I recognize it’s been months since I’ve updated the blog. I recognize that I had no real direction, no sense or purpose or growth to my posts although I desired it.
I feel I might take a new direction, a different approach to blogging on Shibooya. I went through several transformations recently, the first being the end of my nearly 6 year long relationship. The second being the discovery of a new love, a new romance that has always been dormant in my heart. And the third being a new and exciting business venture that I’m determined to pursue.

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Get rid of yarn scraps with the Heart Shaped Bird Nest Builder.

In the era of GPS devices, littleborrowers figures out what to do with all her maps.

rebecca3030 gives an old watch some new life!

Show off your favorite culinary guilty pleasure!

carataylor doesn’t use her plastic bags just for trash- her bags are for keeps!

A spoon full of sugar really does help the medicine go down.

You could tie up the corner of a tablecloth to make a sack, or buy a sewn one!

Forget about buying spanking new, boring, white envelopes and get maidenlove’s repurposed envelopes that are colorful, and better yet, reused!

marsmanron made a helicopter out of cans, ok, so it doesn’t actually fly but try toping that Radio Shack!

SoSheSews uses those thin fruit bags to hold more than just produce.

SweetPurses takes your vices and makes bags out of them!

Remember when we used telephone wire? You know, to make phone calls? CourtneyWatson found some use for them!

Suki and I spent our Easter weekend at home, preparing for brunches and enjoying the sunny weather. She made some new friends and helped out with some Spring Easter decorations:

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