tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27694360229133012212012-01-30T00:34:43.134-06:00a blog about crafting, diy, green tips, and moreTamerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226628977509232024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769436022913301221.post-60616422985040440102012-01-08T20:59:00.002-06:002012-01-08T20:59:27.378-06:00

Tomorrow marks the day when CrankHeartPony's Heartsy Deal officially goes live! One catch is it is an exclusive deal for VIP's but take heart - I have heard the cries of the non-VIP's and have made a deal in the CHP shop ...see below Have fun shopping!

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Tomorrow marks the day when CrankHeartPony's Heartsy Deal officially goes live! One catch is it is an exclusive deal for VIP's but take heart - I have heard the cries of the non-VIP's and have made a deal in the CHP shop ...see below Have fun shopping!

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First off, thank you all - over 200 of you who commented, liked FB pages, the blog and so forth. You are too good to me. I love all you new followers of the FB pages and this humble blog... I hope to not disappoint! And without further ado, the winner is Crissy!  Crissy said... "I am totally in love with this necklace: http://www.etsy.com/listing/87540920/nest-egg-wire-wrapped-pendant-necklace

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It's been on my "to do" list to come back here and write another post and what better to do than a giveaway!I adore the Sew, Mama, Sew! blog and I've loved participating in their Giveaway Days since way back and figured I'd continue the trend.So here's the deal. I am giving away one item of the winner's choice from my CRANKHEARTPONY etsy shop, All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me

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Over at PeanutEnvy - where you can find some adorable plushies - I am having a Cyber Monday sale! All you need to do is apply the coupon code CYBER15  during check out and you'll receive 15% off your entire order! (Begins now, 11/28 and expires 11/30/11) I have recently created a new deal in the shop where you can buy TWO dolls of your choice at a discounted price. Just look at this - Pick any 2

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Browsing through Craigslist one night..very late one night, I stumbled upon the dining set I've been dreaming of for quite some time: the ever elusive (for me) Tulip style set. All the ones I've seen  on CL were in the $600+ range and I was willing to pay that. My husband, knowing how impatient I can be, kept telling me to wait..One will come along. The one I found was in near perfect condition..

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I'm working like, a lot, as of late... just teaching art and ceramics. I'd like to teach machine sewing; currently it's all by hand and I want results now! And so do my students. If anyone is the Chicagoland area has a sewing machine they'd like to donate to the RAC, do let me know! P.s. it would count as a tax write off since we are a non profit org. JUst email me at Crankheartpony at gmail dot

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Thank you all who have participated in this round of Giveaway Day! Thank you to all the new followers of the blog and the fan pages on facebook - all of you we're factored in and winners have been chosen and emailed. Congrats to those lucky ducks! If you're bummed out and didn't win anything from anywhere (like myself), cheer up and use the coupon code IDARESAY for 15% off both PeanutEnvy and

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The Sew, Mama, Sew blog is certainly worthy of your adoration with its wonderfully creative tutorials, sewing advice and let's not forget their super awesome fabric  giveaways! I am happy to announce my participation in this year's Giveaway Day hosted by Sew, Mama,Sew.  There are 2 items I'm giving away this time around; a hand sewn plush doll and a pair of earrings. And, as I am sure you can do

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Image via Smitten Kitchen I've recently found the amazing food/baking site SmittenKitchen and oh, my! This week, there is a recipe that sounds nothing less than amazing; blackberry & coconut macaroon tart. When I was a kid, my ma would make two things that were my favorite in the whole world (as far as treats that don't involve chocolate go): Macaroons and raspberry bars. The recipe uses

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If you have not heard of Heartsy; the Etsy-store promo equivalent to Groupon, then you must hear now! You can sign up with facebook and/or email to get each daily deal sent to you. Some of the shops featured may not be to your liking, but you will find gems in there you can't pass up. I have. More than I'd like to admit. Enjoy!

