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Dresses for Missions Update – 11-4-16

Dress #35: I was looking through my pile of fabric for dresses and realized that I have a lot of busy material. As I was trying to come up with a dress in my head I realized that I was … Continue reading

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Advent Wreath Stand – Part 2

If you read the first part of the Advent Wreath Stand build post then you know that Jay and I are using wood that came from the ‘old’ church. Knowing that not only is our supply of this wood limited, … Continue reading

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Insanity, Thy Name is Kerry!

While talking to somebody at work the other day I realized that Thanksgiving is less than a month away… which means that Advent is only a month away! I know that we’ll have the wreath stand ready by then, but … Continue reading

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Dream – Fabric Shopping In A Flood…

It’s been a while so I thought that I would share a few of the dreams that I’ve had lately. Please sit back, relax and enjoy the odd trip into my head… DREAM #1 I had a friend who was … Continue reading

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An Advent Wreath Stand – Part 1

Last month the choir director at church asked me if I thought Jay would be willing to work on a project. When I asked what kind of a project I was told it was a stand for our advent wreath. … Continue reading

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Dresses for Missions Update – 10-12-16

Now that the weather has cooled a bit and my sewing room isn’t oppressively hot I’ve actually managed to get a few more dresses made. Dress #33  10-1-16 This dress has been in my head since I bought the material … Continue reading

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Home Projects – Woodworking

It’s been a while since I’ve updated you on our various home projects that we have constantly in progress. The last time I posted a picture of the shed it looked like this: Jay kept telling everybody that I always … Continue reading

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Project Linus Blanket #1

This is the first blanket that I’ve crocheted for Project Linus. This pattern was a simple one that I found as a freebie somewhere on the internet. To be completely honest I can’t even recall what this pattern was called … Continue reading

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Corn Hole Bags (and Board!) – NSM

As the neighbor kid was helping us with the shed this summer there was talk of playing Corn Hole. If you’re unfamiliar with Corn Hole, it’s a lawn game that’s played using ramps with holes into which you try to … Continue reading

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Quilt Show – Part 3 – NSM

This will be my last post about the quilt show that my mom and I attended. I apologize if it gets really long. I have a few more random quilts to show, plus a technique that I find to be … Continue reading

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