tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73378741163115429582023-11-16T03:40:40.921-08:00my daily creationSeeking to rediscover my creativity, I endeavor to invent something new every week for one year. Sewing, glueing, baking, painting, building, photographing, cooking...whatever it takes, I will make something each week that did not exist the week before.My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-89123226800178060502011-02-21T10:17:00.000-08:002011-02-21T10:17:21.724-08:00Cracked<div style="text-align: center;">I cracked under the pressure. Forgive me. Creating something everyday was just too much for me to handle.</div><div><br />
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</div><div> Before today I have not even looked at this blog since the last day I posted back in November. I felt shame for starting something and not finishing it. </div><div><br />
</div><div>A little backstory to fill you in and then I will get back to the business of creativity. As stated in my profile, I was in sales and lost my job over the summer. I felt a plethora of emotions ranging from elation over being free from the rat race, to panic at how I would provide for me and my daughters. I decided to finish my teaching credentials, something I had started before getting the sales job. I am very close to being done with two special education credentials. I re-enrolled in graduate school and around the time of my last blog entry, panic started to set in as I had several papers/projects that were coming due and I had been putting them off. Can you blame me? When given the choice of making a hair fascinator and batch of to-die-for cookies, or writing a 10 page paper on differentiating instruction for english language learners.... I always chose the option that was more fun. Not always a wise choice. So, between Thanksgiving and Christmas I was doing research and writing papers. I suppose I could have posted those things on the blog, as I did create the papers myself, but I would have lost the throngs of followers who frequent this blog. </div><div> So, here we are in February and I have only today found the courage to forgive my lapse in consistently blogging. I think that I am starting to feel in control a bit more these days as I am once again gainfully employed. I am this close (hold thumb and index finger one inch apart) to being done with my 2 credentials, but cannot afford to finish. I am a little disappointed to be so close to something and unable to finish, but it is just something I will have to complete later. There are massive layoffs in teaching right now, so I guess I don't feel like I am turning my back on a sure bet as far as job security goes. At the beginning of the year I sent out resumes and finally got a job back in the wonderful world of sales. So, feeling immense relief that my girls and I once again have health insurance, and once again can afford our pimpy lifestyle of paying rent and eating 3 squares a day - I am back to the world of creativity and blogging about it. I will go easier on myself this time and commit to creating at least one new thing a week- daily is just not going to happen. I have missed the world of blogging, both the writing of and reading of blogs that inspire creativity. I hope you can forgive my absence and find it in your heart to once again tune in to see what I make from scratch or what treasures I find at the local thrift store.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Now on the creative part. I got the Instagram app on my iphone and have been having fun taking pictures lately. Here are a few of my favorites:</div><div><br />
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</div>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-79682252199904305462010-11-24T08:25:00.000-08:002010-11-24T08:25:03.290-08:00Day 26: The good, the bad, and the ugly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll start with the good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hannah and I did a little shopping at Target and when we returned she showed me how fashionable a Target bag can be. Who would've thought a grocery bag could double as a water resistant tank top!?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still under "the good" category, I cracked open this great book I bought over the summer. Hannah requested that I make a lunch bag for her, the picture is on the bottom right corner of the book cover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7TmDSIVUQ953XQ3vIrEftLMjY5hqhiRy5UKeBb1ORSZuB_DaAGKjMEobXHtg3ewEqjyJcxCbAN15orojJ0Mq-Hq7pcLuNEqyLR5Vyx395t0l3yivDl1S1WsvmgLX1UkRv6OK9YXhHv-9/s1600/oneyardwonders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7TmDSIVUQ953XQ3vIrEftLMjY5hqhiRy5UKeBb1ORSZuB_DaAGKjMEobXHtg3ewEqjyJcxCbAN15orojJ0Mq-Hq7pcLuNEqyLR5Vyx395t0l3yivDl1S1WsvmgLX1UkRv6OK9YXhHv-9/s200/oneyardwonders.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><br />