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Whether you have kids or not, its good to be (Im so sick of this word )"green". Its mainly good for you - which is most important. Lots of cleansers & household products are extremely harmful - which is why the companies never post the ingredients to their formulas; they don't want you to know you're buying something that's quite toxic. Well, here are a few ideas from the past that I've

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Finally! I finally found some time to review this nifty Folklore bag! The purse itself has been hanging in the closet for well over a month, I'd say. Well, this pattern comes from the very useful and fullofawesomelycoolpatterns, One Yard Wonders, page 159. The turquoise owl fabric was actually a bed spread from Urban Outfitters that I found on clearance a while ago. I used to sell fat quarters of

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Our living room  (or "frunchroom" if you're from 'round here) has been quite dark and dungeonous, as I posted before, and as you can see in the pic above. It was the dark furniture and ugly woodwork that made it so. Don't get me wrong, I love the original oak woodwork throughout our 1926 Bungalow, but after years of not much maintenance...or some bad staining...it just looks blah. So we cut to

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I've been working a LOT these past few weeks - at my real job. I've made several patterns but can't find the time to review them. I'm not quitting! Soon I will post the Folklore Bag (super cute!) from One Yard Wonders. It was simple but had many steps to conquer.

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I saw this cute dress at Prudent Baby and since Spring is right around the corner - Lord willing - I thought this would be swell to make for my girls. The chair fabric is awesome! Find the pattern here.

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Its snowy and miserable out so while your spending time on the interwebs, go pick up a few items from PeanutEnvy and/or CrankHeartPony and get 20% off your order with coupon code BLIZZARD. new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(6033146, 'shop','gallery',2,2).renderIframe(); new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5105091, 'shop','gallery',2,2).renderIframe();

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Its winter and there is not much to do so why not get some crafty stuff done. The blizzard is supposed to hit any day now so its time to finish that project that you've been dreading going back to OR try something new....like one -or all- of these 12 FREE purse patterns.  Penelope tote by Melissa Esplin Twenty minute totes at The Purl Bee Roomy pleated handbag at Warehouse Fabrics Simple purse

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Today's Project Review is the City Satchel  found in Sew What! Bags, page 120. I'll admit, I was a bit intimidated by this project but I found it was very easy despite the skill level being Daredevil. The fabrics I used are white Kona cotton for the lining and black cotton for the gusset. The main fabric I found at IKEA in the as-is section for 90 cents. Its a heavy canvas-like fabric. And

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I've decided to stop selling jewelry in my CrankHeartPony Shop. Well, I'm still debating,  to be honest, but I think if I empty it all out, that will help me make a definite decision. So if you are interested in any goods from my Jewelry section, feel free to use the 50% off coupon code "JEWELS50". But ONLY in the Jewelry Section! :) Enjoy!

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Yes, it is a fact that I hate bias tape. Maybe even fear it - for it has jacked up so many potentially great projects for me. But in reality, who am I kidding - it's all me! I jack them up...usually in my anger over how much the bias tape aggravates me. So, I've decided its time to conquer this devil and fear no more! I've always wanted to make a bias tape bag and I'll no longer let my fears

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I've decided, with all the great tutorials out there on the interwebz, I should try tackling a few of them. So I will. First up: Bias Tape bag at Prudent Baby. In this one, I'm hoping to overcome my hatred of bias tape.

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For all the years I've been buying vintage, there has been one thing plaguing me; how to get it clean, where its good-as-new looking. For many years, it just took the right cleaners and a good amount of elbow grease. Now we have something magical. Magical, indeed. Magic erasers are excellent for cleaning vinyl furniture. Nothing will work better. Nothing! Its great on fiberglass, wood, metal,

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Project Review: Piped Pillow - S.E.W. Sew Everything Workshop, Page 190. Let me first say that this book is a complete step-by-step beginners guide as it states in its subtitle. The book starts with sewing tips & tricks for certain fabrics, patterns, materials, supplies - everything. It has some great resources for the sewing novice and intermediate seamstresses.  I've needed to make new

