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Crafties and Freebies!

Crafties and Freebies!

Whew! It was a crazy busy week, and just when I was preparing this post, I opened my Etsy store and a busy weekend just became busier!! ha ha! On Thursday night I was totally flattered to be included in a Glade Bloggers event at the Warwick Denver! The food

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my Etsy shop gets off to a rolling start

my Etsy shop gets off to a rolling start

Well, I really was going to take some time to write this post, but the first two items I put up sold in like – well 10 seconds. So, I figure I better go ahead and post it’s existence. I’m putting up extra supplies, UFO’s and more finished projects and

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A quick drool!

Wow! Every time I think I know what I’m doing, I run across someone like Salley Mavor – who I found through Mimi Kirchner (who is massively talented and drool worthy also) – who does such fabulous and amazing work that I’m never quite sure where to start. If you’re

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Guilty blog surfing

I was honestly waiting for something to load and ran across this massively tempting online needlework event: http://needleshowretail.com/index.html Far better than me retelling the tale, you can read the backstory to this “show” (which starts tomorrow). I think it sounds VERY tempting! I just dumped a bunch of money (not

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A very crafty weekend!

So, we had a fabulous weekend! Saturday we had some wonderful friends over for dinner and recieved a fabulous gift (which is over on the mid-century blog if you want to drool and be jealous we have such cool friends). Yesterday I had many issues with transfering a new embroidery

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Craft highlights crazy quilting!

Yay for “Craft” for highlighting Crazy Quiliting and showing lovely pictures of this quilt: There are some lovely stitch combo ideas there my CQ friends! I’m busy in the studio today – having some challenges transferring a needlework pattern, making a lady bug costume for Missy C’s baby doll and

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Hot days and snowy days

Life has been busy and unpredictable here, just like the Colorado weather (weekend before last it was snowing, then last weekend 80 degrees, and today snowing again). But I thought I’d quickly share what we’ve been up to. Rex likes to make candles and this past weekend he got out

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New Project – yes! I’m enjoying the craft room!

New Project – yes! I’m enjoying the craft room!

Yes, I’m actually beginning to enjoy the new craft room. Just in time too because as I work my way into the 2010 Bead Journal project (nope, not the Bread Journal project Calico – although I laughed at that, hungry?), I wanted to try out a few “practice” pieces to

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