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Jalapeno Jelly

We ended up with a lot more jalapenos than last year. 
They must like it hot and dry. 
Anyway, I’m a big fan of jalapeno jelly on brie with crackers. 
Oh YUM! 
So I figured…might as well give it a try.
Can’t wait to sample it! 

 

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It "niche" the end.

Now I realize that title only makes a bit of sense if your pronounce as knee-sh
…not knit-ch.
Regardless of how you say it…my Nature book is complete!!

I decided to place one of the prairie dog photos I took at the MN Zoo under the niche.

 The opening of the niche was slightly larger than the photo so I recreated the sandy hill this little guy was perched upon in sand.
Worked perfect and if I hadn’t told you why, you’d have just thought I was terribly clever. *wink*
I’ve decided not to alter the outside of the book as it lays relatively flat. This way it can sit on the shelf along side the rest and be a big surprise to anyone who pulls it out to read.

Such a good feeling to complete another project. It’s been tucked away in among the rest of the UFO’s for several years. 
Thanks to Elizabeth for her online class that got this book started in the first place. 

 

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Craft expo
I’m gearing up to participate in my first Craft Expo. I’m very excited!! I’m about 6 weeks out from it but I know how fast time goes.
Over the weekend I made a bunch of wine charms. Then all I needed was a label. I wanted something wine themed so I went in search of images. Inspiration struck when I walked through our family room.
Why not use my painting?!?
A little help from photoshop and my label was complete.
I’m thinking about Christmas as well….
One of my chandelier bulbs recently burned out so now it has a new blinged out life.

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It’s school time….

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Another nature page
Hey I’m on a roll.
Two pages in 2 days…amazing.
Not much room left in the book.
I still need to figure out the niche part…what I’m going to put in it…what I’m going to put in it to be exact.
In hindsight, I didn’t really make it deep enough .

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Beauty of nature
I was inspired to pull out the book I used for my friend Elizabeth’s AB 101 class I took several years ago.
I never did complete the class. I figure I can join back in where I left off since she’s currently reteaching the class for free on her blog.
My altered book theme is Nature.
It was so fun to play in paint and glue again. I have to keep at it since it makes me feel so carefree.

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Gifts and treasure
We had a nice family get away around Lake Superior.
First we went to relatives house in Wisconsin. They just moved into a new house. We wanted to bring them a housewarming gift.  I decided on some coasters…bigger house…more guests…more need for coasters right?!?
In addition, they are also big Green Bay Packers fans.
Since Mr. G makes these great dice trays for games, we thought it would be fun to customize one a for a couple of our favorite Cheeseheads.
I think it turned out great!
After a wonderful day and night in Wisconsin, we traveled back into Minnesota to stay in Canal Park, Duluth.
Little J and I could hardly wait to start sifting through the rocks in search of sea glass like we found last year.
The sea glass from last year is in the little bottle. We definitely did much better this year. The whole family got involved at one point. It’s so addicting…like treasure hunting. In my eyes it is treasure!!!
Some of the bigger pieces…which are still smaller than a bottle cap…I’m going to attempt some jewelry.

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