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 For the whole time I've been sewing (about 4 years), all the patterns I've bought, downloaded, created - have all ended up in my "Patterns" binders. At this point in time, it was just a chaotic mess of papers and cut-outs. Forget about finding anything. It was somewhat in order, but the worst part was lugging it around, having papers spill out, then patterns get mixed up - or ripped up by

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Project Review: Oven Mitt & Hot Pads - One Yard Wonders, page 62. Alright! Another one from One Yard Wonders! You know what I love about this book besides its multitude of great projects? The fabric choices! Honestly, if the fabric choices are lame or ugly, I'd never buy the book, I don't care HOW cool the patterns are! I may be shallow, but fabrics inspire me. :) Anyway, back to the review..

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First project review down, who knows how many to go - I haven't counted but I will be doing a few from each book. This time around I did the Tabletop Ironing Board Cover from One-Yard Wonders, page 54. I sorely needed to make one for my sad, scuzzy looking ironing board that has sticky residue from my absent-minded ironing of fusible interfacing onto it on more than one occasion.Gross, isn't it?

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Lots of new items added and more to come! L new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5105091, 'shop','thumbnail',5,5).renderIframe();

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I have a love for 2 things; Sewing and Books. My favorite thing is when they come together to create my ultimate favorite thing; a sewing book full of fun patterns. I have numerous crafty sewing books and not all are put to as good of use as I intended when I got them. So here comes the challenge: I will pick one pattern - or maybe a few - from all the books I have yet to make something from. I

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I hope all had a safe and happy Holiday & New Years. Traditionally, we go bowling with my family on New Years Eve but this time Levi was cutting 4 teeth and was a feverish little mess. Poor kid. We spent NYE at home with friends and playing GTA4. I'm terrible at it because I have a hard time finagling all them controls. I'll take on anyone and win on old school Nintendo, though.

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I am happy to announce that I am taking part in the Sew, Mam, Sew Giveaway Day! The BEST part is that there are 2  items I am giving away! One Handmade Item - EarringsOne $10 Gift CertificateWhy? Because I'm generous! I love having giveaways. How does one enter and what exactly will someone win, you may ask. Well look below and find your answer! First, the Handmade item... Mint and Antiqued

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Image via creativereview  Hey all! In honor of the first snow of the season, I'm feeling generous and would like to present my readers with a coupon code good for BOTH my Etsy shops! Get 10% off with the code SNOWDAY So shop to your heart's content at Crankheartpony  and PeanurEnvyEnjoy~

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Check out all the shop deals! Ends soon so HURRY! Jewelry     Vintage Decor     Retro Kitchen

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Its amazing what a little paint can do. Here is Before. Ugly. Hideous. No me gusta. Also, notice the ancient refrigerator. It worked great but couldn't sustain a family of 5.   At this point we painted the walls and took all the doors off the cabinets with the intent of refinishing them. Yeah...we didn't end up doing that. Here we have the south wall, crammed with junk.  NOW for the AFTER!Ahh...

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 One super fast and easy way to wrap up some last minute gifts is to dress up some boxes lying around in the pantry. Here I used some small stamps to create a pattern and used some embossing powder ( just cuz I love sparkly stuff.) What you will need:  Boxes from cereal, crackers, pasta,etc. It can be any size, as long it has no damage or grease spots. Stamps, stamping ink, glue (Stick is best,

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  Springform bucket at Badskirt Mushroom Pincushion Tutorial at FAntastic Toys  Recycled paper bunting at Making It Lovely Free Printable Holiday Card at MufnInc Printable Christmas Gift Lists at Atypical Type A

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Some people may think of embroidery as "old lady art" to keep fingers and joints nimble. They are so wrong! It's quite a beautiful art form that I am currently enamored with. It does take skill - even when you have a pattern guide. I embroider the faces on my dolls and let me tell ya' it is not simple. It is but it isn't. I love the embroidered wall art especially, at the moment. There are

