A Busy Memorial Day Weekend

Before I begin this post, let me just say thank you to all of the men and women who serve in the armed forces and risk their lives for my freedom.      I hope you all had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend!  Mine was very busy, so I am making this post a photo blog of my busy weekend.  Beware ~ there are a lot of photos.  I sort of stalked Matt with the camera all weekend, because I didn't know what...

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No-Sew Seat Cushions

              A few months ago, we ordered a bistro set for the deck from Amazon, but we ordered the table and the chairs from separate sellers to get the best price.  The chairs arrived in timely fashion, but a few short days after ordering the table, I received an email saying that the table was sold out.  I eventually found the table from another seller....or...

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A Tornadic Family Night

         So it's been a family night in our unfinished basement tonight.  Not the kind of family night that involves popcorn and monopoly, but the kind that involves tornado warnings and sirens.  I've been glued to the TV since late afternoon as Indiana has been under a PDS (particularly dangerous situation).....which is apparently extremely rare for our region.  Matt...

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Placemats or Napkins?

            A few weeks ago, I ordered some fabric from fabric.com.  I LOVE fabric.com.  They have a fantastic selection of quality fabric for a fraction of the retail price.  I ordered fabric for a few throw pillows, some napkins for the dining room table and some fabric to redo my Craigslist dining room chairs.  Without measuring (not the smartest thing to do), I ordered one...

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