tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75597052827015186332024-02-10T01:50:50.139-08:00Shady Creek LaneConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296065245419448659noreply@blogger.comBlogger623125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559705282701518633.post-87815637490706364742016-11-07T15:27:00.000-08:002016-11-07T15:27:06.090-08:00MY MARY AND MARTHA MOMENT Yesterday at church I had a "Mary and Martha" moment. I am in charge of an upcoming crafting activity for my ward (church congregation) and was talking to the Young Women's President about inviting the young women to join us. I asked her to come with me to the foyer where I had a display set up so that I could explain what projects we were going to be making so that she could then inform the girls. While walking to the foyer she ran into two young women who were visibly upset, she stopped to inquire as to what the tears were about and proceeded to give them hugs and words of encouragement. As this scene played out before my eyes I was impressed with the amount of compassion she was showing. I realized that I was in such a hurry to show her the projects that I had walked right past these two young sisters. I was a woman on a mission and completely missed an opportunity to show charity to them. As I thought about this later in the day I realized that I was definitely having a "Martha" kind of day and she was being "Mary".<br />
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Now I don't mean to berate myself because I truly had a job to do which was a righteous endeavor, however I am glad I had the experience that taught me that <strike>sometimes</strike> most times people are more important than things. I will now look for opportunities for Christ-like charity as was shown to me by this sweet sister.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296065245419448659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559705282701518633.post-55712723329332416592016-10-11T16:27:00.001-07:002016-10-11T16:27:55.748-07:00LET'S BUILD A SNOWMAN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I would share a tutorial on how to build a simple snowman out of wood and other simple materials.</div>
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Materials needed; 1- 4x4 post, not pressure treated. I got mine at Home Depot for around $8-$10 ( I can't remember for sure as I bought this one about 6 months ago for another project). It comes in 8 ft. lengths and you have to cut it down to size.</div>
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I cut the main body in a 9.5" length</div>
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The hat consists of a 1"x6" pine board cut 5.25".</div>
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The top of the hat is another piece of the 4x4 cut to 2 inches.</div>
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This is how it is stacked. But first paint the main body of the snowman with white paint. I used Apple Barrel, white 20403E. The bill and the top are painted black using Apple Barrel black 20404E.</div>
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A piece of fabric (cotton works well) cut 3"x 25" folded in half lengthwise for the scarf. I tore the fabric rather than cutting for a rustic and frayed look.</div>
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Fabric, sprig of greenery, a bunch of mini pine cones and a calligraphy pen to draw the face. You could use a Sharpie to draw the face on the snowman too</div>
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I hot glued the hat decorations on the bill.</div>
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The nose is something I cut using my scroll saw. You could also paint a cute nose right on the face using orange paint. I usually draw the face with a pencil first so I get it just right.</div>
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A quick spray of Glitter Blast is the finishing touch.</div>
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Oh ya, some mismatched buttons are glued down the front also.</div>
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THIS PARTICULAR SNOWMAN IS PART OF THE INVENTORY I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR MY ANNUAL BAZAAR.</div>
Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296065245419448659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559705282701518633.post-62627113491127655222016-10-01T18:16:00.000-07:002016-10-01T18:16:36.086-07:00AN UNEXPECTED NUTTY SURPRISE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Checking my mailbox yesterday I was surprised to see a package inside. I started searching my brain trying to remember if I had ordered anything recently or maybe hubby had ordered something? I then spied a familiar name on the return address, it was from a blogging buddy that I have gotten to know and even had the honor to meet in person a few years ago.<br />
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I recently commented on one of her blog posts about her son and daughter-in-law who spent the summer going to fairs selling sugared and spiced nuts. A mere mention that I LOVE nuts put her into action and low and behold she sent me a bag of them. How stinkin' awesome is that? <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PECAN, ALMONDS AND CASHEWS COVERED IN SUGAR AND SPICES. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THEY ARE DELICIOUS!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THANK YOU MY SWEET FRIEND.</span></div>
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Her name is Saimi. Go check out her blog here: http://mydogarchie.blogspot.com/</div>
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SHE IS AWESOME AND FUNNY AND SHARES THE FUNNIEST STORIES ON HER BLOG.</div>
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(Oh and she has the cutest little twin grandsons ever)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks again Saimi, you rock!</span></div>
