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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 8 Sep 09

If you had only one chance to do something to change your life forever, and you had to do it tomorrow, what would you choose to do? Pretend that you have access to any supplies or moeny you need to do this one single thing,...

change your life

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jazzii08 I would have gone back to school this semester. Last year my GPA had dropped below the acceptable GPA to receive federal financial aid and now I don't have enough money to start school this semester. With my son being a special needs child and me having to...

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 13 Jan 09

When you plan a new craft project, how do you go about finding your inspiration? Some people buy or download a pattern and follow it exactly. Others like to be inspired by something they've seen but mostly make it up as they...

inspiration

project

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peavey As I read through the responses, I kept saying to myself, "That's what I do!" and "I do that, too!" ...so I guess I do a combination of things. There are things I "need," and I usually make up the pattern as I go. Other things, I'm inspired by other's work,...

28 Jan 09

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

If you have antique items at home, do you try to use them whenever it is practical to do so, or would you never do this and just store them safely in case they get damaged? I prefer antiques that can still be used, carefully if...

use and love

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donnakristel i think it is better to use it practically than just keep it safe.

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Most of us that have creative hobbies have tools we use all the time and have no problem spending money on, but there are always a few things that you really wish you owned, but can't quite justify the expense. For me, I...

creative

drum

i wish

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ElicBxn I wish I had a serger, an embrodery machine and a machine so I could quilt - what do they call those - long arm machines? I would like to learn to quilt, but I would also like to learn to spin, heck, I would like to learn just about everything. I did learn...

11 Jan 09

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

My mother taught me to sew when I was very small, I was only about three when she started and of course it took years to get any good, but I'm always grateful that she started teaching me the basics at a young age. When did you...

learn to sew

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jillhill My mother and grandmother taught me when I was smaller. Just simple stitches etc...and how to do embroidery...but then when I was in seventh grade we had sewing and I learned how to use a machine etc...cut patterns. I only really sew table runners and quilts...

11 Jan 09

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Life is one long learning journey, we are always being exposed to new ideas and having opportunities to try something new. Sometimes these are practical skills, like driving a car, learning to programme a computer or cook a new...

anger

dish

life skills

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srganesh Yes!I like to learn to drive a car,learn to play saxaphone,make a website of my own and start to earn more,learn stock and commodity trading,learn another language,start a company,etc..There are more skills I like to develop and I long to get executed with...

11 Jan 09

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Life is one long learning journey, we are always being exposed to new ideas and having opportunities to try something new. Sometimes these are practical skills, like driving a car, learning to programme a computer or cook a new...

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manya_pearl i want to do improve my skill... skill how to play violin better and confident skill how to sing with breathing technique. I really want to sing like a professional i do like to draw and design tshirt... i want to speak better in some foreign languages...

11 Jan 09

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 5 Jan 09

Like many people, I have a lot of vintage tools from my mother and grandmother, and a fair few from further back that are now proper antiques. I love using my antique tools, knowing that when my sewing awl was made the world was a...

antiques

grandmother

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neededhope I don't have any antique tools from past years. The reason being most of my family never did crafts. My grandmother only sewed basically big pieces of material togetheir to make blankets. My mother she does a lot of sewing and crocheting but all her tools are...

11 Jan 09

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 5 Jan 09

Like many people, I have a lot of vintage tools from my mother and grandmother, and a fair few from further back that are now proper antiques. I love using my antique tools, knowing that when my sewing awl was made the world was a...

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wifeofharvey I don't know if any of my tools would qualify as true antiques though I do have some that are 'vintage'. I have the set of steel crochet hooks I gave my mother in law over 40 years ago. I received them this last summer after my mother in law died. I also have...

11 Jan 09

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 7 Feb 07

We are trying to make a lot more of our own cheese, its so expensive to buy and not that difficult to make if you stick to the simpler ones. So far we have made cream cheese, a wensleydale type and a halloumi (though we havent...

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suria5231 Making cheese is something I would love to learn to do. We now have a source of fresh milk from a Dairy farm about 5km away so I might try making some soon. My wife loves cheese and so it will be quite fun for the whole family. Thanks for sharing this topic.