We are now transitioning into "the bad". Although, it's more annoying than bad. The book comes with pattern pieces tucked neatly into a little envelope. I pulled out the pattern paper and unfurled it.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The pages are giant and could easily cover a queen sized bed, which means there is no way, once folded back up, that they will ever fit back into the envelope in the book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to load the bobbin with thread. I have done this a thousand times before. I can do it with my eyes closed, or, at least looking out my window at the rain falling. Apparently I should have been watching the bobbin, because I loaded the metal stem beneath the bobbin with thread. Oops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lunch bag is quilted, so I put some warm and natural between my two fabric pieces, quilted the layers, and cut the pattern pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a lot of trouble with the instructions in the book. They really weren't written very well and were a little confusing at times. I had to ditch the book's instructions and just construct it the way I thought it should go together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where we transition into "the ugly".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bag was way too big for just a lunch. She could actually carry lunch for herself and several friends in this bad boy. I think it is a combination of too small seam allowances with deviating from the instructions. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looks okay in the picture, I know. But that is after putting it in several different positions and picking the best of all the pictures I took of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-5143284907307748812010-11-22T19:36:00.000-08:002010-11-22T19:36:31.313-08:00Day 25: Cozy DayThe first real autumn storm rolled into Southern California this weekend and I was looking forward to the cold, wet weather. I also had the weekend to myself, woo-hoo!! I went to a local scrap booking store to learn more about paper crafting. I have not really done any paper crafting and I want to learn a bit more about it. There were some beautiful examples in the shop, but I felt a little overwhelmed. I ended up buying an over-priced magazine because it had some really cute projects and instructions included. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTMBLEGfPDqC0nFB-5m2L5tum3nqCq34gP8TfJoyCMWwjVIVAYwhlHkfNXmzSfI0JEtPUYBf__IvIqVwRmpdYeRVyfXoZY85P98sIj-1BHfHeCsJFTXJboau-zq7SLX6rUsHWq-zXhMIS/s1600/handmadebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTMBLEGfPDqC0nFB-5m2L5tum3nqCq34gP8TfJoyCMWwjVIVAYwhlHkfNXmzSfI0JEtPUYBf__IvIqVwRmpdYeRVyfXoZY85P98sIj-1BHfHeCsJFTXJboau-zq7SLX6rUsHWq-zXhMIS/s320/handmadebook.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Located conveniently next door to the scrap booking store is a great local bar/restaurant called The Press. With a chill in the air, a great magazine in hand, and a rumble in my belly I headed over to The Press. </div><div>I ordered some chili and my favorite locally brewed beer, California Black Beer by Dale Brothers.</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I wanted to relax downstairs by the fire with the TV on I had to work on something that didn't require a sewing machine or an ironing board. So, I brought some felt and thread downstairs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried making different felt flowers but they looked goofy, so I started on a project inspired by one in the magazine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83I7fYNGeyFR2sFA6QR4az3Zw6Jf1jGRP9Y-fzV2BVZOM_TguVxKC0BCRrpYNhnu8hmHiREFb8gklLm90bUsXp75vNyNZGH9ZFioI3v7ffkAbkjPyPmBVGakfxohtPeDS_cn1kBJjo4Cy/s1600/handmadebook2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83I7fYNGeyFR2sFA6QR4az3Zw6Jf1jGRP9Y-fzV2BVZOM_TguVxKC0BCRrpYNhnu8hmHiREFb8gklLm90bUsXp75vNyNZGH9ZFioI3v7ffkAbkjPyPmBVGakfxohtPeDS_cn1kBJjo4Cy/s200/handmadebook2.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-18666707375926573532010-11-21T10:50:00.000-08:002010-11-21T11:05:37.133-08:00Day 24: Moo-Moo RemixI have enjoyed following <a href="http://www.newdressaday.com/">the new dress a day blog</a> so much that I decided to try repurposing a thrift store dress myself. If you have never seen the blog you should check it out. The author buys dresses at a thrift store from the $1 bin and transforms them into something more stylish.<br />
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Here is the moo-moo that I picked up at the thrift store yesterday. It has a very Mrs. Roper feel to it.<br />
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It was so large that I decided to make two different pieces, a blouse for me and a skirt for my daughter. I also had enough fabric to make a sash belt and a rosette for a hair clip. <br />
