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I found these couple links…and I am sure there are a ton more out there…where you can pick a nail color and see what it looks like on a certain nail shape, nail length and skin tone. I thought they were a lot of fun. Of course, it's not perfect, but you can really tell...

This is the purse I mentioned yesterday. My brother's girlfriend picked out the green placemats and told me she liked cream and brown. So that's exactly what I did. She loved it. She had asked me for one for her birthday, so I knew she would love it! These colors are so pretty together and...

This was a pen I made for my brother’s girlfriend a while back. She picked out the color she wanted from a catalog and then was there when I made it so it was the thickness she wanted. It turned out so pretty in person. She is still in college and says she uses it...

Chuck recently found out he has allergies to a few things and one of those things are dust mites. So I thought this was a perfect opportunity to get a new bed! We have been talking about getting a king size bed one day (I am a bed hog) and since Chuck wanted to get...

I am so very proud of my friend's sister Torie! She just graduated from boot camp this weekend and Katie and her family went to South Carolina to see her graduate. (This is a picture of her frm graduation.) She is off to Texas for more training. She wants to be a medic. I am...

Yay! We're heading up to Alexandria this weekend for a cabin party with our friends. Chuck and his friends have gone up there for many years and it has been a summer tradition for them. Although some of the people have changed over the years, it's still the same old cabin party…hanging out with friends,...

This is the pen I made for Chuck. He took some time and picked out the style he wanted and I picked the wood. I had wanted to try a pen with this wood and I think it turned out wonderfully! This is a rollerball pen and the cap comes off and can sit on...

Or maybe “want” isn't a strong enough word. I actually *need* it! If anyone happens to be in the market to get me something…I have just the thing. If you want to buy it now for my birthday or something *wink*, I would be eternally grateful! My friend just got it and it is SO...

This one is made out of Buckeye Burl wood and I think it looks so cool. This is the same wood I made Chuck’s pen out of. (I was going to add a link to it here, but I can’t seem to find that I have posted it yet. So I may have to show...

This is one of my more recent turning projects. I haven’t don’t much turning lately and I really should get around to that. I even have some things all ready to make. I just need to get them on the machine. I gave this one to my step-mom for her birthday. She loved it. The...

I have finished this book…actually, it was some time last week that I had it done. We are meeting for Book Club on it next week. I really liked the book. I thought it was entertaining and a fun read. It wasn't a complicated story and was easy to follow. I thought the author did...

Woo Hoo! It's the weekend! Well, in a few minutes. 🙂 We're leaving work early today to head to Iowa for a weekend at the cabin with some of Chuck's relatives. It should be a good time. We haven't seen most of them in a while…Christmas maybe! We're bringing the jet ski and his cousin...

So one day I get home and THIS is what I see. I was so sad. They look so pitiful! One morning Chuck came to tell me to look outside because there was a rabbit having a smorgasbord on my plants. It ran away before I saw it, but if I saw it I may...

I have to post this funny article Chuck showed me from The Onion the other day. It cracked me up. It gives a whole new meaning to “what do you want to be when you grow up?” 5 Year Old Wants To Be A Tractor When She Grows Up I had to share this because...

First, I know I haven't been very good about keeping up on here. By the time I get home, playing on the computer is the last thing I want to do! That, and I don't think you want to hear work stories. Other than work, not much has been going on! There are a couple...

Here is a white purse I picked up. (Also from Target.) This one is bigger, but I really like it. I think it's really cute and there is just a tiny bit of decoration on it with the eyelets on the front. The part to put your arm through is a little small, so I...

I don't have much of anything that is yellow gold (yes I say yellow gold because I have many things that are white gold). So when I came across this purse a couple weeks ago, I was so excited! Yes, I know this picture isn't great (I took it with my phone), but I couldn't...

Not too long ago I got a great raise at work! I was so excited! So Chuck brought home these lovely flowers for me in celebration! They have lasted until today and I got them I think the 24th of June! So I am very happy about that! My favorite part about them are the...

This was a pen a made for Katie’s birthday in June. She loves it and uses it as her “purse pen”! I think it turned out so cool. I think my favorite part about making these pens and turning wood is seeing what they look like at the end. It’s like a surprise to see...

This is the next book we are reading for book club. It's called Water For Elephants. So far it's pretty funny. Well, the writing is funny, not necessarily what happens (I am only 3 chapters in). It's a pretty easy read even for someone slow like me. I'm excited to read more and see what...