Fall Felted Wool Bouquets – Tutorial

I’m obsessed with these little felted wool woodland creatures that pop up in my Pinterest feed.  They are so adorable and they look like they take some serious artistic talents, so I’m not about to attempt one of those (not yet, anyway!). But I have also seen cute little felted balls strung into garland or adorning …

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No Sew DIY Curtains

Many months ago, I wrote about wanting to make some curtains.  In true procrastinator style, it has taken me nearly 3 months to present to you an after post.  And, technically, I’m not done.  I’ve only finished two panels.  I need to finish two more for the other window in my living room.  Before Thanksgiving, …

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State of the Blog Address – October 2014

During my #write31days challenge I laid out some goals for my blog.  One of those goals was to have a monthly update on the state of the blog.  I think it’s important to do for two reasons.  First, I love finding blogs that share information about their stats and monetizing.  It’s hard to figure out …

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#write31days – I Finished!

When I hit publish on this post, I will have written every day for 31 days.  It was quite a challenge. I wanted to give up a bunch of times and there were times when I probably should have just quit rather than posting a crappy post.   But I learned a lot, even from …

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#write31days – Never Hit Snooze Again

I have a problem.  I’ve always been a person who hits the snooze button in the morning.  Usually three times a morning.  Lately, I’ve been hitting the snooze button and not even waking up to do it.  Like, I would wake up and realize it was 27 minutes after the alarm was set for.  I …

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#write31days – Halloween Party

We had a little Halloween Party for my daughter’s Girl Scout Troop at our house.  It was super cute and it gave me an appropriate outlet for some of the Halloween fun I’ve found on Pinterest. I made some healthy Halloween snacks.  Creepy Apple Smiles that I found here: These are apple slices, some yogurt …

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