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Oh my goodness, it's been forever since I last wrote on here!  So much has happened since then.  I got married, I moved to a new home, I started investing in real estate... I have so much to te...

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We have a rather old fashioned Christmas tree this year that I have covered with little handmade wired bows so far.  I used old fashioned looking ribbons by Martha Stewart.  We bought the ribbo...

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As a nurse, I can't really talk about everything that goes on at work.  So I figured I would paint about it.  You can interpret whatever you like about this picture, but it's probably not w...

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Here are some sewing tutorials for skirts that I would like to try.  I'm saving them here for when I have time to whip one of these up.  Well, at least that's the plan  :D http://nothin...

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Do you throw away the seeds from vegetables that you buy from the store?  Did you know that you can actually grow new vegetable plants from them?  You can!  And it's super fun and easy! ...

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I came across this article  about rich vs poor habits and found it very interesting.  Some points that I gleaned were that I should watch less TV or spend less time on the Internet (use my ...

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Some corsage pins I ordered arrived, but they came in a flimsy ziplock bag.  For safety reasons, ahem, I had to make a new pincushion... with ruffles.  I had previously sewed some swat...

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My mom makes this steamed ginger egg custard as a dessert in our home.  She usually adds ginger when someone is feeling ill in the house as she believes the ginger is good for helping you when ...

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I finished a new roll up make up pouch for myself!   This is my old one.  It didn't have enough spots for my brushes and it was a pain digging around to find eyeliner colours in those ...

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I finally finished painting the card box for my wedding.  I made it out a Frozen-themed treasure chest.  I know, I know, Frozen-lovers all over the world are probably mad at me for defacing...

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I saw some super cute aprons on my trip to Victoria.  I probably should have just bought the cute apron, but of course I decided I might want to make my own one day instead... maybe with hedgeho...

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It's Spring in my garden again and everything is starting to grow and bloom! The crab apple tree has lovely pink and white blossoms. The honey crisp apple tree when it was getting r...

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It's Spring and time to plant seeds!  Here's a nifty idea on how to recycle toilet paper rolls and get free seed planters at the same time.  Best part, it's biodegradable! You will nee...

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My first year of nursing has gone by!  Hurray!  I would love to say that it has been magnificent, but the truth is that it has been rather appalling (and has passed very quickly). TOO MAN...

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It has been 5 months since Poggy has been gone.  I stopped by his grave today and left some flowers.  Poor fellow, I wonder what he's doing in Hedgehog Heaven?  While he might be long...

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There are new Love is Sweet printable tags in the shop. You just need to print the PDF files in colour on cardstock and cut them out with regular or fancy edging scissors. I also m...

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I've been working on favour tags for my wedding in October and came up with some cute tag designs.  I used cardstock that had white on one side and a lovely water colour pattern on the back ...

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I hope you and your family had a very happy Christmas this year.  I feel very spoiled this year with all the goodness around me.  Here are some pictures from my happy holidays.  My sweet...

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A family member requested a small coin pouch that could hold ID and credit cards and would look nice for putting into her purse at parties.  I felt that my usual coin pouches were too casual...

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With Christmas fast approaching, I gathered supplies to make my annual home-made Christmas wreath.  After spotting some small "gourmet" Christmas wreaths at a local florist for upwards of $5...

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Christmas is almost here and I need decorations.  If you're looking for something fun and pretty to make, you can try these water distressed paper poinsettias.  They look pretty nice on tab...

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I've started packaging up goodies for Christmas and needed some new tags.  I tried to find some good tags online for free, but had some trouble finding the perfect ones.  I figured now was as ...

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I've been having fun making water distressed paper flowers the last few days.   They are easy to make and they look quite nice.  I am thinking about using them for my wedding decoratio...

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I tested out a new tutorial today on how to make a Hedgie Hat.  These are hiding places for shy little hedgehogs and hedgehogs that love to burrow.  I know Poggles would have loved to have ...

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It's a little bit late, but I just came across this amazing tutorial by Needles n' Knowledge .  I am blown away. The drawers can all open up and store little trinkets and goodies! You...

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