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out in a rusty barrel in the backyard we didn t have a garbage truck in our town and when you needed to get rid of your garbage you either had to burn it or take it to the dump he burned a lot of garbage we d watch from our swing set or sand box sneaking water from the nearby precautionary hose to make a moat for our castle sometimes on a summer evening we d go to the neighbors house and build a big bonfire in their driveway our families would sit around the fire and make mountain pies and roast marshmallows and hot dogs and stay out later than we were normally allowed we d do the same thing when we went camping which was at least once every summer until we were old enough to hate camping that was about when my brother and my dad started going camping with their boy scout troop and then they d both coming home smelling like a campfire we d light fires in the fireplace at home and my dad would poke at them with a stick until they were roaring and crackling we were taught to enjoy fire but also to fear and respect it even our main vehicle was a chevy blazer i have numerous memories of being piled into the car on the way home from church or a shopping trip and we d see a plume of smoke rising from a far off tree line my dad would always find an excuse to find the fire if the fire was in town we d drive by the bank to see how warm cold it was outside the bank had a large thermometer or stop to buy a sunday paper and then we d also check out the fire if the fire was off in the distance we d take the back way home and just happen to drive by the field or house that was burning sometimes we just went and saw the fire with no excuses i remember once we bundled up in our warmest clothes and went on a drive to look at christmas lights and we just happened to pass a house that had recently burned to the ground killing the elderly woman who lived there a morbid fascination indeed but it was his way and so it became ours last year m and i were headed to lowe s one weekend and we saw a lot of smoke rising up close by m saw how big my eyes got and knew what our new afternoon plans were we navigated roads we weren t entirely familiar with until we got very close too close my eyes burned and the acrid smoke got into my lungs making it hard to breathe the smoke was so thick we could barely see to drive in retrospect it wasn t a smart idea the fire was huge a mulch plant that burned out of control and spread rapidly due to strong wind gusts it burned for hours causing nearby i 95 to shut down after wind blew fire right across the interstate we went to see the damage the next day only to witness firefighters hosing off hot spots that still burned more than 24 hours later entire fields of thick black char spread themselves right up to the side of the road it s amazing that there wasn t any loss of life or any major damage to property other than the mulch plant today my dad would be blowing out 62 candles though he s no longer with us his spark burns on in my heart and when our smoke detector goes off for no reason as occasionally it is want to do i can t help but think that it s my dad s way of saying hello and reminding us that though he s no longer here he s always a part of us happy birthday dad share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading comments 2 minty the candy cane 12 24 11 filed under sewing crafty things trips events holidays if you re a conan fan you might recognize this guy from last year he s minty the candy cane and he may have fallen on the ground for just a moment or two click here to go to conan s site if you are confused this is quite potentially the most ridiculous thing i ve ever made last year m was so taken with the idea of minty and he sang the minty song ad nauseam when he started singing about minty again this year i decided he needed his very own minty christmas ornament for the tree i constructed this guy out of felt and embroidery floss and a real penny please don t tattle on me to the federal reserve he even has an anatomically correct backside bugs and all happy holidays may they be most excellent and spent not on the ground and not covered in poo share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment a partridge in a fake tree 12 15 11 filed under sewing crafty things trips events holidays i m so tired of staring at this and so glad i can finally see more of this it s a bit more colorful than your average partridge but that s alright everyone dresses up in reds and greens for christmas even the birds i m so tickled that they match though it s a labor of love to do this every year i get so much joy out of making ornaments for my loved ones i think it reminds me of my childhood every year the school where my mom taught hosted an ornament making night for families you d go into the cafeteria which was also the gym and move from station to station to make each ornament i ve kept everything i made over the years i think my favorites are the weird ones like a strawberry made from a walnut colored red with magic marker felt leaves and a yarn stem which m rolls his eyes at every year when i hang it on the tree there are some classics though like an old fashioned bead and lace candle and a snowflake made from styrofoam chenille stems and sequins i think ornaments like those give a tree character i d still hang my kindergarten bow tie macaroni wreath if it wasn t so fragile i have such fond memories of those times christmas as a child when everything was so much more simple share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment adventures and misadventures in crafting 12 9 11 filed under life sewing crafty things still making on wednesday a friend and i attended a workshop at ambrosia bead shop where we constructed adorable earrings i made sets of angels which i think will make some lovely christmas gifts eileen made dragonflies in the same type of fashion as the angels just different parts which i wasn t able to get a shot of to share however