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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Hi Again...

Hi everyone.  I have had another long absence from blogging and I have a lot to share.  I have discovered a very talented person and her blog.  Allison from Dream a Little Bigger gave me some great inspiration on how to jazz up plain, inexpensive sneakers.  I started out with white canvas tennies from Walmart at a little over five bucks. 
 


 I transformed them into fancy wingtip spectators with just a little fabric paint and a paintbrush.  I love how they turned out.  The picture just doesn't do them justice.  I have since bought another pair of white sneakers and I feel the need for some saddle shoes coming on!  Check out her blog.  She has some great ideas.









I also completed my latest kit of bracelets and an extender to combine them into a necklace.  I am really into this whole jewelry making thing!  Do you see the beautiful blue agate bead in one of the bracelets?  I found some more on E bay and purchased them so I can make a necklace to match.  You know how matchy-matchy I am!  I may dismantle the extender at the top of the picture and make earrings too!  I don't think I will ever use it to join them all so I may as well get some good use from the beads.  I have a friend with a birthday coming up quick so I thought I would make her a bracelet and earrings.  I will share how that turns out. 



On the food front, I wanted to share a breakfast-for-dinner menu I made recently.  I made lazy chiles rellenos from the Pioneer Woman.  I changed her recipe up a little by cooking up peppers and onions to put in the bottom instead of canned chiles.  I also serve it with warm flour tortillas instead of corn ones that she suggests.  I think you should make recipes your own.  It is half the fun of cooking. 


I also served buttermilk breakfast cake from Moni at her blog Zu Haus at Home.  It was wonderful.  The whole family loved it.  When I have breakfast for dinner, I try to make a coffee cake or serve fresh fruit to balance the savory with something a little sweet.  Our family finished off the rest of this cake at breakfast the next morning. 


On a sad note, we lost a very important member of our family recently.  Our beloved chocolate lab Billie got very sick and we had to make the decision every pet owner dreads.  We had to have her put to sleep last Saturday.  Our vet confirmed that we had no choice.  She had stopped eating and drinking and her organs were shutting down.  We couldn't bear to see her suffer any longer.  She would have been 14 on June 11th.  We had her ever since she was 8 weeks old.  She was the best dog, always loving and kind.  Everyone loved her.  The emptiness in this house and in our hearts is considerable. 

I hope you all have a great week.  I will be working on my flowers soon.  The weather here has been kind of goofy.  It was unbearably hot and muggy.  Now it is damp and chilly.  My thoughts are with the people in Oklahoma that have been devastated by tornadoes.  Take care and be well.  Nancy 

 

11 comments:

  1. I could not find a tutorial for these shoes. I did go to her Pinterest acct, and saw alot a great things, but not these shoes.

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  2. Here is the link: http://momspark.net/faux-painted-oxfords-diy/

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  3. SO sorry to hear about your beautiful dog, what a sad time!

    Love your new tennis shoes - very swanky!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  4. So sorry for your family! RIP Billie.

    Love the shoes! Adorable!

    Neighbors About Town Blog

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  5. Those shoes look great! You did a wonderful job, and I'm pinning them to my Shoe Redo board. I'm sorry for the loss of Billie.

    Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday Link Party

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  6. I'm so sorry for your lose, we lost our baby a few months ago. I'm having a hard time transitioning from your loss to how wonderful the shoes are - but I do love the shoes. Thank you for partying with us at Fluster's Creative Muster.

    Robin
    Fluster Buster

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  7. I am so sorry and sad to hear about your beloved Billie
    I am a dog lover and have lost 2 pugs and i still cry sometimes when I think of them
    there has to be a special place for them in heaven

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  8. These look like the perfect idea for a cheap pair of shoes! Came out great! I've had something similar pinned on Pinterest for a while now...makes me want to go ahead with the DIY :)

    I'm so sorry for your loss!

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  9. Cute shoes. Thanks so much for sharing with Adorned From Above's Blog Hop 55. We can't wait to see what you have for us this week. This weeks party is live.
    Have a great week.
    Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com

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  10. Thanks so much for sharing at A Peek Into My Paradise TGIF Link Party. I can't wait to see what you link up next week! I hope to see you at the (Not SO) Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop! http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/

    Have a great week!

    Hugs! Cathy

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