How to Crochet a Dishcloth

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Back by popular demand: my favorite pattern for crocheting homemade dish/wash cloths!

"Natural fibers" are all the rage these days - I use a 100% cotton thread when sewing these useful (and highly gift-able!) cloths.  The thread I use can be found on Amazon here:  Cotton yarn

This pattern has excellent texture, a gap-free pattern, and shrinks fairly uniformly so the cloth tends to keep it's shape after many washes.

Here's the pattern:

Chain 34 loosely

Row 1: Dc in fourth ch from hook and in each ch across.

Row 2:  Ch 1, turn; sc in first dc, ch 2, skip next dc, sc in sp before next dc, ch 2, ** skip next 2 dc, sc in sp before next dc, ch 2; repeat from ** across to last 2 st, sc in top of beginning ch.

Row 3:  Ch 3, turn; dc in first ch-2 sp, 2 dc in each ch-2 sp across to last ch-2 sp, dc in last ch-2 sp, dc in last sc.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until piece is approximately square.

You can leave it as is, or you can sew a border for a more finished look.  I do a simple dc border all the way around the edges, taking care to evenly space the stitches to avoid ruffling or puckering.  Sew 3 stitches in each corner to make the turn.  If the piece "cups" after making the turn, rip back to the corner and add a corner stitch.  I frequently have to do 4 stitches in the corner.

Happy sewing!

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12 Simple Steps to Render and Store Tallow

If you're a crunchy girl, you know that tallow is having a moment lately.

Personally, I use tallow to create skincare products (skin and lip balms, soap, etc) to replace toxic chemical laden products from the store.  My friends and I love it :-)

But, boy, I've learned the hard way how NOT to render and store tallow!  I've seen burning, crumbling, and molding.  It's a serious disappointment to spend time and money to render and store tallow...only to have to throw it in the trash!

I'm sharing my simple process here in the hopes that it will help someone avoid my mistakes.  Let's jump in.







My process:

1.  Source your tallow.  It's as simple as calling a local butcher.  You want to ask for "Leaf fat from around the kidney".  Tallow is NOT "trimmings", or fat you'd cut from a roast or steak. Tallow is a solid white (or cream) color chunk of fat from a specific location in the cow.  Some butchers refer to it as suet.  Just make sure to clarify exactly what you're looking for.  If they're willing to grind or chop it for you, that will make your life MUCH easier!

2.  Trim (if you want).  Word of warning...when you get tallow from the butcher (especially if it's not ground or chopped), it's not much to look at.  You might see connective tissue or meat attached to it.  That's normal.  You can simply trim that stuff off and toss it.  Personally, I do not trim unless there's a huge amount of meat.  I use the "waste" product from rendered tallow and I turn it into suet cakes for the bird feeders.  

3.  Melt with water (wet render).  Notice I said MELT, not cook! Using too high a temp is a great way to produce really smelly tallow.  You want to melt on a low temp, not cook it.   I place the tallow in a roaster or crock pot, and fill the vessel about 1/2 way up with water after adding the tallow.  I also like to add a bit of salt to help draw out any water soluble impurities/odors. I cook at about 200 degrees F overnight.

Salt is not required, and there's lots of debate about it.  A quick google research will give you the info you need to decide if you want to use salt.  

To salt or not?  I use salt because removing as much of the odor as possible is important to me.  The first time I rendered, I didn't use salt...the end product smelled so beefy that I was afraid the neighborhood dogs would attack me if I left the house haha!  Totally your call.  If you have lots of great reasons to NOT salt, that's just fine.  I'm not here to debate...just to share what's worked for me :-)

4.  De-Chunk.  This is an official term ;-)  This is just for those of you who do NOT have ground or fine-chopped tallow like me.  Even after it's fully melted, some of the fat will be bound up in the rest of the tissues - I don't want to let it go to waste!  You basically want to crush as many chunks as possible to release the fat.  I've used in immersion blender, a food processor, and a good old fashioned potato masher.  You can also dump it in a fine mesh strainer and press it against the mesh with a spoon/spatula to release the fat (my favorite method).

