The long-overdue what I made for Christmas post

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I will confess to playing a bit since the youngest has been home for a long stretch. That will end Sunday, though, and we’re back to boring around here. I dumped a bunch of photos out of my phone the other day and was reminded that I intended to share what I’d been up to [...]

As easy as pulling the cork.

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That’s what they want you to believe, anyway. I will argue there are a couple of very colorful phrases and at least one moment of exasperation involved. Yes, it’s another Pinterest project. This time I chose a small bulletin board made of corks. (Did I mention I have a few of those?) Here’s a visual [...]

Crafty weekend

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Some of you have found out the hard way (meaning you are also addicted) about Pinterest. The online bulletin board lets you “pin” photos of projects and then link back to the project instructions through a special tool on your internet browser tool bar. It’s so addictive that sometimes I sit down for a few [...]

Making little books

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I love books. I think you all know that by now. I also really enjoy making little books. Some of them are tiny, only about 1 in. x 1 1/2 in. and hold a series of my photos on a particular subject. One of them is made from very thinly peeled birch bark with a [...]

Off to play with other electronics.

I’m heading to the basement to sew today. The youngest has a couple of mending projects for me. I think I’m in the mood to organize a bit while I’m down there. The treadmill’s in the same general area, but I expect I’ll be able to ignore it without too much difficulty.