Posted in daily blah, hobbies, photos on Aug 28th, 2010
and finally purchased the Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VR this morning. While it’s not the newest model currently on the market, it’s good enough for me and my amateur camera skills. It’s a good lens even if it is an older model, and the reviews still tout it as one of the best telephoto zoom lenses [...]
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Posted in hobbies on Aug 26th, 2010
I don’t know what it is, but when people express interest in hearing either me play or a recording of me playing; I am never satisfied. I’m either not happy with how it sounds or I hear a flub here and there that I don’t want anyone to hear it. I keep most of what [...]
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Posted in hobbies on Aug 14th, 2010
with these two new sites that my friend Jennifer introduced to me… well I’m off to spend some more of Darryl’s money… ttfn!
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Posted in hobbies on Aug 11th, 2010
Since I’ve not had a lot of time to sew or scrapbook I’ve been doing a lot of knitting/crocheting more. It’s easy, portable, and so much fun! I got both patterns below from The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting: Learn to Knit with More Than 30 Cool, Easy Patterns. I hope they both turn out [...]
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Posted in hobbies on Jun 22nd, 2010
I have all this beautiful fabric at my finger tips and all I’m waiting on is new inspiration. Hopefully that inspiration comes soon in the form of the books I ordered from Amazon. I bought a few that had been setting on my wish-list for awhile. I’m glad I waited because I was able to [...]
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Posted in family & friends, hobbies, photos on Jun 19th, 2010
Last weekend I made mom a crochet tote to carry her stuff around in. Now the only problem is remembering to mail it to her… sorry mom!
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Posted in hobbies on May 23rd, 2010
Here are some of the projects I’ve been working on and finally got the pics up. Dish drying mat – Darryl and I don’t have a dishwasher that works so we have to hand wash dishes. It’s not that bad because it’s just the two of us, but I got tired of using all our [...]
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Posted in daily blah, hobbies on May 15th, 2010
I’m not feeling very happy today so Darryl took me out to breakfast and then let me stroll through some thrift stores. I bought some vintage pillow cases and fabric (that I plan on making bags with), this cool bowl with a painted dogwood blossom on it (that Darryl hates), and another basket (for my [...]
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Posted in daily blah, food, hobbies on Apr 24th, 2010
I picked this cookbook up at the library book sale for .35 cents. Darryl and I are fascinated by it. Most of the ingredients are recognizable, but there are some that I have no clue how to get my hands on.
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Posted in hobbies on Apr 18th, 2010
Posted in daily blah, hobbies on Feb 10th, 2010
I’m slowly working on the projects that were supposed to be Christmas presents for 2009. I”m hoping to get them all done by this weekend! I’ll post pics if I get them done. =o)
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Posted in daily blah, hobbies on Feb 6th, 2010
I made a grocery bag out of Darryl’s old shirt. I’m pretty happy with it. Before : After :
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Posted in daily blah, hobbies on Feb 5th, 2010
with Green Craft magazine! It’s my new fav magazine! I found it while at Hobby Lobby with my friend Jen. Don’t get me wrong I don’t go in with the environmental issues, but I love to repurpose, reuse, and refurbish things. I’ve been pouring over the magazine constantly, and I’m loving the ideas that keep [...]
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Posted in daily blah, hobbies on Feb 1st, 2010
My first sewing project was fabric coasters. I love them. 1st one Front/Back 2nd one Front/Back
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Posted in daily blah, hobbies, photos on Jan 27th, 2010