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Source: centrogarden.com via Rylee on Pinterest All right, I’ve tried posting my response to the 8,000 “likes” and “comments” on Pinterest and the demands for the “How to directions”…I’ve tried posting a response 10 times and I’ve been denied by error messages. Dang. Anyway….I didn’t make this arrangement originally, I only pinned it from another pinterest user and the link is from the original website – www.centrogarden.com in Burlington, Ontario Canada. They have a sweet little shop that I would love to visit and spend a week volunteering in!!! However, if I was going to make this I would go to a local dime store (as suggested by another commentor) and buy a few tall cylinder glass...
Read MoreRepurposing a wool scarf
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to continue along my creativity path. Not sure what that means but I’m happy to amble along finding new crafty projects. So I wiped the dust of my sewing machine and just started sewing. I found some inspiration on this website about reusing old sweaters. I had picked up a yellow wool scarf that I imagine someone had lovingly knitted and gifted to a loved one. Unfortunately, the scarf found itself washed in hot water, which magically felted the natural fibers. Now the shrunken scarf wasn’t so lovely looking and was donated to a local thrift store. Well as the old saying goes, One person’s junk is another person’s (or in this case, dog’s) treasure....
Read MoreA new year and new things to try
My first knitting class starts this week at the local community center. I’m going to learn how to make a hat and in the second class a pair of socks…. not sure what I’ll do with socks but it will be fun to learn something new....
Read MoreHoliday Decorating UP style
Known locally in the UP as Princess Pine, this ground moss’ official name is Lycopodium Obscurum or Wolf’s Paw. It’s a rhizome growing plant so it’s a very good idea to cut off each piece and not pull or tear it out of the ground. It’s a great ground cover and a good signal of a healthy forest. Teiko and I spent a nice afternoon in the Ottawa National Forest picking this cute plant for making a couple of Christmas wreathes. I love the feathery texture of the branches and a different look from the regular pine bough wreaths sold everywhere. This wreath is hanging at the office....
Read MoreCrafty family members
I come from a long line of crafters. My grandmothers could sew, knit, crochet, paint, and DYI just about anything around the house/farm. Pictured above is my Uncle Bear’s contribution to the craft world. The bench above is made from head/foot boards of old metal beds. What a great idea to recycle the metal into a modern yet country-cute...
Read MoreDigital scrapbooking – kinda fun
For my Grama Boo’s birthday last month, my mom wanted to give a unique present. She had a great idea to make a photo collage of her parents from their highschool days. Yes, G-Boo married her highschool sweetheart, Lloyd right after her graduation, much to the displeasure of her family. I suggested going digital so we could preserve the photos and add some graphic embellishments to the look feel. My mom had some great photos, I found a couple as well but the pièce de résistance was the letter Lloyd wrote in G-Boo’s junior year book. Mom wanted that to be the focus. So I scanned everything in, cleaned up the scratched photos and cropped the hand-written notes and began laying out the images in Photoshop. I also found some great on-line websites that...
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