tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20354258847809076272012-02-16T11:51:36.094-05:00The adventures of a crafter with a terribly addictive personality... always flitting from project to project!missbossypantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13386504690821511086noreply@blogger.comBlogger671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035425884780907627.post-11911509109333743082011-01-30T11:19:00.007-05:002011-01-30T11:52:11.361-05:00

Woo Hoo!!! I was featured by the super awesome Kimbo of A Girl and a Glue Gun. Go check out her blog - she is super crafty, and she's hilarious! She cracks me up.Kimbo hosted a really great series on "hair crap" (part of the reason I like her style is because she talks like me!), and closed the week with a linky party.I linked my felt hairclips that I made for Valentine's day 2010.There were 142

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I couldn't help it.... the shameless pun had to be used. It is just too too cute!My sister-in-law called me a couple days ago with a request. She signed up her and my niece for a mommy and me dance class. The first class was last Saturday at a local, well-known dance studio. Not thinking much of it, she dressed D in a nice comfy track suit for easy mobility. Well, when they got there, all the

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O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!Long lay the world in sin and error pining,Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!O night divine, O night when Christ was born!O night, O holy night, O night divine!Led by the

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I'm not. I have a million goodies to bake, a dress to sew for my niece, and ALL of the giftwrapping to do.So, in an effort to save time and make my husband do more than just pay for the Christmas gifts ;) I ever-so-nicely asked him to start the wrapping for me.You see, he is a shift worker, and has been on the afternoon shift for the past 2 weeks. This means the kids and I leave the house at 9am,

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I've discovered a new online pattern shop, and all the patterns in the HomeSpun Threads Shoppe are FREE. You'll need to click the link to go there and begin ordering your free downloads.29 Patterns and pattern combinations to choose from...how?All they simply ask is that you become a follower of HomeSpun-Threads blog and help spread the word. Seems fair enough to me!!! I ordered about 6 of their

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I absolutely LOVE the Sew Mama Sew giveaway days!!! This year, I was so worried I wouldn't be able to find the time to visit the hundreds of blogs to enter their great giveaways....But what do you know.... we got hit with a RECORD-BREAKING BLIZZARD! It made international news, so some of you may have heard of it. I live in Lambton County, Ontario Canada. The closest large city in Lambton County

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****THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED****I thank all of you for your lovely comments!!! Stay tuned for the winner post!Welcome to the missbossypants giveaway!!!!! This day could not have come at a better time! 2 weeks ago, I had my one year blogiversary. I wanted to comemorate the occasion by doing a giveaway, but didn't know what to give away, or how I would execute the whole thing. THEN... I found

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How convenient!!! I was trying to think of a giveaway to do to comemorate my 1 year blogiversary, when I came across the Sew, Mama, Sew blogpost, announcing their next giveaway day!!! On Monday, December 13th, come back here to see what I've got up my sleeve! I'll be having TWO GIVEAWAYS!!! I'll have something from the missbossypants sewing room, as well as something from my sister-in-law's

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I suck. I can't keep track of other people's anniversaries (well at least I sent a facebook message to my bestie at 11:55pm on the day of her 13th wedding anniversary), let alone one of mine I should have remembered!!!Saturday was my Blogiversary!!!! Yep, one whole year of you guys reading up on what's going on in my sweatshop (aka basement sewing room), and what my crazy family has been up to.I

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Halloween has come and gone, and now we are left with a MOUNTAIN of candy, chocolate and chips to deal with (ie: pilfer from the kids' bags while they sleep!)It was a crazy weekend, filled with parties, events and trick-or-treating.Sweetie had a Halloween party at a classmate's house Saturday afternoon, and the local "Purple Pumpkin Party" was held on Saturday night. The Purple Pumpkin Party is

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I've been ripping white bedsheets,looking for the green face makeup,and digging out some old tulle from my wedding 8 years ago.Any guesses what Halloween costumes I'm prepping for?Hint: There are 3 costumes in the making, one each for Monkey, Sweetie and I (Mac will be fulfilling his firefighter duties on Devil's night and Halloween, so the only costume he gets to wear is his bunker gear. That's

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My mom was married to a wonderful man 10 days ago, in a laid-back, country themed wedding. The invitation stated "casual western attire encouraged". I don't do western, it just isn't my style. But that doesn't mean my kids won't wear it! Mom said denim was a-ok, but as family of the bride, I still felt the need to dress up a little. Almost a year ago, I won a great book called Absolutely A Line