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<div>For the skirt, I wanted to make it simple with a gathered waistband. I read earlier in the week about how easy shirring is, so I thought I'd give it a try. Shirring is when you load the bobbin with elastic thread and create gathers as you sew. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I hemmed the skirt and voila!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I originally tried making a pull over blouse but couldn't get it right. Had to undo my first stitching.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's start with this. Velvet art + clown = extra creepy. When I was growing up my mom had this exact same "artwork" on the wall between her room and mine. Which meant that when I was scared during the night and needed to climb in bed with her, I had to pass ... him. Scary stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div>I always have to check out the patterns and I found this one that I think I may make for my guy. He will look so swanky in the high wasted snug cargo pants and matching knapsack. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for some platform shoes in his size.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGR5lxtGhFAdQdEWGMdZY1BMy9XwvQMg_sefuzQB3n7SAeBbnUB46dfLSJuvyqgNRhkfGZbRMueAliLzS_Jn8x8tm4RgDUcZ6uywcdCrTpjDGiDbLxRpwaxQ2hwvjUpdc8s6flWNOOALw/s1600/thrift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGR5lxtGhFAdQdEWGMdZY1BMy9XwvQMg_sefuzQB3n7SAeBbnUB46dfLSJuvyqgNRhkfGZbRMueAliLzS_Jn8x8tm4RgDUcZ6uywcdCrTpjDGiDbLxRpwaxQ2hwvjUpdc8s6flWNOOALw/s320/thrift.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Luckily I found a little something I can whip up for myself.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I found these pants. Wow. It raised a lot of questions in my mind. I am pretty sure there are no justifiable answers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also found some really cute vintage kitchen furniture for a little girl. It brought me back to kindergarten, I think we had the same green furniture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to buy the pieces and paint them and maybe add some stencil designs or something decorative to really make them unique. I really like the green color but a little girl may not be into the hipster retro green, so I decided to white wash over the green, still allowing a little of it to show through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made some more of these cute dessert stands from plates and candlestick holders:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And to top off my day of thrifting and crafting, I baked some magic cookie bars at the request of my girls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLeClqY6z_ScThGPuzzbZccqc-FS9_4F0aB0u0P38NHUbYUUBSNlFq9jNtiXs3cSb5CSupkX9e4JHcdaA8UCXIebUppw8yE2vXXm6pln-5GTPoAVmmxY_7MkahARsjfvGSOoqKpUrX-5M/s1600/magiccookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLeClqY6z_ScThGPuzzbZccqc-FS9_4F0aB0u0P38NHUbYUUBSNlFq9jNtiXs3cSb5CSupkX9e4JHcdaA8UCXIebUppw8yE2vXXm6pln-5GTPoAVmmxY_7MkahARsjfvGSOoqKpUrX-5M/s200/magiccookies.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93xXtImqC4nY3wqg5QfN5XnzbV4GHFpbSjlH6Ulr58tMSedpE-M8OF6qaVAUCnY1vvCMAvpjX0FLo2_urUDrcfWxPaRl8Z75I7vRM6Wsh_r80iQSDHL-F_ebrgvay1OX9Y4rnW2IeysR9/s1600/magicbrs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93xXtImqC4nY3wqg5QfN5XnzbV4GHFpbSjlH6Ulr58tMSedpE-M8OF6qaVAUCnY1vvCMAvpjX0FLo2_urUDrcfWxPaRl8Z75I7vRM6Wsh_r80iQSDHL-F_ebrgvay1OX9Y4rnW2IeysR9/s320/magicbrs.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am tired!</div></div>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-45456827052495077992010-11-17T00:16:00.000-08:002010-11-17T00:29:28.454-08:00Day 22: All about the hair<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know what these are but they sure are interesting and pretty.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I had so much fun in the city of angels yesterday that I had to go back today. I wanted to venture into places that I didn't see yesterday. I parked near the Flower mart, which is a giant warehouse of amazing flowers that are available to wholesalers. I didn't make a purchase because I knew the flowers wouldn't do well sitting in my warm car. It was enough to simply walk through and marvel and the sights and smells.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black calla lilies. Stunning!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shops are even set up in alley ways.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same alley as shops, just looking a little closer at the artwork.