Details

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Details #catherdralofsainthelena #cathedrals #helenamontana #eyeofprovidence

Faces

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Faces #catherdralofsainthelena #cathedrals #architecture #helenamontana #montana

A Day with Ducks

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A Day with Ducks A few of our Ancona ducks after playing in the mud all day... #photography #duckphotography #duckphotos #duckpictures #anconaducks #birdphotography #birdphotos #birdpictures

My Friend

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My Friend: This last weekend our family suffered a tragic loss. For anyone who has ever owned a dog, and lost them, you will know the hole that it leaves, not just in your home, but in your heart, when they are gone. #dogs #lossofdog #dahlia #b&wphotography #b&wphotographyofdogs #lossofpet

Swans in January

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Swans in January: In January I was lucky enough to find myself all alone with a large flock of Trumpeter Swans. #trumpeterswans #swanphotography #bitterrootvalley #metcalf

Compost Garden Beds

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Compost Garden Beds: I came to start making and using these because a few years ago, we ended up moving our garden. I was not super excited about the prospect of digging up a bunch of grass and tilling the new area, so I figured I would give straw bale gardening a try. #strawbalegardening #compostbins #compostbedgardening #gardeninghacks

Spring Cleaning Duck House and Run

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Spring Cleaning Duck House and Run: Now that Spring has sprung it is time to give our duck house and run a full clean out. #duckhouse #duckrun #chickencoop #cleaningduckhouse #cleaningduckrun #cleaningchickencoop #ducks

Silly Goose card

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Silly Goose card: A fun card to send happy wishes to someone special on their birthday! #stampinupsillygoose #stampinup #parklanepaper #birthdaycard #homemadebirthdaycard #diybirthdaycard #goosecard

Be Prepared…Car and Home

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Be Prepared...Car and Home: What do you keep in your car and home to help you through emergencies? #beprepared #emergencykits #preparedhome #preparedcar #emergencypreparednessforhome #emergencypreparednessforcar #emergencyfood

Be Prepared…To Go Bags

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Be Prepared...To Go Bags: Bug out bags, to-go bags, 72 hour bags - No matter what you call them they are always nice to have "just in case". #togobags #beprepared #bugoutbags #bobs #72hourbags #emergencybag

Be Prepared…

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Be Prepared: Remember you will be waiting a long time for help to get to you. You will want to be prepared. #selfreliance #selfsufficiency #beprepared #emergencypreparedness #togobags #howtoprepareforemergencies

Easter Flowers card

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Easter Flowers card: Even if you have a whole lotta white stuff outside, I hope that this card helps warm you up and gets you into the Easter mood! #stampinup #stampinuparrangeawreath #stampinupdaintydelight #stampinupdies #marthastewartcrafts #marthastewartglitter #recollectionspaperstack#homemadeeastercard #eastercard #flowercard

Bunny Easter card

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Bunny Easter card: I decided to have a little bit of fun with this card by making the green print paper, just a bit crooked. #homemadeeastercard #eastercard #diyeastercard #bunnycard #lawnfawnstamps #lawnfawngianteastermessages #recollectionspaper #stampinupmarkers

Bunny Bum Card

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Bunny Bum card: Last Friday I shared the Bunny Bum Banner, well I thought it was so cute I decided to make a card with it! #bunnycard #eastercard #springcard #homemadecard #papercraftpunches

Between Studs Kitchen Built-in

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Between Studs Kitchen Built-in: A couple weeks ago I posted Kitchen Remodel – Part 1 and Kitchen Remodel – Part 2. In part 2, I mentioned that I had um, tweaked - yeah we'll go with tweaked, a storage area that was built into the kitchen wall. #kitchenupdate #kitchenremodel #betweenstudbuiltin #builtinstorage #kitchenstorage #kitchenbuiltin

Bunny Bum Banner

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Bunny Bum Banner: Made with punches! #easterdecorations #easterpapercrafts #bunnydecorations #bunnypapercrafts #bunnybanner

Joyful Spring card

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Joyful Spring card: For this card I opted to use some pretty paper that complimented the stamp design. I wanted it light and pretty - perfect for Spring! #lawnfawn #lawnfawngianteastermessages #springcard #homemadespringcard #parklanepaper