5.  Strain.  Now that your tallow has been melted and de-chunked, it's time to pour the whole water and tallow (and salt) mixture into a big bowl.  Let the mixture cool to a temp that is still warm enough to be melty, but cool enough to be comfortable to touch. Place a big pasta strainer in a big mixing bowl, and drape some cheesecloth over the strainer.  Pour the mixture into the cheesecloth. Twist and squeeze the cheesecloth to release as much fat as you can.

Discard the stuff caught by the cheesecloth if you'd like (in the trash, NOT down the drain). Or, you can keep it and let it cool in a small baking dish.  Once cooled, pop it out, and roll it in birdseed.  The birds LOVE it!

6.  Refrigerate overnight or until a hard "puck" of tallow forms at the top, and the water puddles at the bottom.

7.  Remove the fat layer from the bowl, and discard the water at the bottom.  You'll see some impurities on the surface of the tallow (especially on the bottom).  Use a knife or bench scraper to scrape it away and discard.  It's ok for some of the impurities to be stuck in the tallow - it'll be filtered out with more rendering and straining.

   

8.  Repeat steps 3,5, & 6 until the water in the bottom of the bowl is mostly clear and odor-free.  At this point, you have removed most of the impurities from the tallow.  It should have a generally uniform color and very faint odor if any.

**Change your cooling basin at this point - instead of a big deep mixing bowl, use several smaller shallow containers.  I use plastic containers with lids to allow me to stack them in the fridge.

(note the yellow color of this nearly finished tallow - this is normal!  Finished color will vary from pure white to cream or yellow depending on the animal's diet)

**The reason for switching to shallow containers, it to allow any remaining impurities and/or salt to make it's way out of the fat and into the water.  Thinner layers of fat will be less likely to have pockets of stuff you don't want...they can get trapped in the larger, thicker pucks of fat.




9.  Remove the salt.  If you used salt in your rendering process, it's important to do a couple more wet renders WITHOUT the salt.  The water will find any salt that's trapped, and will bind to it.  As you do wet renders without salt, you'll notice the water in the bowl under the puck will become less and less cloudy....that cloudiness is the salt being pulled off. I wet render as many times as it takes for the water to be clear.

10.  Melt without water (dry render).  And now it's time to remove any remaining water from your tallow.  This part is CRUCIAL for long term storage (either on a shelf, in a fridge/freezer, or in a product) because trapped water will cause mold. Melt the tallow down without adding any water or salt.  Once it's fully melted, pour no more than 1.5 inches deep in your shallow containers.

11.  Refrigerate until solid.  Remove the thin pucks of tallow from the containers, and dry thoroughly with paper towel.  At this point, the tallow should be very firm.  If you break it or cut it, it should have a "snap" to it.  

12.  Store in a way that will preserve it well. This is where I've lost so much good tallow!  Do NOT store in a mason jar.  All it takes is a single drop of water to find it's way into that closed jar, and mold takes hold.

How I store it: I take my dried pucks and wrap them in parchment paper.  Then place several wrapped pucks in a zipper bag along with a piece of paper towel (which will grab any moisture).  The whole bag goes into a freezer for long term storage.  Not only does the freezer pull any moisture out, but it also prevents spoilage.   


Congrats!  You did it!  You now have pure tallow to use in cooking or in skincare products.  Pro tip:  I typically keep some set aside in my fridge for popping my popcorn ;-) 

Enjoy! 

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The Story: DaiqRose Calm Balm

 

Remember when I told you about my new and improved Etsy shop?

One of the main reasons I started it back up is to have a place to share this amazing stuff :-) 

Listen, I turned 50 recently.  

My body seems to have no idea what it's supposed to be doing lol

My skin is a major culprit.  Is it dry?  Oily? Wrinkly? Saggy? Acne prone? Sensitive?

Who the heck knows anymore!

Meanwhile (or rather because of), my hormones are ALL over the place.

I had to finally come to terms and go see my doctor about what was going on with me...the joint pain, lack of sleep, hot flashes...what do the kids say?  I think it's something like IYKYK (if you know you know)...see kids, I'm not in the grave yet ;-)

My doctor said that at the rate I was going, I was being set up for loss of bone AND BRAIN mass at a younger than normal age.

NO THANK  YOU!