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I am a healthy woman who has never had a debilitating disease, I've only ever had one surgery in my life (for an ectopic pregnancy), and don't have a family history of any diseases or cancers. I am very lucky for the life that I lead in good health.Because of that, I feel there should be no reason for me not to do what I can for those who don't enjoy perfect health. My body continually makes and

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I am SO EXCITED! I was a vendor at the Bellies, Babies and Beyond show this past spring, and did some great networking. I met a scrapbooking supplies vendor who ran her own online store called UP THE STREET. Tara's creations are beautiful! She uses the newest, cutting-edge supplies and techniques, and sells them too! Tara told me in the spring that she would soon be opening an actual bricks

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!Here in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving early-mid October, during the traditional harvest time. (I never understood the American Thanksgiving in late November - by then, it may already be snowing!!!) The farmers are in the field, harvesting the last of the fruits of their labour, and preparing the fields for the next crop, which in our area, is usually winter wheat (or the

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About a week ago, I was in the backyard with the kids, and I sauntered over to the garden. My garden didn't do well at all this year, with the super-high temperatures, and lack of rainfall throughout the summer. I will not confirm, nor deny the fact that my laissez-faire style of gardening may not have helped the outcome of the harvest. Let me say.... ummmm, that I hate to weed a garden. It

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I have ALWAYS wanted tall, high-heeled boots. But, those of you who join me in the "beefy calf club" probably share the same problem: most of the time, the boots don't even zip over my calves! I have admired many a pair, only to be disappointed when I tried them on.I took a little evening shopping trip sans children last friday - it was pure bliss. I went to the local Sears, hoping to find a

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A little late in the season to be finally showing this off, I know..... but it's just so COOL!!! (if I do say so myself!) I can't take the credit for this great idea, I found it here at Make it and Love it Basically, you start with a plain old pair of flip-flops, and pretty them up! For full information on how to make them, I recommend you to visit Ashley's tutorial, since she did such a great

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This year, my 4-year old Monkey started Junior Kindergarten. He was so excited to go to "big school", as he had been attending a full day pre-school previously(which he used to call "school" when he didn't know any better!). Kindergarten at our local school is full days, every other day, so he was very excited to pack a lunch and have recess. He had heard so much about school from Sweetie, that

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I'm baaaaaaaack!!!! Actually, I've been here all along, but I was just sucked into the excitement of summer.This summer was a HOT one!!! Here in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, our summer was full of record breaking temperatures with very long stretches between any rains. It was a great year for the beach, splashpads and vacations, but not so good for our garden and flower pots (doesn't help when

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Late June and early July are busy around our household, full of cakes, cupcakes, presents, pool parties, and lots of fun. Here's a rundown of our 2010 summer birthday season: This is what 4 looks like: Monkey is all decked out on his birthday, ready for his first day of summer program. (all of a sudden, he thinks wearing his hat sideways is cool - we let him, just because he's so cute) He was

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Ok, so I hit "Enter" as I was making a title on my next blog post. And, it published. So, just call this a little teaser for my upcoming post (probably of the same title!)

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Call it a filler, call it what you will, here's another "get to know me" post:1. Many people pronounce my name SOH-nya rather than SAW-nya. I'll answer to anything.2. I love to cook. My mom had me making dinner probably starting from 8th grade. Within a few years, I considered myself a better cook than she.3. I love to travel. Sadly, I haven't been on a plane for 6 years, and haven't been outside

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The school year is coming to a close, and I've been scrambling to get some teacher gifts done. Monkey is not in school yet, but goes to a pre-school program full time, so he definitely has some teachers in his life.... 6 to be exact! I loved these felt dahlia pins when I saw them on Holidash, and just had to try it out. I figured if it worked, it would make a fun, stylish gift for his teachers (

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This week's theme for Shutter Love Tuesdays on the Trendy Treehouse blog is "a Father's Love". As soon as I read it, I thought of this picture. It was taken at Ipperwash beach, Lake Huron in August, 2006. Mac is throwing Sweetie up in the air and scooping her feet in the water, and she loves it!!!Here's hoping I win! Come visit the Trendy Treehouse and check out the other entries! (click on their

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A couple weeks back, I was in the thrift store, and happened across these: (circa 1955 - that's 22 years older than me!!!) I had NO idea what it really was for, or whether I'd even be able to use it, but.... did you see the price tags? I had to have them, even if my $3 was wasted in the end, and they turned into paperweights. I got home and did some research. Turns out the automatic zigzagger was

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I've just joined the blog The Thrifty Garde Robe, where all contributors post about their recent sewing creations. I just added my first two cents worth here. Go check it out!