Spring Carrots card

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Spring Carrots card: Spring is on its way! Time for a fun Spring card! #stampinup #stampinupthanksabunch #stampinupink #stampinupmarkers #springcard #homemadespringcard #carrotcard

Bath Fun for Kids

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Bath Fun for Kids: Here are a couple easy ways to have some bath time fun! #kidsbathfun #kidsbathtoys #bathtimefun #foamypaint #foamshapes #diybathtimetoys #easykidstuff

Spring Gingham Rag Wreath

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Spring Gingham Rag Wreath: Good morning! Today I am sharing the Spring Gingham Rag wreath. This wreath is a great way to bring a little Spring into your decor. #springwreath #ragwreath #fabricwreath #springdecor #diywreath

Money Troubles? hard to swallow advice

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Money Troubles - hard to swallow advice: I might receive a little hate mail for this...I don't mean it to be mean - this is meant as a wake up call. #moneytroubles #helpforoneytroubles #moneytips #moneytroubles

Happy Red card

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Happy Red card: Today I am sharing the 'Happy Red' card. #homemadebirthdaycard #stampinupdies #stampinupalphabetdies #birthdaycard

Kitchen Remodel – Part 2

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Kitchen Remodel - Part 2: In the last post I had left off explaining how I did the cabinet and drawer fronts. Lath strips! #kitchenremodel #kitchenupdate #budgetkitchenremodel #budgetkitchenupdate #paintingcabinets #updatingcabinets #updatingkitchencabinets

Kitchen Remodel – Part 1

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Kitchen Remodel - part 1: A few years ago, I got into an 'update mode' for our house. I was looking around our house one day and realized that it didn't feel like 'us'. #kitchenupdate #kitchenremodel #budgetkitchenremodel #budgetkitchenupdate #paintedcabinets #updatecabinets #buildingcabinets #countrykitchen

Simple Thank You card

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Simple Thank you card: Ever need a Thank you card in a hurry? This may be just the ticket. #thankyoucard #homemadethankyou #rangerliquidpearls #embossingfoldercard #simplehomemadecard

White Valentine

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White Valentine: The simplicity of this card is what makes it pretty. #stampinup #stampinupalwaysinmyheart #stampinupfloralheartdies #stampinupbloominhearts #valentinesday #homemadevalentines #homemadecards

Mini Heart Swags

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Mini Heart Swag: These little swags are adorable! I can just image them hanging over my desk giving just a little love to my office space. #valentinesday #valentinesdaydecor #valentinespapercrafts #heartpunches #heartswags #heartbanner

Hello Birdies cards

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Hello Birdies cards: Both of these cards are made from essentially the same supplies. One of which is one of the first stamp sets that I ever bought... #stampinup #stampinupflyinghome #theangelcompany #redrubberdesigns #homemadecards

Happy Diagonal card

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Today I am sharing my Happy Diagonal card! I wanted to give you a little hint about this card that you need to know. #stampinup #stampinuppetalsandmoredies #stampinupmerrychristmasdies #recollectionspaperstack #homemadecard

Pink and Gold card

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For this card I really wanted the simplicity of it to be the main feature, which would allow the paper and accents to stand out. #stampinup #stampinupfriendshipssweetestthoughts #stampinupdies #homemadecard #recollectionspaper #thinkingofyoucard

Me and You card

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I tend to spend more time in my craft room, mainly because there is very little to do outside (other than hang out with our quackers!), and because I get a little break from the grey outdoors by working with pretty papers! #stampinup #stampinuplayeringlove #stampinuphearts #stampinupbouquetbunch #recollectionspaper #homemadecard #homemadevalentines #homemadeanniversarycard

Black Arrow card

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Last year I was able to get into something that I had wanted to do for years - Archery #stampinup #stampinupbloominlove #homemadecard #archerycard #valentinescard #homemadevalentinescard

Mint Floral Sympathy card

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This card is that it is pretty enough that it could be used as a Spring card, all you have to do it change the sentiment. #stampinup #stampinupvinedesign #stampinupstichedgreenery #homemadecard #sympathycard

Hearts and Arrows card

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I hope everyone is having a wonderful week! Today I wanted to share this very colorful Hearts and Arrows card. #stampinup #stampinuphellolife #dcwv #homemadecard #valentinesdaycard

Hello There card

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I love the color palette of this card - perfect for spring - in fact if you added a spring sentiment you could easily pull this off as a spring or even an Easter card. #stampinup #stampinupgreenerydie #stampinupfulloflove #homemadecards

