tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367684725908710332012-02-03T08:36:13.287-05:00...loving life and laughing every dayScrap for Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198495711815578352noreply@blogger.comBlogger2351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436768472590871033.post-37902734324242737712012-02-01T22:57:00.000-05:002012-02-01T22:57:16.753-05:00

I've been making a huge mess of my craft room for the past week while finishing up some projects for 2 swaps I participated in. The first swap wasViv's Valentine SwapIt doesn't happen very often but my partner was a dear friend...Sandy of 521 Lake StreetSandy and I became blogging friends through Elizabethof Creative Breathing.Two years ago, while visiting my step-mom in Arizona, Sandyand I (and

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I was looking through my "Blog Photos" file for January and realized I missed sharing some things this month...A Christmas gift from my sweet friend BethanieCoasters made from ceramic tile squares that she covered with sheet music and decoupaged.They came packaged in the cute angel boxAnother sweet friend, Mimi, of Dandelion Wishes,gave me story books to read to the boys, and coordinating finger

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I know you have been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the winner of my Birthday giveaway.I loved reading all of your comments about how you celebrate your birthdays.I can never understand why some people hate the thought of having a Birthday....we should celebrate every one of them...they are all blessings.The winner of this contest was selected very scientifically. David and I were

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NOTE: Several of you have emailed me that you are unable to leave comments on my blog. That's not good when you're hosting a giveaway!! Others are having this problem with their blogs and a friend suggested that I change my setting so that the comment window is in a pop-up format. I hope that works! For the past several years, I've had a Give-Away for my Birthday.This Friday is my Birthday...no

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This Thursday is the weekly gathering of our Book Group.We are reading this book for January...By the time I got to page 3 I was hooked! I'm only half way through the book because of the distractions...watching this... I gave David the First Season of Downton Abbey DVDs for Christmas.I was advised to purchase the UK version as it is not edited. (Apparently the Masterpiece Theater series is edited

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It's only the 9th of January...too soon to take down the Christmas/Winter decorations. It is sunny today so I thought I'd snap some pictures. The majority of our decorating this year happened in the dining room. We had arranged for new carpeting to be installed in the family room on December 30 and it seemed silly to put up the big tree in there and have to take it down before New Years

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I have been giving serious thought to my One Little Word for 2012.One Little Word was initiated by Ali Edwards several years ago, as a way of choosing a word to inspire you for the year. You can read her post about it for this year right here, and also check out one of Ali's posts from January, 2011 with some suggested words here, as possibilities. In 2009, the first time I participated in Ali

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It is New Year's Eve and as I read some of my favorite blogs, I'm struck with how many of us have had  our share of challenges this past year. Health issues, our own or those we care about; employment and financial issues, the death of someone we love, relocation, emotional concerns, worries about children...the list goes on and on.I'm not one to make resolutions at the New Year. Too many times,

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I wanted to share my new Christmas wreath with you. Actually, this one will probably stay up all winter. I was so happy when I opened the box from Deb at Say It With Letters and saw this wreath shape!  So many ideas came to mind. My first plan was to make a variation of the famous Martha Stewart clothespin wreath... I covered the wreath shape with my favorite ledger paper... but I could not

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In the last 2 weeks, I have participated in  one very successful craft show and a not-so-successful one. It's always a gamble to know what buyers will find appealing. The second show was at the Garden Club of a friend and I had a great time, spoke with really nice women and listened and watched a very interesting speaker. The day was not a loss by any means. You just can't be a winner everywhere.

