Category Archives: Crafting

ACC: Operation Gratitude

Posted on November 8, 2021 by civilwarrose5

When my October shipment of Annie’s Caring Crochet Club arrived I was happy to see that it was for a charity that supports our military. Operation Gratitude This organization coordinates all different volunteer opportunities that help our service members. They … Continue reading →

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A Handcrafted Christmas

Posted on December 31, 2020 by civilwarrose5

My last post was on December 8th. I wanted to write a post today to kind of wrap up this Christmas gifting season. You may think that I was lazy and that’s why I didn’t post, but I promise you … Continue reading →

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Finished Painting the Carvings

Posted on November 22, 2019 by civilwarrose5

It seems like it was forever ago that I showed you the samples I had painted. I decided that I just needed to sit down and do them so that they could be done and off of my table. I … Continue reading →

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Painting the Carvings…

Posted on November 5, 2019 by civilwarrose5

The other night I dreamed that Jay’s sister received a beautiful set of china as a wedding gift. Along with the china was a set of silverware with gorgeous ceramic handles. The problem was that the handles were very long … Continue reading →

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Wood Carving Finishes

Posted on October 29, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Last week I showed you the wolf and the tiger that Jay had agreed to do for a coworker. When the giant carvings were done Jay had the coworker over to double check they were what he wanted. He was … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Hermiting

Posted on August 30, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Hermiting: verb 1. the act of being a hermit Last Thursday I told Jay that as soon as I arrived home from work on Friday I was hermiting for the rest of the weekend. The only time I intended to leave … Continue reading →

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Christmas Wreath in July

Posted on July 9, 2019 by civilwarrose5

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, then you’ve seen the ‘Real Life’ pictures of my Library. Here’s the latest: I thought that maybe we were having a contest to see just how much stuff we could fit into … Continue reading →

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Cocktails & Colors – 6-20-19

Posted on June 28, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Let me start of by saying that I’m not an artist. I mean, this should prove my point: When Jay saw that drawing in my post he asked if I wanted him to draw up a template so that my … Continue reading →

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Odds & Ends – 2-8-19

Posted on February 8, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I hope you don’t mind, but I have some random things that I’ve been wanting to share. The problem is that I haven’t really had the right posts for them to be included. I decided that I’m just going to … Continue reading →

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More Concrete Statues

Posted on July 9, 2018 by civilwarrose5

I wish that the garden center would stop carrying so many cute concrete statues. This is what I came home with this time: An angry little bird… a cute little kitten… Another sleeping kitten… And a cat in mid-stretch. Typically … Continue reading →

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