Simple Christmas tags

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Simple Christmas tags: These simple tags come together in a matter of minutes - perfect for last minute gifts! #christmastags #diychristmastags #kuretakezig_usa

Quick and Easy Food Gifts and tags

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Quick and Easy Food Gifts and tags: Mason jars filled with homemade snack mix to use as last-minute gifts and quick tags to top them off! #christmastags #homemadechristmastags #stampinup #stampinupdeerfriends #stampinuppeacefulwreath stampinuppeacefulpines #DCWVpaper #homemadetrailmix #smorestrailmix#sweetandsaltytrailmix

Merry Poinsettia card

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Merry Poinsettia card: a little fussy cutting, markers and a blender pen help make this card shine. #pennyblackstamps #stampinupofficial #ponsettiacard #homemadechristmascard #christmascard

Morning Chat 12/20/2022

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Morning Chat 12/20/2022: Good morning and welcome to Morning Chat for December 20, 2022! Anticipation and a pink Christmas card! #homemadechristmascard #pinkchristmascard #recollectionpaper

O Christmas Tree card

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O Christmas Tree card: For this card I used 2 different stamp/die sets from Sunny Studio stamps. #sunnystudiostamps #homemadechristmascards #christmastreecards

Happy Moose card

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Happy Moose card: Isn't this happy moose just the cutest? #homemadechristmascard #moosecard #averyellestamps #averyeleechristmascritters

Paper stack cards #3

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Paper stack cards #3 I hope everyone is having a great week! Here at our house, we are in Christmas countdown mode! #christmascards #homemadechristmascards #recollectionspaper

Gingerbread and Snowflake garlands

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Gingerbread and Snowflake garlands: I love making garlands and swags! They are super cute and easy. The best thing is that really anything goes - colors, technique - you name it. These two garlands are made from the same stamp set: Stampin'Ups 'Frosted Gingerbread' with the coordinating dies 'Gingerbread'. #papergarland #stampinup #stampinupfrostedgingerbread

Poinsettia card

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Poinsettia card: using Stampin'Up! and from Penny Black stamps. #christmascards #pouinsettiacard #homemadechristmascards #stampinup #stampinupofficial #pennyblackstamps #dcwvpaperinc

Quick and Easy Christmas Garlands

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Quick and Easy Christmas Garlands Pom poms and paper straws made into fun garlands to decorate with! #pompomgarland #homemadepompoms #paperstrawgarland #paperstrawcrafts #quicktreedecor #quickchristmasdecor

Morning Chat 12/13/2022

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Morning Chat 12/13/2022 Good morning! Welcome to Morning Chat for December 12, 2022! Remembering the past and a card to celebrate! #morningchat #stampinup #stampinupjoyfulflurry #homemadecard #homemadechristmascards

Paper stack cards #2

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Paper stacks cards #2 Fun, colorful cards to make for Christmas! For these cards I used 'The All About Christmas Stack' from DCWV. #christmascards #homemadechristmascards #DCWVpaper

Wood Winter Village

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Wood Winter Village: An easy winter village made with 1x4 scrap lumber. To see more about this project, visit my blog at MTdawn.com #woodvillage #diywoodvillage #woodchristmasvillage #woodcrafts #scraplumbarprojects

Sunny Studio Stamp cards

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Sunny Studio Stamp cards: Christmas cards using Sunny Studio Stamps. #sunnystudiostamps #christmascards #homemadechristmascards #snowmanchristmascards #sunnystudiostampsssantaclauslane #sunnystudiostampscozychristmas #sunnystudiostampsreindeergames #sunnystudiostampsrfeelingfrosty #dcwvpaper

Morning Chat 12/6/2022

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An obsession, encouragement and the Warmest Wishes card! #morningchat #chritmascards #diychristmascards #recollectionspaperstack #paperobsession

Paper stack cards #1

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Paper pad cards #1 Ever wanted to make cards for Christmas but figured you didn't have enough craft supplies or anything at all! Really all you need to make some really great cards is a paper stack, scissors and adhesive. #homemadechristmascards #recollectionspaper #christmascards

Winterizing a Duck house and run

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Winterizing a Duck house and run: How we winterized our duck house and run and how it's holding up! #winteizeduckhouse #winterizecoop #ducksinwinter#winterizeduckrun #duckhouse #duckhouse

