tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858780645047340952024-02-06T19:53:37.264-08:00Neato 'SquitoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-72869088942712144192012-01-23T11:15:00.001-08:002012-01-23T11:15:57.149-08:00Deleting This Blog SoonI will be deleting this blog in the near future. Feel free to join me at the new site, http://marypoppinsperfect.blogspot.com/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-85564254263615494072011-11-28T11:21:00.001-08:002011-11-28T11:21:58.660-08:00HUGE giveaway!!There is the giveaway to end all giveaways going on right now (but it ends <i>tonight</i>, so HURRY and enter!) at Laura Winslow Photography. Check out the details <a href="http://laurawinslowphotography.com/blog/2011/11/21/10000-holiday-bloggie-bash-laura-winslow-photography">HERE</a>.<br />
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Good luck!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-15255495122483290522011-11-15T16:31:00.000-08:002011-11-15T16:31:25.472-08:00Pinterest Craft<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">I love, love, LOVE <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">pinterest</a>. It's a great way to keep track of the hundreds of great</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">ideas I see online, and a better way to find more ideas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">I found myself with a problem, however....I would pin and pin and pin and then - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">nothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">All these great ideas, and I wasn't doing anything with them except organizing them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">onto my (fabulously named) boards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">And then one day I was shopping and decided to buy the supplies for a cute</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;">Halloween craft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my version: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Styrofoam 'trees': $3</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yarn: $4 (with leftovers)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And it's super cute! <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2011/09/candy-corn-love.html">Here's</a> the link for the inspiration.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And once I finally find the other camera, I will post the other pinterest project I completed recently.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But a warning if you're not already on pinterest, it's addicting!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tread carefully.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But it's FUN!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-20611262496346627562011-04-14T13:49:00.000-07:002011-04-14T13:49:05.790-07:00Birthday Gift<div style="text-align: center;">We are celebrating a family birthday this weekend, so I thought</div><div style="text-align: center;">that a fun thing for a toddler is <a href="http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.com/2010/07/felt-fishing-set.html">THIS</a> great fishing set.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made it a little more girly, though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB07JBVWBJPfOulIaIZhGfGbRAjcBCMyIfR_nT-Suu4Abmc3A5Byt6s5Vo05Z4r2NFfIvR_uHTqjmSr-dhNKGTAyweK94RJEuX3fN1f1hkyPOJQXd0JeVdOSrw-Uo0RkKR94fLv6psvho/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB07JBVWBJPfOulIaIZhGfGbRAjcBCMyIfR_nT-Suu4Abmc3A5Byt6s5Vo05Z4r2NFfIvR_uHTqjmSr-dhNKGTAyweK94RJEuX3fN1f1hkyPOJQXd0JeVdOSrw-Uo0RkKR94fLv6psvho/s320/012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am also in the middle of a project that Grandma is helping out with - </div><div style="text-align: center;">FHE flannel board stories from the Book of Mormon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can download them <a href="http://chocolateonmycranium.blogspot.com/2007/11/flannel-board-stories.html">HERE</a>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I am using the technique described <a href="http://alittleofthis---alittleofthat.blogspot.com/2010/01/felt-figure-fun.html">HERE</a> to put them on felt.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-43028940340175270012011-04-14T13:45:00.000-07:002011-04-14T13:45:06.193-07:00Spring 2x4 Projects<div style="text-align: center;">My mom, sister, and I decided to try out some 2x4 crafts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found the ideas <a href="http://gigglesgalorenmore.