Country t-shirt emblazened with Cowboy Camp was too cute to trash just because of the little hole in the tail of it. So with a little innovative creativity and a wonderful large denim jacket to start with, a new jacket was born. It is full of charms – literally and figuratively! Calico accents and charms [...]

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Brown Corduroy jacket. Found this little cutie at my favorite resale shop, on the 75% off rack. Ok, so I neglected to take a shot before the makeover; what I found was a simple brown corduroy jacket, solid with a fold down collar; and a single stain. I could see it had a lot of use and needed [...]

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Oct 1, and I’m staring the last quarter of the year squarely in the face. I am still adjusting to 2011! The year has flown by, in the best possible way. We have had no serious problems or illness, for which I am very grateful. But here I am, two plus months without writing.  The [...]

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Craft Booth As I mentioned in my last post, I have rented a small booth at the Plano Antique Mall. It is a fabulous place I have enjoyed shopping at so thought I would see how well I can do there. Having this booth has focused my planning so currently it is filled with purses. Not [...]

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How awesome was your holiday? We had a fantastic weekend – in some ways like a mini-STAYcation. Attended a small concert on Friday evening at the Choctaw Casino (yea for Sammy Kershaw, country fans!). Saturday brought a bbq cook-off & softball tournament. A friend was entered in the rib cook off. Well, we are good [...]

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