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It happens every year at this time. I have a big Craft Fair in 2 weeks and then another the following Wednesday. I have been so far behind because of other "life" things and because I am one of the world's worst procrastinators. I can't even show you peeks yet because so many things are in a half-completed state. Oh my, I'm 62...when will I ever learn that I can't stay up all night and craft.I

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It's Fall...  Come right in.... I am loving white pumpkins this year... We had some visitors... I finished a big project for my office(11-inch letters for a really big Christmas Banner...thank heavens for the Cricut!) I'll be back with Halloween decor~ XOXOJoyce

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David & I have just returned from our annual Rehoboth Beach vacation which we both really needed this year.  We had a great week away and even though the weather wasn't the best...it was still away and that is what's important. When we left to come home on Friday morning the temperature in Delaware was 76-degrees. When we arrived home to Pittsburgh the temp was in the 50's. Yeesh!On our way to

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I have sung the praises of Say It With Letters for years....I love their shapes and letters because they are so well made and easy to work with. I am thrilled to be included in the current Design Team. I am in with a great bunch of uber talented women and I hope you'll take some time to visit their blogs and see what they've done with their assignments, and visit the SIWL Etsy store for your own

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I'm sure by now, many of you are familiar, if not obsessed with Pinterest. It is a mechanism for capturing and saving inspirational ideas to bulletin boards that you create. On my sidebar, you can see a link that will take you right to my Pinterest boards. On of my dearest friends, Marie of Spun by Me has started writing posts called "I Pinned It & Did It", showing projects she has created using

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THANK YOU #1: I want to thank all of you who took the time to leave words of encouragement over my joy at being chosen to be part of the Say It With Letters design team. Your words mean so much to me! I hope you've had a chance to visit Deb's blog and see the wonderful work of the other design team members. I am so honored to be counted in with this group of talented women. New things will be

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I've been keeping a secret...for a while now...I couldn't talk about it or blog about it...but now.... I don't have to keep it a secret any longer!I've been asked to be a member of theSay It With Lettersdesign team....excuse me just a moment... YIPEE SKIPEE! I just need to catch my breath!I have loved using Say It With Letters shapes and letters for years,and have featured some of the things

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Do you remember this bargain I found at the thrift store? Well, I painted the lid a gloss black and added a flower drawer pull from Anthropologie which I already had Then I saw this drawer pull at Joann's and loved it, too! So which one do you think?Ceramic flower or crystal knob? Thanks for your help! xoxoJoyce Don't forget PJ's giveaway here

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I have spoken many times on this blog about the friendships that I've made through blogging. I have sort of a blog bucket list....a hope to be able to meet, in person, some of those women who I've come to know and care for through this crazy "hobby/obsession". One of the women who I hope to meet...maybe this year, is PJ Johnston of Seens From the Back of My Eyelids. PJ is one of the most humorous

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My blogging friend Kathy at Katie Did Stitches wrote a blog post yesterday about picking peaches....and not just any peaches, but Red Haven peaches...and making peach pie. Her post made my mouth water for peach pie and then I remembered, "I'm not a pie person." I love to eat pie but pie crust intimidates the heck out of me. I need to get over that and just practice, practice, practice making pie

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A few weeks ago, our little crafting group got together to bid farewell to our dear friend Michele. She and her husband will be moving to Virginia as soon as their new house is built....actually, they will be living in a rented property until that time. We are sorry to see her leave us but I know that I, for one, will be visiting her as she will not be too far from one of our kids.....and she

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I have finished the banner for baby HannahI wish I could figure out a way to photograph these banners hanging up without my deck furniture showing in the background...do I need to hang a sheet over the door? A closer look I added a tiny button on the front. I really love the pink and brown color scheme.Now the birthday card... I'm really enjoying working in all digital.The picture of the little

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We were really busy on days #2-4 and I didn't take many  pictures. Oooo, it's starting to look different here!Here we are on Friday and the work is almost complete. I just have to get all of the china and glassware put back in their respective places. We also need to decide where we are hanging some new things and which things we're not keeping. In this before picture, you can see some of my

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David has taken this week off. The plan is to paint the dining room. It involves removing wallpaper on the lower half of the walls. I am the remover....David is the painter. The dining room is hard because all of the china and glassware has to be lugged to the living room so the furniture pieces can be moved. Today is Day #1 This is what we accomplished. ~ BEFORE ~ ~ THE DINING ROOM IN

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There's nothing that will make a blogger smile all day than receiving a Random Act of Kindness (RAK) in the mail....Happy Mail we often call it. It's what bloggers do for each other.  I have a blogging friend (who likes to fly under the radar so I won't mention her name) who has gifted me with books and beautiful cards when I've been sick.The gift giver gets as much pleasure out of the gifting as

