Home Improvement; Dream Craft Art Studio Progress Update; Part 2

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 Here we are in May, and I am finally giving you all a progress update on the building of our grand craft/art studio. It was back in January when we first revealed this big and exciting home project of building a custom studio, which has been a dream of mine, ever since I was a little girl.  There is no doubt that this creative space will get a whole lot of use. In fact, I can easily see it becoming the most occupied room, in the whole house, by our whole family.  I am always going at craft or art projects, and Michael’s design, cutting and lettering prepping work space will be in here too. The kids are often crafting with me, or doing their own thing, and I can imagine they’ll be doing some school work up here as well. If they have independent work to be done after the lesson is taught, I might as well be productive! They’ll be plenty of room for all of us, and everything, if it’s designed and laid out well. And it will be.

So before I show you how much progress we’ve made, let me show you first where we were when we first shared our plans.  [Continue reading]

Mother’s Day / A Social ShareIt

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 One night a week or two ago (have I told you how bad I am with time frames, yet?, lol) . . . Michael and I were having a casual conversation. So very casual in fact, that we were both in the bathroom, getting ready for bed, come to think of it.  … [Continue reading]

Just Maybe, God Pushed Me Down the Stairs.

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I know. The title....it sounds a little dramatic. But it's pretty much the conclusion I have come to, after recent events.  You see, I can be pretty darn stubborn.  God knows this about me. I think maybe He tried many times, to get my attention. … [Continue reading]

Can’t We All Just COLOR? / A Social ShareIt

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 I saw this question/quote on a T-Shirt online the other day, and it really cracked me up! It read, "Can't we all just color?"I knew I had to make it into a House Of Joyful Noise Social ShareIt, for you all to grab and share online.I'm guessing it's … [Continue reading]

Our Spring Mantels / Home Decorating Ideas

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So if you've been following along with us here, you'll know that earlier this week we revealed my new pair of mantels in our sun room, which Michael custom built for me, and I finished in my own style, to give them the look that I was going … [Continue reading]

The Making of Mantels / Appeasing my Mantel Envy!

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A couple of weeks ago, I hinted on our Facebook Page about the weekend project we had in the works. I mentioned that I was all done dealing with the 'mantel envy' I have had going on, for years now. You know, mantels, the shelving surface that many … [Continue reading]

Re-purpose Old Calendars – DIY Wall Art

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Have you ever found yourself sad to turn the page on your 12 month wall calendar, because you liked the image for the ending month better? Or hesitant to throw out a calendar with great visuals at the end of the year? After all, when we buy a wall … [Continue reading]

NEW Glass Tile Pendant Tutorial Using Trays / New Tips & Techniques

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It is not often that I ever do the same craft-like project, twice. But I've got a feeling that making glass tile pieces is going to be something I'll be doing again, and again. I am so fond of the high quality feel of the finished pieces, the variety … [Continue reading]

Spiritual Easter Printable for You.

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I felt like designing a spiritually-themed Easter printable for us, and to share with you. So I did! It's designed to fit an 8x10 frame. I recommend printing it on white card stock. Please be sure to DOWNLOAD and SAVE the full resolution version, … [Continue reading]

How to Blow Out Egg Yolks and String for Hanging / Decorative Eggs for Keeps.

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             You may already know, that yesterday I had a little blogging mishap! For the first time in my near 5 years of blogging, I published a post (this one) by accident, before it was completed. And I didn't even realize I did it … [Continue reading]

Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs. (Ours!)

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Are you singing now? The title was a spin off of a song. Well anyway . . . . . . I've been in the company of professional sign makers / letterers, one way or another, for about 26 years now, and I guess it's really worn off on me. I really love the … [Continue reading]

The Blizzard of February 2013 – Our Kids’ Snow Fun

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  How ironic, that one week after the groundhog says that spring will arrive early, do we get hit with the biggest snowstorm of the whole winter! Although we didn't get as much snow accumulation as we were half expecting, we did lose power for 36 … [Continue reading]