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    Happy Earth Day!

    April 22, 2008 - By 

    What did you do today to be a little greener?

    Unfortunately, I had to drive the kids to school in 2 different directions. That will be ending very soon…thank goodness. It’s just so frustrating but at least it’s just 2 days a week. I also combine all my errands with these days so I’m not out there driving past the place I’ll need to stop tomorrow. This also saves wear and tear on the vehicle…hubby is an Auto Tech…he preaches this point to me regularly. (love you honey)

    I did bring my tote bags to the grocery store to carry home my goods.

    On Friday or Saturday we’ll be getting our 1/4 of beef. Buying local…less packaging…less expensive…it’s all good. Plus, I love having all those butcher wrapped packages in the freezer just waiting for me to cook. Last year we got a side of beef…that was TOO MUCH! We still have some roasts and ground beef.

    If you want to see how I recycle in my art, check this out.

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    Long term swap

    April 18, 2008 - By 



    I had decided I wasn’t going to sign up for anymore swaps that I had to make multiples of the exact same page again..at least for quite some time. My friend Theresa came up a long term swap that will eventually end up with a rainbow of colors. I was still reluctant to join until she said it was okay for each of the pages to be different.

    I will keep 1 square from each set and the others will be part of the 5 for5 swap. In the end I’ll have 6 pages of each color. It will be a very chunky book.
    From the purple set I’ll be keeping the page with the flowers and my name pin on it.
    I’m torn with the blue pages…I’d like to keep 3 of them. I’ve got time before sending them to mull it over.

    Which blue page is your favorite?

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    Morse Code Key

    April 15, 2008 - By 


    My father-in-law passed down this key from his Navy days to our son. It just screamed at me to make something with it.

    I put machine screws into the wood so that the key is not permanently attached. Boy, am I glad of that!!! I know have a completely different concept brewing my my head.

    We’ll see how my hubby likes this piece…if he LOVES it I’ll likely leave it alone but if not….I’m starting work on my other concept.