tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27809325727226558542024-03-13T08:57:19.249-07:00NaomiEvelynNaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-72511919049806707352014-08-14T17:49:00.002-07:002014-08-14T17:50:10.361-07:00Fun With Coupons<br />
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I have been gone for a long time, so I am going to try and revamp this blog and start fresh. I am not really sure what my focus will be (probably never will LOL). So here goes a bit of some fun I have been having lately. I am new to this whole couponing thing, but I am learning and having a lot of fun saving money. Today I tried couponing at Harris Teeter and think that I did well. Spent a total of 12 dollars after coupons, sales and eVic! By my calculations I saved about 66% off the total.<br />
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<br />NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-51763518644831649132010-04-11T14:39:00.000-07:002010-04-11T14:39:57.598-07:00Leila and Ben Patterns GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!<a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/03/leila-ben-patterns-guest-giveaway.html">Leila and Ben Patterns GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!</a><br /><br />Love these patterns!NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-7366421315122343922010-04-11T11:52:00.000-07:002010-04-11T11:52:23.441-07:00Funky Polkadot Giraffe $25 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!<a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/04/funky-polkadot-giraffe-25-gift-card.html">Funky Polkadot Giraffe $25 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!</a><a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/04/funky-polkadot-giraffe-25-gift-card.html">!!</a>NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-47454054383521555832010-02-21T15:48:00.000-08:002010-02-22T07:10:41.424-08:00Kitchen Makeover !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAISaSVrx95klNof94hzOuuOYdMGEdtcJd8eX9FkgT40D-_U2N4mF7Sqk9oCVxlQEeQs7nuRCbUsbd4xMhCybosOGrs8cxXtX2yssWS3d7qCNgiXSej2M4RlgnzZxGq_bjjiI7Afy0JJs/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAISaSVrx95klNof94hzOuuOYdMGEdtcJd8eX9FkgT40D-_U2N4mF7Sqk9oCVxlQEeQs7nuRCbUsbd4xMhCybosOGrs8cxXtX2yssWS3d7qCNgiXSej2M4RlgnzZxGq_bjjiI7Afy0JJs/s320/IMG_0852.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkME1xoGf_e0E1SUoidptEFxdaRUGK9V5jwWdou1wF0uqHuLHL2dw0RLYwMghcL-Qen6voS5a66v7gkxix-nSWo19JxQ-9i1rD0vFuM5qW_4V6UT-CR00fz6z_sF8mG0qC4h6cTFYwlzI/s1600-h/IMG_0850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkME1xoGf_e0E1SUoidptEFxdaRUGK9V5jwWdou1wF0uqHuLHL2dw0RLYwMghcL-Qen6voS5a66v7gkxix-nSWo19JxQ-9i1rD0vFuM5qW_4V6UT-CR00fz6z_sF8mG0qC4h6cTFYwlzI/s320/IMG_0850.JPG" /></a></div>When we bought this house five years I wasn't too sure about this kitchen.<br />
The walls and cabinets are made from solid pine paneling original to the home.<br />
The previous owner had primed and painted everything white thank goodness or it would have been a dungeon.<br />
However everything in this kitchen but the floors and counter top was white down to the sink and light fixtures.<br />
So we have slowly been making some changes. The most major has been replacing the old appliances with stainless ones, squealsss!<br />
My husband replaced the sink and faucet a few years back and was that a story in itself, I think there were no less than fours trips to the hardware store that day LOL.<br />
I recently decided to paint the cabinets and decided upon a green color and the walls under the cabinets the palest shade of yellow.<br />
The kitchen did not originally have an island cabinet found one on Craigslist for a hundred bucks! Someone was remodeling a nearly brand new kitchen and parting out the cabinets I think we racked up. The island is laminated so I just left it white and I guess that's OK<br />
. Above the cabinets was flat but as I really didn't want to put up a wallpaper border as had been up there previously I ended up using wood appliques. The appliques added a shabby chic cottagy kinda charm the kitchen seemed to need.<br />
Then I dug out my grandmothers black trivets and the pot rack that hung in my childhood home for many years.<br />
I am very pleased with how it turned out! I cannot find the before pictures think they are on my last computer which suffered a tragic hard drive death....<br />
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We adopted a seven year old Golden Retriever Named Max right before Christmas and he quickly became Emmy's best buddy. He is the most laid back fellow and is quite tolerant of being dressed up as a tiger or more often than not a pack horse. She loads him up with blankets and he roams around the house loaded down LOL! Max is such a sweetie we are all thrilled to have him join the family!NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-40211168301913990612010-01-05T20:00:00.000-08:002010-01-05T20:17:24.780-08:00Gettin my Valentines on and guilt free Chocolate!<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Getting my Valentines on! I have been cranking out embroidered pillows for the shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I haven't made one quite like this before but have been doing ribbonwork for many years. I am really loving this necklace, thinking I may do one with violets next cause I so heart violets!</span><br />
