Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Posts of Christmas Past

I am trying to get into Christmas present making mode, since handmade gifts are not best left to the left minute, so I was looking back at my Christmas Things 2007 category. Here are a few of my favorite things. … Continue reading

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Blog Notes

I just decided that I hate this template.  I am changing it tomorrow. In happier news, I made it through day 20 of NaBloPoMo.  Yea!  Only 10 more days to go! The real test is Thanksgiving.

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What Type Is Your Blog?

Today, there was a fun little site making the rounds that allows you to enter your URL and have it analyzed to determine your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. I ran my two primary blogs through it. It was interesting, but not … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Soap and Cute Kid Moment

The Soap Queen blog has a whimsical soap project for Thanksgiving. (Suggestion for a substitute for the soap injector: an oral syringe, such as the type used to give kids medicine. Some pharmacies even give them away for free.) I … Continue reading

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Procrastination

This is what procrastination looks like. It looks like plants that were not pulled up before the first snowfall. It looks like a lavender plant that never got transplanted before the first frost. Procrastination. I wanted to say more. Maybe … Continue reading

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Finding a (Re)Purpose

I love to make things out of fabric, even though I do not do it nearly enough. But fabric can be expensive, so I developed the habit of saving any old clothing that still contains usable fabric in order to … Continue reading

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A Song for Sunday

I have had this song in my head for day. I really like it. I had never seen the video, until I just pulled it to post here. It is a little quirky, but it is the official video posted … Continue reading

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The Truth Project

Instead of working on a post tonight, I went to the grocery store, then I watched Lesson 1 of The Truth Project with Bob. They are going through the series in his Bible study, but he missed the first week, … Continue reading

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Martha Stewart: Homemade Bath And Body Recipes

I received my December issue of Martha Stewart Living in the mail yesterday and I was excited to see that it has an article with homemade bath and body recipes that you can make and give as Christmas gifts. The … Continue reading

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Snowflake Soap Tutorial

Yesterday, I finally started making holiday soaps. The first ones I made were these adorable goat milk snowflake soaps scented with peppermint essential oil. Here is exactly how I made the soaps pictured here. Obviously, there are several ways to … Continue reading

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