I have a frame that I keep on the counter in my kitchen, and every month I create a new calendar page to put in it. For the January calendar, I pulled out my Silhouette cutting machine and got creative.
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Don’t spend time polishing those silver ornaments every year. Instead, use these simple tips to keep the tarnish away.
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From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!
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Our great room is the perfect location for our Christmas tree, and the mantel reminds us what Christmas is really all about.
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Gone are the days when women would spend days in the kitchen making sugary confections at Christmas time, but there is one candy that I make every year, without fail. I’ve made over 100+ batches of toffee over the years and if you’ve never made toffee before, I hope you’ll join me and give it a try!
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I’ve been wanting to make this book bag ever since I saw the tutorial over at Sew Delicious. Instead of using iron-on transfer paper or my Silhouette cutting machine to transfer the image, I used a product called PhotoEZ to create a reusable silkscreen.
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Every year I make a special ornament for our book club ornament exchange. This year is no exception. I started with Martha Stewart’s Holiday Card Ornaments, but added a few little tweaks of my own. If history is any indication, this will be the one that everybody wants.
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I finally made a little progress on our Christmas decorations. We have two fireplace mantels in our home, by virtue of a see-through fireplace. This is the less formal of the two, located in our hearth room.
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If you’ve ever thought about making those Quick Bread in a Bottle gifts you saw on Pinterest, but weren’t sure where to start, this post is for you!
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The Christmas decorating will have to wait a little longer while I attend to some more pressing issues in Little Guy’s bedroom.
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