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Birds On a Wire

Sorry the pics out of focus, still getting used to the new camera! Here’s a pair of little birdie earrings I made the other day. I’m positive I’m not the first to have fake birds pirched (glued) on some hoops but they’re always fun to wear.
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I was so excited to see My Paper Crane’s [...]

Love is in the Air

“There is not remedy for love but to love more.”
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
“Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.”
Matt Groening (1954- )

Dog Day

Here’s my submission for Thrifted Thursdays. Not the dog, silly, the bench! I found it a couple weeks ago at my favorite thrift store and instantly fell in love with the clean lines and details. It took me half an hour to figure out how to fit it in the backseat of the car [...]

I Love Indie

I love this pouch. I mean, I really really love it. It’s the perfect compact size and the fabric is too sweet. But then again, I pretty much love everything at Uplifting Arts. Leah’s creations always have this sense of simple elegance and peace that I definitely need in my hectic life. Thank you, [...]

I traded a wristlet for the most perfect little …

I traded a wristlet for the most perfect little gift tags ever. It was tough to decide what to trade for since everything at Shades of Violet looked so nice!
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We’ve had a bit of rain over here lately so on Saturday, when he usually works on the yard, I convinced Jim to build me [...]

I made a little sewing kit for my sister to acco…

I made a little sewing kit for my sister to accompany the beautiful work apron I got from Textile Fetish. The kit consisted of a flower pin cushion, a covered tape measure, magnetic pad and pins with happy faces on them. Put it all in a handmade box that I added padding and fabric [...]

Here’s a small sample of one of the things for …

Here’s a small sample of one of the things for my sister’s wedding that I’ve been working on. Thank goodness I only had to hand emboss a dozen of these, the hand embossing is killer on my fingers! We couldn’t find vertical red envelopes so I decided to make them. Ended up working out [...]

Just thought I’d let some of you know that we’re…

Just thought I’d let some of you know that we’re having our Promo Swap over at TSB this month. I know Summer business is usually slow but we won’t have another one until Sept. so now’s the time to stock up on promos for the busy winter season.
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It’s been flooding like crazy over here. [...]