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October 6, 2009

This is a birthday cake a friend (Denise) made for my husband, an avid fisherman. Yes, the fish were edible.

tackle box cake

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fish bowl filled with candy corn and tied with Halloween ribbon
Fish Bowl Halloween Treat BowlFish bowl painted and used as Halloween candy bow. These type of fish-bowls can be found at thrift stores for next to nothing. I purchased this one at Goodwill for 75 cents. I hand-painted candy corn onto the glass with basic acrylic craft paint.

 
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Fun Food With HotdogsHere are two fun ways to serve hot dogs to kids. Barbells/Weights: Slice hot dog and place one slice at either end of a round toothpick.

 
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Ghost shaped brownies
Halloween Ghost BrowniesThis is a simple Halloween project you and your kids can do together. They make a super treat for home or a class at school. Simply make brownies, following the directions on the package.

 
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Scenery: Cedar Keys, FloridaThis was taken at Cedar Keys in Florida. I wonder what it used to be.

 
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Squirrel feeder with corn cobs.
Squirrel FeederHere's a picture of a squirrel feeder I built. I didn't like the commercial model, and I'm a carpenter, so I did what comes naturally.

 
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tied orange fabric pumpkin
Fabric PumpkinThis craft is very simple! You'll need cloth, twine, cotton (I used the stuffing from an old pillow), a small stick, some leaves, and hot glue. Cut a fair sized bit of cloth, fold it in half and glue the edges to make a pocket.

 
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Large Mushroom in Garden
MushroomsWild mushroom or toadstool I can just imagine a little fairy sticking her head out to peek at me!

 
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Reflective Decorative Tape on Your Breaker Box
Reflective Decorative Tape on Your Breaker BoxBe safe during power outages! Use some sort of reflective paint, stickers or tape on your breaker box, such as I have done in the photo.

 
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Bakery Tray with Crackers and Dip
Reusing Bakery TraysI bought some pull-apart bread last week. The tray that is on the bottom is black, but can't be recycled in this state. The center has a ring in the middle, and two other rings larger toward the edges.

 
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Garden: ApplesHere is a picture of my apple tree this year. It was pretty loaded with apples but we should have thinned them at some point and probably need to do more research on getting rid of the pests.

 
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gourd with handle
Gourd DecorI enjoy raising and decorating gourds. The one here is one of my favorites. It only required tan leather dye, a skill saw with a fine blade and a drill and bit along with a little sandpaper and leather lacing.

 
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Sunset at Hunting Island State Park.
Hunting Island State Park (South Carolina)Sunset at Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina.

 
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A birdhouse made from a shoe
Making A Bird House from a ShoeAn easy to make and easy to clean out birdhouse. Just undo the laces to clean it out. The boot was thrown in the trash and I rescued it. Screwed the board to the sole, added the roof made of flashing and a raffia shoelace.

 
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Recycled Can Cozy on Table
Recycled Plastic Can CozyCut plarn from recycled plastic bags to crochet can cozies. I made this up as I went along so I don't have a pattern to share.

 
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homework center
Setting Up a Homework CenterThis is my homework center, I used magnetic paint to do a chore chart. I put window brackets and a long piece of wood to hold paper work/pictures.

 
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