Puttering Again with Clothespins

Join Claudia in celebrating and finding beauty.
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And also, you probably won't want to miss tomorrow's Pink Saturday blog post!
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Puttering again while hubs is out recently. I truly meant to just sit and read as I was so stuffed up from a sinus attack I could barely breath, but I don't let that keep a good woman down, now do I?? So I froufrou-ed up these little clothes pink since I have a plethora of them in my laundry room. I've TOLD you that if it is in this house it is froufrou-ed up, didn't I? I don't speak lightly on these things, chicks. Everything that can be beautiful IS beautiful here at the old ranch. ;-)

But, since I'm running out of spending money (Yesssss, can you believe it? Squeeeeeal and bleeeeeechhhh! and :-( and hubs is always asking me why I keep making stuff), I'm going to sell some of these at a very nominal price. If you have any interest, go here to find them. Ribbon, rick rack, roses and rhinestones.

The other sides have decoupaged flowers on them.

This is a completely different batch as he came home and left again so it was back to crafting. I used a string of old sequins on some of them, chenille rick rack on others, trim on some and some exquisite embroidered french ribbon on one. I don't have much left of that ribbon and cannot find it anymore. Oooops, I noticed the one pin is turned on its side.

There, that's much better. ;-)
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Crafting Little "Sweets"

A few weeks ago I was taking a simple break from the stresses of housekeeping. BUT as we all know, I can NOT do nothing. I have to keep busy doing something or I'll grow old. ;-) So I took some little styrofoam balls and tied some netting and some pretty fabric around them to froufrou up the cheese and bread I was taking to an open house get together at a friend's house. Easy to do and looked elegant along with the tree topper centerpiece I used on the tray.

Then I went shopping with Love Bunny and bought him a new pink check shirt and 2 new ties. My man is the snappiest dresser in our neighborhood! I told him he can't lose if he lets me select his wardrobe. I love these 2 combinations together. They look really good on him. Girls, dress your man GQ and they'll love ya for it!

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Rhondi's Pillow Party and Mosaic Monday

Come and join us for 2 occasions today: Rhondi's Pillow Party and Mary's Mosaic Monday. These are all pillows I've made and sold, given away or still have around my home. I just don't have the time to sell anymore and didn't have a whole lot of buyers. One of my pillows was featured in a home in Romantic Country magazine. I was stunned when I saw it but it's in a beautiful home and well loved, I'm sure.
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You might want to check back this week as there just MIGHT be a giveaway you won't want to misssssss!!! Squeeeeeeal.
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Random Thoughts:

On a recent sunday I told Love Bunny:

She: Your turn to make the bed.

He: I have a talk to prepare for church; I don't have time.

She: Forget it; you're not getting out of making the bed.

He made the bed.
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Someone recently asked me about my children and the conversation somehow got around to how we named them: Nancy and Keith. I told them that our daughter was named after his old girlfriend and his pet cow. They didn't believe me. It's true! I have no problem if Nancy is one of his favorite names. Hey, I got the man; she didn't. I named our daughter Nancy. ;-)
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As I've said before I love reading and spy, mystery, espionage novels are my favorite things to read. I can now kill ya 50 different ways without leaving a trace or being detected. ;-)
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I'll bet you didn't know squalene is a substance found in only 2 places on this earth: shark's liver and the side of your nose. It's a lubricant watch makers use. How on earth do I come up with these tidbits for ya, chicks?! *Smiling*
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Fluff and Stuff and Some Randon Thoughts for Pink Saturday

This is what I've been wearing during the cold weather.

These are what I ordered last week and received today! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeal!!! Darling.

Those of you who have followed me for any length of time have sent me comments on my Tutorial on Blogging after viewing it. Thank you for all the comments! But recently a question was asked on how to do a watermark. So after showing this blogger how to do it, she was amazed she didn't have to buy expensive software. After giving it about a minute of thought, I decided to share with all of you how to do a watermark on your photos. That is now included in the tutorial on the right hand side bar. Check it out and let me know if you need any help or if you have a particular issue with which you might need help. I'd be glad to help you.
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During the month of December I believe I posted every single day, which is a shift from my regular posting of trying to keep it to every other day. So beginning with January I'll shift back to every other day again. I truly could post every single day but I simply don't want to bore you any more than necessary. I blog for me. To keep busy and not become stale. I like to write and learn and hone my photography skills, which is NOT easy. If it draws you here to visit, so much the better. It's fun doing what I absolutely love more than anything.
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Happy pink saturday. Be sure and visit Beverly at HowSweetTheSound to view all the pink participants.
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One of my mottos is "fluff and stuff", which I did here. Stuff the photo with the imagery and then fluff with roses. Just practicing my photography skills, gals.

