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Category: Are you kidding me? (page 2)

Chicken Caesar Bowl

Posted on: October 28, 2010 Last updated on: October 6, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I think sharing this “recipe” will give you a good insight into where my life has been lately. It was a Thursday night, the week was seriously weighing on me, the grocery shopping and meal planning had been put off…
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Crafting FAIL – again.

Posted on: May 27, 2010 Last updated on: October 17, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I bring you another entry in my series of screw ups, proving that I am fumbling my way towards crafty success. I started a new herb garden – in pots this time so it can travel with me – and…
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Christmas Tree skirt recovery

Posted on: September 24, 2009 Last updated on: October 25, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I’ve been working on the tree skirt for our Family Traditions tree for years now. Like, lets see…holy cow. Six years. I just counted. It took a few of those years to get the beading finished in between other projects,…
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Crafting FAIL

Posted on: July 31, 2009 Last updated on: October 25, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Just in case any of you were operating under the delusion that everything I make works out perfect every time….. Styrofoam melts in the oven. Thought you should know.
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DISASTER!!

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Last updated on: November 5, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
If you take bright red wool, a white corduroy background, and highly acidic cat pee, guess what you get. I had *just* finished the binding on my beaded tree skirt, piled it on my desk while I toyed with the…
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