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Vanilla Almond Bluberry Crumb Bars

Pin It You know when you bake something and the instant it comes out of the oven, you know that you need to invite over friends – for fear that you’ll eat them all yourself?. Because they’re that good.  That’s how I feel about these Vanilla Almond Blueberry Bars.  Oh friends, I wish I could [...]

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Fun Ways To Patch Holes In Jeans

A fun email popped up in my inbox this weekend from Susan.  She has her grandkids for the week and her daughter dropped the kids off with every single pair of jeans having holes in them.  Her email had me giggling as she explains how her daughter claims to have been scarred for life from [...]

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Giveaway ~ $200 The Land Of Nod Gift Card

Happy Friday Friends!  I have joined up with Stephanie from the fabulous Modern Parents Messy Kids to bring you an incredible giveaway today. By now you should all know I have a thing for The Land Of Nod – it started with the only crib I’ve ever owned and continues with every product I’ve bought [...]

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Sew be it Bracelet Purse Tutorial

Tutorial ~ Bracelet Purse Tutorial With Free Pattern

Pin It I have a fun little pattern for you today!  I love when you can dig through your scrap bucket, pick out some of your favorite little pieces and whip out a project in less than an hour.  That’s sewing satisfaction at it’s best.  My little one is a purse girl, she packs a [...]

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A List Of Super Cool Tips And Tricks

I have a pinboard on Pinterest titled So Cool.  I use it to store all those great ideas I come across that are worth remembering or that have me saying, “holy cow, that is so cool!”.  I thought it would be fun to share some of those great tips, tricks, and ideas with you, just [...]

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Beauty & Style How To Backcomb Your Hair

How To Backcomb Your Hair (without looking like a…)

Pin It I had a few titles running around in my head like How To Backcomb Your Hair So You Don’t Look Like You Walked Off An 80′s Movie Set or So You don’t Look Like My 1996 Yearbook Photo or my personal favorite Without Looking Like You Had An All Night Party With A [...]

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Make it Monday Pearl & Lace Rosette Fascinator Tutorial

Tutorial ~ Pearls & Lace Rosette Fascinators

Pin It Sometimes a girl needs a little something to wear to a Black Tie Affair…or church…or the grocery store, heck why not?  I made a bunch of these Rosette Fascinators to sell and I’m pretty much in love with them.  They have a satin rosette, lace poms, and then a little drama with pearls [...]

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Beauty & Style Olive Oil Sugar Scrub

1 Minute To Soft Hands – Olive Oil Sugar Scrub

Pin It Happy Friday friends!  I am so excited to introduce our new segment Beauty & Style.  We had such an overwhelming response from our 3 Twists Hair Style post, we decided beauty and style is something all of us want to see more of.  Oh the fun we’ll have!  The focus will be practical [...]

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Sew be it Dolman Sleeve Shirt Tutorial

Tutorial ~ Dolman Sleeve Shirt

Pin It I shared this dolman sleeve shirt tutorial on Me Sew Crazy as part of her New Year’s ReSewLution Series.  It was meant to introduce an idea of just taking a shirt you like and use it as a starting point to make a new shirt with different elements.  Since then, I have had [...]

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