Wool Felt & Craft Projects!

Woohoo! My order of wool felt finally arrived! Now, I can make all the felt projects I have been dreaming of.  Some are new, and others, I have had planned to make for a very long time. Elizabeth, over at Creative Breathing has the most adorable characters! She not only shares her patterns, but has […]

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Photo Mask #7 Freebie

Here is the photo mask for this week. I made two masks, one with the word “Bloom” and one without. Personal use only – Enjoy!

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Triton Day!

Yay!!! DD finally chose her school.  We spent a day this weekend at UCSD.  The morning started early with Breakfast with the Dean, followed by several seminars, and a tour around campus.  She loves it, and we are very happy for her.  The campus is vast and hilly – I was exhausted by the end […]

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April 2013 Garden

Everything is in bloom! We are surrounded by the wonderful fragrance of orange blossoms.  The bees are buzzing, and dear younger son home for spring break is on claritin.  The weather is just perfect – sunny and fresh! Oh, wonderful orange blossoms! I forgot the name of this tree, but the flowers are just beautiful: […]

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Road Trip!

We finally managed to visit dear older son this last weekend.  The drive to Arizona was uneventful – DH drove all the way, very relaxed, and nice.  Here are some photos of the terrain –  and I thought we lived in the desert: Here I am! with my two adorable boys – so happy to […]

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Photo Mask #6 Freebie

Here is a photo mask freebie for this week. It’s a simple mask, but that’s what I like about it.  I can add embellishments of my choice to complement any project I’m working on. Personal use only. Enjoy!

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Blythe Physical Challenge #77 – Happy Joke Day!

This challenge was a bit, yes, challenging.  So, what to do when you can’t think of a good harmless April Fools joke? Google it!  And this is what I came up with for this  Blythe Physical Challenge: Blue spent a good part of the morning sitting off the side of the road with her “Free […]

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Happy Easter!

Have a wonderful Easter Everyone! I love this little peep pushing an egg barrel full of grass and flowers. DH brought it home to me a few years back when he went on a business trip to Europe.  Funny how global our markets are – I have the exact same yellow flowers in my craft […]

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Bead Soup Blog Party Reveal!

I am participating again in Lori Anderson’s  Bead Soup Blog Party.  My partner is Judy Riggs of Rigglettes.  She sent me the most wonderful “soup” a few weeks ago.  The soup sat on my work table for a while, during which time, I thought of the many things I could make.  And finally, I decided […]

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Last Prom Dress Shopping…

DD and I have had a “tradition” for the last three years.  Before any significant dances, Homecoming, Prom, Winter Formal, or a Ball, DD and I have gone shopping with her friend and her mom for dresses.  We would drive into Los Angeles, have a nice Dim Sum lunch in China Town, and after we […]

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Photo Mask #5 Freebie

I had some positive responses to my photo masks, so I decided that I will try and have one for you every week.  Since Easter is coming, I thought I’d make one egg shaped, but I ended up with an oval one with floral spray around it.  Personal use only. And if you’d like to […]

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Bunny Swap & Other Stuff

What a wonderful thing it is to get something in the mail – especially when DD and I had been laid flat by food poisoning!  Debby’s Bunny Swap banner arrived at the perfect time – Thank you Debby!  I managed to take a couple of photos before dragging myself back to bed: I have to […]

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