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Mint Julep – in my new favorite cup
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This year we celebrated our seventh anniversary and I actually wanted to find a gift per one of the suggested anniversary present charts. On one chart I found copper listed as the traditional gift for the seventh year of marriage and I immediately knew what I was going to purchase. Inspired by this tradition,…
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Feather Hair Piece
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Mardi Gras time is here! There is still time before Fat Tuesday, 3/8, to enjoy carnival Big Easy style. In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to make a feather head piece for just around five dollars. I have seen similar items sell for $25 or more depending on the type of feathers and…
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Got Corks?
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If you like wines, then you have plenty of these lying around. I made a square bulletin board with our first collection of corks. When a hoop came loose on one of our wine barrel cocktail tables in the garden I had another idea. See our Mannenkin Pis? You can buy your own here…
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In Bruges
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The view from our hotel window Cedric here reporting from Belgium. Must sees and dos: The Ghent Altarpiece: 1432 oil on wood, one of the most famous work by Jan van Eyck from Web Gallery of Art Madonna of Bruges: 1504, The only sculpture of Michelangelo to leave Italy during his lifetime. Magritte Museum,…
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Hump day dinner
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It’s Wednesday night, what’s for dinner? I have dreamed about this meal while I was at work and it turned out perfectly. Just what we needed to get over hump day. Have you ever planned a meal around a drink? This meal was planned around beer! Frosty mugs and all An easy one skillet…
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Mosaic Dining Table
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What to do when you find that a gust a wind causes your market umbrella to shatter your glass patio table? Well you could have a piece of glass or acrylic cut to fit. But that’s not very fun or interesting. While we were picking up the tiny pieces of tempered glass I had…
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Welcome to The Tipsy Terrier Pub
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Well I’ve finally did it! I’ve been talking about starting all year and I finally did it. I am still learning how to use the site and I am playing around with the layout. The Tipsy Terrier was established in 2006 when my husband and I decided to remodel our detached 2 car garage…