Introspective
May Giveaway Day/Week is Here!
That’s right, folks, it’s time for another Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day/Week! I love these giveaway weeks, they’re always so much fun. This time, rather than give away specific fabrics, I’m going to let you choose your own. In other words, I’m giving away a $20 gift certificate to Sew Mama Sew! How fun is [...]
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Getting Happy: Making Time for Me
The kind folks at BlogHer asked me to write a response to this week’s Life Well Lived Getting Happy question. Really, it couldn’t be more perfect for me: How do you put yourself first? How does taking time for yourself help make you happier? The answer to this, for me, is so simple: crafts. I dabble in [...]
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Whimseybox Giveaway!
Greetings, all! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in a funk lately. Even though we’ve had an unusually warm winter (yay!) it’s been gray and cloudy, and these dark evenings are really starting to get to me. I needed a serious boost of color to lift my spirits. How perfect is it then, [...]
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New Year, New Plans
Happy new year, everyone! I hope everyone had a safe and happy transition from 2011 to 2012. Like most folks, I’ve made a few resolutions. While it’s been my nature in the past to go all-out the first week in January and then fail miserably at all the life change that don’t stick, this year [...]
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2011 Crafty Year in Review
Looking back, I’d have to say that 2011 was the year of experimentation. I dabbled and tried a few different crafts. Thanks to Pinterest, I cooked more and experimented more in the kitchen. I tried my hand at jewelry making and even wrote a tutorial about one of my projects. All in all, it was [...]
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Early Merry Christmas To Me
I’ve wanted one for a long time, and I finally got one! This is my new sheep mug from Jennie the Potter on Etsy. If you are a knitter, or know a knitter, her shop is filled with adorable knitting related/themed items – stitch markers, jewelry, yarn bowls and mugs. My mug is custom made, [...]
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Flea Market Fancy Giveaway – Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day/Week!
THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED! WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED SHORTLY! I’m giving away some Flea Market Fancy fabric as part of Sew Mama Sew’s Giveaway Day/Week! Yay! Fabrics include fat quarters of Flea Market Fancy Pink Seeds, Yellow Posies, Green Posies and Pink Posies. I know that part of the Flea Market Fancy line is going [...]
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I’m in The Paper!
Check it out – I’m this month’s Maker in The Paper, Louisville’s Good News free monthly. How fun is that article? It’s the result of a fabulous conversation with Grace Simrall (a fellow Let Them Tweet Cake-r) and a very windy, very cold photo session with Brett Marshall one afternoon. Despite being consummate professionals, they [...]
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NaBloPoMo 2011 – Success!
I did it! Hurray! NaBloPoMo 2011 is done. I posted every day this November, and while there were a few clunkers, I’m really proud that I managed to keep up with the posts. I almost forgot to write this one today, though. Wouldn’t that have been a kick in the pants? Thanks to everyone for [...]
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