<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296065245419448659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559705282701518633.post-25518306502018778242016-09-27T10:43:00.000-07:002016-09-27T10:43:32.106-07:00RENEWED COMMITMENT TO BLOGGING<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo on right you can see the corner where the bookcases used to be and now the Pellet stove gets the corner)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I recently had to move some bookcases from my living room to make space for a pellet stove. During the process of moving a few hundred <strike>bazillion </strike>books I came across some of my previous feeble attempts at keeping a journal. I guess I have never seen myself as a very good writer so to me the journals felt like travelogues and needless to say they were quite lacking. Last night before going to sleep I had the very distinct thought to return to blogging as my way of keeping a journal. When I first started blogging I loved it and worked very hard at keeping it updated with family adventures and just some of my everyday life.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Move over Facebook, take a backseat Instagram, get out of the way texting because I am no longer going to make you my go-to communication, the blog is gettin' some more atten</span></i>tion.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> These are some of the last blooms of summer from my front yard. I am going to enjoy them until the first frost then I will give way to fall and winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> With fall comes hunting season for a lot of people. This is a sign I made to sell in a Salon that lets me sell some of my goods at. I believe it sold the first day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I have always admired hydrangea wreaths but have been too <strike>cheap</strike> frugal to buy one for myself. I happened to have bought different colors of silk hydrangeas for various projects over the years and was able round up enough to make my own wreath at a fraction of the cost of ready made ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Another sign I made for the salon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These projects were made for my cousin who has a florists shop. She is very generous to let me sell things through her store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a custom order for a friend who is giving her daughters room a makeover. Old windows make great frames for quotes, sayings and scriptures.</span></div>
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For the last few months I have had the drive to get back to canning and dehydrating, it's almost an obsession but I stop short of full blown crazy prepper canning lady, (well maybe I am a little bit crazy, ha!).Putting up meals in jars has also been happening along with the canning obsession.<br />
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I blame YOUTUBE for my current state. I have found a couple of ladies on YouTube that have posted some very informative and inspiring videos. My favorite one is Linda at Linda's Pantry. I can't get a link to work but if you go to YOUTUBE and type in "Linda's Pantry" it should bring up her channel. <br />
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Here are some different food preservation techniques I have been doing:<br />
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DEHYDRATING<br />
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Here I have mixed vegetables which were dehydrated from one 5# bag of frozen veggies I got at Cash and Carry. That one bag reduced down to one quart. Next are Roma tomato slices, about 3# of fresh tomatoes sliced about 1/4" thick. The last jar is full of dehydrated corn. I believe that was about four 1 pound bags worth of frozen corn.</div>
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This is a #10 size can of pineapple tidbits dehydrated down to a one quart jar. This stuff is really good. I think it would be good in trail mix or just by the handful for eating.</div>
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From left to right in the jars I have dehydrated navy beans that were cooked and then dried, these will be great for doing up meals in jars as they will be quick cooking. In the next jar are some dried button mushrooms, again great for meals in jars. Next is a jar of dehydrated spinach, which will be great to throw in soups, stews and casseroles. Last but not least are milk chocolate chips. No I didn't dehydrated them I just thought I would seal some up in a jar for future emergencies. The pink dots are just vinyl I had put on some jars for table centerpieces for a church activity and decided to leave them on to add some cuteness. Actually, they are a pain to peel off so I just left them and they have stayed on quite nicely. In the front are some dehydrated oranges that were close to spoiling in the refrigerator. I thought they would be nice this coming fall and winter in pans of water with spices for a yummy smelling house.</div>
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Here are some canned pork and beans (left) and plain red beans (right). These will make for some quick and convenient meals.</div>
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I canned some Jimmy Dean sausage and some ground beef for the first time. They turned out fabulous. I recently opened a jar of the sausage and made a breakfast scramble with it...wonderful and convenient.</div>
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This is one jar of four jars that I canned of homemade vegetable soup with ground beef. It doesn't look so appetizing in the jar but believe me, it's very tasty and have I mentioned convenient??? This will make great shepherds pie.</div>
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Of course I can't forget to mention the pie fillings I made last summer; mixed berry, apple and peach. Delicious! </div>
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Here I have beef chunks, pork and chicken all canned up. Can I just say that having these on the shelf ready to use are so...you got it, CONVENIENT. They are cooked and ready to eat either cold out of the jar or heated up for a meal.</div>
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Along with preparing the meat for canning I ended up with some of the broth left over which I put up in a jar to use in soups and stews. This particular broth came off the pork that I canned which was seasoned with both beef and chicken bouillon along with onions, celery and carrots which I strained before canning. This stuff is like liquid gold. The beef broth in a can you buy at the store doesn't even compare.</div>
