February 2011

After seeing all those cute, omnipresent (but unpalatable) conversation hearts around Valentine’s Day, I was inspired to make some “conversation marshmallows”! I made the same marshmallow recipe as when I made the marshmallow s’mores, but instead of cutting them into 1″ squares with a pizza cutter, I used a bunch of mini cookie cutters (lightly oil [...]

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Upcycled: Cedar Wood Tray (tutorial)

by ilene on February 23, 2011 · 0 comments

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I had a very productive long weekend.  Along with celebrating our 6 month wedding anniversary, Jeff and I cleaned and de-cluttered the house.  And I made this cedar serving tray out of old materials I had lying around.   The best part about this tray is I was able to put it together with NO [...]

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Itty Bitty Tiny Little Baby Booties

by ilene on February 22, 2011 · 0 comments

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When I worked as the children’s director at our church, I had lofty aspirations to sew a pair of booties for every newborn that was born in our congregation. Our church has this awesome tradition of bringing dinners to new parents and I would include a pair of booties with the meal. Then we had [...]

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