Scrub This Idea

October 7, 2011

Recently, I had a “flashback” to the 1970s (when I was the Queen of DIY). If you gave me a hot glue gun and some beer cans back then, I would create a coffee table. Yes, I’m afraid I did. Scary, isn’t it? Even more frightening is how little time it took to assemble enough [...]

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If I Could Dance, Then I Could Learn To Quilt

October 19, 2010

She smiled and waltzed a few steps as she told me, “I dance when I quilt.” I wondered aloud, “Do what?” As I stood admiring the quilt she had made, she explained. Her quilting is done on a machine (instead of the “old fashioned way”) and she has to stand up while she feeds the [...]

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It Isn’t A Bargain If You Won’t Use It

September 24, 2010

An older woman stood between me and the bargain bin. She was sorting through the items that the craft store was selling “on-the-cheap,” and her hands got dangerously close to the items I wanted. I shoved her out of the way “gently repositioned her” so I could snatch the two balls of brightly colored ribbon. [...]

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No Strings Attached

May 5, 2010

Cousin Tyrone, who is tracing our family history, visited last November for a family reunion. Because he had no “family heirlooms,” I decided to share some of the many that I possess to give him a link to the past, you see I knew I was only the caretaker of them. Besides, my house is [...]

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A Bag Lady Again

April 6, 2010

Some projects are more exciting just to think about. That’s what I discovered when I decided to crochet a grocery bag out of plastic bags! It seemed like a delicious irony to use up all those plastic bags. I said I was going to do it … pronounced it in public … so I had [...]

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Am I Doomed To Trash This Project?

February 22, 2010

I forgot my shopping bags when I went on my shopping spree to “BigLots!” They spell it with that exclamation at the end, but don’t get excited if you have never been there. As my Papaw would say, “It ain’t much.” My mission had been to buy washcloths so I could be a Green Goddess [...]

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Love’s Many Cloths. Only The Good Friday.

March 27, 2009

Are you a crafter with a big heart? Maybe you have been searching for the opportunity to put your talents to good use? I think I have another site of interest for you, if you haven’t already discovered it. While I was struggling to get people to become involved in the Good Medicine Project, a [...]

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Behind The Scenes Of The Good Medicine Project

January 26, 2009

GIFTS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER, AND THEIR SIBLINGS, WHO WILL ATTEND CAMP SANGUINITY IN JULY, 2009 www.flickr.com I thought it might be good to let those of you participating in The Good Medicine Project know exactly what happens to the bags and charms you send me. I guess more than anything I’m trying to prove [...]

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Not Just For Grannies

January 11, 2009

Are you “crafty? I’m not meaning “crafty” in the sense of “sly,” but as in “making crafts?” I may have some links that will inspire you, especially if you are interested in crochet. For the longest while, there were a lot of crafty people coming to visit my blog. They visited because of that Share [...]

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The Good Medicine Project. Gifts For Children With Cancer.

January 7, 2009

Were you ever sick when you were a little kid? Maybe you had the flu, or tonsillitis, and you had to stay in bed; you couldn’t get out and play for a few days. If that happened to you, you might remember feeling a bit lonesome during that time. On the eve of my sixth [...]

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Only The Good Friday # 9: HAP

December 12, 2008

In celebration of Friday, and Only The Good, I have asked a friend to write a post for me (her very first blog post!). Deborah is the “fire” behind a special project that is VERY good. I’ll let her tell you about it. She will tell you how to help if you are “crafty;” I’ll [...]

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Good Medicine Project Update

December 4, 2008

Do you have tiny trinkets tucked in the drawers that could be “lucky charms?” Are you “crafty?” We need your help to share some love with children with cancer. You can even help if you blog, just by spreading the word. www.flickr.com thiseclecticlife’s Good Medicine: The Medicine Bag Project photoset I have twenty medicine bags [...]

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Valentine’s Day and Resisting the Urge to Splurge

February 12, 2007

A couple of days ago, I posted about Valentine’s Day with some ideas for gifts. Most of them were extravagant. But, Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to break the bank. We spend a lot of money just on cards. Sometimes I think that Hallmark Cards and other card companies created some of our holidays just so [...]

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