tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9456810116354560262024-02-19T07:50:16.220-08:00Creative Cornergirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-53418978816573900252012-01-26T13:39:00.001-08:002012-01-26T13:39:55.309-08:00Opinion Needed!!<p>Okay, it’s my turn….. </p> <p>First of all, I love all of your projects, Jen. The stockings turned out better than any others I’ve ever seen! I want one of those menu boards too. My birthday is coming up. Kidding. Sortof.</p> <p>Um, secondly, have you girls started thinking about Easter dresses? I already have my pattern picked out. Last night I finally found the fabric I want to use too. It’s from Heather Bailey’s new line called “magnolia fresh cut” <a title="http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?sid=58181355385818&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=62304&Parent_Ids=" href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?sid=58181355385818&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=62304&Parent_Ids=">http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?sid=58181355385818&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=62304&Parent_Ids=</a> Tell me that is not the prettiest fabric you have EVER seen! It doesn’t come out until Feb. though. anyhoo!</p> <p>and since I’m making random chatter… I am OBSESSED with the songs “Life’s a Happy Song” and “Man or Muppet” from the Muppets soundtrack. OBSESSED! Please tell me I’m not the only one. </p> <p>Okay, so I need your opinions on 2 quilt tops I’m making. Seriously, I wish I could run next door and bug both of you. But alas, I’m suck taking pictures instead. Sorry about the poor light quality. I live in Oregon remember! </p> <p>So, I’m using up a ton of scraps. Here’s some I made into pinwheels. Should I….. sew them all together like this?…. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuHtab5YasmpmqAeLL1V9CqPNbV3FPe4p3zYQMVYCzej7IdZLns-fP5oBa_oPp072GqrAbKYarLCmKfxqI54m0hUyAZEfYrF7ocdNdn4P_7zxviKrTp1VAginJXVb89I1jiBWTTkb4kY/s1600-h/026%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="026" border="0" alt="026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGBcgqrWKpiR7PIC31GtyJcBRcXmOZkjDrx6iEz5COyT0FYjpIxwsbpOwof8q_wFwihc9GNpETIHhS9tsu5nG4GJbsE9XociYXWeLBIhUICzTJIVdEYsHemVRx_zXt2dpd7eQZ2P9cyQ/?imgmax=800" width="496" height="330"></a></p> <p>Or singled out with sashing in between each square?…..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjLfutLzXzhyphenhyphen7VwOEvNrZsd14ZhyphenhyphenFIhqw_ngpP5K-U1zMohJOwByP4gKROs7j8P5pkE2cQ2z_7AbmWzzsub36iilCYIrAlKmMu44Paw1Hre4mP7js0U82Kgn6uDkVjfatye4clfkuHmc/s1600-h/029%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="029" border="0" alt="029" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEnYlZZ0izZvN4GQWtmYrMgwlHCQAVBqNfzedTbsAnfpqfp1w-D5O2hXg1rXV8QpPPBU-1jDOKJ0ba8uBRxF6pVNqfkliLjJwKdbUtHalQ4p92s3WmuL6bxxSo_rSz7jA7etUd4l_Im4/?imgmax=800" width="502" height="334"></a></p> <p>Or grouped into fours with sashing between……. ???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHb_60PKxv0TuUPxKl1ozLp6PVBgvRemCspsJ9vmEhk-LUNOb6noQeIl84LGxCUH4ZII9RX_92TM2AvmSWBiA7xJ73ChTcqYrr7Q_dGO-iZIRrsoVyts7G6khncKu1kLrtZbk7Ax8iQvE/s1600-h/030%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="030" border="0" alt="030" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi191KX8d75UqBCWme8uPkHLXY5ImhZPea1IMpBKYfK2hHW0FUmjtWINND8c-N0qRs2s3vswRkE4Lv7ZSfbg0vhos5eQFeq-cIxp9N-3vWff2qabpMf9lIjE7TjarRLsUiYdkdt_kpldcM/?imgmax=800" width="507" height="337"></a></p> <p>Okay, next…… I used all these coordinating scraps to make these blocks. The finished blocks are stacked in the center. When I laid them all out, I felt like something was missing. I bought some browns (on the left) from Joanns. Then I pulled out some blues from my stash that match the turquoise blue from the Amy Butler print in the second row. Now the questions…. Should I just use the blocks I have already made? Add the browns in there? Or add the blues? Or add both browns and blues? The blues only match that one fabric I already have…. adding them would be a stretch for me, but I like them. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWS2qnuEyvDr7sRd5dTzBMlHNj3_Ijl2wX7cDQ0AWQgnUGgVVWct0Nawigg03VWCW3dhjsHuM-dyM-EjHiQwQmYAO21EjzkM51sb563j09KMhFjbRgFJCEFM9Fb-lwaGmkzEaWps2r_Y/s1600-h/034%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="034" border="0" alt="034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircZ6zUT3YiYqB1-Fg_tjZ7FSCEY46aFSq2vG0OJgmszgX_UNN6Dmbmo-l9i_6VMjAgzZ3gMmVQ9C-PVr5v67APPVbKjekaNxoqVrSz1bbyVzY70jmm_SkTHr2DwC9Tswb-UMV8aTwgpw/?imgmax=800" width="617" height="410"></a></p> <p>Now lets see… what do I have ‘completed’ to show you?</p> <p>I found this Pottery Barn duvet cover at goodwill MONTHS ago. I almost died when I saw it… perfect for the map theme. Anyhoo. I had it on Jefferson’s bed. Until 2 days ago I realized I could put it on both boys bed. Duh! Why didn’t it occur to me earlier to just cut the duvet in half, buy a matching sheet and make 2 new duvets? I am ashamed I just thought of it 2 days ago. Look, how cute is that? Now I want to make some matching shams.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtXjBn3PsQ3hwlQcybtnHzxlNJOTUnphPdg7FeMrn6IV4mZBtLcZpEk4CVLlRImQDlQrpY2zOFSJmH-YakH-ufggFhcR6DXflVh_-THwZMbkNvN0WMvUueoQZoAlj4SRe_Ungs8Gtx1w/s1600-h/014%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="014" border="0" alt="014" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqj1R6PphccdK3QhG8-Xcedt6QOKhz9QD5k66gut4cyfpnJzBp6V0V11nQcU5tU4kMb825akfdJm65B98Q8lUuTZ4Fz-946X-1I6wQ3Ra1RdsF_xtAp53yNxC7-5Pv6LkSv9FWLinDNAU/?imgmax=800" width="491" height="327"></a></p> <p>Um, I did not make these, but I did FIND them at goodwill for $1 each. WHAT THE? Who would ever get rid of these pillows? Some crazy! They’re nicely made too, with a zipper. Recognize the fabric? It’s the Heather Bailey fabric I used for Reagan’s easter dress 2 years ago. I am in LOVE with these. LOVE I SAY!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAe2QMhJ5G6Cc_g2XY-gThXnyMcClhqISSKT9Ho6JEXkOLFGSuuyVLfIi8VdZei55QbpnAmKZGx-JVMe1EYkYt-1P8zFnjEpqZDMgXQvp7nYfwVpVDRl5G4Jg8E-4Iqvv38Tf_E6wHp1M/s1600-h/003%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="003" border="0" alt="003" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9P1IjunUb3r63vrZEwqeXqfSp5QKz3EZXcaLYrVw520rlEnnmQnAytszbjaAm1wA6nPeG6dhtWhgOeFq51hKvDhdwNxj2YSEjePxDans4FWrINbx3B5MC4bXTuk0K7Cg9lyxL0EwHXE/?imgmax=800" width="486" height="323"></a></p> <p>This is my quilt I appropriately named “Joann” because every stich of fabric came from that store. I made it for my mother/father in law. It was surprisingly inexpensive to make. I sort of hate it, but my MIL loved it! I’m just not a fan of the colors…. but they suit her. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn2fwnUj_zva8ONvrP38xfDlTl3pgvJuYKBRdK3G5sbaOpw8IF8vrx9rpqtbAR-3Olb69cVHH-Ja57HrzdgcGlyNBiK7irTWR0rFaT5Z0xhci3E0S6H37XdlPLP3CyKV6T9yRLDppkeM/s1600-h/010%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="010" border="0" alt="010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7X_xch393jJR8y2rmzGTMZFnNDQtpV26qUsIOsRteGpCCfe5NAoaToOq6VaUJRgDToxtiJqeTH3ep5sIYaRG9ACmFruE4EcCGNQLkeT7Hd0LzYMBKltCJGEjDfgpsOnXpY3JAqJBEwo/?imgmax=800" width="360" height="542"></a></p> <p>Here’s the blasted stockings I made. I want to trade them with Jen’s, but I’m sure she’ll say no. I only made 4 because I got sick of making them. I have a 5th (double hourglass) ready to quilt and a 6th (hexagon) ready to piece. I have some psychological problem where I can’t make more than one of the same thing. After making the 1st, I had no desire to make anymore. Weird. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjMqlt1QCtXK4ZRoUooLemQLm8W5rqd6YlJNgQUDZpJh_E8BDyL1kLU_gb5mnRjDyaGImn0OIt2xraN4oBK4xAoiskB5dey3CN8CpfzTnbiWdVrMbySt7dzt4H_cgP___Kjbcun7m1ZA/s1600-h/083%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="083" border="0" alt="083" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRwGBAH64_CjQcbfuYDmuDG8Hl72jULK3trIZaOpkvC6IzBk0ibf3Aq9D0b9t2RppTqF88b5aROnN7fuCbtYn5mT6rzaRrP5qwfk1ON653c7YNy9RY4xrOrPSLlwcjoxVSV2OI_K8TTU/?imgmax=800" width="378" height="568"></a></p> <p>I remade Reagan’s bird mobile. Nothing we haven’t already seen… These are the same fabrics as the pinwheel quilt I showed you at the beginning of this post. I love ‘em!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGnbJWTySBlYH0prXWymYcV1hTJCGR8YoufuIQZvND4JR_aUCNFw0hGrcD3Qk8P0e04tLpvYSZ2hzj8GsRwLARmvIjxzB6DThwRf_gmU-tu7BKC0S-fGOUsbo96J_diU9G3qMSEPcUdA/s1600-h/016%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="016" border="0" alt="016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuLGPnD-rwWZPzV_4FjDxqQroKLlOg1_hFPoGqHpveH3suFVg2VhwyHOUocyqA3QaelB0sC-XKdPxe3AcbwIGMki3HAQP_APKMyJyQ2VrgM0xo8GCZPCobuTEEvS6tl34zxqrQnyEDtk/?imgmax=800" width="313" height="471"></a></p> <p>Here’s the butterfly mobile I made for her room too. It’s…. alright. I had envisioned something straight out of a boutique. Instead it looks like a homemade project (exactly what it is of course, but) I think Blah when I look at it. Her room receives NO natural light… NONE!!!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazOutGhUMxh9EkM4cNgzx5vnOOjh5tVsuae7DkRFYaaiVUImpIxlck1A5_YaFYu433c4ayqyym-yH9yLdeyKgtJhyphenhyphen-DYdpJw9c6OlqJW3QDRD6omW11m5kk3BR5Mo8iwb7iJs_L8ylCo/s1600-h/017%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="017" border="0" alt="017" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-KCpDhuEDDi2soa1MN-17xW8n53aeW5pmmEl1DrnlXlRFSm5zpVQhhVgOYcad5T-Z5eCC9kh8pEUNYxG6G3xU58GUWmtCS8_Tcnto24wnQBd9fn8o8pQH89jHal3ukHeIYxJ6EjSTWU/?imgmax=800" width="323" height="486"></a></p> <p>This is the back side of the Happy Birthday banner I made. I have it hanging over Reagan’s bed. There’s that adorable fabric again. Don’t you just want to sleep in her bed? I do… literally! She needs a lamp shade. I’m thinking of decorating one. And I’m working on some embroidered pictures for her blank wall. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yPz5xsCzpT7ynS9iQDspBtpbIoU3Vktu3x3Op04HMGzXqXM9fgu6yAefhmTEllwFEMbmbk4tkhAnFsVzDyN-srKHt0MApstUp8blR9vriybl4LpMFgQN-BILqZ6zJrf4ao535yltrLM/s1600-h/038%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="038" border="0" alt="038" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U1wa7rImIJ1Ol9hxmMAbCDFspvRy8l3uD70tay6PuAN6dRG2SFVqn4z_GOXj1sUtYaBg2DNfyxP-5zvJhZoOvyNCzk9q-m7Lmk4uKcIXSevO1TKq6klkVDlkV2IFUBoHo1-WxC5J7Hc/?imgmax=800" width="346" height="520"></a></p> <p>Well, that’s all I have to share right now… I miss you girls. Can we have a craft weekend? and soon? I’m free this weekend!</p> girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-51230411710789292392012-01-11T17:35:00.000-08:002012-01-11T17:35:15.680-08:00The last 4 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hey Ladies! It has been FOREVER since I posted anything on here, and even LONGER (ok not really, but it feels like it) since I've talked to you guys! Here are a few of my projects over the last couple months:</div>
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When I started homeschooling Jemma, I knew I wanted to make some kind of calendar - something to help cement in the months, days of the week, how long a month/week is, etc. So, I came up with this little deal. The kids love it and if I don't remember to have them put up the date, they remind me. We've added cute pictures we can slip in the appropriate slots for holidays and birthdays and I just laminated all the date cards...(Yipee! My sister got our <em>family</em> one for Christmas. Love her!) since we use them all the time and the ink could smear if wet fingers got ahold of them. :) Enough about the calendar though... </div>
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These next two projects I made for my sister's family for Christmas:</div>
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Menu board - I got the vinyl chalkboard off Pick your Plum...if there's one thing I'm not happy with, it's that the chalkboard is a little small...oh well. Hopefully they like it. Thanks again Kristina for the idea to outline the word "Menu" with black. You're a genius!</div>
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I also made this quilt for them. It's a throw size and it's backed with a pale yellow flannel stripe. Very cozy and bright for blah brown January nights, or days. :)</div>
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For Jemma's birthday I decided to make her a wallet and purse. She LOVES it! Her cousin asked her which of her presents was her favorite, and without hesitation (or prompting from me) she said "the purse and wallet!"</div>
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They were so fun to put together! I used Amy Butler's Teardrop Bag pattern for the purse and <a href="http://www.craftpassion.com/2010/07/sewing-trifold-floral-wallet-tutorial-pattern.html?pid=305#picgallery">this tutorial</a> for the wallet. </div>
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I made new stockings...I LOVE the center three and despise the ones on the end...I'm gonna make two new ones to replace those...eventually. I didn't have the heart to not hang the other set I have - they look like the ones my mom made us growing up, so we had TWO sets of stockings up this year. Kinda fun! :)</div>
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I also made this Christmas table runner (sorry about the weird angle on this picture) - my mom and I made them together! That was fun, and she's officially addicted to quilting and making runners - I think she's made at least 10 since I've been here.</div>
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Those are the biggies. I'm workin' on a pink and brown quilt right now...just using up scraps from my fabric stash, and my sister, Emma, who is home for the semester, and I are working on a shelf remake...I'll post pics when they're done! LOVE AND MISS YOU GUYS!!!</div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-18936082291457419052011-12-01T15:42:00.000-08:002011-12-02T06:27:08.624-08:00As I PROMISED<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
So at LONG last HERE are some very current projects I have been working on! HOORAY!<br />
What you see below are pictures of an advent calendar I found at <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/felt-advent-calend/">The PURL BEE</a>. This website is LEGIT! YOU WILL all DIE! So here are some things i learned and will not soon forget:<br />
A. Wool felt rocks<br />
2. Plastic felt does not<br />
B. I will be making this again next year with REAL WOOL FELT.<br />
the other stuff doesn't sew well... it falls apart under my needle...<br />
C. Kristina was right..<br />
3. I will pay more and shop on Etsy for proper materials next time.<br />
D. I LOVE to embroider, I should do it more!<br />
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Here is Hattie Ann's most recent dress: </div>
