Category Archives: LIfestyle

Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes

That’s how you measure a year.  February 10th will mark the one-year anniversary of Neil’s colon cancer diagnosis.  I’m planning on posting the events of that day soon.  In the meantime, here is a re-cap of our 2011 in case you aren’t on our holiday mailing list.  (and if you’re not, WHY not?!)  This year… …as the clock struck twelve… Read more »

American Girl Doll Hula Costume

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I’ve been searching through my files and I realized that somehow I forgot to post photos of this American Girl doll hula costume.  Forgive me! (Actually, I’m sure I posted it, but I can’t seem to find the post.) The skirt is made from ribbon.  I cut one piece for the waistband and attached Velcro.  I sewed the skirt pieces… Read more »

Upcycle Wooden Blocks into a Valentine’s Day Home Decor Item

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Leave it to our PAL Nancy to come up with these deliciously adorable “L.O.V.E.” blocks for Valentine’s Day!  (Poor Nancy…she dropped a very heavy table on her toe yesterday and broke it!  …her toe, not the table…  Please keep her in your thoughts.  She is in so much pain.)

Make a Deluxe Candy Wrapper Box: Template & Tutorial

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I’ve been wanting to make a huge candy wrapper box for a long time!  It has always been a challenge for me to figure out how to make the ends of the boxes do that cute fold-and-pop thing that makes the box looks so cute.  Alas, I decided to just buy a box of Ghirardelli peppermint stick chocolates, take the… Read more »

Celebrity Photo-Ops

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I’m busy behind-the-scenes here at eWillow.com making projects for the upcoming “So You Think You’re Crafty” all-star round.  In the meantime, I thought I would show you some fun photos. My uncle is the founder of the Palm Beach Police Foundation, and just about every year my husband and I have the chance to attend the foundation’s fundraising ball.  The… Read more »