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I went into the toy district in search of headbands and craft flowers. After looking in a few shops I hit the jackpot and found exactly what I was looking for. I loaded up on headbands and headed to the next store. The smell of bacon wrapped hot dogs filled the air and I was getting a bit hungry. It was lunch time so I went to Phillipe's for one of their famous beef dip sandwiches. It was delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzr91p8k0-T72NFQOClNFIZ5EnmZkDRM3dDdNZEZ2eiIy-8D_ubu50dVUsh703pfVMUVv9hjvCPycuhOTubV7Aln1Fpp0LqHgOq7niEPSzOPlxx8nvLkkbyvxV3ZzXZhWzxAsRcCTjtFH/s1600/76967_1639073330049_1033240477_1811154_5300325_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzr91p8k0-T72NFQOClNFIZ5EnmZkDRM3dDdNZEZ2eiIy-8D_ubu50dVUsh703pfVMUVv9hjvCPycuhOTubV7Aln1Fpp0LqHgOq7niEPSzOPlxx8nvLkkbyvxV3ZzXZhWzxAsRcCTjtFH/s1600/76967_1639073330049_1033240477_1811154_5300325_s.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Headed home to get crackin' on my projects!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Todays creations were all about hair accessories. I was inspired by <a href="http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2010/11/headbands-headbands-and-more-headbands.html">this blog posting</a> and wanted to make some accessories myself. I have so many ideas for headbands and clips it was hard to decide where to start. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made a bunch of headbands for little girls.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made some clips too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is so cute! It is attached to an alligator clip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this fascinator that I made!<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The fascinator was made from some feather trim I got downtown and a rosette I made from a strip of beautiful burgundy and black fabric. The fabric is from a thrift store of course. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps my favorite creation tonight is this bridal headband made from a stunning rhinestone trim and stretchy velvet ribbon. I hand stitched the ribbon to the ends of the trim and created a simple, elegant bridal headband.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Would you believe that I made more hair accessories?! I did, but won't overwhelm you with hair stuff tonight. I don't want to wear out my welcome.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am tired, off to bed and to think about what I may create tomorrow. I think <a href="http://thefarmchicks.typepad.com/farmchicks/2010/11/caramel-banana-hazelnut-pie.html#comments">this recipe</a><span id="goog_807959180"></span><span id="goog_807959181"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a> will be at the top of the list.</div>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-42834480175367468422010-11-15T19:49:00.000-08:002010-11-15T19:49:03.227-08:00Day 21: I love L.A.!I have been wanting to go check out the fabrics and notions down in LA's fashion district for months, and today was the day. I have been to the clothing shops there a few times and was impressed with the prices. I have seen the fabric shops and have yet to venture in. Mostly because my kids have been with me and I know they would have not been too excited at the thought of looking at bolts and bolts of fabric. <div><br />
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</tbody></table><div>I bought some ultra- soft milky dot fabric for a steal! It was much cheaper than Joanne's fabrics. I realized that my days at Joanne's are numbered! I bought 4 different colors of the milky dot fabric.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So easy. Just sewed the two fabrics right sides together then turned right side out and edge stitched around.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sewed loops for button holes. Much easier than sewn in button holes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sewing the collar in. It is a mandarin collar.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have hundreds of buttons. Found 6 colorful vintage buttons for the jacket.</td></tr>
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So as for the original project, organizing my craft zone, that will be put off for at least another day. I did get the free furniture painted and ready to haul up to my room.<br />
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I am calling todays posting "A Little of Everything" because my house was filled with creativity today. My oldest daughter, Mallory, had a friend over today and when that happens I feel compelled to bring out the mod podge and construction paper. To my girls glue guns and sewing machines are as much a part of the decor as a coffee table and couch. So, they often roll their eyes when I start with the, "hey, does anyone want to craft?" But inevitably it is a novelty to their friends and they are eager to dig in and make something.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I brought out the vintage jewelry in case anyone wanted to make a hair accessory.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>While the girls were busy I wanted to try making an apron based on this one I picked up in a thrift store. I loved this apron not only because the lovely fabric, but the design is vintage and simple. Two things I love!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used my cool iphone app for this picture.<br />
