I got my laptop at the beginning of the summer… and have been carrying it around all by itself without any protection since then!  Obviously not the best idea. So when my aunt, two cousins, and I decided to take a tote bag sewing class locally, I thought it would be the perfect chance to …
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I’ve had this bench from my parents for a while… we’ve been using it as extra seating around our kitchen table.  I believe it’s originally a piano bench, and the top opens up allowing you to store things (like cookbooks) inside.  It’s quite convenient! But notice how the top seems a bit rough?  I decided …
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If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed something… I like garage sales. Typically, when I go to garage sales, I’m not looking to spend more than $5 on any one item… I like things cheap. Of course, I’ll break that rule if it’s something awesome, but typically I don’t …
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Recently, a friend online, greenviewlane, began selling adorable felt flowers for crafters to use in their… well, crafting!  I loved the flowers from the start and thought they would be perfect for on a pillow.  Weeks later, I found a cashmere sweater at a garage sale that unfortunately had a hole in it.  Lucky for …
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F-stop, Depth of Field and other mysteries… F-stop can be a great mystery to the beginning photographer, but once it is mastered, it can be a great step toward taking better photos. Many point-and-shoot cameras, and all DSLRs have the capacity to control the f-stop. On many cameras, this setting is referred to as the …
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Today I am going to show you how to make an Etsy or blogger banner for free, using the online photo editing program called picnik! Etsy banners are very simple to make, but can often be very frustrating if you’re not used to using photo software. For those of you without an Etsy shop, but …
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<center><a href=”http://www.creekbedthreads.com” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy143/erinsue1/blogbutton1.jpg” height=”125″ width=”125″ /> </a></center> For a while now, I had been wanting to add a button to my blog that others could grab as well.  As you see (to the right) I was finally able to do this!  It wasn’t quite as easy as I thought, so I am going to …
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One of my favorite things to do with my husband when we’re looking for cheap entertainment is to go to Borders, get a mocha from Seattle’s Best, and mull over magazines and books. Saturday night was one of these nights, and I decided to check out a magazine that my mom had come across called …
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I’ve been on this decorative ball kick lately, after all, I have all these great pieces such as wooden bowls, creamy white urns or glass jars, and I have nothing to put in them!  As I was browsing some shops on Etsy a few months ago looking for decorative balls, I came across this awesome …
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