tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80234327499789207342024-03-13T07:49:13.548-07:00enthusiasticramblingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-30340658871475807102011-02-07T09:13:00.002-07:002011-02-07T09:26:10.606-07:00What to do with J. Crew?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TVAdFmgbuSI/AAAAAAAAA78/Z2LVBYLFVzM/s1600/P1040339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TVAdFmgbuSI/AAAAAAAAA78/Z2LVBYLFVzM/s320/P1040339.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570984721130436898" /></a><br />So, I had this pretty J. Crew sweater and I decided that even though it fit me, I would like to cut it up! I have been wanting to do a mitten project that I saw on Martha forever ago. So I looked it up. It was easy as pie and the kids were so excited to have mittens their size.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-69227784300312329652011-02-01T09:20:00.007-07:002011-02-02T08:54:24.051-07:00A Valentine's Day Tutorial<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUiCY6jgsCI/AAAAAAAAA7w/INOPn-EiWrI/s1600/IMG_5822-1.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Valentine Envelope Tutorial</span></span></h3><div class="post-header" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(164, 164, 164); "><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 498px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:15px;"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qbve1Ba4I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/7bFVXxE30L0/s1600-h/ve1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qbve1Ba4I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/7bFVXxE30L0/s320/ve1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164111162765306754" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qbve1Ba5I/AAAAAAAAAaY/f1jjct2onxo/s1600-h/IMG_5819.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; font-size:large;">The children enjoy using this for their family love notes during the month of February. </span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 498px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" size="15px" style="width: 498px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; font-size:large;"></span>For this pattern it is helpful to have these tools;</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 498px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">clear thread </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">sewing machine</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">self healing mat</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">clear angled ruler</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">rotary cutter</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">embroidery needle</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">small sharp scissors</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">The supplies needed are;</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">1/2 yard white wool felt</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">small piece of red wool felt</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">1/2 yard cotton fabric</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">red embroidery floss</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">white embroidery floss</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:18px;">2 buttons</span></div><div>(you will have fabric left over)</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVQu1BayI/AAAAAAAAAZg/xP7-VL-r7Kg/s1600-h/IMG_5761.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVQu1BayI/AAAAAAAAAZg/xP7-VL-r7Kg/s320/IMG_5761.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164104037414562594" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Fax'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">Cut out all pieces as shown. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Fax'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">13.5 inches x 9.5 inches for the back, and cut just shy of 9inches and just shy of 13 inches, (meaning just under the measurement.) Also, cut two hearts out of the red felt that are slightly larger than the edge of your envelope closure. Place the two hearts together and blanket stitch around heart with white embroidery floss.</span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Fax';font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVQ-1BazI/AAAAAAAAAZo/erl368XpnL4/s1600-h/ev4.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVQ-1BazI/AAAAAAAAAZo/erl368XpnL4/s320/ev4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164104041709529906" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVQ-1Ba0I/AAAAAAAAAZw/17KCdwkJxKc/s1600-h/ve3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVQ-1Ba0I/AAAAAAAAAZw/17KCdwkJxKc/s320/ve3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164104041709529922" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Fax'; "><br /></p><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVRO1Ba1I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/GXgX3xmwTeY/s1600-h/IMG_5769.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVRO1Ba1I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/GXgX3xmwTeY/s320/IMG_5769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164104046004497234" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">After cutting the out the white pieces, use them to cut the red, especially for angles. The red should be cut just under the measurement of the other. </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVRe1Ba2I/AAAAAAAAAaA/e2H2wMLpeyE/s1600-h/IMG_5799.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qVRe1Ba2I/AAAAAAAAAaA/e2H2wMLpeyE/s320/IMG_5799.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164104050299464546" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Fax'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Using all six threads of embroidery floss, straight stitch around front of envelope using 1/4 in. stitches, 3/8 of an inch from edge.