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I'm trying to stay focused and get through my list of Christmas gifts and projects, I really am. It's just soooo hard when I know there is so much wonderful going on out there in blogland and all those cool and shiny new projects are just a couple clicks away.I mean had I been staying on task, how would I have ever found this? Okay? How could I even pretend to live a decent life of craft if I did

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Homemade Dog Biscuits2 3/4 c. whole wheat flour1/2 c. powdered milk1 t. salt1/4 t. garlic powder1 egg6 T. vegetable oil8-10 T. water2 small jars strained baby food (beef, chicken, lamb or liver)Preheat oven to 350°.Mix all ingredients together in large bowl and knead about 3 minutes. Roll out on a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out with cookie cutters and place on ungreased baking

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Back Tack packages have been sent and received so I can finally show you what I got (it wasn't two turntables and a microphone) and what I made.My swap partner, Beverly, knitted me this gorgeous neck wrap. I've never worn a one, but as soon as my friend Chris saw it, she was all like, "You'll be so addicted to it, you'll wear it all the time." She was right. I luuuurve it.Bev also sent these

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Bake one chocolate cake in two pans and a bowl. Ice with Swiss meringue buttercream.Pipe on some large stars.Dot liberally with gumdrops.Add eight candles.Get one very happy little girl.

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2 c. all-purpose flour1 1/2 t. baking soda1/4 t. baking powder1/2 t. salt2 1/4 t. ground ginger1 t. ground cinnamon1/2 t. freshly grated nutmeg1/4 t. ground allspice1/2 c. shortening4 T. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened3/4 c. granulated sugar1 large egg1/4 c. unsulphured molasses1 t. vanilla extract2/3 c. chopped crystallized gingerextra granulated sugar for rolling balls of cookie doughSift

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Crank up the Christmas tunes, fire up the oven and drink up some eggnog! The holiday happenings are in full swing! All my favorite blogs are sharing gifts, advent calendars, cards, ornaments, food and traditions. I have lots to share too, so stick around for recipes, ornaments to make and a giveaway!

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I hope everyone had a warm, family-filled and yummy Thanksgiving! In an effort to bid fall adios and welcome the Christmas season, I'd planned on giving you my recipe for cranberry cornmeal pancakes, but I lost it before I could get a chance to post it. Generally, when I feel like trying something new, I either start with a basic recipe and add whatever I think sounds good, or I find several

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There's nothing like being startled awake by what sounds like horses stampeding through your living room. What a relief to find it's only one horse and one little girl...herding "sheep".

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My new favorite songbirds!

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As I'm sure you know, Christmas is just around the corner. While I'm planning to make all my gifts again this year,(save for a few special requests for the babes from Santa)I didn't wait until the very last minute to get started. I know, crazy. Don't fret though, while I have all the items ready to go, I'm sure I'll wait until the very last possible second to put everything together.I've been

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originally uploaded by mugumoguI have lots of crafty goodness to share, but am in an ugly place today:sooo, I'll leave you with more Japanese kitty-in-a-box.

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My friend Jen just had a beautiful baby boy. Go congratulate the new mama and say hello to Hank.(I'm guessing this means I need to finish his gift and get it sent before Hank is no longer a baby).

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Sunday morning is pancake morning at our house and while buckwheat, banana and blueberry are always the most requested, I think we have a new fall favorite. These are delicious with maple syrup or some warmed pumpkin butter.Pumpkin Pancakes1 c. whole wheat flour1 c. all-purpose flour1 T. baking powder1 T. brown sugar1/2 t. salt1 t. cinnamon1/2 t.ginger1/4 t. nutmeg1 1/2 c. milk1 c. pumpkin puree2

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I forgot to show you this little guy. My favorite pumpkins are Luminas which are white, although there is a blue one called the Jarradale that I think might just bump Lumina off my list if only I could find or grow them. I couldn't find either this year so I made my own mini Lumina.This was super easy to make, I just hope I can explain it. If you've done any needle-felting, it will make perfect

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It's been so long between my posts that I actually forgot my user name and password. Sad but true. I found several half-written posts in my queue that I'd completely forgotten about. My blog is starting to look just like the rest of my life. Maybe that's not such a bad thing, really. A blog should be reflective of one's true self, no?I hope everyone had a crazy-spooky Halloween and got lots of

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Talk about perfect timing! On the way back from the Fiber Festival we spotted a plane in the air over Orange Airport. We turned around and pulled up just in time to see the air filled brilliant colors.

