingcheerful Angela McRae took a visit in 2007, and I have my own pictures and post that I will be doing this week. But wanted to share these lovely views from another person's perspective. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:95835CB5-4257-4CF6-9268-2B4F2B585DE5:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from ncmagteawithfriends.blogspot.comLast week I had the chance to visit, once again, one of my very favorite "beach shops," http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/pickets-shop-in-sea-grove.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xW5IURsuAjUwHHM8yvJYtCdkdFw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xW5IURsuAjUwHHM8yvJYtCdkdFw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xW5IURsuAjUwHHM8yvJYtCdkdFw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xW5IURsuAjUwHHM8yvJYtCdkdFw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-2777841910520402960Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:45:00 +00002009-09-16T14:45:02.945-04:00 I am not familiar with what is in them- but I sure would like one of these pretty bottles. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:796E24CA-3A0D-465E-A95A-9C873EE737DF:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from www.packagingoftheworld.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/09/love-these-labels.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UNmbTNzCJow3TG1GBk_kxX37E94/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UNmbTNzCJow3TG1GBk_kxX37E94/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UNmbTNzCJow3TG1GBk_kxX37E94/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UNmbTNzCJow3TG1GBk_kxX37E94/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-4328408286679341871Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-09-16T13:43:35.407-04:00 More reasons to be happy Cute etsy things. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:07CEB74E-1F9D-4A81-BB9A-FBCBF04094E9:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from handmadezwonull.blogspot.comEtsy mini trend: Rosh HaShanah {תש"ע}clipped from www.etsy.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-new-year.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVd-_tyk7CZfKHW5Q6h3mky2j84/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVd-_tyk7CZfKHW5Q6h3mky2j84/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVd-_tyk7CZfKHW5Q6h3mky2j84/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVd-_tyk7CZfKHW5Q6h3mky2j84/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-8453166002394978777Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:53:00 +00002009-08-24T17:53:12.042-04:00 this is so droll I had to grin when I saw this. A-mazing. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:572E0A63-D398-4DBE-A2D1-E7D366AE5BA4:1 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from jonklassen.blogspot.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/08/called-storming-capital.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AzK01R4kJGTS-CNuc9hsr18ID0Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AzK01R4kJGTS-CNuc9hsr18ID0Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AzK01R4kJGTS-CNuc9hsr18ID0Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AzK01R4kJGTS-CNuc9hsr18ID0Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-1484338255318599906Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:51:00 +00002009-08-07T10:51:23.033-04:00 Now here is a different thought! I loved Balisha's blog. She says she's a positive woman and her blog is proof of that.Notice that this is not titled " eat MORE With Joy"...just taking the attitude of thankfulness and combining that with a thoughtful appreciation that translates into enjoying what is before us mindfully. I bet that would produce a good diet, as mindLESS eating is what often addshttp://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/08/eat-with-joy.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BNph9eK57aIWKhPJ4owuxuneGPA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BNph9eK57aIWKhPJ4owuxuneGPA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BNph9eK57aIWKhPJ4owuxuneGPA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BNph9eK57aIWKhPJ4owuxuneGPA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-110751879531460251Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-08-05T13:57:00.882-04:00 Sometimes it is fun to make dolls from things like cornhusks. You can use them for Harvest or Christmas decorations later. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:DF32A4FD-4A9C-4B1C-B6D0-CD3A6F06552E:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from kellishouse.blogspot.comYou will need 6 husks for each doll. Soak husks in sink or bowl of warm water until they are soft and bendable. This takes about 15 minutes.Lay husks on http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/08/make-corn-husk-dolls.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D6N1OektQ2N_G1iTz9C8ZAtxqJw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D6N1OektQ2N_G1iTz9C8ZAtxqJw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D6N1OektQ2N_G1iTz9C8ZAtxqJw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D6N1OektQ2N_G1iTz9C8ZAtxqJw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-1093388043263753785Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:54:00 +00002009-08-04T12:54:16.498-04:00 I have a couple daughters who would love these. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:74B56DD0-52BE-4BC4-9462-EDCCF61C237A:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from www.likecool.com  http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/08/play-while-you-cook.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lq5mjKE1GsRcCJT1qYdUrHXerng/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lq5mjKE1GsRcCJT1qYdUrHXerng/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lq5mjKE1GsRcCJT1qYdUrHXerng/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lq5mjKE1GsRcCJT1qYdUrHXerng/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-4535568823322684069Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:24:00 +00002009-08-02T14:34:24.289-04:00happinessquoteslearn somethingI just found The Happiness Project, where Gretchen Rubin applies popular wisdom and old adages about happiness in real life ways. Quite an interesting concept, don't you think? Having just discovered it, I'm looking through some of her posts and the formulas, as well as a few choice quotes.One that struck me:“For the love of God and my Sisters (so charitable toward me) I take care to appear happyhttp://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/08/taking-happiness-seriously.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5y8iR5xHdHZiOpwWFfLqjjDylc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5y8iR5xHdHZiOpwWFfLqjjDylc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5y8iR5xHdHZiOpwWFfLqjjDylc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X5y8iR5xHdHZiOpwWFfLqjjDylc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-3190813031721702499Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:43:00 +00002009-07-30T17:43:31.403-04:00 I love the way the English often create little summer houses tucked away in their gardens. It has always been something I would like to have created here, but don't really need with all my porches !Yet, the idea of a little roofed and furnished place outside where one can take some tea or write quietly in a notebook is a happy thought. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:D1C5B794-CEAE-49A4-B4EE-http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/07/english-summer-houses.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vbc5GhjZci6kSVwk2LtvK0m79EE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vbc5GhjZci6kSVwk2LtvK0m79EE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vbc5GhjZci6kSVwk2LtvK0m79EE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vbc5GhjZci6kSVwk2LtvK0m79EE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9538836.post-1109801907754154266Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-07-26T12:47:51.073-04:00cheerfulclipped from pointsoflight.blogspot.comIn Cherokee mythology, the katydid has the ability to forecast the future. This one wasn’t talking, so we’ll leave the future of the newlywed couple up to the One who knows it best. <!-- AddThis Bookmark Button BEGIN --> addthis_url = location.href; addthis_title = document.title; addthis_pub = 'ilona'; <!-- AddThis Bookmark Button END -->http://houseofhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/07/katy-did.htmlipool@hotmail.com (Ilona)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A7Go7AiAXV6HvsmNJ4A9LTSjQ1A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A7Go7AiAXV6HvsmNJ4A9LTSjQ1A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A7Go7AiAXV6HvsmNJ4A9LTSjQ1A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A7Go7AiAXV6HvsmNJ4A9LTSjQ1A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>