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Not long ago, I stumbled upon a super cute site with super cute handmade birds, mobiles, party favors, personalized gifts and more. At first I saw the GiftsDefine blog and then their Etsy Shop and it was over. I have a soft spot for uber-cuteness...which I think evolved after having children; I would see things that we're so adorable and instantly want them even for a 1 year old who would just

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Since we moved in, we've painted, repaired and are slowly decorating the place. Our dining room looks like a marriage between a viking's lodge with a 19th century apothecary. Not exactly my style but my husband has his ideas...We have a large old ornate dark wood table with mismatched viking-ish chairs, coupled with an Admiral from the 40's that we converted into a display / storage with a

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Keeping track of participants for a giveaway can be a daunting task especially when there are several ways to enter..but I did it and a winner has been chosen! The lucky winner is..... KRISTEN O.  who entered via the Facebook fan page. Congrats to you, Kristen!

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Yes! It is Giveaway time! This time around I am giving away this loverly silver and blue adjustable Nest Egg Ring. Men - win it for the lucky lady in your life. Ladies-win it for you or a special gal pal. How do you enter? Well, there are a few ways: you pick which one! AND the more ways you enter, the better your chances! 1. FOLLOW: Be a follower of this blog and leave a comment stating so - if

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I'm thinking of having a giveaway. It could be handmade, vintage or supplies. I'm still deciding...stay tuned.

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I was looking thru my MySpace blogs (do people still go there?) and I found this post I wrote in June of 2006. It has a Halloween-ish theme and it was fun to relive that - in my mind of course. Enjoy When something screeches across the room and latches on someones neck, I gotta laugh because what is that thing? - Jack Handy Its a Bat And speaking of bats, i have a story....Last night Morgan

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Sufjan Stevens mock gig poster by Emilydove on Etsy .................And I missed him yet again! He was here in Chicago and I didn't even know he was even touring - my bad. I've seen all of my favorite music geniuses; Morrissey (many times over), Depeche Mode - even met Dave Gahan, Les Savy Fav, DFA 1979, The Cure, Jamiroquai, U2. The list is probably into the hundreds of bands I've seen; yet

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I love free stuff. I especially love FREE Moo business cards! For $6 (shipping) you can get 50 of the most high quality cards - that I've ever seen, anyway- for your business, as tags for gifts, whatever. Moo has a few good ideas for what to do with them. So of course I got some for my new shop PeanutEnvy - which needed some business cards. I love that you have options even with the free cards -

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For 2 whole years I've been waiting to open this shop! For now I'll be selling these plush Matryoshka dolls til I try out some other patterns I've worked on. I was SO angry to see that someone out there jumped on my idea to make a certain something. An idea I've been sitting on that I thought was so cool which now won't be considered my original idea. I guess its a ya snooze ya lose kinda thing.

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My husband Morgan and friend Jayson are the brains behind the ManlyVintage blog (and soon to be shop). Jayson created some clever motivational posters inspired by AMC's greatest show Mad Men...though I am quite excited about the upcoming Walking Dead...a new series of zombie-filled madness! I can't wait! Go check out Manly Vintage. You will not be disappointed...

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Sale today @ Cranheartpony! It ends Sunday at midnight so go now! Any item of your choosing is 15% off AND you will get a free (and functional) gift! I love free stuff, but not when its something lame - So I try to keep the free stuff I give away to be fun and of some use. OH, and you will have to either contact me with what you want so I can reduce the price OR you can just get a refund. BUT you

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We are in the process of re-revamping lots of rooms in our house we bought in May. We spent all this time getting it ready before we moved in; painting, cleaning, repairing, etc just to have to do it - it seems- all over again. We were lazy and put only one coat of paint on, we have yet to finish painting the kitchen cabinets, and don't get me started on our 1000 other projects. It is hard to get

