Renewed Upon a Dream

My blog is about my efforts in renewing my environment in my home.  I do this through various crafts, furniture builds, refinishes, and arrangements.  I have a long never ending list of DIY projects to keep myself occupied!

Whimseybox Calendar for the New Year

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It's a brand new year!  That requires, a brand new calendar!  It was my good luck that what I received in my most recent Whimseybox was just that, a cute little calendar & stamping materials to design my own.


I absolutely love how mine turned out!  My Whimseybox contained 4 calendar pages, some foam...

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My Top 5 Posts from 2012

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This year has been a crazy one in my life.  Crazy busy.  Having 3 jobs will do that to you.  Do you know that I came up with this BRILLIANT (I think) idea for a new business about 6 months ago & came home all excited to tell Brendan about it... know what his response was?  "Yes.  Just what...

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Carving a Stamp Stamping on Fabric

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WhimseyBox currently has a special box for sale.  When I saw it, I knew I had to give it a try.  I'd been wanting to try carving my own stamps for a while, and by purchasing this special box, I'd be receiving all of the tools I needed to give it a try, without having to go out to find them all & purchase...

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The Best Things About 2012

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Last year, I did a post in which I talked about the 6 best things that had happened to me that year.  I figured I'd come up with a list of bests from this year too.  This year's list is quite a bit different than last year's though.  There haven't been as many big moments, but many more smaller, great...

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Crochet Slippers - I Made Too Many.... Naaaaa!

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Maybe I've told you this before, maybe not, but I keep my house cold.  We live in the cold midwest, where it's currently snowing - as I type - and I have the heat set to 65.  This, by the way, is a major increase in temperature that I used to keep it at.  Last year, we increased the heat for when we were...

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Christmas Eve Day

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Oh my gosh I've been so busy this past week!  I don't think I've ever procrastinated this much with Christmas before.  I literally bought most of the gifts I'm getting over this past weekend.  I haven't made any Christmas cookies except for the bars that I brought to a cookie exchange with girlfriends...

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WhimseyBox Gift Tags

Authors: Renewed Upon a Dream

I recently signed up for this thing called WhimseyBox.  Have you heard of this?  It's a lot like Birchbox in that they send you a box every month full of goodies, but this box is full of crafting goodies.  Enough materials to make a great project every month.

I received my very first WhimseyBox last week...

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Free Shipping Day is Comming! Get Your Christmas Shopping Done!

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Is there someone on your list that you still have NO idea what to get for them this holiday season?  Do you need to find a gift for your boss?

I have the perfect idea for you!  Get them one of my beautiful handbound books!

The deadline to order from my shop for Christmas is fast approaching, you don't want to...

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Crocheting up a Storm - Scarfs, Hats Fingerless Gloves

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I've been on a bit of a roll lately.  When I'm not binding books, I've been crocheting.  Maybe it's the cold weather that has rolled into Michigan & making me want to cozy up, I've just been crocheting non-stop lately!

I made a purple circle scarf first.  I didn't use a pattern, just kinda went for...

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A Great Time at DIYpsi!

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I have been working now 11 days in a row.  So far this month, I have only had one day of not working.  This is no where near the longest stretch of time I've worked every day.  I know of at least one time this past year I did a stretch of 17 days in a row.  As a result, I'm still super behind on...

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