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    New book purse

    January 21, 2011 - By 


    Found this great looking book at the thrift store and knew it would make a fantastic book purse.
    I reclaimed the handles off a super ugly purse from the same thrift store and dug through my fabric stash for the lining.

    I went ahead and listed it in my Etsy store a little earlier today.

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    Little bit of this and that

    January 20, 2011 - By 

    I cleaned up my art zone a little bit yesterday…enough to do a quick page in an altered book.
    I used some of the scrap laying around the workspace for this page. I still need to get to work on some similar themed swap pages.

    I also started work on yet another attempt at a braided rug. Things are going much better this time around… *quickly knocking on wood*

    The morning sky was pretty so I thought I’d share it with you. The photo was taken through the glass of the patio door. Way to chilly to stand outside for a lousy photo op for me.

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    Lots of snow and keeping busy

    December 12, 2010 - By 

    We got hammered by a winter storm here…  We got 15.5 inches at our house…but since the wind was blowing so hard we have drifts that are 4-5ft high in places while some spots are bare ground.

    Here’s a photo out our back patio door.  See the cool swirl pattern in the snow!  Up to the left between our house and the neighbors there was a 5ft drift.

    So in between shoveling and attempting to use the snowblower. I’ve been working on some crafty stuff.

    I cleaned my sewing machine..changed thread on both the bobbin and spool…and it seems to be working a bit better.

    I made a couple more journal covers..

    We also put together our Gingerbread house kit from Trader Joe’s. I think it turned out pretty cute. Maybe next year I’ll do the really deal and not buy the kit.  I know my girl and I will be making one at her Holiday party at school as well…except with graham crackers. Like these ones.

    And in case you hadn’t heard what a crazy storm we had here yet…here’s a YouTube video of the Metrodome…now known as Mall of America Field..collapsing.