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I think it's time I make a comeback!!I checked my email this morning and was so shock and surprised to find out... I've been featured on Tip Junkie!!Please stay tuned... Enjoy, Amanda

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I'm going to keep it simple!!!We settle today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I hope everyone has something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!! I know my list is long this year!!Enjoy, Amanda

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Imagine my surprise when I was out shopping with my mom Monday night and came across these tasty looking treats....Has anyone else seen these?? I unfortunately didn't purchase any but has anyone else?? Enjoy, Amanda

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So our lives are almost all packed up... well let me retract that statement... MOST of Jeremy's life is packed up and some of mine is. I cannot believe Settlement is only one week away!! I feel like my "ToDo" list just keeps getting longer and longer!! But it's okay. I just keep reminding myself all of the stress is totally worth it and we'll be out of the apartment and into our new home by

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One of my absolute favorite craft websites is Dollar Store Crafts and can you believe me surprise when I checked it out today and saw that I was featured in a post on Sunday for my Makeup Bag Tutorial!!!! This is a huge personal accomplishment. It gets even better!! Joanne from Ready, Set, Craft! used the tutorial to create her own makeup bag!!Doesn't it look great?! I love the fabric she

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I've decided I don't want my blog to be put on the back burner while this new and amazing part of our lives is happening. And more importantly the fact that this weekend I'll be packing up all of my craft and sewing supplies and they'll be sitting in boxes for who knows how long is making me a bit nervous!! I still need to be creative and the fact that I've been consumed with paperwork and

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A girl can dream, right? Please excuse my extended absence. Big things have been happening in our world. It looks like we're buying a HOUSE!!! This has been the quickest decision I think Jeremy and I have EVER made, not to mention the BIGGEST decision we've ever made. With that being said the past two weeks have been consumed with signing many many many papers, writing checks, having inspections

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A friend of mine passed along wonderful news.... Hershey's has come out with not only Candy Corn Kisses but also Pumpkin Spice Kisses!!! You should be able to find them at Target. Has anyone tried these yet?? Enjoy, Amanda

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Of course it's beautiful and sunny out today!! We did not get lucky this weekend as far as weather is concerned. Our entire weekend camping was spent under a tarp, freezing!! Fortunately, we were able to make the most of it [unfortunately, I don't have a single picture to show for it due to the constant down pour]. Knowing it was going to be cold this past weekend, I thought it would be nice to

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In honor of camping I'm sharing my favorite camping dinner with you!! It's both delicious and super easy to make because you do most of the work before you leave the house!Ingredients:ShrimpBaconVeggies- I use onions and peppersGrape TomatoesTeriyaki MarinadeWooden SkewersDirections:1. Cut up veggies into good size pieces to be poked through with a skewer.2. Put veggies, grape tomatoes, shrimp,

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I'm a bit of a self confessed control freak with OCD tendencies. I make lists for any and everything. It's a habit I don't ever see breaking. It gets even more obsessive when I'm planning trips!! Camping is no exception.I've just made it easier on myself though! I've created a masterlist of everything I need for a camping trip. I've laminated the piece of paper so I'm able to write on it with dry

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I decided to do a search of the Internet to see what it had to offer as far as crafting and camping go! Below are some of my favorite photos and some great How-To links and some awesome Etsy finds!!Although I tent camp I kind of love all of the following campers... maybe I can talk Jeremy into one of these cuties instead of a house??[Courtesy of Flickr user jenniferrt66] [Courtesy of Flickr user

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What an amazingly beautiful weekend!!! Jeremy and I decided to take off on Saturday morning for Skyline Drive in Virginia. It was such a good idea.The scenery was so beautiful. It is definitely fall around here. All of the leaves were shades of red, yellow, and orange. The only downside of the entire trip was when we arrived and I went to take my first picture and the battery icon was blinking

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Last night at bowling we were celebrating yet again another birthday and I wanted to bring something new! This recipe was given to me from a friend [not too sure where they got it from]!Ingredients:One jar of salsaOne can of Hormel Chili [no beans]Velveeta Cheese [1lbish]Groundbeef [1lbish]Bag of Tortilla chipsDirections:1. Cook groundbeef, heat Hormel Chili, microwave Velveeta Cheese on 50%