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And I learned a lot with this dress...</div>
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1. I LOVED this high quality fabric I purchased during the Gucker Girls reunion.</div>
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B. There is A LOT that this pattern LEAVES out...</div>
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3.I am grateful for the HELP of Kathy Chase.</div>
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C. Bias tape is OVER RATED.</div>
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(I had very little fabric left from the bodice so i decided to just turn the edges in and get it the crap done!)<br />
4. Hattie WILL NOT WEAR THIS DRESS!!!! WHY???!!!!<br />
Oh well I can save it just in case I have another little girl who WILL wear it!</div>
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Thank YOU Hailey for all the AMAZING FLOWERS AND BOWS! </div>
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Hailey is Kathy's daughter and was also at Gucker girls weekend.<br />
She is a creative genius! I LOVE her hair bows!<br />
Check them out at: navyperl.blogspot.com</div>
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Here is a stack of 13 Jammies some cut out some not... Waiting for me...<br />
I must be insane!<br />
After you and I talked on Black Friday Jen, I went back to Jo's and purchased MORE flannel...<br />
1.49/yard?!! I HAD to!<br />
MISS YOU GUYS!<br />
I will post finished pics...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I CANNOT stop thinking about you two. I feel like I owe both of you an apology... I am SO sorry for NOT phoning more. Please forgive me. I PROMISE to do better. I simply cannot lose contact with either of you.... Okay, now onto the craft portion of the evening...</span></div>
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{i am farther along now...I PROMISE to post pictures of the finished product ON Hattie!}</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Christmas Jammies for our cousins, and that is pretty much it. I have been using my camera as a creative outlet as well... I pretty much LOVE photography and its many many applications, and ways to tell a story in a picture. I take a big deep breath when I go to take a picture of something these days. I LOVE my NIKON! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are going tomorrow to look at a house to buy/renovate. We found out about a mortgage that allows you to fix up the house prior to move in. This particular house we have looked at before.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Go <a href="http://www.sterlingcollege.edu/cns.html">here</a> to read about the land and what this house was used for up until the College that owns it decided to sell... Pretty cool stuff. Although I think it makes Vermont sound like the Arctic.... wait it pretty much is... any way... go <a href="http://www.stowevermontrealestate.com/realestate/detailview/80//4059675">here</a> to the actual online listing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444e62; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Former class rooms and lab for Center for Northern Studies. Built as a large cape and back addition. 9.2 acres of mostly mixed woods. A naturalists heaven. Dwelling has many rooms that would work as bed rooms. First floor has front entry, two bedroom size rooms to the right, a large kitchen with wood stove , 3/4 bath, then a very large class room/living room at back of building. Large laboratory in walk out basement with 1/2 bath. Second floor houses a large library with 4 reading rooms suitable for bedrooms. Above the kitchen is a large second living room and 2 bedrooms adjacent. There is a recent standing seam metal roof. Would make an attractive home, school, office, you decide.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Above is the description on the listing. Shannon and I are very interested in having LAND... It is really appealing to be able to snowshoe on your own property or raise your own chickens, or horses, or make your own out door hockey rink... We have a large, loud family and need to have space to roam and explore... lots of room for two more houses... just saying...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Also, I just made an <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/mollylou">idea book</a> on this weird website. I have 38 MORE photos to bore you two with...I hope this link works...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I want both of you to know how very much I ADORE you. I am thankful for each of you, EVERYDAY! THANK YOU for being my friend even if I am 3,000 + Miles away! I have NO doubt that the distance can seem trivial...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">PS I have lost 4 pounds since getting the IUD out, and slowly, ever so slowly my emotional health is improving. I am feeling more like my old self everyday. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Well, heres to our craft blog and ULTRA personalized posts!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Yours Truly,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Molly Ann</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-69326224193967443862011-10-02T19:25:00.001-07:002011-10-02T19:25:00.759-07:00Post at last…<p align="center">So, to prove that the craft blog has not completely died… I am here, posting some things. Halleluiah! I don’t have much of anything to share. I scoured my house looking for things I have made (<em>there’s not much</em>). </p> <p align="center">I threw away our old water bottle carriers after Jen one-up’t me and made some totally awesome ones and made mine look like trash bags! I felt rushed to make them because Jefferson needed to bring a water bottle every day to school. So, I whipped these guys up the day before his first day… in the middle of moving. The kids chose their main fabrics and I choose the coordinating. Grant has the trucks, Jefferson the outdoor animals, and Reagan the pink. I assure you, they’re all the same size in real life. This picture makes Grant’s look ginormous. (<em>Wow, what a really long description for such a simple thing. I’m feeling really wordy today…. sorry!</em>)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FZS0TEkNPJSNCTLq4rvOBZNoDy3poZ-C_D6foaSg1ckMWNB9PwFVF55Wo9Wq3K5CjZsQgSy43zXM-pV2swdhGRqPJmaviQD79Vve0yPKTv9qIwgTX38tgOJtmKez0uNzPyZeCad4DTI/s1600-h/Craft%252520blog%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Craft blog" border="0" alt="Craft blog" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN0wk5HeSK-9Wzxp1PBwgBClWqhiiR2BicYFtGST5c-I5-1qdNrqB9ECkEna-B4R740o_7DGTKzTZwofyW2mVcQrrMQeQjpr7HhN2Ax2INv0ymY9T8Xm8o6EdcTMpbrSsY4l5RevvFd8/?imgmax=800" width="488" height="324"></a></p> <p align="center">I cut this board with my circular saw (<em>which was invigorating and frightening at the same time</em>). Then I painted and screwed on some hooks. The mason jar is held up with a pipe clamp. I don’t really want to show you where I got the idea from because hers looks so much nicer, ha. But I guess I have to give credit where credit is due. <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2011/04/mason-jar-key-hook.html" target="_blank">Here it is...</a> Mine isn’t a key hook though. I’ll hang some hand towels (<em>it’s in the bathroom, in case you don’t see that ugly toilet</em>). The most exciting thing is that it cost me $3 to make, yeah!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneMwlb50KRA38VKet5LhSv4Mx-AFpQ6mIxrY2nB282qo6iLkeYjQNzO3nELRfuw1TmIUaBlAMpaSAgoF3HpXQcPwId3i-N591FZBs-jEEUpIq77f9QkBnQCWub5MG6vfAIKrzjMyRE2s/s1600-h/craft%252520blog7%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="craft blog7" border="0" alt="craft blog7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9Y7_JlpjtLiJ4iZY9Qks-uososJEEsuRr_dRiOtiiEEbU5-DCr9NAU52tpxRv7qqPrHWaYY_3uKA1pzYEqHCR10OrcMQKV6uBwLqWAlkMr3yoQ3iDXEuP7WLuRRy7VObIsl6BTyrlmE/?imgmax=800" width="281" height="313"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7tfXzCe0pNP-yFn0fHjEbd88JX1iv69YNV-h_Cx7lUfD75TRtmiQVTn9jr85eC931qkdIkdkms4BmiIAvJpVltWlmiaBGp4Y2w6EU_-7PYj9mt8s7RctUBNR9nksqdoJBZ0bPNYENSY/s1600-h/craft%252520blog8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="craft blog8" border="0" alt="craft blog8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXpnHKTF89NVGgU-aDUbuRB9Zbf70BI7_8l3rZ_qInfaSYptjtG4KABnXGRQW_99SSTEvyLmdmC5bXpUC09kj5F7WxBS2Qd-ZwcxNLps59w37UVw-UksQ1jtlHwbhyV1HUNCvteIpLfQ/?imgmax=800" width="498" height="331"></a></p> <p align="center">I finished my mini baby blankets. It seemed an appropriate time to finish them. I was actually due the 3rd of Oct (<em>tomorrow</em>), so I feel some closure instead of pain. I’ll put them in my keepsake box. No one will ever see them. I just wanted to share them with you girls. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP1w89XWiRXh_SG1Je3OjISeCfrf5UDH4EA_jw3h3rxLfwKSbwkhuZMehg4L9W0t2Bv_U3iKEftrLiNIg8Il23s2ANwoQwsZwoCI3ZH0ezBXP54HRVh_OKF4cHLUkdo5i1vUSofFuMOw/s1600-h/040%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="040" border="0" alt="040" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4hyphenhyphen4wA3mGh8dVkprF3vXiYLmYaPbu2zwQHRoLrg9Kx4BeqcA3bw0sfdk3m-XL_geymRMQ6Rl8JQlMPubG7ZfHD3KvzPKjXJi7fc_yvcaG0DIXBjD8cqrNKwsJLiyLC9ZuJgxBynHVnY/?imgmax=800" width="382" height="254"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v_eyiFsUC9p9GaYi2hQsrQHi63OzBJ4-NemnaGdsAazY53rS8BbRyZVoPxiRhuoudXDYzVvxdv8eUSOBmTsUHV9_bZf_Brpj4Pf6sRRjM154kJcJRw7xSm-WCuJeAjez-1aMvEj6d8M/s1600-h/036%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="036" border="0" alt="036" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWyNY58P7HCUQ7SLs06r1qwJqpkLSp4AHuCaanaD4SZVS6OYs77iQ58NlGAqsoDSVjMMw7lpgvLmE4i_v0RWCftSMofGXtgtLBe6UyyZpzFPXhQPPZFoHCjcuEY0yTTV0ZURj6CcKwG8/?imgmax=800" width="497" height="331"></a></p> <p align="center">The binding wasn’t completely done when I took this picture. But, I finished it up today during conference. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTPR0_JNV2HvDHPl0c5OfXMT74zWnYKMUghu0-V_EME6_bgKr-IE34sZZAcYfjiLvbTWzI_7U-ii772NKgHwFEyguUNYCG7QZTNGtojBPuA6XsnPNxhF4vEZEhfOZO6QXWRtnwtJTxwg/s1600-h/craft%252520blog4%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="craft blog4" border="0" alt="craft blog4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJCS-F9sBZ8x1kVH20xZcBeo4z97aUDR7S7j51zG4QCCn6MBzpVpt3MaGzWM6gJmX-clOsxzkYzqORVe8cC7MJ5tW96BHVy_UKG9e2hrm_mqXOjBwpVi6lAiZzZlTlu-_XlPnQYMifcg/?imgmax=800" width="498" height="333"></a></p> <p align="center">I know this is personal in nature, but there is a crafty purpose to showing you these pictures <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OtqGgcj8DliWSDgjmpJuLo8LH2D8GsL36PZC8sW__ZxTMbdvYLbwv5VyLDxmlETtTjRQChYE6q_uVctDcChAxF4g3udrRvDSHkRSdQLzdijeMf0QR_hqu9Mg4ZSvUuDfbLl1rmNKZGs/?imgmax=800"> I used iron-on transfer paper to write a message for each baby. It was really easy to do. I wrote the message, then flipped it backwards in photoshop (I suppose it could be flipped in any program). On the girl blanket I just ironed the piece directly onto the fabric, then hand stitched around the edges. With the boy blanket I ironed the piece onto a coordinating fabric, then slipstitched it onto the quilt. I wanted to do it both ways to see how they look. I prefer the one on the boy blanket. I think it looks more like a cute, personalized label. I plan on doing this on ALL my quilts now (<em>even the ones I’ve already made</em>). Some I will put a message, others probably just my name and a date. I think it’s important to personalize the quilts, especially if they are gifts!</p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT6KSHWv7jC6pDT1f7SZHlu8DEvQPT0uHUU2UXlF5e9hqrl34S20LOAgj6CU2J86Ycfjygmbe8w9Lyg2sFijIjAcUEjFYSFfClw1N4X1i-CnHsHzSBIs7cRWzhCvSdG8h3lHgd5l6ryM/s1600-h/craft%252520blog3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="craft blog3" border="0" alt="craft blog3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOtFJAOamAurV8G0VgGz8eDMLzDHsZQPI2uoybmCsDqVpOMLk4iLfunmYyIKUgQstp5OcgB6SRKg7FhA4A_ZQFRC4Tv93qbLNVvqtbeHzxVa2DU_ooNOpRM0oR3bfSLVHJfIfmIfZME0/?imgmax=800" width="239" height="358"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhyphenhyphen0N5-j4eEOoKx47AJk-qJNhrCLnqYPqY3ZDASAxfY0qm0XdWIQilbHYTD7Jw-c5J8I1H8Ybio9ixHJsTSotiuWL9nYO4UF08mp3W-x64lOGtHAuE4uChWO_j73H_YY-4jxx1S0HV3o/s1600-h/craft%252520blog2%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="craft blog2" border="0" alt="craft blog2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW7mQ3s2mTq3w9nu4msCaZKx1lgPe1uS4dabBdHDoLqGJMDdKAehRuET_ZzHxXWdTgyD1Z33JicK-xXfAFOTB4HgRIzEl7rBSPZkr8yOCUAsoVRA_jBD-BqNO7cYa8fkAgQbRCfT8B30/?imgmax=800" width="237" height="356"></a></p> <p align="center">Okay… now I have a questions for you. I am reupholstering this chair. There is no turning back… I’ve already taken the fabric off of it. But I’m at a stand still because I don’t know what fabric to replace it with. Both fabrics are shower curtains and a weightier fabric. Both cost me close to nothing. Which ever one I don’t use will become the shower curtain in my guest bathroom. Really… I can’t decide!</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2of1Py1ZiMowc90zdOlhvn3xNI4j8IhL3v-GhbNWTGB5Lkr-dIS0GDlciHQVGwNz4jDTWQ423s-ZYjQX-LiBV-Xne01M_vQ-fjMuu1WWU8Xb_ZfbX1NCBYMunPQyZYuZu51iRcbPWGs/s1600-h/098%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="098" border="0" alt="098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl9t5fMtb_jv4NIHzzQZpJzftmHGwrGbBP4PAlVtK44T8wriF0vmeJmNZJbVbGWKx0UdGErXLflEOeKQtZwHLwUEVEUCYtTnF32I6TBpFw5N35GNv_T6mOfB2lUtriIk_AwzMlycue70/?imgmax=800" width="223" height="335"></a></p> <p align="center">This cream and green one?….. this one is subtle and I am partial to it. My mom thinks it’s ugly. But I like the fact that it’s more neutral. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKfTuRJTgNkOQsEwIwqYONnXoeJZdX5I2pQNk0eTRigPM5Ws3d_BHk3Ixt1wNsfQA-wPXVBubumhFbINVfDSxI9ZRwa63QnVwlfwdqtJYaZKbJ7hYzBoZIOjK3OegRXWnD5cXqB525Rg/s1600-h/099%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="099" border="0" alt="099" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o5uIeS1K2YNtJSS4DmE0RwwIa5_aPkpWRZgAbU1zcEW_9wJ19NeqTpMNgiYwqAn5u7gHk3VKfL-3Q81riCrfxViMzRXjRQHt3g4Cephkk_RKvs2GyE_rRNIRmOq_XH90MsWiiUwKUMU/?imgmax=800" width="364" height="548"></a></p> <p align="center">Or this bright one?…. this one is fun, but I’m scared I’ll get sick of it quickly. It does match my mirror better, but I don’t plan on having the mirror in my living room forever. Shoot, I don’t know… it is more cheery.