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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The Family Jewels

October 11, 2010

I’ve got a lot of jewelry! Very little of it is worth anything to anyone but me, although some of it has been passed down in my family. Most of it sparkles … and I like to bedeck myself with shiny baubles and bangles. I run into problems of storage, though, and I’ve been trying [...]

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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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Going Green At The Grocery

March 1, 2010

My perspective is changing as I attempt to “go green.” I don’t like to say that I’m on a “diet” (nobody likes to go on a “diet!”), but I don’t know what else to call it. I’m on an “energy diet.” In order to lose weight we must monitor how many calories we consume. We [...]

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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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Creative Recycling? Or, Has Their Taste Gone Down The Drain?

June 7, 2009

During the summer, my Spousal Unit and I often take tiny road trips across Texas. A recent stop in Riesel was a “photo op” for me. I love to recycle and re-purpose articles, but I’m wondering if this has perhaps stretched the boundaries of good taste. I’m sure there are folks who think that re-purposing [...]

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Re-thinking Recyling

December 10, 2008

Picture Christmas morning in your mind’s eye (you know this scenario very well): The children’s eyes pop open and they hop out of bed. As you sip your morning coffee, your little urchins dash for the Christmas tree and tear into the presents like frenzied piranhas attacking a dying cow. In their wake, they leave [...]

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