tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69636773052519984472024-03-13T14:42:09.655-07:00Short and SweetShort and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-68588372756697159272014-07-20T18:14:00.000-07:002014-07-20T19:13:45.344-07:00A Cupcake, maybe!<span style="color: red;"><b>I had a little of this and a little of that so I made a cupcake....sort of. I'm </b><i><u><b>not</b> </u></i><b>creative but I do see tons of things that I would like to make on Pinterest so I gave it a shot. I would really like to make a fabric cupcake with styrofoam pieces, but I need to get additional things for that project. At any rate, I found this cherry candle holder at a yard sale, so I made a cupcake for the cherry!</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Hmmmmm</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>Not quite right</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><b>This is missing something</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Done for now but I'm not really satisfied</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b> Perhaps my attempt at the fabric cupcake will yield better results!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>April was a busy month for me! I hosted our Bunco group, I did some "junking" (going to garage sales), I made some crafts and I/we celebrated Easter in Tucson with my daughter and her family. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>This idea came from Pinterest! What better way to display knives, forks and spoons than to make them look like carrots???? I already had the lamb planter so I just put the "utensils" and napkins in the spot where a plant would normally go! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>I recently bought this cute spring pitcher at a yard sale so I used it for another utensil holder.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>My Bunco guests enjoyed the "carrot" displays!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>This craft idea is also from Pinterest! I searched "dollar tree crafts" in Pinterest and found endless possibilities! I purchased everything at Dollar Tree and proceeded to glue the scented soap petals onto the foam ball. I didn't follow the directions given on Pinterest so I used twice as many petals and burned my fingers twice as many times!!!! My advice...always read the directions first!!!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><b>It is perfect for holding a picture of my mother</b></span></div>
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<br />Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-66682020353658642712014-04-15T15:51:00.000-07:002014-04-16T03:38:03.486-07:00Notecard Party~~Vintage Weddings<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>I love all things vintage and I have several old wedding photos that my cousin gave to me. I know some people in these photos and I don't have a clue who some people are in the others! I'm linking to <a href="http://ahavenforvee.blogspot.com/">Vee's Notecard Party</a> so visit her blog and check out other postcards.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>This "Just Married" photo is of my mom's cousin Madeline. Madeline's sister, Stella, is on the far right.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>I don't know a soul in this photo but the wedding took place many, many years ago judging from the fashion and the abundant flowers.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>She's pretty but I don't know who she is.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>This is the first time I've participated in the Notecard Party so I don't even know if I'm following the rules and doing this right. Oh, well, enjoy the wedding photos.</b></span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-1689799476950099782014-04-11T10:54:00.002-07:002014-04-11T10:57:47.723-07:00Unusual and Unique Chick<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>I went to some yard sales this morning and I found this adorable cookie jar. I don't bake and we don't have cookies in the house unless our grandchildren visit, so why on earth did I <u>need</u> to buy this unusual cookie jar????? Because it is so unique and darling...that's why! </b></span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b> It just called out to me, and I had to have it!</b></span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b> It is perfect for Easter decor although I'll leave it out all year. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Yes, I'm adorable and I know it!!!!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>I'm linking to <a href="http://www.jennymatlock.blogspot.com/">Jenny Matlock</a> for Alphabe-Thursday and the Letter "U".</b></span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-4936322927642381032014-04-03T20:31:00.003-07:002014-04-03T20:39:53.207-07:00Tiny Things<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Welcome to the tiny world of the <a href="http://www.theminitimemachine.org/">Mini Time Museum of Miniatures</a> in Tucson, AZ. I took my grandchildren for a visit last November and the museum still had some Halloween displays up and they were starting to put up some Christmas displays. Unfortunately my little granddaughter spied a big mummy and freaked out. My husband had to meet us at the museum to pick her up, however, my grandson and I stayed and toured all the tiny things that were on display. <i><u>Click to enlarge for full detail.