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qy7gjFuL66DfsCfNZN55_0aF8fV1fUOoPi6dL8FhFlY97BKsuWID3GRKJ6yKjjO9Kw620vxCR9tfUeSPKajW-XQTBa-V3WDbeaSFMmEh-Pmc84_kkumaVdhMIjlGhFFAT2QWeKyjB0A/s1600-h/craft%252520blog%2525205%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="craft blog 5" border="0" alt="craft blog 5" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7h_OM56_PFTk-bKVCxanZCz3kKwLgsqyYooWle9AmHWYAcwNn0XrLa1rQQldlRPgO8S9iss1iC2irnkVi8-FIQnADGm_ngysC4TjbgtKP_8A7WnCRMnZGqj_PxC2T4US1mvNjySSwCvw/?imgmax=800" width="367" height="549"></a></p> <p align="center">Hi! Here I am for your viewing pleasure. Oh goodness, see the foam on my chair… I told you, no turning back. anyways, I am showing you this AWESOME mirror I found at thrift city for $7. I’m going to put it above reagan’s dresser. I can’t decide what color to paint it still. You both said pink. I still don’t know. I’m too indecisive. What’s going to happen is I will choose a color, paint, then regret my choice. Oh well. I’ll show you when I finish it. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEmO7xariLtlUM3Tnbsmxf6PjZ9cvqK8kpb1zL0r1jPTq6LT5lhmL6Nnpb59GlwaGQCgPhIzMwQprGiqClhnWce4SbLnIAElt4A1Jjv3TnMw_sHX3xLanhT7UtoFfd4ffta1eEIm3SAY/s1600-h/craft%252520blog%2525206%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="craft blog 6" border="0" alt="craft blog 6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXK4t3RMFafjooXqwwPyTQK8E4pUJQ5Fu40P_wY8dtnsvfzLHjLLnmlgGtnjlf6Uj17HUZXYLIqSFeY79GeP5huIt1TWTBUxhJW_QAGyN8XUvP_fpAsAd7Ur1pFnaM_IZsJut83efb-10/?imgmax=800" width="457" height="327"></a></p> <p align="center">I also plan on making this for Reagan’s room. I think I’ll make the butterflies colorful instead of just white. I think it’s pretty.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOTJzYE5AcHJNRDPzYugVkD5Id6Xyz8ivonkJtna9rr6SohVeE1IA_nUqB6clBng-KRVS9YQ6OWyEsYyIhWc49gDGYOYfw4_gW81xYhgTBV0SyDtJuRBFuMvOm4JFYAFcG1AqeAwnIC0/s1600-h/234851941_vTBF1Gme_c%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="234851941_vTBF1Gme_c" border="0" alt="234851941_vTBF1Gme_c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA0nozmPFJOSnzGwhXR6Y0DHhbajeUUxDTGr2oMkOSjvvATOCgaASG6Vk-8k-b2z96hUrFDOdPjOva6ty1y18tU2j29UYAZbI61EkMMSFtV0vq8uFYy2PmbLRq7DLtf3xCkebyycxizg/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="454"></a></p> <p align="center">So, I finally decided what to do with the boys room. I was debating between nautical or maps. A recent trip to goodwill helped me decide. I found this adorable duvet cover. It’s pottery barn. I LOVE IT! It’s wrinkly and gross in this picture, but trust me, it’s wonderful. Too bad I have 2 boys and only 1 duvet cover. I found the same one on ebay. $150…. what the!!!! Oh well. I cannot wait to get started on their room. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ID2Zh-NjgQ-JMLcSg2h9fk14kGdkMHl9cloZzx-mADznRMjps9tvcCu0EBulajElFdmC3_a1SqNGdz7iDJNiOrEFRoWKp2GfqFY1iXzmUNvxngeyuL4BcSrj7hHOMJwE6nVppkI9mvU/s1600-h/005%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="005" border="0" alt="005" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nRM_lNKRAmd1qPly8QdVtLQFjwbnScXcBzIFfhXdWnYELbCnX7HEvYq7515s-9qoQ7WkNSMsMwC9ziREOryQOgmCLUbcv_DRZ2RQcF0S5N4iAQnXbJSNWOEOgXPkjYxol7GsW2CgTgc/?imgmax=800" width="341" height="513"></a></p> <p align="center">I’m going to make one of these wall murals. This is a painted sheet, stretched over a frame of wood. Genius! Shawn doesn’t like this, but too bad for him because I do! wouldn’t it be cool with glow in the dark paint outlining the continents? </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OZ8XLwB20cgzaax3WCkJ-DSLxZiESH9f4BlU8o12DnCHH6u4RUIaLpQ2_sFz5IoFHlT8pUvqW8YX2UQZpK09jKSCwAyLi_KqeWlMO4GmLctxRBHCJ48l7nj3ZP_v-F74yv8SPP9I6BM/s1600-h/map%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="map" border="0" alt="map" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiDFV-1UQbsFj7wjFIcVs6ZnWWStmyc5TwCuiTUTBZpobmfw0qXijxWY6hQuhb4INkNNECIsEc4q8dYTNdmwPIkeu4mo9WoTZgAfvcg45KcgCZGA9peW3MtE-QKPS4XGv4n5pRQrulBE/?imgmax=800" width="485" height="327"></a></p> <p align="center">So, I’ve got my work cut out for me. Sorry, this post was more about what I’m “going” to do, rather than what I’ve “done.”</p> <p align="center">I love both of you and miss you dearly. Really, I’m not just saying that. I do.</p> <p align="center">I hope this craft blog picks up. Molly… it’s your turn. There’s got to be something you’ve worked on. Or, just make a post about what you “want” to do someday. </p> <p align="center">Bye <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OtqGgcj8DliWSDgjmpJuLo8LH2D8GsL36PZC8sW__ZxTMbdvYLbwv5VyLDxmlETtTjRQChYE6q_uVctDcChAxF4g3udrRvDSHkRSdQLzdijeMf0QR_hqu9Mg4ZSvUuDfbLl1rmNKZGs/?imgmax=800"></p> girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-23577649280912864372011-06-28T13:14:00.000-07:002011-06-28T13:36:04.606-07:00The Zig Zag & Ottoman<div align="center">Am I allowed to be in-love with something <em>I'm</em> working on? <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cuz</span> I can't figure out a way to describe how I feel about the beginnings of this quilt in any other way. Seriously. I LOVE IT! I got the idea from my friend <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2011_05_01_archive.html">Alison's</a> sewing blog and my intent with this quilt was to use up all my random scraps of fabric; cute and ugly alike. And, you know what I'm finding, when it's all scrambled up like that with other fabrics of the same color, it's hard to really<em> see</em> the ugly ones! Perfect!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2N3BVcbd5hhrnZtaVxxyfReVd9oaY0QNibyoAGPbyGGHnn0MxjdffINfWshyphenhyphenu0GllRA8e2OxIMURZ1bXEi3SoCd_Ias8nO_LXm3nnpUNISjXftDDT0KObcAHkBvjFx4j7-PBu-iEJ4nk/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623367085144701042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2N3BVcbd5hhrnZtaVxxyfReVd9oaY0QNibyoAGPbyGGHnn0MxjdffINfWshyphenhyphenu0GllRA8e2OxIMURZ1bXEi3SoCd_Ias8nO_LXm3nnpUNISjXftDDT0KObcAHkBvjFx4j7-PBu-iEJ4nk/s400/002.JPG" /></a> I also swore I wouldn't buy any new fabric for the quilt top...I had to fold on that one when I didn't have quite enough gray...but since I LOVE gray these days and I have 2 boys who could use funky beach hats for the Oregon coast, I figured I could justify it. :)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Anyway, this is just half of it...I still have 7 more zigzags to sew up and attach. If you guys are looking for a way to get rid of your random scraps (and I'm talking even the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">itsy</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">bitsy</span> pieces that you just couldn't part with because you love the fabric too much to put it in the garbage but there's not enough to use anywhere else) this is the quilt for you! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHu-E8vPEsMufYi8y_ZA_5MRl8zfMwsfnlDhC1Ih5Dm3YEhL1Ae73wHgaepyIgD2w1aWf7-F0051sz1hd8BDAyH2ehoFQsJoqxQpnUSJ2DUJQYTwW9NRK5XopdP63b2LWsQgjYVrpFCU/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623366903763836898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHu-E8vPEsMufYi8y_ZA_5MRl8zfMwsfnlDhC1Ih5Dm3YEhL1Ae73wHgaepyIgD2w1aWf7-F0051sz1hd8BDAyH2ehoFQsJoqxQpnUSJ2DUJQYTwW9NRK5XopdP63b2LWsQgjYVrpFCU/s400/003.JPG" /></a> And here's my finished ottoman.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAomsKuR-e3940APvxGnzoBdhsT7-VkExbnDkP28BRQHYpGBJ6BIqJDyozannxiiy-hRF1DatyIK1qU6tjlwla4_LbuJDpMi-_XYCKU_OKnW0LiRHX41BKJZxMVpDEIJB503XF1I7OybE/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623366893020709650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAomsKuR-e3940APvxGnzoBdhsT7-VkExbnDkP28BRQHYpGBJ6BIqJDyozannxiiy-hRF1DatyIK1qU6tjlwla4_LbuJDpMi-_XYCKU_OKnW0LiRHX41BKJZxMVpDEIJB503XF1I7OybE/s400/004.JPG" /></a> It's totally not perfect, but not <em>too</em> bad for my first attempt at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">reupholstering</span>. No, I am not going to do the chair...my fingers were SO sore after<em> just</em> the ottoman, so I listed it <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Craigslist</span>. This morning. Brandon has insisted that we keep the ottoman though...even though it doesn't really match anything...he has said multiple times that it is <em>now</em> officially his favorite piece of furniture in our house. Funny boy. </div><br /><div>Anyway, it's kinda hard to see the fabric in the top photo, so here's a shot of it close-up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbStvqDwREp8FhltX2VQYva8Jde03khvvfLMS_kQFWGw0UjEWDsTSy0QHSWiOga40S8mu0U1ZaFxTOCXVbgqXLnQrhzAvalI8mUzJJ9hTF0MWBDooWnAPpY9YQHre-v8Ky8suSqQaP36U/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623366890020599234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbStvqDwREp8FhltX2VQYva8Jde03khvvfLMS_kQFWGw0UjEWDsTSy0QHSWiOga40S8mu0U1ZaFxTOCXVbgqXLnQrhzAvalI8mUzJJ9hTF0MWBDooWnAPpY9YQHre-v8Ky8suSqQaP36U/s400/007.JPG" /></a> Just something neutral...hey, it was only $3 a yard and I didn't wanna spend crazy cash on an experiment. I did get WAY too much though, so I'm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">lookin</span>' around trying to figure out what else it could be used on...maybe our glider is due for a new look. ;)</div></div><br /></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-22287837213599231342011-06-13T09:56:00.000-07:002011-06-13T10:45:40.778-07:00Recent Stuff<div align="center">I made these "count down" blocks...don't know if you've heard of "Pick-Your-Plum"...it's kinda like groupon, only it's just craft stuff. Anyway, about a month ago, they had the supplies to do these. I thought they were super cute...unfortunately, I don't really like the way mine turned out. I think I should have just done something more nuetral...like painting over the vinyl letters in black or gray and then peeling the letters off so the letters were white. Oh well. Too late now, unless there's a way to remove layers and layers of modpodge.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2e85nDUyZnLHIB6VM4gXT1sy2XF1_ZAO4K8Yw5InFQTI5S2KiEVtptnM3RihlHz7jvqg2Kr_OVUF9YM2lBQl2nJjMs3pICbK9phgD1ecdzE9PF6LZ9K5xnFc8suHSP4e9Wo_NwlMoIQ/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617760270704010290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2e85nDUyZnLHIB6VM4gXT1sy2XF1_ZAO4K8Yw5InFQTI5S2KiEVtptnM3RihlHz7jvqg2Kr_OVUF9YM2lBQl2nJjMs3pICbK9phgD1ecdzE9PF6LZ9K5xnFc8suHSP4e9Wo_NwlMoIQ/s400/068.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iP-gq7u2gYSnnmFx3ugqGL3FZ8jTBbUvXGNIehiSgM7JZKiJdlyg7r78jOT3SsAR2DDLe_oqpwJQRsFyw_1XcTAvyhrFAMJDB1MnV5d5vHTfPL0QK9wL20hAbke_7tw25E10UjAxOF8/s1600/069-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617760261584278642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iP-gq7u2gYSnnmFx3ugqGL3FZ8jTBbUvXGNIehiSgM7JZKiJdlyg7r78jOT3SsAR2DDLe_oqpwJQRsFyw_1XcTAvyhrFAMJDB1MnV5d5vHTfPL0QK9wL20hAbke_7tw25E10UjAxOF8/s400/069-1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7mllCVPslypvHKQF2KjMAiw-cv6K-riZPsYiKXODpPNJY-RTPUgPo5P1IiVExskIffIpokEUEtExSFg5FDN431bvaFkLxbM6f2P8hKz7PNGUl3krsdTymPKBwOokxEmOZhNoAblg8_k/s1600/070-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617760251128646242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7mllCVPslypvHKQF2KjMAiw-cv6K-riZPsYiKXODpPNJY-RTPUgPo5P1IiVExskIffIpokEUEtExSFg5FDN431bvaFkLxbM6f2P8hKz7PNGUl3krsdTymPKBwOokxEmOZhNoAblg8_k/s400/070-1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Craft Warehouse is closing their store on 185th. All their fabric is now 50% off. My craft closet is getting out of control. Here are a few pics of my ever-growing stash.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzzwqZG-xCkz-GSxXETVx_6nziFRL7NotO6h1Uc9_mYX1iVxZKkh-qyDNJqhedI0iyprjLkAqWzrq5Re-G6ECexgNU9FheOCWosjVrbLlAzTH__f185S1IkspqHxQ6qeqGiOaKfe1LBM/s1600/063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617751916890511042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzzwqZG-xCkz-GSxXETVx_6nziFRL7NotO6h1Uc9_mYX1iVxZKkh-qyDNJqhedI0iyprjLkAqWzrq5Re-G6ECexgNU9FheOCWosjVrbLlAzTH__f185S1IkspqHxQ6qeqGiOaKfe1LBM/s400/063.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQLL-KwvY-46XEJRHaqLkSVkAGecfeOYGJbTn0g0CE-c-MOj-ZUjw8MGqBrpwkT0sfuhATVeh35Cb6blgTnnERfMkhx1uXCqFlgUzPuQchLRGgCeU_IgvNMEq5DQGN6zdtbRiHraBmGg/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617751733314145794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQLL-KwvY-46XEJRHaqLkSVkAGecfeOYGJbTn0g0CE-c-MOj-ZUjw8MGqBrpwkT0sfuhATVeh35Cb6blgTnnERfMkhx1uXCqFlgUzPuQchLRGgCeU_IgvNMEq5DQGN6zdtbRiHraBmGg/s400/064.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxwAwFT5amCScXraz-xoZWgoav1vmdQXbHmxRSNVdeIKvUSR8IjqykUx2LqlQbGhcpuaW3y0Y6qYjclD2BOblMVc2z4-iiPu0YWSc8SGJaFYMOFVopqwo2gcbCgHEDkkwPwNcSkM8-88/s1600/066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617751724584886066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxwAwFT5amCScXraz-xoZWgoav1vmdQXbHmxRSNVdeIKvUSR8IjqykUx2LqlQbGhcpuaW3y0Y6qYjclD2BOblMVc2z4-iiPu0YWSc8SGJaFYMOFVopqwo2gcbCgHEDkkwPwNcSkM8-88/s400/066.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b9Mgz4qqS-mWHd5w5Kx3Ve_sJZd_r42o6WmRZV1R_7X-a1i0sHl0M1hSPwxPAG-05IK1nHljmWDl2l9ELivsdz0Tfn-p0a7QPaEQskyg3TataPOEmdj9OKmuGvRxCevEChovXYCw5q8/s1600/067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617751720102833058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b9Mgz4qqS-mWHd5w5Kx3Ve_sJZd_r42o6WmRZV1R_7X-a1i0sHl0M1hSPwxPAG-05IK1nHljmWDl2l9ELivsdz0Tfn-p0a7QPaEQskyg3TataPOEmdj9OKmuGvRxCevEChovXYCw5q8/s400/067.JPG" /></a> Other than the zig-zag and food prints, I don't have specific plans for <em>any </em>of it.<br />Zig-zag: Ties (Won't that be ADORABLE)</div><br /><div align="center">Food prints: Oven mits and chef's hat for the play kitchen - thanks Kristina for being my inspiration there. :)</div><br /><div align="center">Maybe some stockings (I could use two sets) with the Christmas fabric...</div><br /><div align="center">So, if you have any ideas, feel free to shoot them my way. :)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><br /><div>I did make this skirt last week. I found the fabric on my first visit to <em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">the bins</span></strong></em>. So, it was like a $3 skirt after picking up some 2 in. elastic for the waist and some cheap cotton for lining. Not bad. I REALLY like the fabric. You can't tell in the picture, but it has kind of a shine to it and it's a little stiffer than your regular cotton plus it has kind of a vintage appearance. Brandon was not super impressed...with the print that is...I think it reminded him of dirty grandma drapes or something.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt8uusKo493yievir8IR2IgjoOUjdD2MvQNT3kNgJfMB3nc9mQ3HIqFcyHTSBS6dO4y108TFjQa0SqrPXjGvtIXLjlD3zX9WligRRTNLOwBIPy4ASnetcOAb-S1TtAVez74wNvBuKd2w/s1600/113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617749976401762930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt8uusKo493yievir8IR2IgjoOUjdD2MvQNT3kNgJfMB3nc9mQ3HIqFcyHTSBS6dO4y108TFjQa0SqrPXjGvtIXLjlD3zX9WligRRTNLOwBIPy4ASnetcOAb-S1TtAVez74wNvBuKd2w/s400/113.JPG" /></a> I have also been attempting to cut up every scrap of fabric that is too small to do much else with(or that I just don't like anymore) into 3 in. squares...I'm planning to do a zig-zag quilt to take outdoors. Sorry for the crummy photo...here's my progress so far.