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Hi, my name is Clarissa and welcome to my blog!  I’m so glad you dropped by and hope you’ll stick around for awhile.  First let me tell you a little bit about myself.

about clarissa

I have been a blogger for a couple of years but recently decided to devote more time and energy to it. I’m married to my best friend, Jim and we have two daughters, Chloe and Jensen.  Luckily I’ve been able to be a stay at home mom since Jensen was born. But with both girls older now I’ve dipped my toe back in the working world pool again.  I’m working outside the home part-time and blogging the rest of the time. We live in Pennsylvania with a dog, four cats, and a parakeet.  And I am a middle sister!

about the millers

The Crafty Middle Sister was the name of my blog when I started on Blogger years ago.  When I decided to go full steam into blogging I wanted to stick with that name so I wiped the old blog clean and rebranded it.  I redesigned The Crafty Middle Sister as a place to share some of the things in life that I’m passionate about.  I love baking, gardening and crafting so most of the things I post here on the blog are related to those subjects in some way or another.  Also, I love beauty products, shopping and anything that helps make life easier so you’ll find some of that here, too.

Let me tell you a little bit about each category now.

I joke and say that I’m high maintenance but that doesn’t mean the things I like to do are.  Almost all of my recipes use simple staples or ingredients you probably have on hand, there’s nothing fancy or gourmet here!  Most of the recipes on The Crafty Middle Sister are desserts but you will find some main dishes as well as side dishes and appetizers including some of my favorite Weight Watchers recipes.

about flowerbeds

One of my biggest passions is gardening.  I love planting, weeding and caring for my flowerbeds.  You’ll get to see some of my gardening ideas and I’ll also share tips and tricks I use in my flowerbeds.  You may even see some of my backyard bird pics.  I’m a huge bird nerd!

I’ve lived in my home for 25 years so there’s always some kind of DIY project I want to do or a minor renovation my hubby and I try to tackle.  We’re certainly not pros but we’ve renovated almost every room in our house without busting our budget.  The whole idea is to try to save money.  I love finding bargains especially when it comes to anything for our home and that includes decorating it.  Finding ways to save while also finding nice farmhouse chic decor is my thing.

Crafting is another passion!  I used to make and sell crafts but had to put that hobby on hold due to a remodel/reappointment of my craft room.  I still do some crafting and can’t wait to find another place to unpack all my supplies.

Faves are posted once a month.

Faves are products that I just love and want to tell people about.  Every first Friday of each month I’ll post a new list of my favorite products.  All of the opinions expressed about the items are mine alone and the products vary greatly.  Check out the lists under Faves.

about my pets

10 Fun Facts:

  1. I’m a true Libra.
  2. I LOVE animals.
  3. I’m a huge scary/suspense/thriller movie lover.
  4. My favorite colors are blue, yellow and pink.
  5. Things I collect: beavers, Roseville pottery, watering cans, Santa mugs and perfume.
  6. I live 5 minutes from my childhood home (a farmhouse which was bulldozed).
  7. I secretly wish I was a photographer, interior decorator and/or web designer!
  8. Past jobs were in retail – sports store, cosmetics/perfume and clothing.
  9. I sold Avon, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Scentsy and Thirty-One.
  10. My favorite food is Shnitz n Knepp.  (Yes there is a recipe for it!)

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Have you ever gone to the dermatologist to have a Have you ever gone to the dermatologist to have a full body skin cancer screening?  A few years ago I had a suspicious spot on my hip removed.  Luckily, it was not skin cancer.  My dad had a cancerous mole removed years ago so now I get a screening every year and just had mine today.  Everything looked good which was a huge relief.  But I had had a small nodule/bump thing on my nose that they called something (can't remember) and even though she was not worried about it (I've had it for probably 10 years?) I've been wanting to get it removed.  Well I did today!  I figured I might as well do it now while we're all wearing masks so it'll cover the bandage. Tomorrow i can wear a regular small band-aid so that'll be a lot less obvious. 🤪 Of course they sent the bump off to be biopsied to be sure it was nothing.  Fingers crossed.
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As promised, pics of the back and side-ish. My ha As promised, pics of the back and side-ish.  My hairdresser didn't want to shave the back so she scissor-cut it very close to the head.  Then she wouldn't buzz the ears because of the ear angle, yada yada yada... If I can envision it I can pretty much make it happen.  So I buzzed the back and ears and never had to touch the angle at the ears and I'm happy.  Mission complete>>>on to the next project. 
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So...I did a thing. I got my hair cut last week a So...I did a thing.  I got my hair cut last week and it wasn't quite what I had envisioned so I did what every other normal person would do - I grabbed the scissors and started chopping.  Ok, maybe not what any normal person would do but I consider myself a closet hairdresser.  I mean, I cut both daughters hair, my hubby's hair, my daughter's boyfriend's hair and even my own hair so that means I'm qualified, right?  Well this cut also involved clippers, too. 😯✂️ Actually, I'm much happier with the new results and I'll try to get one of the kids to snap a pic of the back tomorrow.
Have you ever cut your own hair?  Would you try it?
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I just started needle felting and these are two of I just started needle felting and these are two of my completed projects.  Needle felting is quite interesting.  As much as I like it I find it kind of nerve-racking, too.  Getting a blob of wool to react to my stabbing and then turn into an actual figure is almost anxiety producing at this point.  Hopefully my insecurities will diminish as I become more experienced with it.  Have you ever tried needle felting? 🐀🐑
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I had a 'sweet' V-Day yesterday. 😁 My hubby kno I had a 'sweet' V-Day yesterday. 😁 My hubby knows I love Lindt chocolates so he nailed it this year.  I also scored some craft supplies to get me started on my newly discovered crafting interest, needle felting. 💕💕
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