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-chick-lamb-bunny-2x4s.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://wmcraftgoodies.blogspot.com/2011/03/april-wordof-month-kits-are-here.html">HERE</a> (scroll down past the words to see hers).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXStlKZfGZwE5SrTNvGjXR-ieHtaDAJw0lw6T8ep7qEEXjjRMMLwo-Kwv25regAdQ_nOzofiwOr1LXico7LQl41okYwSCIoRGkQbV_QHx7DbdrTny5aV_v-3uEzQTWkRWrVIwivLL3nnE/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXStlKZfGZwE5SrTNvGjXR-ieHtaDAJw0lw6T8ep7qEEXjjRMMLwo-Kwv25regAdQ_nOzofiwOr1LXico7LQl41okYwSCIoRGkQbV_QHx7DbdrTny5aV_v-3uEzQTWkRWrVIwivLL3nnE/s320/008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uoMtjOxYvlMYy65iCmjvVk-KvU4dNwbpO2T4spVIFdHfBqanKXCjEqJpRYrAYsKieLOQ9lXzJKV7y2wedroqmZireXB3mMaY8XXska5ekuWPvPB1VK00Vhgd4h03A9z7HSWwgK6l088/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uoMtjOxYvlMYy65iCmjvVk-KvU4dNwbpO2T4spVIFdHfBqanKXCjEqJpRYrAYsKieLOQ9lXzJKV7y2wedroqmZireXB3mMaY8XXska5ekuWPvPB1VK00Vhgd4h03A9z7HSWwgK6l088/s320/011.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I still want to add a ribbon to my chocolate bunnies (I made 2),</div><div style="text-align: center;">and to one of the chicks, but I thought I</div><div style="text-align: center;">should post these before Easter is here.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-64280451205013194992011-03-19T19:51:00.000-07:002011-03-19T19:51:28.542-07:00St Patty's Rainbow<div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to make some sort of RAINBOW craft, and I figured since I have a ton of felt</div><div style="text-align: center;">that I am using for another project (which will take some time before being posted),</div><div style="text-align: center;">I would use felt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then I proceeded to make something that was in my mind very cute.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I didn't really think it through, and stopped at this point:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccyNCATU5ppiASYeu7diaj3QIvN6mS0insIMGPGDWbkrv03D7RI8R7bbRHukNXfvYu0rVpsBAMNxL428YmI9krKElG2js3FbHv3rCfsQYD9ilEIXQGwGP-sPy5_HqEQ083PBsxs-wE3I/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccyNCATU5ppiASYeu7diaj3QIvN6mS0insIMGPGDWbkrv03D7RI8R7bbRHukNXfvYu0rVpsBAMNxL428YmI9krKElG2js3FbHv3rCfsQYD9ilEIXQGwGP-sPy5_HqEQ083PBsxs-wE3I/s320/001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then my daughter stood it up, and I realized that it was great the way it was. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hope you had a great day wearing green!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-1617095538833209592011-02-27T20:29:00.000-08:002011-02-27T20:29:37.558-08:00Book Review - Tarzan of the ApesI finished reading the 1st Tarzan book last week. I had no idea that there was more than 2 when I picked it up from the library. And I only knew there were two because there was another one on the shelf.<br />
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It was pretty good. I can understand why it was so popular, and why he ended up writing more than one. Do you know how many Tarzan books there are? Well, if my memory serves me right, there were 22 written! Twenty-two!! Needless to say, I will not be reading them all.<br />
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Don't get me wrong - I liked the book, and am happy to say that I've read it. But it just wasn't superb enough to make me want to read more. Although it does kind of leave you hanging at the end, because he has come to America to get together with Jane, but she agrees to marry someone else (and the guy's even a relative of Tarzan's!). <br />
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I thought it was great. It explained things in an interesting way, as well as a believable way - so that it didn't seem to be too far of a stretch that a man raised by apes could teach himself to read, and be the perfect specimen of physical perfection. <br />
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I would recommend this book to any reader - there's a little bit of violence (he grew up in the jungle!), but it's not graphic. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-482502843382116322011-02-21T19:27:00.000-08:002011-02-21T19:27:38.361-08:00Book Review - UnbrokenThis month I finished reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/1400064163/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1298344546&sr=1-1"><u>Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption</u></a> by Laura Hillenbrand. It is about Olympic medalist Louis Zamperini's experience during World War II, when his airplane was shot down and he ended up in a Japanses POW camp.<br />
