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Tutorial Tuesday: Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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I hope everyone had a most wonderful Christmas! I’m still trying to fight off this cold that I got the day after Christmas. At least it waited until after Christmas to show it’s ugly face! Anyway, I’m super excited about next weeks tutorial. Think home decor! So until next week, here’s a printable calendar for [...]

Updating the Blog

Friday, December 19, 2008

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If it looks a little odd, please let me know! I’m trying to update things a little and will slowly work on updating the template and tutorial pages with images so you don’t have to click on each link to see the project! Have a great Friday night!

Glittered Brads and Great Gift Boxes

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Glittered Brads and Great Gift Boxes

I started with this: 2 silver brads, glitter, and a glue pad Just tap the glue pad on the tops of the brads and sprinkle with glitter! Now I have glitter brads! I made them to put onto this gift box…but I decided to just go with a red velvet ribbon instead…. You can download [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Patchwork Pillow

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Tutorial Tuesday: Patchwork Pillow

Yep, lucky you! More tutorials today! (I still have a few more also!) I made this for my dad for Christmas. He loves family history, and he’s furnishing his home in Germany right now so I thought he might like this: My maiden name is Williamson so I found a Williamson family crest online, made [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Fat Quarter Accent Pillows

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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Tutorial Tuesday: Fat Quarter Accent Pillows

Oh the weather outside is frightful….. It’s been a icy, cold day here in Texas. It was too icy to go into work so I used today to finish up all the Christmas gifts I’ve been working on. I even took a quick break from making gifts and whipped up some quick new pillows for [...]

Merry Soaps

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Merry Soaps

I know it was just yesterday that we made yummy Krispy treats but here’s another great, simple, quick gift. I asked my husband to help me name this tutorial and he suggested Merry Soaps: so here it is! I started with the $1 bottle of soap from Wal-mart. (For your project, any clear soap will [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Krispy Treat Gifts

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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Tutorial Tuesday: Krispy Treat Gifts

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a LONG week last week so I was glad to get some relaxing and crafting done. I had a mini crisis when I realized Christmas is almost here! (Or at least, the time to send out all packages so that they get to family in time!) [...]


1. Master the art of French macaroons
2. Sew a dress
3. Get my scuba diving license
4. Go somewhere warm to use my scuba diving license.
5. Find a perfect Go-To recipe for Pizza Dough
6. Sew a quilt
7. Make a piece of furniture
8. Learn Adobe InDesign
9. Master the recipe for Creme Brulee
10. Publish a sewing project in a magazine
11. Scrapbook/Blurb all our photos from Europe
12. Make some jelly using a pressure cooker
13. Print my own design on fabric & make something
14. Refashion a cardigan
15. Make salt water taffy
16. Find a Go-To recipe for delicious homemade bread
17. Make 5 projects from my sketchbook
18. Embroider something with my sewing machine
19. Self-Publish 10 new sewing patterns
20. Visit the Grand Canyon
21. Expand my french vocabulary
22. Make a stained glass window
23. Swim with dolphins
24. Find the perfect gelato recipe
25. Write one Thank You note a week
26. Learn How to Properly Handle a gun
27. Experience one new type of cheese every week
28. Finish checking off my list of states I've visited
29. Organize a service project
30. Go whitewater rafting