Category Archives: Crafts

Halloween 2011

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tina Garceau

In past few years, Joe and I have cooked up increasingly complex costumes for our son Lloyd. It started with the robot costume which had lights which everyone loves. We took what we learned constructing the robot and went with … Continue reading →

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From Reykjavi­k With Love or Uh-Ruh, Uh-Ruh, Is That Your Hat?

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Tina Garceau

My brother-in-law Brian Bubonic and his trusty Samsonite have traveled the globe – New York, Paris, Reykjavik, El Paso, to name a few. What do these cities have in common? They are all places where Brian has lost hats. 

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Loose Women and Pop Out Cakes

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Tina Garceau

Keeping with our cake theme that Mrs. Crankipants started with yesterday’s rant about baked goods, here’s a pop-up birthday card I cooked up for a friend recently.

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Reap As You Sew!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tina Garceau

After making a half dozen baby quilts, I found myself with a nice amount of scraps in various shapes and sizes. I love the fabric, and I can’t bring myself to discard the scraps. I hang on to them figuring … Continue reading →

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Genesis of The Seeburg Jukebox Costume

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Joe_Williams

So Halloween was fast approaching and Tina and I started to kick around costume ideas for our son. What to do? What to do? In 2007, he was a bunch of grapes which was a great costume. It was Tina’s … Continue reading →

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Halloween Continues!

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Got the post-Halloween blues? Yeah, they’re already putting the Christmas stuff out at the CVS. I think there’s a local radio station that has already dragged out the Christmas music. It’s kind of depressing. Can’t we just dwell on Halloween … Continue reading →

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