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</div>I have been making so many stockings this year my 3 year old decided she needed a new "Socky" like some of the ones I made for a girlfriends kids. She carried me this santa fabric and declared it was hers so I finished it up yesterday and she is in love! This is the first year she is really understanding Christmas and has declared every night for a week it is Santa night. She is still a little young yet to understand the true meaning of Christmas but she knows there are gonna be presents, too much fun!<br />
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</div>I was playing on picnik the other day, cause ya'll know I take the worlds worst pictures, and made this little collage. This is my little ladybug at the zoo last month and I just love how it came out! She was having an absolute blast with all the animal statues they had !<br />
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I cut out four two yard long lengths of burlap about 6 inches wide each and looped them back and forth on a wire coat hanger.<br />
Then when all were on the hanger, I joined the ends of the hanger to make a circle.<br />
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Go check out the wonderful burlap items she blogged about from a bunch of wonderful shops!NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-32138809429904369302009-12-02T23:51:00.000-08:002009-12-02T23:51:53.009-08:00Grosgrain: "My Little Sister" Evelyn Smock GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!<a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-little-sister-evelyn-smock-guest.html">Grosgrain: "My Little Sister" Evelyn Smock GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!</a>NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-31569888894124136192009-12-01T12:24:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:02:22.586-08:00Feather Angels revisited<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ4l4mBOkgNosQTbSjg7eV2ribNETGztVKmMjHavvxT3y0eRA6xWbYjgzx9ZfaWy5mzLBpQX7rP9S7DX3hkzwVAKt4-NDF6bEGIS3rCK3cMhIYCI6YdwDDHRL6bL82NUKhktl0qhArCE/s1600-h/IMG_0623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410483742996048322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ4l4mBOkgNosQTbSjg7eV2ribNETGztVKmMjHavvxT3y0eRA6xWbYjgzx9ZfaWy5mzLBpQX7rP9S7DX3hkzwVAKt4-NDF6bEGIS3rCK3cMhIYCI6YdwDDHRL6bL82NUKhktl0qhArCE/s320/IMG_0623.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Getting ready for Christmas, my fav holiday of all! Got the tree up and some ornaments on but will go all out in a few more days once Ladybug decides to leave the ornaments on the tree LOL.<br /><br />Decided to make some feather angel ornaments this morning<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410483742996048322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ4l4mBOkgNosQTbSjg7eV2ribNETGztVKmMjHavvxT3y0eRA6xWbYjgzx9ZfaWy5mzLBpQX7rP9S7DX3hkzwVAKt4-NDF6bEGIS3rCK3cMhIYCI6YdwDDHRL6bL82NUKhktl0qhArCE/s320/IMG_0623.JPG" border="0" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEizxNLWBH4mK5B6c_00SwwP56ZarT9aQVuj0WwnLkr4oVMEty7Z3JKXEmvAlJK5z3sHnEXUGgNaSztA3r4Ru4Q97ov_E1ocIVCw7wjkP_VeOfbo6_2Rn781gWoEpvUgK5Ztzb2QqCzs/s1600/IMG_0612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410373936913562466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEizxNLWBH4mK5B6c_00SwwP56ZarT9aQVuj0WwnLkr4oVMEty7Z3JKXEmvAlJK5z3sHnEXUGgNaSztA3r4Ru4Q97ov_E1ocIVCw7wjkP_VeOfbo6_2Rn781gWoEpvUgK5Ztzb2QqCzs/s320/IMG_0612.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZSmHk4qzZ8C3Cu__anYyIWqfO7c3NNxCtHrsNXtvdfeKRVrHc9hqivmMt4m9qWpNSOneC4x1KE9HLFDrdlhvRub3RBtP7s6kDg6CY040w1RTu5h0YU46ZcNf25cLD9MHCi8J_b2NMV4/s1600/IMG_0604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410373573800117778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 174px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZSmHk4qzZ8C3Cu__anYyIWqfO7c3NNxCtHrsNXtvdfeKRVrHc9hqivmMt4m9qWpNSOneC4x1KE9HLFDrdlhvRub3RBtP7s6kDg6CY040w1RTu5h0YU46ZcNf25cLD9MHCi8J_b2NMV4/s320/IMG_0604.