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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Caturday
Saturday is CATurday Continue reading
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Our Biggest Hit
How To Sew An iPod Case – Part Deux Despite Apple’s ceasing production of iPods more than a year ago, this post continues to be our most popular. Maybe people are adopting the sewing pattern for use with cell phones, … Continue reading
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Crafts, Sewing
Tagged DIY, iPod case, old, pattern, sew a cellphone case, Sew an iPod case, Sewing
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What the Fuxi?
After killing off my last cheap sketchbook which was from Ticonderoga and is readily available as of this writing, I shopped around for a replacement. I am usually gifted or accidentally fall across the scratchpads that have become the Sketchbooks … Continue reading
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Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, cheap sketchbook, doodle, Fu Xi, Fuxi, Illustration, sketchbook, USA
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Autumn in the Park
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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This banana cake is perfect for those overripe, spotted bananas in your fruit bowl. It’s easy to put together, moist, and the cream cheese icing is the crowning glory!
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Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged baking, banana cake, bananas, cake, cream cheese frosting
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Caturday
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Posted in Caturday, News, Philadelphia
Tagged cat, domestic, feline, ginger cats, kitty, Nap King, Plywood the Cat, quilts
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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Sixty Seven
One hundred sixty seventh in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
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Making a Scarecrow for Halloween
In the past, Tina and I have built original Halloween costumes for our son that were usually in a lighter, more whimsical vein. Coin-operated vending machines based on cardboard boxes were our specialty, but now that our son is older … Continue reading
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Posted in DIY, Halloween, Holiday, Sewing, Sketch
Tagged 2023, 9th Street, burlap, crafts, Creepy, crude, DIY, drawing, easy, farm, Halloween, handmade, hay, horror, Joe Williams, monster, not store bought, original, paint, Philadelphia, raffia, scarecrow, scary, Sewing, sketchbook, South Philly, spooky, straw, Tina Garceau, USA, Willceau
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