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As if this weren't enough, I made some yummy pumpkin rolls with cream cheese frosting for the girls. I'll skip the pictures of them, but they sure were tasty!<br />
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</tbody></table>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-12727496175738919032010-11-11T21:43:00.000-08:002010-11-14T22:52:25.505-08:00Day 17: Ginger and Jewelry There's been a little chill in the air lately here in Southern California, which means it has dipped below 70 degrees. So, what better way to welcome autumn than to make some ginger and spice cookies!?<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Seems like months ago that I ordered some copper jewelry parts, I had all but forgotten about them until they arrived in the mail today. Hannah and I opened up the bags and grabbed our jar of beads to see what we could do with it all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, at least it works. Now I need to work on better designs and finding something to do with my finished product. I was thinking of adorning big pillows with the squares. Or, if I can get a theme of images going maybe I can make a groovy quilt. </td></tr>
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Since the fabric was a little stale I had to rewash it. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I must have bought 2 yards, I have a ton of it!<br />
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</div>I made a couple without fringe and a couple with fringe. I liked the fringed scarves better, they were a little less boring than the no fringe scarves.<br />
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I was on a roll and ended up making 6 of them with all of the fabric I had and would you believe I did that in about an hour?!? I am going to give coach two scarves and the other ones are going in my etsy shop to sell.<br />
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I was very excited today to get the hipstamatic app for my iphone. The pictures turn out so cool!<br />
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Inspired by blank canvases and a large bottle of mod podge I started looking around my house and garage for what to do with the two. I thought maybe some cool pop art images or some groovy vintage ads out of one of my old magazines. I started thumbing through the magazines and was drawn to certain words and tore them off the pages and set them aside. Before too long I realized that I was creating ransom art.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried a few different combinations of words before I decided this my favorite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time for Mod Podge.<br />
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I really like my Ransom Art and think that you will see more in the future.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The artful life is being earnest inside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passion glowing,<br />
you create the most satisfying<br />
extraordinary life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Be more inside.<br />
Reinvent your delightful self.<br />
Enjoy the magic, the world awaits.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-30452946718785378762010-11-06T20:12:00.000-07:002010-11-07T21:10:08.305-08:00Day 13: Drowning my sorrows in Mod Podge My guy left today for Taiwan and I won't see him for 6 weeks!! He is working on a film that Ang Lee is directing. What's a girl to do?! Pour a glass of wine and crack open the mod podge. I can think of few other alternatives. <br />
Inspired by luminaries made by <a href="http://cathiefilian.blogspot.com/">Cathie Fillian</a>, I am attempting to make some of my own. <br />
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I thought old sheet music would look beautiful on a luminary as the yellowing of the pages would let off a warm glow. I finally found sheet music with nice graphics at a thrift store. <br />
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</tbody></table>I was on a roll so I made this cute smaller luminary using greeting cards I picked up at a thrift store. Of course I got them from a thrift store! Can you tell I love thrift stores?!<br />
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The pancakes were pretty bad. We needed a lot of syrup to get them down. Some things will just have to be enjoyed in their originally intended formulation, so we will stick to bisquick for our pancake needs.<br />