</u></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>This first photo is of a mansion study. I can't believe how detailed everything is! I just love the "miniature" world and never get tired of the skill that goes into creating such wonders.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>This next photo is of a lady's sitting room/dressing room. AMAZING!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><b>The dining room is so elegant!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>Visit<a href="http://www.jennymatlock.blogspot.com/2014/04/alphabe-thursday-letter-t.html"> Jenny Matlock's</a> blog to enjoy other bloggers participating in Alphabe-Thursday.</b></span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-47560311349522166252014-03-28T19:47:00.000-07:002014-03-28T20:40:27.806-07:00CLOCHE FEVER!<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>It all started when I read <a href="http://www.521lakestreet-sandy.blogspot.com/">Sandy's</a> blog! She is hosting a <a href="http://www.521lakestreet-sandy.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-to-springlets-play.html">cloche <u>swap</u></a> made from Dollar Tree plastic wine glasses. What a fabulous idea! You can visit Sandy's blog or go to Pinterest or Google to see endless cloche possibilities/ideas using Dollar Tree materials.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>I made this cloche with a DT plastic wine glass, a ribbon I had on hand, an egg from a multi-package of eggs at DT and a bird's nest that I had on hand. Oh, the yellow base is from a box of cupcake holders that I purchased at Walmart for $2.97. I don't remember how many holders were in the box.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>This cloche is a tad bit different and bigger but still made with items from DT. The glass vase, the bunny inside the cloche, the earthy grass and the pink glittery bunny on top are all from DT. How easy and cheap is this?????</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Now the game changes a bit. I found this idea on Pinterest using Dollar Tree materials. I just randomly put stuff on the kitchen table and sat down and stared. A lot of the bird stuff (tree, birds, nests, twigs, houses, eggs, etc.) I had on hand because I used a nesting theme for my daughter's baby shower when she was pregnant with Lillian.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Thanks, Sandy, for the inspiration. These things are so quick and easy to make and the possibilities are endless. Think seasons/holidays and away you go.............................</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>This little Madame Alexander beauty is Lady Lee and she, too, was $5.00. Her ebay prices range from $19.99-$90.00. She is perfect but without a box so she will be displayed as well.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Finally I found this vintage Disney Cinderella wind-up music jewelry box for $1.00. It is so cute and it plays Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo from the movie. The little Cinderella inside the box twirls as the music is played. My granddaughter should really like this.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>I forgot to take pictures BEFORE the luncheon so the full impact of the place settings is missing. </b></span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-31176901301490131542013-12-03T05:13:00.001-07:002013-12-03T05:13:49.837-07:00Christmas decor 101<span style="color: red;"><b>I had my wonderful husband bring in all of the Christmas boxes the second week in November so I could start decorating early. Since we went to Tucson and had Thanksgiving with my daughter, I knew no one would be at the house to witness my insanity first-hand! I puttered around with the smaller decorations...the trees just recently went up...because I'm having a high school alum luncheon this Sat. and I didn't want to wait until the last minute to complete the decorating. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>The light in the dining room needed something but I didn't know what! I found an anemic-looking piece of greenery (entwined Christmas tree branches) and twisted it around the light. It looked sad and awful so I started to embellish with things that I packed away from yard sales and after-Christmas sales at Michael's, etc. First came the big colorful ornaments that captured my eye at a yard sale. Next came the white and gold-looking ornies from another yard sale. Next came the picks and beaded garland from Michael's and a yard sale respectively. Finally I found the crystal-like hanging ornaments mixed with other stuff in a box that I forgot I even had! All of this was done with mostly yard sale finds!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Last year I went to a workshop at <a href="http://www.imagimeris.blogspot.com/">Meri Wiley's</a> house, and I liked the the name tags that she made for each participant. Therefore, I decided to duplicate them (with Meri's help) for my luncheon. Actually the only thing that I copied was the white part of the name tag. Meri programmed some sort of machine to produce the cute edges on the name tags, and I used stuff that I had on hand to embellish each tag. Meri also sewed the little red netting things from material left over from my daughter's wedding 7 years ago. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Like I said, I only started with the smaller decor like my dolls and miscellaneous things. The trees were just finished this past weekend. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>One of my Jim Shore angels with a Jim Shore sleigh in the background used as a centerpiece.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>More standing ballerinas in something (I wish I knew what to call it) that I recently bought at an estate sale. I think it is some sort of display case.</b></span><br />