He prescribed a low dose estrogen patch that I put on my skin.  I literally felt like my old self again within 48 hours of starting it.  A modern day miracle.

But one day as I was applying this tiny little patch...literally smaller than my thumb nail...it struck me how amazingly impactful this TINY little thing on my skin was.  All at once, I had a fuller understanding of just how absorbent my skin is. 

I always thought of my skin as a BARRIER, not a sponge!  But there I was, absorbing the ingredients of that medicine through my skin.

Suddenly, the products I'd been using on my skin seemed very, very important.

Especially the products that I apply and leave on all day - the cleansers seem slightly less important simply because they're on my skin so temporarily.

You've probably seen tallow as a major skincare ingredient recently...it's all the rage at the moment.  

As I read about the benefits of tallow on human skin, I knew I had to try it. 

I got my hands on a local butcher, and bought some tallow.  I rendered it down, added a little olive oil, and applied to my skin.

I.

Was.

Amazed.

My skin became SO happy!  

This was literally a skincare product I could eat...and not just survive, but draw actual nutritional benefit from.  Crazy!

So I kept playing with it.  The first batch I made was pretty firm and difficult to rub in.  So was the second batch, plus it smelled weird haha.  But I tweaked it until I found something that works AND that I enjoy.

It's smooth, absorbs quickly, doesn't leave me feeling greasy, and it smells nice.  And a little bit goes a LONG way, so a couple ounces lasts me months when I'm using it 2x a day.

Bottom line...I created a finished balm that is AHHHHHmazing, if I do say so myself ;-)

I created it strictly for me with zero intention of selling it - and then I saw a young woman at church who was struggling with a terribly painful eczema flare on her face.  She was miserable.  So I transferred some of my balm to a little jam jar, and gave it to her hoping it would help....and it did!

She loved it so much, that she told one of her friends about it who was dealing with a horrible acne breakout.  I was skeptical, but hopeful that it would help her too.  I shared a little tin of it with her...and she loved it too!

Then my nephew had some sort of tender irritated patch on his neck...you guessed it, it worked like a charm for him.

And a friend who was battling a terrible razor burn type of rash...more calmed skin!

And another friend's daughter who was feeling embarrassed about her acne...more relief!

So here we are - this image is of the most recent batch I made - I have 12 tins available.  Supply is quite limited because I can only get my hands on so much tallow at a time, and it's a TON of work to render it down.

This is not some sort of high-pressured sales tactic ...just the logistical facts.  First come, first served :-) 

I hope you love it too! 

You can find it here:  DaiqRose Calm Balm on Etsy

ox DaiqRose

To be clear: I am NOT a doctor or even a scientist.  I'm just a SAHM who whipped some tallow balm up in her kitchen for her own personal use, and it ended up helping others. This is NOT medical advice or any type of prescriptive advice.  This is strictly personal testimony.  

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I Just Like Making Stuff :-)

 

I started something new and fun recently! 

Years ago, I remember talking with my dad about business names. He emphasized the importance and value of a person's name, and it stuck with me. I reopened and re-branded my Etsy store a couple days ago. I've always strived to "look professional"...fancy or something I guess. But as I stared at the screen the other day, I heard my dad's voice and I thought about my mom and dad choosing this name. For ME. So I'm done with "fancy" or "professional" I'm just gonna do...ME. One November day in Texas about 50 years ago, a young couple met their first child. A baby girl. And they named her Daiquiri Rose. I don't have a specialty product because I love creating in ALL forms. I don't have a special background for my logo...just a simple little yellow rose I painted with watercolors a few years ago. I have no idea who my "target audience" is or what they're looking for. LOL - I'm basically breaking all the smart business tips/rules I've ever read about. And I'm ok with that. I'm just going to create for the joy of it, and that will be good enough. And if it seems like something that might bless, encourage, or inspire someone besides me...I'll throw it in the Etsy shop and see what happens. So come see me at my Etsy shop, "DaiqRose Creations"! Or don't. That's ok too ;-)

I'll just be over here making stuff and having fun ox Daiq Rose

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Craft Idea: Recycle Fabric

I cleaned out the kids' closets a few days ago - had them try things on so I could know what we still need for this school year.  The stuff that didn't fit and was still in good shape, I set aside for my little ones.  The stuff that didn't fit and was stained or had holes, I brought to my craft room.

