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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Sep 8
- 3 min
Fall or Autumn - our favorite time of the year!
In my book, the beginning of school means the beginning of fall. Growing up in Phoenix, this was especially true and set the rule in...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Cross-Stitching - Is it easy or difficult, cheap or expensive?
These are questions cross stitchers get asked by the curious. My niece has been asked, “Isn’t it for old people?” Um, a big resounding,...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Coming up on a year!
Can you believe it has been almost one year since the morning I tripped on a shopping bag handle in my office and broke my ankle? It is a...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Aug 11
- 3 min
Emotional Stitching
There has been a lot of time and money dedicated to the study of “emotional eating.” And I do not put quotation marks around that phrase...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Aug 4
- 4 min
Yes, the Dog Really Did Eat My “Homework”
I come from a dog friendly family. My parents had dogs even when dad served in the military, which would mean transporting at least one...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Jul 28
- 2 min
Recipe Week
The Blooming Daisies Crafts blog has been taking a backseat to two of our grandchildren visiting. Priorities must be set and sharing...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Jul 18
- 3 min
So Close and Progress Made
If you are reading this, it means that I did not win the lottery. Somebody has to and my husband and I certainly feel we can handle the...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Jun 30
- 4 min
End of An Era! One WIP - Beginning of Another or Continuation
Just halfway through 2023 and I am outlining and highlighting the Dimensions, 70-08948, Christmas Beach Chairs project! The end is in...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Jun 23
- 4 min
WIP Almost Done
I am too excited to not mention that I am close to completing my first cross stitch project, Dimensions (70-08948) Christmas Beach...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Jun 12
- 4 min
Cross Stitch Terms Then and Now
It is understood that all families are not the same. Growing up, our family dynamics seemed strikingly different from all of my friends...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Jun 5
- 3 min
New Product or New Fabric Alerts
Regular readers of this blog will know that not only am I the owner of a small, woman-owned business, but I am also what my father would...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- May 26
- 4 min
Seasonal Product
In the past, Blooming Daisies Crafts shoppers and followers have asked if Christmas product sells better when it is close to Christmas. I...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- May 19
- 3 min
Scroll Rod Frames and Dust Covers
Recently Blooming Daisies Crafts has received questions regarding scroll rods and Dust Covers so I thought that I would give my thoughts...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- May 12
- 4 min
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend
Can you believe we are in May already? Mother’s Day weekend too?! How do you celebrate Mother’s Day? My husband and I will call my MIL...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Apr 28
- 3 min
Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime!
Are you the person that goes camping at every opportunity? Maybe you enjoy staying close to home and therefore like “staycations”? Do you...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Apr 21
- 3 min
2023 Goals - How I’m Doing???
Thankfully “post a blog a week” was not on my 2023 List of Goals. 1. Cook at home more often and menu plan. After a rough start, I...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Apr 4
- 3 min
In the Beginning…
Growing up we had a sewing machine in our home. It was an old Singer built into a blonde cabinet and would probably be considered...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Spring has arrived in Florida…and hopefully wherever you are located as well!
Last weekend Florida hopefully experienced the last cold spell of 2023. And, although a low temperature of 53 degrees is not exactly cold...
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bloomingdaisiescrafts
- Mar 18
- 4 min
Happy St. Patrick's Day (a day late but still St. Paddy's Weekend!)
We are all a wee bit Irish today! Are you having corned beef and cabbage for supper or drinking a green beer? A few years ago, my sister...
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