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Laura Scudder’s Potato Chip Shoulder Bag

Posted on 02 January 2012 by Suburban Wife

I made a potato chip shoulder bag today.  I was in the mood to make something.  It’s been a while, I started messing around with some plastic and before you know it I made this really cool bag.  It could be a small book bag or an overnight bag or a shoulder bag or a [...]

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Dazzle – The Shoe Club that Managed to Make Me a Customer

Posted on 27 November 2011 by Suburban Wife

Shoe Dazzle – it certainly has the potential to dazzle.  From one self-proclaimed shoe fanatic to another this could be big trouble!  Sweet temptation thy name is Shoes.  More than just some boring old wine of the month subscription, Shoe Dazzle promises to make my heart sing by delivering a brand new pair of smoking [...]

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It’s NaNoWriMo Time

Posted on 30 October 2011 by Suburban Wife

It’s Nanowrimo time again!  November is National Novel Writing Month and once again I’m going to attempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days.  I won my first year and failed the next two years of Nano.  This year I am going to win.  I’ve been preparing myself and getting into nano mode.  Nanowrimo 2011 [...]

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Walmart’s Facebook App – Quick Meals

Posted on 03 October 2011 by Suburban Wife

Have you seen this?  If you haven’t then you should.  I saw an advertisement for WalMart’s Facebook app on my own profile and had to click on it.  It is actually a very handy app to have.  Busy moms and dad’s can get recipes that are super fast to make and chances are most people [...]

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Decoupage Craft Pumpkins – Craft Chic

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Suburban Wife

Working at Michael’s Arts & Crafts gives me the inside scoop on lots of new and interesting craft techniques and the products that go into them.  One of those products is the carvable craft pumpkins.  In a punkin shell they are glorified styrofoam which makes them easy to paint and easy to use as a craft [...]

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