</span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Fax';font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUiu1BatI/AAAAAAAAAY4/XOspaKzzbj8/s1600-h/IMG_5816.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUiu1BatI/AAAAAAAAAY4/XOspaKzzbj8/s320/IMG_5816.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164103247140580050" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Fax'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Cut two straps for back out of the cotton print 15 x 3 in. The cut straps are not pictured. Turn straps right sides together and sew 1/4 in. from edge. Turn and press. </span></span></span></p></div><div><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUi-1BauI/AAAAAAAAAZA/qbDkJkiGqMM/s1600-h/IMG_5817.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUi-1BauI/AAAAAAAAAZA/qbDkJkiGqMM/s320/IMG_5817.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164103251435547362" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:18px;">It is helpful to press off center, to make room for the button hole. Sew edge of straps closed.</span><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUjO1BavI/AAAAAAAAAZI/0SZRkJHMbdk/s1600-h/ve5.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUjO1BavI/AAAAAAAAAZI/0SZRkJHMbdk/s320/ve5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164103255730514674" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUje1BawI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/Imr4Si8ULgI/s1600-h/ve8.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUje1BawI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/Imr4Si8ULgI/s320/ve8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164103260025481986" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Fax'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">Step 1: turn and press the squared and acute corners. Make two small cuts in the inside front of the envelope as shown. Be sure that the raw edge is folded down and pin in place.</span></span></span></p><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUju1BaxI/AAAAAAAAAZY/OIPYobpf4L8/s1600-h/ve7.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qUju1BaxI/AAAAAAAAAZY/OIPYobpf4L8/s320/ve7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164103264320449298" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">Next bring up both sides. Press and pin.</span></span><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTvO1BaoI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/Tvf_bvYJvqs/s1600-h/ve6.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTvO1BaoI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/Tvf_bvYJvqs/s320/ve6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164102362377316994" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTvu1BapI/AAAAAAAAAYY/Hk1YRjTIYgU/s1600-h/IMG_5804.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTvu1BapI/AAAAAAAAAYY/Hk1YRjTIYgU/s320/IMG_5804.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164102370967251602" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Lucida Fax'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">Carefully pin the cotton fabric to the wool felt. Now you’re ready to sew your cotton fabric to your felt pieces.</span></span></span></p><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTv-1BaqI/AAAAAAAAAYg/xNOUNSckJVk/s1600-h/IMG_5800.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTv-1BaqI/AAAAAAAAAYg/xNOUNSckJVk/s320/IMG_5800.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164102375262218914" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTIO1BamI/AAAAAAAAAYA/63hXydgHYH0/s320/IMG_5805.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164101692362418786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">To cut the scalloped edge, measure and cut 1/4 of an inch in every 3/4 of an inch.</span></span><br /><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTIO1BanI/AAAAAAAAAYI/k0ypFziBeTs/s320/IMG_5806.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164101692362418802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Curve your cuts to form the scallop. It helps to use small sharp scissors.</span></span></div><div><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTv-1BarI/AAAAAAAAAYo/gsGMTKkKDI0/s1600-h/IMG_5812.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTv-1BarI/AAAAAAAAAYo/gsGMTKkKDI0/s320/IMG_5812.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164102375262218930" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Sew heart on to bottom of closure.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTwO1BasI/AAAAAAAAAYw/XQH6LuYbo5o/s1600-h/IMG_5809.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTwO1BasI/AAAAAAAAAYw/XQH6LuYbo5o/s320/IMG_5809.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164102379557186242" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">Pin flap of envelope to the back. Be sure to line it up so your hand sewing will show when folded down. Sew together.</span></span><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTHu1BajI/AAAAAAAAAXo/GDWvO4tZlL8/s1600-h/IMG_5813.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTHu1BajI/AAAAAAAAAXo/GDWvO4tZlL8/s320/IMG_5813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164101683772484146" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTH-1BakI/AAAAAAAAAXw/gcSMIhrYYDQ/s1600-h/IMG_5820.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qTH-1BakI/AAAAAAAAAXw/gcSMIhrYYDQ/s320/IMG_5820.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164101688067451458" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">Make a button hole on each strap slightly larger than the button. Sew straps on about an inch from the top. Then to secure it sew across the strap again, at the top of the envelope, where the sew line is already under the scallop.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qbve1Ba5I/AAAAAAAAAaY/f1jjct2onxo/s320/IMG_5819.