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Here I made up a dozen meals in jars. The only thing I bought recently was a can of freeze dried chicken I purchased at Winco (Thrive brand) in their bulk food section, the rest of the ingredients I had on hand.</div>
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These meals include Chicken and rice soup, creamy potato soup, meatless spaghetti, chicken noodle soup, chicken and vegetables with pasta and a meatless chili mac and cheese.</div>
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I hope this might inspire some of you to give food preserving a try. It might be a bit time consuming but so rewarding.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296065245419448659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559705282701518633.post-37559522557051392742015-08-21T21:14:00.002-07:002015-08-21T21:14:57.417-07:00OUT WITH THE OLD...<div abp="288" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I bought this China hutch a couple of years ago from a neighbor who was downsizing, with the intention of painting it black. Well, that didn't happen, I just couldn't bring myself to go to that much work (besides I am the world's worst painter). So here it sat, oversized and out of place, plus hubby HATED it but being the patient husband that he is he kept the grumbling to a minimum.</div>
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I really loved the amount of storage it had, lots of dishes, linens and decorations were stored in the bottom drawers and cupboards.</div>
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However, I never could bring myself to fall in love with it. I am sure in its day it was a very sought after piece but let's face it, it had gone out with the previous century.</div>
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This is what my heart truly was yearning for. A simple black beauty that is like Goldilocks in the baby bears bed, it is JUST RIGHT!</div>
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Oh the fun I will have decorating it for each holiday and season.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hubby and I just spent seven glorious, lazy, relaxing and fun filled days camping in our favorite getaway in the mountains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was able to do some zentangle drawing and had fun drawing these trees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a small tributary that flows into the Cispis river. It was a nice little place to cool off in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took all of these photo's with my cell phone so they weren't very clear but I wanted to post a picture of our dog Paige, who mind you is not real fond of water, but found this little stream to be quite enjoyable.</span></div>
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The grass is already turning brown which usually doesn't happen until July. We can't afford to water our lawns because our water rates are ridiculously high. Here we live in the Pacific Northwest where we have tons of rain and numerous rivers and lakes but our water isn't affordable.</div>
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Looking back through some pictures in my Picasa files some of the cutest kids ever just seemed to jump out at me. These kids are the light of my life but seem to be growing up way too fast. A magic potion needs to be invented that would freeze these kids right now.</div>
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Nothing man makes can compare to what Mother Nature produces.</h2>
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I, for one am not a big fan of most of the colors they are sporting these days. For instance these young women in the first three photo's seem out of place. Images of outstanding beauty with young flawless skin seem to be overshadowed by their hair color.</div>
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For me this series is like a novel that you just can't put down, the kind that time stands still when you are immersed in it. Laundry gets ignored, cooking meals becomes irritating, having to go somewhere becomes a super inconvenience and you are pretty sure to get the answering machine if you call my house. </div>
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Before Christmas I was asked if I would like to put a few of my signs and blocks in a craft bazaar at a local salon. After the bazaar was over the owner asked if I would like to continue to sell some of my crafts in her salon. Well duh, of course I would!!! It has been fun to be able to make things for seasons other than fall and Christmas. They have been selling like hotcakes every since.</div>
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I thought I would share with you some of the fun things I have been making - and selling.</div>
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When it comes to most desserts, {{<em abp="3473">and if that dessert has coconut in it</em>}}, you really have my attention. What caught my attention recently on Pinterest was a dessert called<strong abp="4063"> COCONUT CREAM POKE CAKE.</strong> Just the name alone was<em abp="127"> screaming</em> my name and I just knew I would have to give this delicious and delectable cake a try.</div>
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My life from September through New Year's Day is one <em><strong>BIG FAST LANE</strong></em> so getting to slow down is welcome change for the month of January.</div>
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Of course there is the annual "out with the old and in with the new" party. I love having good friends come over to celebrate the new year with a good old party with food and games. We aren't drinkers so alcohol and hangovers are not a problem for us. Just playing some fun games and having a good time is par for the course.</div>
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Jigsaw puzzles usually come out in January around here. The only problem with this puzzle is it makes me want to hit the bakery every morning. Thank goodness it is finished and a new one (without tempting food) is now being worked on.</div>
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Another thing that gets done in January is clearing out all the Christmas décor and bringing in a new look. These birdies make me wish spring would hurry up.</div>
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A special event happened this month, our granddaughter Aleana was baptized. We don't get to see this little cutie often enough so it was a pleasure to get to spend this special day with her.</div>
