Nothing said spring like this brightly colored blouse I came across at the Goodwill a few weeks ago. It was pale yellow with accents of bright green, purple and orange. Made of a gauzy material, it had a kind of three dimensional texture with a flowery pattern running through it. Just too pretty to pass up! So… I bought it….
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That’s right, salvage an old sweater and turn it into a cat bed! In honor of fuzzy sweater season and because I seem to have an itch for yarn projects right now, as in the DIY yarn wrapped lamp, I’m going to re-share one of my oldest blog posts to date: a re-purposed sweater to cat cozy, because most of…
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Are you like me with an attic or basement full of old photos, collections and mementos (otherwise known as junk) stowed away for safe keeping because you know you’re going to need it, want to look at it, or touch it again? You just can’t part with it…not yet, maybe never! I’ve always wanted a pony, and ahh no, I…
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I like to call springtime fuzzy sweater weather. It’s finally warm enough in Chicago to loose the parka, but it’s not quite warm enough to go without some kind of cover. I found this collection of yarn called Hometown USA from Lion Brand. It has bits and strands of color variation (called roving) running through the yarn. The look is…
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Land Between the Lakes, also known as LBL, is National Recreation area located on the western end of both Kentucky and Tennessee. Last spring we took several trips down to visit my son who was attending college at Murray State. You may remember the jaunt I made to the Hazel Kentucky Antique Shops or our stop off at Circus Skate…
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