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj_tBu2TSGyWXF7F4BO6ZpL5DcBZD4ufkHzTfqFuD4cd93rpcet2FLxh3jXI0tdX56UBYz1JW0b0jObuLJVLP8faGJxqUg9MrxCLtOK_7oMIcQrUy-xJfji5fBYzp06o_xlbKSZdo1W4/s1600/114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617749968374631458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj_tBu2TSGyWXF7F4BO6ZpL5DcBZD4ufkHzTfqFuD4cd93rpcet2FLxh3jXI0tdX56UBYz1JW0b0jObuLJVLP8faGJxqUg9MrxCLtOK_7oMIcQrUy-xJfji5fBYzp06o_xlbKSZdo1W4/s400/114.JPG" /></a> I have also been disecting our ottoman. The fabric was totally falling apart, so I decided to see if I could re-apoltster it...we'll see if this project is a success. Seriously, lots more work than I imagined. So far, I've got it all taken apart and now I'm just taking the fabric peices apart so I can use them as a pattern for the new fabric. I guess if all else fails, I 'll just chuck it in the dumpster...in the name of "decluttering" of course.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rmMncOjk42XQKCh7io-8Q6V0u4p9Eubw8M8qRG2eUH_bDvDftR5k8FTxHDrn9AGWmr7ZC1aSieM7iWTBh8oteyK6ac-r_fTRUzczwVK8j-XPXa3Szi5bti94shKjdh78RDn0BUBGUkg/s1600/115.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617749836169579762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rmMncOjk42XQKCh7io-8Q6V0u4p9Eubw8M8qRG2eUH_bDvDftR5k8FTxHDrn9AGWmr7ZC1aSieM7iWTBh8oteyK6ac-r_fTRUzczwVK8j-XPXa3Szi5bti94shKjdh78RDn0BUBGUkg/s400/115.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><br /><p align="center">Miss you ladies!</p><br /><p align="center">Jen</p>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-797272951496767952011-02-18T10:32:00.000-08:002011-02-18T10:56:43.808-08:00Stuff...<div align="center">I haven't posted anything on here for a super duper long time...so here's like four or five months worth of stuff...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Braided rosette headband:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KMLNeRAiduBML9btPCO5tHuKzCMeeI5DKtMcBYWSXpI8oQIMzrXenYNc2EQ5CzBeKEY-AtXZR0lb15clDbY3xYCu0XCvaVnREG0QeP-tUtUlWMzJaW26Qv3jK0kgn2ta_mXzztMapWo/s1600/219.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575102826961964786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KMLNeRAiduBML9btPCO5tHuKzCMeeI5DKtMcBYWSXpI8oQIMzrXenYNc2EQ5CzBeKEY-AtXZR0lb15clDbY3xYCu0XCvaVnREG0QeP-tUtUlWMzJaW26Qv3jK0kgn2ta_mXzztMapWo/s400/219.JPG" /></a> Braided fabric headband:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8k2q21TTDn8IldODGM2c27r6qLdobuy2RTMUWVC7EC6niWcM0Qe6oOGGagactJM9jUbSgMKHIRWbNFYpsuOkozi6JxBHgs_aWH1MEudWh_DuH7CEIHxuRgtUhY2T-pWrZ_3Q_S7o0ro/s1600/224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575102819069730706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8k2q21TTDn8IldODGM2c27r6qLdobuy2RTMUWVC7EC6niWcM0Qe6oOGGagactJM9jUbSgMKHIRWbNFYpsuOkozi6JxBHgs_aWH1MEudWh_DuH7CEIHxuRgtUhY2T-pWrZ_3Q_S7o0ro/s400/224.JPG" /></a><br />I just sewed the ends to keep them in place and then <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">attached</span> them both to one piece of elastic in the back...if you do this, make sure you cut your strips of fabric extra long <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">cuz</span> it took more than I thought. Just an FYI.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lAbRZlrL4x-TTHuQflu6tfGYUI7wcSNbPVV3rCPxj7e6GMTDpwNz29igaaneql9M2xc-2HFs1qI-D19ZzpmqxwQmS4Mi88g0SRoCbqQJYIDpT2Ov7xtwqleV9e32JESYvQOTh0RjQXc/s1600/225.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575102511080696338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lAbRZlrL4x-TTHuQflu6tfGYUI7wcSNbPVV3rCPxj7e6GMTDpwNz29igaaneql9M2xc-2HFs1qI-D19ZzpmqxwQmS4Mi88g0SRoCbqQJYIDpT2Ov7xtwqleV9e32JESYvQOTh0RjQXc/s400/225.JPG" /></a><br />Gathered pillow cover...of course it's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">turquoise</span>!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlSsWHkSIYKp5B9yLpmJsSKGOclI9PKZ1MqRmK3Aadcs2kqmEfyKiyrr4cjpDxNTHe8gQdq4WqmthgHaJQnrg7bL9X-eCc-sxF2IsS_hKVm9iZMGHolRrms1xyyiK9ahdc474fIi2TCA/s1600/227.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575102504449104226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlSsWHkSIYKp5B9yLpmJsSKGOclI9PKZ1MqRmK3Aadcs2kqmEfyKiyrr4cjpDxNTHe8gQdq4WqmthgHaJQnrg7bL9X-eCc-sxF2IsS_hKVm9iZMGHolRrms1xyyiK9ahdc474fIi2TCA/s400/227.JPG" /></a> Kissing balls...Kristina's idea! I LOVED these for V-day!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnx-hw9xoDlYrDrEaiQYp17IR2RQMm1ecBB86o_c95AsNnGIj6lMJXoKc3Q_I8KoELtUHqO7p13QeLp6v4T7xiecvWm5PLPgqO9oNnyRiFaqhG2kqysfOPsCbL4UARq01ZeBq1g7u8-NM/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575101438938045490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnx-hw9xoDlYrDrEaiQYp17IR2RQMm1ecBB86o_c95AsNnGIj6lMJXoKc3Q_I8KoELtUHqO7p13QeLp6v4T7xiecvWm5PLPgqO9oNnyRiFaqhG2kqysfOPsCbL4UARq01ZeBq1g7u8-NM/s400/034.JPG" /></a><br />So, I made a red one to put in the bird cage and have the stuff to make a tan one too to pop in there. I'll get around to it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrfNpEXChcncaOrwH82VZNY5RHEdyGZN39KPeuXuPHumD38G36OU-J7rpXsndGCUbQ1XqEDyjvsQx8vFY45MPY_xcasnqvEtXDASVqY7IdsKDdVvrsdyXpSQBq5VzDN-KVmv29W1Fmrk/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575101428904428258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrfNpEXChcncaOrwH82VZNY5RHEdyGZN39KPeuXuPHumD38G36OU-J7rpXsndGCUbQ1XqEDyjvsQx8vFY45MPY_xcasnqvEtXDASVqY7IdsKDdVvrsdyXpSQBq5VzDN-KVmv29W1Fmrk/s400/031.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Crocheted beanie (spelling???) for Jemma...initially it was for me, but my stiches were too tight and the darn thing wouldn't fit on my head. So, I put a pink and purple flower on it instead of a red one like I had planned. Maybe the next one will fit me. :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvss5kG-N4CApZUHUg7RgkbBVia5KblPiViGl53OqHbOVDXJPLeysi-jYYd8_Gb_dAobyOftEo222JV3zPcpNPPW3kNf-AjHSTv0vlUxI9oZLi_JqJznlNuvLFLsCQLqbv00ZDjs0YcGY/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575101425486049714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvss5kG-N4CApZUHUg7RgkbBVia5KblPiViGl53OqHbOVDXJPLeysi-jYYd8_Gb_dAobyOftEo222JV3zPcpNPPW3kNf-AjHSTv0vlUxI9oZLi_JqJznlNuvLFLsCQLqbv00ZDjs0YcGY/s400/027.JPG" /></a> Gavin's quilt...that's been done since October or November I think.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzfoS209p7rFBKUOJrJP9Vaoge5SIOavH4wxNU040zZ1hQolWBe3OIp5V4cCn12bxIQyTAzgEopaBBTHQ9CNOdxTh1SbhK5NIxqd-nZG9mO96h3fHyn6JLumT4LXrqiHbP-K8wKLs8Q8/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575101421483978610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzfoS209p7rFBKUOJrJP9Vaoge5SIOavH4wxNU040zZ1hQolWBe3OIp5V4cCn12bxIQyTAzgEopaBBTHQ9CNOdxTh1SbhK5NIxqd-nZG9mO96h3fHyn6JLumT4LXrqiHbP-K8wKLs8Q8/s400/021.JPG" /></a> Fabric Valentine bags for Jemma's preschool. (Honestly, I just didn't want to spend money...so I just used a bunch of scraps.)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575100484925548626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9NPL-94BcdUV0t69RS_-U_xS4tzwFGvapf0g6kG2Hlb5Gt08uh9iZWgDNDiLmf0rUkBJnZUUBHi-36mtwnjDG27o3qNYmW0Be1zwdMHMAnlTuLhPo92y5B_BG8uKGP0VCu80vM-Y6Pg/s400/044.JPG" /><br /><div><div>Jemma's quilt.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575100480503321298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuccnOBYPsPt7ho38VMOmEQ-fbrp3hmsrnrzPDZf6MnLgrDxBy8SSFMoWNeDwdpFXRBPtWs7SlJ-AdPDqL_MBuF7IvkWAAQ6_4QnPfX95bUf6p1EnUI2ZFM8Stn0JjxJqy9jMJ3Qau3E/s400/035.JPG" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>That's it! At least that's all that was on my camera. Enjoy!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-39407004402736992512011-01-06T14:20:00.000-08:002011-01-06T14:39:46.017-08:00Christmas pjs!<div style="text-align: center;">So here are the pjs I made for the my little ones: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Shannon had no hand in these puppies! Hattie is really into Ballerinas and all things ballet. Her fabric is ballerina silhouettes, then I found an image of toe shoes i really liked and went with it. I am now addicted to applique! It is so fun! this time around, I decided that I would try a zig zag stitch around all those intricate curves and edges, and I am SO very glad I did! I was done in NO time! Sorry you can't see that detail very well in any of the pics! I will remember that for next time!</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZN9lKdW7menGc18DLCHAZ8KDvhsCKVrxGVcDqgGbL98d9csS_8fAPKmz57DADqRSflqOu72sy9ycFrZrJiT19cjQwopoY0T8vcZPqfeqRAd-djROBbtorHMnw6cQ-atIot1jAPreS7k/s400/PC240633.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559202132383798306" /><div style="text-align: center;">Miles and Hawlkey:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN6gmfdoqqBTGOrDEtyCIQuXdUAI9BrAsEKJmwYZnAR3I7-nevmOjf8V-EX1X7eUwjN75JY6ntyWtjX5ZouTLJeyYHVtyx-Oe2DIoP272PNcDy9_wB9vpvVND96gUoTtwzlGtZwvg3o0/s1600/PC250726.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN6gmfdoqqBTGOrDEtyCIQuXdUAI9BrAsEKJmwYZnAR3I7-nevmOjf8V-EX1X7eUwjN75JY6ntyWtjX5ZouTLJeyYHVtyx-Oe2DIoP272PNcDy9_wB9vpvVND96gUoTtwzlGtZwvg3o0/s1600/PC250726.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN6gmfdoqqBTGOrDEtyCIQuXdUAI9BrAsEKJmwYZnAR3I7-nevmOjf8V-EX1X7eUwjN75JY6ntyWtjX5ZouTLJeyYHVtyx-Oe2DIoP272PNcDy9_wB9vpvVND96gUoTtwzlGtZwvg3o0/s400/PC250726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559202151774627266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hattie and Miles with their antlers on:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEg1DpKsd6sWk4cnxJYDNTdmxd3WNx91AzLbfU_EbIUgG87QRzZtCthhXZj2Q6PcPdPthmQ3E8nQzAgOP6zx8_j-cQGucuVcleVw8ANcY98G2_-qFy388F9N-ZRSBJDAaFMjuu3e4EKU/s400/PC240632.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559202126169085922" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRrwH5pNX0GYTVrWyzFoW0TnIW4655QeyCSGsvW5-0LAVIevfccWMquZ_3to1oOGTsR6zsNvKtdfliMDixRaAXl7QmWCpOfKkVtZ5DnaD27vnk9DJDhfpnx-XzXJdVLJr_bcRr9-KRdM/s1600/PC250708.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hattie posing: She is such a HAM! Can you see the zig zag on this one?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRrwH5pNX0GYTVrWyzFoW0TnIW4655QeyCSGsvW5-0LAVIevfccWMquZ_3to1oOGTsR6zsNvKtdfliMDixRaAXl7QmWCpOfKkVtZ5DnaD27vnk9DJDhfpnx-XzXJdVLJr_bcRr9-KRdM/s1600/PC250708.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRrwH5pNX0GYTVrWyzFoW0TnIW4655QeyCSGsvW5-0LAVIevfccWMquZ_3to1oOGTsR6zsNvKtdfliMDixRaAXl7QmWCpOfKkVtZ5DnaD27vnk9DJDhfpnx-XzXJdVLJr_bcRr9-KRdM/s400/PC250708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559202141623507170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I bought Hattie's shirt for her jammies, it was cheaper per shirt to buy a three pack from old navy. I couldn't just leave the other two plain! I did the grey with a ballerina, and the pink one with a simple white bow:</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also zig zagged the bow. I just tied the bow and pinned it flat and went for it! I was inspired by a little girls onsie at play group. It was store bought, but I thought I could re-create the same look. What do you guys think? I would in the future move the images up closer to the neckline.... next time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKZL7wJXGu-twG2eSN-__xHwBdwyEvwLSpGOPszZfTquQ81PCgOBF9BWwkcNxNP6jywgmLnnYZ0rY6h9ZYuvejeyAfKiNVvJWAhqANGIzRd8Hi5gF_12t21ZbT0D-j5LnA3kowlL1ddA/s1600/PC260729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKZL7wJXGu-twG2eSN-__xHwBdwyEvwLSpGOPszZfTquQ81PCgOBF9BWwkcNxNP6jywgmLnnYZ0rY6h9ZYuvejeyAfKiNVvJWAhqANGIzRd8Hi5gF_12t21ZbT0D-j5LnA3kowlL1ddA/s400/PC260729.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559202134296565010" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-50843713519395049872010-12-31T22:50:00.000-08:002010-12-31T22:53:30.425-08:00What I made this Christmas<span xmlns=""> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I feel like I spent the entire month of December crafting! Here I am to share the results.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here we go… starting with….<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The 'symbols of Christmas' box. I grew up with this story, but my mom's was filled with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">itty</span>-bitty pieces. I wanted mine to be a bigger. I found <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-symbols-tin.html">THIS</a></strong></span> blog and got used a lot of her ideas. I lined the box with felt to make it look a little fancier. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHXefh83VZU9wYWqfcLVkBVUm-_TJ7gXgnECGUENerRNw7fWMqIveiISMt0-9YKOwzHDd1MljAtbzsjxJR8aexJWM8jgQSQXKnwxKqL-6R0uMH5nWEw90VrAzxyCrgDS93-I2PTy3cFI/s1600/DSC_0007_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHXefh83VZU9wYWqfcLVkBVUm-_TJ7gXgnECGUENerRNw7fWMqIveiISMt0-9YKOwzHDd1MljAtbzsjxJR8aexJWM8jgQSQXKnwxKqL-6R0uMH5nWEw90VrAzxyCrgDS93-I2PTy3cFI/s400/DSC_0007_edited-1.jpg" /></a> </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Ties. We all know how to make these, thanks to Jen (<em>which, by the way, I still feel weird about copying your pattern from</em>). But, I thought they turned out cute, so I'm sharing. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq7oWQubYQocn48hPBddzoRG42biKcmCfvGTNRJR8CqurqFZNn7-mszT9srvHRCO9whrlup0_etL2PiK_ThMQBOjInNrpkYjnin2E3UhtrwCUwdu0IJKWChq3ALfYh49MVWTFpDDJbFI/s1600/DSC_0048_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq7oWQubYQocn48hPBddzoRG42biKcmCfvGTNRJR8CqurqFZNn7-mszT9srvHRCO9whrlup0_etL2PiK_ThMQBOjInNrpkYjnin2E3UhtrwCUwdu0IJKWChq3ALfYh49MVWTFpDDJbFI/s400/DSC_0048_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Cooking <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">accessories</span> for Reagan's kitchen. I used <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/12/24/how-to-make-a-childs-chef-hat/">THIS</a></strong></span> pattern for the hat, <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://3punkmom.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-pattern-mini-me-apron-set.html">THIS</a></span> for the oven mitts, and <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://sewliberated.typepad.com/sew_liberated/2009/01/childs-apron-pattern-and-other-free-tutorials.html">THIS</a></strong></span> tutorial for the apron<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfAwX_zCr2rL4eA9Tv11OAmeSfcDrW1olw3XCPvPy7G_kZD6G-MEqwtxXBCvgM0spjyHTddcLt15vRLXPXWN9n6UnU90MSb00ecJo_49cK9FPOoflDMeMbm97HVDe2Js-BcflqzCR0PY/s1600/DSC_0384_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfAwX_zCr2rL4eA9Tv11OAmeSfcDrW1olw3XCPvPy7G_kZD6G-MEqwtxXBCvgM0spjyHTddcLt15vRLXPXWN9n6UnU90MSb00ecJo_49cK9FPOoflDMeMbm97HVDe2Js-BcflqzCR0PY/s400/DSC_0384_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDo_nKv_uA2j-01GcEk-7dXfRLGjxsZQbAdpTc3hy87rwWgqsBhtfstnN-kTjCBQ4btpXwCKkqHotSEjxhSExot1kLzHgj0B6EZhiFEN9lWa2zMg1Zy57bnaSJIMc7I1kjXOUppGSXeqY/s1600/DSC_0391_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDo_nKv_uA2j-01GcEk-7dXfRLGjxsZQbAdpTc3hy87rwWgqsBhtfstnN-kTjCBQ4btpXwCKkqHotSEjxhSExot1kLzHgj0B6EZhiFEN9lWa2zMg1Zy57bnaSJIMc7I1kjXOUppGSXeqY/s400/DSC_0391_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I snagged this doll bed from a garage sale this summer, but the bedding was a flimsy piece of cotton. I bought some foam and made the mattress, a couple fitted sheets and quilts. I used <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2008/12/doll-bedding-tutorial.html">THIS</a></strong></span> tutorial for the pillow and pillowcase, but adjusted the dimensions for the bed. I hate changing my own bed, but I'm a little obsessed with changing the sheets and pillow case on this bed….. over and over.