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It is so good!! It is very detailed about the Japanese side of the war. I have read many books about World War II, but most of them talk about the circumstances in Germany; I can only remember one that talked about life in a Japanese POW camp. I found it really interesting in this book that it focused on the Japanese belief's of their superiority over the rest of the world, and how much they despised those who ended up being captured (it was their belief that anyone who surrendered or was captured were the worst of the worst - they would rather kill themselves than be taken captive). So they felt they could do anything to those they captured.<br />
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Louis was not put on the Red Cross registry, so no one knew that he survived. And he ended up being the most hated prisoner by one of the camp leaders, known as 'The Bird.' After reading the unthinkable things that they all endured, and many were able to survive, it's amazing to read about the way many of the former POWs were able to work through their trials and later forgive those who held them captive.<br />
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This book is incredible. And Laura Hillenbrand does a wonderful job of bringing the story to you. Read it. You'll love it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-64955908408481228572011-02-21T19:15:00.000-08:002011-02-21T19:15:04.137-08:00President's Day<div style="text-align: center;">I've decided to try and do a sort of</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mommy School with my daughters (ages 3 and 0).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Obviously, the younger will not</div><div style="text-align: center;">be doing much in the beginning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although she is really good at being cute and talkative,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and screamy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I tried to do this last fall, but we only did a couple of things before we decided to</div><div style="text-align: center;">move across the country (again).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I started today. We talked briefly about president's, </div><div style="text-align: center;">mainly George Washington & Abraham Lincoln.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We made a few crafts (shown below), and tried to clean money.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Tried</b></i> being the key word.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPICeSHZOAvKpLqAqFarkLefs5NG0mn43oBAVa5uOiEUi5MXZhmd9mn-N7XYCfdEEIyt72IwXYaELM2Rkbc03RBz7Be8g6gukDr9weiCFqvyvci3chtaSSJ3im4UUOd1-JTFhW5yq1wG8/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPICeSHZOAvKpLqAqFarkLefs5NG0mn43oBAVa5uOiEUi5MXZhmd9mn-N7XYCfdEEIyt72IwXYaELM2Rkbc03RBz7Be8g6gukDr9weiCFqvyvci3chtaSSJ3im4UUOd1-JTFhW5yq1wG8/s200/017.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Picture 1, the money before the cleaning.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">We soaked the pennies in a small amount of lime juice with a couple drops of water, then rinsed. The silver ones were cleaned with a cotton ball and baking soda/water paste. The paste didn't work too well, BUT the cotton balls did get a little dirty.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's pictures of our crafts:</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lincoln's log cabins (we didn't have brown construction paper, so we used black)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Washington's cherry tree (drew a pic of a tree & dropped hole-punch cherries on glue)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the other small one are coin rubbings. We taped some coins</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the table and rubbed over with crayons.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we also did silhouettes - but I think it makes our baby look like she's</div><div style="text-align: center;">a 2-year-old boy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy & I also did those, but they are on the back. And not as cute as the kids!