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The babes and I spent last weekend with Granddad and not only did we get to visit a huge, rockin' yard sale, we also had the pleasure of visiting the Fall Fiber Festival at Montpelier. What fun! There was tons of really beautiful yarn and roving, my favorite was a vendor who had lovely mohair and she was knitting it right out of the bag, uncarded and unspun. Just big, loopy tendrils of

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Guess I'm a little behind on the bunny updates. Who am I kidding? I'm a little behind on everything. I had no idea it would take so long to get back into the fall groove and quit living like gypsies. I'm working on a website so the blog isn't so rabbit-centric, but if I wait until it's up and running, these bunnies will be all old and feeble. Heck, that top pic was like three weeks ago!I have

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I've had it. I ordinarily don't use this space to vent and bitch about the daily grind and to be honest I don't usually read blogs that are based on such so consider yourself warned if you come here for craft...or recipes...or rabbits... or however the hell you got here or had the notion to come back, I'm getting ready to spew.We live in a nice neighborhood. We all know each other and look out

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It's unbelievable how much the baby bunnies have changed in such a short time. This one is the biggest and today she(?) opened both eyes. Look at those big thumpers would ya? Here's the best part. At nine days old they are more fun than a barrel of...well, rabbits. They still freak out over the smallest movement and even after nine days of watching this, it still cracks me up. What's even

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These little guys arrived on Friday. The proud parents are Blueberry, a broken blue English Angora doe I got about the same time as the Bluth herd, and Noble. Blueberry is a great mom and I know she did all the work, but dang the whole thing was nerve racking.I couldn't decide if she was pregnant or not. You would have thought that the fat belly would have clued me in, but she just didn't seem to

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The bunny population has increased dramatically around here. Remember the two does I was supposed to be getting? Well, somehow (somehow being my bunny pusher friend, Nancy) two turned into four and I came home with a buck and three does. And they are growing like weeds. We tried to get pictures when they were still tiny (meaning the kids would try to round them up and I would try to snap the pic)

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This is Little Scarlet's Mini Rex, Violet. And this is what happens when you lay a bunny on its back and stroke its head for a bit. And if you pass out in our house? You can guarantee someone's gonna put food on your face.

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A rain barrel has been high on my list of garden wants for quite some time, so when I found out my local library was offering a class, I was psyched. The class was taught by Taryn Murray who works for the WV DEP and she not only taught us how to build and install a rain barrel, but also a bit about the problems with storm runoff and the benefits of a rain garden.I must confess, after seeing how

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Okay, I don't have them yet, but I'm picking them up tomorrow. These are the English Angora does I picked out a couple weeks ago. They're now weaned and ready to go, I'm just procrastinating a bit about cage design and location. With the 100 degree heat, I'm just not quite sure where to put my woolly little gals. But aren't they cute?Okay, I'm not getting all these, just one.

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I opened the door just in time to see the boy grab the cat by the tail and scruff of the neck and give him a good toss. Before I could say anything about his mistreatment of the cat, it became clear that there was something small and helpless involved."I found something!""What is it?""I don't know, it looks weiwd."It was a baby bird, a robin we're pretty sure, and it did indeed (especially to a

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Period.Get one*. Use it**. Free yourself from snot.*You can get one at just about any pharmacy for less than twenty bucks. You could even use a small teapot.**I do not advise using anything other than uniodized salt and warm water in your pot.

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To plant your own boot:1.Find an old boot. Coax it away from its owner.This was the hardest part of this project as Mr. Tanager is very attached to his boots-even old ones that have no mate. You may have better luck with this, just don't take a man's boots without asking. If you have a resistant boot-owner on your hands, try a two-part plan of attack and spread it out over a few days. Worked for

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Happy Mother's Day!I got nothin' so I'll exploit the family a bit.Overheard at the homestead this week:Mr. Tanager: "I got five or six years on that guy, I'll whip his ass. Who cares if his kid looks like he's in the fourth grade, he's still a crybaby!!" Little Scarlet: (pondering one morning three weeks after the world's strongest man appeared on Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?)"How do

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When I found this cute picnic basket at an estate sale last week I thought it would be the perfect place to hide all the unsightly, yet necessary pile of papers and phone books that reside beneath our desk.It sat in the dining room, housing the fabric, Mason jars and large antique car trophy that came home with it(the boy insisted he must have that trophy and I do admit it looks very handsome