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In an earlier post, I showed pictures of my bird themed summer mantel. I liked all of the items displayed, but it lacked something and I had to figure out what it needed.....I know....height! Mirror? Framed print? I know...old window frame!    David: What are you going to do with that frame?Me: Paint itDavid: What?! Do you know it's over 100 years old?Me: OK-but it's been hiding in a closet

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David and I have just returned from a quick 3 day trip to visit Eric and Jane and Charlie and Miles for the 4th of July. It is so much fun to be in a small town type of setting where there is a local paradeand then a picnic to attend.Before we could walk to the parade however, there was work to be done...A bike to decorate... and hats to try on.... Almost everyone got into the 4th of July

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Happy 4th of July to all of my friends!I wanted to share this banner that I made for my friend Holly. She and her family just moved intoan adorable cape cod house. Every year they have a 4th of July Party so I thoughtthat a banner she could hang would be a cute housewarming gift.Some of the elements I used are from this digital set from Elle's Studio that I purchased here It's not too late to

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Yesterday I visited my favorite thrift store. I hadn't been there for months and months and I was so excited! I found many things that would have been fun to repurpose but I exercised great restraint and only picked up a few things. A wooden candlestick to be painted a creamy white and used for a plate stand...a rose platter that will be hung on the guest room wall with some others already there

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I am always wishing I had a stash of cards  made for my own use and yesterday, I decided to make some. Some time ago I purchased tags from my friend Michelle at Wood and Fabric. (Michelle has a great Etsy shoppe but had to close it temporarily until the postal strike is over in Canada...she can't mail anything out right now. I hope it's over soon.) These are the tags I bought...I wanted to

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In the Winter, I signed up to participate in an Easter Tag Swap hosted by my pal Sandy of 521 Lake St. I got my swap partner's name and blog address; Janelle of Sweet Bee Cottage. I was so excited because I had been following Janelle's blog for a while and I liked her style. Then I got sick and I was out of commission for 2 months. Janelle and I wrote back and forth and decided to do a delayed

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I almost forgot!! For those of you who use vintage images in your work, I came across two great places yesterday while wandering in Blogland....Bumble Buttons found hereand Little Birdie Blessings found here Both places offer free images that are beautiful. Ok....enough randomness for one day! Don't forget to scroll down for the second post...this doesn't happen often folks. xoxoJoyce

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Just a few things today...I recently received 2 books in the mail that I'm really enjoying. (If you don't know this already, I am a magazine and book junkie...mostly decorating and crafting kinds...well, or cooking)First up....This book is filled with great ideas for repurposing...like sconces made from baking panspillows using crocheted pot holders.... and even lamps made from aluminum thermos

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I have lots to show and share over the next days but I wanted to show you some cards that we made in a stamping class I attended at one of my favorite places...Stamp Fanci, a wonderful rubber stamp and scrapbook supply store close to my home. The class was taught by Carolyn Dewey who is a very gifted paper artist and friend. While I was recovering, Carolyn sent me this beautiful card.. The class

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Vintage buttons displayed in a planter that arrived in my mailbox yesterday!(Thanks Deb...I love it!)Peonies from our garden...white and Sarah Bernhardt pink. Every year the rain beats them down before I get a chance to cut and enjoy them. Now, could someone please tell me how to get rid of the ants so I can actually bring them into the house? (Love the Laura Ashley table cover? It's vinyl...oh

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Being away from the computer for a long time, I had not visited my favorite handmade place to shop... Etsy. Now that I'm catching up on my blog reading I take a little time each day to see what's happening over there and check out my favorite sellers. Here are some for today... (from worthygoods) (Heidi-this has your name all over it!) (from mgvintageromance) (from OneQuarterKen) (from mimis.

