Six years ago today, I met Dave. Looking across the table in that restaurant at that guy with the Hawaiian shirt and the unshaven face, I had no idea we’d be here and we’d have This. “This” says it all.
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Handcrafted Jewelry Studio Review
Although I would not give up my “real” books and magazines, I really like some of these new emags. When I was given the opportunity to review this, I wasn’t sure. However, I really liked In Stitches emag, so I’d take a look at this one. This emag focuses on mixed-media jewelry. There is over…
Read MoreGiveaway: The Printed Pattern
Giveaway Winner – #7 Debi Ziemer of Louisville, KY Today’s book review and giveaway is for The Printed Pattern – Techniques and Projects for Inspiring Printmaking and Surface Design by mother and daughter team, Rebecca and Yvonne Drury whose line of wallpapers, printed fabrics, lampshades, and furniture have been featured in publications around the globe…
Read MoreIt’s Spring for sure!
Well, it’s looking like it’s Spring here at Happy Acres. Yesterday, we opened up the porch to let the cats enjoy the warm temps. This not the official opening since I need to wash down the floor, clean the furniture and bring out the cushions but it was like a “soft” opening. The first to…
Read MoreOrganizing the Freezer
I’ve been doing some organizing lately since we’ve not had a lot of nice weather yet to get out and work in the yard. Since hubby grows most of what we eat and grows a lot of it, we really use our freezer. After combining our households and walking down the aisle, we realized when…
Read MorePlaying with watercolor sprays
I’m taking an online class – the second workshop in the Strathmore Visual Journal Online Workshop Series. You can still sign up and it’s free. Check it out HERE. In our second lesson of Workshop 2 we played with watercolors. One of the major things I learned was how to make my watercolors into sprays.…
Read MoreMore Perfume Recipes
Today’s post is about the other two easy perfume recipes – one a roll-on and the other a spray. [stextbox id=”custom”]Roll-On Perfume [print_link] Mix 1:5 fragrance to Cyclomethicone 1 gram fragrance or essential oil 5 grams Cyclomethicone [/stextbox] All you need is a mixing bowl (I use the glass measuring cup), the fragrance or essential…
Read MoreSmelling good – Solid Perfume
When the last of my perfume ran out over a year ago, I decided that I wouldn’t buy any more. Instead I would make my own. I finally got around to making some last week and thought I’d share my recipes with you. They are all really easy and fun. Today’s post is about solid…
Read MoreCherry Almond Scones
I love scones. They aren’t something I eat very often, but I’ve been really wanting to make some for a long time. I figured that they can’t be too difficult. If I can make biscotti, surely I can make scones. So last week I opened up this book again and made Cherry Almond scones, adapted…
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