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    My Handy Man!

    October 28, 2008 - By 


    I just had to share with you the awesome cart my husband made from scraps of lumber and spare parts around the house. I wish we’d taken pictures along the process but we completed forgot.

    I painted the cart with Home Depot “OOPS” paint after he filled then sanded the seams and screw holes.

    I’m excited about having fresh herbs all winter and the prospect of starting my own seedlings for next years garden.

    **I have to mention that it wasn’t just scrap lumber, it was reclaimed lumber from a catapult that my husband and the neighbor kid built one weekend this past summer to shoot water balloons.**

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    Another quilt

    October 27, 2008 - By 


    I have to preface this with the fact that I DID NOT piece this quilt top myself.

    My mom picked it up years ago at an estate sale or maybe and auction. Since my folks are trying to pare down their possessions, mom gifted me with this quilt top.

    My daughter loved it!

    In keeping with our family’s continued effort to renew, reuse and recycle; I am using a twin flat sheet for the backing of the quilt and an old fleece/wool type blanket for the batting. Since the batting is quite thick I’m just tying the quilt instead of hand or machine quilting. I will be sewing the backing up over the front as the binding though.

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    Just for fun AB complete

    October 22, 2008 - By 

    There are so many things I love about altered books.

    • The feeling of completion when I’ve filled up the all pages
    • The way they never close completely
    • The warped pages
    • The paint that got smudged onto the inside covers even though I thought I was careful
    • The colorful pages just begging to be touched

    I’m definitely going to start another “no theme” book. I love the freedom and chance to express what ever it is that I am feeling at any moment. It also gives me a great place to practice techniques and designs.