You may be wondering what the heck my blog title is all about this week. Is a 17 Hour Man a good thing or a bad thing? In this case, it is a good thing. The man I am talking about is this special little guy pictured here and he took me 17 hours to carve. While attending Luther College I took a Scandinavian Woodcarving class as part of my (almost) minor in Scandinavian Studies. Honestly this class was my favorite one in undergrad. It was taught by none other than Harley Re

I got lucky one day when a family friend called to see if I was interested in purchasing two Danish chairs that her sister had owned for many years. Her sister was moving into assisted living and didn't have room for them anymore. I said yes without even looking at them. She sold them to me for $50 total since there was damage to the chairs and the cushions were in need of replacement. I spent $50 on fabric and hired a woman from Limes Springs, IA to work with the cushions

StartFragment Part 2 of the Winter Love series is the Heart Garland! What I love about these hearts is that are very versatile and can be used for many purposes. With just a few tweaks you can make ornaments, garlands, window dressings, table decorations and more! The hearts are simple to make and use ordinary crafting supplies that you may already have in your stash. With that being said, I put some tips at the bottom to help you out so you don't waste time with some is