Autumn Jubilee Another Fun Project

For this year's #autumnjubilee2020, I tried something new and I hope you have fun reading about this project. I did this project in just a couple of hours, having some fun while I watched old black and white horror movies on TV.   Watching the original 1931 Dracula with Bella Lugosi and more of his horror …

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Having Fun with Mason Jars

Going through my kitchen, it is surprising to see how many Mason jars I have.  When I saw an article in an older magazine on collecting and dating jars, I had to dig mine out just to see what might be there.  As I have said before, I was the one in school getting gleeful …

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A New Hat and Lunch Out

These days it can be a bit of a struggle to keep our spirits up.  Days run into days, and I cannot keep straight if it is Monday or Thursday, LOL!  Seems my quilting mojo has gone on coronacation, and it is difficult to figure out what to do.  I can waste hours going down …

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National Craft Month

March is National Craft Month, so let's get our crafting smocks on, fire up the sewing machines, and have some fun for spring!  Today I have gathered some of my spring inspired projects and some really great deals for you.  First up, paint a watering can to hang in your garden with my Watering Can …

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Making Holiday Wreaths

One of the charity projects I've done for a few years now is making wreaths for a local Meals on Wheels group for their annual silent auction.  When a friend asked if I wanted all her wreath making stuff to make them this year, I said sure! She brought over a huge tub - four …

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Christmas Centerpiece

Reworking the pine cone basket I made last year, I wanted to freshen it up for the Christmas season.  Holidays mean a little more shine, so I covered up the foam in the middle to get it ready to spray paint. Several light coats of metallic gold were applied, turning the piece over and around …

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Autumn Jubilee Fabric Crafting – Recovering a Lamp Shade

Autumn Jubilee has to include some crafting time, and this one will use fabric.  I found this little lamp at a thrift store (naturally, LOL!!), and it was the size I wanted for the den.  I needed a small lamp to provide some low light for the room when we are watching movies.  My Sweet …

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Autumn Jubilee – Kitchen Wreath

Autumn Jubilee continues today with a project featuring a new idea for your jelly roll strip leftovers.  We'll make an Autumn Kitchen Wreath!  Of course, you could use Christmas fabric jelly roll strips for a Christmas theme wreath, or really any color scheme you like.  Use your kitchen colors for an everyday addition to your …

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Autumn Jubilee Crafting – Hogwarts Textbooks

Our first crafting project of the Autumn Jubilee event is a fun one.   With Halloween coming up, I've been working on a plan for costumes for us.  We have a really fun Halloween party to attend at the end of the month with our Mini Cooper Club, and the costumes last year were spectacular, which …

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Making Handmade Papers

After buying a couple of books and reading about this process, assembling what I thought I needed, waiting for a nice day outside to try this and dilly dallying for a year, I finally got around to a day to attempt making paper. I've been Drying Flowers for months, so I have a lot of …

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