Tree cards

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Tree cards These pretty cards are quick and easy to make. #christmascards #stampinup #stampinuptreesforsale

Violet Studio box

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Violet Studio box A fun way to make cards and tags without needing stamps and dies! 'Home for Christmas' decoupage box from Violet Studio #violetstudio #christmascards

Morning Chat 11/22/22

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Morning Chat 11/22/22: Good morning and welcome to Morning Chat for November 22, 2022! Thanksgiving wishes and a couple quick projects! #morningchat #pumpkinpapercraft #tthanksgivingtablefavors #thanksgivingdecor #fallpapercrafts #diecutpumpkins

Outdoor Thanksgiving Decor

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Thanksgiving Decor: Welcome back, yesterday posted indoor Thanksgiving decor ideas, today I thought I would post about some outdoor ideas. Some are reposts of my favorite fall projects that I have made for MTdawn - along with a couple new ideas. If you like them check out the links below the photos and they will redirect you to the original post. #Thanksgivingdecor #Falldecor #Thanksgivingwreaths #fallwreaths #woodpumpkins

Indoor Thanksgiving Decor

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Indoor Thanksgiving Decor Ideas: I love fall - it is no secret! So, I thought I would repost some of my favorite fall projects that I have made for MTdawn - along with a few new ideas. If you like them check out the links below the photos and they will redirect you to the original post. #Thanksgiving decor #thanksgingstabletopdecor #falldecor #pumpkintopiaries

Fall Wreath

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Pumpkin Papercraft: Fall Wreath: A fun fall wreath that comes together in quickly! #pumpkinpapercraft #fallwreath #falldecor #diywreath #papercraftwreath #diecutwreath

Morning Chat 11/15/22

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Morning Chat 11/15/22 Good morning! Welcome to Morning Chat for November 15, 2022! Inversions, a little bit of sunshine and a winterized duck house! #morningchat #winterizedduckhouse #winterizedduckrun #winterizedchickencoop

Dollar Store Mini Pumpkin Topiaries

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Dollar Store Mini Pumpkin Topiaries: Adorable pumpkin topiaries made from dollar store pumpkins! #Dollarstore #pumpkintopiary #pumpkincrafts #Falldecor #Thanksgivingdecor

Thankful Banner

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Thankful Banner: A fun - and quick - banner to make for Thanksgiving! #thanksgivingpapercrafts #fallpapercrafts #diybanner

Morning Chat 11/8/22

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Morning Chat 11/8/22 Good morning! Welcome to Morning Chat for November 8, 2022! Driving in Montana. #monringchat #drivinginbadweather #drivinginmontana #winterinmontana

Thankful card

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Thankful card: A clean card for an inspirational word! #papercrafts #stampinup #fallcard #thanksgivingcard

Morning Chat 11/1/22

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Morning Chat 11/1/22 - Good morning! Welcome to Morning Chat for November 1, 2022! Adjusting needs and a Thankful card! #morningchat #lifechanges #adjustingneeds #pumpkinpapercraft

Morning Chat 10/25/22

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Morning Chat 10/25/222 Indian Summer, busy days and bumble foot. #morningchat #indiansummer #bitterrootvalley #duckcare #bumblefoot

Food Saver Series: Apples

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Food Saver Series: Apples #saveapples #dryingapples #freezingapplesauce #freezingapplepiefilling #diyapplesauce #diyapplepiefilling #gravensteinappletree

Easy Halloween Luminarias

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Quick and easy way to add a little 'spooky' to your decor. #halloweenpapercrafts #halloweenluminarias #halloweendecor #silhouetteluminaria #batspapercraft

Morning Chat 9/13/22

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Morning chat for 9/13/22 - intolerance to duck eggs, a tree down and a destroyed mud kitchen #duckeggs #mudkitchen #treefalling

Pantry Staples…

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Pantry Staples...to help you and your family get through tough times. #howtosetuppantry #pantrystaples #filledpantry #pantries

How far have you come?

