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The Bee’s Knees

Posted on August 11, 2011May 22, 2014by Lisa

Hi you guys! I’ve got some good news: soon I’ll have the bee’s knees! What does that mean, you ask? Well, I had surgery on Thursday, August 4th to fix up my knee alignment. It’s been hurting pretty bad off and on since I tore my ACL back in the fall of 2009 (In a […]

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A great catch!

Posted on March 2, 2010April 25, 2011by Lisa

  I made this little card for J and snuck it into his laptop bag.  He liked it! Japanese masking tape is all the rage these days — I got most of mine at Itoya when I was in Tokyo last fall — wish I could go back and load a suitcase full!  But this […]

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It’s a squirrel invasion!

Posted on January 8, 2009by Lisa

J got me this fun squirrel die cut for Christmas.  I needed some quick notecards, so decided to give it a whirl.  LOVE IT!  Here are the insides — one is for J Going to put it in his lunch box.  :) Supplies:  Chocolate notecard by Hero Arts + message stamps, patterned paper by Crate […]

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I'm so glad you're here! I'm Lisa Spangler, prairie girl living in the big city of Austin, TX. In case you were wondering, sideoats is the state grass of Texas and to me it's just as beautiful as any flower. Hope you'll stay awhile and visit often. More about me.

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