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Rabbit and rabbit accessories have pretty much taken over our home at the moment. Noble has had a complete makeover and I'll share more about that later. I know I say that I'll blog something and then don't pretty often, but trust me on this one. I can talk some rabbit and as soon as I'm absolutely sure that I've worn my husband and friends out with the crazy rabbit talk, I'll lay it all out

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bean breakoutfree at lastswiss chard salad bowl oregano's back anyone need tomatoes? red bell peppers clematis (jackman?) waiting for blooms (and ants) transient peony east side hosta gang going west side come fall

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Little Scarlet's Brownie troop had a fairy-themed party and the girls were asked to bring something for a swap. We made these cute garden fairies from wooden beads, pipe cleaners, felt and some of the mohair that I bought a few weeks ago. We made twenty all together, but it went quickly because she and I were able to work together.Little Scarlet glued the heads and hands on as well as chose the

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Several days ago we were at a feed store that had colored baby ducks. One was green and one was orange. My husband (who is color blind) asked me if the ducks looked weird, and I told him that they were dyed. "You know, like the chicks your mom had that time." He said his mom never had any dyed chicks, they had chicks that were different colors, but not dyed."There's a picture of her with those

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. That clever bunny managed to slip in and out before anyone could even catch a glimpse, leaving jellybeans and chocolate everywhere. My sweet, awesome husband must have somehow known (my incessant whining perhaps?) how much I wanted a bunny because he surprised me with this:Meet Noble. He's a super sweet English Angora who is about a year and a half old. I

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...oh how I love you so

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Just as we got everything unpacked and put away from our trip, the mailman showed up with veggie seeds. My plan was to set up flats on a table in the basement and hang a few shop lights overhead. I had read where some folks have successfully used water bed heaters to keep their soil warm while the seeds germinate and thought this sounded like a cheap free good plan. After all, everyone has an old

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We are feeling much better and I thank you for the kind words about my scarf. I found a pattern for another that I really love, but it may have to wait. After pricing the mohair and ribbon yarns, I figured I might be better off just buying the goat. Maybe by the time its hair is long enough, I will have learned to spin my own yarn. Knitting is quite expensive, no?Speaking of mohair and spinning,

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Little Scarlet and I have been nursing colds all week which translates to lots of tea, reading and movie watching. My attention has turned from baking to a rather unhealthy obsession with woolly animals which has inspired me to try knitting again. I figured I could skip the swatches since I've knit them before, but it seems two years is a bit of a stretch between knitting sessions. I pulled out

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This bread is delicious. There is nothing like a thick slice toasted with a bit of butter and honey for breakfast...except maybe a slice (or even two!) slathered with peanut butter and accompanied by a bowl of vegetable soup for lunch.I found the recipe here. Bake some. Food for the soul. Freeze a loaf, or better yet, give to your friends and feed their souls too. Use a really big bowl though, or

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I've always been a sucker for blue-eyed boys. Especially this one. A custom sewing job for a my little guy and his favorite pal. Little T decided a doggy bed was in order because his pup keeps falling out of his bed. He chose the fabrics out of the big scrap bag and after watching me sew the strips together declared, "Squares, not stripes." Okay, then. Squarish it shall be.The back is a scrap

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Hope everyone had a super sweet Valentine's Day! I'm in serious need of a sugar detox. I thought maybe since Valentine's Day is over I could get "clean" but I just noticed that Cadbury Mini Eggs are in stores everywhere. Oh, and just for kicks, they've placed them right next to the bikini aisle at Target.If you are awaiting a postcard from me, I promise they are on the way! Sorry for the lateness

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A Valentine for my little brother.I doubt it will make it to Iraq by Thursday, so if you are seeing this J, I hope you like it. The tiny army guy is from Little T's personal collection. Even though he has hundreds, he decided after seeing this one on a string, it was his favorite. I imagine he would've really been upset had he saw me melt the guy's head and poke a wire into it.

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Saturday I was going through some old photos and noticed that in every single one I had this huge smile. Not a "cheese for the camera" kind of smile, but a genuine happiness that lit up my whole face. I was pondering the origin of this happiness and wondering if I had lost it, or maybe just misplaced it like so many other things around here, when I heard the mailman on the porch.Wow! A present!

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updating...expect some weirdness while I play with shapes and colors.

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I had big plans to work on the stairwell today but when a little girl woke up with a sore tummy, we decided to just take it easy.We baked no-knead bread,some cookies,she showed me how to babysit...and I showed her that yarn can indeed be made from cat hair.

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Read the small print, it's a hoot. A Flaming Dr. Pepper, yes. A hot Dr. Pepper is what I find in my car after a day at the pool. Gross.

