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Start The Count Down

So many things to think about this time of year and so many events to go to I get tired thinking about it all.  The shopping lists are long and the plans are many to make.  Lets all take a moment and decide what we will do and where we will go.  It’s really okay if we don’t get to it all.    The Holiday season is a time to enjoy the ones you love and not wish for it...

What Is Up At Blue Happy Living

Well it’s the last day of November and Blue Happy Living is in full preparation for the big sale on Saturday.  The furniture is all painted, the holiday gifts are stacked up for you to shop from and special snacks for our guest to munch on are in the planning.  This sale will include almost all of the projects from the blog and so much more.  We are all ready for you to come by and visit.    Beyond Saturday...

Christmas Tradition

When my kids were little we had the sweetest tradition.  On the first day off from school during the holiday season we would pile in the car headed to the nearest coffee shop.  Hot chocolate was on order and a Danish or two would be eaten.  We would leave the coffee shop with our to go cups full headed to the nearest Hallmark store.  The kids would pick ornaments that had to do with things that happened in their life...

Giving Thanks

Today is Thanksgiving and I’m cooking cornbread dressing, yams, green beans, pasta with tomato’s and a turkey.  All of these things my mother-in-law taught me to cook.  I had no idea where to start and she took the time so many years ago to pass her dishes  to me.  I’m so thankful for that because today I cooked wearing her reading glasses and I’m using them to write this blog.  My eyes are filled with tears as I think about...

Wood Tool Box Redo

Way before Lowes and Home Depot were around Carpenters needed tool boxes. So they crafted tool boxes out of wood by hand. There are no two alike in size, color, shape or type of wood. That’s what makes them so unique and fun to collect. Nowadays people collect them to use for many things and tools really aren’t one of them. I have one sitting on my kitchen table with napkins and paper plates. It was pretty dirty when I...