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164111162765306770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUiCY6jgsCI/AAAAAAAAA7w/INOPn-EiWrI/s320/IMG_5822-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568844303790288930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Lay your straps flat and sew each button at the bottom of the envelope. Sew the front of the envelope to the back and you're done!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/R6qbve1Ba4I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/7bFVXxE30L0/s1600-h/ve1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(73, 153, 255); "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUg1DP7X2mI/AAAAAAAAA7o/nux9EhId798/s320/VDaybutton_200px-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568759269175056994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 13px; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-family: arial; "><em>I am linking up to <a href="http://lessthanperfectlifeofbliss.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-challenge-link-party.html" style="color: rgb(85, 136, 170); text-decoration: none; ">Julie's blog</a>. I am in a contest, so be sure to leave a comment if you want to vote for me!!! And remember </em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-family: 'lucida grande'; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); ">the commenter must mention the Valentine's Day Challenge at Life of Bliss in order for the vote to count! Thank you!!</span></span></div></span></span></div></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-17960195359699997792011-02-01T09:12:00.002-07:002011-02-01T09:17:19.211-07:00Ellie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUgx8PuEgKI/AAAAAAAAA7g/Gg4dv99s6Y8/s1600/P1040612.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUgx8PuEgKI/AAAAAAAAA7g/Gg4dv99s6Y8/s320/P1040612.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568755850325295266" /></a>Here is another project from the Wee Wonderfuls book. I shrunk the pattern by 50% and then made this little elephant. She is made of fleece and cotton. This was a request from a little girl. I was so happy when she was pleased with it!! There is a secret compartment inside. It is just big enough to hide some lipgloss from a little sister, ;).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUgx8MEUk_I/AAAAAAAAA7Y/MzhLH6P0A_Y/s1600/P1040613.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUgx8MEUk_I/AAAAAAAAA7Y/MzhLH6P0A_Y/s320/P1040613.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568755849344881650" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-37018690163356248922011-01-31T14:00:00.002-07:002011-01-31T14:06:26.500-07:00Mermaiden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUckMo9ywJI/AAAAAAAAA7I/S2qzYi6-dmc/s1600/P1040610.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TUckMo9ywJI/AAAAAAAAA7I/S2qzYi6-dmc/s320/P1040610.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568459263840534674" /></a><br />The mermaiden was made from a pattern in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wee-Wonderfuls-Dolls-Sew-Love/dp/1584798580/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296507707&sr=8-1">this book</a>. I helped my daughter make it. We used some of the velvet left over from the Jedi cape. It is pretty, though I would Never try that again!! It was very difficult and if I make another one of these, it will be out of corduroy for the hair. Still she looks so pretty on this shelf. We are happy with the way she turned out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-78703135249216727672011-01-19T23:42:00.002-07:002011-01-19T23:44:26.744-07:00Historical poster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfZwYeKiYI/AAAAAAAAA7A/2pcRBFOOO8g/s1600/P1040418.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfZwYeKiYI/AAAAAAAAA7A/2pcRBFOOO8g/s320/P1040418.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564155289865456002" /></a><br />This poster was for a historical backdrop at my daughter's school. She wanted some help with it. I may have done too much. The teacher called it 'my' poster when she complimented me on it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-55032508694647867992011-01-19T23:38:00.002-07:002011-01-19T23:41:28.495-07:00American girl doll Jeans pattern!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfY4wfr9BI/AAAAAAAAA64/_8vGBgnadeQ/s1600/P1040573.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfY4wfr9BI/AAAAAAAAA64/_8vGBgnadeQ/s320/P1040573.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564154334241616914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfY4tMTIrI/AAAAAAAAA6w/fOboBTpBM_E/s1600/P1040574.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfY4tMTIrI/AAAAAAAAA6w/fOboBTpBM_E/s320/P1040574.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564154333354992306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfY4dXiwaI/AAAAAAAAA6o/35GGhZrazTg/s1600/P1040571.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfY4dXiwaI/AAAAAAAAA6o/35GGhZrazTg/s320/P1040571.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564154329107186082" /></a><br />Jeans! You heard me right. I was giddy when I found out that there was a pattern out to make jeans for the dolls. I made the tee shirts too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-19683469013277604582011-01-19T23:16:00.005-07:002011-01-19T23:37:50.874-07:00American girl doll patterns!<div>It has been exciting lately finding two very good sources for patterns for AG dolls! Here are some of the clothes I have made so far.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div>This was my first project for the AG dolls. I know what you're thinking... wasn't it difficult sewing small clothes out of satin? Yes, it was a little tricky, though I love attention to detail and this Tangled dress was all about detail. This dress was made with the Josephina Christmas dress pattern found <a href="http://www.agplaythings.com/AG%20Patterns/DollDressPatterns.html">here</a>. Though I modified it.