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Google Home Mini Cozy

A crocheted Google Home Mini cozy has the potential to muffle the sound, interfere with the microphone, and make it impossible to see the LEDs. In other words, it may cripple the device’s ability to function as a smart speaker. I don’t care about these things, though, and if you don’t either, come and learn how to make a cozy for your own Mini.

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Moody Swamp

Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge Droplets and leaves in a web

This weekend,the 15 year old and I went to the Great Swamp in the rain. His idea. “Bring the camera,” he said. It was wet, unsurprisingly, and we had the entire place to ourselves. I don’t think that has ever happened to us before. It was nice. And a tiny bit creepy.

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Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Presets

Polka Dot Cottage Lightroom Presets and Photoshop Actions: Basic Edits

For me, half the fun of photography is in transforming a dull, straight-out-of-the-camera (SOOC) photo into something with some oomph! This is especially true since I started shooting in RAW four years ago. Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Presets are essential to my editing flow, and they save me so much time. I decided it was about time I share!

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Replacing the Ink in a Polka Dot Cottage Pen

How to Replace the Ink in a Polka Dot Cottage Pen

If you use your pen a lot, there may come a day when it runs out of ink. That’s annoying, but fixable. There’s no need to discard your lovely pen, just because the ink isn’t flowing! Learn how to replace the ink in a polymer clay pen, and continue to enjoy it for years to come!

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