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scroll over image to see what they look like on the other side (except the black one has white on the other side and vice versa)I had been admiring this skull fabric for a while but neglected to bring any home because I had no idea what to make with it. My sister's birthday was coming up and when I found out that her kitchen is black and white, I knew it was kismet. Now I'm thinking an apron is

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I hadn't planned on making a giant to-do list to ring in the New Year. Quite the contrary, I hadn't planned on making a list at all. I figured I should just wing it and spare myself the guilt of not getting things done. Or just resolve to "be a better person", whatever that means. But as the urge to tear through the house and shovel everything in my path into a garbage bag and then alphabetize

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I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday spent with loved ones by the fire eating lots of homemade goodies!We went off to spend Christmas with my folks and I think that I sewed right up until the second we left and even contemplated taking my machine with me. I'm happy to report that I finished most of the handmade gifts that I began back in November. All that's left is a horse-print nightgown for

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Little Scarlet has been head over heels in love with horses for a looong time now, so I wasn't the least bit surprised when she asked for a horse cake for her birthday. The problem was finding just the right horse cake. We found many strange-looking horse heads, several My Little Pony's which were deemed "too baby" and a few rectangles with the horse rendered in icing on top. After checking out

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I've been slacking off on my posting a bit. I'm nearly finished with the gift-making, I have just a few last-minute projects and a whole lot of baking left to do before we pack up and head to the grandparent's abode. In the meantime, we lost a week to the flu (that was interesting)and we've been catching all the sights and sounds the season has to offer.Parades...A visit to the King...Christmas

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The gals over at Sew Mama Sew were so sweet to feature my tissue holders from the Handmade Holidays photo pool. Thanks girls! Tissue holders are great stocking stuffers and a great way to use scraps of your favorite fabrics. I make mine a couple of different ways and I thought I 'd show you how to make a basic model and a variation. They work up quickly and you could add trim, ric rac, buttons...

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Its been crazy busy around here but I thought I would stop by with some good, hot food. This is Mushroom and Sun-Dried Tomato Risotto and it is to die for. I could eat it every day until spring. The recipe is from Vegan with a Vengeance by Isa Moskowitz.I generally receive a few new cookbooks each Christmas and after a couple of years of getting some duds, I began keeping a list throughout the

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I learned a long time ago that drunk-dialing is bad...very bad. As of last night, I learned that drunk-blogging is no better. A bit of early-morning editing was in order around here as well as a promise from my other half not to encourage any late-night, alcohol-fueled debauchery. Carry on.As promised, I do have some things for show and tell in the Handmade Holidays department.My first sock

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Okay, my holiday plan has been scrapped. Is anyone really surprised? Oh, I'm still making tons of gifts. I just happened to start something new, and now everyone may be getting...jewelry.I found a tutorial in Craft magazine about rolling beads from scrap paper and after a rocky start, began making bracelets. Initially I was rolling the beads on wooden skewers and using tacky glue which only made

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After counting thousands of pennies (I got paid today), I had a few precious minutes to use either being productive or surfing YouTube and I found this little documentary.What, you don't spend your YouTube time looking for craft documentaries?While there were many familiar faces, I can't believe I've never heard of Whitney Lee nor seen her wares. Where have I been?Whitney Lee hooks porn rugs. Yes

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A few days ago I was chatting on the phone with a friend whom I don't get to spend enough time with these days. After a considerable amount of catching up, she asked if I was "settling in". Hmmm?While she was telling me how she is refusing to settle in this year, I took a quick look around the house and was astounded at what I saw. Gone were the soccer schedules and Halloween snippets that had

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On Saturday October 27, on the top of a very cold and windy mountain, my baby sister married her high school sweetheart. It was breathtaking. Oh and the ceremony was lovely too. I admit I was more than a bit skeptical of the hand binding, the stone circle, their druid friend whom they'd ordained, and the wedding party throwing sand and feathers everywhere. But by the time things got going, I

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Okay, so my Halloween costume wasn't everything I'd hoped it would be this year. I wanted to sport these glorious wings (in black of course) but I ran out of time, energy and money. Who knew feathers cost so much around here? So I made do with little demon wings.The party we attended was after the wedding and the reception and the kids' Halloween party that didn't go exactly as planned, so by

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Normally I would work on one costume at a time. Finish one, then move on to the next. I guess I thought I would shake things up a bit and work on all of them simultaneously. Now I didn't go buck wild and start them early or anything. I had way more important things to do for that. Like make felt bags...and little catnip toys for the kitties.I'm sure there are people out there who can work on