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</div>Lately I can't seem to stop myself from making baby stuff, sewing for babies is just so easy and fun! I promise that the next thing I create will have nothing to do with babies Todays creation is inspired by Dia de la Muerte fabric. I absolutely love Mexican folk art and in particular the skeletons that are featured in Dia de la Muerte art.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rather than satin stitching around this, I used another kind of stitch (I don't know the name) to make it a little edgy-er than your run of the mill satin stitched applique.</td></tr>
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</div>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-51817789985690413372010-11-04T13:01:00.000-07:002010-11-04T13:01:50.709-07:00Day 11: Cowboy UpI am so excited!! The little I Love Grandma outfit I made the other day has been sold! I have an etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCraftersLoft) where I sell things that I have made and I even have a part of the shop where my 13 year old daughter, Hannah, sells her own creations. This is my first sale and I feel proud that I've made something that someone else enjoys enough to purchase. I must admit though, I feel like I want to remake it. I am a bit of a perfectionist with some things and want to make sure that what I send out of my shop needs to be perfect! I am going to remake the headband, I think it needs to be softer and stretchier (stretchy-er?) for a babies head. <br />
Anyhow, I need to make some cute little things for boys. The fabric that inspired me was this super cute cowboy fabric.<br />
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</div>I tried cutting out a few different western themed shapes and they didn't turn out so well. Hat, horseshoe, steer horns, seems the boot was as far as my applique making skills can go.<br />
I satin stitched around the perimeter.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the girls outfit I made a headband so for the boy I decided a coordinating bib would be a bit more appropriate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Came home and decided that a plain pot was not good enough, it needs a little something. I picked up some burlap at a thrift store a while back for a paltry $.20. Fired up the glue gun (insert a vrooming motorcycle noise here) and glued the burlap to the pot.<br />
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The bottom of the pot has several drainage holes which are giant. Since I don't want soil coming out of the bottom constantly I put small stones over the holes to allow for drainage but not too much of it. I grabbed a Christmas bow that I saved from one of last years lovely packages and tied it around the pot. Now its time to get my hands dirty. <br />
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I wanted to go with a Christmas theme so I chose red, white and green plants. The flowers are small now but will be blooming more abundantly in the near future.<br />
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This was my first attempt above. I didn't like the way it looked, too messy and the plants cover the bow so I took a couple of plants out of my own garden and put them in the pot.<br />
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The final arrangement conjures up images of an English garden retreat. My miniature version for placement next to your favorite rocking chair where you sit every morning with your cup of tea as you ponder how your day will unfold.<br />
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I sent it off to school and hope that someone else will like it enough to buy it!!<br />
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I had purchased some onesies at Target to embellish and dress up in whatever way struck my fancy. Well, this evening my fancy was struck by the super cute "I Love Grandma" flannel I had picked up a couple of weeks ago. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnmYDm5pEfuOPCpXvZXalckquSPLmOwtViqlDJbGzFBZGOarrBYV1vpHbGhm9YRcE1XCbWtqF22jh_ssIfBwnsRvs35u_h6WnMbgJpVKm4DoHK8Q7m3AMP1QtkmPwdVnQY7nLwicXDjvg/s1600/onesie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnmYDm5pEfuOPCpXvZXalckquSPLmOwtViqlDJbGzFBZGOarrBYV1vpHbGhm9YRcE1XCbWtqF22jh_ssIfBwnsRvs35u_h6WnMbgJpVKm4DoHK8Q7m3AMP1QtkmPwdVnQY7nLwicXDjvg/s320/onesie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534808851339611762" /></a><br /><br />I decided to applique a heart in the center. Then I was going to make little pants to match the heart but couldn't quite get the pants right so changed gears and made a little skirt instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5_WbkQBVhW2czz8o6Wd0i7qZ0RY9PFOlk8xjK22Gh3BoogV_NIbnHRIc9evCprSIZul7Gvi4lubmJbCbu5ZaM-TseHY_ZRRbtnEDXg3skvxBFNYpr5gkiGDaOnxHM8uCsvlLrjTmoyZR/s1600/skirt.