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    T Tuesday: Camp edition

    May 6, 2014 - By 

    Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday.camp edition

    I’m back from a whirlwind weekend of fun with my favorite girl. Little J and I were on a Mother/Daughter retreat with a bunch of friends up in northern MN. Unlike last year, the weather cooperated this year and no one got sick! Hooray!

    We did lots of outdoor activities such as horse back riding.trail rideLittle J conquered her fear of heights on several stations at the high ropes course.

    20140503_4746In addition there were crafts…sign craft

    including the leather shop…leather shop leather practice

    These are just her practice pieces…she must have taken the finished product to school.

    lakeWe were all surprised that the ice was out on the lake this year after the brutally cold winter we experienced. Last year, this same weekend, it was still completely covered in ice.

    I’m still working thru the piles of laundry that seem to come with traveling. Hopefully I’ll get my creativity back in gear then.

    What are you doing today?

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    Thrift store treasures

    May 2, 2014 - By 

    I picked up more art supplies at the thrift store recently. You wouldn’t believe how many rubber stamps they had. I’m trying to cut back myself but I just couldn’t pass up a few…especially since I had a 25% off coupon for the day.20140424_4633 I’ve already pulled the scrapbook paper off the canvas and have it ready for a painting of my own. I’m looking forward to playing with the bright colored embossing powder with the idea that’s bouncing around in my head…we’ll see if it turns out like I’m thinking. 20140424_4634I also picked up these paper craft magazines for inspiration. Mostly card making but color can be very inspirational as well. Seeing a card put together even if you don’t like the images themselves can still inspire.

    Happy crafting…

  • Blog - Kitchen

    Amazing life hack

    April 30, 2014 - By 

    This is going to change my life…seriously. I didn’t believe it until I tried it myself.oil cleanerDid you know the best way to clean that nasty caked on grease from the top of your fridge or other surfaces in your kitchen is with oil!! fridge top cleanI don’t have a before picture since it would have been seriously embarrassing.

    Here’s a small example of what the top was like…eww...greaseexcept think 10x thicker….ewwwwww!

    I dipped a paper towel in a bit regular vegetable oil and wiped across the icky grease.wipeOk, now your thinking well yeah it looks great because there is a film of oil on top.

    But check this out…BAM...cleanTotally clean…smooth…shiny…awesome.seriouslyAmazing…right!?!

    After cleaning all of the items on top of my fridge in the same way I now have the prettiest fridge top in town. clean and prettyI did end up using a Pampered Chef scraper in a few spots with the oil where it was really stuck on.  Again….ewwww.  But now that I know this trick I plan to wipe it down on a much more regular basis so it doesn’t get to that stage again.