earlier in the year i had the good fortune to take pictures of three beautiful babies. there is just nothing like it....babies are so wonderful...so precious and i feel lucky that their mamas e...
goodbye, crappy 12 year old dishwasher that rusted the edges of all of my dishes because the coating was worn off of the racks.....with your dents in the front panel from don smashing into it with th...
and i am getting way braver...i actually tried to piece a quilt block.or a whole bunch of quilt blocks....16 of them to be precise. if you are an actual quilter and you are reading this, avert ...
and we are loving how it looks....the long term plan is to create some built-in shelves on either side of the fireplace. my desk is on the right side and i am trying to find a design that we ca...
for my poor son.....since today is april fools day, i felt compelled to show a rerun of last years trick that i played on austen....i just couldnt resist. enjoy!!!i couldnt think of anything as...
the weather has taken a bit of a nosedive. granted, it is still waaaaayyyyy better than it was at this time last year but we all got really spoiled this past two weeks. in fact, ...
like most of the country, we have had some pretty mild weather lately. and when i say mild, i mean hot!! it was 84 degrees here today and right this minute, at 10:39 pm, it is 70 de...
tina and jerry...they used to live next door to us. they moved in a couple of weeks after we did way back in 2000, newly married and fresh off of their honeymoon. they were the most...
well, i have completed 5 quilts in the past couple of weeks....quilts for chemo is on its way. i love the way this one turned out. its a very simple pattern and striking in its simpl...
I started another quilt last week. actually, i started 3 quilts last week. it was a busy week to say the least. my friend lisa came back to michigan from her new home in minnesota and spe...
what a great grammys show last night....i normally dont watch awards shows because the performers and awards recipients are usually so full of themselves it nauseates me.....i watched the grammys las...
rummaging around in my friend lisas parents barn loft last summer was so amazing. there were stacks of old windows leaning up against the wall. I think that they were originally part of t...
who knew that you could take a goodwill sweater for $1.50 and make a pillow cover out of it?ME....thats who.... :) thanks to the internet there are tons of ideas and tutorials floating aro...
do you remember this piece of trash?.....literally, i pulled it out of someones trash pile....it was really rough, inside and out, but i loved the curves and the sturdiness that comes with...
well, that is the premise anyway!! the jelly roll 1600 quilt is comprised of a bundle of coordinating fabric pre-cut into 2 1/2 inch wide by 44 inch long strips. this is called a jelly roll. &n...
i havent had enough to do lately, so i thought i would take on another project. i woke up on saturday, walked into my powder room and decided that i was sick of the black cabinet in there and t...
i cant believe that this is my first post for 2012....someone has not been sorting out her priorities....ahem,.....i have had my hand in about 5 different projects at once.i rock at the multi-tasking...
this past year was a very fun one for me....but it didnt start out that way....when i lost my job one week before christmas in 2010, i was angry and scared. then i was just angry.but i used the...
i thought that i would share a few gifts that i made for christmas this year. now that the gifts have been given, i can post pictures of them here....the girls each got a quilt this yearscarlet...
i think that this room has to be the one i am most proud of in my little diy portfolio.....the before: yuk!!! (and i am the one who painted it like that in the first place....i cant even bl...
from our family to your family.....wishing you the most beautiful christmas holiday andjoy and prosperity for the coming year.....MERRY CHRISTMAS from the mandernachs
the kitchen floor was a long time coming....we lived with builders grade vinyl flooring in our kitchen for 9 years. it was ugly, stained and gouged. when we bought our home it was a new b...
Yes, i am still here.....and i am sorry i havent posted for so long. the truth is, i just havent been motivated lately. i dont know if it is the impending christmas season, the change fro...
and all was right with the world!!!!!go blue!
I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. we did here. i hosted dinner for 21 family members yesterday....it was chaotic and loud and wonderful. the food was fantastic and plentiful...
and how could someone so incredibly beautiful be something that i created??i am in total awe of her. she is just as sweet and wonderful as she is beautiful. she is a hard worker, a college stud...
we have some wonderful neighbors....they have six kids and are just the greatest family i know. since i had the girls for the weekend, they went over to their house to play on friday night. &nb...
i decided to try my hand at building something. from wood. by myself. so i went to home depot, got the wood and instead of having them cut it, i used the miter saw as a chop saw and did it mysel...
austens football season ended last thursday after a very loooong season.his practices for freshman football began last june, 4 days after getting out of school for the summer.he had practice and cond...
the weather yesterday was rainy, cold dark and dank....you know, typical michigan weather when winter is near....i hate winter.so what is a girl to do? hmmmm. i know what would make me fe...
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