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5_WbkQBVhW2czz8o6Wd0i7qZ0RY9PFOlk8xjK22Gh3BoogV_NIbnHRIc9evCprSIZul7Gvi4lubmJbCbu5ZaM-TseHY_ZRRbtnEDXg3skvxBFNYpr5gkiGDaOnxHM8uCsvlLrjTmoyZR/s320/skirt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534809858984103074" /></a><br /><br />I felt that the look needed a little something more. a little accessory item that wouldn't take too much time to make. Using a strip of the flannel I made a rosette and a headband.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5fGKbdRXcSNLwAgWRlt40cuLYIJ_N1tsdlLwyGEkxhDNMgZkDRv7BWq8pK90JZtpiKNgzwlhnI5exXtumZe0Ox1aQu400Dk4ERSieSF0AKlqJ5Fg4XvowM0pczx_HkH9yLrHQAzzIjf6/s1600/hea.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5fGKbdRXcSNLwAgWRlt40cuLYIJ_N1tsdlLwyGEkxhDNMgZkDRv7BWq8pK90JZtpiKNgzwlhnI5exXtumZe0Ox1aQu400Dk4ERSieSF0AKlqJ5Fg4XvowM0pczx_HkH9yLrHQAzzIjf6/s320/hea.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534810044957068162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc2IH6nYEPyTTHpvTn-MYPvP026ZzPwtlYO0U9UWHz5PrY20JYlLQ6ZVbTFaeJoLm1PUk1gNIecBGuyN8GHyLeh0lHANlHvbzZTYhaMV-tpj2VdqP1aHIOJOtjVCAkinL4pmV8zGFBpVU/s1600/rose.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc2IH6nYEPyTTHpvTn-MYPvP026ZzPwtlYO0U9UWHz5PrY20JYlLQ6ZVbTFaeJoLm1PUk1gNIecBGuyN8GHyLeh0lHANlHvbzZTYhaMV-tpj2VdqP1aHIOJOtjVCAkinL4pmV8zGFBpVU/s200/rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534810672313657810" /></a><br /><br />In a little over an hour I made a super cute baby outfit! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJAUoiUUoLZpZVgnM3jrKIpP08IPytT66yDrBB0zW5QhS-heM2W5Vwj86XwCGU2SgXK5idwA_0LAV3n7330bBg48-JkZvSDK2hckoeW3kaEwOxkx_Ab4mrNursTcAKtP5I_iinu7DN47u/s1600/finished.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJAUoiUUoLZpZVgnM3jrKIpP08IPytT66yDrBB0zW5QhS-heM2W5Vwj86XwCGU2SgXK5idwA_0LAV3n7330bBg48-JkZvSDK2hckoeW3kaEwOxkx_Ab4mrNursTcAKtP5I_iinu7DN47u/s320/finished.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534810958495914450" /></a>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-82655014371037789202010-11-01T21:08:00.000-07:002010-11-01T21:31:34.968-07:00Day 8: Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiK3JG6zIeIsQx7YjERAYjKC9i-l4TydrQm7LPWtLBL_JlbsrdF3hSmRNyRhuofKfsqcn0RwuHhFDtohn1zk82VEzkfA2zjvv4bG7gHthsE03cuO3NjUEDhPutwc0-BMIXOUWEl52F2hyphenhyphen/s1600/fabriccosstume.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiK3JG6zIeIsQx7YjERAYjKC9i-l4TydrQm7LPWtLBL_JlbsrdF3hSmRNyRhuofKfsqcn0RwuHhFDtohn1zk82VEzkfA2zjvv4bG7gHthsE03cuO3NjUEDhPutwc0-BMIXOUWEl52F2hyphenhyphen/s200/fabriccosstume.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534802590257607186" /></a><br />I am a tad late in posting this one, as today is the day after Halloween. After putting the finishing touches on her costume, Hannah headed to her Dad's house for trick or treating. When she came back to me at 10pm, she was already in her pajama's. So the picture I have is of her costume on the hangar. :(<br /><br />Hannah loves the Native American culture and their clothing, pottery and beadwork. So it was only natural for her to seize the opportunity to dress as a Native American girl. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Lnw8X9adPEfc7NHKcbrsFR8HM_lQvv1aN6Wu4zE-wjfqWQUg3eoL0rl0XYdD9qo9j3Gz9WaK-ZLGH8a5KPnOf-aB1A5d3vAm9-vniuh9CTgTdLoCWFezbTCN83gGSFpCGHAbQVZs-Mxq/s1600/costumevelcro.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Lnw8X9adPEfc7NHKcbrsFR8HM_lQvv1aN6Wu4zE-wjfqWQUg3eoL0rl0XYdD9qo9j3Gz9WaK-ZLGH8a5KPnOf-aB1A5d3vAm9-vniuh9CTgTdLoCWFezbTCN83gGSFpCGHAbQVZs-Mxq/s200/costumevelcro.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534802743453432994" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I closed the back up with velcro because I really hate putting zippers in. I always seem to mess them up. Turns out Hannah didn't care for the velcro so I took it out and we cut little holes along the back and laced some soft leather string through the holes and tied a bow at the top to keep it closed.<br /><br />After that I needed some nutrition to power through the rest of the costume.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtGnwMhSB5zJUdQZEpltMPByCwo2d4F-mvO4ZGbp-i4ShKYnSuxM-bXWSzDLyTKCL4eIRvSVmbxbETfEyvVfBMaOlHI4lABqXzXTpZoZTem6xoU0RAsDp9HmnG0ERXqobNypBtISgsRgF/s1600/costume4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtGnwMhSB5zJUdQZEpltMPByCwo2d4F-mvO4ZGbp-i4ShKYnSuxM-bXWSzDLyTKCL4eIRvSVmbxbETfEyvVfBMaOlHI4lABqXzXTpZoZTem6xoU0RAsDp9HmnG0ERXqobNypBtISgsRgF/s320/costume4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534803886957338978" /></a><br /><br />Originally this is what Hannah's costume looked like. She politely told me that it was way plainer than any costumes she saw at the store, to which we both agreed should not be the case since I can sew and embellish. So, we changed the bottom and added some ribbon and fringe. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvk13y55qauJubfkfNdskSWfmyfDMzQYZm-ZtS7O33nS_QKdNSQVon39zYuUQkOV97G9lDfJW0hfbL6P3bRhtvbliOY7AKOtlk3G5A4Eq8ipOLbXa-y7Rlo4vJftlZd-iLu2T1vG6Ok0X/s1600/hannahcostume.