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Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-79070046954815281762013-11-09T21:07:00.000-07:002013-11-09T21:07:32.725-07:00Putzin' Around<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Today I again had the privilege of working with</span><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><a href="http://www.imagimeris.blogspot.com/" style="color: #674ea7;">Meri Wiley</a><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">at her "Putzin' Around" workshop. As usual, Meri was the hostess with the mostest and provided humor and guidance to our cozy gathering. </span></b><div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">As soon as I entered Meri's house, I felt like I was at the North Pole with Santa and his elves! Meri had an abundance of Christmas things available to us to make our Putz houses. She even had some Easter things in case we wanted to make an Easter house.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> The bottom of the cart held many treasures as well.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>This photo shows a small portion of crafting supplies that we could use for our houses.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>More and more goodies...it was hard to make a decision because of all that was available.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> Here are <a href="http://desertmountainbear.blogspot.com/">Joanne's</a> completed houses.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>My houses included a Mr. and Mrs. Santa house/cottage and another house that Santa has decided to visit.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><a href="http://thinkinofhome.blogspot.com/">CeeKay</a> always does such amazing work! Her colors are cream and black and she, again, outdid herself with this beauty. Love this woman!!!!!!!!!!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><a href="http://www.decortoadore.net/">Laura</a> did a wonderful job with this church. When I took this photo, she still hadn't finished with the final touches.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>This is also the unfinished house that Laura was still working on. This is such a cute scene.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>This is one of <a href="http://cupcakesandcutestuff.blogspot.com/">Gail's</a> houses. I always enjoy visiting with Gail and seeing her pretty creations.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>This is Alyssa's beauty...Alyssa is Laura's daughter. Alyssa recently graduated from ASU and she was so enjoyable to talk to.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Meri also had a room set aside in her house where we could shop. She was selling some of her crafts and miscellaneous items. Meri also had some "free" stuff. How enjoyable! I still have my eye on her 1948 fully furnished dollhouse.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>I really enjoyed my time at Meri's house and it was so much fun visiting with the other ladies. We had a delicious lunch and then picked out gifts from under the Christmas tree. I was lucky enough to get a church front (designed, painted and crafted by Meri) that lights up! I forgot to take a picture of it and I don't know how to add it to this post. I'll add the photo to another Christmas post. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Thanks again, Meri. You are the BEST!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>This towel holder also ended up in the powder room. I'll probably get another black towel to balance out the one that is already in this picture.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>I saw this piece in the photo gallery of the estate sale that I wanted to go to. Like I said, I'm glad that I forced myself to go so late in the day because this was still at the sale! I was very surprised but happy to see this...whatever it is called...because I can put some of my dolls in it. I'll decorate it for Christmas with some ballerinas or whatever!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Diana, a good friend of mine, lives in Sun Lakes which is a 40+ community not too far from where I live. She called and asked if I wanted to go to the community sale on Saturday and, of course, I said "yes". I found this Little Mermaid puzzle, the books, and the Monopoly Junior game for a grand total of $5.25! The Monopoly game is still in its wrapper and has never been opened! I actually was surprised to find these children's things as this community doesn't allow anyone under 18 to be a full-time resident. Apparently some grandparents were selling things for their grandchildren. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>This little bunny is from the estate sale. I think it is cute and I'll put her out for Easter.