Faux makeover

tip

When you get up in, the morning, walk through every room in your house. It will remind you of things you would like to do and why you bought a house with  so many rooms.

Welcome to the great Northeast

Miss Daisy

bully

He's coming along...actually, I think it's a she...I shall name her Daisy

Cosy up to a puppy

I'm really pleased with this little accent pillow...The corgi looks like he's sitting on my sofa...

Blog of Burgess: Are the works you're using really in the public domain?

Blog of Burgess: Are the works you're using really in the public domain?: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Computer Tip a day

#1 computer trick...windows 7

ctrl + equals ZOOM...just hold down the ctrl key and keep tapping the + until you can read the screen...good for us whose arms are not long enough

Windows 7 and me

I'm loving Windows 7. I had very few problems with Vista, but 7 is much quicker and more intuitive. This is good because I tend to keep my computers for years, until they start gasping. This one is a replacement for my beloved XP.

Why people hire the Geek squad

I had to replace my 9 year old CPU the other day. It's exciting, getting a new computer system, until you realize that all the files from your old system have to be transferred and all your very expensive software reloaded...all the while praying to the puter gods that everything will still work, which it won't because PC's are not PC. The operating systems have moved on without you. The registry files have disappeared, so unless you have that very important key that was taped to the edge of the case when you purchased the software, you are out of luck.
I accomplished most of this without a hitch until I put a cracked cd in the optical drive and the CD exploded inside my new computer...If this ever happens to you, don't panic. Open the drive, turn off everything, turn the puter upside down and shake it out...
to be continued...

Support with a flair

Functional and stylish...

Be who you are

Message on a pillow...sure to get read

http://everlastingimage.ecrater.com/

Second

Those who choose our TV programming seem to believe only lawyers, doctors and law enforcement professionals are of worth...The rest of us are mere secondary characters...

Holidays

todays tests

From left to right
ceramic tile..top and left
raw polymer clay...middle
heavy aluminum sheeting...bottom

Damask tile

Hand crafted 6 x 8 ceramic tile! Isn't it pretty!

grandyummy aprons

Braiding bread 101

I bake wonderful bread, but for years, the art of braiding bread has eluded me...A single sentence in an old cookbook has remedied the problem



Roll your dough in 3 ropes about 2" in diameter and

START BRAIDING IN THE MIDDLE!
Let rise once, then bake...yummy and pretty!
shown above....Braided cheddar cheese bread straight from the oven

Today's word ANTIMACASSAR

an·ti·ma·cas·sar

noun \ˌan-ti-mə-ˈka-sər\

Definition of ANTIMACASSAR

: a cover to protect the back or arms of furniture

Origin of ANTIMACASSAR

anti- + Macassar (oil) (a hairdressing)

First Known Use: 1844

Monogram Pillow

I used the marvelous clip art from Dover to create this elegant monogrammed pillow . Look for it soon in my eCrater store.

BINGO

My new earrings
If you like them they will be in my online store tomorrow

Watch out...Mom has a heat press

oh...and glitter

Awaiting new toy

I ordered a small heat press and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival...I'm pretty sure events in the next year will call for it's use...

more autumn

harvest table

pumpkin posts

Autumn

harvest table

Pumpkin posts

Autumn

A bird in hand

I lucked out at a town wide Garage sale last weekend and scored an overhead projector. So a 4x6 drawing can now become a 16' x 20" canvas or a wall size mural....hmmm

Using the barn for other than bats

Tomorrow is my first official barn sale...It was impossible to put everything I don't need or no longer want out there
Lots of nice things but no room.Maybe we'll scratch the surface and someone will get a real bargain :o)

Book wreath

160 pages from a Reader's Digest Condensed Book, a paper plate and some pine cones made this 22" wreath.. The next one will be waxed for sturdiness...total crafting time approximately 2 hours...

waxed flowers

My Page - Stampin' Up!

My Page - Stampin' Up!

Sometimes you're the windshield

and sometimes you're the bug...
This was a good week for me...I deflected all sort's of c*ap and won things as well!
I am so excited to have been chosen to receive Margot Potter's new book BEAD CHIC...I can't wait...I love being distracted by shiny objects
I'm working on an article about necessary sticky stuff needed in your studio or craft room ... now where did I leave that roll of tape?

Sometimes you just can't help it

I am not a scrap booker or a stamper but I am an artist and sometimes you just have to have the tools (at a discount) so I am now officially a Stampin' up demonstrator....Why? because they have awesome products besides the stamps. And my twin just loves all of it...

It's not my first foray into party plan and surprisingly I usually join for much the same reasons...Love the products and don't want to pay full price! But I have to admit Stampin' up has the fun factor too...If I can teach some peeps how to actually have fun being creative, I'm game
Stay tuned....
http://marika.stampinup.net/

Paint anything that stands still

Leftover paint and things that needed to be painted...