I spent about an hour cutting the largest possible sections of fabric from those worn out pants.  Jeans, corduroy, cotton, knits - such great fabric.  Before I knew it, this purse/bag was an idea in my mind's eye: 

For the past 3 days, the housework and makeup have seriously suffered!  This project was SO fun, and now I have a new purse!  Well...it's bigger than a purse and smaller than a suitcase.  So what does that make it?  A bag?  

I spent less than $5 at JoAnn's to buy these magnetic snaps and a purse zipper, but otherwise I didn't spend a dime - it was all fabric that I had.

I'm such a bag junkie, it was fun to design my own.  Pockets, pockets galore!  I especially love the inside zipper section for the stuff that I want to be extra secure.

This was my first bag, but I think there will be more.  I'm thinking my next bag will be a custom camera bag - sort of my very own "shoot sac".  I might even spring for some fabrics that I REALLY love, instead of limiting myself to the stuff I have on hand.  There's some super cute fabrics out there these days - this project would look a bit less old-lady-bag-ish with some funky fabrics.

What sorts of left-over fabrics do you have lying around?  Why not try making yourself a new bag?

Stuff I used and don't think I could have done without for this project:

-  invisible quilter's thread

- walking foot for my machine

- iron and ironing board

- stick-on fabric stabilizer 

- rotary cutter with cutting mat and ruler

- sewing "gloves" - they're lightweight gloves with an almost sticky fingertips - really makes it easy to handle and move fabric without having to work so hard (really came to love sewing more after finding these gems!)

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Crochet A Dishcloth

I think I might be having a minor OCD episode.  I can't seem to stop crocheting!  I've had this hobby since I was a young child making lopsided blankets for my dollies, scarves for my teddy, and pillows for myself.  I sure wish wearing doilies as sweaters was fashionable, because I'd be SET.  I made about 100 of them in college.

(Mom, Dad, close your eyes and skip to the next paragraph please)  When I was working on an afghan for my grandma, I used to actually skip classes to work on it!  If it wasn't for the crocheting and that hot guy in Mechanics of Materials?  I'm sure I could have gotten an A instead of a B.  But then my grandma wouldn't have that afghan.  And I wouldn't be married to that hot guy.  

I KNOW - I was such a wild college girl.  I wonder if I'd have any takers if I could figure out a way to crochet a "Girls Gone Wild Over Crocheting" sweater?  Yeah.  Probably not.

Good grief.  How old am I anyway?  102?

So, as you can see, I've been sewing my crazy fingers to the bone recently.  I'm determined to clear out my craft room.  I have so many supplies for various projects, they literally fill an entire room in my house.  It seems the OCD flares up every time I walk into a craft store too.

I found the most excellent pattern for making dishcloths, and I thought I'd share.   This makes a cloth that's about 9 1/2 inches square, it washes up beautifully, and even keeps it's shape after washing and drying.  If you're new to dishcloths, you'll need to pick up some 100% cotton yarn.  One popular brand is "Peaches -n- Cream" or something like that.  

Who knows - if the economy keeps going like this, maybe I'll be bartering my crochet work.  What do you think I'll be able to get for a hand-made teddy bear?  A sack of potatoes, maybe?

Anyhoo - here's the pattern:

Chain 34 loosely

Row 1: Dc in fourth ch from hook and in each ch across.

Row 2:  Ch 1, turn; sc in first dc, ch 2, skip next dc, sc in sp before next dc, ch 2, ** skip next 2 dc, sc in sp before next dc, ch 2; repeat from ** across to last 2 st, sc in top of beginning ch.

Row 3:  Ch 3, turn; dc in first ch-2 sp, 2 dc in each ch-2 sp across to last ch-2 sp, dc in last ch-2 sp, dc in last sc.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until piece is approximately square.

You can leave it as is, or you can sew a border for a more finished look.  I do a simple dc border all the way around the edges, taking care to evenly space the stitches to avoid ruffling or puckering.  Sew 3 stitches in each corner to make the turn.  If the piece "cups" after making the turn, rip back to the corner and add a corner stitch.  I frequently have to do 4 stitches in the corner.