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Last week, on someones (I can't for the life of me remember who) blog, I saw a link to a New York-Style Crumbcake recipe. New York Style means that the crumb layer is almost as thick as the cake layer. New York Style means that you don't even want to know the calorie count or fat grams in this recipe....you just want to eat it. I have had similar crumbcake at Starbucks and have always wanted to

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I have been home from the hospital since the Wednesday before Easter and I can finally say that I am starting to feel pretty normal. (Well, whatever that means!) I won't scare you with all of the gruesome details but I can tell you that 12 inches of my colon is gone...along with some other body parts. The surgery was much more serious than we or the Doctor realized until he got in there. I was in

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Well, we hoped that we could hold off on this surgery until May but the time has come to do it now. I will stay in the hospital and have the surgery on Monday afternoon and then be here an additional week to ten days. I am confident in my surgeon. I told him today that many people are praying for me and they're praying for him, too. He appreciated that. I will not be posting for a while but Mimi

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I can't tell you how much I hate to be writing this but I am once again in the hospital....diverticulatis again....another round of antibiotics. I have appreciated your prayers and if you are inclined will appreciate them again. I will return when I can but I don't know how long that will be. I am fighting as hard as I can to get over this. With Gods help I will! Dear David brought the laptop in

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It is a very dark and gloomy in Pittsburgh today and the rain is pouring down. There have been warnings of high winds (there were tornadoes not too far from here several week ago) so everyone is on high alert. In spite of the lack of sun and warmth, I must say that I feel better than I have felt since the beginning of the year! I was grateful to Mimi for updating everyone about the fact that I

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Hello to all of you-- friends and followers of Scrap for Joy.My name is Mimi and I will be writing this post on behalf of our friend Joyce today.  As some of you may know, Joyce has been battling some health issues over the past year.  These past few weeks have been especially difficult for her as she deals with this ongoing gastric problem.  It seems that the doctors have decided that she needs

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Many times I've written on this blog about the  wonderful women I've met through blogging.Generous, talented, caring women.I've written about my (blogging) friend Michelle Rondeau in several posts here, here,and here. I first "met" Michelle through her Etsy store Wood and Fabric . (please take some time to go and visit her store and blog)For a long time I nagged  encouraged her about starting a

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Hi All!I'm joining Sue at "It's a Very Cherry World " for Rednesday.I had been seeing these dishes pop up all over blogland and fell in love with them.The problem was, everyone was seeing them at Home Goods which weare not lucky enough to have here in "the 'Burgh" (Pittsburghfor the out-of-towners)WELL, last Saturday, I decided to stop in to Marshallssince I hadn't been there since before

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Your Valentine cardshave been mailed today...Late, I know,life got in the way.You are so specialall year through...so I'm sending my love,to each of you! I don't usually like to preview my projects before they are received,but I wanted you to at least see what was on the way.(I will show the cards I've received when they have all arrived) I love Valentine's Day.I always have...and always will.I

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I am so tired of winter, so I'm leaving this...to fly here... Mesa, Arizona to visit my Step-Mom, Bunnie and help her celebrate her 90th Birthday! While I am in Arizona, I won't have access to a computer at all (which will be real hard for me!) so I will catch up on visiting when I return. Before I go, I wanted to show you some amazing cards and gifts I received for my birthday, from friends.

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On January 22, Melissa, of 320 Sycamore, posted this quote on her blog. I went back and reread it today because I needed to remind myself of the importance of every normal, ordinary day. I wish you a normal, ordinary day... xoxo Joyce

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Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers for their win over the New York Jets for the AFC Championship and another trip to the Super Bowl!!!!! Stairway to Seven guys!Unfortunately....not all the fans could stay awake for the win... (Charlie and Miles in Maryland) They need to take a nap, next time, before the BIG GAME! xoxo Joyce  

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First of all...I want to thank all of you for your Birthday wishes and greetings. It was like a virtual party and I loved every minute of it! I have said again and again that I love the friends that I've made through blogging and now I even have some new friends! I wish I could send prizes to everyone....or at least a slab of cake... but I can't,  so to those who didn't win...I send big hugs to