</div><br /><div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfT6fCAPpI/AAAAAAAAA5w/cckfAR5bwb8/s320/P1040579.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564148866355314322" />I was thinking of buying Nellie's PJs, but then I decided to try making them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfV2-k_x1I/AAAAAAAAA6g/JC9th7rSAa8/s1600/AAAAAhBV1coAAAAAAMEuTg.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfV2-k_x1I/AAAAAAAAA6g/JC9th7rSAa8/s1600/AAAAAhBV1coAAAAAAMEuTg.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfV2-k_x1I/AAAAAAAAA6g/JC9th7rSAa8/s320/AAAAAhBV1coAAAAAAMEuTg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564151005127362386" /></a>It cost me under three dollars to make these!!<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfVnV-FC5I/AAAAAAAAA6I/dmjqwzKOZ9g/s320/P1040583.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564150736528673682" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfVnkFnOYI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/HZHjq0Nz8Oo/s320/P1040584.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564150740318370178" /><div>This skirt was super easy. It is actually the bottom of a pair of gap pants. The lace shirt was fun to sew. I did not make the boots. The shirt was made with Liberty Jane's <a href="http://libertyjanepatterns.com/2009/11/free-pattern-for-american-girl-dolls-liberty-jane-trendy-t-shirts.html">free Tee shirt pattern</a>.<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfT6hTvyCI/AAAAAAAAA54/3P-yeVwTF1o/s320/P1040580.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564148866966603810" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfT6rrD14I/AAAAAAAAA6A/bf9p8stVxJY/s320/P1040581.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564148869748742018" />I helped my daughter make this apron. It couldn't be easier. It is cut out and glued together. I did not make the clothes that appear with this apron.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfVnqkK0SI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/To7hjn4bXpA/s1600/P1040585.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfVnqkK0SI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/To7hjn4bXpA/s1600/P1040585.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfVnqkK0SI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/To7hjn4bXpA/s320/P1040585.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564150742057144610" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-43735474203869132732011-01-19T23:13:00.002-07:002011-01-19T23:15:29.537-07:00Another flower pincushion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfSwz0LZ-I/AAAAAAAAA5o/y46fwWJbvEo/s1600/P1040342.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfSwz0LZ-I/AAAAAAAAA5o/y46fwWJbvEo/s320/P1040342.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564147600624150498" /></a>This was made for my sister. Are you sick of seeing these yet? I'm not! I love how the different patterns of fabric change the pattern so much!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-25106461306673329412011-01-19T23:02:00.003-07:002011-01-19T23:12:27.829-07:00A Jedi Cape<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfSP_AVzXI/AAAAAAAAA5g/MoSxni2l-iU/s1600/P1040273.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfSP_AVzXI/AAAAAAAAA5g/MoSxni2l-iU/s320/P1040273.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564147036692270450" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>A velvet Jedi cape. Rich, soft, chocolate colored velvet. I fell in love with this fabric. On a hope and with prayer I was able to figure this thing out. My Grandma helped immensely by telling me from the start that I needed to sew this with a ballpoint needle. It made all the difference. Oh, and I should let you know. I didn't use a pattern. I measured one of his tee shirts and made it up as I went along. The sleeve was too big at first and turned out gathered like a girls shirt, so I unpicked that, which was work and sewed the sleeve up so the hole would be smaller. Anyway, I am so happy with it. I wish he wore it more. I think I sewed this at the end of his Star Wars phase. Maybe if I get a hold of the movies he'll wear it more. I somehow imagined him loving it so much that he would wear it every time he was curled up with a book. The dreams of a mother... oh well.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-81903124779587207012011-01-19T23:00:00.002-07:002011-01-19T23:02:31.822-07:00A simple cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfP8P-z_6I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/WFXWXLyQ12A/s1600/P1040311.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/TTfP8P-z_6I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/WFXWXLyQ12A/s320/P1040311.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564144498628624290" /></a><br />I saw it once and tried it. Now I am seeing these more and more. It is fun to see the delicate banner above a cake.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-92029341679318887392010-08-23T14:03:00.005-07:002010-08-23T14:15:25.963-07:00Play time<div><div>For those of you that know me well, Art time for me <i>is</i> playtime. Here are some of the things I've done with the kids recently. This is the one I did. A colored pencil of Van Gogh's, Starry Night. My boy painted the next one that was printed of the internet with his water colors.</div></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLirEC9PsI/AAAAAAAAA4A/v49MRYJg6U0/s320/P1040058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508714523675934402" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLjq5HvMGI/AAAAAAAAA4I/coOgDHtnAAI/s320/P1040060.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508715620254822498" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLjrwuUbtI/AAAAAAAAA4g/W2HAABdAQbg/s1600/P1030518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLjrwuUbtI/AAAAAAAAA4g/W2HAABdAQbg/s320/P1030518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508715635180596946" /></a>We made some 3D art with legos one day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLjrr9xtwI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/KkRVzYbe44o/s1600/P1030517.