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Hawaiian Inspiration 2023

By: Lynda January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

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Our trip to Maui this year gave me a lot of much needed inspiration. I thought I’d share some photos from our trip. An interesting sky waiting to board our plane for Hawaii. I’ll start with food, of course! Coconut Glen’s is a great place for ice cream. A sunset in Kihei and a sunrise…

BLAH: Painted fusible

By: Lynda January 7, 2023

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I am reminded today that just because you can do it, it doesn’t mean you need to do it!!

2022 Books

By: Lynda January 4, 2023

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Last year when we returned from our vacation in January, I decided to make a goal of reading at least two books per month. I was already ahead since I had read four on the vacation! I decided that I’d spend 30 minutes every day, first thing in the morning to read. I surpassed my…

My Chronic Cough Journey

By: Lynda December 31, 2022December 31, 2022

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As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to share with you my chronic cough journey in case you or a loved one have been struggling, and not having any luck making the cough go away. A chronic cough is any cough lasting longer than 6 – 8 weeks. When I started out to…

Looking Back 2022

By: Lynda December 30, 2022December 30, 2022

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Can you believe that another year has flown by? Here is a look back on mine. I’ve put links above the pictures to relevant blog posts.

2022 My Favorite Things

By: Lynda December 26, 2022

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Looking back this year, I wanted to again share with you five of my favorite things I’ve been using in my studio. A couple are repeats from previous years. Clover Hot Ruler and the Oliso M2 Mini Project Iron I love this little ruler. I used it when I was making some grocery totes this…

2022 Christmas Ornaments

By: Lynda December 25, 2022December 25, 2022

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here at Happy Acres we celebrate by exchanging our homemade Christmas ornaments. They are made in secret and given on Christmas Day. I never know what I’m going to make from year to year, but for the last many years they have always been made of fabric. I also make…

Best of 2022 Tutorials

By: Lynda December 23, 2022

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Another year has flown by, and it’s time to list my best of 2022 tutorials. In case you missed any of them, I’ve included links to tutorials above the pictures. You also can find all of my tutorials under the Tutorials tab at the top of the page. This year it was pretty slim pickings…

How to: New Potholders

By: Lynda December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

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The last time I sewed potholders was back in 2018, and they are now in pretty bad shape. It was time to make some new ones. They also make quick and easy gifts.