Monthly Archives: June 2013

Wham, Bam, Thank You, Spam!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Hope

New feature! Some secret setting on my blog control panel has mysteriously changed. A few of the spam comments that I usually don’t even have to view are leaking through the filter into my mailboxes. And what entertainment they provide! In … Continue reading →

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Favorite Things Friday: Materials Unlimited!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Hope

Today’s post will be short on words and long on pictures–you’re welcome :). My delightful brother Luke and sister-in-law Dimitra are in town and I was trying to think of a new place to take them when it hit me — Materials … Continue reading →

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Vintage Advice: The Secret of Perfect Living

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Hope

The Secret of Perfect Living James T. Mangan Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1963 The subtitle really drew me in: How to set into motion tremendous “sleeping powers” that can bring you all the good things of life as if by magic. Confession: when … Continue reading →

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Vintage Advice: Pack-o-Fun

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Hope

Pack-o-Fun “The Only Scrap-Craft Magazine” May 1971 Publisher John M. Klapper, Park Ridge, Illinois I came across this magazine in my scrap drawer, which holds old calendar pages, magazines, photos, and other paper ephemera I cut up and use in … Continue reading →

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