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New and Improved Football Party Pack

Made some improvements today to the Football party pack -- now it's kind of in the same genre as the Foam Finger party pack. I changed things up between the two, but in general I don't think there's...

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My New Favorite Thing

Oh, Boy, I want to go to Japan Right now just to see the Konobori -- flying carp! I don't know why, but I just love carp (see my fish paper here). I'd of never known a thing about konobori, had it not...

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Misty

It's a lovely rainy day here on bull run mountain, and I can't seem to get it together enough to do anything except look through my email and write notes to family and friends. These are the sort of...

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Scrumptios Meaty Spaghetti Sauce

About 10 years ago, when Drew was 6, he and spent a late-autum vacation in Venice, Italy. We stayed part in the main portion of Venice, and part on the Venetian island of Lido, which is unique among...

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Cidadas, Cicadas!

The cicadas have arrived!  I ate McDonalds with them on a bench at the Manassas battlefield this morning, and had plenty of time to wonder about their adorable little lives -- do they eat? Do they just...

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Daycation: Lake Brittle

New to me is Lake Brittle, about 50 miles west of Washington DC, in a small state park adjacent to the old Vint Hill army post. It looks lovely. You can fish, rent a row boat or kayak, or have picnic...

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Tissue Paper Wrapping

I'm not claiming this is ground-breaking journalism, but, I've come up with a slightly new way of wrapping presents. Simple, but for smaller-ish gifts, leave them in the bag they came in from the store...

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Happy Weekend!

And, Happy Memorial Day! Yes, we're off to the beach. Supposed to be a bit chilly, though. Here's what happened on Cute and Useful this week: A new (to me!) twist on wrapping with tissue paper Fun...

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Free Strength Training Food Log

My son started strength training, at the advice of his high school coaches, after a successful season of pole vaulting. A friend of our from church is working with him, we're so lucky because he has...

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Under Construction

Please bear with me here a few days, I'm rearranging and updating. Once that's done, I hope to be back to posting more frequently. All this behind the scenes stuff takes a lot of time!

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Printable Money Envelopes

Well, I'm pretty much up and running again, although I still have to slice my links at the left so that they'll work again. In the meantime, I've made something new for my Etsy shop, these printable...

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Art Camp Marketing Pieces

I've been busting my butt to get the word out for art camp. To that end, I've created quite a few marketing bits. Thought I might post them here becuase I'd love to hear what you think. Should these do...

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Spider in the Shower

I've always felt like insects, spiders, and I go about our lives separately. They do their thing, I do mine. I don't mind spiders, and I was surprised only a little to find a Daddy Long Legs with me...

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Big, Bright and Festive Garland DIY

I saw this on Oh Happy Day today, and it's pretty puffy. Thought I'd pass it along! This week marks the start of my 2-week Army Reserve summer training (I'm in a band -- good times, good folks). This...

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DIY Wooden Beaded Necklaces Trio

Each of these 3 wooden beaded necklace DIYs are low-frustration and very cute. I especially like the painting instructions in #2, and #3 inspires me to try something of my own with a nautical flag...

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Growing Wildflowers

I have in mind a cottage garden, so earlier this spring we turned up the ground in front of the house and spread a whole bag of wildflower seeds. There were enough seeds to cover a space much, much...

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New Pinewood Derby Printable

Thought I'd better make new Printable Pinewood Derby Certificates! It's getting to be that time. There are Style Award Certificates, Places Award Certificates, and Pit Passes.   All are available in my...

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Silver Trumpet

I'm considering changing the name of my blog, and I guess, my entire operation. I've done what amounts to an informal survey of a handful of people I know, and everyone seems to like the new name...

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Update on Blog Names

I think I have a solution. I am going to continue to run Cute and Useful, but change it a little. There are so many people doing really fun and cool things out there, great product designs. So, Cute...

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Team Boy Team Girl Printable Paper Foam Fingers

I just made these for a gender-reveal baby shower, and they are so cute, I can't resist posting them here. These are made of paper and they're big, each 14-inches tall. Doing these on paper (faux...

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