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyoMA0MaJ9SV7YMyM7bA5Lg7WZ14u7Wga8-CqmI_2Yegyjm-Ib_nAdmJYw3m4rHTgqaVGlTB5rF15zaGKumtJXcs76f3jCnxFgP_QUFh8SU8VnvurKm2YQu6p0dUpPzAFbKH0weVQosA/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyoMA0MaJ9SV7YMyM7bA5Lg7WZ14u7Wga8-CqmI_2Yegyjm-Ib_nAdmJYw3m4rHTgqaVGlTB5rF15zaGKumtJXcs76f3jCnxFgP_QUFh8SU8VnvurKm2YQu6p0dUpPzAFbKH0weVQosA/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnnn0AlLSRF_zpONJ9kLQYJ2J27EbijAW5MwB8kvPI57cu7DrKFPNd6gdlneO_QgSq_WkJFgDk-f61NlgE7B1T7GNi_DhWM5RbATA5_SwlY8mJZRzEeNBq-ga_mhbIjIObFnlVqBgO7E/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnnn0AlLSRF_zpONJ9kLQYJ2J27EbijAW5MwB8kvPI57cu7DrKFPNd6gdlneO_QgSq_WkJFgDk-f61NlgE7B1T7GNi_DhWM5RbATA5_SwlY8mJZRzEeNBq-ga_mhbIjIObFnlVqBgO7E/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Inspired by the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tee pee</span> Jen made for preschool last year, I made this one for the kids (<em>they think it's from Santa</em>). I used <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2010/02/tent-week-day-four-twin-sheet-teepee.html">THIS</a></strong></span> tutorial. It was surprisingly quick to make.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdOAFQ50JPiqNEUCWeD1HvOjtXWMWGEA3gW2nmv1dnva8U784MSl4cJLBFXqSxy2QDvvZ0-3LY2pLU0vJqnGOM0HdvjLIAzjpVrBQ82NdrxEIJTWsx8JnwzgsdTgTtRuDdUK4PfERsxM/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdOAFQ50JPiqNEUCWeD1HvOjtXWMWGEA3gW2nmv1dnva8U784MSl4cJLBFXqSxy2QDvvZ0-3LY2pLU0vJqnGOM0HdvjLIAzjpVrBQ82NdrxEIJTWsx8JnwzgsdTgTtRuDdUK4PfERsxM/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I saw <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://gifts.redenvelope.com/plants/year-of-seeds-20721942?viewpos=29&trackingpgroup=RFFFT">THIS</a></strong></span> idea on Red Envelope and thought my mom and mother-in-law would appreciate it…. but not for $60. So, I bought the little pots and seed packs and we made our own. My kids painted the pots, colored all the flowers, and wrote the flower names. What did I do? Not much…. I just mod <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">podged</span> them and put the seed into envelopes.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27SNiyGrzTGnwH8K2m4eFqctOMCV5-KGEGSSvPb1H-c1w-1wJQZoPpc2nXds-wYJh4qdJR6iQBrC017WLyVf53NBC2Ev2BAeK_eBuB2K27foD3s_Oz0_cNppJkt8k9TxKBTHCBjy7c68/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27SNiyGrzTGnwH8K2m4eFqctOMCV5-KGEGSSvPb1H-c1w-1wJQZoPpc2nXds-wYJh4qdJR6iQBrC017WLyVf53NBC2Ev2BAeK_eBuB2K27foD3s_Oz0_cNppJkt8k9TxKBTHCBjy7c68/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyych_btb0dFH8iDYlYtxV4Ycm_539a-1Hw6ytjIXNm3-2UUWWP4sy4uITL2icBs0kQgmgeUmAx7wTKcITc630jjzg6BJDRrlY0vNkL78mbsAM1iVpahVELo2l0SVBzqyoT0xoWYm-M4/s1600/DSC_0432_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyych_btb0dFH8iDYlYtxV4Ycm_539a-1Hw6ytjIXNm3-2UUWWP4sy4uITL2icBs0kQgmgeUmAx7wTKcITc630jjzg6BJDRrlY0vNkL78mbsAM1iVpahVELo2l0SVBzqyoT0xoWYm-M4/s400/DSC_0432_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Watches for the boys. Using dollar store watches and <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2010/06/creative-guest-boys-cuff-watches-by.html">THIS</a></strong></span> tutorial. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByrwHU5cSjjS9k9kOk6-7iTm49HYhJwuC4WVrnzFLgRZxakELJi4lSbS6UKtC5n-lmqWLrCD-ihbc6-vXm8kUOdvsHKoyntBC98g4MVS53BwEqFV6L-E-fE_bGdAOWdFBSum_-AT9FCU/s1600/DSC_0395_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByrwHU5cSjjS9k9kOk6-7iTm49HYhJwuC4WVrnzFLgRZxakELJi4lSbS6UKtC5n-lmqWLrCD-ihbc6-vXm8kUOdvsHKoyntBC98g4MVS53BwEqFV6L-E-fE_bGdAOWdFBSum_-AT9FCU/s400/DSC_0395_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Oh my goodness, I just about died when I found this ironing board at Goodwill….. DIED! I couldn't decide which fabric to use on the cover, so I made it reversible. I found the iron <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60523502/toy-all-wood-iron-just-right-size"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>HERE</strong></span> </a>on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Etsy</span>. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4lTeZT8ar9C5urH8wP_0NhUBMg9SavV53ogWnsRk139dd6kgLj30BK7pm8VgDpXSeql7YTocamPP_jf2L7G9hQDG0d4_NOt1m-lEsMe-rqcAoTN1ybw0Dt1y-RzbJ1-Xx9RNaDr8iGU/s1600/DSC_0057_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4lTeZT8ar9C5urH8wP_0NhUBMg9SavV53ogWnsRk139dd6kgLj30BK7pm8VgDpXSeql7YTocamPP_jf2L7G9hQDG0d4_NOt1m-lEsMe-rqcAoTN1ybw0Dt1y-RzbJ1-Xx9RNaDr8iGU/s400/DSC_0057_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Leg warmers, leg warmers, and more leg warmers. There are tutorials all over the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">internet</span>, but I used <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://sewmuchado.blogspot.com/2010/02/tutorial-10-minute-toddler-leg-warmers.html">THIS</a></strong></span> one. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbylh2aR_Rmd9M1F_h1mMcYe4F13xVNXs6m7dd3PB3MXESfJgMuyHD81VQAgBWP6JSAiKwpc2vx2_xefFnEJQKSd_kH_9EF6R1eM5T8fQ-nxkFz7_e5LVF0BsyQ9aXzLstR9r2KciUf2U/s1600/DSC_0035_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbylh2aR_Rmd9M1F_h1mMcYe4F13xVNXs6m7dd3PB3MXESfJgMuyHD81VQAgBWP6JSAiKwpc2vx2_xefFnEJQKSd_kH_9EF6R1eM5T8fQ-nxkFz7_e5LVF0BsyQ9aXzLstR9r2KciUf2U/s400/DSC_0035_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Muffin Tin match for my niece. These were fun to make, and Reagan had fun playing with them. I used <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://naptimecrafters.blogspot.com/2010/09/cupcake-matching-game.html">THIS</a></strong> </span>tutorial. Instead of painting matching colors, I glued the fabric to the bottom of the tin.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNSUMyO3NHinPY8tQKEIcFxSHNx2kCklXCQXOaJI8TI51iH5jVCMACIVpOLeKr3hDCZIWcINwbFofdC1oXSe8y8zVYNifJbtP3UDKMdUVsNxdRHlKrf9jLFmyF1JzVyoqimUjlv3fq6c/s1600/Cupcakes.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNSUMyO3NHinPY8tQKEIcFxSHNx2kCklXCQXOaJI8TI51iH5jVCMACIVpOLeKr3hDCZIWcINwbFofdC1oXSe8y8zVYNifJbtP3UDKMdUVsNxdRHlKrf9jLFmyF1JzVyoqimUjlv3fq6c/s400/Cupcakes.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here's my finished USA quilt, well almost finished, I just have to bind ½ more. Did I already post about this? I can't remember. It's all made of fabric and batting I already had… so it's a free quilt. Of course, I at one point had to buy the fabric, but it was so long ago, I'll call it free!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyPv8rTghteUKf29JivKBYVsxZefvAtDEB3gfd4BqPcf3HvuGDtexbyUs0S8B910r0OaoDUizfF4RIO1ky0F4jzZ2RicyQIITnzFXmHi12RrwS6GCZn2efpB1m3t7SLGOfsdRsA10yyo/s1600/DSC_0019_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyPv8rTghteUKf29JivKBYVsxZefvAtDEB3gfd4BqPcf3HvuGDtexbyUs0S8B910r0OaoDUizfF4RIO1ky0F4jzZ2RicyQIITnzFXmHi12RrwS6GCZn2efpB1m3t7SLGOfsdRsA10yyo/s400/DSC_0019_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclO4Ilc05EHJO95h5rXX9c2ItIoGq6G1RXkjARRnVbsYlkssZUKjY1JTLZBls0Qn5R-Y5YD-wEy6hLgowLF0pKESh2K1u2-Y3_2shElEELxqRNuJaK5CSbk5NqBKZltrwPlgr87NiCzY/s1600/map.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclO4Ilc05EHJO95h5rXX9c2ItIoGq6G1RXkjARRnVbsYlkssZUKjY1JTLZBls0Qn5R-Y5YD-wEy6hLgowLF0pKESh2K1u2-Y3_2shElEELxqRNuJaK5CSbk5NqBKZltrwPlgr87NiCzY/s400/map.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And to finish up this extremely long post, I will show a sneak peek of my work-in-progress. (<em>I just realized I have yet to finish my last 'work-in-progress' string quilt</em>). I finally cut up my stash of jeans I've saved for 2 years. This is what I have so far….<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ3W23a3g9JI2VLoQxIVUNjvsSIHKEKId8YT_MSNOYzgLNNpcBoRbqgJTM1Wn_gAzvhRrkUlLVo1qjEnfUBZZVWp5d5tryJLZvjLDrM_Wzdww23bm1ZXucFXDQ4yJuMHUU6sgEUUBgIQ/s1600/DSC_0017_edited-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ3W23a3g9JI2VLoQxIVUNjvsSIHKEKId8YT_MSNOYzgLNNpcBoRbqgJTM1Wn_gAzvhRrkUlLVo1qjEnfUBZZVWp5d5tryJLZvjLDrM_Wzdww23bm1ZXucFXDQ4yJuMHUU6sgEUUBgIQ/s400/DSC_0017_edited-1.jpg" /></a></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Anyways, ladies, I'm outta here. It's the New Year in just over 1 hour. HAPPY NEW YEAR!</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I can't wait to see <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">everyone's</span> Christmas projects... hint hint. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Kristina</p></span>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-27283794855480777222010-12-30T10:02:00.000-08:002011-01-06T14:20:27.428-08:00December Craftiness<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So I was crafty in November, just in time to get these hung for December. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So before I go any further, Kristina, your crafts were freeking awesome! Thank you for posting them. I, for whatever reason, cannot leave a comment. The cursor won't appear in the box...I am not sure why, but I wanted to tell you K that I LOVED EVERYTHING you made! You rock! I am totally sending those flower pots next year! Genius!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > And Jen, LOVE The little rocker! I soooooo LOVE the color!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ok moving on to the craft: I made all new stocking! Yay for me! Well, in the spirit of FULL disclosure, I did only part of the work. Shannon would kill me if he knew...He helped me a ton! I found the idea </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/stocking-up#slide_6">here</a>.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" > I would pin the ric rac and he would sew, Oh and I did cut out the stockings... I think Shannon finally started to feel bad for me. So he crafted with me. He Rocks!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is Miles stocking in the making:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeRtOVHHbfMXqukubTDMueweCnO-C19aSfEAr3FAnjpFeKbgwE8V9gFgFfQc9byV446h_Z36bgtgDXkwhJdV_MYZIpup0gAazD1BlG2-mGWk_uSR9l-VM4noY6YU_LpJa6R6xEjnatZk/s400/PB260505.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556538377067712930" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is Hawkley's stocking in the making:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg-ivFzEtPm-UP_LV7giIA2p4YTbNkX86VDGn6bJumTl0S4aCIGcVC-ww4qvyFd2odT_TtRiQhNl62EHEL3ETGfd-P90sj1kOHlb8S4k4uOdgTk5NMU8gm_vwZEBtZkF_qZksj9KeoGM/s400/PB260507.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193819063924626" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is Hattie's stocking in the making: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I found the flowers <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/rickrack">here</a>. Don't let the tutorial on Martha fool you. These are much more difficult to make than you would think! These puppies took me like 8 hours and I am not even kidding! I think they were worth it and once I figured out how to make them, I was golden. But they are hard. Also Martha says to use floral pips for the center of the flowers. Those are expensive, and if you look at your pin cushion like i did you would see hundreds of free floral pips. Maybe they aren't expensive, but I wanted to get them done. so I just snipped the heads off a few pin and voila:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOms148nnwZ0p3449UNZmTX32xbr9mrHhD_s_YirjyZQao92WTp9oOYn1KNQrAc3KClt9XN6S0HDwMEjzw6V3WSEc4zK-tgw0ZpsI5lgn-z4rJo23vORY9eXk9I-2b6HB6L9UkddQWU0/s400/PB270524.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193839330015122" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is the makings of our NEW tree skirt: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I also found it <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.e28a2ad6d3341f8836eb9e2bd373a0a0?vgnextoid=42cacf380e1dd010VgnVCM100000">here</a>. This link will send you to ALL of Martha's tree skirts... I wish I would have looked at all of them before. I LOVE the one with all the cut outs.... maybe next year. I do have to say, that the one we chose, was so easy. She has the pattern for it and everything. We did enlarge the pattern--we--I mean Shannon enlarged the pattern. We were much happier with the bigger piece. We wanted a fuller tree skirt.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyej_2Vg0ICH7vt-qJ4LWkmvXWKTBAHcLwcNSysR9JiCPpc8fOSWp7M9Vb0oqD5IOsZJQE-LEQUEiEcj6jJJ_i5eLNavP6k7hWlq61qKiUfQVGkC0Bm9mVA1T5QWwlv1FltAYOrBVum8/s400/PB260510.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193827232031026" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmn0Ikyci_pIguI783T2kjtMOXKQqgyTef8YbtWELJOwiSJRx2YV5HBdGps08Vpb4tWTCCvuq6NFoY8kNmAqt4GtI5W_A5Vhttcd55EYjeJpQfICfTCZBLaslS7JsgiYN9FdZWgfMWR0/s400/PB260509.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193835242033122" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here is the finished product: </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >You like?</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw79rdiN-RAQnL8Ytn_06wnRz7-1aqRgC5eC1f82xEwszfxrvP1z-9s0s1hk6gwbvMzLAJZPLUUnxN0-V-UM-dJhBMwWAit9up-veSds3PYrfF8tDJ1Gj6Xzc_llPobjOHZOFauODmsFU/s400/PB280538.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193841140633746" /><div style="text-align: center;"> S<span class="Apple-style-span" >o this is the only picture I could find of the tree skirt... I am lame i know. I have pics of the tree, but we put the presents under them...so you can't see the tree skirt... ah well you get the idea. How do you like Hawkley's runny nose, and no shirt?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxPaYkQR3r3pz-h3V8PNTDTy4z7I2OHp7dzb0vMHyl99AwvDggOPLW8W4hFJBekACRWtGqc9fj4FsrEyySG7Q6sGMWXDCk4G2yrjXG5oq2nc2ycu3WRRKfw3OmEI2_yHEmF5d_UEbON8/s400/PC250706.