Tag Archives: Crafting

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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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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An Easter Project

Posted on April 9, 2018 by civilwarrose5

It all started with a picture similar to this: Brandon, our choir director and church environment extraordinaire, decided that he wanted to do something similar for Easter. Could we (meaning me) do it? It didn’t look too hard so I … Continue reading →

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How To: Easter Wreath

Posted on March 12, 2018 by civilwarrose5

Every time I opened my front door to get the mail I would see the very wilted Christmas wreath hanging on it and think, “I need to do something with that.” Then after shutting the door I would forget about … Continue reading →

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Homemade Christmas Gifts

Posted on February 12, 2018 by civilwarrose5

Jay and I are incredibly lucky to know a lot of talented people. I showed you some of the homemade gifts that we received in a post a few days ago. One of the gifts that we were given were … Continue reading →

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Patty Paints

Posted on July 27, 2017 by civilwarrose5

Yesterday I had lunch with a good friend. She is one of the kindest, gentlest, and most gracious people I’ve ever met. If I was allowed to nominate a person for sainthood she would be the one who comes to … Continue reading →

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