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BirTHdaY GiVEawAy! I love Birthdays and I love parties, sooooo....I'm going to help you with your next party...in celebration of my Birthday!(isn't that great...I get to give the gifts!)Here are the prizes for you... A Banner to hang for your banner day.. (Banner will be similar to this one which was sold at the Craft Fair) it doesn't have to be a Birthday...you could celebrate getting a new

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NOTE: So as not to confuse anyone with the giveaway details...that post will go up at midnight tonight. There is going to be a Giveaway this week right here at Scrap For Joy. I am turning 62  on Thursday and my favorite way to celebrate is to give things away!  I have to gather the treats together before I can tell you about it so check back after 12:00 AM EST Until then... I would like to show

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It was a cold and snowy day... David had to clear off the driveway and sidewalks... I had planned it for weeks. Friends coming for a Winter Brunch. Everyone bringing something to contribute to the meal.I had undecorated the dining room from it's Swedish Christmas red and whitesand redecorated in the silvers and whites of Winter. The table was set with white table linens, silver placemats, the

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I love swaps. I love swaps involving tags. I love swaps involving tags hosted by Elizabeth of Creative Breathing. I have made 76 tags to date as part of tag swaps with Elizabeth's (Creative Breating Crafters) group. (after this swap: 100 tags) This is my 6th tag swap with Elizabeth's (Creative Breathing Crafters)group. (I also participated in a Block Swap 2 years ago) January, 2011.  Happy

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 I always enjoy visiting Sue at It's a Very Cherry World on Wednesdays for her REDnesday posts. Bloggers are to write a post featuring RED and then link to her blog. I first read about REDnesdays on my friend Sandy's blog, 521 Lake Street, cause Sandy is the Queen of cute red things. I've wanted to participate for a long time but have procrastinated about it...well, no more!! I'm jumping in this

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Have you chosen a "word" for 2011? My word for 2009 was FOCUS... In 2010 it was MANAGE.... Sitting in church yesterday I thought, "I have to chose a word that will inspire me and not set me up for failure." It came to me...."SIMPLIFY". I need to SIMPLIFY things in various areas of my life... Reorganize, eliminate and use-up come to mind.... If I SIMPLIFY things, I will have more time to create.

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Dear Friends, I have been gone from this little blog for weeks and weeks. Life needed tending and I haven't yet been able to make my way back to posting. I am fine...I was just busy with so many things at once. Today, I have been.... thinking about the Valentine swaps and a year long swap I have signed up participate in. thinking long and hard about my One Little Word for 2011. thinking about

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In addition to all of the craft show frenzy that has been going on around here for the past few months....David and I were also awaiting the arrival of this handsome guy....We are so pleased to introduce our new Grandson....Miles Liamborn on November 8thWe were able to sneak off to see him for a mere 24 hours We couldn't get over how alert he was for only 2 days old... We loved giving lots of

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I have been absent from this blog for several weeks and I'm trying to figure out how it is suddenly November 15th???????First there were the craft shows.....This year I added cake pedestals...large and small...vintage and new... ...and glass bowls and vases... and my journals (this is a sampling)...  there were some altered canvases made with vintage sheet music and images... and

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I promised to show you the things I sent to Mary for our one-on-one swap and include a tutorial for the handmade item. I chose a wooden house shape from Say it With Letters (one of my favorite resources). The quality of these pieces is excellent and I never even have to sand them. I think the hardest part of any paper piecing project is choosing the papers to use. Once I decide on the papers,

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I know that I promised that my next blog post would be about the things I sent to Mary for our one-on-one swap but I thought I better show you my Halloween displays before Halloween was over! For the first time ever, I decorated early for Halloween this year. It's really just the family room that got the treatment...the other rooms are all filled with craft fair projects in varying degrees of

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A month or so ago, Mary of Thyme to Spare and I decided to do a one-on-one swap. It was agreed that we would do something handmade, something vintage and something sweet....I always manage to get that something sweet in there! Mary and I had both participated in a Spring swap a few years ago and we've kept in touch now and again. First, I will show you what Mary sent to me... Mary makes

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Banners and Garlands!I am frantically trying to make up for lost time in getting ready for our big craft fair in 3 (YIKES!) weeks. I decided to start with banner making because they are fun and I can design and cut during the day and then glue at night while we watch  Mad Men, Dancing With the Stars or The Good Wife some good educational programming on our local PBS station. I am just throwing

