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busy, busy

November 16, 2010

Well, folks, I missed my Monday morning post. It happens, I know. What have I been up to these past few days? I’ve been working on re-finishing a dresser that was given to us by my parents who got it from my dad’s parents when they got married. It’s seen some rough times. I should [...]

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living room photo collage

September 7, 2010

So, what did you do for Labor Day? On Saturday, Michael and I decided to finally tackle our ominous photo collage project. We’ve been wanting to hang something above our couch since we moved in and thought a family photo collage would be a good idea. I’ve spent the last two weeks trying to dig [...]

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how to make a flower pillow

August 3, 2010

I continue slowly but surely working on projects around our house. It’s fun to see it come together and makes me feel just like Donna Reed in It’s a Wonderful Life. (side note: I love that movie and I love Donna Reed. I want to be her when I grow up.) This weekend, I embellished [...]

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circle quilt – part 1

June 26, 2010

This week while waiting around for the dryer repairman to come for a visit (I was told he’d be here between 8-5 sometime between Tuesday and Thursday), I sewed a quilt top. I followed this tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew (the girl is a genius!). The only modification I made was that I made my [...]

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i sewed pillow covers

June 22, 2010

Although I’m not working right now, I promise I’m using my time wisely. Want to see? I made pillow covers for my couches. I made the floral and yellow ones. The green ones and orange one (pictured later) came from the Room Essentials line from Target. I love the bright colors! I decided not to [...]

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