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>Well our community had a huge sale so I had to see what my neighbors were selling! I should have put out the stuff I've been meaning to sell, but I wasn't motivated I guess. At any rate, here are some treasures from today and last week.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Here are <u>two</u> of the <u>four </u>chairs that I purchased at an estate sale last week for $75.00. All four for $75.00!!!! They are in perfect condition, they are all lined and they don't wobble. I couldn't buy the material for $75! You really should click on the picture to fully see the detail!</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>This pillow was purchased at the community sale today. This photo doesn't do it justice. It is shiny and full of bling. I really like it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Here is a better photo of the pillow along with a vanity bench that will go into a spare room for guests. The "pink" pillow on the bench is reversible to a pretty green velvet. Very nice.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><b>I thought that this hat would be cute for my granddaughter so I bought it along with the puzzle (all pieces accounted for).....everything for $1.25!</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">A German-made tea set for my granddaughter........</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Between last week and this week, I think that I found some nice things...especially those kitchen chairs!</b></span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-40192350352687893162013-10-09T23:35:00.001-07:002013-10-09T23:38:23.174-07:00Pure Enjoyment<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Today I experienced pure enjoyment just by watching my grandchildren play in their back yard. My grandson, Brandt, told me that he and Lily were "geologists digging for rocks." I watched them dig in the dirt, gather rocks, wash them and bring them to me to look at. Eventually the whole water thing took over and they decided to fill the hole that they dug with water to make a small pond. Eventu</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">ally the pond became a "pot of soup" and they added ingredients like more dirt, rocks, twigs and grass. When the stirring of the soup began, the mud literally began to fly...all over the block fence, Lily, Brandt and their swing set. For some reason it didn't bother me. They stirred and stirred and became dirtier and dirtier and muddier and muddier! I let them. They squirted water. I let them. They trampled mud onto the patio with their shoes. I let them. They walked into the house and marched to the bath tub. I made them. They cleaned up and changed their clothes. I redid Lily's hair and they were ready for the rest of the day. This whole scenario is quite ironic! When my daughter (Brandt and Lily's mother) was about 4, we went to a beach in Mexico with some friends and I changed Karen 5 times because she and her new friend (Jorge) played in the sand and dirt for hours. My obsessive behavior was noticed by everyone but I didn't care. If Brandt and Lily weren't going somewhere later in the afternoon, I would have left them alone...dirty, muddy and a total mess. As it is, they left pieces of mud on the kitchen tile and in the bathroom. I didn't clean it up. Funny thing...my daughter called and asked me if I noticed her clean grout and tile...I didn't say anything as she hasn't seen the muddy pieces yet. My priorities have definitely changed!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></b></span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-41568795658122190892013-09-27T23:12:00.000-07:002013-09-27T23:18:33.045-07:00I WILL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN!!!!<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>We've been wanting to put granite in our kitchen for a long time so we finally decided to do it. Never again! We are happy with the service and the granite, however, I lost my mind after the granite was installed because I decided to rearrange things, wash, clean and purge! I'm crazy. Here are some photos (good and bad) of the process.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>A close-up of the old laminate. There wasn't a thing wrong with it, except we wanted granite for a long time so we pulled the trigger and finally did it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Starting to move things in preparation for the installation. Notice all the stuff on top of the upper cabinets...the end of this post mentions my obsessive cleaning which included everything on the upper cabinets...too bad you can't see all of it in this photo.</b></span><br />
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<b>Really liking the new look.</b><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>A trial run with a paint color. Haven't decided what the color will be, but it won't be red/rust!</b></span><br />
