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SENIOR LADY: FALL DECOR IN PURPLE!

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  I love watching the trees in my yard change to fall colors.    I also have one of the City Nature Parks near  my   home. The leaves are just beginning to change to yellow,red, and orange.  This annual fall occurrence   reminds me that it's  time to work on my fall decor   projects.  Last week I was shopping at my favorite Dollar store .  They had just restocked their traditional fall display   section. It  had plenty of Fall flowers in  orange, red,   and yellow colors. There was a second display of F all decor in the front of the store. It had more faux Fall decor in lots of  shades of lavender and purple. I didn't   realize so many purple fall flowers existed!   I grabbed a basket  full of them. These purple fall   flowers would be gone quickly when other Purple Lovers  visit this store. Here are details for my fall project: PURPLE FALL FAUX FLOWERS  PROJECT: NEED: 2, Laven...

SENIOR LADY: POLKA DOT JEWELRY PROJECT !

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After I had retired, my bedtime rituals had changed. Now I read my emails and visited online websites for  unique   craft ideas.   I had recently purchased a large  pack   of colored  foam  sheets. I bought them online and  I  discovered that they  had adhesive backing. I didn't    read product details.  So, this feature was overlooked. I decided to keep  them   and assumed there would be online craft ideas available.   However,  t here were only a  few   adult crafts using foam sheets   with adhesive backing.   I like large teardrop   earrings.  Most of  my teardrop earring were made from wood. I suddenly recalled that I had a pair of animal print foam  earrings . But, I had  lost of  one of these foam earrings.  I t was  obvious, that my adhesive foam sheets would be   the  perfect item for making   earrings. I'll use...

SENIOR LADY: PAPER DRESS PROJECT!

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Drawing paper dolls were my hobby  when I was a  young girl.  My obsession was drawing paper baby  dolls. I made baby doll   clothes, baby bottles and  pacifiers. Here are examples of some of my old  school   paper baby doll drawings:  My parents only allowed me to draw    spent  on  drawing paper pads, crayons, glue   and   scissors.   Of course, as a teen ager I gave  up this hobby.   I was doing my weekly browsing on social media, when I saw templates for paper dresses. There  were examples of  pretty paper dresses people had created using the templates. This brought back memories of when I drew paper baby dolls. Therefore,  I was anxious to see if I could create some pretty paper dresses.  I already had a pack of floral designed  scrapbook paper.  My collection of ribbons  and gem stickers was extension.  My examination of my craft supplies indi...

SENIOR LADY: EMERGENCY CLOTHING HACK! #2

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I liked wearing denim capris during the summer and  fall months. However, this has been one prolonged hot summer this year. I went shopping for cotton capris. I was fortunate enough to find a store that had just placed their summer capris on display.   These cotton capris   were available in several colors.  Now, I needed to   look for matching tops and hair  accessories. I decided to visit a local beauty supply store which always has an extensive supply of scarves, bows,  and   barrettes for any hairstyle. I was able to find hair wrap headbands in the colors  I wanted. The headbands were too  snug. I researched online to see how to repair headbands that were too tight. One online suggestion was to stretch it on large jar for 24 hours. Another site suggested adding colorful fabric to the headband. I tried both suggestions. I stretched the fancy wrap headband on a large vase. I'll be adding fabric to the other two headbands. HAIR WR...