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLjrr9xtwI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/KkRVzYbe44o/s320/P1030517.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508715633903253250" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLjrM50s3I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/bis_SEAzQWE/s1600/P1030903.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLjrM50s3I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/bis_SEAzQWE/s320/P1030903.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508715625565172594" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On another day we played store which is one of their favorite things to do. We pretended that peppermint leaves were dollars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-61135131291737376432010-08-23T14:00:00.003-07:002010-08-23T14:03:30.896-07:00Turtle cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLh4yM00mI/AAAAAAAAA34/hSGOgsWAqcc/s1600/P1030767.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLh4yM00mI/AAAAAAAAA34/hSGOgsWAqcc/s320/P1030767.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508713659892028002" /></a>I came up with this cake for a special little guys birthday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-3046103688997179452010-08-23T13:52:00.000-07:002010-08-23T13:54:59.364-07:00A robin's nest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLfpH_F4xI/AAAAAAAAA3w/UdmCaNYmT2k/s1600/P1030508.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLfpH_F4xI/AAAAAAAAA3w/UdmCaNYmT2k/s320/P1030508.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508711191838843666" /></a><br />Mr. and Mrs. Robin found our yard and decided that our snowball bush was the perfect place to hatch their babies. I snapped this before they hatched. The kids were excited to get a peek at what was inside.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-66998508325700969662010-08-23T13:42:00.002-07:002010-08-23T13:49:59.966-07:00A few things<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLd_KPXPZI/AAAAAAAAA3I/3rnG2biwnEY/s1600/P1030452.jpg">Here are some of the things I haven't posted.</a></span></div><div> </div><div>This pincushion went to my sister. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLeBD1Jn2I/AAAAAAAAA3o/xVaq_RGGZhM/s1600/P1030597.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLeBD1Jn2I/AAAAAAAAA3o/xVaq_RGGZhM/s320/P1030597.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508709404017008482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLeAunNmYI/AAAAAAAAA3g/McbQdIyt6x8/s1600/P1030598.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLeAunNmYI/AAAAAAAAA3g/McbQdIyt6x8/s320/P1030598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508709398321404290" /></a>This ribbon was finally organized in a way I like. Thanks for the idea Leanne. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLeAFRvBDI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/IAYeT783_XI/s1600/P1030455.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLeAFRvBDI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/IAYeT783_XI/s320/P1030455.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508709387225465906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLd_h7P3KI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/lhNPE3GSda0/s1600/P1030453.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLd_h7P3KI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/lhNPE3GSda0/s320/P1030453.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508709377735908514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLd_KPXPZI/AAAAAAAAA3I/3rnG2biwnEY/s1600/P1030452.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/THLd_KPXPZI/AAAAAAAAA3I/3rnG2biwnEY/s320/P1030452.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508709371377827218" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">A pie with a message for my family.<br /></span></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-4917943550411078792010-01-16T12:11:00.003-07:002010-01-16T12:19:49.970-07:00Quick fix<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/S1IQnbDe9uI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/kNx43ivsL6k/s400/P1010972.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427418770398181090" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/S1IQnohQ8KI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/aYbUUDYrZUA/s1600-h/P1010973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 351px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/S1IQnohQ8KI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/aYbUUDYrZUA/s400/P1010973.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427418774012752034" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>After hanging a mirror in the girls room I noticed that the mirror didn't cover up a spot on the wall that we probably won't fill it in until we paint the room. I hope to paint soon, but there are many other projects already in the works, so I fixed it another way. I found <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-vintage-clip-art-orange.html">these butterflies at the graphics fairy</a> a while ago. I printed it, cut it out and made the back stand out more with marker.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-35323310118039668062010-01-10T23:36:00.002-07:002010-01-10T23:39:37.919-07:00My resolutionary challenge<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">1. Do the </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">dishes</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> before I go to bed.