Shabby Art Boutique

While our northern hemisphere friends are enjoying those early seasonal changes that Fall brings with it. . . and their preparations for the upcoming Halloween and Thanksgiving, we here in ‘down under’ only really have Christmas to prepare for. Of course, spring is here and the warmer climate and ...
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I happened to be looking through my blog stats over the weekend and I discovered something that really surprised me. See this humble little paper mache box. . .   Yes that little round black box in the background . . . Well. . . it has been viewed and downloaded over 5,000+ times. Really!! ...
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Do you wonder where the days go? I do. . . constantly! Time just seems to fly. Days turn into weeks . . . one week rolls into another. . . and before you know it, you are flipping the page on the calendar again. I think that the old saying “Time flies when you are having fun” might really ...
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It is that time of the year again when preparations are underway for my annual Christmas event. . . Simply Christmas. Do you remember the Christmases of our childhood when our lives seemed much simpler and the joys of Christmas were simpler too? If the idea of a ‘Simply homemade Christmas’ sounds ...
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