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It's just the right size for small hands and one book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ruhg7KFyaa29UA4K6yRj9j2xWy7RRRAdN4NTbGHCGrEorIItGzYmc8lGcilpcfGueAEcJ-obUXkNxh7On81I2x7Wy9bbUxnqUaCkJ1LWMYFdIgebUlXksvejR3nAsv07qWv10c97fLg/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ruhg7KFyaa29UA4K6yRj9j2xWy7RRRAdN4NTbGHCGrEorIItGzYmc8lGcilpcfGueAEcJ-obUXkNxh7On81I2x7Wy9bbUxnqUaCkJ1LWMYFdIgebUlXksvejR3nAsv07qWv10c97fLg/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't until then that we realized why they were getting rid of them - </div><div style="text-align: center;">the first page in her book is 1 Nephi 8.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So it's missing about 15 pages.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But since she can't read yet, it's okay.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are available under her chair in primary when we sing her favorite song,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lds.org/cm/pdf/ScripturePower_eng.pdf">Scripture Power</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I was done and gave it to her, she was so excited.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Thanks, Mom!! Thanks to make my scripture power, Mommy!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">She thanked me and thanked me, about 20 times</div><div style="text-align: center;">through dinner and bedtime.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-19358214333669506322011-01-10T20:07:00.000-08:002011-01-29T19:39:12.622-08:00Skiing Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy birthday, Grandpa! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since he loves to ski, I thought that a huge ski hill would be the order of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8Fg6Q4Ft3TPI3L3XqnG0VVbOcdC3MppMIQDQ7bryVWo42hbKTcaPAl65-mipsjk_jbjTGwNvEPxHwof1ojtIRuMZrkRC5DZKnrXs-sV64H1xk18JY4usUU8i7hcDRRu8TZMw4Rp2jJQ/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8Fg6Q4Ft3TPI3L3XqnG0VVbOcdC3MppMIQDQ7bryVWo42hbKTcaPAl65-mipsjk_jbjTGwNvEPxHwof1ojtIRuMZrkRC5DZKnrXs-sV64H1xk18JY4usUU8i7hcDRRu8TZMw4Rp2jJQ/s320/006.JPG" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not so good at figuring out how to format these photos once I've got them in place...too impatient with it, I guess. So here we go, from the bottom layer to the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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An audience at the bottom, one backwards snowplow, a horrible crash, and a safe arrival.<br />
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The bottom layer is rainbow cake. I took a white cake mix, divided it up into as many bowls as the different colors I put in (in this case, 5). Then my daughter told me where to put each color and in what order. It's delicious!<br />
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Since we didn't get family portraits taken this year (again), we are going to utilize the chance to make a collage out of a few candid snapshots of the girls, and there are so many options I'm having a difficult time deciding which one to use.<br />
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And if, like me, you like to blog, you can try to get 50 cards FREE!! by heading <a href="http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/">HERE</a> and filling out the form. Good luck!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-30196682051479583922010-12-02T14:38:00.000-08:002010-12-02T14:38:26.295-08:00Settling InSo once again, we have moved across the country. But our internet is finally up and running and I have started a couple new projects. So there will soon be a new post or two. <br />
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Thanks for hanging in there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-38045363142760467532010-10-11T11:49:00.000-07:002010-10-11T11:49:36.834-07:00Halloween SillhouetteIn my 'extra' email, I get all sorts of newsletters...from signing up for giveaways that I always hope to win but never do. And yet I still enter. There's always the possibility, right?<br />
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The other day, in my<a href="http://www.bhg.com/"> BHG</a> email, they had a bunch of easy Halloween crafts, and there were two I loved. I have completed one...Halloween silhouettes. We have extra frames at our house from different things - mainly from our wedding - ones I liked to much to get rid of, and yet we have always lived in small places, so I can't possibly hang up all the frames we have. Luckily, I had two sitting around that worked pretty well.<br />
