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• Have a Defiant Christmas

  

  Attributed to and contributed by John Shea, writer, storyteller and Catholic theologian, written in 2000:Some Christmas I am going to send out a Christmas card... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Wrapping up the Project Week

  

  Finished Objects on Friday, one knit and one painted. Linking up with Tami at Finished Objects Friday.And linking to Fiber Arts Friday. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Favorite Christmas Images

  

  Just to share some beautiful Christmas images I have been collecting on Pinterest, and hope you take a moment to enjoy the season... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Beginning...

  

  to look a lot like Christmas in our house...Right down to a cute old fairy type elf who watched me make lots of cookies today. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• A Pause in Advent

  

  sourcePlease click on The Mennonite Girls to read a message that will warm your heart and amaze your soul.And visit "A Pause in Advent" here and read more... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Peace: A Possibility

  When I think of peace at this time of year, my visualization usually turns to doves, angels, or perhaps the nativity scene. Many beautiful images can be found a... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Christmas Confetti Bean Soup in a Jar

  

  What is on your "I Really WANT to Do" list for the holidays?Really, is there such a thing as a list of Things You Must Do For the Holidays? Kinda takes the fun... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• A Pause In Advent

  

  Joining in with Floss in France who has offered to sponsor a Christmas Blogger Event Termed "A Pause in Advent," where we stop a moment and reflect on the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Silk Painting: Poppies

  

  A few hours to make the correctly sized frame to hold the fabric taut, two weeks to paint, a bit of a mess in the kitchen, two hours to steam the painting, and... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Angels and Oranges

  

  Be it a spiritual angel,sourceor referring to fun in the snowsourceor thinking about the most important event in the realm of Christianity as relating to... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• What I Did For Love (with Leftovers)

  

  You know your leftover turkey in the fridge? This is what I made at 6:30 AM, because there was a hankering for it: Curried Chicken SaladThat is Ina, not me...An... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Thanksgiving Week in the USA

  

  Leaves in our yard...A close up of the pretty gold craft leaves Betty the Wood Fairy sent me from the UKBetty took some pictures of leaves while on her walk... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Countdown

  

  The husband says it all HERE in his op-ed about turkey dressing. Read it for current and back content. You just might love the recipe. We do. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Look Through a Window

  

  Linking up with Inspiration Avenue here for the weekly challenge of "Look Through a Window and Share What You See," this was my view out the front door at 6:30... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Reprise of a Footstool

  

  Definition of REPRISE. 1: a deduction or charge made yearly out of a manor or estate —usually used in plural . 2: a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• A Van Gogh Weekend

  

  Let's start out by announcing the winner of my give-away last week regarding the Make Do and Mend post. The not-so-scientific approach of using a random... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Easy Pumpkin Muffins

  

  Want to make a batch of pumpkin muffins, stirred up in less time than it takes to read this post? Why not?Two ingredients and a few spices with no... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Make Do and Mend, and a Give-Away

  

  "Make Do and Mend" is a phrase from World War II that was more commonly used in Great Britain during WWII. Food and clothing were rationed after about 1940,... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Today is a Bizarre Day

  

  actually, it is Bazaar Day at our church My bazaar contribution is a pair of framed floral paintings with information about silk painting provided.BackgroundSil... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Begun as a Knitted Sock

  

  ...except it did not end as a pair of socks. Somehow my right hand took a beating and is bruised, likely due to pure clumsiness. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME