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Entries from September 2007

Great Tutorial Book

September 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

I was at a friend’s house recently and got a quick peek at a great technique book. It’s called Creative Collage for Scrapbooks and it looks like it would be a great book to own. Arlynne was flipping through it and from what I saw it looks like page after page of cool technique instructions.
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Tags: Play · Ramblings

The Monkey Mask

September 22nd, 2007 · 5 Comments

When The Boy was in the fifth grade he recieved a package from his Godparents. It was a birthday gift that we will never forget. It was a nice gift, a wonderful multi colored kite, but it was the little something extra tucked into the box that gave us the most laughs and the most […]

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Beads For Wendy

September 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments

This is an Eyeglass Necklace that I made for my sister, Wendy. I think that Wendy could use some wild, carefree, funky fun in her life so I used lots of colors and shapes for her. She can close her eyes and pretend she is at a street fair every time she wears it.
Elise introduced […]

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Tags: Projects · Play · Ramblings

Thanks

September 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’ve been cleaning the studio the last few days. I’ve made a lot of headway and in the process discovered that I have a work table in here. Seriously, I thought the Boogeyman came in here one night and replaced the table with a great, mountain like pile of stuff. It was a mad, overflowing […]

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Good Bye, Summer

September 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It may seem strange to say good bye to Summer while our daytime temps are still in the upper 90’s but for me the time has come. I stuck my big toe in the pool yesterday and it recoiled in horror. My big toe has been in Arizona long enough to have become a really […]

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Yes, I Did It!

September 18th, 2007 · 5 Comments

To all the doubters, Neener, neener! To all the supporters, Thank you, thank you! I actually did make something with my new beads. I made this necklace on Saturday night and replaced my “about me” photo with one that showed me wearing it. Sharp eyed Chris noticed the photo change but didn’t quite catch on […]

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Tags: Eye Candy · Ramblings