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Pinterest 365 – Day 36 – Christmas Potpourri

Posted on December 6, 2012 by gracieed

After yesterday’s Pinterest craft, I needed an easy one today.  So I cut up an orange, combined it with a handful of whole cloves and some cinnamon sticks, and boiled it over low heat in a saucepan of water.  Christmas potpourri! The … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 35 – Dog Beds

Posted on December 5, 2012 by gracieed

Christmas came early for Woody and Ellie.  I finally made their dog beds today and they are very happy.  Woody’s bed is blue and Ellie’s is pink, but since they’re not bound by gender restraints 🙂 Woody sleeps in Ellie’s and … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 34 – DIY Christmas Tree for the porch

Posted on December 4, 2012 by gracieed

The first few years that we lived in our house (we’ve been here 22 years) we decorated with Christmas lights.  Mike would spend hours on the roof hanging lights and it would look beautiful, but it was a lot of work.  … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 33 – Christmas Tree

Posted on December 3, 2012 by gracieed

I’m in the process of decorating our house for Christmas.  The tree is such a central piece of our decorating, but years ago (7 to be exact) we brought a delightful boy home called Woody (our first boy dog) in … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 31 & 32 – Ornament Wreath and DIY Vintage Ornaments

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

I love Christmas ornaments.  The more colorful the better.  I often pick up boxes of them at garage sales and as you can imagine I have quite a few, but not as many as you would think.  I dug most … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 31 – A double up

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

As you can tell from the last two posts, today was a busy day. I will double up on my Pinterest365 tomorrow and get back on track. Thank you for understanding.    “That’s okay mom.  Sometimes we all get behind … Continue reading →

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Decorating a tree at the Zoo

Posted on December 2, 2012 by gracieed

For my December Daily entry today, I’m going to journal about our experience of decorating a tree for our local Zoo.  Back in November, my friend Cathy discovered that our zoo was asking groups to volunteer to decorate a tree … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 30 – Frosted Candles

Posted on November 30, 2012 by gracieed

Well I have to say, I can’t believe I actually made it 30 days.  It has certainly been fun, but there were some days when it felt like I wasn’t going to make my deadline.  Only 335 days to go! … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 29 – December Daily Album Cover

Posted on November 29, 2012 by gracieed

Yesterday I posted about setting up my December Daily album to capture my memories of the month of December. Today I worked on the cover.  On the whole I’m happy, but I think it’s missing something.  I will set it … Continue reading →

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Pinterest 365 – Day 28 – December Daily Album

Posted on November 28, 2012 by gracieed

The December Daily project is something that I’ve wanted to do for a couple of years, but could never get my act together to see it through.  What is December Daily you ask? December Daily is a holiday tradition started … Continue reading →

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