Category Archives: Fun and Games

Tuesday Photo Quiz

February 26, 2008 – 7:00 am

What do you think?

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Mint Mocha Monday - Wallpaper!

February 25, 2008 – 7:00 am

I’m really looking forward to spring, and made this little pattern for you in case you’d like to brighten up your desktop! Right-click on the image above and save it to your computer. Set it as your desktop wallpaper and select “tile” so it will repeat (I didn’t get the seams perfect, but it still [...]

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Saturday Links

February 23, 2008 – 7:00 am

Yet another discovery via Design Mom:
Lauren Alane and her creations: little handmade felt birds wearing glasses, aprons, hats, carrying umbrellas. They are beautifully photographed, and have delicious names like Marjorie, Delia, Roland, and Mr. Brooks. Just go to her website and click on the photos link to find out what “Marjorie’s favorite appliance” is, [...]

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Tuesday Photo Quiz

February 12, 2008 – 7:00 am

Let’s hear those guesses!

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Mint Mocha Monday - Amigurumi

February 11, 2008 – 12:51 pm

I have to admit, I didn’t quite get the amigurumi food craze at first. What possible use could I have for a crochet shrimp kebab? But the idea has grown on me lately, possibly because I think it would be fun to have a little kitchen set full of crochet food for the kids. Here [...]

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Tuesday Photo Quiz

February 5, 2008 – 8:00 am

Guesses, anyone?

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A Little Something

February 4, 2008 – 1:23 pm

One of my favorite online stops is design*sponge. They regularly host “sneak peeks” into the homes of designers. This one from last week caught me off-guard. Just bear with me…
Take a look at the sneak peek photos here (but don’t read the comments, please).
Then, take a look at this post!
What do you think? [...]

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Get My Smelling Salts

February 2, 2008 – 8:00 am

I get dizzy just thinking about a box of Godiva chocolates. But an entire room? I saw this on Hostess With The Mostess and the whole house started spinning.

Get the whole story at nydailynews.com. Be sure to click through their photo gallery!
Just sit down first.

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We Have a Winner!

February 1, 2008 – 6:14 pm

My cute programmer husband wrote a random number generator script for me. A little after 5:00 we used it and came up with comment number 78! So the prize goes to Kristan, who said “I don’t know if it is big enough for my Lonely Hearts Club, but I am willing to find out…” She [...]

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Bloggy Giveaways!

January 28, 2008 – 6:19 pm

**Update: Comments on this post are now closed. The winner has been drawn and emailed. I’ll be making the announcement public in a separate post as soon as I get confirmation! Thank you all for participating!**
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I’ve decided to take part in the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival! The lucky winner gets this canvas bag from my Zazzle [...]

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