Happy sewing!

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Make A Homemade Bulletin Board

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? That I've already done a post on this topic? You're right - I have done a post about making a bulletin board before. And those simple, quick, and very inexpensive bulletin boards have been serving us well all this time! If you're looking for the ultimate in quick, functional, and frugal, I recommend making your own bulletin board out of cardboard and left-over fabric.

However...those bulletin boards are pretty light weight. We recently decided that our kids could use some bigger and more heavy-duty bulletin boards. We shopped and shopped, but everything just looked too industrial (and were expensive to boot!). Being who we are...we made our own. They are big, sturdy, strong....AND feature custom colors and fabrics to match our kids' rooms!

I wrote a detailed eHow article complete with lots of pictures. Go on over, print it out, and rate my article for me (pretty please).

By the way, if you're ever looking for one of my eHow articles, you can find all the links in my sidebar.

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Just Call Me Miss Pottery Barn!

Remember when I told you how to make a homemade bulletin board out of an old sheet and a piece of cardboard?

Well, just look at what I found in my Pottery Barn Kids magazine today:


They call it a "Pin Board". It would be so easy to make!! Grab some scrap fabric, some corrugated cardboard, and some duct tape. I like the idea of making smaller panels and putting them together to make a bigger surface.

If you try it, make sure to send me some before and after photos!

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God Is An Artist: Part II

There's something about this photo of my backyard peony that just takes my breath away! I love this shot...so vibrant, yet delicate at the same time.



These flowers are actually itty, bitty, tiny little flowers. I was so thrilled to be able to get an up-close shot of them with my macro lens.



I think these pink petunias (right??) are so soft and delicate, with their thin and wispy petals fluttering in the breeze. When I look at this picture though, it almost has an aggressive look to it. It seems to me that the flowers are fighting to be at the "front" where they'll get the most sunshine. Or maybe I'm crazy and need to spend more time with people, who have actual personalities, instead of so much time with my camera and flowers!




This purple clematis is in my backyard, growing up against our yellow shed. I love these bold flowers! I was able to use a new reflector to shine some indirect sunlight at the flowers, which really got the colors to pop out of the dark shadows.

And now, for a little PhotoShop/Lightroom fun...

I took this picture of this little daisy for two reasons...the flower itself, and it's colorful background. I was thrilled to see how the background went out of focus so dramatically while the daisy came in crystal clear.

And then I wanted to see what it would look like in black & white...look! Look at that fantastic swirly background against the crisp petals of the daisy! Love it!

But I was a little disappointed with how washed out the daisy became. It just seemed to lose something. SO....PhotoShop to the rescue! I'd never done anything like this before, so I was pretty happy with the results. I grabbed the yellow center of the flower from the color version, and put it in the black and white version. How fun is this?!?

The peony is still my favorite though. Which do you like best?

I'm thinking I need to make some note cards out of these pictures :)

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How To Make A Homemade Bulletin Board

I wish I could say that I came up with this clever idea, but the credit has to go to my handy hubby.

I'd been searching for reasonably priced bulletin boards for my kids for quite a while, but anything that was a good size also carried a hefty price tag ($20-$30 each). So my genius husband came up with the idea to use some carboard, an old sheet, and some duct tape...of course!

We used a king size sheet that we haven't used in years (we're flannel sheet snobs now that we're used to them). Hubby cut the cardboard, and I cut the fabric. Then I taped the edges down on the backside of the cardboard (sort of like wrapping gift wrapping), and hubby hung them in the kids' rooms.

I was a bit skeptical, but normal tacks work beautifully! It was free, simple, fun, the kids love them, and it works great. Now THAT works for me!

UPDATE: For a more heavy duty bulletin board from scratch, CLICK HERE.

BTW...I'm hosting a new weekly carnival starting this week. Come see what it's about!

From here you can:
- Check out my other WFMW posts
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Thanks for stopping by!

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Another Fun Project: Psalm 23 Bracelets

I've been busy lately! This has been my latest project. I made this Psalm 23 bracelet for my sister's birthday gift. What is a Psalm 23 bracelet, you ask? Each crystal corresponds with a section of the Psalm ("The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures (green); He leads me beside quiet waters (blue)" etc.).

