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12:46 pm
October 27, 2009
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Flatlander
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I'm up to my sewing room right NOW…and continue working on my pumpkin quilt..I know..it won't be finished before winter.
That's fine..there will be another fall next year…and then it wil be finished.
Just don't have the time to sew when it is summer, harvest time etc.
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2:50 pm
October 28, 2009
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Crafting? Does the design phase count? If so, I have been working out a little something for our Christmas exchange. In the mind at least… 
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Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!
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10:02 am
October 30, 2009
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JeannieB
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Here are a few pics, I filled the lamp base with old buttons, spools of thread, zippers, etc, it's one of a kind. The aprons are some that I just made, hoping to get more made for Christmas. The middle pic is much too small, but I can't figure out how to resize the pic. Oh well, I embrodiered a butterfly on the bib, and put lace on the bottom. They are fun to make, I just sorta made up a pattern.
   
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10:37 am
October 30, 2009
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Leahld22
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Love that lamp JeannieB! Those aprons are soooo pretty! Thanks for the pics.
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11:44 am
October 30, 2009
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CindyP
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Cute lamp idea!!! How perfect for your sewing room!!!!!!
Great job on the aprons…..I really love them!
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Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott
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5:54 pm
October 30, 2009
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Each October when the little pumpkins and gourds appear at the store I can't resist getting a few to make these candles. I've used them as placecards with the guests' names written on them, and on the fencepost on Halloween to make the yard look inviting. This year I'm not going anywhere, and we won't have trick-or-treaters to see them, but I still made my candle holders to light on my dresser.
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6:06 pm
October 30, 2009
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beeyourself said:
I got to see these in person…they are so cute!
Note the middle pumpkin's perch on that pretty candle!  Thanks!
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6:58 pm
October 30, 2009
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Leahld22
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Your pumpkins are lovely Kathy! Baby Brooke and I picked up a bunch of beautiful fall leaves this afternoon. I laid some around the pumpkins on their porch. They made a little tiny one for the baby:) The rest I will put in a clear glass bowl. The neighbor asked what I was doing with all the leaves. I told her I'm bringing nature inside!
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7:43 pm
October 30, 2009
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CindyP
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I love the pumpkins!!! Tuna fish cans?? Huge tea lights…….great idea!!!
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Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott
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8:42 pm
October 30, 2009
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Jeannie I love your aprons and the lamp is neat too. Fits right in your new sewing room that I see you are making good use of!
Kathy the pumpkins are so cute and sometimes it is nice to do things just for ourselves isn't it?
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7:25 am
October 31, 2009
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I buy some tomato and chile products that come in cans that are lined in a white surface on the inside. Now the kind I mean? I wish these and punch out designs with an awl or sometimes an icepick and paint if I want – or not – and put tealights in them. Cute cute.
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There are only two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
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7:46 am
October 31, 2009
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Runningtrails – Sheryl
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Great candle ideas! I am considering making candles again. It has been a few years since I make anything with wax but might start again making fire starters (pinecones dipped in wax) and I figure, if I do that, I might make some candles too.
Lately I have been making beaded lanyards and am going to make some beaded eyeglass thingies.
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8:17 am
October 31, 2009
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CindyP
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Runningtrails said:
am going to make some beaded eyeglass thingies.
When Mom was looking for these for her glasses, she had a really hard time finding them, unless they were really expensive for a cord!!!
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Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott
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10:15 am
October 31, 2009
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a suggestion, for beaders out there. If you are making the eye glass holders to sell, consider making ID badge lanyards too. As an ID badge wearer, I see these sell like hotcakes! I have several to match my outfits, school colors, and favorite team colors.
on to what I'm crafting. Hit a huge sale at Michaels yesterday and got some adorable stamps I can't wait to play with. Mostly snowflakes, but a few fall stamps and a Santa one I can't wait to play with! First I must clean my bathroom. Then I can play.
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10:50 am
October 31, 2009
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The beaded badge lanyards are a huge hit! I got my daughter one done tastefully in black and clear beading…and all the gals in her office wanted one. Keep 'em neutral…because then they can be used every day with any outfit….or if not neutral, then make them REALLY wild and unique.
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11:11 am
November 1, 2009
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Runningtrails – Sheryl
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I made some! I made some and sold them where I used to work. I only had to make one for a friend who requested it, then a few others wanted them too. They are so easy to make. Its scrounging the unique beads that takes time. Pure dark purple is so hard to find!
I have had some requests for beaded eyeglass thingies (its an industry term). I am going to make some of those for Christmas.
Something else I am making for Christmas are fridge magnets, painted. I am using metal frozen juice can lids with a small magnet glued on the back. I paint small Christmas scenes on them.
I am going to paint more Christmas tree ornaments this year too. Those were popular before with the year painted on them and sometimes a name.
I have to get busy!! Time is moving on and there's so much to do! I have to finish the soap first…
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1:42 pm
November 1, 2009
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I've not done much project wise for quite awhile but a gift from some friends has renewed my interests. I was given a lot of fabric and fabric scraps. Her mom was into all kinds of crafts but now the dementia has progressed so much that she no longer can remember how. Another friend is seamstress for Theatrical dept. at one of the local colleges and e-mailed that she is giving me a lot of bundles of scrap material from this last production.
This got me perked up so I'm going to start a simple 9 Patch quilt.
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2:00 pm
November 1, 2009
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The 9 Patch is the first quilt I made — I was about six and it fit my doll's bed. I still love its simplicity.
I'm glad to have you join in the conversation — would you mind going over to the “Welcome” forum and the “Introduce Yourself” topic and tell us something about yourself? We'd like to welcome you properly.
WV_Hills (Kathy)
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3:03 pm
November 1, 2009
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Leahld22
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I'm having a BLAST crafting for the C'mas Swap! All the designs are my own. I did some altered scrap,which I had never tried before today.Just feels good to be creating…will have to share what I made at a later date obviously.
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3:00 pm
November 2, 2009
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JeannieB
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One source I found for beads is Crazycrow.com, they have all types of craft items not just Native American items. Any beaders might want to try them.
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Don't cry because it's over—smile because it happened!
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