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<b style="color: red;">This is when I lost my mind. Since my kitchen was getting a new look, I decided to pull <u>everything </u>out of my pantries, off of the upper cabinets, out of the drawers and out of the bottom cabinets. I WAS OUT OF MY MIND AND ON A MISSION TO REORGANIZE AND CLEAN. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I'll NEVER forget that morning. I was getting ready for another day of teaching 5th graders when Matt Lauer mentioned that a plane hit one tower of the World Trade Center. I thought to myself that it was odd for a pilot to "fall asleep at</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> the wheel" and not see such a massive structure. Of course I was thinking that a small plane hit the tower like the one that hit the Empire State Building back in 1945! Little did I know! I kept listening to the news and realized something was horribly wrong when the second plane hit. A friend from school called me to ask if I was watching the news and my exact words to her were, "Is our country under siege?" How prophetic! When I got to school, our principal hastily called a meeting and told us not to have our classroom televisions on while the kids were in the room. I walked back to my classroom in a questioning daze and proceeded to watch the first tower plunge to the ground. Another teacher and I stood in stunned silence and then the bell rang. Throughout the day, we all kept each other informed of the latest news via emails...only watching TV when the kids weren't in the room. I'm sure that I tried to calm my students and carry on as if it were a normal day but we all knew that it wasn't. When I got home that afternoon, my family watched TV non-stop for the latest tragic updates. So many questions...few answers...prayer...tears...total disbelief!</span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-49949418374537269462013-08-25T12:57:00.000-07:002013-08-25T13:00:37.530-07:00Kitchen timer!<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>I went to an estate sale yesterday and picked up a few things that I didn't need. Since every microwave and stove nowadays has a built-in timer, I didn't need another timer!!!! However, I thought that this cupcake timer was unique since I've never seen another one like it! There are countless cupcake timers available on ebay and Amazon, but I haven't seen one on a pedestal of sorts! </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>We had about 30 people here for a 4th of July party and we had loads of fun. However, before the party, my husband and I had to make some changes to the backyard because of some dismal conditions! Ratty umbrellas and cushions had to be replaced and some plants had to find new homes. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>I'm happy to say that everyone had tons of fun swimming, eating and drinking their favorite beverages. Now all I have to do is vacuum and mop the floors again and prepare for more people coming over tonight for the leftovers!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>This is a great big FYI for anyone who likes to scrapbook and who lives anywhere near an IKEA. My daughter was visiting from Tucson on Saturday so we decided to do some shopping at IKEA in Tempe, AZ. I really didn't need anything and she was mainly looking for decorating ideas so we leisurely strolled the aisles. I saw a packet of scrapbook papers in an odd location so I didn't pick it up. Just as we approached the elevators on the second floor, I noticed a whole bunch of stuff for .99!!!!! I walked over to the shelves and spotted the scrapbook packet again. I picked it up and popped it into the shopping cart completely convinced that it wasn't going to ring up at .99!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>I decided to make Meri a paper dress garland as a small token of thanks for opening her home for classes and creative guidance. I followed a pattern that I used previously for my<a href="http://nostalgicnana.blogspot.com/2010/01/pink-saturday-garland.html"> granddaughter's </a>garland. Below you can see each letter of Meri's name.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b> Most of the paper dress garland as displayed in my home</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Here is one of Rhona's beautiful cards</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>I love this creation by CeeKay. I'm a retired school teacher so this really appeals to me.</b></span><br />
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Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-64769692867264482222013-06-08T13:41:00.001-07:002013-06-08T13:43:55.901-07:00New sofa table<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>I'm a sucker for hand painted furniture! I <strike>needed</strike> wanted a sofa table for our family room which is about to undergo a remodel, so I looked on Craig's List hoping to find something that I liked at a reasonable price. This little gem popped up and I was hooked! This is the 3rd piece of hand painted furniture that I have and I'm very happy with it.</b></span><br />
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<br />Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963677305251998447.post-74247055060304551052013-05-10T10:33:00.000-07:002013-05-10T10:38:33.209-07:00Coffee Filter Wreath and blisters!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>Hmmmm maybe there is another craft project here!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>My wreath isn't as full as Angie's wreath but it will do for my first attempt. Total cost: wreath ring $1.00 at Dollar Tree, coffee filters $1.00 at Dollar Tree (160 count but I didn't use all of them), butterfly .99 at 99 Cent Store, food coloring free as I have 3 boxes on a shelf, the blisters on my left ring finger and left thumb were also free compliments of my glue gun!</b></span>Short and Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717066659913242519noreply@blogger.com2