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Author: Amber

  • I know, I've been the bad scrapbooker. And to that I say, thank goodness for this blog to keep the wonderful memories of this first year of mamahood fresh in my mind. I been playing around a little bit though and one thing I love are these punches. Sarah got me hooked on them and they are SO GENIUS. Each one is a corner rounder, but THAT'S NOT ALL… the guard is removed and then they can be used to make scallops. Because Sarah turned me on to these, I thought it only right that she…

  • Bj was a little confused when I told him this diaper bag was for us: A girl's gotta have options! The pattern is Amy Butler's Nappy Bag and I love it! It is huge, yes, but it holds lots. An added bonus is using up my plethora of Hawaiian fabric I got the day Bj proposed. Does it look familiar? I'll send you a piece of it if you're the first one to guess why (mom, Sciarrino, Bj – don't give it away!). Agnes figured it out. I used it for curtains in the lower level…

  • A couple weeks ago Bj asked if while I was out I could pick up some custom spray paint to match our walls to paint the utility box cover. I was like, "um, they don't make custom spray paint." "Oh they don't," he said. "Ya, I'd bet my life on it." Well turns out they do! Oops. I was at the paint store with my friend and just happened to ask and what do you know, you can get custom tinted spray paint. At Sherwin Williams they have you buy a quart of oil based paint…

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