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Ok, another mention of the SewMama Sew giveaway day....The winner of my giveaway was Rachael from A Little Bit of Everything. Rachael's blog has the same background as mine! I think it was meant to be, definitely destiny that she would be the winner! She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, so my goodies sure went for a voyage! The prizes arrived, and she blogged about them here (lucky girl, she

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Remember the SewMamaSew Giveaway day in May? I sure do - and so does my blog! My hitcounter went THROUGH THE ROOF that day. It sure was fun visiting all the other 5 million blogs and entering their giveaways - it took me 3 days to get through them all!Now, I'm not really the luckiest person around when it comes to giveaways. I won a crockpot once from our local health unit - that was pretty cool

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I just made a purchase from a great new Etsy shop I found called Simple Serendipity. (Don't tell my husband, he thinks I already have enough jewelry!)I came across Sara's shop through a giveaway. I swear, all I was doing was trying to win a gift certificate!!! All I had to do was look through the shop, pick my favourite and put it in the comments section of the blog holding the giveaway. But

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The fabric has been freshly laundered and dried to perfection in the late May sunshine (or should I say the SWELTERING HEAT!)A racing fan family has asked me for custom aprons and chef hats with checkered flag fabric, and each child's favourite colour. We have a very manly dark purple (show that to your husband, Angela!), a classic red, and a sweet light pink. The little girl is only 8 weeks old

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Comment #72RACHAEL from A Little Bit of Everything in Christchurch, New Zealand, who said: "I am following your blog"Congratulations Rachael! I'll be sending you an e-mail to get your mailing address. (Guess I'd better save up some pennies for shipping all the way to the other side of the world!)Funny fact about Rachael: She has the same blog background as I do! What are the chances!?! It must

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****Edit****** Ok, I'm a dork, May 20th is a Thursday, NOT a Friday, and I actually meant to say that the giveaway closes on Thursday, May 20th at 4pm. I have received some comments after 4pm today, so I will allow them in, since I made the boo-boo. But now, the time has come that I am now closing the comments, and getting the result by random.org. Good luck everyone!If you're here from Sew

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I must tell you, I wasted some of my life today - cleaning my house. But don't worry, I didn't clean a lot, so I didn't waste my life away......Have a wonderful weekend! Sweetie will most likely be getting a haircut this afternoon, so perhaps some before and after pics will be posted tonight. She's actually going to have a "hairstyle". Wish us luck!

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Well, I did it. I got the last minute e-mail invite to be in the show on Friday morning. I accepted. I sewed until 4am, then out of bed at 7am to get ready for the show. I found childcare for monkey, and decided to bring sweetie with me, since she always begs to come to shows with me. (Mac was working nightshift, and needed to sleep during the day)Of course, sweetie woke up with diarrhea.....

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I found the 13th scrapbook page pic! This is one of my favourites. I scraplifted the idea, not the actual layout. It was a layout that used a lot of bling and embellishments. Sounded good to me! (It's actually a lot more sparkly/blingy/exciting in real person. The white letters are covered in clear glass balls which gives it a really cool effect!).....and yes, the bottle cap in the top right

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Come see me, shop around and hear some great speakers!Women's Health and Lifestyle Show from 9am-4pm at All Saints Parish Hall, Strathroy. Guest speakers at 11:00, 1:00, and 3:00. Tickets are $15 each, or 3 for $40.00. All attendees receive a free gift bag!Speakers are Maureen Hagan from GoodLife Fitness, Rebecca Liston, Homeopathic Physician & Dr. Jenna Eidt. Topics include hormonal harmony &

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Waaaaaay back in the fall of 2009, I was introduced to sewing blogs, etsy.com, tutorials, and overall crafty goodness. Since then, I've been OBSESSED!!!One of the great blogs I stumbled upon was Sew, Mama, Sew!. They have a blog with wonderful sewing ideas and instructions, a fabric shop, and forums. I love that they have "theme" months, with regular content that is always really interesting

