tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27121933487774254812023-07-08T13:19:09.784-04:00A Wife, Mommy, and Daughter trying to make it in the crafting world!lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00971981591752511165noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712193348777425481.post-29446770683822886512012-11-02T18:34:00.001-04:002012-11-02T18:34:22.445-04:00

“Yes Son.  I will gladly open up your Halloween candy for you.  But . . . there is a candy charge for each piece I open . . . and I only except chocolate!” Best idea I have ever had!  Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!

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Oh yes I did.  When I heard that Dana Willard was going to be signing her new book at Whipstitch, I had to figure out a way to make down there.  I have been reading Dana’s blog Made for a while now.  Probably since I started reading blogs.  Even though she has some great sewing tutorials, I probably remember her for her freezer stenciling the best.  That and her love of Project Runway.  She

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All I can say is wow!  I remember summer as a child being so . . . well lazy.  Filled with play, the pool, camping, and lots and lots of book reading.  When did summer get so  . . . full?  I think I had this mistaken idea that I was going to be able to slow down this summer just like I remembered as a child.  Boy was I wrong.   I was able to squeeze in a day of thrifting with Rhoda {Southern

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Holy guacamole!  I know that I wear my “lazy blogger” moniker proudly, but I can’t believe that I have posted since February!  Shesh!  I guess I have been busier than I thought.  There have been a few small changes in the last few months that have put new demands on my time.  Namely, I took a small part time job.  That mainly meant that I lost all my “me” time.  I have been able to get a few

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One of the places that I feel the lest organized is my car.  It’s not covered over in clutter, but I always feel like my car is messy.  On the other hand, I always feel like I could be better prepared for emergency situations.  It’s my ‘too much stuff/not what I need’ struggle! I want to be THAT Mom.  You know the one.  “Hey Lisa, baby Cutiepie had a blow out.  Got anything to put in a dirty

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Confession:  I love all things Mr. T and the A-Team.  It’s true.  I do.  And I’m not ashamed.  In fact, off all the famous people I have met, Steven J. Cannel (one of the creators of the series) is my all time favorite.  Yes, I know.  Nerd alert! I also know that I am not the only one out there.  How?  Because I have found a ton of great gift ideas for other like minded children of the 80’s.

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For ages my Mother-in-law has been telling me that I needed to write down things that my son says.  So when I saw a guest post by I Am Momma Hear Me Roar on Tatertots & Jello, I knew I had to pin it for future reference.  And it came in handy this Christmas.  Here is our version.  I painted the background to save time.  I let someone else do the sides.  On the left is the dogs and on the right

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Source: cubiclerefugee.tumblr.com via Alejandra on Pinterest I never realized how much I want coffee in the morning until our coffee pot broke.  I miss it so much that I think I need the above print in my kitchen.  How cute would that look over a coffee station?  So we spent all week last week without coffee.  I looked around, but couldn’t make a decision.  I even went and browsed the

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This school year I haven’t been able to put as much thought into teachers gifts as I would like.  The main reason is because it jumped from 2 to 5 different teacher gifts!  Kind of hard to do on a budget.  So of course I went to Pinterest.  And then when I found a deal at Kohl’s on gloves from one of the many money saving blogs I follow on my reader I knew it was perfect.  The original idea is

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A while back I decided to try my hand at shopping a a restaurant supply store.  I had heard that there were wonderful deals to be had on ramekins, glasses, and storage pieces.  So I decided to take a trip into the big city.  The first shop we tried was more like a gourmet store.  And the prices reflected that.  I asked if they had the screw on lid for growing sprouts, which they didn’t.  They did

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When I saw this post I was shocked!  Apparently “The Martha Stewart Show” is . . .(gulp) canceled.  Production is suppose to end April 2012.  The post says that the show has struggled with low rating since moving to the Hallmark channel.  I must confess I think I’ve only watched a couple of episodes after the move.  It just wasn’t as convenient and the content didn’t seem as good.  And by that I

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What was crafting like before Pinterst?  Honestly, I’m not sure.  I feel just like I did when I first discovered Martha Stewart Living.  Changed!  Here is the latest pin-tastic craft that I’ve conquered!  After dragging the tree to the back porch I told my husband tat I needed him to cut off a section of the base.  After about 2 minutes of that he came back in and told me that it was my turn.

