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Ebb & Flow

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Two and a half months after brain surgery my husband and I went away over night to celebrate our anniversary without the kids! It was the same weekend as the Brain Cancer Got Me Thinking art show, in October 2015.…

Canada 150

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Canada is having a big birthday tomorrow! 150 years young. We celebrate Canada Day every year but this is a special year so I made special shirts. I could have bought Canada shirts but where is the fun in that?…

Christmas Crafts – Day 4

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At this rate I might have to change the title to New Years Crafts. It’s only 8 days to Christmas day and I am on day 4 of Christmas Crafts. We will see how close I can get to 12.…

Christmas Crafts – Day 5

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Every once and a while I get the opportunity to use my crafting skills to help others. Crafting skills don’t really come in handy that often so I tend to jump when I can help someone by making something. I…

Christmas Crafts – Day 6

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I was making a craft today when my five year old asked if he could have a clear ornament ball which I was planning on using for my project. He was very excited, and told me he was going to…

Christmas Crafts – Day 7

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Our Christmas tree is decorated in ornaments that were given to me when I was a child, some were made and some were bought. Each year I received at least one ornament, and now as an adult (up for debate…

Christmas Crafts – Day 8

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Wow, today was a day. I’m on an emotional roller coaster and I’m exhausted. Whose with me? I’m ready for that long winter nap I’ve heard so much about. The kids had a Christmas craft night at their school tonight.…

Christmas Crafts -Day 9

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The kids and I usually make a gingerbread house from a kit around Christmas. The goal isn’t about the baking, it’s about the decorating and spending time together creating something. This year my son mentioned seeing a train gingerbread kit…

Christmas Crafting – Day 10

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My kids are both into Beyblades, which are essentially spinning tops. They play them at recess and apparently gloves or mittens get in the way of the fun. My youngest asked if he could cut the tops off his mittens.…

Christmas Crafts – Day 11

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It’s the 12th day of Christmas today, or maybe even day 13 but if you are like me then perhaps you have lost track of the days. My oldest saw kids making these at school this week and decided that…

Christmas Crafts – Day 12

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Wow, I made it. We crafted through the 12 days of Christmas once again.  I had a little help this year from the elves. This final project was made for my husband. He was in need of a new winter…

Brain Update

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It’s been 3 years since the day that I was diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumour. March 18th holds a special place in my life, it’s a day that my life changed. It’s a day to celebrate life and be…

Cold blooded

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Hi! It’s been a while. I started a new job in January and then another new job in June. My days have been blurring together meeting new people and learning my roles within both organizations. But I have been crafting…

On the First day of Christmas

On the Second day of Christmas

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On the Second day of Christmas my true love made for me…. Star Ornaments I took the day off of work today to spend the day in my oldest son’s class making yarn star crafts.  It’s like heaven to me,…

On the Third day of Christmas

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On the Third day of Christmas my true love made for me…. Teacher Toques When I go out Christmas shopping I always see things that I love too. Often I get one to gift and one for me. When I…

On the Fourth day of Christmas

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On the Fourth day of Christmas my true love made for me… Quilted Fabric Ornaments Many, many years ago my Nana used to make these quilted fabric ornaments. She made the  red one pictured above. I love opening the boxes…

On the Fifth day of Christmas

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On the Fifth day of Christmas my true love made for me… Cousin Hats This project started with a trip to Michaels’s with my six year old shadow. He saw the yarn with the pom pom’s attached and it was…

On the Sixth day of Christmas

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On the Sixth day of Christmas my true loves made with me… Glowing Trees As you can see sometimes I rope the whole family into my crafting adventures. We have done clay workshops a few times together, and it’s always…

On the Seventh day of Christmas

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On the Seventh day of Christmas my true love made for me… Paper Stars When I moved across the country 11 years ago, we were broke. We had just moved in October and I started a new job in the…
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