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How to Freeze Green Beans from the Garden

How to Freeze Green Beans from the Garden

How to Freeze Green Beans from the Garden

This summer our garden has kind of been a flop. While the cucumbers and squash didn’t grow as well as they usually do, the green beans flourished. We picked and ate them multiple times with our dinner and decided to pluck and freeze the rest for later use. I am going to share a quick and easy way to freeze green beans from your garden so that you can…

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Simple, Handmade Coffee Notecard

Simple, Handmade Coffee Notecard

Happy Friday!  What a week. Things are getting busier by the day- school is out (partially), it’s Vacation Bible School for the boy and the girl is having 10 month old separation anxiety. I love my kids, but I am one tired mama.

BUT, COFFEE. Saves the day every time!

I have a super quick and simple note card for you today. You can easily make a stack of these handmade cards to give to a friend…

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Explosion Box: Handmade Father's Day Gift

Explosion Box: Handmade Father’s Day Gift

Father’s Day was Sunday. Last Sunday! And I just finished up an explosion box as part of this years handmade gift. How bout you? Any other late crafters.

Each year I do a couple of things: 1) make a handmade card 2) get the dog and kid(s) hand or footprints into the card or on a piece of artwork 3) get it framed to hang in Husband’s office. He has graciously hung every card, framed drawing, and…

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Craft Sale @ Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack

Craft Sale @ Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack

Happy Wednesday! Today is accounting day- I attempt to go into the law office and get a little bookkeeping done, generally while the baby sits at my feet getting into things.

Meanwhile, I am daydreaming about what crafty things I will come up with next. Ha!  I periodically check the clearance rack from Stampin’ Up! and I have to say there are some impressive deals.  The acorn punch, balloon…

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How to: Easy Coffee Themed Thank You Cards

How to: Easy Coffee Themed Thank You Cards

Coffee is where it’s at. I love coffee! These quick and easy cards have Coffee Break paper as the main component. They are topped off with a paper doily and a cup out coffee cup tied with string.

Super simple cards that are easy to recreate and send off to that special coffee lover!

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Craft Organization: We R Memory Keepers Embellishment Storage

Craft Organization: We R Memory Keepers Embellishment Storage

We R Memory Keepers Embellishment Storage

I was perusing Instagram, quite possibly my favorite place, enjoying the #craftorganization hashtag and came across a We R Memory Keepers Embellishment storage lotus flower. WOW! It was slightly off white, big and beautiful, symmetrical and had a ton of compartments. I knew I needed it. Now!

So off to Amazon I went to order my very own embellishment keeper

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Handmade Instagram Smile

Give the Gift of Instagram

I love Instagram!! If you follow my feed (stampin.fool) you will see sneak peeks of projects, lots of coffee, and the occasional cute baby picture in my Story feed. I enjoy posting photos and short videos and I love my Instagram friends, a lot of whom craft with me, DIY, and parent. Some I’ve met, some are new, and some I would love to get together with and share a…

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A Handmade Mother's Day

A Handmade Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day Bee Mother’s Day is around the corner. It’s in about two weeks- May 13th. Have you done any planning? What will you give to mom, grandma, your best momma friend? Mom’s spend so much time imparting wisdom, love and graciousness into our lives that it is a “holiday” that requires special attention. I couldn’t think of a better way to make mom feel special than to make a handmade card…

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