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I walked into the dining room the other day and saw this... I hadn't realized that the pilgrims would be as thankful as I was to have finally found the pretzel M&M's!Have you tried them yet?Salty and sweet....a match made in heaven for women!I hope you smiled...xoxoJoyce

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Nine talented women and I participated in Elizabeth's, Bluebird Papercrafts, Halloween banner swap. We were to each choose a letter in the word Halloween and make 10 banner panels highlighting that letter. All of our panels have been sent to Elizabeth and she is assembling the banners and sending them out to us this week.I chose the letter "W" as in witch. The first thing to do was decide on an

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I am very fortunate to live within 12 miles of downtown Pittsburgh and less than 5 miles from some wonderful farm markets. I love to visit the farms in growing season and find their wonderful assortments of produce and baked goods. (Of course the baked goods are available all year long which my waistline can attest to!) Fearing that we are nearing the end of the local growing season, I dashed off

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I promised you pictures of the treasures I picked up at The Cottage in Leesburg, VA earlier this month. I could easily spend my entire year's salary (remember, I work three days a month) in their shop but I exercised great restraint. They are known for beautiful pillows and this one had to come home with me.. The colors are so soft and dreamy. I also chose this pottery planter. I love cream

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Good Morning.... I have been running around like a crazed person this week trying to finish up some assignments and getting caught up with house stuff (not so much fun but necessary). There are many things I want to show you but for now just a quick post to display a baby banner I just completed for a friend. It's been a while since I have featured something I've made so here it is... My friend,

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Hi friends~ We are just back from a week at the beach in Delaware. It was a perfect week. The weather was wonderful....we ate lots of good food and we stayed at our favorite place...the Bellmoor Inn, in Rehoboth Beach... where they spoil you with lovely surroundings, start the day with a full breakfast here... have cozy places to sit and chat or read... and every afternoon...tea and sweets....

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(A note about my blog header and background....I went out in search of a nice Fall-ish background today but this one followed me home. It is so cute I just can't replace it for a little while.  I'll do Fall-ish another day. Love the fat birds AquaPoppy!) I have often written about the circle of friends I have embraced through blogging...women I have come to care a great deal for but most of whom

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Several weeks ago I entered to win Karen's (Some Days Are Diamonds) giveaway. Karen is the Head sister of the Bloggerette Society. Information about the Society can be found here. It's not too late to sign up! Karen is loads of fun and this is the first giveaway of hers that I've entered.  Even though she showed some peeks of the prizes, I was not prepared for the abundance of treasures that came

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We went here to the new Consol Energy Center (where our Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team will play)with 18,000 of our closest friends to see the opening concert... I know it's hard to see from up here... that's a little better... That's right...Paul McCartney in concert! It was one of the thrills of my life to be at the opening of the new arena and see Sir Paul, who I have listened to since I

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While cruising through Sam's Club last week, my eye spotted this...I stopped short.....looked at the cover...threw it in my cart without even a second thought...When I had a chance to sit and browse the pages....my heart started to beat fast and my palms became damp.....who wouldn't love these projects...really! So the answer to the question in the title of this post is NO! When you

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I can hardly believe it is the 9th of August already. It's almost a month since my last blog post and many things have changed. Before I get to that, however, I want to tell you all how much I have appreciated your comments and personal emails over the past month. Your words of comfort and support were overwhelming to me at a time when I was in so much discomfort and despair. Many have shared

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Dear Friends~ Last Friday, David & I returned from a week-long trip to Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Petaluma California. We traveled there for a wedding and then added some extra days for vacation. Before we left, I prepared some posts to go up automatically while we were gone. David is wary about posting about being away. Since the beginning of June, I have been wrestling with some serious health

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20 years ago today,on a day when the temperature was 92-degrees(and we didn't have air conditioning in the church yet)we stood before God our children our familyand our friendsand  pledged our love and committment to each other.I hope you will always knowthat no matter what life brings our way,I would do it all again...in a New York minute! Thank you for loving me, being a wonderful example of a