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-26382927487619230042010-12-30T07:51:00.000-08:002010-12-30T10:02:08.019-08:00October Craftiness<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >October was a busy month for us. I made invitations, decorations, and cleaned cleaned cleaned! Here is a picture of my table the day of the party:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dJTCmVoopY0g4Y_cfdgEm6upWYaZaNR7VYBaFB0AEX7SfJDPOgq4S-mRvVOBid1s6UBe2DYmQMbw_4LOcLBApV1rXEc4HFW2xBd_FXISjRKKrZ-CDMo9L3AQvLPPYaoqTY_cVOzP9zU/s1600/PA300315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dJTCmVoopY0g4Y_cfdgEm6upWYaZaNR7VYBaFB0AEX7SfJDPOgq4S-mRvVOBid1s6UBe2DYmQMbw_4LOcLBApV1rXEc4HFW2xBd_FXISjRKKrZ-CDMo9L3AQvLPPYaoqTY_cVOzP9zU/s400/PA300315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556512398831989890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here is the invitation:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I found it <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/owl-invitations">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldo3HpThcTw63SkjqfK8DCyfM73ZEpyEkyycPx09xJ_2R_e64tB6_9k68vpg_sNmlXlNsU8EG62-u1TSF3tVXYEuxjIPDfSO5HRmfXR0PwltEU5U1Ev22LMq0R-9sY5DGMT7wObOPQXU/s1600/PA290287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldo3HpThcTw63SkjqfK8DCyfM73ZEpyEkyycPx09xJ_2R_e64tB6_9k68vpg_sNmlXlNsU8EG62-u1TSF3tVXYEuxjIPDfSO5HRmfXR0PwltEU5U1Ev22LMq0R-9sY5DGMT7wObOPQXU/s400/PA290287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556512392284494770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here is a picture of the party room the day of:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZonT4xBNeCQ7ZkvhEz0nAh1kRo26B3nnedYDQovGL6y0ZAwUXHEPq-XeX9KkSW31ud_kIwm7Y9GkV2qpNZzmEiD0vRy0jM-zUMuzy7WxP7wNuQTR4dulgPQr-8Ac5CjmrUmZKb3kBDw/s1600/PA300312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZonT4xBNeCQ7ZkvhEz0nAh1kRo26B3nnedYDQovGL6y0ZAwUXHEPq-XeX9KkSW31ud_kIwm7Y9GkV2qpNZzmEiD0vRy0jM-zUMuzy7WxP7wNuQTR4dulgPQr-8Ac5CjmrUmZKb3kBDw/s400/PA300312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556512386042174562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here is a picure of my rat garland: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I found the idea <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/paper-mice-halloween-decorations">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4e5n5S52Khx7W5g8YpfmAVfa0oxYWXw1UczmzbHnsYmbKi97ehFrIyU69nUMTpUKYhE86JKLRGIU6d0-UKTJYJ71h2W6AxCT5sEsDWfLKhexwBJ4dMOHQFO71FZ3YCChvcPHv6-X-zE/s1600/PA280278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4e5n5S52Khx7W5g8YpfmAVfa0oxYWXw1UczmzbHnsYmbKi97ehFrIyU69nUMTpUKYhE86JKLRGIU6d0-UKTJYJ71h2W6AxCT5sEsDWfLKhexwBJ4dMOHQFO71FZ3YCChvcPHv6-X-zE/s400/PA280278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556512380699195858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The idea was neat and i tried to tape them to my stairs, but Hattie and Hawkley just had a blast taking them off...so I sewed them together. I also thought it would be fun to make a bat banner as well. That one is hanging over the fireplace in the photo above.</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn3k6-z2lbRNuMGDnwPrBfp_NJMF1tFQgYyMx9BDeU8OdloWjkSaEzE1g9xQ67ZU8fgBfQtsXeLFNVYElsKlnSspRoNeEVXT4lxmhN5h9Lk7XRof0oOarjRVcEYE2hB70kN_5oV9H3JY/s1600/PA280277.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn3k6-z2lbRNuMGDnwPrBfp_NJMF1tFQgYyMx9BDeU8OdloWjkSaEzE1g9xQ67ZU8fgBfQtsXeLFNVYElsKlnSspRoNeEVXT4lxmhN5h9Lk7XRof0oOarjRVcEYE2hB70kN_5oV9H3JY/s1600/PA280277.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn3k6-z2lbRNuMGDnwPrBfp_NJMF1tFQgYyMx9BDeU8OdloWjkSaEzE1g9xQ67ZU8fgBfQtsXeLFNVYElsKlnSspRoNeEVXT4lxmhN5h9Lk7XRof0oOarjRVcEYE2hB70kN_5oV9H3JY/s400/PA280277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556512373287820802" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">could not delete this...how embarassing...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPPra90AnuIjL3yEKFj94E7plvRUP-cDzU0FptGzhHlH4LdBwMhdk_4wmF8ZQDdFgxqgQYBBz3H_DKtBFbrt6-1PUo6nkMvXIXbH9T5_TlbY2LExtSoTXeuqnKcNNxWNarU2_lFk1iuY/s1600/PA290284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPPra90AnuIjL3yEKFj94E7plvRUP-cDzU0FptGzhHlH4LdBwMhdk_4wmF8ZQDdFgxqgQYBBz3H_DKtBFbrt6-1PUo6nkMvXIXbH9T5_TlbY2LExtSoTXeuqnKcNNxWNarU2_lFk1iuY/s400/PA290284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556508241881006626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here are the little face hanging from the tree on the table. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Was inspired by <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/halloween-hang-ups-from-the-martha-stewart-show">this.</a> I made mine smaller, and they took hours to complete. I always think that Martha's crafts are do-able and easy, but alas, for me they are not...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZPFZsRqDilFL_Gxk-em532-9ItTI42a_lQZ09-d84Y1VmjhC5BcstISbnWeumM4Fb1LH1KJXdQ0kBw1axg0u32d_BzZBOAyDh5HoWTPjbQkeDlCVSxa_ITXowrOE4x3IsPrc5UgHG1I/s1600/PA260267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZPFZsRqDilFL_Gxk-em532-9ItTI42a_lQZ09-d84Y1VmjhC5BcstISbnWeumM4Fb1LH1KJXdQ0kBw1axg0u32d_BzZBOAyDh5HoWTPjbQkeDlCVSxa_ITXowrOE4x3IsPrc5UgHG1I/s400/PA260267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556508238189857874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OTgcw06c4wNJXCY2kQhqanbwxz-RavXl-TLUp9bTqxi6-1YdDTdkUbv8HHGt3WW0hXhHfAypzARA87SBdSFuW9OEuwbfIIcvEHNTDc4x6OjHVBG9I9lWk09Oq4tHQve3ucuBdJ-xj60/s1600/PA260265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OTgcw06c4wNJXCY2kQhqanbwxz-RavXl-TLUp9bTqxi6-1YdDTdkUbv8HHGt3WW0hXhHfAypzARA87SBdSFuW9OEuwbfIIcvEHNTDc4x6OjHVBG9I9lWk09Oq4tHQve3ucuBdJ-xj60/s400/PA260265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556508213985838146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2tMG7aisjOCEZ8UVy3KQt9XQ77WysnPoGFUmi7OctPeNFFvf3b-BA8wPJXGKF4bsQ5yEw13ZgQFSQ2Hcca_gtnSncwTRddyexEpHLOLsYpf3XtpLoYIY-ejmt40_1XmaS9z1_dzVi3c/s1600/PA260264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2tMG7aisjOCEZ8UVy3KQt9XQ77WysnPoGFUmi7OctPeNFFvf3b-BA8wPJXGKF4bsQ5yEw13ZgQFSQ2Hcca_gtnSncwTRddyexEpHLOLsYpf3XtpLoYIY-ejmt40_1XmaS9z1_dzVi3c/s400/PA260264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556508203463628450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > Found this in our basement and asked our landlord for it. She was more than happy it found a new home. I spray painted the bird black and.... ta da:</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGV94RM4TTpUbMbsxOiv2Z8HldpzoRiL2TvlrViq9cMx8wqZWGdupeXIh0UF_Em9BTfVQmcxGtN22tvsopHn2mVZ5N_G9VMnaW7ZJtVA2JaHEuyIK6FyWoM-okIEff74tQygUjbCSwqM/s1600/PA260262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGV94RM4TTpUbMbsxOiv2Z8HldpzoRiL2TvlrViq9cMx8wqZWGdupeXIh0UF_Em9BTfVQmcxGtN22tvsopHn2mVZ5N_G9VMnaW7ZJtVA2JaHEuyIK6FyWoM-okIEff74tQygUjbCSwqM/s400/PA260262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556508201067422914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >So I want both of you to know how sorry I am that it has taken sooooooooooo long for me to get this stuff up! You both inspire me to be better at everything! Love and hugs to you both!</span></div></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-57429836327130008902010-11-17T20:15:00.000-08:002010-11-17T20:16:58.104-08:00I've been holding out...<div align="center"> So, honestly, I've been taking pictures of everything I make in order to post on this blog, but never put them on here. So, tonight I will overload you with all of my projects dating back to....</div><div align="center">Halloween</div><div align="center">Okay, first up is the table runner I made. It came to a grand total of about $4 with the fabric I got. Can't beat that! It still has all those pins in it ready for me to quilt. But alas, I am lazy and have put it away with my holiday stuff still pinned.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540729340276061234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_T_mZ-u6-YNv3D4a1TWpiujKuWLFMHdgI3r7t3E-5s_h6xzR4FvqxTcsCE4iA937r-NeJ49kPoBKIKSl0RDXhSXxmxKGLFSazQbWzZtB1tjodDrBS1tYsSPnEMjZZpo3nqhXHYriizU/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" />Saw this embroidery pattern <span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/halloween/freewicked-stitchery-pattern.htm">HERE</a></span>. I found the frame at Goodwill for $.99 and painted it black. Isn't is PERFECTLY spider-like? I love it. This was my first time embroidering and I have to say, 'why have I never done this before'? It is the easiest thing to do on the face of the Earth (well, the <em>craft</em> earth)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540729329637124578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PHRzYpQVhLL4aZ4Pp3EcTwjgDMrupZ0FKtUy5yvkpeLfLiTP-YAoBYNJ-BmmUej9XNkXUksURdfTA_zsWlw_gee9DDIORDaG10c9OZS5n4NBRCPtxWXOvmfBrAjzkYsKd9e3-v-YV0Q/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" />Okay, then I gathered up a ton of glass jars and printed ghoulish labels for them from <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemanor/sets/72157602788222231/">HERE<br /></a></span></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540729327642901874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCC-mQLWcFky_3FqlUyRZCOa-HbuZ5N7xgvK8doHE8Z7_FBYgJz4O_tNXZ87tccuU-JQlYK0Bb6Xapg1m_pnaJYIVRRSQEQfc4t99kydGiMdAn35qLZ_v4fvKeoJ2CpfHbFmKx3kQoZbo/s400/DSC_0011.JPG" />I hot glued a bunch of candy corn to a wreath and viola! I stole the idea from a Women's Day magazine cover.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540729318397248402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZBbC1H2XBpxOnAsjdjBAE1eIjSLKxWB2RO_t3xRybtNuhChIEIj0GHugHhvX7uxLhPJsNPbk_T0ec5khBaIdLGEz2Xm9c9i4znhJKxGY4LCNLodGuMbqWVW01L3ZsVcdqdXdKq7AmPY/s400/DSC_0053.JPG" />Now Halloween is over and I'm decorating for Thanksgiving. I saw <a href="http://diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com/2009/11/tutorial-week-framed-pine-cones.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">THIS</span> </a> idea a year ago and just finally got around to making it. Should I paint the frame? hmmm... Man, that heater dial and phone plug are NASTY!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540729455322996786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0K6DrRWDlmZ4Ch6xiV79FNJLbhys0N1PyQu67qMn_9W5pf5HBWS30mgYjj_0Mqf8q5gTyWndCftJWDDyNIiXfJV49L8Ak71EvprZC5YxeDI7cWr2FGg-JoFdKEgIOy8LrGGcGWr84qX8/s400/DSC_0044.JPG" /> I made these felt (<em>yes, felt</em>) flower thingies. I've seen them on several blogs. Sorry, I can't link you to one, I don't remember where. But, I put mine on my lamp. Shawn hates it. I haven't decided if I like it or not. I was originally going to make a headband with it. Maybe I still will.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540729346850895730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q-3fqf1hwFXlk1UVm6sLAy4p2zGlrhDIHAKTRnPDr6G0urgqe52XzFIlSki7rbVFhFNc-wDZlkjI6Ud1XFTaO-zC0RA4NzUDdwjhxge69AxwNj7x57XXIDna0uIrocuEy-slvXENN9c/s400/DSC_0050.JPG" /> <div><div><div><div>I just finished this quilted advent calendar for my brother and sister-in-law. I'm shipping it off tomorrow (<em>they're in England, so I have to send it early</em>). I would shed a tear for it's departure, except I'm already making one for myself. I copied <span style="font-size:130%;color:#663366;"><a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/store/media/blog/SMSAdventCalendar.pdf">THIS</a> <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;">pattern from</span> <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/">Oh Fransson</a> </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;">who lives in Portland, so naturally I love her!</span></span></div><div><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540728178866241826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-xAyMQ9_-AMnZvHnA_VKFmbvp0nsL2lAiP6t0OvWyDcToCOY1Mp27Zv_-9V4YasuxiTzX5jvCwxYvUqFRWJup1zMkc-VcXaRu6fLP-qyeOrR7YUexGxjFfJToACZRhXzxubd2PFj4_8/s400/DSC_0299.JPG" /></span></u></div><div>It has 24 of these little pockets that will be filled with candy at 'my' house. <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540728166804122786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJck8UI3PTT850JuSZCaCoagH1oqG3tsW6AVbQFk-muZAfwDWdjHR-Y06vXldhqVZymTIQ33LIksErMEm2_9W-_LmXoGOgXeFQ-nSuHCkm2avVJdFMLwI2RuXqBv3lqhoHJGsSWdhCHZY/s400/DSC_0311.JPG" />Here it is hung on the wall... right where mine will go if I ever finish it. Appliqueing those little numbers takes FOREVER!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl9OHN5HF9RvOlNDyT1AJXOpWSOmZyAyWp-H9EgcIUtzIENk3zdbCvVvzVu-3aDz8xQAPF-77Ks5lMX1lMgsnJiZtb9hixvgDRcHoTIWVz_gZo9lZLl4oVTwQ9AjeZtVSklIrxVqSbsU/s1600/DSC_0305.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540728177694774738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl9OHN5HF9RvOlNDyT1AJXOpWSOmZyAyWp-H9EgcIUtzIENk3zdbCvVvzVu-3aDz8xQAPF-77Ks5lMX1lMgsnJiZtb9hixvgDRcHoTIWVz_gZo9lZLl4oVTwQ9AjeZtVSklIrxVqSbsU/s400/DSC_0305.JPG" /></a>Last, but not least is the upgrade on Reagan's rocking chair. I didn't like the plain pink seat cover it had, so I made it a new one. Of course I asked my Mom's permission first, since she made the original. I made a little pillow for it too.<br /><div><div><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAhre7JJ4MYsz3OlhWn5g6csXBnKGsvlVLLbJ5BqOSlebQWTgr87N3DqJrzJYL906mI6ssZ3FsMZkAXycP_0kskTROh8xFZh8hcF0mS2xc5jDRBjKBxHCuq0N2_oYiyalrd-s4jhquW0/s1600/DSC_0317.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540728163462148226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAhre7JJ4MYsz3OlhWn5g6csXBnKGsvlVLLbJ5BqOSlebQWTgr87N3DqJrzJYL906mI6ssZ3FsMZkAXycP_0kskTROh8xFZh8hcF0mS2xc5jDRBjKBxHCuq0N2_oYiyalrd-s4jhquW0/s400/DSC_0317.JPG" /></a> <div><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540728160265712994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvTW_gNqyJtRiBbyqrwBO1RQz98dJ48CdTAw4Na5BYvbY5qj0zSq6Ra0RWS_6TDA3_4928GirSJY4zlJgxvoTUbLvxZ4cNsy_OHq1vrgMaun6zCPeiD69GUauCRIqIiNBLlFffJsEPYw/s400/DSC_0318.JPG" /></span></u></div><div>We're all into rocking chairs around here. Now we just need to see a rocking chair from Molly... no pressure!</div><div>Anyways ladies, that's all I have to share for now. Although you may be relieved. I can be long-winded. </div><div>I miss our craft nights desperately! </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-44343913598923118602010-11-16T12:37:00.000-08:002010-11-16T12:43:33.871-08:00Sofia?<div align="center"> So, here's the <em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#66ffff;">rockin'</span></em> Rocking Chair Carter discovered for me at Goodwill...</div><div align="center">Sadly, I do not have a child named "Sofia" so the chair needed a bit of a makeover.<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff9900;">Before:</span></div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3nK-MPWgvJKn7ksI5KPp_bsEipv51btGIC4K-PwHLDyz_TCU9SjVB9gYynkkrR1SL_BchvEuQTEcdBdoktGlM-7EtMS48LUgWMujm6CIkF2ffTdnvxJAKV_6vZpsG8MfvvsHbhl-5-8/s1600/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540249635653340226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3nK-MPWgvJKn7ksI5KPp_bsEipv51btGIC4K-PwHLDyz_TCU9SjVB9gYynkkrR1SL_BchvEuQTEcdBdoktGlM-7EtMS48LUgWMujm6CIkF2ffTdnvxJAKV_6vZpsG8MfvvsHbhl-5-8/s400/015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#999999;">After:</span></div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540249645549120386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksd6h_aztlUrzR3eGE7QjqSVMyO92BaZQLwCjP1Ihwhhr8N-1wThZOKrUr60KIJAzMCMml7NhgejqKvXQONO_iR0ap5rLDfSfWhytaVl8On4qrbT1NCgqiyzELzdq0oUyIHxfXz9i3_g/s400/041+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">I told you I've been diggin' on grey (or is it gray) and turquoise! They make such a <em><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#66ffff;">S<span style="color:#999999;">W</span>E<span style="color:#999999;">E</span>T</span> </span></em>combo.