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First image is one I made today the updated version, the second image is one I made twenty years ago. I cannot decide if I like the new ones better than the old ones but they are both cute in their own ways. Updated I decided to paint little faces on the new angels like the older version , my oldest daughter decided they had to have faces - I think she was right<br /><br /><br />I am participating in<br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://asoftplace.net/"><img title="DIY Day @ ASPTL" alt="DIY Day @ ASPTL" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Kimba/kimbaDIY125.png" border="0" /></a></center></div>NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-15391190878011883552009-11-11T16:38:00.000-08:002009-11-11T16:44:38.970-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFIIuhx0AyS5YiSIWCiITTV6beS69Gf1Lchq6VZ1n-SLGW51UuEihqmOCeX-2Q99129ZhO_pGgzO_xzK20jPgN6MfMA7pgMTIQPVo4XMwLzyxRFveiYOi2wTwhrQoe2xFiyk1oOxKlRk/s1600-h/vintage-betsy-ross-american-flag1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFIIuhx0AyS5YiSIWCiITTV6beS69Gf1Lchq6VZ1n-SLGW51UuEihqmOCeX-2Q99129ZhO_pGgzO_xzK20jPgN6MfMA7pgMTIQPVo4XMwLzyxRFveiYOi2wTwhrQoe2xFiyk1oOxKlRk/s320/vintage-betsy-ross-american-flag1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403011454915236530" border="0" /></a><br />Remembering all of our veterans today.<br /><br /><br />Pray for all of our soldiers both home and serving abroad and for the loved ones left behind.<br /><br /><br />Thank you is not enough....NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-87464729942535535582009-11-10T17:41:00.000-08:002009-11-10T18:04:20.117-08:00Coffee Filter Garland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBs2llWxnkEJdU63j2fNrnru2EWyapAixNFHWozyJOf5GxlP4S1OzClB2pNgpY0RVZllEXroTgKeVAJrEDEIhBz3Ii7OXECriIydaU6d-2v8qZ2k1VkNwZEdTj-XL0HCHNuEOvSy1A9k/s1600-h/IMG_0455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBs2llWxnkEJdU63j2fNrnru2EWyapAixNFHWozyJOf5GxlP4S1OzClB2pNgpY0RVZllEXroTgKeVAJrEDEIhBz3Ii7OXECriIydaU6d-2v8qZ2k1VkNwZEdTj-XL0HCHNuEOvSy1A9k/s320/IMG_0455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402660809184499762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnteTQId21m2UFOGEvxKAEGr6gyztrHOn6lGAG6_wMvmhfJmmOFLXorpdyXV9t8rQRwiVLvoorACdSLlblNyLRMDhKUeMlGSYJMVICc3xvHaz731WYOMD60dnDnE9PjSxWyLgU89sQMoE/s1600-h/IMG_0460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnteTQId21m2UFOGEvxKAEGr6gyztrHOn6lGAG6_wMvmhfJmmOFLXorpdyXV9t8rQRwiVLvoorACdSLlblNyLRMDhKUeMlGSYJMVICc3xvHaz731WYOMD60dnDnE9PjSxWyLgU89sQMoE/s320/IMG_0460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402659882921184722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I have been wanting to make a coffee filter garland ever since I saw the ones from Pam Garrison <a href="http://pamgarrison.typepad.com/">http://pamgarrison.typepad.com/</a> , so a few weeks ago I coffee dyed (didn't have and tea bags LOL) a pile of coffee filters and began! Pam used lots of different papers but I just used coffee filters on this one. I strung them on my trusty hemp string and then hung it across my new favorite piece of furniture the china cabinet I found on craigslist for 100 dollars! This garland was too much fun to make and oh so cheap too! Got a bunch more coffee filters ready to go for more garlands I am thinking of a really long one maybe for Christmas! Been making other things with the coffee filters too but will save those for later!<br /><br /><center><a href="http://asoftplace.net/"><img border="0" alt="DIY Day @ ASPTL" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Kimba/kimbaDIY125.png" title="DIY Day @ ASPTL" /></a></center>NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780932572722655854.post-7027236815612477702009-11-01T15:21:00.000-08:002009-11-03T17:56:44.467-08:00Fall Mantle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPUfBCSI1Kpfb1JYPKQjDlTvDo2zYOBpJEtHuxxTblbYxg8Fh9AX_MSf0mn39DGULjnEr6CG7u-GGT-aLrMtwdmCDe6uUDshRqPPVAQcNNhlr4h-PWJ5JJMmjo1hNFCe5gncQqsOigBM/s1600-h/IMG_0310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPUfBCSI1Kpfb1JYPKQjDlTvDo2zYOBpJEtHuxxTblbYxg8Fh9AX_MSf0mn39DGULjnEr6CG7u-GGT-aLrMtwdmCDe6uUDshRqPPVAQcNNhlr4h-PWJ5JJMmjo1hNFCe5gncQqsOigBM/s320/IMG_0310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399280336008121538" border="0" /></a><br />Today I decided to decorate my mantle for Fall, let me first say I never change the mantle out because I have such a hard time with this giant brick fireplace. However I picked up some white shutters at Habitat a couple weeks ago to help add some height and visual interest against all that brick. So I shopped the house and this is what I came up with. I see in the photo I really need to clean that little mirror the flash sure picked that up...arg... The brass items are from my grandparents home and I remember them always being on their hearth growing up, I am told they are Conquistador stirrups. I made the FALL banner out of burlap and hemp string, just rough cut the burlap into four 5x6 pieces and stenciled the letters on using a black paint pen. Then zigzagged around the edges to keep the rectangles from fraying too bad. Then tied them together with hemp string. So easy and so much fun. I am hearting burlap this fall!!!<br /><br /><br />Adding this to DIY Day A Soft Place to Land <br />at<center><a href="http://asoftplacetoland-kimba.blogspot.com/"><img alt="ASPTL" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Kimba/kimbabutton.png" title="Visit Kimba @ ASPTL" /></a></center>NaomiEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040620881060735649noreply@blogger.com1