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Well, it's probably about time that I post something, since we've finally settled in to our new place across the country and figured out how to deal with having a second child. So here's what I've been up to the past week:<br />
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First, a tape measure Father's Day card for Daddy from our girls. I found the instructions in the <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/">FamilyFun magazine</a>.<br />
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But it sure was nice to save $50!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-12176084886328925622010-03-01T20:29:00.000-08:002010-03-01T20:34:31.477-08:00Boy Blessing OutfitWell, if we have a boy next month, I made some white pants and a bowtie for him to wear when he is blessed at church. The bowtie turned out super cute, and it was really easy. I found the tutorial for it <a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2009/09/little-bow-tie-tutorial.html">HERE</a>. We will just buy a white button-up shirt for the top, unless we are desperate and just go with a onesie!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lhvqTTrMCS9WHzS-uL8u_9fZJfonN9oEcqNmSlRd62CHkJ1sqsYk0S2_JqSEZVy6uMidG96O3Qgmss2MhY9d4uAWkCfd1e1NVir6R6dY6wkfPEi3dVr2qLzpX8qRk7Exn66W6Xw7S9s/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443889097242449298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lhvqTTrMCS9WHzS-uL8u_9fZJfonN9oEcqNmSlRd62CHkJ1sqsYk0S2_JqSEZVy6uMidG96O3Qgmss2MhY9d4uAWkCfd1e1NVir6R6dY6wkfPEi3dVr2qLzpX8qRk7Exn66W6Xw7S9s/s320/005.JPG" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-25600116414120442312010-02-14T20:15:00.000-08:002010-02-14T20:22:40.722-08:00Purse & Superhero CapesHere is my new purse! I used a Simplicity pattern, and I really like it. It turned out great!, and I was surprised at how big it was, but that's okay. So far I have managed not to pack it too full.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YGjeq2qDzL193lXut_FiviAK39amYVONQK4IEuoBUsvXJR8M83pYrbcV8BsT_9dlP6s7589V88KVzGEp1k8xd4ZNwDREl09r_LDyIYwB7xjaJcmtg5eOBge7Z6eknzFuhFoSGQfJcEM/s1600-h/new+ones+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438319828390211810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YGjeq2qDzL193lXut_FiviAK39amYVONQK4IEuoBUsvXJR8M83pYrbcV8BsT_9dlP6s7589V88KVzGEp1k8xd4ZNwDREl09r_LDyIYwB7xjaJcmtg5eOBge7Z6eknzFuhFoSGQfJcEM/s320/new+ones+004.JPG" /></a><br />And here are some superhero capes I made for a birthday party next month. The Batman is on the back of the boys', with Superman on the other side. And the crown is on the other side of a Supergirl. They are super cute! You can find a tutorial <a href="http://pukingpastilles.com/?p=57">HERE</a>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc3HnH9JDV2jrNr6CbHG9JMi5QiuX3jTa8n8b1xTPPDdpjM8op7WxsUqMCtwy87AG0vKVLcjYUWHSziXhKOIrG4M1ahYEoVX_vrJFqDfqZt5HvFMZx1lHLn1DhI3KFDvUklJ3gfwQ6SY/s1600-h/new+ones+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438319819573108834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc3HnH9JDV2jrNr6CbHG9JMi5QiuX3jTa8n8b1xTPPDdpjM8op7WxsUqMCtwy87AG0vKVLcjYUWHSziXhKOIrG4M1ahYEoVX_vrJFqDfqZt5HvFMZx1lHLn1DhI3KFDvUklJ3gfwQ6SY/s320/new+ones+003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghq0A9KOpqcQ660HQbeMUq7WqEQj8M5_VRMBsq8U8FV7lTOQnhuQr863qze0IiqCIBchnQYHBnTS_6eu66yPsuD33LnUUk1qw5e0-s0MXuribpfBhxPuOdRMapohSfUdmQgIfMI1rzhl8/s1600-h/new+ones+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438319811506559746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghq0A9KOpqcQ660HQbeMUq7WqEQj8M5_VRMBsq8U8FV7lTOQnhuQr863qze0IiqCIBchnQYHBnTS_6eu66yPsuD33LnUUk1qw5e0-s0MXuribpfBhxPuOdRMapohSfUdmQgIfMI1rzhl8/s320/new+ones+002.JPG" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-79073616831634505652010-02-08T14:47:00.000-08:002010-02-08T14:51:43.707-08:00We are getting ready for a big move around here, and I found a great idea for an 'in the car' toy for our long, long drive across the country: a felt Mr Potato Head! <a href="http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/11/felt-mr-potato-head.html">Here</a> are the instructions if you want to make your own.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OOFNFaVDNpiGoyPAXRNL_bjUHoOodHzw7_wLCBT_Dauh_Tpr0V0AZqYty1wJxsvHquOk5NPqkyFPuzyW58ri6Z3FP5-YuYL5FhSiFQNQem1OGnZqBLX2n_a45ZbhKrqvg1Hs2kz7O3o/s1600-h/misc+149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436008657680707842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OOFNFaVDNpiGoyPAXRNL_bjUHoOodHzw7_wLCBT_Dauh_Tpr0V0AZqYty1wJxsvHquOk5NPqkyFPuzyW58ri6Z3FP5-YuYL5FhSiFQNQem1OGnZqBLX2n_a45ZbhKrqvg1Hs2kz7O3o/s400/misc+149.