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">2. Drink 8 glasses of </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">water</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">3. </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">Exercise</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> 30 minutes.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">4. </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">Be ready</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> to present myself to the world by 11 a.m.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">5. Eat 2 servings of </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">fruit</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">/3 servings of </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">vegetables</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> each day.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">6. Savor up to </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">one</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> small </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">treat</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">/per day</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">7. Take 15 minutes </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">me time</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">8. Finish eating by </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">9 p.m</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Rage; color: #333333"><span style="font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; letter-spacing: 0.0px">9. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Wild Card</span><span style="font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; letter-spacing: 0.0px"> :</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333; min-height: 17.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Markus the Cow; color: #333333"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">10. Do something today that will </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px">make a difference</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> and record it in my </span><span style="font: 14.0px Rage; letter-spacing: 0.0px"> journal</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">. </span></p></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-9534244482102562142009-12-18T12:05:00.002-07:002009-12-18T12:12:59.483-07:00Another baby shower<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SyvTyI9IKzI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/_TjcybAiCUo/s1600-h/P1010733.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SyvTyI9IKzI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/_TjcybAiCUo/s400/P1010733.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416655835193944882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SyvTJ5jLzFI/AAAAAAAAA1I/qJAifMj0dpU/s1600-h/P1010735.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SyvTJ5jLzFI/AAAAAAAAA1I/qJAifMj0dpU/s400/P1010735.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416655143863831634" /></a><br />I just love throwing showers, especially baby showers. Here's a banner I made with my SIL. I love the way it turned out! It was a double baby shower, one cousin was having a boy, one a girl.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-63943866754614359392009-08-14T22:39:00.003-07:002009-08-14T22:42:21.444-07:00My new favorite spot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SoZKaM8-_RI/AAAAAAAAAzo/EczivG9DnvI/s1600-h/P1010096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SoZKaM8-_RI/AAAAAAAAAzo/EczivG9DnvI/s400/P1010096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370061419699961106" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-62550299264181878112009-07-07T08:16:00.002-07:002009-07-07T08:28:22.410-07:00Work progressing...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SlNnR14bMVI/AAAAAAAAAzg/t2X3nZFGi7E/s1600-h/P1000897.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SlNnR14bMVI/AAAAAAAAAzg/t2X3nZFGi7E/s400/P1000897.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355737938092831058" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> The other day I decided it was time to get out my things and make an owl. I have been wanting to try making one of these for two years now and I finally got around to it! It is turning out so cute. The only problem is that I want it to be able to sit up. I think I'll be putting one of those bead packs in the bottom or something.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> I bought a whole bunch of apples and spent a good amount of time making applesauce, apple pie filling and apple butter. All of it tastes great to me, though one of the kids says the apple sauce is too sweet. Oh well.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> There have been a few projects I have done with the kids. I need to take more pictures of them when they happen. We decided to get out the clay and make fossils. The kids really liked this one. It was so easy to go around the house and find little animals for them to smash into clay. After coming out of the oven they were hard and then they could take off playing with them. My plan is to take them to the sandbox at the park and bury them so they can dig them back up. I may even make a few new ones for them to find as a surprise!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SlNnRgk9hXI/AAAAAAAAAzY/bGBnZB1Ywq0/s1600-h/P1000896.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SlNnRgk9hXI/AAAAAAAAAzY/bGBnZB1Ywq0/s400/P1000896.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355737932374050162" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-87661900681622871312009-06-18T15:44:00.004-07:002009-06-18T15:53:02.642-07:00door signs<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjrEbHc7HaI/AAAAAAAAAzI/JG1J7fluwCU/s400/P1000892.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348803477591760290" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br />Yesterday I noticed <a href="http://heidiswapp.