they were so easy and lovely that i have a feeling that when spring comes i will be making a set for myself to wear and then i ll be sure to share a photo cards i make a lot of them m comes from a big family and has more aunts uncles and cousins than i have and i thought i had a lot you can imagine that means man holiday cards are addressed and mailed out each year about 70 when you add in friends to the mix the first few years i d try to make each card start to finish but i found that took up so much time that i had to try a different tactic and so for the past 5 years or so i ve made the cards piecemeal first cutting out all the necessary pieces then stamping each piece then coloring all the pieces then assembly this keeps things organized and running smoothly until i realize that i m quickly running out of adhesive a local scrapbook shop the queen s ink turned me on to a particular brand of double sided tape runner called sticky thumb it s a great product and the refills are incredibly affordable you can imagine that with as many cards as i make i go through an obscene amount of adhesive last night as i had everything spread out on the dining room table it s gotten so bad that the studio surfaces are all covered with other projects i had a few choices i could have hubby run out to michael s which is just around the corner and have him pick up any number of inferior tape runners i could quit working for the night and head out in the morning to the queen s ink or i could take him up on his enormously generous offer to go to the queen s ink on my behalf i dawdled for awhile sending a husband into a craft store is akin to sending a first date to the drug store to buy tampons i didn t want to do that to him but he offered so i did i armed him with an empty refill package and requested that he just go seek someone out and ask them to get the product for him rather than him trying to roam throughout the store to find the correct section himself this store is laid out to be a world of joy for a crafter but definitely is not one of those places with aisles marked by supply or department off he went to savagie mill a historic textile mill turned into a mix of eclectic shops and an antique mall where the queen s ink is located he first realized he was in trouble when he couldn t find a parking spot anywhere even the overflow parking was filled up after driving around for a bit he eventually found a spot but couldn t help but wonder what was going on that so many cars were in the parking lot it s usually very easy to find parking in the evening he would soon find out when he walked in the doors he found himself among hundreds of people in better than their sunday best among men in tuxedos and ladies who milled about daintily eating fancy food on toothpicks attending some sort of large fundraising gala he made his way through the crowds of people decked in his fleece hoodie and jeans to get to the shop exasperated once he finally made it to the queen s ink he did as was instructed and found an employee to help him and announced i have a crafting emergency to which the entire gaggle of women including the queen herself responded in fits of uncontrollable laughter this ends the humor in the story though it ended well the finale scene being the presentation of tape refills to me along with the telling of the series of unlikely events leading up to the purchase in this case thank you isn t nearly enough so i m hoping to come up with some sort of gesture that will adequately express my gratitude share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment cocoa and crafting but mostly cocoa 12 8 11 filed under life every year i tell myself i m going to start on holiday preparations earlier than the previous year so as to avoid the last minute frantic feelings i inevitably start having right about now i ve spent the week holed up inside desperately trying to finish start all of my holiday cards and handmade gifts and ornaments i can t even begin to think about baking or shopping or parties my mother in law surprised me at the end of last week with a set of these adorable handmade place mats that she made adorned with ric rac and dancing penguins they have brought me so much cheer as i sit in the dining room indulging in hot cocoa which as of late has been more of a crafting fuel than a caloric luxury i have a hilarious well hilarious to me story to share with you tomorrow about poor m getting sent on a mission to the scrapbooking store to buy double sided tape refills share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading comments 2 six fifty eight 12 5 11 filed under life i wait at the door wrapped in a cable knit throw as the dog sniffs and finds a spot to do his business i can t help but wonder what today will bring as i recite red in the morning sailor s warning red at night sailor s delight there are benefits to being up early though i have friends who would adamantly argue against the notion share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x 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considering it s a pre lit tree that s not much of an accomplishment working on my handmade christmas cards or holiday ornaments which are not pinecones mind you or really a number of other tasks which need to be completed but instead i perch cross legged on the couch watching one of eleven holiday movies currently taking up space on the dvr cutting and folding ribbon and pinning it to styrofoam egg shapes happily creating my only regret is that i didn t think to mix up something yummy to bake in the oven while i work one day soon when the weather is less dreary and by less dreary i mean that it s not dark enough to turn on the outside christmas lights at 1 pm i will take the time to take some step by step photos and make up a tutorial so that you can learn how to waste time making ribbon pinecones also share this share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window 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