A Little Bird Told Me......

Penny Gazing Ball from a bowling ball and pennies!  I used GE waterproof Silicone in clear (purchased at Wal-mart  I used approx. 5 dollars in pennies.

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Here is a little box I made using crackle paint and paper flowers

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This is a picture I made using Paintchips and a butterfly punch.  I attached the butterflies with adhesive foam squares onto plain scrapbook paper. Here is the finished picture in a ...

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This is a treasure box to hold babies precious momentos...or you can make it for yourself as a memory box.  Simply ModPog torn paper onto a wooden box(from Hobby Lobby) then adorn with trinkets ...

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This book is created by repurposing an old book and making it into an altered book...I removed a few of the books pages to make room for all the embellishments.  I used some of my own poetry.  ...

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I am such a flibberdigibet!!! I am back to crafting...as of late I have been making crocheted character hats...I will post photos soon...and I am back at my scrappy table!!!! A glimpse of the t...

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This past month has been one of my most difficult!!!  For those who have SDD(Sever Depression Disorder) you can probably understand.  Every few years I seem to 'drop my basket'...my meds quit w...

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Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, ... And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm Tha...

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Well the twins are home with thier family as they should be and both are off of Oxygen!!! Getting bigger a little everyday...Aria is around 7.8 lbs. and Alex is around 7.4 lbs.  They are the siz...

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I spent the day at the NICU with my daughter and her beautiful twins...they are doing so well that possibly by weeks end they can come home... here are a few pictures from my day there :) Swe...

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We are off to visit the youngest family member...my sweet grandson Logan(and his parents).  won't get much crafting done but I'll be back at it soon!!!

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I'm off to Salt Lake City to go to my Niece Chelsey's Bridal Shower...4 days of fun with my sissy's, my mom and nieces!!! WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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 This card was for the Bella Muse Challange at Bella Creations This card was for the Cartes Challenge at Bella Creations

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I just recieved this badge from Bella Creations

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Here is my contribution to this challenge...To see more go to http://bellacreations.ning.com/  and check out 'The Impressionists' for the remainder of the alphabet!

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This is a treasure box I made for keeping precious memories in.. This is a picture of me when I was a baby The back... ..I wrote the poem to go on the bottom. TFL

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I did this LO for a Bella Creations challenge. This is a picture of my stepdad when he was about 3 years old...pretending to smoke a corncob pipe...priceless memories :)

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Today my stepson Sgt. Allen Benthin deploys for Afghanistan with the 644th Regional Support Group: Task Force Scorpion ] .  Keep him and his fellow soldiers in your heart and prayer...

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This is my page for the March Bella Unique Challenge- It doesn't show up real well but its the best my camera can capture...I included a close up so you can see my grandaughter-Sweet Addy's ...

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I just recieved my gift from the Bella Creations Tres Chic Muse challenge sponsered Scraps of Darkness !  It was like Christmas...so many pretty things...I ooowwed and awwwed as I pulled each...

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I was lucky enough to win 2(make that 3!!!!!) drawings for challenges this past month at http://bellacreations.ning.com/  and on top of that my blog is being spotlighted...WOW!!!!!!!!!!! I'm r...

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I don't profess to be a cook...in fact I cry wolf whenever I can.  But last night I was inspired to make Baked pork chops in a sauce (made with Cr of Mushroom soup) so I put it all in my baking ...

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This is an altered canvas I did of a picture of myself and my 3 siblings...I plan on making a smaller one with the picture of my youngest sister to hang beside this one.  I think it would have ...

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