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Sweet Pickled Jalapenos – with recipe
I did not grow up eating spicy food. Truly, anything beyond black pepper was considered spicy, and even black pepper was rare – truth be told, I still don’t like it much. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve tried more spicy food, and have even ramped up my taste for spicy things – somewhat. I’ll [...]
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Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe
This has been making the rounds on the internet lately, but I had to try it. This weekend, I made my own laundry detergent. Then I used it. And I love it. First of all, I never in a million years would have thought I’d jump at the chance to make my own laundry detergent. [...]
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Nail Polish Jewelry Tutorial – Pendants
This is my 400th post! To celebrate, I’m sharing a tutorial. As you all know, I’ve been on a nail polish kick recently. There are just so many amazing colors available these days, and so many types – glitters, holographics, shimmers, metallics, shatters, you name it. And while I wish I could wear all of [...]
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Jelly Roll Race Quilt – An Explanation
On Friday, I posted this video of a Jelly Roll Race. It’s a quirky, fun way to make a quilt, especially if you turn it into a race among quilters. The pattern is here on the Heirloom Creations site. It’s an extremely easy quilt to make, but it can be a little perplexing to see how [...]
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Knitting with Wire & Beads
Since the air conditioning was out yesterday, and we couldn’t leave the apartment in case the repairman showed up (he didn’t), I needed to find something to do to keep my mind and hands occupied. The sewing room was too hot, so working on the quilt was out. The thought of touching yarn just gave [...]
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Step by Step: Scrabble Tile Pendant
As you can probably tell by the posts on this site, I don’t do a lot of paper crafts. I don’t scrapbook or do any bookbinding. I also don’t do much with jewelry. I dabble a little with beading, but not much. I don’t really wear jewelry on a daily basis, so it’s not a [...]
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