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On the weekend of April 23-25, I went to a scrapbooking weekend just for girls. It was funny, I looked at all the ladies there (24 of us!), and said, "wow, just think of all the little kiddies at home with their daddies right now, eating Kraft dinner and hot dogs, and watching cartoons to their heart's content!" Not a problem though, kids need a good dose of mac and cheese once in a while, and

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I've got lots to tell you about my scrapbooking weekend, but I haven't uploaded the pics yet. So, in the meantime, I've just got a little "funny" for you to give you a smile!Ok, I've got a funny story for you too:We have leased vehicles for the last 10 years, but since the whole auto industry went to crap, the dealerships are no longer leasing. The lease on our blue van is up this June, so we

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After many requests to sell my products online, I'm finally listing here on my blog. I have not installed official shopping software or anything, so there is no "shopping cart" to review your order. What I've planned, at least for the time being, is to use paypal billing. Peruse my listings here, decide what you'd like to order, then e-mail me at: sonya(dot)missbossypants(at)gmail(dot)com. I will

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This post is a bit of a show off for me, but also for my use so I don't forget how to set up at my next show!!! :)I was a vendor at the first annual Bellies, Babies and Beyond Baby Expo in Strathroy this week, and had the chance to debut my new display. What's that you say, the sign closely resembles a crown and anchor wheel that can be found at most social gaming nights? yeah, I know. It's

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I have MORE to show you for the upcoming Bellies, Babies and Beyond Baby Expo!I ventured into making felt play food.... and it sucked me in for good! I love making this stuff, it's so cute and somewhat life-like! You can't make it too lifelike, or it won't last in the toyroom - you get a hungry toddler on your hands, and, well, you know!!! :)First, I present:Crackers and cheese! I love these

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Only one more day!!! I'm so excited to be a vendor in a new show that is debuting in my hometown. The Bellies Babies and Beyond Baby Bonanza is on Wednesday, April 14th from 7pm to 9:30pm at the Strathroy Seniors Centre (137 Frank St). Please bring a food donation for Strathroy's Women's Rural Resource Centre as your admission. Who is the host? Who are “Nurturing Mothers”?Nurturing Mothers is

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In my previous post, I talked about some stain protection for little cooks. The stains were, for the most part, going to be imaginary ones.This time, I promise some protection from REAL stains!Introducing...... some pretty cool bibs!For the upcoming Bellies, Babies and Beyond Baby Expo, I wanted to create things that were specifically for babies and kids. Sorry mommas, no cup cozies offered at

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Whether real or imagined..... :)I've been "slaving in the kitchen" making loads of felt food for the upcoming "Bellies Babies and Beyond Baby Bonanza". I'm hoping that tons of kids will be able to play with all the great food. But you know, when kids are playing with playfood, they definitely need an apron!!! The bacon might splatter, the pasta sauce might drip... they need protection! So, I

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So what do you think of the new digs? I thought it was time for a little update. I still really need to get at a custom header. One of these days.....I think this background is nice and springy - anything to get spring to come a little sooner and faster!!!Come on spring!!! We're ready for the Tulips, Narcissus and Hyacinths!

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Remember the lovely things I received all the way from Australia? I posted about them here. I made some things for my swap partner in North Carolina, USA, but couldn't post about them until I was sure she received them. It's actually been a while since she replied, but, you know, life gets busy..... and finally here I am, blogging about it. I had the name and address of my swap partner, but

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Woo hoo! 2 posts in 2 days.... not like me at all! I really should be at my sewing machine getting some craft show items made. Tomorrow's another day....This is a list of 98 things that you may or may not have done. The ones that are in bold are the ones that I have done.1. Started your own blog2. Slept under the stars -3. Played in a band4. Visited Hawaii5. Watched a meteor shower6. Given more

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My package from my swap partner on the Mother Huddle Handmade Exchange! I went to the post office before I picked up the kids from school. All I wanted to do was rip it open in the van, just dying to see what was inside! I have read enough blogs to know that I had to wait until I got home so I could take pictures of the whole process.And it came all the way from Australia!!!I decided to take

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Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to a really cool guy. This is Jack. I know, I know, a bit of a blank look on his face, but deep down, he's fun, interesting, and a good companion.A little awkward that he's naked though, no?Let's get him dressed now.Good old black shoes. Can't go wrong with a classic pair of black shoes. Shows he's a dependable guy.Classic blue jeans. Who doesn't love a

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I've been invited to be a vendor at the Bellies, Babies and Beyond Baby Expo in Strathroy on April 14th. I'm really excited to be asked to sew for a show that has such a specific audience. These are people who know what they are looking for, and come to purchase! I most likely will do my ouchie bags, since they are such a great item for moms and babies - just think, labour pains, colic, ear

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The story of our lives in the household this week....'nuff said.