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I can not wait for Craft Social this Friday! I will be there dually representing myself @Crankheartpony and my place of employment-The Riverside Arts Center- who is sponsoring the project. I will be doing some fun wire wrapped nest jewelry. I can't help but to be very excited about the food. I'm like Liz lemon - it's ridiculous. So while peeps are busy making the project, I'll be consistently

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Its true that if you are on the computer a lot, its good to dress it up a bit. I mean - if you take your wife on a date, you'd want her to look top notch, right? I don't know how I related those 2 things. Must be my lack of sleep. Anyway, Over at the Herman Miller,Inc. website they have a nice little jumble of free wallpapers from Marimekko to Lego themed. Go check it out and doll up your

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Image used  from Bakerella.com  I love sweets. They may be my downfall one day, I'm sure my own blood has been replaced with cake batter. Anyway, I've seen these really cute cake pops that people make. They look adorable and delicious and I always wondered how they are made. I love the Bakerella blog for all its sweet wisdom and came across her Video How-To for her upcoming book: Cake Pops:

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Kitchen as it was when we moved in Upon moving in, we didnt exactly LOVE our kitchen. The cabinets are solid maple but the previous owner decided that wasn't good enough and decided a few colors of brown sponge painted on them was the best idea. Here is a better look: Well, its not the greatest photo, but you can see the paint and the awful gold hardware in which the gold is wearing off.

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As many of you know, as of late I've been on a mad search for the Eames rocker. It doesn't need to be a real Eames, I just want anyone I can get my hands on... though I do have a story to tell about that. Anyway, even getting a knock-off of any Eames style piece of furniture does not come cheap. Take this Eames Lounge chair for instance...you see them in the $1000s, easily just for the replicas.

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Image from Style Carrot I've been coveting one of these chairs for way too long to admit. They are perfect for rocking babies to sleep..and toddlers too. As of yet, they've been too expensive for my frugal nature. Plus it is kind of hard to justify buying ONE chair that costs over $100 and upwards into the $1000s. But oh the sweet joy of finding one for the right price! You will be mine..oh yes..

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OK, ok ,ok. I've got my craft room all set up so no excuses, right? I've decided to challenge myself to at least do ONE crafty thing a day. This does not mean I have to complete a crafty project everyday...I can work on one that takes me a week or a month, but I have to work on it at least once a day. Its hard to stay inspired these days when I feel like I have so little time to do much with the

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If you're like me, you love vintage to keep and sell. As a seller, you can't just go to the local Salvation Army and expect to find the most amazing piece of vintage...though its not impossible. There are a few places you can find great vintage: 1. Garage sales - find some gems the owners don't realize the worth of 2. Thrift shops - some unique but often broken/ poor condition items 3. Antique /

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I said I was going to make a project out of my craft/sewing room and I sorta did. I didn't get to paint it but honestly, I just needed to get my little sanctuary up and running. It was cluttered and not even close to being organized but I just locked myself in there and got to work. This is what it looked like before: As you can see - just a  huddled mass of stuff. Some stuff didn't belong in

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Ok, so since having Levi 4 months ago, losing weight has been one of those things that have been at the back of my mind yet still important. Lucky (I guess) for me when i got tendinitis I lost ten pounds due to my loss of appetite - the pain just pushed eating out of my daily routine, I suppose. Once the ol' appetite returned I thought of baking lots of yummy desserts - but that's not the

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My husband and I like to go out finding new vintage items for our shops, because, well, we have to. Sometimes we'll be at a place and something adorable will catch my eye. Sometimes it takes a hold of me with its sugary sweetness and I must have it. That happened when I saw these deer figurines. Oh my stars are they cute. I thought "oh these will look good in my shop" but deep down I'm really

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I just saw the orthopedist 2 days ago and apparently have tendinitis in my shoulder and some swelling in the sternum-clavicle area. the pain is not as bad even with no meds. I did get a cortisone shot to help - which gave a gross sensation of my bones separating. Anyways - he says I will need 6 weeks of physical therapy 2 x a week. Maybe I'll go. just maybe.

