I will be back on. Just taking some time to refuel myself and family before 2008 begins. Have some projects I hope to share, but they will have to wait till after the New year.Be back on soon,~Tam...
Friday, December 28, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Recycled skirt into 2 piece dog bed- "mini " tutorial
After bringing Grizzle home, I knew she would need her own bed. From experience I knew we would need something durable, inexpensive, pleasing to the human eye, Washable, & comfortable enough to keep a growing black lab mix happy for at least 1 year. This is what I used and how i did it. A mini style tutorial.First look through the closet or the local thrift store for one of those floor length A-line skirts. Be sure it has a zipper on one side...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Hooker Furniture Acquires Assets Of Opus Designs Furniture
Hooker Furniture Corp. (HOFT) announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Opus Designs Furniture, LLC.Effective today, Hooker Furniture's professional sales organization will be representing the Opus product line, and all service and operational support for the line will come from Hooker Furniture Corporation. The product will be sold under the Opus Designs brand.The $5.1 million cash transaction is subject to a net working capital adjustment.James Millner, who has overseen design and product development of the Opus product, will...
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Handmade holiday ideas & look what the snow blew in...
So what has kept me away for so long? Well these are just a few:Links for all the creativity sources are below- but here is the big explanation of what they are and who for~A cloth covered binder for my oldest "neice"- which will have inside a B&W copy of Panda's new guitar teaching books- they can learn together and have a "practice jam" each week when they get to visit. Panda and her cousin are both getting child sized guitars for the holiday-...
Friday, December 7, 2007
The weather outside is frightful...
But the fire is so delightful...And since we've no place to go........ Let It Snow let it snow let it snow....Time for hot cocoa and oven S'mores.....picture above is located at this flickr link. So very sweet!The Snow is finally here! Time to borrow the sleds from our chickens and ducks (see post about animal drinking water) to slide down the big hill! It will be gone by Sunday, so one last run tomorrow and they can have their the sleds back.Snowy...
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Winter fire's sweet smell
The wood burner is here! As I type this, I can smell the wonderful scent of wood burning just below the space I am sitting. Images of childhood fireplaces filled my mind before I realized they had lit the fire. Our dear friend "farm guy" (the son of our farmer friend and best bud to the Captain since 3rd grade) has very generously lent one to us. It came with his home when he bought it at auction years ago. Never used it, so it sat. And sat. Rusted...