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(Photo courtesy of ronijj on Flickr) Whatever your plans for today....take a moment to remember the blessings of Freedom. xoxoJoyce

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Just some things I've been working on lately... Remember the invitation of the wedding shower for my young friend?Queen of the Kitchen was the theme... We had lots of fun at the shower and Rebekah wore her crown and apron regally...(I don't have a picture of her yet...waiting for someone to send me one) (Thanks Burger King for the template I used for the crown!) (The medallion on the front

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I am going to be away from my computer for a week (which will be hard) but before I leave you I wanted to show you some wonderful pictures of Charlie's first fish!In May, we traveled to Maryland to spend a few days with our son and daughter-in-law and our #1 grandson Charlie....age 2.5.Ever since Charlie was born, David has said he couldn't wait for the time when he and Charlie could go fishing

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First of all, I must tell you that I was completely overwhelmed by all of the visitors who came to this little blog and left the kindest and most thoughtful comments on my Where Bloggers Create II post. Thank you to all who took the time to visit here. I hope you know that you're welcome anytime at all. I loved seeing so many (I didn't quite get to the entire 450 but I skipped around a lot) 

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It's time...my palms are sweating...I've been working hard for 2 weeks now...cleaning, sorting, arranging, rearranging, organizing, reorganizing, tweaking.....oh, you get the picture. I am joining in with 300+ bloggers who are showing their craft room/studios today. I didn't get everything completed that I wanted to but I don't think we're ever actually "finished", are we?Last year, Karen

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Among my favorite sellers on Etsy are Elyse Major, Sharon Wideman and Michelle Palmer. I placed orders with these ladies recently and so my mail has been especially pretty...Many different handcrafted items can be found at Tinkered Treasures, Elyse's Etsy store. She decorates standard clothespins in the most charming way. Painting them a soft color and then using papers with tiny floral motifs to

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There's so much going on right now...finishing my tags for the Wish You Were Here postcard tag swap, hosted by Elizabeth of Creative Breathing... ...putting in lots of time to get my studio/craftroom ready for....   Here's just a little peek of some primping going on...Before... and After... My amazing friend Joni came over yesterday and took one pair of Shabby Chic cotton drapes (

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Hi All~ I'm sorry I'm late with the drawing of the lucky name...we were at the Symphony this evening and just got home a little while ago. I tried to incorporate the Randon Generator to pick a number and I was able to do that at their website but couldn't figure out how to drag the thing to this post. So...it was scientific, just not visable. I asked for a number from 1 to 44 which was the number

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Don't forget to enter my 100+ Follower giveaway...if you follow my blog, sign up on this post to win. A winner will be chosen on June 11. One of my favorite parts of any swap is getting to know my partner. That's what it's all about, right? What their favorite colors are, favorite crafting supplies, favorite chocolate type (Important...am I wrong?), styles they like, you know what I mean. In

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NOTE: It's not too late to sign up for my 100+ Followers Giveaway...just go here. (I can't begin to tell you how much I'm enjoying reading your comments about your paper dolls...thank you for visiting and leaving such sweet messages)Our swap group at A Swap for All Seasons has just completed our Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed & Something Blue Swap. My partner this time was dear,

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Hi Everyone~I promised a giveaway when I reached 100 followers and then I took some time off and went to visit our Grandson Charlie and our son Eric and daughter-in-law, Jane. We had a super fun time and I have some really funny pictures to share with you a little later but I can't make you wait any longer for this giveaway!!!I am at 103 followers so this giveaway is in honor of those who have

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I have received several emails asking if I am OK because I haven't posted in over a week. I am fine...we are visiting our sweet Grandson Charlie and his family for a few days. I was so busy with swap projects and work before we left that I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye for a few days. Thank you for your care and concern. I am so busy with Thomas the Train, the Cat in the Hat, Dora and