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-2ELr3w79gBXI80Mi2GW7fle-OWLzWQMlMlg00gQaaG_5sFsXgAQkHWfWsOOcl7YhW72AH0FBbmZDc7dYhf9zoN6Mqs09UWg1jSbmHxjKfPxhV9nSfJapLyQc1jPiiAOAw2qjqKSrG8/s1600-h/misc+149.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-55157801922402547042010-01-30T12:37:00.001-08:002010-01-30T12:42:16.375-08:00If It's a Girl...<div>I just finished a baby quilt for our baby, if it's a girl. I made an orange and yellow rag quilt with construction trucks on it in case of a boy, and when I saw <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-make-ragged-squares-quilt.html">this tutorial</a> online, I couldn't resist trying it for a girl. I am really pleased with how it turned out. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aABn1jBfzz7WMQmYxuANwWSLxRGHU6LnHcHEQWQuBJrraqshcY1KlkMFDNpxrv9iwarfbLpte4v4MOAPNH0689cwUNZuTOBe-V3bD8sYMOiCWNm_ghaNrtI1sY5k7yFCdUugEy1ovGU/s1600-h/blog+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432635772416087010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aABn1jBfzz7WMQmYxuANwWSLxRGHU6LnHcHEQWQuBJrraqshcY1KlkMFDNpxrv9iwarfbLpte4v4MOAPNH0689cwUNZuTOBe-V3bD8sYMOiCWNm_ghaNrtI1sY5k7yFCdUugEy1ovGU/s200/blog+011.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCv6OoVz753MNjLhEmS0bUDxfLFh_Yrjgy3MYOxn8U2REO6b5o9ric94ROYe70pl4T3UbE8DhX0Dxe27AFozu6UEm2wLpbiHSwmQdrZQXOgaBOR_xyMTRGigjweh1NlqIfGffpRLzRJA/s1600-h/blog+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432635765158311618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCv6OoVz753MNjLhEmS0bUDxfLFh_Yrjgy3MYOxn8U2REO6b5o9ric94ROYe70pl4T3UbE8DhX0Dxe27AFozu6UEm2wLpbiHSwmQdrZQXOgaBOR_xyMTRGigjweh1NlqIfGffpRLzRJA/s200/blog+010.jpg" /></a> It still needs to be run through the washer and dryer to help with the fraying, but that will have to wait for a trip to Grandma's.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-58048491065670212052010-01-14T21:19:00.000-08:002010-01-14T21:30:50.189-08:00Busy BeeI have been working and working the past two days on a variety of things. The first picture is of a bag that I made from an old pair of my jeans and an old pair of my husband's. One of my friends has a bag like that and I would always admire it at church until she moved away, so now I have one of my own. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmr-pONGruG6AVDpW8W4xrcYME-sX5p7F14d8RA9XVHDiGA5YknlsVleLCkjxgDrvOhQC9OhFpgRCJP-EJmEgJb4tGhtSaElBJr7CTYFoUw3-EL2lDTU_SRZ86qASdCPx2zL39zzwx_A/s1600-h/blog+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426833110541805954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmr-pONGruG6AVDpW8W4xrcYME-sX5p7F14d8RA9XVHDiGA5YknlsVleLCkjxgDrvOhQC9OhFpgRCJP-EJmEgJb4tGhtSaElBJr7CTYFoUw3-EL2lDTU_SRZ86qASdCPx2zL39zzwx_A/s200/blog+007.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426833092053876514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYL5SFZYihJQ26k7qNfiQeThNvGgEsyPyDjXnSaTZ2ZER8QwbKgJU2QtssQh1dRXYjhFh8m_rXQ_0_2e8nI_lAHr8-REo28duhS3jE04BKZ23wEFGhXgDXm-ukI6LN90yBe3W3u9kU1lo/s200/blog+006.jpg" />The next two pics are the advent calendars that I have been working on for so long; the holes in the top are for ribbon (but I won't put that on until the sealer is totally dry). The magnets that I posted a few days ago go on here - there are 24, so you put one on each day starting on December 1. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05U8X9eqy-ge5zASnEO-KVTF_V6brm8WElh7u1i2Q_u4R95z-0G_RhsCxGBSNdNvmiStKN28gYj5FKeSlgKcbD1VVNxdJrP86uw1tSkcYexTGb_mhxgx7t7bs72JCGvJSoBcW2d0cqrM/s1600-h/blog+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426833102390855650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05U8X9eqy-ge5zASnEO-KVTF_V6brm8WElh7u1i2Q_u4R95z-0G_RhsCxGBSNdNvmiStKN28gYj5FKeSlgKcbD1VVNxdJrP86uw1tSkcYexTGb_mhxgx7t7bs72JCGvJSoBcW2d0cqrM/s200/blog+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR9Qhm14B-xjRNUVcrQgXq2zpnjgrlG3DvYYZFqVH_qPr-3xZJ2KfsvE8nnFEoksC3Sa8QNcXNmreWfmYbMR86OsL-AZgbwzgOCtHpwUQfhfHUZbWQUgiZnZLwdamfND3ln9NIn3WCts/s1600-h/blog+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426833100295529986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR9Qhm14B-xjRNUVcrQgXq2zpnjgrlG3DvYYZFqVH_qPr-3xZJ2KfsvE8nnFEoksC3Sa8QNcXNmreWfmYbMR86OsL-AZgbwzgOCtHpwUQfhfHUZbWQUgiZnZLwdamfND3ln9NIn3WCts/s200/blog+008.jpg" /></a> And the final thing is a Valentine's banner that I made from stiff felt and ribbon. I got the idea <a href="http://www.favecrafts.com/Valentines-Day/Sweetheart-Garland-from-The-New-Image-Group">HERE</a>.