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How far have you come? Looking to the past to help motivate you for the future. #life #movingon #pastexperiences #pastaccomplishments #movingon

Duck House – part 2

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Welcome back! I left off on Wednesday sitting in a duck house wearing work clothes - I know I am just so vogue! HA This is part 2 - check out Duck House – part 1 to see where we started! #duckhouse #duckrun

Duck House – part 1

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There were once two little drakes that were living the life. Enjoying their own house - made just for them, a whole yard to root around in, a family to hang out with and all the bugs when mom dug in the garden. The bachelor life was good... #duckhouse #duckrun

Pallet Couch

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Pallet Couch: A fun place to hang out and enjoy lazy summer days! #palletcouch #palletfurniture #summerprojects #diypalletcouch #diypalletfurniture #upcyclepalletfurniture

Kids Chalkboard

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Kids Chalkboard: A great way to keep kids busy! #kidschalkboard #outdoorchalkboard #outdoorkidactivities #chalkboard #summerprojects

Freezing Blueberries

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Freezing Blueberries: Super easy way to keep yummy blueberries all year long! #savingfood #freezingblueberries #savingblueberries

Freezing Strawberries

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Freezing Strawberries: An easy and quick way to keep strawberries! #savefood #savestrawberries #freezingstrawberries

Kids & Trust

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Kids & Trust: Do you trust your kids? #kidsandtrust #howtotrustyourkids #trustandkids #childrenandtrust

Pallet garden edging

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Pallet garden edging: A simple edge to any garden bed. #palletproject #gardenproject #palletgardenprojects #gardenanimalcontrol

Kids Play Kitchen

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Kids Play Kitchen: A kids play kitchen made from an old bookcase! #kidsplaykitchen #diyplaykitchen #upcyclebookcase

Morning Chat 5/23/22

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Morning Chat 5/23/22: garden set-up, straw bale gardening, and compound bows! #morningchat #strawbalegardening#gardening #gardensetup

Kids Pallet Playhouse

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Kids Pallet Playhouse: A fun place for the kids to play! #kidsplayhouse #palletplayhouse #upcyclepallets #palletprojects

Update: 6 months post hysterectomy

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Update: 6 months post hysterectomy: 6 months ago, I had a robotic laparoscopic hysterectomy #hysterectomy #roboticlaparoscopichysterectomy #hysterectomyupdate #lifeafterhysterectomy

Morning Chat 5/9/22

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Morning Chat 5/9/22: Good morning! Welcome to Morning Chat for May 9th, 2022. Mother's Day and power tools! #mothersday #ryobitools #ryobi

Kids Pallet Mud Kitchen

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Kids Pallet Mud Kitchen: Summers coming! Here is an inexpensive way to keep the kids busy this summer - just add mud! #mudkitchen #kidmudkitchen #kidsoutdooractivities #palletmudkitchen #palletupcycle #palletprojects

Mom time

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Mom time: Here are some ideas when you get that all elusive "Mom Time"! #momlife #momtime #breakformom

Easy Apple Hand Pies

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Easy Apple Hand Pies: These easy apple pies can be ready in less than 30 minutes from the time you roll out the dough! #handpies #applehandpies #piesmadewithpremadecrust

Morning Chat – 4/25/22

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Morning Chat - 4/25/22: Good morning! Welcome to Morning Chat for April 25, 2022! weather, ducks and sauteed spinach with garlic! #morningchat #ducks #gardening #sauteedspinach

Unusual Gardening Tools

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Unusual Gardening Tools: I have been gardening for all of my adult life, and one thing I have found out over the ahem...twenty so years...is that sometimes found items can and will work better then anything found in a store. #gardentools #upcyclegardentools #milkjugupcycle ##palletprojects

Ancona Ducks

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Here is an overview on the Ancona breed and a little information on how we take care of ducklings. #anconaducks #anconaducklings #ducklingcare #settingupabrooder

Easy watercolor egg decorations

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Easy watercolor egg decorations: Easter egg watercolor decorations are easy and fun and quick to make - a great kid project! #watercoloreggs #watercoloreasterdecorations #easterdecorations #eastereggs #kidseasterproject

Spring Garden Clean-up

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Spring Garden Clean-up: Ahh, with the weather getting warmer it's time to go play in the dirt! #gardencleanup #springcleanup #springgardencleanup

Pretty Spring Containers

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Pretty Spring Containers: Soup cans are the base for this simple yet pretty project! #prettyspringcontainers #diycontainers #springdecorations #upcyclealuminumcans #aluminumcanprojects

