Trish over at Hey Lady! Watcha Readin? has a wonderful book giveaway happening right now! I haven’t read “The Likeness,” but after reading Trish’s review will definitely find a copy somewhere. This book sounds wonderful and intriguing. Check out her blog, have fun, but please don’t sign up for the free [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Free Book!!!
Posted in Books, tagged book giveaway, Books, giveaway, Hey Lady Watcha Readin, The Likeness on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Halloween Party Success!
Posted in Crafting, Family, Food, Special Occasions, tagged Alice in Wonderland, candy apples, costumes, Crafting, crafts, decorations, egg hunt, Food, fun, Halloween, holiday, Jabberwocky, Madhatter, party, tea party on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After months of planning and a week of decorating, shopping, and cleaning the big night finally arrived! Our friends came, music played, and the party began. It was deemed our “best party ever!” Our friend and fellow host arrived Saturday afternoon and we began decorating the maze. There were signs to [...]
The Butterfly Project
Posted in Cool Finds, Giving Back, tagged butterflies, Butterfly Project, children, Giving Back, Holocaust on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I learned about this project only moments ago and simply had to share. The Holocaust Museum in Houston is trying to collect 1.5 million paper butterflies. Each butterfly is representative of each of the 1.5 million children who died during the Holocaust. The butterflies will be an exhibit that will go on [...]
Website of the Week – One Pretty Thing
Posted in Cool Finds, Crafting, Tutorials, tagged aprons, crafts, DIY, magazines, origami, recycle, sewing, Tutorials on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love finding tutorials on the internet and getting the opportunity to try new things. Rachel Klein at One Pretty Thing has made it so much easier to find cool tutorials and diy projects. Rachel and her kitties scour the world wide web in search of tutorials and then share them with all [...]
Would you be a good 1930’s housewife?
Posted in Cool Finds, Everyday Life, Family, Whimsy, tagged 1930s, A Thrifty Mrs, housewife, quiz, retro-housewife on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is kind of fun. I found it while perusing A Thrifty Mrs blog.
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As a 1930s wife, I am
Very Superior
Take the test!
Postcards from the Heart
Posted in Everyday Life, Family, Postcards, tagged homemaker, pictures, Postcards, quotes on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Everyday God calls us to keep trusting – to get out of bed and spend another 24 hours washing dishes, doing laundry, loving our family, and believing he has everything under control – even when he seems silent.” Verla Gillmor, Today’s Christian Woman
Indie Fixx Giveaway!
Posted in Crafting, tagged autums, cornucopia, Crafting, crafts, embroidery, giveaway, Indie Fixx, Sublime Stitching on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Indie Fixx has a wonderful giveaway happening right now! You have until November 14th to enter. Visit Indie Fixx to see all the wonderful items up for grabs in this cornucopia of goodies. Some of my favorite items are embroidery patterns from Sublime Stitching. I’m working on a big project – [...]
Go Green!
Posted in Crafting, Fashion, Green, tagged corsets, crafts, Fashion, go green, magazines, patterns, sewing, Simplicity on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While looking through the Simplicity costume patterns, my husband stumbled upon these corsets. They are made out of magazines and the words Go Green were printed clearly across the page. I couldn’t find a Go Green catagory per se, but I did find other patterns in other catagories with the Go Green slogan [...]
Website of the Week – Anticraft!
Posted in Crafting, WOW, tagged angels, anticraft, Crafting, crafts, dark, gothic, macabre on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a unique and fun website that I highly recommend for any crafter with a novel sense of humor and perhaps a love of the macabre. These crafters love creating and making things that are highly eccentric and fun. This is definitely not your grandma’s crochet. It is however, fun ( [...]
Campfire Cakes
Posted in Food, tagged baking, cake, camping, DIY, fruit, fun, oranges, outdoors on October 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bread & Honey has a wonderful tutorial showing you how to make these tasty little cakes. I haven’t had opportunity to try them yet. However, I can’t imagine how they could be anything but good.
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