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Archive for December 2007

December 23rd, 2007

early presents

I got the nicest Christmas gift today :-)  Thank you Kate for putting this amazing contest together!
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December 22nd, 2007

how to make a Christmas bow

I’ve gotten so many requests for instructions on how to make decorative bows! Here you go…

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December 21st, 2007

the world’s quickest Christmas gift

My DH has several scarves - but not quite the exact, right, perfect one for walking the dogs when it’s -18 Celsius (which it is right now).
And then an idea hit me, like the bolt of fleece that fell out of the top of the closet and hit my head!
I could make him a scarf!
A […]

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December 20th, 2007

easy holiday projects - embroidered gift card holder

I know some people think that gift cards are “cheating”, but I actually like getting them :-)  If you want to make your gift card presents a little more personalized, how about making a little embroidered stocking to tuck the card into?

I cut out the outline of a stocking from white glitter felt (the stiffer […]

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December 20th, 2007

Christmas from around the Lifestyles channel

Linette from Mother Earth’s Garden has put together an amazing round up of everyone’s Christmas & holiday projects in the b5media’s Lifestyles channel.  Or, if you’re finished your crafting, how about checking out the recipes instead?
Go check it out!
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December 19th, 2007

are you a fan of aprons?

I must admit, I tend to go for the utilitarian aprons myself :-)  I do enough baking that my aprons get messy awfully quickly around here…  But when my mom sent me this link to “An Assembly of Aprons” from Threads Magazine I was charmed with the different styles & the care and attention […]

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December 19th, 2007

I’m all excited!

I just got the news this morning :-)

Apparently the judges liked this post!
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