This intriguing fellow is only one of the fun finds galore on gardening days at our place! He was so not happy, that “grin” is really a snarl, if you can’t tell! Yikes!
This picture, gingerly taken by soil-dirty fingers belonging to yours truly, shows you the view from my garden facing North, toward our house. [...]
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In My Garden
Published by June 5th, 2009 in Book Recommendations, Chickens, Crafts and Family Ties and Gardening. 22 CommentsLast night I put the last coat of polyurethane on my dresser project. First time I’ve ever tackled a refinishing project like this, and I’m so impressed! Now to find the perfect handles!
I’m so excited to have this dresser done. Wish I had a before pic for you, just imagine it painted a black paint/stain [...]
It’s a leather wastebasket! He made it for a rancher who loves to hunt. Two sides are the deer hide diamonds (rancher’s brand has a diamond around it) and the other two sides my dh carved into the leather himself–copying from pictures of this rancher’s prized deer trophies. The customer didn’t want it dyed…so what [...]
Want a FUN project to do with the kiddos? You’ve come to the right place~
Thanks to Martha Stewart’s basic instructions, we tackled about 12 snow globes the Friday before Christmas…and learned a LOT in the process. Like there really is a reason to use epoxy glue…and oil-based enamel paint…hee. But overall, we’re extremely [...]
Survived yesterday’s “blizzarding”…just barely! Final snow totals were around 12 inches, with the high winds leaving drifts that were “rib” high on us people and white stuff to the truck beds and fencetops! We were at my sister-in-law’s for Christmas celebrations when it hit, and had to blaze our own trail home on the buried [...]
Thanksgiving Thoughts
Published by November 12th, 2007 in Cooking and Food and Crafts and Family Ties. 10 CommentsI now have two 15 pound birds in the house, thanks to our local grocery store having a buy-one-get-one-free deal on turkeys!
So it’s beginning to feel a lot like Thanksgiving!
I’ve been wanting to do some fun things this year, maybe start some new traditions. Here are a few appealing ideas–some I came across on the [...]
Christmas Time’s A Coming!
Published by November 7th, 2007 in Book Recommendations and Crafts and Family Ties. 13 CommentsAnd I’ve got to recommend two books and some great craft party ideas!
First, now is the time to be thinking about hosting a Christmas cookie exchange. Whether for the adult cooks in your life, or your own children and their friends (why not both?), this is a great way to kick off the giving we’re [...]
A good friend and her dear mom spent most of an afternoon showing my daughters the basics of using a serger sewing machine. They’re both amazing seamstresses, wedding dress caliber these gals!
Anyway, Andrea contacted me wanting to do what she called “a fun project” with my girls which would require only a half yard [...]
When I was a kid, a room of my own with a bed sufficed. I began stamping my individuality upon my room in the fifth grade when I appropriated my big sister’s pastel, water-garden comforter (hey, she’d left for college) and asked my mom if we could get curtains to match. Somehow we ended up [...]
You really should. It’s tons of fun!
My oldest wanted a dog themed birthday party one year…she’d just gotten her first border collie from Grand-dad, and was in doggie-love-land. So we made up some fun outdoor games to go with the theme, and then came inside for some Sculpey fun! The result? The dogs you see in the [...]
