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| New wreath I made from a piece of canvas and some flowers. twine, buttons and an Owl Plant Pick. I folded the canvas over and sewed a pocket on the folded side. Next I opened a wire hanger and threaded it on. Hot glue was used to close the opening and to glue the embellishments on. |
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| I also made 2 pillows from a vintage linen towel. |
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| Both the rooster and hen were on the same towel. Fun, quick and easy. |
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| I bought some old fashioned lamps at work. The shades were white cardboard. I covered them with Mod Podge and pages from an old falling apart hymn book I rescued from the thrift store trash. |
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| These are from the 70's I'd think. |
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| I gave them a coat of primer first. |
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| They needed a second coat. They were so shiny that the primer didn't stick as well as I thought it would. |
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| After 2 coats they were ready to spray paint. |
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| I used Ace Hardware Metallic Silver spray paint. It did a great job. |
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| It covered really well and was extra shiny. |
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| I did this little house picture frame too. |
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| I sewed some pillows also. |
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| I'm really pleased with how my project turned out. I've been doing some other sewing also, but I will have to post about it sometime later. I'll be looking at all your blogs today! |
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| I've been away from the blog for a while, I've been in Georgia. |
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| Don & I have been visiting daughter, Ashley. |
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| We had a lot of fun playing with grandson, Aiden |
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| We visited the submarine museaum |
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| We watched Aiden play ball |
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| We just hung around and had fun visiting. |
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| I have added mod podge to my paintings. |
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| They are ready to frame. I got the frames at the Thrift Store and I'm adding some color and glazing to them. |
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| The scripture verses are from an old Hymn book and the letters are from scrapbook supplies. |
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| This reminds me of daughter, Ashley she would sit for a long time playing in beach sand. Her hair was long and braided. |
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| At Sunset Beach, NC we have a mailbox named The Kindred Spirit. It is in the dunes just a few yards from the ocean There are notebooks and pens inside. You can hike to the mailbox and write a message in the book. I have walked there myself and read many of the messages. Many are praise to God for the wonderful beach and for the vacation the writer is able to have. Many are prayer requests for sick, some tell of deaths and loss, some just pour out their feelings on the pages. They put the book back in the mail box and it is there for the next "kindred spirit" to read. |
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I have been MIA from this blog for a while. But I have been sewing up a storm. |
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| I have made 10 Owl pillows 10 Jean and fabric pillows |
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| I love this apron pattern made from a cut up pair of jeans. |
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| In total I have made 10 aprons. |
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| I have been sewing most of my spare time. |
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| 19 snowmen 23 gingerbread men 16 denim owl ornaments |
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| I keep my projects on the table in the sewing room and sew every time I get some free minutes. The finishes, I put on the day bed. I have done some painting also and will show you soon. I'll be back soon But right now, I've got sewing to do!! |
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| Our Woman to Woman meeting was held at the church last Saturday. The name tags were hung on the clothes line and worn with clothes pins. |
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| The theme was Wrinkle Free Women. Just as the laundry needs attention our lives need attention, too. |
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| Keep your life clean and open before the Lord. Take care of stains and tough cleaning problems as soon as they come up. Don't wait to confess those sins until they leave permanent scars on your life. |
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| Remember the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:9 Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7 We had lots of fun with games and prizes centering around cleaning and laundry products. Our lunch was soup, sandwich, salad & dessert. The door prizes were baskets of cleaning supplies. (43 women attended and I know some people reading my blog will want this idea for future reference.) Thanks for stopping by! |
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| These sweeties are cousins, Kayla & Sara |
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| Brothers, Joel and Tyler. |
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| Daughter, Mandie |
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| Son in Law, Brad |
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| Linleigh |
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| grandson, Aiden |
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| Daughter, Ashley |
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| Aletta and Donnie |
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| Bretts mom, Jonette (Keeping up with Brett is a full time job) |
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| Theres Ben |
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| Aunt Mandie is getting her finger scanned, Is she naughty or nice? |
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| our beautiful grandaughter, Alicia |
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| Mike's family Mike, Lisa, Eric and Ethan |
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| Can you get that ginger bread boy into your mouth without dropping it or using your hands? |
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| many will try but only one can be the winner! |
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| Grandpa has lots of help passing out the gifts. |
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| Mandie makes sure everyone gets the correct package. It's Lots of Fun to have a big family at Christmas!! |