See how lovely a simple pink and purple platter of pink pine cones can be when paper roses are thrown in.

Then I finished froufrou-ing the pine cones. Such sparklies on it! Is sparklies a word? Hmmmmm...
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When I compliment people on something they usually just try to ignore it, but the polite thing is to simply say "thank you" and let it go and not make excuses for whatever it is you're being complimented on. I always do that because if they've taken the time to give me a compliment, then I should be gracious enough to acknowledge it.
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Several weeks ago hubs was helping me make the bed, and he got a bit confused on how a certain pillow should go on the bed.

He: Which way is up on this pillow?

She: Look at the bow.

He: Yeah, so?

She: Do the ends flop over the bow? Then you have it upside down.

He: Oh.
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Hubby had on his USMC hat when we stopped for a quick lunch a few weeks ago and as a patron was getting up to leave the sweet middle-aged man (heaven forbid a young person should acknowledge the hat) said "Thank you for your service." Hubs is a trifle hearing-challenged since he will rarely wear his hearing aids. (This occurred when he was a D.I. in the Marines and taught the men how to shoot rifles and frequently did not wear his sound suppressors. Now, think about the iPods in ears today. Those young people will lose their hearing in their 40s or 50s, if not sooner, and will be preaching the same thing to their kids: turn it down or lose your hearing. Sad, but true.) It was a quick exchange as the man and his wife scurried quickly out to run over to Toys R Us and hubby didn't hear him. I told him quickly but the man was gone before he could acknowledge him. That man will never know how much it touched our hearts but it definitely did.
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I've been wondering if God's pot roast is better than mine. How about his side dishes? And even his place settings? Gives one pause, doesn't it?
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I don't know about you but as I age and technology advances I have problems. For instance, I never, ever used to worry about the numbers and letters on my phone rubbing off after a couple of years of use. Now, on the new touch pad phones I can't find some of my numbers! I have 7 phones in this house and all have numbered touch pads for dialing. I have to count down from the top sometimes to find the one I want to dial. Can't they "seal" them with something to prevent this occurrence? Plus my makeup globs up on the key pads!
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I do NOT want to be in front of, beside or behind a driver whose license plate reads "Roadhog"; I want him well away from me.
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In my quest to change the way people talk—I mean grammatically—I've always wondered about people saying "If I were you" or some such statement. "I were" isn't exactly correct so I've been trying to find out why we say it that way—plural verb with a single pronoun. Here's what I've come up with:
In English grammar, when a statement is in obvious contradiction to reality, the subjunctive mood requires a plural verb after a singular noun or pronoun in conditional clauses beginning with if, but also in subordinate clauses following verbs like wish.

I hear college graduates saying things like this: "Me and him were talking the other day". (This was said in church the other day by a recent law school graduate. I'd hate to hear that person in court.) Did their English teachers not teach them?! It truly astounds me. I cannot believe the degeneracy of the population and English language. This is more common today than not.
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Darling Shoes

UPDATE:
Silly of me to not put the website on here, so with all the requests here it is:
http://stores.homestead.com/GoodyGoody/StoreFront.bok

Chickees, if you want me to answer you I must have an email or be able to contact you through your blog. Otherwise, you can use the email I've provided you on the side bar for me to be able to email you back with an answer. --------------------->
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Sometimes a girl just can't wait!!!! Squeeeeeeal.... I had this post scheduled for the 25th of this month but I just can't wait to show you.
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A couple of weeks ago I was surfing the blogs and saw a pair of shoes with which I just fell in love. Now, these are different from any other shoes and are right up my alley, chicks, so I quickly ordered a pair. They are lounging shoes and not to be worn outside but are they not adorable? They are for women and children. Warning!!! They can be addictive and this blog post is "eye candy heavy."

Trust me, it was very, very difficult making up my mind but this is the pair I chose to buy...this time. Most pairs are $43.00 but I got these on a deal for $34.40! Well worth it for me because I could probably make a pair but the frustration wouldn't be conducive to a happy marriage! ;-) Are these not adorable?!?!
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When money allows, I'll pick up another pair but the choices are difficult as you can see. If you are interested in knowing where to buy them, just let me know and I'll send you there. Just gaze and dream, no more description is needed here. *Sigh*.......beautiful...

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