To start off the Christmas Season I started a new tradition today. Katie, Keelan, Matt, and I loaded up in the car and headed to downtown Riverside, right by the Mission Inn, for some Christmas shopping. Every year I want to go see the Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn and I never go.
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Author: Jennifer Priest
It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.
A weekend of fun and now a week with the kids.
This weekend there was so much going on!! I haven’t even had time to download the pics from my camera until now. I am sooooooo tired but it was all worth it! Friday. On Friday I cut Matthew’s hair for the first time. Here’s a new pic: This was us waiting in the car while
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This Weekend…
All weekend I’ll be teaching classes!! Join me for these super fun classes. See you there! Nifty Gifties Class There is still room in this one, Even if you can’t stay the whole time, these projects are easy to make at home. Make someone’s holiday special with a handmade goodie! I’ll show you how to
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Five Fridays #13 – Scrapping with Stamps x 5
You don’t have to be a “stamper” to use stamps and they aren’t just for cards. Or just for ink for that matter! Here are five things you can do with stamps. 1. Stamp with Paint. I stamped this polka dot background on this teal paper using a rubberstamp and some white acrylic paint. Simply
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Create.
I recently completed another custom banner order from my etsy shop. This one was for Angelica Grace Designs. She requested the colors pale pink, turquoise, robin’s egg blue, and aqua and sent me a photo of Heather Baliey’s studio as inspiration. It all just worked together! I went with a shabby chic kind of feel
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What’s with the Hippo?
I finally got around to changing my blog header and the banner for my etsy shop. A few months back I changed the title of my blog to “Hydrangea Hippo”. It all started as a joke and then it just kind of stuck. Earlier this year I attended the “Fantasyland Crop for Kids” put on
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What’s The Difference?
Pink Bind-It-All……Blue Bind-It-All… What’s the big deal?! Well, there are two things that I like the best about the new Pink Bind-It-All V2.0: Larger Slot for Binding Materials Can use the new Spacer Bar Side by side, here they are: Yes, that is my messy dinning room table. I am busy kitting for my classes
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