27 Jun 08

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 4 Jun 08

I've been with my hubby for over sizxteen years now, and have no intention of having an affair. But. Just sometimes, maybe once every two or three years, I meet someone and think, "well, if life was different,I could probably fall...

dream lover

lust

unfaithful thoughts

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arnab8085 what is the harm if you just fantasize about somebody else as long as you are not cheating upon your partner and not straining your relationship. Opposite sexes are meant to be attracted towards each other...just that you are married does not mean that...

6 Jun 08

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 4 Jun 08

I've been with my hubby for over sizxteen years now, and have no intention of having an affair. But. Just sometimes, maybe once every two or three years, I meet someone and think, "well, if life was different,I could probably fall...

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ravinskye i think its normal to have those kind of thoughts in marriage. especially when you been married 16 years. (way to go!) i couldn't imagine being unfaithful to my husband. we have our share of problems. this july will be 7 years for us. but even with all the...

4 Jun 08

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 4 Jun 08

I've been with my hubby for over sizxteen years now, and have no intention of having an affair. But. Just sometimes, maybe once every two or three years, I meet someone and think, "well, if life was different,I could probably fall...

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kezabelle Thats the point you know you wont be unfaithful so you arent hurting anyone by having these thoughts. Its ok to look at other men/women and be attracted to them I think thats completley normal as long as you dont act on them then I dont see a problem

4 Jun 08

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 7 Apr 07

When I was little, all my friends and I had a box or drawer in our rooms full of 'dressing up clothes'. These might be old evening skirts belonging to our mums, cut open so we could wear them like capes, or silly hats, strings of...

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cupoftea I never had a dress up box, poor me. But my 7 year old has one, she looooves to play dress up. She gets home from school and changes her clothes right away. She loves to dress up like a princess most of all. She has all the disney character clothes plus many...

28 Mar 08

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 19 Dec 07

Just wondered if anyone here had become a member of Ravelry, and if so, how do you like it? I've signed up but there seems to be a waiting list for invites so I havent made it onto the site yet, but I am quite intrigued by it. I...

online knitting groups

ravelry

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cookindeb I am a Ravelry member and love it! I have made many new friends, found knitting patterns I like, yarns to buy, stitch markers at Etsy shops. It is a great site and group! I am KnittinDeb over there when you get in.

23 Jan 08

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 25 Apr 07

Do you worry if you like clothes that are not in fashion, or want to do things that the rest of the crowd don't want to do, or do you rejoice in your individuality, being proud of the little things that make you unique? How far do...

be an individuual

dont be a sheep

follow the crowd

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vitekfdr Well you know i could care less if I am 'different' than others. I do not have the energy, money or desire to be a with the carbon copy of others in the fashion world. I won't be a fashion slave in order to be accepted! I am also not afraid to be different in...

7 Sep 07

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 29 Jun 07

I love this so much and its really easy to prepare. Choose nice plump heads of garlic, and put them on a roasting pan, allow one per person. Pop this into an oven and roast until teh papery bit is brown and the individual cloves...

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sjohnson628 I have never heard of this before I will have to try it. I love garlic. thanks for sharing it with us!

30 Jun 07

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 16 Jun 07

What is everyone knitting now that Summer is here? )Though its raining here in Wales right now). I'm busy knitting socks ready for the winter, but I'd like to find time to knit a little shrug cardigan for the autumn as well.

summer knitting

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cutepenguin I'm doing baby booties - i have a friend who is expecting. And I think I'm going to try to knit my husband some slippers for his birthday.

20 Jun 07

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 16 Jun 07

What is everyone knitting now that Summer is here? )Though its raining here in Wales right now). I'm busy knitting socks ready for the winter, but I'd like to find time to knit a little shrug cardigan for the autumn as well.

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peavey I decided to add a couple of narrow panels to a blanket I made last year, to make it wider, and I also found some patterns for knitted doilies. I'm going to make the centers of them and glue to some soapstone coasters I have because condensation from cold...

19 Jun 07

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 16 Jun 07

What is everyone knitting now that Summer is here? )Though its raining here in Wales right now). I'm busy knitting socks ready for the winter, but I'd like to find time to knit a little shrug cardigan for the autumn as well.

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IL2Knit I have a business where I give away hat & scarves to the needy. So I'm working on those. I have a knitting machine and I hope to be able to give away other items of clothing too.

19 Jun 07

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