What a lovely burden…

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What a lovely burden...the clock showed 4:45am. The house was quiet, the bed was warm and comfy, and I was wide awake. #busylife #whatalovelyburden #1john #philippians4:13 #fraisuretvshow

Morning Chat – 3/28/22

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Morning Chat - 3/28/22: Good morning and welcome to Morning Chat for March 28, 2022. #morningchat #sleeping #resting #lifeafteroutsourcing #lifeafterjobloss

Kids Quiet Time

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Kids Quiet Time: Ever get to the end of the day, you are dragging, the kids are over-tired and grumpy and no matter what you try it doesn't seem to help and it happens day after day? Exhausting? - yes, but quiet time may help. #kidsquiettime #quiettime #breakforkids

Spring Cleaning to-do

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Spring Cleaning to-do: After a long winter, lets open the windows get some fresh air and give our homes a little love! #springcleaning #housecleaning #spring

Natural Spring Cleaning

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Natural Spring Cleaning: I did title this post for "Spring Cleaning", but you can use these any time of the year. #naturalcleaning #springcleaning #cleaningwithessentialoils #cleaningwithvinegar #cleaningwithbakingsoda #castilesoap #cleaningwithcastilesoap #borax #washingsoda #citricacid #hydrogenperoxide

St Patrick’s Day projects

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St Patrick's Day projects: Fun projects to show your Irish side! #stpatricksday #stpatricksdaypapercrafts #kidsstpatricksday stpatricksdaycrafts #stpattiesday #stpattiesdaycrafts #stpattiesdaypapercrafts #stpatricksdaycard #homemdaecard #rainbowcard #clovercrafts #cloverpapercrafts

Making Weekly Dinner Menus

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Making Weekly Dinner Menus: A couple tips to help making menus easier...and hopefully life more enjoyable! #dinnermenus #weeklymenus #tipsforweeklydinners

My Journey

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My Journey: As a medical coder I have witnessed disease, neglect and abuse. It still amazes me what and exactly how much people will do to themselves and others. #lifejourney #personaljourny #medicalcoding #medicalcoder #burnedout #lifechanges #personalchanges

Valentine’s Day Projects

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Valentine's Day Projects: Here are some quick and easy Valentine's Day projects. #valentine'sday #valentinesday #papercrafts #valentinespapercrafts #valentinescrafts

Easy way to draw a heart

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Easy way to draw a heart: This is a simple technique that can help little ones draw hearts! A very important skill for little ones to know, especially since Valentine's day is just around the corner. #howtodrawaheart #homeschool #drawinghearts #easyhearts

Update: Garden Hoop Houses

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Update: Garden Hoop Houses: Back in October I showed what our hoop houses look like, how to set them up and how to care for them. You can check it out at Garden Hoop House. Today, I thought I would give a quick update to show how they are doing. #hoophouse #gardenhoophouse #garden

Who are you? – living intentionally

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Who are you? - living intentionally: Looking at my own life and the challenges I have faced, has brought me to the realization that I need to be intentional with my life. What direction do I want to go? Who do I want to become? What can I do or start now that will help me get there? #life #livingintentionally #personalgrowth

The FEAR of starting something new

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The FEAR of starting something new: In the next few weeks, I will be looking at moving this little blog forward, I enjoy it - I hope you do also - and am looking to see how far this venture will take me. But with all that excitement and anticipation comes fear... #fear #fearofstartungsomethingnew #personalgrowth #spiritualgrowth

Thankful and Encouragement journals

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Thankful and Encouragement journals: Thankful and encouragement journals are great ways to help you stay positive and focused on what's important in life. #thankfuljournal #encouragementjournal #personalgrowth

Budget Friendly Meals

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Budget Friendly Meals: A change in any budget can be hard, especially the food budget. #budgetmeals #budgetfriendlymeals #cheapmeals #eatingonadime

A change in our food budget – tips to help

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A change in our food budget - tips to help: I knew with the change in our budget we were going to have a few hurdles, inflation was going to be the hardest one to deal with - with prices going up, our money just doesn't buy as much as before. #foodbudget #foodbudgetchange #savemoneyonfoodbudget

Ways to save $$$ and live on less

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Ways to save $$$ and live on less: Here are some money saving tips that may just help you out like they have helped us! #waystosavemoney #moneysavingtips #liveonless #daveramsey