<br /></p>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-33400805406743569252010-09-10T21:50:00.000-07:002010-09-10T22:05:21.790-07:00Um...I don't Know if we can be friends anymore....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ladies....we need to have a conversation...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I don't know if we can still be friends. Kristina, you craft like some people check their email... I am just trying to say that you make it look really easy, and its not! I would never have tried that barn! You are just straight up AMAZING!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And Jen, You make up quilting patterns? what?! um... I feel silly... the sewing machine in my house has been put away for two months now... save hemming trousers, and repairing a lovely bumper... You get the point. I think the answer is for one or all of you to please move next door to me where we can bounce between each other's houses again, stealing (me) the ideas out of your living rooms... I can barely get my house cleaned laundry done, dinner made, children cared for, exersizing done, calling fulfilled, not to mention crafting... which brings me to my point. I wasn't made of the same stuff you ladies were! I admire you both and am so glad you are still making things for your children to enjoy! IF I accomplish half nay a quarter of what you do I would jump up and down with joy! Thanks for the inspiration and consider the fire lit under my sewing behind! </span></span></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-61302931404803751052010-09-10T16:35:00.000-07:002010-09-10T16:36:59.089-07:00I’ve been crafting<span xmlns=""> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Okay, I'm here to share a few projects I've been working on…. Some finished, some not…<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The baby quilt I made Reagan got dyed pink in the wash. I always wanted to remake it anyways because it wasn't as perfect as I liked. Dying it (<em>unintentionally, I promise</em>) gave me the perfect excuse to make another. I used the same pattern, but different fabric. I love it (<em>can I say that about my own work?)…</em> it's not the work I love though, it's the fabric. I am seriously considering making one for my own bed, we'll see.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaD1vYv5_wpjZgo2YEXlgYNiAviqKS-u1_HBSiS5AAZMWFlCZXUUijNWYOEjXMRxlOVN8fbCwQqcLhsEDOT0AcFnf6KJae0p1sFLQUUvV1UHstQkCCmBt29U24B4lvm1E7wY9E-ac5xQ/s1600/005.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaD1vYv5_wpjZgo2YEXlgYNiAviqKS-u1_HBSiS5AAZMWFlCZXUUijNWYOEjXMRxlOVN8fbCwQqcLhsEDOT0AcFnf6KJae0p1sFLQUUvV1UHstQkCCmBt29U24B4lvm1E7wY9E-ac5xQ/s400/005.JPG" /></a></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNgXRbXIXzNFoYs6lN1T0pvZRxLddTo5M7BE5xZlJl0NHZ9t4LlNaJJmxbziuegAhdLV1U9wx9VQXaWzxW3wZSix1MeQwiyoo17qGJdYcJgjW1Pel9B3ieRi6Wbe7ISJYhoO8hmIS2XY/s1600/013.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNgXRbXIXzNFoYs6lN1T0pvZRxLddTo5M7BE5xZlJl0NHZ9t4LlNaJJmxbziuegAhdLV1U9wx9VQXaWzxW3wZSix1MeQwiyoo17qGJdYcJgjW1Pel9B3ieRi6Wbe7ISJYhoO8hmIS2XY/s400/013.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is a fold up chalk board I made for the kids to bring to church… and one for Carson's birthday. I found the tutorial <span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com/2010/05/rtw-chalk-mat-with-storage-pocket.html">HERE</a></span>. It's super easy, with genius pockets for the chalk and sponge to wipe it off. I didn't even know they had chalkboard fabric???<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAAh3KqzzNtFFH2SRg76e9e4EKhpizfWoC1HHaXFZEFNdaZf860Ba_xZTUZh7txLqU03wK2ZHAU_GlZO29sdzvIoFxLhv8AVCZNbIGe0lnYcpVzhPXu3M-Hm6Tjpzcp7CujxT4lJxm1I/s1600/021.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAAh3KqzzNtFFH2SRg76e9e4EKhpizfWoC1HHaXFZEFNdaZf860Ba_xZTUZh7txLqU03wK2ZHAU_GlZO29sdzvIoFxLhv8AVCZNbIGe0lnYcpVzhPXu3M-Hm6Tjpzcp7CujxT4lJxm1I/s400/021.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And it folds up cute, like a baby changing mat… just funner!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7PpwTD0oqqgmvPcvTpXIO8HKvVck4itH6RYULQOzZ6JzTjkHaN9S6PYFOOla5f77d-coK-V4j8UIGitpYpHqtmB2w9u8NFa3kCna8VNFDfzEPV5x4YJnUhJEOqrPbPU5lMYb1RopBDA/s1600/022.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7PpwTD0oqqgmvPcvTpXIO8HKvVck4itH6RYULQOzZ6JzTjkHaN9S6PYFOOla5f77d-coK-V4j8UIGitpYpHqtmB2w9u8NFa3kCna8VNFDfzEPV5x4YJnUhJEOqrPbPU5lMYb1RopBDA/s400/022.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is the barn I made Reagan. I got the tutorial <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://uklassinus.blogspot.com/2008/08/fabric-dollhouse-tutorial.html">HERE</a></span>. I honestly thought it would be bigger. Doesn't it look big in picture on the tutorial? I foolishly thought so. Not that I regret making it. If you ever choose to make one I have to warn you that the instructions were a <strong>PAIN</strong> to follow. I didn't understand a thing, but it turned out, so all is well. <em>Someday</em> I plan on appliquéing a barn door.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kJfUhGX4CPs774mAWAheZ4DKCoANSS_8S4AkRsFC8UHWAb5_2xqUGBWp5FDbzfAYhD9Suapd3nxJj_5PUYxs2wjVx2Hdg8rMjUENsMKOWKhUF95Xn8Fdvmh5EB7pU4RMbPO-20fV3uI/s1600/020.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kJfUhGX4CPs774mAWAheZ4DKCoANSS_8S4AkRsFC8UHWAb5_2xqUGBWp5FDbzfAYhD9Suapd3nxJj_5PUYxs2wjVx2Hdg8rMjUENsMKOWKhUF95Xn8Fdvmh5EB7pU4RMbPO-20fV3uI/s400/020.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbGEgsi0k-Y9uDuca4LKgleqbwwiBG9Gse8KXS7kGac-kLu8lOcUqvXJ34aslqVZlzNKn0Di3mrT6rsHT2mw_GZ3tT5i-Uw2uyZu5ljtq6cHPw8UcKWaqSVo2u_GJS7MoTux1rbCBmMs/s1600/018.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbGEgsi0k-Y9uDuca4LKgleqbwwiBG9Gse8KXS7kGac-kLu8lOcUqvXJ34aslqVZlzNKn0Di3mrT6rsHT2mw_GZ3tT5i-Uw2uyZu5ljtq6cHPw8UcKWaqSVo2u_GJS7MoTux1rbCBmMs/s400/018.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Okay, then there's Grant's I SPY quilt. I waited in anticipation for weeks to get the fabric squares from the swap…. <strong>Total disappointment</strong>. I got some of the ugliest fabrics I have ever seen in my whole life… and I'm not exaggerating! I threw out the ugly ones, added some more from my own stash… and I was left with these.<span style="color:blue;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtQndsIxHYqZA45onEdt2hDn_-4mByUjToicqcI6CXZuJxIZxKrhkk_SRUYJmf22FH-Kj54NtkrmF9CcC1Eyri2RusaSS5tnbWMTZpoNHf6XyyNjvDsGA8BQ5IwpwOaJsBSFLXVG-MCY/s1600/002.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtQndsIxHYqZA45onEdt2hDn_-4mByUjToicqcI6CXZuJxIZxKrhkk_SRUYJmf22FH-Kj54NtkrmF9CcC1Eyri2RusaSS5tnbWMTZpoNHf6XyyNjvDsGA8BQ5IwpwOaJsBSFLXVG-MCY/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I haven't quilted it yet. This picture is before I pinned it to the backing (<em>which is adorable, I'll have to show a picture of it when I'm finished</em>). I am happy with how it turned out. I was complaining the whole time… first the fabric, then I didn't like the way I was sewing them together, then this and that, and you guys know me, I like to complain….. but, I'm finally happy with it.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQW4VxdaJKnjK8E3h61vPch9VRlRp7sik4ZxWjERv5Ht_Y4zj21ea_RlK9MmeELIgi9VZK-wYRBn4kAP_Vw-rj5LAi_jjGFvDSGf_ip2x3I8-Qf5eAKQWgbOuol7q5dF-M2xYAG4Vh7U/s1600/004.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQW4VxdaJKnjK8E3h61vPch9VRlRp7sik4ZxWjERv5Ht_Y4zj21ea_RlK9MmeELIgi9VZK-wYRBn4kAP_Vw-rj5LAi_jjGFvDSGf_ip2x3I8-Qf5eAKQWgbOuol7q5dF-M2xYAG4Vh7U/s400/004.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I have to show you my work-in-progress too. I'm using up all my bright scraps to make a string quilt. I love using scraps! And I like the way this quilt is turning out, even if I've only done 6 blocks. It's a little too much on my eyes, but I think the kids will love it!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB45WHVywo97aBIedxR-hLVLv7KKFUXsIyhHRkZQnHVubF2iJnM8vWaYayFKPSU8J43YNRmLDdqD09ggHRfh0sLm6vkYEXQSI_E7Dh_trpZX-BiEtbCNJLzVwIUAi0oaYsnod1wdsENF8/s1600/025.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB45WHVywo97aBIedxR-hLVLv7KKFUXsIyhHRkZQnHVubF2iJnM8vWaYayFKPSU8J43YNRmLDdqD09ggHRfh0sLm6vkYEXQSI_E7Dh_trpZX-BiEtbCNJLzVwIUAi0oaYsnod1wdsENF8/s400/025.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Anyways, that's what I've been working on. Did I ever say I was taking a break from sewing? When was that? I don't think it lasted for more than a week.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">It's good therapy though! </p></span>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-32745072543948694332010-09-09T19:07:00.000-07:002010-09-09T19:09:53.306-07:00Bittersweet Song of September<div align="center">You ladies <span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc33cc;">MUST</span> read this article. </div><div align="center">It made me cry!</div><div align="center">I find it especially applicable to you ladies who have a 1st grader!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2010/08/22/bittersweet_song_of_september/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2010/08/22/bittersweet_song_of_september/</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Jen</div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-20002481636838410232010-09-03T16:34:00.000-07:002010-09-03T16:40:13.676-07:00Carter's new "Nigh-night"<div align="center">Carter has been pretty excited about this blanket. He LOVES the cars on it, and today, he took his first nap with it. (His tattered blanket was there with him too...it's gonna be a while before he's willing to give it up...)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbRemMMPdnUeufNhUPSIPHHwno-NnJw5c3Bo8zs3_iXz3zSI27EHfgx1Qaz3DXiB8LW2ApmGK5AXQAp5V5BvbFL7A-iVgHjNuAnKs0CZP7hd1luUlkP1U3zzb1hPJSREy7bcDc9aokyQ/s1600/045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512835141331507378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbRemMMPdnUeufNhUPSIPHHwno-NnJw5c3Bo8zs3_iXz3zSI27EHfgx1Qaz3DXiB8LW2ApmGK5AXQAp5V5BvbFL7A-iVgHjNuAnKs0CZP7hd1luUlkP1U3zzb1hPJSREy7bcDc9aokyQ/s400/045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWinvsGfVKEDy6QZx2ZeSDq3v_W4NcnW4u8rm0FmJ3Nkkc2nc3SqI34hymS_KItYJ68qzWV3NcFuwvl4sWmXqWOKjLjkPVngbTYrhRmx-g_wdxinD-uf0fMHzFvN7f_KFsB7sZ12nfvbE/s1600/044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512835135222286274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWinvsGfVKEDy6QZx2ZeSDq3v_W4NcnW4u8rm0FmJ3Nkkc2nc3SqI34hymS_KItYJ68qzWV3NcFuwvl4sWmXqWOKjLjkPVngbTYrhRmx-g_wdxinD-uf0fMHzFvN7f_KFsB7sZ12nfvbE/s400/044.JPG" border="0" /></a>Brandon's grandpa picked this up at a garage sale while he was here last month...I asked Brandon if I could turn it into something else...so, this is on the stack of "potential projects".<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2F-y4JkH0HWL0-8MjEO9VSBBxd8g2aQdR8ay0PpqvOL9yfU3FmkxXDauxmHSyRZzWFAED2eeqXioEAOj92cpa7h1xeSC9CSqbXRRXBzxhWfscsSVX8xkoq5psVllO90ZRgYXSx5b4uxo/s1600/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512835126502029442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2F-y4JkH0HWL0-8MjEO9VSBBxd8g2aQdR8ay0PpqvOL9yfU3FmkxXDauxmHSyRZzWFAED2eeqXioEAOj92cpa7h1xeSC9CSqbXRRXBzxhWfscsSVX8xkoq5psVllO90ZRgYXSx5b4uxo/s400/021.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-33822264647374637342010-08-16T14:19:00.001-07:002010-08-16T14:43:57.292-07:00I've been slackin'...<div align="center">It's funny...</div><div align="center">I keep checking to see if you ladies have posted anything...<br />I guess I just really wanna see what you're up to...</div><br /><div align="center">Nothing...</div><br /><div align="center">Nothing...</div><br /><div align="center">Nothing...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Wait a second...I haven't posted a dang thing either! (Mostly cuz I haven't been doing anything other than cleaning, taking care of kids and trying to squeeze a nap in here and there...)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">But, last week, I finally did a little sewing. These little crayon rolls have been on my list of things to do FOREVER, and I finally decided to just DO IT! I even made two extra! (One for Carson Schneider's ((spelling!?!)) birthday and one for a nephew for Christmas.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I didn't even buy anything for them. Just a bunch of scraps and ribbon I had on hand...Recognize the ribbon Molly? </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The kids took them to church on Sunday and they were a HIT!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506121400857109122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUv2QCZpaMM_wnF6-21mnU4yPbmz9LS1y2c1gVFzD68oz7QWXVZvCFN3dMyzTV0-J_gOcC-5TWap3XpVlYP3nqrdquBbRxhoKiPaAQKDMB4BXiBMmMAwkUV0QmYw0XLyoOkxO_FEvwpMA/s400/crafts+003.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506121392691835458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6UTWMAxjZIcAK7ufOhThU1g_Y6vblX76vvkaSp1TVJNfx1qFRdKQxB0t3fR4HMHlJ7idVcVDBQlNFrXaffH50vgTbg_sv5s1M5utajdYN6hPyPpAmJ9WB8N37Va-Vvgi4Y8e6E42J4w/s400/crafts+002.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Then Saturday night, after a really LOOOOOONG afternoon of cat naps and fussiness from Gavin, I had all 3 kids in bed AND asleep by 9:00, and with Brandon gone to Portland for some Optometry deal, I decided to pull out the fabric I bought at Fabric Depot for Carter's new blanket...(his is falling to pieces and I'm hoping that if I have something to replace it that is appealing...like, has cars on it...then losing his "nigh-night" won't be so traumatic.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BKrGAntIarhpzQNrh7tXNVteOppIAHjMlCdACa3BmCC9zrINV1nAny4wG_rf02YKCNQIplMTn-ukPtmOJnFWo8EVq7tB5ddW4D7NkIxH4fix5LrDH9wz_3Ur6uXUbL9iF0iXlT7VwqE/s1600/crafts+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506121407557548914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BKrGAntIarhpzQNrh7tXNVteOppIAHjMlCdACa3BmCC9zrINV1nAny4wG_rf02YKCNQIplMTn-ukPtmOJnFWo8EVq7tB5ddW4D7NkIxH4fix5LrDH9wz_3Ur6uXUbL9iF0iXlT7VwqE/s400/crafts+017.JPG" border="0" /></a> There it is...all cut up...it only took me an HOUR to figure out dimensions and cut it all...</div><br /><div align="center">pretty pathetic that I was SO exhausted at just 10:00 pm...some things NEVER change...</div><br /><div align="center">See the puffy redness around my eyes...I was <em><span style="font-size:180%;">very</span></em> tired!