Monthly Archives: February 2012

Upcycling Jeans

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Megan

My hooligans are horrendously hard on the knees of their jeans. The kindergartener just outgrew a pair, and since the knees were ripped out, I thought I’d upcycle them for Princess Thundercloud. I may have mentioned a time or thirty … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Handmade

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Megan

While I neither practice nor advocate making handmade cards for kids (unless it’s a relative or other mom that I know will notice and appreciate!), I do like to attach a handmade tag to gifts. I picked up some cute … Continue reading →

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Drop by for Drinks and a Bite!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Megan

What a bad Catholic I am…here it is Ash Wednesday, and my post today is about wine and indulgent appetizers. Of course, no meat is involved, so perhaps it will be forgiven. If you read this today, it will give … Continue reading →

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A Manly Card for the Manly Man

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Megan

Here’s a card I first made a few years ago, when this set was brand spankin’ new. I’ve used the layout several times with other stamp sets, I like it so well. To those of you who were in my … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Random Things I Did

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Megan

I admit it…I have nothing cohesive to blog about today. But I did make a couple of things this week that I want to show-n-tell…I took the photos, now you’re being forced to look at them! At least I can’t … Continue reading →

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Giving Up on Winter

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Megan

I’ve decided to accept that our first winter here in Wisconsin will not live up to our snowy expectations. Today it’s a balmy 45 degrees, and I can see the gravel on my driveway again, since the snow has melted. … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti Squash Rocks!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Megan

As I’ve said before, my hooligans, troublemakers though they are, will eat just about anything. Each has a couple of quirks, so although I do force them to try whatever it is once in a while, I mostly let them … Continue reading →

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Scrapping Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Megan

We love to celebrate holidays around here, but I do think Valentine’s Day, along with many other holidays, is becoming way over-commercialized. I heard on the news that the average that each American will spend for Valentine’s Day is $125 … Continue reading →

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Filling a Football-less Sunday

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Megan

Everyone at out house seemed to be adrift yesterday, the first Sunday without football in a very long time. Not that we’re total fanatics…we usually don’t turn on the television until 3:00 or so. I’m not sure why everyone was … Continue reading →

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Cherries and Chocolate…and Digi-Scrapping

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Megan

So I made this amazing chocolate cherry pound cake to share with you today. Then I sent it off to the office with the hubs. Without checking the photos I took last night. This photo doesn’t do it justice, but … Continue reading →

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