These bracelets are so beautiful! I have yet to make one for myself...isn't that how it always goes? But I did make a couple to sell on Etsy. They're just so delicate and pretty and sparkly. Not to mention the fact that they have lots of colors in them...matches anything!

There are several unique features to my Psalm 23 bracelets:

1. Instead of a toggle or lobster clasp, mine have a magnetic clasp. You can just snap it on with one hand! I was thrilled to find the clasps.
2. The crystals are all Swarovski, and the beads are all sterling silver.
3. I found a new way to use my note cards! I was able to print the 23rd Psalm on a card, then I add my photo and do the embossing. It's so pretty!

Anyway...can you tell I've been working on my Etsy blurb? Sorry. Didn't mean to put the hard sell on ya there :) I'm just so excited because I think they're really special, and I wanted to share.

Hint: this is where you, as my wonderful generous reader, leaves me a comment saying "yes, Daiquiri, they're very beautiful. I'm sure that someone will buy them and you didn't waste all that time and money."

I know. I'm shameless.

Here are some more pictures:

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Thomas, My Little Sewing Helper

I was sewing some personalized pillowcases the other day, and Thomas was my little helper. It was such a nice day...just my little guy and me :) He was so sweet and fun, I just had to grab a little video:

I had my camera handy because I was taking step by step pictures for the pillowcase tutorial I'm working on for you. Keep an eye out for it!

PS. Don't forget to take 5 minutes and earn an easy $25!!

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Please Take My Poll

Hey everyone, I've added a poll to my right sidebar. I'd like to offer my photo note cards on Etsy soon, but am having a tough time figuring out how to price them. What do you think?

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Bloggy Giveaway!!!

It's time for another Bloggy Giveaway!

Update: Comments are now closed for this giveaway, and I'm off to draw a random winner!

This is actually the first time I'm participating in this carnival...YAHOO! :)

*Here's how to enter: Simply leave a comment at THIS POST to be entered for the random drawing.

*Before you enter, PLEASE, participate in the poll in my right sidebar. I'd like to offer cards for sale on Etsy soon, and I need your help determining how I should price them. What do you think?

*I'll draw a winner at the end of the carnival (end of this week), and will link up to Bloggygiveaways.com with info on who won. If possible, I will also contact the winner directly by leaving a post on one of your blog posts.


*You do NOT need to be a blogger to participate! You'll just have to make sure and check back here (or Bloggygiveaway.com) to see if you've won since I won't be able to contact you.

*And finally, here's what I'm giving away: A Set Of 7 Notecards ~ Crocus Design. These cards are handmade by yours truly, and feature my personal photography. I hope you like them :)











*After you've commented here to enter your name for this giveaway, don't forget to head back to Bloggygiveaway.com for more carnival participants!

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Looking For A Great Gift Idea?

Check out my left sidebar...I've opened an Etsy shop! For those of you who might be wondering what "Etsy" is, it is simply an online store where you can buy/sell anything and everything handmade. It's so fun to shop!

I plan to put my photography up too, but for now I just have some jewelry. I got on a kick about a year ago...I couldn't stop making little bracelets for kiddos. The more sophisticated look of adult jewelry seems to be beyond my talents...but the cute kids stuff was a lot of fun. Click on one of the pictures to see it closer, and you will be led to my "store", where you can see everything I have available.

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Drumroll Please...

Congratulations, Teresa! You are the winner of my surprise Giveaway!! Contact me via email, and I'll get your mailing address. Here's what you've won:

Thank you, everyone who left sweet comments about this new design. Jen and I both really enjoyed your feedback.

I'll be participating in the Bloggy Giveaway the week of the 21st, so stay tuned for more opportunities to win. What would you like to see me give away? A photo? Some note cards? Let me know!

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Ooooo...I Just Made Some Really Pretty Cards!

I never should have said that the Giveaway closes on Friday. I can hardly wait to show you the cards I made! Embossing is so fun :) Don't forget to comment to my "Hey!" post to get entered in the Giveaway!

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Before I Left...

This is what was popping up in my neighbor's front lawn. Aren't they beautiful? God is quite the artist. I see some more notecards in my future...

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