Category Archives: craft

Do you Pinterest just to Pin?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by alanamarie26

I like to think of myself as an active pinner. I find things on pinterest and actually cook them, or make them, or clean them. Here are some of my pin reviews: Source: crunchybetty.com via Alana on Pinterest Okay I … Continue reading →

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She’s Crafty: Dog Bed

Posted on March 14, 2012 by alanamarie26

For this wednesdays crafty project I made a fleece doggy bed.  Pattern from Dog Under my Desk Found on Pinterest: hers: Source: erinerickson.com via Alana on Pinterest I ran out of stuffing, I’ll have to buy more tomorrow.  Aiko is … Continue reading →

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She’s Crafty!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by alanamarie26

In honor of national craft month I will be doing one new crafty project each week. I’ll try to have them up on Wednesday. Today’s Crafty Craft is a necklace holder! I’ve had this idea in my head for a few weeks … Continue reading →

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DIY Soap

Posted on March 7, 2012 by alanamarie26

This is a followup to: She’s Crafty: Lets make our own soap Last week I ran out of laundry soap (oh noes!) So it was time to make more. This time I still followed the recipe at Being Creative: Homemade … Continue reading →

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Sew Cute!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by alanamarie26

Since I created my doggie gate stopper thing I have been sewing a few things. Some have been failures, but I have had two, very useful successes.   I made this with some scrap cloth from the dog gate, it’s … Continue reading →

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I have naughty little doggies

Posted on February 2, 2012 by alanamarie26

I love my doggies, but they are naughty little creatures and can’t be let to run amok through the house. We have an upstairs and downstairs, the down is rarely used except as access to the garage and the laundry … Continue reading →

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I have naughty little doggies.

Posted on February 2, 2012 by alanamarie26

I love my doggies, but they are naughty little creatures and can’t be let to run amok through the house. We have an upstairs and downstairs, the down is rarely used except as access to the garage and the laundry … Continue reading →

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Oh, How Pinteresing!

Posted on December 28, 2011 by alanamarie26

I am still on the sewing kick on pinterest, 90% of my pins this week have been sewing related.  Source: sewmamasew.com via Alana on Pinterest Fat Quarter handbag. I am afraid this may be too intense for my first sewing project, maybe … Continue reading →

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Sew Terrific Christmas!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by alanamarie26

I’ve been texting Santa with pictures of the one thing I really wanted this year.Santa got the hint.  Thank goodness.  Of all the sewing machines at Joanne, the one I wanted the most, had the most basic features, but also … Continue reading →

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She’s Crafty: Lets make our own SOAP

Posted on September 3, 2011 by alanamarie26

This week I tried two new recipes: Dishwasher Detergent and Laundry SoapThey both have pretty much the same ingredients so here is a list of what I bought. Oh, and I halved each recipe, because I don’t clean often, and for … Continue reading →

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