Category Archives: LIfestyle

Upcycled Makeup Remover Cloth Box Into a French Fry Box

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I am constantly inspired by the things I see.  A couple of weeks ago I was inspired by the packaging that was wrapped around the makeup-remover cloths I bought. I tore apart the cardboard, traced it, and made these cute little French-fry boxes. I thought they would be cute Easter gift-card holders or maybe even the packaging for a surprise diamond ring. … Read more »

I Heart Dolls

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so I made this patio table just their size.  Then I entered it into a contest.  Then I lost the contest, so I made a website.   Now I have a website and the tutorial for this patio table is featured HERE.  And this patio table was also picked as a “Best of the Blogsphere” for the week HERE. (“Shout Out”… Read more »

One Woman’s Trash…

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is now my treasure! Last week my friend Chris asked some of us who had gathered for a meeting if anyone wanted this lovely (?) little accordion file folder.  Her friend was going to throw it away. I grabbed it from her so quickly that none of the other ladies ever stood a chance.  They were all a little shocked.  Let’s… Read more »

Doctor, I Need My Head Examined

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You know you’ve lost your mind when you walk into the examining room, spot these things, and immediately wish you would have brought your stamps, ink, scissors, and glue. Yup.  That was me on Friday when I took my daughter to the doctor.  The nurse whipped out the paper examination gown and I instantly started thinking of all the different… Read more »

March 14th is Pi Day

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Did you know that?  The abbreviation for March 14th is 3.14, which also happens to be the value of pi.  So, why not celebrate the day by eating pie, right? Here is your math lesson for today:  (maybe you already knew this, but I didn’t learn this until I took a class in grad school on how to teach math… Read more »