We do not remember days, We remember moments. Cesare Pavese The courtship . . . The ring . . . The dress . . . May you have many more unforgettable moments! Looking for a special and unique card for a bridal shower or a wedding? Why not make your own? Using a paper doily [...]
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Origami Wedding Dress Card
Posted in About me, Art and Crafts, Creativity, Gift Ideas, Handcrafted Cards, Marriage, Uncategorized, tagged arts and crafts, blog, bridal shower cards, card making, cards, DIY, DIY bridal shower cards, DIY cards, DIY doily envelope, DIY wedding cards, doilies, doily envelope, making bridal shower cards, making cards, making wedding cards, origami dresses, paper, paper doily crafts, paper origami dress, using doilies for cards, wedding cards on May 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Friday’s Fresh Five! 12/03/10
Posted in About me, Creativity, Handcrafted Cards, Health, Helping Others, Holidays, inspiration, Recycling, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged Alzheimer's disease, blog, handmade cards, Knit a square, life, Og Mandino quote, random thoughts, reusing foam, tips for driving in the rain and fog on December 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s only December 3rd and I’m already feeling behind on my holiday decorating and shopping. Plus, at the rate I am going, the winner of my last Mystery Photo Contest may never get her prize. I’ve been working on a set of note cards for the winner and even though I’ve already made twelve cards, [...]
The Perfection of the Imperfect
Posted in About me, Aging, Handcrafted Cards, inspiration, Photography, Uncategorized, tagged Birthday contest, blog, contest winner, inspiration, life, mystery photo, perfection of the imperfect, wabi sabi on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional . . . . It is also two separate words, with related but different meanings. “Wabi” is the kind of perfect beauty that [...]
Birthday Contest!
Posted in About me, Creativity, Handcrafted Cards, Photography, tagged birthday game, blog, contest, first birthday celebration contest, mystery photo, photo contest on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What’s a birthday celebration without games and prizes? To celebrate the first birthday of What About This? I’m holding another challenging, but fun, mystery photo contest! It’s simple – just identify the subject matter in the photo above, before anyone else does, and you win! Is the prize a trip to Paris or a million [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five! ( 7/9/10)
Posted in Creativity, Handcrafted Cards, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Marriage, Photography, Recipes, Travel, tagged blog, bridal shower, champagne punch, chilling drinks, crafts, DIY, do-it-yourself, food, inspiration, Recipes, Sistine Chapel, travel on July 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hearts and flowers and joy and excitement fill the air at bridal showers. Generations of women gather to shower the bride with wisdom, laughter, and gifts. Thoughts of times passed for some mingle with hopes of the future for others. Women coming together to support one another is always a good thing! #1 – Champagne [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five! ( 4/30/10)
Posted in Gardening, Handcrafted Cards, inspiration, Pets, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged blog, food, Gardening, inspiration, McDonald's around the world, pet care, poison plants, snail bait, snails, travel on April 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
With the temperatures warming up outside, it’s time to put on the sunscreen, drag out those tattered garden gloves, and sharpen those rusty shears. Picture how good it’s going to feel to reestablish those short sleeve and ankle sock tan lines while working up a sweat in the yard! Yeah, well maybe not today. Just got [...]
Giving Mom a Gift Card?
Posted in Art and Crafts, Creativity, Gift Ideas, Handcrafted Cards, tagged blog, gift card holder, gift wrapping, Mother's Day gift, paper crafts, paper template on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Because I’ve done some posting about Mother’s Day – table decorations and recipes, thus far – I’m sure I’ve made my children a little nervous. They are probably wondering what my expectations are for the day and are probably pondering what to do for their dear old mom. Not! But anyway, I thought I would [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five! (4/2/10)
Posted in Handcrafted Cards, Health, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Photography, tagged blog, calorie counter, Health, humor, inspiration, lifestyle, mattress size, nutrition, Photography, portion control on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Quick, how many words can you think of that contain the word “size”? I’ll get you started with capsize, apotheosize, emphasize, downsize, supersized, fantasize, hypothesize, oversized, sizeably, synthesized . . . Okay you take over! #1 – Calorie Counter At Calorie Lab you can type in almost any food and it will pull up different [...]