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  • I’m not sure where the idea came from, but once I was able to get the landscaping at our rental in better shape I suddenly wanted a table to be able to enjoy meals outdoors. I scoured the internet and came across a set of plans from Ana-White that appeared to […]

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  • Going through some files and came across some fun bottle toppers I have created for various events. The first are gnome toppers I created from sheets of felt and faux fur from the craft store. I created the template and sewed the triangle hat and then glued on the fur and wooden […]

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  • After we moved last year, I was a bit slow to get my craft room whipped into shape. Finally got it complete and I am ready for business.      

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  • When I happened across a landscaper who had been trimming a neighbors trees, I asked what he was going to do with the branches. He told me that he was taking them to the dump. I offered to give him a few bucks and went home with trunk full of […]

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  • After one very long move across the country from Oregon to Tennessee, my precious blog is now up and running. Over the next few weeks I will be restoring previous posts and adding some new content, updating you on what I’ve been up to and what our new life is like here […]

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  • Not too long ago, our family got together to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. One of the things I did to make it a little bit more special was to take vintage cake toppers and place them on decorated boxes that served as faux cakes, place them on cake stands […]

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