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArgsqdld4zv13cPN-2XXO8rfpmaqxkw_BIwMvdsexrTuqpOh5-HS1Ydmgg6tV95EVjIBxasnhMEqxQDMzaYRYJaWLp5RUqP9iIs9jZ8L8cM4Auibpoq3F707tDE2vFK84WB6tlxai2zo/s1600-h/blog+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426833082801201202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArgsqdld4zv13cPN-2XXO8rfpmaqxkw_BIwMvdsexrTuqpOh5-HS1Ydmgg6tV95EVjIBxasnhMEqxQDMzaYRYJaWLp5RUqP9iIs9jZ8L8cM4Auibpoq3F707tDE2vFK84WB6tlxai2zo/s200/blog+005.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-91484990432349887092010-01-12T12:31:00.000-08:002010-01-12T12:35:03.065-08:00Winter Bag<div>Since it's too hard to mod podge with a toddler around who is interested in everything that happens, I decided to make a bag that I have been wanting for quite some time. We started using hats and gloves in October or November and they have just been sitting on the stairs since then, because that is so close to the front door. Today I finally made it...a simple fleece bag with one handle to hold all the winter accessories that have been on the stairs forever. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Itpy5rL5bGta9sIld0eNvwWfmciHQnD_w4zMgc_r58H9NyTBTOktIthfo4cnLYzFhbCHva94ByiG6Pgw5_E41g1jLhYVNYNv14QkXQYG7-r-krtomeYCaBoJM9YGwrMe7KCSlYoYtss/s1600-h/blog+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425954031203021650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Itpy5rL5bGta9sIld0eNvwWfmciHQnD_w4zMgc_r58H9NyTBTOktIthfo4cnLYzFhbCHva94ByiG6Pgw5_E41g1jLhYVNYNv14QkXQYG7-r-krtomeYCaBoJM9YGwrMe7KCSlYoYtss/s320/blog+004.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-10448572970899717132010-01-11T22:05:00.000-08:002010-01-11T22:11:15.208-08:00Mail SorterI know I should be posting the advent calendar, BUT it's in between layers of mod podge, so it's not done yet. Tonight I made a mail sorter while we watched House. It has 4 different pockets and should be very helpful; the last couple of months I have been putting mail in various spots and finding bills and things that require action with just enough time to get things taken care of. Hopefully this will help. And I used scraps from other projects for it all.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7DchfPAYBUNjujESOp9NL7JoXHH_2VAutzPSQgTZwb2SU_HpPT26-bctw1xRRBo9R8M4gG-gN4nqyyr1VO8KjdJl41I7Rib8-Ofbh9a3-enh1Gx85L-zDvDvGya9DDJLCJIZD-OgTh8/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425731089379853762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7DchfPAYBUNjujESOp9NL7JoXHH_2VAutzPSQgTZwb2SU_HpPT26-bctw1xRRBo9R8M4gG-gN4nqyyr1VO8KjdJl41I7Rib8-Ofbh9a3-enh1Gx85L-zDvDvGya9DDJLCJIZD-OgTh8/s320/blog.jpg" /></a> I found the idea and instructions from bright and blithe. Check out the tutorial <a href="http://brightandblithe.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/mailsortertutorial/">HERE</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985878064504734095.post-31530779342686371052010-01-07T21:13:00.000-08:002010-01-07T21:22:44.572-08:00Break ProjectsDuring the break my husband had from school for Christmas, I didn't do a whole lot of crafty stuff, but I did manage to finish two projects. The first is a blessing dress if our baby turns out to be a girl, which turned out great with some advice from my mom. It will be ironed before we use it...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424233897209826258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPKFE95dZlIWRmTW-bio7DY-D9fu-OHRH3rf5FonT1zi9IW0uQETbWgKW05F33wl7DyWbTYof6xZZwPEBgBCf04aBR32v9A-ROLWfEFm8ofJolbznSn9ptcnUJLUaVkCsnAduAwroH0g/s320/blog+001.jpg" /><br />The next is a project I made for my friend Rissa, which I forgot to take a picture of, BUT I am making another one for someone else. It's too bad I didn't get this one done before Christmas, but she will be able to use it this year! It's an advent calendar, and this is how far I have gotten so far: the magnets. The background, made from a cookie sheet, is in progress and hopefully won't take too much longer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuN542wlb-b3nh4vMB9pSYauh8OEJBENonLTCgHq8GNeP41xQsobHrhotD_MFKelPQXVhn5bXRUfWpeV8Lad1v0cPKaMsCk5421hljJQPGqkYg9q5hwiMtcODd9c9btNnfpZywOF83IM/s1600-h/blog+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424233906095285698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuN542wlb-b3nh4vMB9pSYauh8OEJBENonLTCgHq8GNeP41xQsobHrhotD_MFKelPQXVhn5bXRUfWpeV8Lad1v0cPKaMsCk5421hljJQPGqkYg9q5hwiMtcODd9c9btNnfpZywOF83IM/s320/blog+003.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1