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I am in such pain right now. No clue whats wrong and all doctors are overpaid idiots. Let me see a good one who knows what he's talkin about!!!! X-rays, MRIs, etc and these "doctors" can't figure anything out. All they do is throw drugs at me -  none of them even do anything...I swear they're sugar pills. I dont know why people rant and rave about how wonderful Vicodin is, all it did for me is

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Ah, we are finally settled in; not that we are finished with all the work that needs to be done, but we can eat, sleep, bathe and relax. Having a house is still has not sunk in. We saw easily 50-100 properties. Its been quite a task, but the good Lord provides. Can I get an AMEN! Its SOOO nice not having a faux bedroom that is part of a dining room! And a bedroom is like a sanctuary...a place to

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Finally back online! Our internet has not been working since my last post and I felt strangely isolated from the rest of the world. Well, pics of the new place will be posted. Im happy here and we are settling in nicely. There are a few things we have to fix...like right NOW. But otherwise its all in good shape.

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Of course I love this kid, he doesn't bug me when I want to scarf down a bag of dark chocolate peanut M&Ms... while I have send the other 2 to play in their room at times like this. Its funny being a parent. Its also funny when you wonder how the baby will be while you are still pregnant. I mean, you always have those friends or family who tell horror stories of how they hadn't slept in a year or

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UGH, this move is quite the arduous task! I suppose when you are moving 5 people, two etsy shops, and a whole lotta crap, its an uphill battle. Oh, and I forgot the mass off stuff in storage...we also have stuff still stored in the last building we lived in. I wonder if its still there. What's taking so long is this: we bought a foreclosure. Yes, its a long and drawn out process but well worth

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I haven't been around these parts for a bit because we are movin' on up! ..but not to the east side. It's scary over there. Anyway, packing has become something I no longer want to be a part of. Every time we pack a ton it doesn't seem to make a dent...it just looks more cluttered than before. UGH. Note to self - hire professional movers!

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In honor of Earth Day (you could also say 'in honor of frugality') I'm deciding to make my own reusable items - as many as I possibly can! I am done with skyrocketing prices even at the cheap stores (Walmart is not included, I refuse to shop there). I had to get baby wipes because I have a newborn and a 21 month old in diapers. I get them from target, and I get the target brand 3 pack of refills

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My 20's are ending on the 28th this month. Turning 30 has been a bit terror inducing... I feel like I'm having a 1/3 life crisis. Though I should rest easy, its just 30..and that's just a number right?! Here is my b-day wish list...such an age warrants one of these...If the 'right' people or person read this, I may get what I want :) Going from the top left to right: Hand Printed Gourmet Flour

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I really love the Craftopolis Treasure Hunt feature - you just type in your shop name and see what treasuries you were included in. I'm happy to be featured in a few... OH MAN! SUGAR LOVE I love this Treasure Hunt feature - I used to just scroll thru all the pages of the treasuries to see that little blue star of ones I've been included in - and this just cuts to the chase. Its quite nice!

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I got a bunch of Great Lakes Coffee from a friend who works for the company and it is the best coffee I've had in my life. Starbucks and any other corporate cafe cannot even compare! I used to enjoy simple coffee, say, from Dunkin Donuts - but now I can't stand the stuff. Now everything from everywhere tastes too burnt, watered down, and all around quite lackluster. Anyways, Great Lakes has great

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We all know the endless fun of Flicker and this has been around for a while but I just found it and thought it was pretty neat! Go to Spell with Flickr and type in anything! write a ransom letter - just for fun of course. Once you type in your words, just click on any letter you would like to change and it automatically changes it for you. For instance, The "L" they came up with looked like a 'c'

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Yes, I have not been doing much here as of late but there is a very good reason; I had a baby! A boy to be exact. We named him Levi Ulysses. He was 8 lbs 5 oz. and 21" long. Here he is - now 12 days old.

