To kick off the new school year we are running a 25% off sale on all of our products! (Excluding the gift bags.) All e-books and DVDs are on sale with the code: backtoschool Sale ends Friday (9/3/10) at midnight!
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Last week I shared these really cool videos on how to build a deck. Here is a link from the Lowes website that will allow you to put in the dimensions and location of a deck, then it will calculate how many boards and other supplies you will need. It's really neat! This would make a great real li
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I loved our hand embroidery class a couple weeks ago! I promised to share some links with the girls to help them remember and improve on what they learned; I thought I'd share them with all of YOU! :o) Needle and Thread is the best site I have found! She has EXCELLENT video tutorials!!! Don't
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Here are some really good tutorials produced by Lowes to show you how to build a deck. These would be really good for your young men to watch to understand how a deck is built and get familiar with the terms that builders use.
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We are often asked at what age should children start doing chores? May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17 Disclaimer: Every family is different. Children within a single family are different
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This summer my in-laws will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They have 4 children, one of which is my husband Jeff. We are all busy making plans for a surprise party for them. It's kind of hard for Jeff and me because we live 1100 miles away, but we're doing the best we can via p
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Just uploaded the cake decorating video sample...take a peek! Order this DVD before December 24th and not only do you get free shipping and free gift wrapping, but you also get a free copy of our Tools and Tips for Cake Decorating E-book for FREE! A $9.97 value!
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When I think back on all of the years of Christmas shopping, years of spending WAY TOO MUCH and even going into debt to make sure the kids had a "good Christmas", I want to kick myself! Foolish? Yes! Do I regret it? Yes! I think of all of the things that I bought that were so temporal, many things
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I love to look through homemaking magazines to get decorating ideas; but I've come to realize that a home full of PEOPLE and PRODUCTIVITY will NOT look like a Better Homes and Garden home, any more than I will look like a woman on the cover of a magazine. It's just not reality!
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A job that my hubby just finished. It's a playhouse, complete with a loft inside! He took the pictures... just wish he would have had the windows and door open.
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Well it is exciting for me... :o) Our Make a Patchwork Quilt will be available for sale next Monday, make that THIS FRIDAY!!! whoo hoo! There has been one stumbling block after another in the production of this video, even to the point that I have wan
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My friend Olivia Montgomery is hosting a contest to GIVE AWAY one free copy of her video course about starting an online business. It is 26 video tutorials (plus 4 bonus videos), that will show you step by step how to earn money online without spending a dime! You wil
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I just posted the details of our Gingerbread House Contest. Check it out and pass the word!
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Here is a hen house on wheels that Olivia requested her dad make. Now to get the girl some chickens! He has build 4 of these for friends, using this pattern, but decided to design his own to make it easier to move.
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Housebuilding for Children Step-By-Step Guides For Houses Children Can Build Themselves A favorite of kids and parents since the 1970s, Housebuilding for Children offers step-by-step illustrated instructions for building six different houses with a description of the necessary tool
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Part of building a project is to be able to choose the right kind of lumber. Lumber actually has different grades for appearance or strength. I came across a neat site that parents could use to help teach their children about lumber. Start HERE to learn about things to
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Here are the four winners of the sewing kits from Sewing Kits 4 Kids. If you missed it, read my interview with them HERE! Ruth Radney - Boy Kit Tara Davenport - Girl Kit Courtney Wagner - Boy Kit EllaJac - Girl Kit Winners, please e-mail me your mailing address so
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For those of you that are fortunate enough to have a Hobby Lobby near you they have an internet coupon this week for 40% off Wilton products. This is a great time to stock up on supplies. They would make great gifts to go with our Basic Cake Decorating DVD!
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Bartering is trading goods or services without exchanging money. We love bartering! In fact many times I'd rather barter than exchange money. I have been on a hand craft trading Yahoo group for years. I've traded my handiwork (crochet, quilts, marshmallow guns, etc...) for all sorts of th
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Our sweet and FUN LOVING friends the The Pritchetts are trying to win a movie contest! Go to this link and vote for them! You vote by: 1. Clicking "like", 2. Commenting, 3. Emailing Timberdoodle! You do have to have a Facebook account and be a "fan
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As I said yesterday, sometimes we need to return to the old paths to learn how to do some things for ourselves, after all there is nothing new under the sun. Here is an old book with TONS of neat stuff in it! Let your kids look through it and find something to build that would be useful
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This is a 4 stall rabbit hutch Jeff made for some friends of ours. They will be raising meat rabbits. Carpentry is a skill that is so needful in manhood. I'm so proud of my man! On our Tools Page there ar
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I've had a few e-mails since my Buying Lumber for Pennies post and my Eggs post about chicken coops. I had planned on posting about this later but this seems like a good time! Jeff built these incredible, PORTABLE chicken coops for some friends of ours, he built two of them.
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My husband is very tight resourceful. He hates to pay full price for anything, he says it is because he works hard for his money, which I have to agree! Because he is so resourceful he knows how to get a good deal on just about anything! That combined with his carpentry
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