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I would knit adorable little handbags like this. Or I would knit funky scarves like this and sell them in my hip little shop downtown. But I don't knit. Nor do I have a hip little shop.Oh, I've tried. I could knit a garter stitch scarf that would wrap around the world. I have swatches of knit stitch and purl stitch around here somewhere, just like the ones Debbie Stoller suggested I make.And I

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I guess I should be careful what I wish for. When I woke up this morning, the frost was on the freakin' pumpkin. So I cranked up the oven and baked some pumpkin bread.That is, after I spent waaay too long looking for the loaf pans.Is that sick or what? Can you believe all that stuff was crammed into one little tiny cabinet? But no more. I weeded out a whole trash bag full of stuff that I don't

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I made this from a pattern in this book. I love Lotta's simple style and her graphic fabrics. This was a kitchen towel that I had squirrelled away, thinking the print was too pretty to get all stained.I cut the sides of the pattern down 1/2 inch on each side, but if I were to make another one, I would cut the bottom down about 2 inches, making the whole thing shorter, because it is still quite

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I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing weekend. We did. It's been the first in quite some time. Other than one soccer game, we had no obligations and any plans were tentative. The babes and I went yard saling and to the ReStore Saturday morning, and while I was looking for old metal lawn chairs, I bought a great mirror to hang above the mantle. I also found this cool stove, but I was very strong

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because I like shopping better than scraping...new kicksthrift score

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rearrangea new friendgetting closer...

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More scraping...Fire pit?

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The boy's booster seat cushion had seen better days. The dull gray polyester, while never particularly stylish, had become downright nasty and quite threadbare from a steady combination of spills, wet smim trunks, sweaty boy and many, many washings.Quick fix though. Although it did take the little guy quite some to choose just the right fabric, this project went together so fast that I had no

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I'm finding that blogging, like college and skinny jeans, is hard to slip back into after you've been gone awhile. I feel a little like a stranger in my own house.The kids are in school, the sewing machine is humming, the oven is on, and I'm sitting here in front of the computer with a cup of coffee, cd's strewn about, and a towel on my head. I guess this doesn't feel so strange after all.All the

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Hungry for some new music as well as the chance to get to know people a bit better, I hosted a little mix tape swap over at wvbloggers. Well, technically it was a cd swap, but mix tape just sounds right. Does that make me old?I received this great mix from Red Zeppelin . Thanks, Red!Glory and Consequence ~ Ben HarperDestination Unknown ~ Missing PersonsCan't Get It Out of My Head ~ Velvet

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We have been taking full advantage of all the glorious days that summer has to offer. We spent some time with my family in the beautiful mountains of Pendleton county. We went horseback riding and the young'uns tried a little farming. It was their first time on a tractor and I have a feeling it won't be their last. Little Scarlet drove it all the way down to end of the field (funny how the only

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This is the compost bin I have been dreaming of for a couple of years. We began collecting pallets last spring but somehow the project just got lost in the summer shuffle. A few weeks ago I started doing drive-by pallet searches around the neighborhood restaurants and stores. Each time I would happen by one that I thought looked suitable, I would call Big T to come pick it up in the truck. I

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About two months ago I got a dog. I say "I" because the kids and the man were on board from day one. I was the holdout. I think my words were something like, "there will be no dog in this house until someone besides me is willing and able to take care of it"(which drew nothing more than blank stares from my crowd). Who knew all it would take was a trip to the neighborhood grocery store for a

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Strawberry Banana Jam4 3/4 c. prepared fruit (about 2 quarts fully ripe strawberries and 3 fully ripe medium bananas)3 T. fresh lemon juice6 3/4 c. sugar1 box fruit pectin1/2 t. butterStem and thoroughly crush strawberries, 1 layer at a time. Measure 3 1/4 c. into a large, heavy saucepan. Mash bananas thoroughly. Measure 1 1/2 cups and add to saucepan. Stir in lemon juice.Measure sugar into

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I haven't been very posty lately, but I do check in with several of my blog buddies every week or two to see what they are up to. I lifted this from Jennifer and Shanna. Thanks girls!Not one for meme's, this one was too funny to pass up. Just google your name and needs in quotations and choose the first ten sentences that make sense.Scarlet needs to look the part of a secretary.Hmm. I have been

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2 c. all purpose flour1 T. baking powder1/4 t. salt3/4 c. butter, softened8 oz. brick light cream cheese1 c. sugar3/4 t. almond extract1 pkg. (7 oz.) sweetened coconutred and yellow food coloring120 pastel colored Jordon almonds or almond M&M'sOven temp. 350ºMix dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Beat butter and cream cheese together in bowl of mixer. Add sugar and almond extract and beat

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A favorite corner of my kitchen.An unusually quiet corner.The busy corner. I don't think I ever showed a good "after" picture this and this when they were finished and in place. Now, if you ever come to my house, you probably won't notice the desk or the file cabinet because they are always covered with piles of stuff.