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Just wanted to give you a heads up on this swap.....you know if Jenny's organizing it, it's going to be fun!The details can be found here, and if you've never visited Jenny's blog...take some time there. Her art is amazing!xoxo Joyce Yikes! I just realized that I have 99 followers! This calls for a celebration! When I hit 100, you're all invited over for a party....OK, that might be hard....so

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David and I spent Mother's Day weekend visiting with our daughter Michelle and a short visit with my niece and her husband and our grandniece, and my Sis and BIL. Michelle lives on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River but works in New York City. We traveled back and forth between the 2 places about 100 times during the weekend. We arrived at my Sister's (in New Jersey) last Thursday afternoon

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To all of my friends..whether you are a Mother or a Daughter or a Granddaughter or an Aunt...Happy Mother's Day to You!I won't be seeing this sweet boy today but I'm sure he'll be calling to say"Happy Mother's Day Bam!" That's right...I'm Bam and proud of it!(I'm only Bam to Charlie...not Alvin...LOL!)Enjoy your day whatever you do!xoxo

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I read the blogs of many card makers and scrapbookers. I am constantly amazed at the designs they come up with for their creations. Sometimes they have a new card or tag or scrapbook project to show every day.  Seeing their work prompts me to ask the question....what is your  creative process? Do you start with a sketch? Do you have the idea in your head and then quickly transfer that to paper? I

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Well, I've stepped right off the edge this time! Last year, Karen Valentine of My Dessert Cottage, hosted a Where  Bloggers Create party. You could sign up to "attend" the party, Karen posted links to all of the bloggers who participated and there was a dizzying array of wonderful craft spaces that you could visit. It took me days to work my way through all of them. I found so much inspiration

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Estate/Yard Sale season is just getting underway around these parts. Last year, there was an extreme shortage of good sales and so I was hopeful that this year would be different. I went to two sales this weekend and did really well I think. The first sale was at the home of a local antique dealer. She has this big, 3-day sale every year to clear out some stuff to make room for more stuff in the

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I am so far behind with posting so I'm going to try to update with lots of pictures and few words...can I do that? I hardly do anything in my life with few words but I'll try... First are the pictures from the Swap For All Seasons Tussie Mussie Swap. Nancy was my partner and I have to say that she sent me things that I would have chosen for myself if I had come across them. Everything was wrapped

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I must confess that I am a book and magazine junkie. By books, I mean decorating, cookbooks, craft, how-to books mostly. I love to read novels and non-fiction books too, but I like the fact that with crafting or cooking kinds of books...you can read for a bit and put them aside and not have to read them from beginning to end. I always learn some new technique or see something that inspires me to

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Last week was a busy crazy week but there were lots of things to make me smile!I received the tags from Elizabeth's Retro Kitchen Tag Swap. I had seen pictures of all of the tags on Elizabeth's blog but was not prepared with the amazing art until I opened the package! I have grouped the tags by color.... Tags by (clockwise starting on the left) Elizabeth, Lisa, Julie and Viv Meri, Betty, Jessica

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I recently had the pleasure of participating in a swap that callenged us to create an Easter basket from a lowly yogurt container.....after eating the yogurt of course. Everyone participating in this swap was assigned two partners and we had to design and create the Easter baskets and include 5 small gifts for our partners. When I signed up for this swap I thought decorating a yogurt container

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Anyone who has ever had to make more than one of the same thing knows that the hardest part of the project is creating that "first one". It begins with an idea and then proceeds to making several prototypes before deciding on a pleasing final design. When you are creating a tag for a tag swap of Elizabeth's (of Creative Breathing) group of high caliber paper artists, it's important to get it

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Pull up a chair and spend a little time if you can and visit the blogs participating in the Vintage Easter Blog Hop, hosted by Joan at Anything Goes Here. There are many bloggers participating and some beautiful things displayed. When you go to Joan's blog, you will see all of the links to make it an easy hop. I have a combination of Vintage and Vintage style items for you to see... First

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I have been so busy making swap gifts and swap tags that there hasn't been any time to post. I didn't want you to think I had gone on a fun trip without you.....I'll be back very soon with lots to share. It's not like me to be quiet for very long but I know you understand how it is with deadlines...... xoxo

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