Random Goodness Tuesdays ~Mish Mash!

Random Goodness #1 should have been a December post but...
well you know what it's like if you are like me...
I'm like an ADHD Gerbil in a Wheel! =)

This is definitely going on my "Before the End of the Year List" as I still have more clearing of a {pivot point project} un-finished storage room to start sheet rock, mud/tape, prime/paint, then reorganize that space before I can get to the Big Sewing Room. The multiple Handymen have yet to show up for giving me a bid on the repair I need done. {Sigh}

Random Goodness #1
I'm loving this Mobile Command Center - by A Bowl Full of Lemons since I tend to multi-task in different rooms and different locations (taking things to my day job - fortunately a family run business).

Head on over and check out this fantastic project!




Random Goodness #2
I ran across this Indispensable Tutorial on shaping fabric. I asked Jess from How About Orange about any fraying issues and she replied that she had tried to fray the fabric but the Stiffen Stuff product bonds the thread fibers together permanently.

Go to her tut on how to make these fantastic dimensional flowers then follow the link to her tutorial on how she stiffens the fabric. You could use this application for so many different projects; hence being Indispensable!




Random Goodness #3
Now for the Recipe Lovers out there!

Did you know that there is a Food Blog Search in this wonderful information highway??? I didn't until I was reading about it on BrownEyedBaker (check out her recipe there for Mocha Cupcakes with Expresso Buttercream Frosting - linking photos prohibited w/o prior written consent).

On this Food Blog Search in the About Page it states:
"Food Blog Search is a custom built search engine specifically for searching recipes in food blogs." and "Food bloggers usually give much more information and personal touches to what they write about than commercial cooking or recipe sites."

You can add a Food Blog Search Widget to your blog! I will be adding that to mine today!




There are several styles of this widget to choose from!

For the fact that these recipes are written and tested with notes on what makes the recipes work, or problems to avoid, I love using Food Blog Recipes! I've started several binders with printed recipes that I know I want to try. I don't have cookbooks sitting around that have very few recipes in them after paying for a book!

Let me know if you download this widget! I would love to know how many people find this useful!

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Random Goodness Tuesdays!




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Random Goodness TuesdaysTis the Season

Random Goodness #1

Years ago my mother did all kinds of wood crafts. She even had a gift shop that she sold Children's Furniture she had created. I remember Mom making a log taper candle holder and embellishing it with Christmas decor. These can be done up in many different styles. I love the tutorial shown for the Log Candle Votive by Design to Shine.



More to come later today... I was busy for days helping my daughter move, then resting up. Once again, I'm behind schedule. Check back later for more!

Random Goodness Tuesdays Birds, Dragonflies and Owls

I started this post for last week but never got back in here to finish it up. I've been on the go. So here is the Random Goodness Tuesdays post for Tuesday November 23rd!


Random Goodness #1:
This is a project that I may use in my own home. The sewing room will have a curtain fabric of off white linen and black branches with buds. I think this would compliment it very well.

Pretty Bird Wall Art by Blue Cricket Designs


This could be approached in so many ways to change it up a bit. I think it would be lovely using acrylic paints watered down to glaze the edges of a canvas and then paint the branches and birds on with thick paint to give it some texture.


Random Goodness #2:
Fowl Single File (Ducks in a Row was Taken) made some really cute and inexpensive Dragonflies out of nature objects. This would make a cute child's project; a mobile comes to my mind.




Random Goodness #3:
These little owls are cute as can be! Another great project for children. I think any age would enjoy making these to display in their home! Head over to The Crafty Classroom for a nice photo tutorial to learn how to make these!



Check back next week tomorrow for more Random Goodness Tuesdays!

Random GoodnessTuesdays~Placemat Crafts~

With Christmas coming up, I thought these placemat crafts would be a nice addition to Random Goodness Tuesdays. Head over to Sew Many Ways to check out the nice tutorials on how you can make these inexpensive, useful gifts!

Floral arrangement holder:

These might be a way to throw together a quick table decoration as a cornucopia to hold your homemade rolls too!

Casserole Holder:


Fresh Baked Loaf Holder:


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Random Goodness Tuesdays!