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[I'm moving Food for Thought Thursday to Friday... I'm trying a new recipe this evening for bowling and want to share it with you tomorrow!!]Yesterday, I was in a time crunch for a birthday present for this evening. I didn't have the time or the money to run out to the store so I turned to my stash of fabric and figured I could throw something together with some supplies I already had.My original

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I know it's Wednesday and I'm blogging about my weekend... but it was a good weekend so I thought I'd share.As I mentioned Jeremy was out of time so I figured I'd make the most of my time while boyfriendless.Friday evening I spent the night surrounded by various craft projects [most of which are not yet completed]. It was nice to spread out in front of the TV with all of my supplies and get a lot

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Ericka over at Oops, I Craft My Pants is celebrating her 200th follower with an awesome giveaway!! A pair of Modge Podged shoes!!! Head over to her blog and check them out![Picture courtesy of Oops, I Craft My Pants]Don't worry I'll be back tomorrow. I had one busy weekend and have been feeling a little under the weather so far this week!Enjoy, Amanda

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I'm officially boyfriend-less for the weekend. Jeremy is enjoying a weekend out in the wilderness and I couldn't be more jealous [Hope you and Mike have a great weekend]!!! But it's okay because I have created a jam-packed weekend for myself full of relaxing, crafting, shopping, and tons of times for myself, family, and friends!Tonight, it'll be a little me time with the sofa, some craft projects

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This past weekend my cousin and his wife were surprised by their families with a baby shower. Baby Brody is due November 10th!! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the shower because of Missy's wedding [If you're reading this CONGRATS Mrs. Mattern!!!]. To make up for my absence I sent a Diaper Cake to the shower for the parents-to-be. This is my first Diaper Cake but I'm really happy with the

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As promised, I wanted to show you the Placemat Clutch I made using Jessica's tutorial as a jump-off point.After coming across her tutorial on Wednesday, I had to try it out. I had some errands to run so I added Burlington onto the list. They had a pretty wide selection of placemats to chose from all under $3. I also stopped at Joanne Fabric and searched their jewelry section for something I could

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Sunday I woke up in the mood to get things done!! After being on vacation all week there were a lot of things around the apartment that had been neglected... most importantly our fridge! So I decided to be the good housegf that I am and went grocery shopping. On the way there I stopped off at the a local produce market and saw that they had zucchini... the craving I'd been having for zucchini

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and I came across one of the cutest and might I add cheapest ideas ever!!! Jessica over at Happy Together has some of the best ideas and tons of tutorials to share. I suggest giving her a blog a read through. But there's one in particular that has me wanting to run out to Target to buy some placemats pronto... [Picture Courtesy of

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And it's back to reality... Vacation was amazing!! The weather was pretty perfect the entire week. We did lots and lots of relaxing and laying out on the beach. We managed to go see everything we wanted to. We took approximately 500 pictures! I loved using my new camera and I'm starting to get used to the settings. It's bittersweet being back home. While I miss Myrtle Beach and the lazy

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I couldn't be more excited that Jeremy and I leave bright and early tomorrow morning for Myrtle Beach!! This vacation is much needed!Seeing as how my scrapbook for last year's trip to Myrtle Beach is still not finished I opted to do things a little different this year. Inspired by Elise Blaha's workshop I'm taking I decide to make a mini-album to take with me. I was kind of rushed in putting it

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Easy Chicken Stir Fry SkilletIngredients:2 tsp. oil 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips 3 cups frozen stir-fry vegetables, thawed 1/4 cup KRAFT GOOD SEASONS Asian Sesame with Ginger Dressing 2 Tbsp. soy sauce 1 Tbsp. honey 1/4 cup chopped PLANTERS COCKTAIL Peanuts 4 cups hot cooked instant white riceMake It!HEAT oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and

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This is my first attempt at creating a tutorial so please bear with me! Please feel free to ask any questions if I didn't make a step clear. With that being said I made this passport wallet for my friend Juls, who is moving to Spain in less than a week!!! Materials & Measurements:Outside Fabric (purchased from Ikea)Shell- 8"X12" Right Flap- 8"X3" Left Flap- 8"X5" Pocket- 4.5"X3" Inside Fabric (