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If you love fonts, go here for over 1000 different fonts in all shapes and sizes - which includes some really fun graphic fonts - graphic as in some are little fun pictures of things aka Dingbats :) I usually type in my shop name when I feel like changing up my shop banner (which I recently did using said fonts). You just download them to your computer and install them - they will show up in all

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Well it wasn't an easy task, but the Winner of the $50 AllModern.Com giveaway has been chosen! The numerous posts, tweets, retweets and followers that participated we're hard to track I will admit. I wrote down all the names and drew one at random...and the Winner is....Katherine Raz! (posted on my facebook fan page) Congrats to Katherine!Thank you to all you lovely people out there who

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Love Knoll, Eames, and modern furniture in general? Well enter this giveaway for a chance to win $50 towards any purchase at AllModern.com. They offer some of the great brands you see below. Check them out, see what you like and enter the contest! AllModern.com is part of CSN Stores, which have many different stores and a diverse array of products including home bars, that are worth a gander!How

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My husband Morgan and our friend Jayson will be there - selling their vintage wares and gaming it up in vintage style with a old school Nintendo ready for play! Be ready to see some amazing life-changing things. You can also see their blog here. You can also get a sneak peek at Morg's stuff - at least a cool flip clock over at Apartment Therapy.

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We are welcoming our 3rd child next month and this time its a boy! As to ease the wallet - I've opted to make much of what I like and /or need for baby 3. Lets look at the projects shall we!Above I've made a nursing pillow (usually about $25-$40). I used some of the fabric I got on my trip to Africa while visiting family. The underside is fleece, so this should be comfy! Cost for all materials

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Make these cute paper hearts with the kiddies or to give out to friends..or whatever you want. Find the tutorial here. I thought it was a clever idea and, as the blog states, perfect projects for boys as well as girls. And boys should get some crafty exposure since they are going to be the ones "expected" to shower their sweetie with Valentines. True?

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I saw these cute conversation hearts over at whipup.net and thought we could make this in my sewing class I'm teaching next week! I really wanted to make some over sized ones out of clay for my Valentines in Clay class I taught over the weekend, but that idea will have to wait til next year. Here are a bunch of cute ideas for sweet things this V-day - some examples:All adorable, yes? Sometimes I

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Well, a new semester at work has begun so I shall be teaching again - finally! One of my classes is Valentines in Clay (as pictured above) where we make delicious *looking* candies and sweets for our valentine(s). I have to say, creating faux clay foods is one of my favorite things to do. We even create a cake pedestal on the wheel to display our confectionery concoctions. Too bad this is only a

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For I dont know how long I've been searching for an Eames Rocker - I dont mind if its new, old, real or fake, I just love the design and comfort of these rockers! With another baby coming in March, I would like to have one since they are the perfect size for me...not many rockers are confortable for shorter people. I hated when my legs would dangle. As I said I want to get one before new babe...

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Oh I discovered a fun site called Huset that has some lovely items entrenched in Scandinavian Design. I can't help myself when it comes to things for the kitchen...here is a sampling of some of their items:Kitchen & BarKidsEating and ServingCoffee & TeaLinens

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OMG, I visited Bakerella to see she had the cutest cupcake idea! I'll just stop right there and give the specs: (this is taken straight from the site)To decorate, you’ll need: CupcakesSugar ConesWhite Candy MeltsWhite Sugar crystalsFrostingPink Sugar crystalsCandy CanesFondantIcing colors (I used Wilton Dusty Rose & )Snowflake SprinklesConfetti Sprinkles Cut off ends of the sugar cones, so the

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With the housing market in the dumps, we now have the opportunity to possibly purchase a modest home! Everywhere we look 'round the Chicagoland area, many towns still think they're awesome and can ask for your 1st born in order to reside in a home in their town...except Berwyn...A lovely town surrounded by historic Riverside designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and the over-taxed, but quaint, Oak