<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7P0zyTZrruwjOO-wYPg5N5DLMlZH36khYmGr4z-6ZnHLVEWh32aywALUrGs4fDgtNPQUyachfdbKzacFCG9fF-eymQkIQn-vWjkpyXfYucd6k4Rt6iHR2slCk6EGHC2IG2hNXL2oW14/s1600/crafts+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506120927819913650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7P0zyTZrruwjOO-wYPg5N5DLMlZH36khYmGr4z-6ZnHLVEWh32aywALUrGs4fDgtNPQUyachfdbKzacFCG9fF-eymQkIQn-vWjkpyXfYucd6k4Rt6iHR2slCk6EGHC2IG2hNXL2oW14/s400/crafts+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> I started piecing it today during the boys afternoon nap. That's not sewn together...I just wanted to give you a little idea of what it'll look like since it's gonna be FOREVER before it's done...<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506125088343659666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbP9Oq0PlJW-0iA8hv19v1uou-V7zlZd3fPpEX08RTCLnuOlnc7VgoKaaU5Q1TvwanC7VMRw2epK8lfnV-miK6wgnHIJ3nkDzpsf6aGz46cO9MNcMRtTqvFqjLddKpt6KG6O6JATnFYs/s400/crafts+021.JPG" border="0" /><br />Close up of the car fabric...isn't it adorable!?! I just love it...hopefully Carter does too!<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e0NdAiTaTknu0-r301cAFqWpZdr07JxE-f1uxgwZjTiCo7HMzluMPukeN6yauidKwiWtmBaoayyy61YzupYRdiGjsMquzcdr0RU5q3GlF3o3Dgq0PfHhQAeykh463zOKhsfRIM8hmvU/s1600/crafts+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506120911586759586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e0NdAiTaTknu0-r301cAFqWpZdr07JxE-f1uxgwZjTiCo7HMzluMPukeN6yauidKwiWtmBaoayyy61YzupYRdiGjsMquzcdr0RU5q3GlF3o3Dgq0PfHhQAeykh463zOKhsfRIM8hmvU/s400/crafts+022.JPG" border="0" /></a> Signin' off~</div><div>Jen</div></div></div><br /></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-55303694971771663922010-08-02T18:51:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:01:41.389-07:00ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY!<div align="center">I selfishly want you both to enter this giveaway on the blog homemadebyjill because if I don't win, maybe you will, and then I can bum it from you all the time and use it. Anyways, it is for the most awesome machine ever (<em>why haven't I heard of this yet</em>). The cricut is lame compared to this. Seriously, check it out and enter the giveaway (<em>who cares if there's already over 1000 other people entered</em>). </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><a href="http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-new-love-silhouette-craft-cutter.html">Here it is!</a></span></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-72523666524226954102010-08-01T19:56:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:15:34.175-07:00The MOST ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL ROOM EVER!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/bothbeds1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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="color:#FF6666;">So I love this room with all my heart and just happened upon it during one of my "research" sessions online. You see I needed some inspiration for Hattie's current room. I have had enough of the purple and green combo. And now that she is in her own room... Well, we put the some toys in her room as well, so she knows she still shares the space during the day, anyway...I needed some ideas and found this lady. Here's the link: littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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="color:#FF6666;">I really love this room on her blog. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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="color:#FF6666;">Jen! i need link lessons asap! How do you make works into links? </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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="color:#FF6666;">Oh and the Ithinksew site! to die for! My oldest sis lost sleep over all those to die for patterns! I am not even joking! she couldn't sleep and HAD to buy her fav ones! Miss you both!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/chalkDSC_0066.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0H2-NyMZBxndk59B-mRQBSd0MXLg26-ixfALsFok_eyP8N87Ogz4NxRf2ZeeNSG1qCujzuUz0BhIW3tx-99MN6nPn6g75ZYeY0G_41r4Rkyx2xC0kUPT9joT4og5ttcmYOTFelzy9boaW/s400/dresser+DSC_0044.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/bothbeds2copy.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-7248799875149552272010-07-25T21:16:00.000-07:002010-07-25T21:31:36.856-07:00Sharing…<span xmlns=""> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Okay, I had to share this website I found… </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://ithinksew.com/Default.aspx">Ithinksew</a></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">They have the darn cutest baby shoes I've ever seen. And their prices are really cheap (<em>right?)<br /></em></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Take a look at these adorable baby sandals. Have you ever seen anything cuter? The pattern is $3! I have to buy it and I have to make these. Who cares if I never have another girl, these are too cute not to make. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN64nHGMc0CBJ60ieGcIJsuynefG2WpLpG-6HzXB3L4944q_aH9qEtuNahIm2RIzCL71kPxqmkxzI_IwDVH8ZcJpqavkPMxOrfM31GLO1KsdAeh3nkoW2hn48BB0aFA2Y8MaVvbjG_hCc/s1600/Baby+sandals.png"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN64nHGMc0CBJ60ieGcIJsuynefG2WpLpG-6HzXB3L4944q_aH9qEtuNahIm2RIzCL71kPxqmkxzI_IwDVH8ZcJpqavkPMxOrfM31GLO1KsdAeh3nkoW2hn48BB0aFA2Y8MaVvbjG_hCc/s400/Baby+sandals.png" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">So, most of the shoes are girly, and you two have boys. But…. There are a few boyish shoes. Look at these…. She has them paired up with a dress, but I think they look like boy loafers....and adorabe!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6KgvsQlhQjMi4sUVHa4QnNlTuiwCVvyGDmb4Ik3XeH-POD2rW8VJ1SS2Xs0pdKgq84Eddlx53u9qq05x9iwJ6-Lw1PA9Jmj0ORO-eSOr40-jY2LNtkOxtXZ52NXdjbk0wxNZyVOQtmQ/s1600/Baby+sandals+2.png"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6KgvsQlhQjMi4sUVHa4QnNlTuiwCVvyGDmb4Ik3XeH-POD2rW8VJ1SS2Xs0pdKgq84Eddlx53u9qq05x9iwJ6-Lw1PA9Jmj0ORO-eSOr40-jY2LNtkOxtXZ52NXdjbk0wxNZyVOQtmQ/s400/Baby+sandals+2.png" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And she (<em>or he</em>) has patterns for bags and clutches. I want this bag! With that fabric! And I wouldn't mind the bouquet of flowers either! </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1FuRXhudvgErdG4y0Qa4sjsPwnCdrTZ1yKTPg1E8NICW0uF2ZQCM3xQeFNTbOyQj10NVoTNga6HHDf8Ql_rvCBYOkJwSRjAy61d1aSsr2nsng4qENWCFtgDhsoVD3kXoi7O-LwJ2TcQ/s1600/baby+sandals+3.png"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1FuRXhudvgErdG4y0Qa4sjsPwnCdrTZ1yKTPg1E8NICW0uF2ZQCM3xQeFNTbOyQj10NVoTNga6HHDf8Ql_rvCBYOkJwSRjAy61d1aSsr2nsng4qENWCFtgDhsoVD3kXoi7O-LwJ2TcQ/s400/baby+sandals+3.png" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And women's sized shoes. I can't pull these off. But I think they're cute and you two gals could sport these..<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUbwK0ydeNgH2K6gPIRCldgmVd1mSPUK5Okv-0dThshGW0Vj8rZ3CHEjKM8rR37hchpWZuKH3Frnpz_M9VZJQn6-EBLPq92BiE9SwVdypCsGK7QtAKKbtsAxQqxscL6FqgSJ2V4MNh-8/s1600/baby+sandals+4.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUbwK0ydeNgH2K6gPIRCldgmVd1mSPUK5Okv-0dThshGW0Vj8rZ3CHEjKM8rR37hchpWZuKH3Frnpz_M9VZJQn6-EBLPq92BiE9SwVdypCsGK7QtAKKbtsAxQqxscL6FqgSJ2V4MNh-8/s400/baby+sandals+4.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Anyways, blah blah blah, I just had to share…. </p></span>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-59321893459611196672010-07-16T15:10:00.000-07:002010-07-16T16:16:13.953-07:00The Latest Projects<div align="center">I'm with Kristina...</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Where's Molly!?</span></div><div align="center">Probably unpacking and exploring Vermont country. (We want pictures!!!)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I feel a little like I'm "back in the saddle again". I've been doing a bit of sewing and it feels Goo-ood! The other day, Grant was outside with this adorable little bag. I asked Kristina if she made it and she said, "ya, it's a water bottle carrier" - or something to that extent. I then <em>asked permission</em> ;) to copy her, found a tutorial online and made a couple for my kiddos. I want one for me too now! (I'm sure I have some scraps I could make one out of.)</div><div align="center"><a href="http://pinkchalkstudio.com/blog/2006/07/10/whiplash-challenge-water-bottle-carrier/">Here</a>'s a link to the tutorial I used.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddKQtohaQkBrmyX1uj1ZxYnpcbjCUz-87TidiDMNvfiApn8n6nNfJr_r5UOSJOFi3VUFsDLAwY8T4LRoXgO_6MFQ0FA0BLm2FDRMi1CaoHfJnpt1I-XVXm04X6esTBzd9FmjxRtRNuXA/s1600/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494259379179191874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddKQtohaQkBrmyX1uj1ZxYnpcbjCUz-87TidiDMNvfiApn8n6nNfJr_r5UOSJOFi3VUFsDLAwY8T4LRoXgO_6MFQ0FA0BLm2FDRMi1CaoHfJnpt1I-XVXm04X6esTBzd9FmjxRtRNuXA/s400/021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh235BBUadgnmtpyqP4m2FdfV0gzNTD-j85o6Q9tDQHuzb6hc4-A84WMzzvxpZbBe76m5M4A-UDajMTy1RgjLdjbw-3eBqXtzF1ky8dawh5vCRoLZRwzrWkEeAhKzCU5hqvYr5IFojqlSE/s1600/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494259368877906242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh235BBUadgnmtpyqP4m2FdfV0gzNTD-j85o6Q9tDQHuzb6hc4-A84WMzzvxpZbBe76m5M4A-UDajMTy1RgjLdjbw-3eBqXtzF1ky8dawh5vCRoLZRwzrWkEeAhKzCU5hqvYr5IFojqlSE/s400/026.JPG" border="0" /></a>I also made this little skirt for Jemma. The boys have ties out of the turquiose paisley print and so, with the left over scraps, a few other fabrics in my scrap box and a couple 99 cent fat quarters, I whipped it up for a grand total of approx. $3! Not bad!</div><div align="center">I was really happy with the way it turned out, but the next time I make a "block scrap skirt" I'll make one change...the bottom row, hemmed, will be half the width it is now on this one (I guess I could shorten this one and have that problem fixed...pretty sure it's long enough). </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidl9J17zestOQxF6nHImzYwT2S2FzUWgG8yym2m0YHGaAaXPpgcONMYzA1RYaf0ATeiRjfjEstTELeS-jk-IKM3cBo1TN-2gCIiiys8k5EfyoodY7PWDRDI2vqfnIfWHi6b4obIS9L-A0/s1600/028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494259364176181202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidl9J17zestOQxF6nHImzYwT2S2FzUWgG8yym2m0YHGaAaXPpgcONMYzA1RYaf0ATeiRjfjEstTELeS-jk-IKM3cBo1TN-2gCIiiys8k5EfyoodY7PWDRDI2vqfnIfWHi6b4obIS9L-A0/s400/028.JPG" border="0" /></a> And, finally, like Kristina, I made a shower gift for Jen's Twin Baby Boys. Just a set of flannel jammies and super simple appliqued onsies to match. </p><p align="center">They kinda match Kristina's ADORABLE blankets!!!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvqE4_IwQhuiXEC_bULfTinqBy1m_JHsU59G9I9YUU7uXyNc5y-K1CDEPbLcqi6o7uD87rvNBuP23VFmmIvW7drbTsHAtlOdDq8o6_5y9puh3WlycK9_PGoyOawNZRsLbxGtni0feS-k/s1600/031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494259350750089634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvqE4_IwQhuiXEC_bULfTinqBy1m_JHsU59G9I9YUU7uXyNc5y-K1CDEPbLcqi6o7uD87rvNBuP23VFmmIvW7drbTsHAtlOdDq8o6_5y9puh3WlycK9_PGoyOawNZRsLbxGtni0feS-k/s400/031.JPG" border="0" /></a>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-6075660450845398912010-07-15T15:41:00.000-07:002010-07-15T16:04:35.580-07:00Fabric swap and shower gift<span xmlns=""> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">First of all, can I just begin by saying... where is Molly? Am I the only one who hasn't heard from her? I guess I should ask.... <em>am I the only one who hasn't called her</em>? probably! Okay, I'll call this very second, after I post this.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">So, I wanted to share my fabric squares I'm shipping off tomorrow for the I Spy swap. Seriously, next time I find one of these swaps, do you guys want in? Sadly, I never found my lost fabric, so I got more (<em>and it was not longer the cost-effective project I thought it would be</em>). I love the strawberries! At the end of August I get my 200 fabrics back, I'll post those when I get them… hopefully they're not too ugly.<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494272619982310594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMk5WuSqipeS_FWe2XI0M_XD-mgDlQjZF1syGc3Wc2Kpk7_KcXj02-Kk8sexk0Sm0UtebidptGMcwal7Mx08Cmw8-krRWvH8vD7Th5TaNFORWUjwSqdTat2UWp-ncA6Wvtbm-T-6dUrGg/s400/002.JPG" /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Okay, Jen Farr's shower is today and I just finished the blankets. If you ever find a tip or trick for sewing minky fabric to cotton, let me know! It was a pain in the rear end! My edges aren't straight and there is bunching everywhere. But I don't think her babies will mind too much. Trust me, the green is <strong>not</strong><br /><em>that</em> pale in real life. I actually like the green one better. I know you guys won't believe me, but I paired all those fabrics together by myself. They're not even in the same fabric line, I literally had to walk around Fabric Depot and find matching fabric. This is a big deal for me, if you know what a fabric nincompoop I am!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDemrm-aHqCj0MgGGUGitxfaWpzo9CKrYiQwLt5-FOIDJSBXJ2-d_iMlNFkO5-RhLKUsmXdXq8mCBlavcRRU4QiIZq_jhHVS2HBBgMka_zp6o2eGKw1UX3H_cLXJ3wPM0HwATYlZcDRwQ/s1600/028.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDemrm-aHqCj0MgGGUGitxfaWpzo9CKrYiQwLt5-FOIDJSBXJ2-d_iMlNFkO5-RhLKUsmXdXq8mCBlavcRRU4QiIZq_jhHVS2HBBgMka_zp6o2eGKw1UX3H_cLXJ3wPM0HwATYlZcDRwQ/s400/028.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUpxXJLddzigHErHZYll3T-HmM96WRt4UWIXW4o3x7fbR6AdOaCCz_yJIXYXLV0muAF_Co-lDETglCkwhNvwgsQ3T_LP54ogA-8gPDoJ4qL9yrh-uMKwL_uYMcY5DpimUPoG_BOzdtHc/s1600/030.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUpxXJLddzigHErHZYll3T-HmM96WRt4UWIXW4o3x7fbR6AdOaCCz_yJIXYXLV0muAF_Co-lDETglCkwhNvwgsQ3T_LP54ogA-8gPDoJ4qL9yrh-uMKwL_uYMcY5DpimUPoG_BOzdtHc/s400/030.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here they are, bundled up and ready to give away. Aw, I just love the dots, don't you?<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi506v0X3CGf7C29yhvBf9u2MhySXnbWdJ8ZyzPKdZO9DEkyLFpFzPkJa2TfWRMq4csN6Hts5g_1-st6NXtAb6uAklVpf1QTB6HXtqzvdDbg7LKWX4EEn3EOIWT_-0bm96esvLwuXOum7M/s1600/038.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi506v0X3CGf7C29yhvBf9u2MhySXnbWdJ8ZyzPKdZO9DEkyLFpFzPkJa2TfWRMq4csN6Hts5g_1-st6NXtAb6uAklVpf1QTB6HXtqzvdDbg7LKWX4EEn3EOIWT_-0bm96esvLwuXOum7M/s400/038.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">That's it, that's all I've got for you lovely ladies.<br /></p></span>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945681011635456026.post-69974535412355171942010-07-07T08:05:00.000-07:002010-07-07T08:07:03.439-07:00Here it is!<div align="center">Now that we have an official BLOG, let's get on it and get blogging! I just have to know what you are all doing!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We miss you Molly, but can't wait to see MANY pics of your new home! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">~Jen</div>girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078392339144083625noreply@blogger.com0