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a blog by Lisa Spangler
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I heart coconuts.

Posted on May 9, 2011May 9, 2011by Lisa

I love coconut. (Toasted, plain, coconut milk — it’s all good.) Yum. But I *heart* J more! Even more than the washi tape that I used to hold that piece of patterned paper on there. (And that’s really saying something.) I was thinking of him when I made this card for the Hero Arts More […]

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Have a sweet weekend!

Posted on May 7, 2011May 7, 2011by Lisa

Hi you guys! Just a little note to wish you a sweet weekend! Do you have any fun plans? Hope you might have a minute to join me in Make-It + Mail-It Challenge #2 — there’s some — yep, I gotta say it — super *sweet* entries already! The entries really made me smile BIG, […]

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A coincidental tale of Ohio, Texas, and soap.

Posted on May 5, 2011May 5, 2011by Lisa

One day while reading a magazine I came across an article and it had a map of Ohio. WOO HOO! I ripped it out excitedly, thinking it would make for a great card (most of my family lives in Ohio). Then, later in the very same magazine, I found…

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Don’t you love it when…

Posted on May 4, 2011May 3, 2011by Lisa

You get an idea and it actually works out just as you imagined? Like this spiral on the flower… …it came to me in a flash of inspriation! Love how it turned out. Check out the full story over on the Hero Arts blog. Do you ever have ideas that come to you in a flash? […]

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A crochet cupcake for a sweet friend.

Posted on May 3, 2011May 3, 2011by Lisa

Hi you guys! This is my first attempt at a crochet cupcake. What do you think? Is she good enough to eat? :) I’m going to mail her as part of the Make-It & Mail-It Challenge #2, so I had to take a few pictures to remember her by. (Not saying who she’s for in […]

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I didn’t like this stamp.

Posted on May 3, 2011May 2, 2011by Lisa

No siree, I didn’t like this stamp one little bit. Then I used it. (Had to, because it’s the stamp of the week.) And now? I like it! Click on over to the Hero Arts blog for more,

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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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