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Found Treasure

Posted in Cool Finds, Crafting, Fashion, Thrifting, Whimsy, vintage, tagged , , , on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Saturday was spent scouring flea markets, thrift stores, etc. in search of tea cups, saucers, and so forth for the macabre tea party mentioned in the previous post. This treasure was unearthed in the process. I immediately saw pendant potential in this wonderful medal. I don’t know anything about the medal itself, [...]

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Isn’t it Boo-tiful?

Posted in Crafting, Music, Special Occasions, Thrifting, Whimsy, vintage, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Halloween is in the air as evidenced by my home decor. Hubby and I love Halloween and each year we host a party. This year’s theme is Alice in Wonderland with a dark twist. Hubby is planning the outside decor with the help of a friend. They have plans to set [...]

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Website of the Week – Things I Want

Posted in Books, WOW, shopping, tagged , , , , , on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I recently added a Leisure Arts book, Stitchin Retro, to my wishlist at thethingsIwant.com. This is a really cool website that can be very handy with the coming holidays. Once you sign up, you will be given directions for placing an “add to the things I want” button to your web browser. [...]

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Family Reunion 2008

Posted in Family, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Every year in September my family descends upon Robber’s Cave State Park in Wilburton, Oklahoma. We eat, visit, eat, tell stories, eat, and enjoy one another’s company. We step away from jobs and the busyness of life on Friday and after one last meal on Sunday morning, we climb into our cars and [...]

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Website of the Week – Folding Trees

Posted in Crafting, WOW, tagged , , , on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I would like to share with all of you loyal readers a wonderful blog/website called Folding Trees. The good folks at Folding Trees scour the web in search of all sorts of papercrafts and share them in a blog format. It is an incredible site with many, many inspiring ideas. Please check [...]

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Family Reunion Time!

Posted in Family, tagged , , , , , on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It is time once again for our annual family reunion. I’m looking forward to seeing all my aunts, uncles, and cousins.  We’ll be leaving Friday and returning home on Sunday.  Here are a few shots from reunions past.

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Hurricane Ike

Posted in Everyday Life, tagged , , , , , on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We are quite blessed! Our hearts and prayers go out to those living along the coast that have suffered so much at the hands of Hurricane Ike. As for us, Ike had become a tropical storm by the time it hit Northeast Texas. We got alot of rain and much wind. [...]

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

Posted in Whimsy, tagged on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Hubby found this little fellow on our kitchen window tonight.

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Postcards from the Heart

Posted in Postcards, tagged , , , , , , , on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Miracles happen only to those who believe in them.” French Proverb

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Cupcake Stand

Posted in Crafting, Food, tagged , , , , , , on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Isn’t this cupcake stand beautiful? It is made out of terra cotta pots, a little paint, ribbon, and decorative scrapbooking paper. There so many ways one could personalize these and make something unique and different. You can find the tutorial on Once Wed.

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