Craft Ideas Blog

November 2008

Shade Clothing has added a line of holiday graphic tees for this year’s holiday season and they’re only $14.50! It’s always nice to have a few fun holiday things to wear around to get you in the spirit! I particularly like the first one with the ornaments. The design is subtle yet very festive! Shade [...]

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This is a new little toy product called Create-a-Story by VTech that we were lucky enough to be able to test out. This toy is great because it’s interactive – kids love and need to be able to take an action and see a result. With this toy, the child has a little pen (which [...]

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This is a family favorite, particularly at Thanksgiving and Christmas. In fact, I don’t think we ever had it any other time. Without further ado, here is the best cheese pie (not exactly cheesecake) recipe ever. Cream Cheese Pie Crust: 13-14 crushed graham crackers (in the blender works best) 1/4 c. melted butter Filling: 12 [...]

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This is one of the pies I’ll be making for Thanksgiving on Thursday – a Double Chocolate Mousse Pie (recipe from my friend Erica Miller and who knows where else it might be found…I don’t know where it’s originally from.) This pie is super easy and delicious – I’ve tasted it. Yum. I don’t think [...]

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The key to a great pie this Thanksgiving is a great pie crust, of course. I went to a little class recently (taught by Erica Miller) about making pie crusts, and I learned some pretty great tricks. Here they are, just for you. (Click here for just the basic pie crust recipe) Part I: The [...]

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Like I’ve said before, we’ve had the stomach flu at our house this week, and I have a few tips that will hopefully help the stomach flu pass with a little less trauma for your family. First, our pediatrician recommended Culturelle for the diarrhea (English’s most difficult word to spell), which has afflicted everyone in [...]

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My friend Marie is hosting her new boutique, Tom & Lucy’s Art Shoppe, in Utah this weekend. Marie is amazing and I’m sure her boutique will be too. If you’re in Utah this weekend (and not sick with the stomach flu), you should try and stop by. Here’s the info:

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I’m a day late with these winners – I was in bed all day yesterday with the stomach flu. We’ve been sick a lot at our house so far this winter. I hope we can be healthy from now on! The winner of the Chex Mix Bars Basket of Indulgence is Jenny, who said, “I [...]

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When it comes to paper crafting, I love to get ideas from other people, especially magazines. That’s what they’re for, right? When I sit down to make a card, I need a healthy stack of examples to sift through and choose from. I don’t subscribe to any craft magazines (yet), but my library does. I [...]

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