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Day 3 {Make Madness} – Enamel Dots

  Day 3 of Make Madness – Enamel Dots     When I’m papercrafting and especially making cards, I love to add little accents.  Sequins are at the top of my list, but my favorite embellishment is enamel dots.  The … Continue reading

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Day 2 {Make Madness} – Embossed brads

  Day 2 of Make Madness – Embossed Brads   I often use brads in my card making and when I came across this tutorial on Pinterest for changing the colors and giving dimension to brads, I just had to … Continue reading

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DIY Dog Toy … made from fleece scraps

When I make my dogs beds, I’m often left with leftover fleece.  I save it, of course, not really knowing what to use it for… until today. I’m watching a dog for some friends this week.  Actually he’s a 4-month-old … Continue reading

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Top 10 posts of 2014

I started this blog on October 1, 2012 and while it’s taken me a while to settle into a regular posting schedule, I finally feel as though the train is heading steadily down the track. As I’ve been planning out … Continue reading

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Paws || Walk On – 11.2 – 11.15

Every now and then when I’m walking dogs, I will just stop, ask them to sit for about 30 seconds and then I will say “walk on”. That is there cue to start walking again. I do this for a … Continue reading

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Ornament #3 – Vintage Snowflakes {30 Days of Christmas Ornaments}

Ornament #3 – Vintage Snowflakes With this ornament, I was able to re-purpose a couple of vintage rose boughs as well as some tiny pearl Christmas decorations and tinsel.  I also raided my stash of dried roses.  I spotted the … Continue reading

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Paws || Walk On – 10.26-11.8

Every now and then when I’m walking dogs, I will just stop, ask them to sit for about 30 seconds and then I will say “walk on”. That is there cue to start walking again. I do this for a … Continue reading

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Ornament #2 – Paw Print Felt Heart {30 Days of Christmas Ornaments}

Ornament #2 – Paw Print Felt Heart This ornament uses two of the my most favorite shapes – the heart and the dog paw. I used wool felt in two main colors and red for the tiny heart.  I cut … Continue reading

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Ornament #1 – Patchwork Christmas Trees {30 Days of Christmas Ornaments}

Ornament #1 – Patchwork Christmas trees. This ornament idea caught my eye because I finally found a cute way to use up my fabric scraps. I took strips of fabric that I cut with my Fiskars Rotary Cutter & Ruler.  … Continue reading

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30 Days of Christmas Ornaments starts tomorrow

In a recent post, Paws || Walk On – 10.19-11.1, I mentioned that I was going to be busy this week organizing and prepping for my November blog series, “30 Days of Christmas Ornaments.” I started this blog two years … Continue reading

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