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This was an incredibly lazy holiday weekend, which is exactly what I needed to start this week off with. There is tons to do this week in order to get everything in order for vacation Saturday. Even though it was a lazy weekend I didn't do one bit of crafting... I thought about it and every time I opted for an unwatched show on the DVR or reading "Eclipse" (which I'm almost done). But don't worry

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I had a fantastic time at dinner last night. Like I said yesterday we went to Mezze to celebrate Juls moving to Spain. We had delicious drinks and food! Not to mention great conversations. I'm so happy for Juls but I'm definitely going to miss her while she's gone!!We started off with a craft of white sangria. DELICIOUS!!! I've never had white sangria before but after trying it I definitely

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Well I was really hoping this photo mosaic would've turned out a little better but oh well! I wanted to share some of my good memories from our 2008 trip to Myrtle Beach. It definitely got me excited for our trip this year looking through the photos. Speaking of our trip this year it is only 10 days away!!! After all of the stress of yesterday I couldn't be more ready to get away.... I kind of

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Well this is a late post... It's been a very busy day. I swear the weekends just aren't long enough. My weekend was pretty uneventful besides The Flaming Lips concert which I can't wait to post pictures of!! AMAZING SHOW!!! One of my friends described it best as a big kid's birthday party. Tons of confetti and balloons!!This upcoming week is very busy for me. Lots of crafty things in the works.

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Happy Friday to everyone!! Today is the last day for cupcakes!! I wanted to end the week with the cupcakes I made this past May for the "End of the School Year" party held for the Bigs and Littles that participated in the Big Brother/Big Sister Program. To go off on a tangent I have to say that if anyone is interested in doing volunteer work I have to highly recommend this program. Not only do

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As you may or may not have noticed I was absent from the blogging world yesterday. I'm not going to lie I've had my nose buried in Twilight and New Moon. I was able to finish Twilight within two nights... I think it may take me until the weekend to finish New Moon. I'm honestly surprised how enjoyable I've found them!! Anyone else out there infatuated with this series as I am??Anywho on to what

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I'm a bit sleepy today. I finally decided to jump on the Twilight bandwagon last night. Needless to say I stayed up way too late reading (and now I can't wait to get off work to continue reading... well take a nap then continue reading... I'm a total bookworm).Yesterday evening we also had a visit from my mom and my niece. My niece is actually my inspiration for today's blog. I wanted to stay in

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[Courtesy of Oops, I Craft My Pants] I like to support my fellow bloggers and Oops, I Craft My Pants is having an awesome giveaway... Hurry it ends soon.

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[Beware this post includes a lot of pictures] I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I know mine went by way too fast!! Friday and Saturday were spent getting our part of the surprise party ready, which meant a lot of running around, crafting, and cupcake making. It was definitely all worth it in the end!! Mrs. Sue's surprise party turned out great!! Since so much of my weekend was consumed by

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Well, today started out pretty hectic. I had to follow Jeremy to the car dealership so he could get his car serviced. Too bad we went to the wrong dealership and then took forever finding the right dealership. But it's okay we got to get breakfast together and I decided to just work from home today.I've been able to get a lot accomplished. I cleaned the entire apartment. Hopefully we can keep it

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As I mentioned yesterday I want to pick one day of the week and dedicate it to food. I decide Thursday's will be that day.There are a few recipes that I'd really like to share but I'm going to start with my favorite: Shrimp Scampi. Jeremy and I made this Tuesday night and had a lot of good laughs in the process. He's a big fan of garlic... but really who eats whole cloves by themselves??

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I was so excited yesterday to come home and find that my boyfriend, Jeremy, had our rocking chairs in place with the new cushions on them. I must say I LOVE them. The stain is the perfect color to match the orange fabric. They're an awesome addition to our "porch." Originally the chairs looked like this... The first thing I did to start the transformation was run to my mom's and borrow her hand

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Welcome! This is my first post and my first blog... I'll start by introducing myself. I'm Amanda and I love doing anything crafty.I'm twenty three and have a typical "grown up" job. I like to think I have a good head on my shoulders and that I surround myself with a great group of people (both family and friends). I don't consider myself a good writer but I think I have good ideas that others may

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