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I’m not sure this is the perfect word for me, but here is what I’m thinking for 2012. Climb.  To go upward with gradual or continuous progress.  To rise, to ascend.  To raise oneself especially by grasping or clutching with the hands.  To draw or pull oneself up, over, or to the top of by using hands and feet.  Sounds like a lot of hard work doesn’t it?  I’m ready!

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Well hello 2012!  I can’t exactly say it snuck up on me, however I’m still surprised its here.  I can’t say either that 2011 was a bad year, yet I’m glad to see it go.  There are still plenty of things that I would have liked to have gotten done in 2011.  Again this year after Christmas, I started thinking about what my one word resolution might be.  In the past I have chosen Harvest (2011), Keep

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Today is National Ice Cream Day!  Now this is a holiday I can get into!  To celebrate, for dinner I made homemade ice cream.  Nothing too fancy, just the basic vanilla recipe from Cuisinart.  Just look at that!  Delish! I would have shared pictures of it all heaped up in a bowl with caramel and chocolate sauce, but . . . it didn’t last.  Happy Ice Cream Day!

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Do you ever realize that the things that you agonize over and schedule down to the minute  never turn out the way they are suppose to?  But the things that just happen come together without a hitch?  Or maybe it’s just me.  A few weeks back I got everything ready to share some the projects that I have been working on.  I got it all planned out and then my computer wonked out me.  It’s amazing how

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I can’t believe that it is almost Christmas time already!  Wow have I lost time!  Remember how as a kid, it seemed time was slow and you couldn’t wait for it to hurry up?  Winter brakes seemed sooooo long?  What ever happened to that?  Now, the older I get it’s like time is gone in a wink.  It feels like Halloween was just a couple of weeks a go.  Ohie! You know what I blame?  One word. 

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I would be remiss if I didn’t share some photos of the local pumpkin decorating contest.  One of my favorite things during Halloween!  Ok here we go! The last one looks a lot like this one!

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See!  I haven’t just been sitting with my eyes glued to the Pinterest Boards.  I’ve been actually making stuff too! Here are the spidey cupcakes I made for our Halloween party at school.  The invitations said to not wear costumes  with ghosts and witches and the like, but I didn’t think these were too scary . . . The inspiration photo just has a regular Oreo, but I accidently picked up

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This year Sarah from Makin' Projiks hosted a Halloween Ornament Swap!  Two of my favorites, crafts and Halloween!  And lovely handmade ornaments back to me!  Yes, please!  So I signed myself up.  Then I realized . . . I would actually have to make ornaments. . . . and send them to Sarah . . . who is a mad crazy skilled crafter . . . who would send them to other crafters that probably had mad

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Who forgets their own birthday?  Me!  That’s ok right?  I think I am at that age (past 30) when age no longer starts to matter right?  That’s what I keep telling myself anyway.  I really don’t feel that old.  Except when I start trying to explain what a big wheel is.  I mean really!  What are they teaching these kids anyway?  I digress.  Without further adieu here is my much anticipated birthday

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I know many of you are probably familiar with Mabel’s House and how great it is!  It was one of the first blogs that I started reading.  In fact there are still some posts that I have booked marked to read when I need a good laugh (Coke Tsunami, and yes it is as funny as it sounds) and when I need a good cry.  And now even better for us, Liz has wrote a book!  AND even better than that she is

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When you think of the South and food a lot of different things come to mind.  Cat head biscuits, biscuits and gravy, biscuits covered in butter and honey,  corn pone, fried chicken, grits, watermelon with salt, collard greens, pecan pie, and of course sweet tea.  (I know tea isn’t typically a food, but when you have enough sugar in it to float a horse it’s a food).  And I’m sure there are more,

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Tuesday I had to be out and about early.  A lot earlier than normal.  When I finished my errands I thought I would make a stop at the local thrift.  I didn’t realize that I was arriving about six minutes before it opened.  Can you believe what I saw? I don’t know if it’s like this every morning but it was crazy!  It was like black Friday at the thrift store!  When they didn’t open right on

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Can you believe that it’s the time for school to be starting back?  While I’m ready to get rid of this heat, I almost didn’t realize that it was that time already!  This year I am going to have to pack snacks, which I have never done before.  Oh, sure sure I’ve packed snacks for family use occasionally, but somehow when you have to pack it every day ( or three days a week) it adds on a little

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