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Okay, maybe plain is a bit of a stretch since its mostly mountains around here, but you get the idea. This is Sam. She is one of many snakes currently inhabiting our backyard. She was first spotted two weeks ago by a neighbor boy who ran up to me shouting that he saw a snake. "Or maybe it was just a skin, it looked gray." I, in all of my infinite wisdom had already decided that the kid had had

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I know, I know. I said that I was doing home improvement here this month, but I lied. The house is an ongoing project and it really needs its own space, which will most likely come in the form of a new blog devoted solely to home projects. I'm still trying to think of a name for such a blog, but haven't come up with anything yet. If you can think of anything clever, leave it in the comments

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Do you remember exchanging valentine's in grade school? Decorating little mailboxes and picking out the cutest valentines for your favorite friends or that special someone? I have always loved Valentine's Day. How could you not like a holiday that allows you to use hearts and frills with abandon, yet still be taken seriously? Not content to let the kiddos have all the fun this year, I signed up

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I went to the Asian supermarket today. Talk about a kid in the candy store! These are all little Valentine's gifts for the babes and Big T. I also bought some White Rabbits, but sadly they could not make it for the picture.We went to Little Scarlet's book fair tonight. Nothing has changed except now they have lots of toys and bright, eye-catching temptations in the check-out line. Maybe they have

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It's hard to believe that it's been a whole year. I would like to thank every one of you who reads and comments on my little blog. I never really thought anyone would be interested beyond my family and friends, so finding out strangers were reading and linking to me was overwhelming to say the least. I have made many friends and hope to make many more. You are a fantastic group of people and I

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February is home improvement month here at Scarlet Tanager. When I started this blog a year ago, I set out to simply chronicle all of my home projects large and small so everything would be in one place and not scattered everywhere. It wasn't long until the siren song of many beautiful craft blogs beckoned I couldn't resist adding crafts, food and kids to the mix (which I've found makes a much

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I wanted to show you some cute aprony goodness, but my daughter informed me this evening that she did not want me to make a gift for her friend's birthday. She wants to buy her something "like the other kids". Okay then. I managed to hold back the tears until she was snug in her bed and fast asleep. I understand, I really do. When I was in Kindergarten and first grade, my mom made almost all my

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Life is just so strange and wonderful. There is the thoughtfulness and generosity of friends which never fails to amaze me, and there is this timing thing. And how it all works, I really don't know. But it does.I was having The.Worst.Day.Ever. I kid you not. After hours spent on the phone, I went to check mail and saw a white tube. My first thought was, "What now?" Then I saw little shamrock tape

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In case you are wondering what's going on over here, I am in the middle of a dejunking. My goals for January were:1.Get a new car.2.Clear out any unnecessary items around the house.3.Streamline my systems for monotonous housework so that when I am working on a project, the whole house doesn't go to pot.Okay, so I got the car. Yippee! That's another post.Now, about the dejunking...funny things

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It was much too cold to go out today or work in the basement so I grabbed a cup of tea and started going through my February issues of MSL. It wasn't long before I was at the sewing machine. These are from the Feb. 2005 issue. Cute and instantly gratifying which is good, because everything else I have my hands in these days seems to take forever.

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I'm feeling all posty again but when I got here I realized that with all the cleaning and organizing going on at the homestead, the ol' blog needs some serious maintenance. Just bear with me for a couple of days, things may look a bit wonky until I figure all of this out. I did alright with the old Blogger, taught myself enough html to hang with the big dogs for awhile, but this new stuff has

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I wish you health, peace, prosperity and most of all...happiness!

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I hope you had a warm and wonderful Christmas!We made some big changes this year and while it felt all wrong in the beginning, the result was a very peaceful and lovely holiday.1. No handmade gifts or cards. This was the most difficult change for me and it caused a lot of guilt, but the amount of stress from beginning projects too late and frantically struggling to finish in time vanished and

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