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Thanks for stopping by my blog! The hats I wear include wife (to a retired Army field artilleryman), mom to three super busy teens, and high school math teacher. In my “free time” I love cooking, reading, creating (mostly papercrafts), photography, travelling, and exploring the PNW with my family…you know, all the usual things!
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Category Archives: crafts
Etched Ticket Stub Memory Box
For awhile now, I’ve wanted a way to save all the ticket stubs from train rides, special events, and favorite movies…all the little pieces of paper that don’t fit into my digital scrapbooking plan. As in, I remember this every … Continue reading
TBT: Twine Wrapped Bud Vase (aka Upcycled Beer Bottle)
I wrote this post a couple of years ago, when the allium was plentiful. Now our yard is inundated with nothing but azaleas and rhododendrons, which don’t go so well in a bud vase. Guess I’ll just have to make … Continue reading
Made-in-the-Pan Chocolate Cake
If you don’t already have this recipe, boy, are you going to thank me! It’s an old, old recipe and can be found in about a gazillion places online, but mine goes along with a story! When the middle hooligan … Continue reading
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TBT: Serenity Soon Glitter Bottles Repost
This is one of my all-time most popular posts, so I thought I’d share it again. Enjoy! I wish I had thought of these, but, alas, I found them on Pinterest. They originally were designed to be bottles to help … Continue reading
Last Day of School Autograph Shirts
This time a year ago, we were preparing to move from Wisconsin back to Washington, and the kids wanted a way (or lots of ways) to remember their friends. I saw this great Autograph T-Shirt on eighteen 25, and I … Continue reading
Simple Knotted Jar Hangers for May Day
So, even though we have rarely remembered May Day (May 1) or to deliver flowers to our neighbors on that day, following an old tradition, I have the best of intentions this year. And I want you to remember and … Continue reading
Gussied-Up Mason Jar Gifts
“Gussied-up” is one of those phrases that pops into my mind sometimes and immediately brings back a flood of memories of my grandma. I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m pretty much a carbon copy of her, according to my … Continue reading
Easy “Egg”-cellent Teacher Gift Tag Printable
I can’t believe Easter almost here…it seems as though Lent just started (other than totally missing the eating out that we gave up for six weeks!). Anyway, it occurred to me this morning that I need a little gift for … Continue reading
Glorious Cross Paintings…Again!
I believe this is the third year I’ve posted these photos, but it’s my favorite Easter kid craft… Glorious Cross Paintings. And it’s not even my own idea…I found it on Pinterest. If you’d like to see the original idea, … Continue reading
He Is Risen Centerpiece
My sister-in-law sent me a photo a couple of years ago of a clever “empty tomb” centerpiece, and I made one for our home last year, and again this year. I love that it’s such a perfect visual for the … Continue reading