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Remember these? This group of barrettes was just the start of the feverish crafting this week in preparation for the kids' Valentines parties at school. Many more were crafted and finished for 16 lucky little girls. I hope they like them! Each set was clipped onto Valentines that were free downloads from some great blogs. Of course, Monkey chose a Valentine with Dinosaurs on it - is there

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I've sewn things for myself, my kids, my kids' friends, our dog Sunny, and my craft shows, but Mac had not yet been the lucky recipient of my sewing. There just wasn't anything I could think of that he would actually wear or use. UNTIL he decided to treat himself. He decided that he needed an ipod. not just any ipod, it had to be the Touch. I imagined him throwing it inot his coat pocket,

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I linked my Valentine's hair clips to the somewhat simple Strut Your Stuff Thursday. It's a Valentine's theme, and I'm hoping to get some great ideas on the links from other bloggers!

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For Valentine's day, I wanted to make a cute little something for Sweetie and Monkey's classmates. I decided rather easily what I would do for the girls. White, red, pink, hearts, it definitely lends itself much easier to girly gifts!These ones are made from Dollar Store hair clips of varying colours and designs. Unfortunately, you can see the colour a little through the light pink felt, but

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My sister-in-law (and fellow craft show vendor) has opened her own etsy shop. Krista makes really cute hair clips, and she has been known to make the odd tutu as well! Check out her offerings on etsy here. She's been a busy girl today - she set up a Facebook page for us to show off our crafty wares and to announce what is new. We are planning on some craft shows this year, so watch for some

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It's been a tough couple of weeks around here in the MacKenzie household. A week ago yesterday I woke up quite dizzy, and it brought back terrible memories of having vertigo during my pregnancy with Sweetie. I didn't have too bad of a day, and continued on with life. The next day, the dizziness was still there, and added to it was a monster headache. GREAT. I LOVE headaches (cha right, and

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Wanna win one of THESE?!? I do! That's why I'm posting this great giveaway! Head on over to That's So Cuegly. There are 3 ways to enter, (including visiting allbarstools.com) and a possibility of 5 entries in your name! I follow this blog (one of the MANY craft blogs I read every day!), and love it! Good luck!!!

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Just a little note for those of you who like to wear scarves as an accessory. I found a little tute on various ways to tie your scarf! Find it here. Enjoy your enhanced accessorizing! :)

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In the big wide ocean of sewing/crafting blogs in which I have recently immersed myself, I came across a challenge. I should say, I've come across many challenges, some that require you to pledge not to buy new clothing, only allowing you to repurpose, refashion, sew from scratch and/or buy used. Someday I hope to be able to do something like that, but I'm not necessarily at that point just yet

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I've got some questions for you.... (it's going to be a very strange post, jumping from subject to subject)1. What time of the day should I excercise?Ok, so I've always had a great reason NOT to excercise, be it no time, no energy, kids will bug me, etc etc etc.... but I really need to get going!!! I have a perfectly good (read: really great) treadmill in the basement. It was bought for me

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An old elementary school friend of mine saw one of my appliqued shirts and thought it would be a great gift for all of her nieces and nephews (and a few friends out there too, I think). So, a big shirt order came my way.... 15 shirts with maple leafs in camouflage fabric. Pink for the girls...yellow and green for the babies due in the spring whose sex is yet unknown....And blue for the

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Cup Cozies, aprons, ouchie bags, tag lovey blankets and coasters aplenty!!!Some are for orders, others gifts, and some, well, just because I'm addicted, that's why!!!I'm still taking orders for those who are looking for stocking stuffers, teacher and neighbour gifts, or just a special treat for yourself!I've never officially listed items and pricing before, as it was always just by word of mouth,

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Ok, so probably the LAST thing I need is to take on something new.... but I do have this personality that leads me to new and fun things continually... so I'll try it. I've recently started reading other crafters' blogs, and I'm feeling the need to reach out to all of you and show you a little more about me, my life, my family, and the crazy things we do! I hope to show you some of my favourite

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