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William and Aleana (they are half brother/sister) and cousin Dawson. We sure do love these special people and are so blessed to have them as part of our family.</div>
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I have also read a book and watched some really good movies, luxuries I don't get to indulge in during the busy bazaar and holiday seasons.</div>
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I don't know about anyone else but my postings on my blog took a huge hit last year. I don't know if it is because I have lost interest or because most of the wonderful bloggers I have gotten to know through blogging have either given up completely on blogging or have scaled way back. I know other social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have become the new way to communicate and share things but I still miss the heartwarming stories and pictures fellow bloggers shared. I used to log on early in the morning to see if some of the bloggers I followed religiously had posted something new. I loved reading about their life adventures, scrolling through pictures, catching up on news of new grandbabies and fun vacations and just the day to day things they shared. </div>
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Dawson (4) and Aleana (8) had a blast playing together.</div>
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Natasha and her Christmas orange.</div>
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Duncan and Paige even got a gift for Christmas to share.</div>
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The eagerly awaiting brunch bunch.</div>
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The big kids table for the brunch.</div>
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Dustin, Randy and Matthew getting into the fun.</div>
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Little Miss Aleana is going to have some fun with this gift. Pedicure anyone?</div>
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William and Courtney checking out some holiday candy.</div>
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Connie gramma and Dawson giving out hugs.</div>
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Spencer, Dawson and Natasha.</div>
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Brother hugs...you just don't see that everyday.</div>
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What's this all about Dawson?</div>
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The Seahawks/Ducks combo sweatshirt.</div>
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Spencer with a really cool hovering toy.</div>
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Matthew with more Seahawks gear.</div>
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Gift overload Dawson? </div>
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Nothing like a buddy bear for Spencer.</div>
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Jumping amongst the wrapping paper is always a hit. What is it about the boxes that kids just love?</div>
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Christmas 2014</div>
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THE END!</div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296065245419448659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559705282701518633.post-62343179754736199562014-10-21T20:24:00.000-07:002014-10-21T20:24:33.887-07:00THE FINAL PLUM TREE FARM BAZAAR<div abp="130">
This was the last year for this particular bazaar I participate in. It had a fun run of eleven years but all good things must come to an end. The owner of the barn and the biggest contributor to the inventory that is sold had to call it quits as she has a handicapped daughter that needs her undivided attention. I totally understand her priorities at this time.</div>
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I thought I would share some photo's (there were more than 30 vendors) with you of what the big finale had to offer. There are quite a few pictures, I just couldn't leave anything out. Enjoy!</div>
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I so appreciate your comments and feedback. Between Facebook, Pinterest and my blog I take serious any and all comments, it helps me to know if I am on the right track. I'm really not looking for compliments (although I am flattered sometimes) I just would like any sort of critiques, they let me know what I should make more of.</div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13296065245419448659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559705282701518633.post-43434266853808067552014-09-13T15:12:00.000-07:002014-09-13T15:12:18.209-07:00CRAFT BAZAAR SEASON HAS BEGUN...INVENTORY BUILDING<div abp="1137">
While all of you are settling into a "back to school" routine those who make crafts are digging in with full force to get our inventories built for the holiday craft season. Daily we troll blogs and Pinterest for new ideas and old ideas with new twists to inspire us. Yes, we crafters are busy little bee's right now.</div>
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Because I live in the state of Washington, home of the Seattle Seahawks, I have decided to cater to some of our local Seahawks fans. More blue, green and white will be showing up in my inventory.</div>
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I have a soft spot in my heart for this sweet saying, perhaps others will like it too.</div>
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Halloween will be here soon with all of its spooky décor.</div>
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Thanksgiving is sometimes an overlooked holiday but hopefully these gratitude sentiments will be appreciated.</div>
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I always try to have non holiday items available, people are always looking for gift ideas. This is a simple wood tray that might be just perfect for a daughter, sister or friend.</div>
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Sayings on canvas also make great gifts.</div>
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Now let's hope I can keep the crafting energy going so I will be ready for the craft bazaars.</div>
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