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My daughter has a bunch of hair clips that always end up lost since there is no good place for her to store them. I had the idea of making her a cute clip holder out of my glitter vinyl and thought I'd git'r done since X-mas is fast approaching and time is running out. SO ...If you have any girls to make gifts for this Christmas, here is a fun one! This takes about 20 minutes AND no sewing is

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Creating family trees can be a daunting task, especially for me, who has 16 people on my immediate side alone - that's just parents, siblings and kids..then adding my husbands side is easy since its just 5. But hope exists! Its how creative you can get with it. Here are some great ideas I found around the interwebs that look WAY better than those cheesy ones they had you make in school.I

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I simply love the designs and blog of Orange You Lucky! ..and lucky we are since she is kind enough to provide some super cute Holiday gift tags...Just go to her Blog and see how to download them all. I think it would be cool to print them on sticker paper and stick them on your gifts...or print them on heavy card stock, punch a hole and use some cute candy striped twine and attach them to your

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After much toil in moderating 200+ comments, and generating a random number and counting the number of comments to get to said random number (if there is a better way to do this please let me know!) I have found the winner!Congratulations, Erin Compton - you have won!I would like to thank each and everyone of you who participated..I read thru all the comments and I'm flattered by your sweet

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UPDATE: All comments received by midnight 12/6/09 central standard time (Chicago) will be published. Others received after that...I wish you better luck next time. :)I am participating in this year's Giveaway Day hosted by Sew, Mama,Sew. Enter to win this wintry sweet box pouch made with Alexander Henry "Granville" Blues fabric. It measures 7" x 2.5" x 3". How do you enter? Well that's simple

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I saw this cute tutorial on making boring dishes not so boring. Give it a try!What You Need Your own design or some free clip art from the interweb for a patternSignmaking vinyl from a signmaking store (one that creates logos for delivery cars)Crafts knifeCutting matPenGraphite paperHow to Make It Place signmaking vinyl face up on a hard surface, then put graphite paper

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Hey, need a sweet DIY advent calendar right now? For free? Just email Mibo at info@mibo.co.uk and they'll send one your way. They have a link to download it, but it isnt working very well so they suggest emailing them. The calendar takes about 5-15 mins to make - all you need is a ruler, a craft knife and a gluestick...oh and obviously a printer. Full instructions are included. How nice of them!

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Ok, I have been a busy bee as of late. Today alone I have sewn 7 of these box pouches. Its been lots of fun. I just love working in the 3rd dimension.My other crafting exploration was making these feather headbands and hair pins. I can say Ive never been covered in more down in my life...except in comforter form whilst sleeping. But its addicting making all this stuff...the Fall and Winter months

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Huzzah! My Strawberry Shortcake and Custard Coffee Mug made it into a gift guide! Just thought I'd share that.Now, onto some SNS's (social networking sites) that I frequent... Post yours if you feel so inclined on the comments page :)Twitter is one of those places I like to promote my items with ambiguous, yet slightly amusing blurbs. I wonder if my approach is effective. I wonder what would

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My husband and his friend have joined forces in the blogosphere to create Manly Vintage..a collection of vintage finds, thrift store ratings, manly interviews, videos, etc. Check them out...if you're man enough ;)

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OK, another free printable document - this time its a very lovely 2010 calendar courtesy of Gleaux. Thought I'd share! Enjoy!

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Over at Love.Obsess.Inspire they have these really nifty labels and note cards to print out for some good ol' correspondence! Give thanks to Oh Smile for providing them! Now you can send a really swell letter or card to a friend! I love free PDFs and printables! Check out the blog and the lovely shop! Enjoy!

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I've been admiring the work and blog of Jayme McGowan and her amazing shop of paper creations.You may have seen her work, but if you have not, you are in for a treat! Here is a picture of what I'd rather be doing...I would love to be able to make such whimsical paper creations, but sometimes its better to admire the work of others. I have too much on my plate as it is.

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I just visited the Etsy front page to see a very unique theme; Artichokes. That's different.

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