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/wall-art.html">this</a> on Heidi Swapp's blog. It is a video of wall art and has ideas for things to do with the frames that she sells. I looked online for a swirly frame and found this one. Then I had to do something for the boy's room too. The kids are happy about the signs on their doors.</span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjrEbNilhTI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/ygalKDmzK44/s400/P1000891.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348803479226123570" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-82402753902992711992009-06-16T09:18:00.006-07:002009-06-16T11:53:08.986-07:00exciting beginnings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfpvK7wWiI/AAAAAAAAAzA/VFIeGqZLkyA/s1600-h/P1000879.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfpvK7wWiI/AAAAAAAAAzA/VFIeGqZLkyA/s400/P1000879.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348000079123864098" /></a><br /><div>Here are some beginnings of our garden. We cheated this year by buying a large tomato plant from the nursery. It was worth it because I got what I wanted. I have tomatoes in June! Almost everything else was planted from seed. We had never tried planting peas before and I am so happy with the results. Also, I found out that you can throw the pea greens in salad and eat them, who knew?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfGa3AxL_I/AAAAAAAAAyo/8npaiyC7B1I/s320/P1000884.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347961247271825394" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfGbExDYmI/AAAAAAAAAy4/4rC82Bt93SQ/s1600-h/P1000888.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfGbExDYmI/AAAAAAAAAy4/4rC82Bt93SQ/s320/P1000888.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347961250964005474" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfGbG0u2qI/AAAAAAAAAyw/TnfYdAfBbKw/s1600-h/P1000887.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfGbG0u2qI/AAAAAAAAAyw/TnfYdAfBbKw/s320/P1000887.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347961251516308130" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfGasoUbgI/AAAAAAAAAyg/zhIdMEJNZNg/s1600-h/P1000880.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfGasoUbgI/AAAAAAAAAyg/zhIdMEJNZNg/s320/P1000880.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347961244484922882" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-942184725081353762009-06-16T09:16:00.001-07:002009-06-16T09:18:44.391-07:00Sugar and spice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfFiTh15lI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/m6uZ9TA0Em8/s1600-h/P1000890.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfFiTh15lI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/m6uZ9TA0Em8/s320/P1000890.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347960275674195538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfFiMRYxtI/AAAAAAAAAyI/f9KavMvyBHM/s1600-h/P1000877.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SjfFiMRYxtI/AAAAAAAAAyI/f9KavMvyBHM/s320/P1000877.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347960273726129874" /></a>This banner was fun to make. I sure do enjoy using an exacto knife.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-77007745035089068442009-05-29T08:50:00.002-07:002009-05-29T08:52:55.066-07:00Messy rooms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEydkEASI/AAAAAAAAAyA/EDBOqljCDPg/s1600-h/dearnany.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEydkEASI/AAAAAAAAAyA/EDBOqljCDPg/s320/dearnany.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341274423037264162" /></a><br />Yesterday, I got my house in better order and I have decided it really holds me back when the house is messy. Here is something I found online today. Adorable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-9662586138687882722009-05-29T08:44:00.002-07:002009-05-29T08:50:23.348-07:00Too Long<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEFFu85AI/AAAAAAAAAx4/Yk9vzm6Z2Zs/s1600-h/P1000617.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEFFu85AI/AAAAAAAAAx4/Yk9vzm6Z2Zs/s320/P1000617.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341273643546371074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEEm87rYI/AAAAAAAAAxw/uOtfbIRM-eg/s1600-h/P1000616.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEEm87rYI/AAAAAAAAAxw/uOtfbIRM-eg/s320/P1000616.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341273635283512706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEEtaox1I/AAAAAAAAAxo/py66xLaKWEk/s1600-h/P1000449.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/SiAEEtaox1I/AAAAAAAAAxo/py66xLaKWEk/s320/P1000449.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341273637018715986" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's been too long since posting. Though I have been working on some things so there is much to tell. First lets begin with the Roses. They certainly are doing well after a good trimming in the beginning of spring. I took the pic of the yellow rose, it was the first rose of the season. My brilliant husband took the two others. They're worth sharing because they're gorgeous!</span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023432749978920734.post-54055665905642700782009-04-28T22:34:00.003-07:002009-04-28T22:37:50.892-07:00Girly Pinewood Derby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/Sffm9xnO96I/AAAAAAAAAxg/3rVIv5qxpwo/s1600-h/P1000190.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkOQRhBRycw/Sffm9xnO96I/AAAAAAAAAxg/3rVIv5qxpwo/s320/P1000190.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329982632980576162" /></a><br />Here is a pinewood derby car I thought you'd enjoy seeing. I thought my Daughter did a great job with it. Rub-ons make life easy. Also, I am inspired lately by<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23359484"> this</a> and am thinking of recreating one of my own.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12