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I’m not big on pink, but my niece Arial loooooooooooves it. So I made her a purse with some really cute pink material I’ve been holding on to. I followed the Folklore Bag from One-Yard Wonders with corrections found here. I had some issues with the top part matching up with the bottom.

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Love in every stitch

Posted in family & friends, hobbies on Jan 27th, 2011

I made a baby blanket for the coming nephew. It’s easy peasy… bunch of squares not cut out correctly I made it with remnants that I purchased from JoAnn’s. I really hope Michelle & lil John like it!

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New Candles

Posted in daily blah, family & friends on Jan 21st, 2011

I’m tired of burning paraffin candles which are predominantly made from the final byproduct in the petroleum refining chain. I refuse to expose myself and my family to soot and neurotoxic fumes like benzene and toluene any longer! So after long hours of research and scouring the web, I purchase two non-toxic and hypo allergenic [...]

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Little’s John’s peapod

Posted in family & friends, hobbies, photos on Jan 14th, 2011

I finished the peapod for my S-I-L tonight. I think it’s cute and I believe it’ll keep little John warm. I tried to make it big enough for her to use it as LJ grows bigger.

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This year I will be better!!!

Posted in daily blah, family & friends on Jan 2nd, 2011

I promise!!! 2010 was a rough year for my entire family, but 2011 will be better. This year my New Years Resolutions are going to focus on family/friends, Darryl, and me. Faimly/Friends -I will be better about remembering birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. I will be better at sending out cards/gifts. I will send/give out only/mostly [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted in daily blah, family & friends on Nov 25th, 2010

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What I’ve been doing instead of posting on the blog

Posted in daily blah, family & friends, hobbies on Nov 15th, 2010

It’s always all about the crafts with me.. Dino hat was for my nephew Jordan, but I made it a little too small… the template told me to do it. Dot hat was for my niece Abby, but again the template told me to sew it too small (I’m re-doing them both of course) Of [...]

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10 + 2

Posted in daily blah, family & friends on Oct 29th, 2010

As of today we have been married for 10 years and 2 days. So you might wonder, “how do they do it?” I have to say it’s the 4 years prior to getting married that helped. Think about it, that’s 1,460 days (give or take a few days) to get to know one another. That [...]

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