A Yearly Bucket List

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A Yearly Bucket List: A bucket list is usually for things that a person wants to do before they die, but a yearly bucket list can help you enjoy some of your goals well before hand! #bucketlist #yearlybucketlist

Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas! 'This is my prayer for you' is written by Anthony M. Arata, and Gary Eugene Scruggs #thisismyprayerforyousong #thisismyprayerforyoulyrics #merrychristmas #christmassongs

Lath Christmas Star

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Lath Christmas Star: This is a fun and quick project that takes only 5 lath strips and a nail gun. #woodstar #lathstar #christmastar

Christmas Tags

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Christmas Tags: Pretty little tags to top off pretty little presents! #christmastags #christmaspapercrafts #homemadechristmastags diytags

Post Hysterectomy Life

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Post Hysterectomy Life: Here is a follow-up to post My hysterectomy experience. This post tells about how the first 4 weeks went after my robotic laparoscopic hysterectomy. I hope it is helpful! #posthysterectomy #lifeafterhysterectomy #hysterectomytips #afterhysterectomy #roboticlaparoscopichysterectomy

My hysterectomy experience

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My hysterectomy experience: Probably not a post for guys, but hey, you never know. Sometimes it's good to know what us ladies go thru. #hysterectomy #roboticlaparoscopichysterectomy #fibroids #endometriosis #pmdd #ovariancysts

Surgery prep

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Surgery prep: This is a starting point for anyone who is looking to prepare for the upcoming day - I'm talking family, home, food, and animals, so that after surgery all you have to worry about is healing! #surgeryprep #hysterectomy #hysterectomyprep #preparingforsurgery

You work at home…you got it easy

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You work at home...you got it easy: Ever heard those words from someone? I have heard them many a time. Some may not actually say it, but you know that's what they are thinking because of the way they act. #workfromhome #yougotitieasy

Christmas cards

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Christmas cards: Hand-made Christmas cards for a homey holiday season! #christmascards #homemadechristmascards #stampinup #stampinupmerriestmoments #stampinuppeacefulpoinsettia #stampinuptintileembossingfolder #stampinupchristmaspinecones

Cleaning a kids room

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Cleaning a kids room: maybe just a little bit over-exaggerated, but pretty darn close... #cleaningakidsroom #organizingkidsroom #kidorganization funnykidsroom

Wood card display

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Wood card display: A great place to be able to hang all your Christmas cards! #woodcarddisplay #lathstripproject #cardholder #easywoodproject

What am I thankful for?

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What am I thankful for? Have you ever stopped and reflected on what you are truly thankful for? #whatamithankfulfor #thankful #thanksgiving

Wood pumpkins #2

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Wood pumpkins #2: You can never have too many pumpkins... #woodpumpkins #diywoodpumpkins #2x4pumpkins #2x4woodpumpkins #pumpkindecor #falldecor #diyfalldecor

Wood pumpkins

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Wood pumpkins: These little pumpkins are so cute and easy. #woodpumpkins #diywoodpumpkins #2x4pumpkins #2x4woodpumpkins #4x4woodpumpkins #4x4pumpkins #pumpkindecor #falldecor #diyfalldecor

Table centerpiece

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Table centerpiece: A pretty wood box made from scrap lumbar to be a table centerpiece. #woodcenterpiece #diytabledecor

work-from-home Mommy

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work-from-home Mommy: So, what are some of the challenges that a work from home mom faces? #workingfromhome #momworkfromhome #mommyguilt #quiettime

How to survive traveling with your kids

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How to survive traveling with your kids: With the arrival of November it brings to mind holiday travel - which can be fun - but when children are involved it can become a overwhelming production in no time. #travelingwithkids #howtotravelwithkids

Mini Fall Banner

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Mini Fall Banner: A happy little banner for Thanksgiving! #fallbanner #minifallbanner #paperbanner #paperfallbanner #papercraftbanner #echoparkpaperco #echoparkpapercompanygivethanks #stampinup #stampinupintricateleaves #stampinupornateframes

Leaf rubbing with crayons

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Leaf rubbing with crayons: This is an easy and fun way to enjoy the falling leaves! #leafrubbing #fallactivities #fallactivityforkids #cryonleafrubbing

Kids Lacing activities

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Kids Lacing activities: Do you have little ones that need something to keep them busy - a kids lacing board might just help! #lacingactivity #kidslacing #kidsmotorskillactivities