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Two Very Musical Months
The months of April and May were full of recitals and concerts. Mac had three Musical Arts Youth Orchestra (MAYO) concerts, two school orchestra concerts, two piano recitals, and a state violin...
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More Cookies!! High Heel Cookies!
I made these high heel shoe cookies for friend who was competing in a local charity dance competition/event. Not being a trained dancer, she worked really hard learning all new dance steps, and I...
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Teacup Tidbit Tray
I wanted to share a picture of this tidbit tray that I made for my friend, Steph. Well, actually Keith did the hard part. I had seen these tidbit trays online and fell in love with them because I loved...
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A Picnic Table For Tess
This picnic table turned out to be another joint project of mine and Keith's. The boys had a cute green picnic table, just like this one, that a neighbor made many years ago, and it had been sitting...
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Dobos Torte
My good friend, Helene recently passed the bar exam, the first time that she took it, and 20 years after completing law school. This was quite an accomplishment and I am so proud of her! My other...
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Georgia Family Reunion
We spent part of mid June in northern Georgia at a family reunion with my mom's side of the family. The reunion was held at Amicalola Falls State Park. It was fun to see everyone, the weather was...
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Madelyn's Minnie Applique
My adored niece, Madelyn recently turned 4, and for her birthday her parents took her on a five day trip to Disneyland. So I thought what would be a better gift than making her this appliqued t-shirt...
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Valentine Sachets
I hosted a little Valentine's Day lunch for a couple of my friends and wanted to give them a little Valentines Day gift. I knew I wanted to do something with lavender since I still had quite bit...
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Teacup Aprons
For Christmas this year I made four sets of matching aprons to give to friends and family for gifts. In my rush to get everything wrapped and mailed, I did not take one picture. Thanks to Steph (one of...
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Christmas Photo Shoot
I decided to have the boys pictures taken for Christmas cards this year. We had an awesome photographer, KatieK who gave us so many great photos to choose from. It was really difficult deciding which...
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Crayon Rolls
My sister extended my niece's Disney birthday celebration by throwing a Rapunzel birthday party. She asked if I would make these crayon rolls for party favors. I had made both my nieces and nephew a...
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Car Wallets
I was trying to help my sister think of a "boy" party favor for the two boys that were attending my niece's Rapunzel birthday party and I came across a picture of car wallet online. I searched for a...
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Almost All Vegan Valentines Day Lunch
I needed an excuse to use my aunt's china and to try out a few new recipes so I invited a couple of friends over for lunch the week before Valentines Day. I recently acquired my Aunt Mary's lovely...
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NYC Day One
Since our first day in New York City was spent mostly traveling to get there, I'll start with our first full day which was actually day two. We had been planning our trip to the Big Apple since last...
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NYC Day Two
Day two started with a subway ride from midtown to downtown. We had reservations for 10am at the 9/11 Memorial. Luckily they admitted us even though we were 30 minutes late, and fortunately the line to...
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NYC Day Two - Carnegie Hall
We ended day two with the long awaited Carnegie Hall performance. Wow! I don't know if it was being in the hall or all rehearsals and practices that took place before hand, but the kids sounded...
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NYC Day Three
Our third day in New York we decided to split up. Keith and Ethan wanted to go to the American Museum of Natural History and I wanted to go to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). The plan was to meet up...
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Quilted Pedal Bag
I finally got around to making this quilted bag that I've been wanting to make forever. I think I've had the pattern for almost a year. The pattern is from Indygo Junction and you can order it online....
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Mystery Cake
There's really nothing mysterious about this cake except that the sophisticated flavors of dark chocolate cake and chocolate mousse are hidden underneath the pretty green and pink plaid buttercream. I...
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Chocolate Mousse Cake with Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
This cake was made for a 40th birthday celebration. It was a replica of the birthday boy's groom's cake. The thoughtful and lovely wife who ordered this for her husband's birthday, gave me a wedding...
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