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 99px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvk13y55qauJubfkfNdskSWfmyfDMzQYZm-ZtS7O33nS_QKdNSQVon39zYuUQkOV97G9lDfJW0hfbL6P3bRhtvbliOY7AKOtlk3G5A4Eq8ipOLbXa-y7Rlo4vJftlZd-iLu2T1vG6Ok0X/s320/hannahcostume.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534804172307946050" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhurdA9fgbvVginNIlW56Zbg2vOo0MwzUw_rqHWc6cLUKTa9lKLG-zdYpkUSGUpTCgRuk1PjnTJk-dpszm0-e7UxKW4vqitwyod20ptaWifmoWW-5x2DhVyrc-7NncpnssPmh-6CW5ZocJ/s1600/Costume.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhurdA9fgbvVginNIlW56Zbg2vOo0MwzUw_rqHWc6cLUKTa9lKLG-zdYpkUSGUpTCgRuk1PjnTJk-dpszm0-e7UxKW4vqitwyod20ptaWifmoWW-5x2DhVyrc-7NncpnssPmh-6CW5ZocJ/s320/Costume.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534804746468285890" /></a>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-91256669837176078132010-10-30T19:08:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:16:45.020-07:00Day 7: Done with baby stuff for nowI finally finished the baby shower gift! I am glad to be done with that for now. Today I finished the booties and headbands. I got a text at 11:42 from my friend saying that the baby shower was at noon, and i thought the shower was tomorrow! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! But really when I think about it, who really has a baby shower on 1.) Halloween and 2.) Sunday. No one. Anyway, here are the booties I made and the headbands. I am keeping it short tonight because I am bout to go get my drink on with my man who is leaving for Taiwan for 8 months on Friday. Oye vey!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ouWvUZmblurfnvq_LBxquMerHZyihNnNquYorah29-lT__cAqFppQsh9d0UrspcIOkMCnWGHS1deg4bN5xXt1rdqcCODXA58u1VDaB1A8-8oHkNZwqRFW-ZqyD9QQBo8-_Vxnk19oPKS/s1600/tn-3.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ouWvUZmblurfnvq_LBxquMerHZyihNnNquYorah29-lT__cAqFppQsh9d0UrspcIOkMCnWGHS1deg4bN5xXt1rdqcCODXA58u1VDaB1A8-8oHkNZwqRFW-ZqyD9QQBo8-_Vxnk19oPKS/s320/tn-3.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534028188186068546" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QCW1Ed2cET2OEwXOKa6N3KUw7gs6ZMwe5C0K6Nr-Cqr2URtvQjeI6KMeCtqCkoLH5lgtgtTauRoViRMVW3TJwNZZB8Ywdd9WjB8KaYGMZuLw03zmbiF4B2PBmYWoO-csEJjqQs2LH_KD/s1600/tn-4.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QCW1Ed2cET2OEwXOKa6N3KUw7gs6ZMwe5C0K6Nr-Cqr2URtvQjeI6KMeCtqCkoLH5lgtgtTauRoViRMVW3TJwNZZB8Ywdd9WjB8KaYGMZuLw03zmbiF4B2PBmYWoO-csEJjqQs2LH_KD/s320/tn-4.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534028080973958162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOdoINExGEdSMuirjyhKYqzF5J5UNIfnooVl4Fy3mBebqYkKFxVxYrjQqKlBY_VEhR2DT6VT7iiM3kBWWWE0OF9bOLKZQERYvfNr8q76I_cZI3AC2k93v-DRp1Oh6fDtuBBf20DdXsV-z/s1600/tn-5.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOdoINExGEdSMuirjyhKYqzF5J5UNIfnooVl4Fy3mBebqYkKFxVxYrjQqKlBY_VEhR2DT6VT7iiM3kBWWWE0OF9bOLKZQERYvfNr8q76I_cZI3AC2k93v-DRp1Oh6fDtuBBf20DdXsV-z/s320/tn-5.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534027984379760658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpVfm_Iy2Heg9QFUu40INd_vJKOD51QOT0R7cb9TrRRb4Vagh65ihJBwl5UN4hyNffvWe6HpuCon4ciBrXFqgaOV_N1DdYH-sXvCMiEa53h1Pjzu_Vq0c37Mm7_cu_Z0ju6yQewq5T-bW/s1600/tn.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpVfm_Iy2Heg9QFUu40INd_vJKOD51QOT0R7cb9TrRRb4Vagh65ihJBwl5UN4hyNffvWe6HpuCon4ciBrXFqgaOV_N1DdYH-sXvCMiEa53h1Pjzu_Vq0c37Mm7_cu_Z0ju6yQewq5T-bW/s320/tn.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534027839336578162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9oZ3S52I1zUl3FVz7Oosi9kA2B2cCO7Wuc1Y6NJrt-mLN-kbjMFBmndCrbT2E9oWi7KxLX2XHfl-miW6f5395BaNFVDRJ6ZNWRCj3_ooAqf2ubbSnfKuVqCIhJ6W0VzERoH7mTW43jOP/s1600/tn-6.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9oZ3S52I1zUl3FVz7Oosi9kA2B2cCO7Wuc1Y6NJrt-mLN-kbjMFBmndCrbT2E9oWi7KxLX2XHfl-miW6f5395BaNFVDRJ6ZNWRCj3_ooAqf2ubbSnfKuVqCIhJ6W0VzERoH7mTW43jOP/s320/tn-6.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534027686507360562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1xVeIxEpmIsP6ZuWEIW8jj0j6h7-__QHh1TyHrJl13mn3hzGB-M5RtDnkF_WRAWkUz3tnR5aBiATJvJuqt_uKU1dO73y65IFBactxBl4VpfWOymYBcyN1CjS2Al-GOMpMlQ28H5qrHuc/s1600/tn-2.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1xVeIxEpmIsP6ZuWEIW8jj0j6h7-__QHh1TyHrJl13mn3hzGB-M5RtDnkF_WRAWkUz3tnR5aBiATJvJuqt_uKU1dO73y65IFBactxBl4VpfWOymYBcyN1CjS2Al-GOMpMlQ28H5qrHuc/s320/tn-2.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534027499214743538" /></a>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-53392429142964256222010-10-29T23:36:00.000-07:002010-10-30T00:00:53.146-07:00Day 6: Pumpkins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJoeIeWgNZjhHKAV7NgIx-yfiLNrhYI29f3LlOGQaHUcPAI2lp7tj9sykZa3Zp25uu7HSR_ryRKY_m9r0VVNCrNOskAe7aG_DVkQ8fvti9O07N1ztooYO_Hkcz9_JNVv6iKtdwyBULe7K/s1600/BlogPump.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJoeIeWgNZjhHKAV7NgIx-yfiLNrhYI29f3LlOGQaHUcPAI2lp7tj9sykZa3Zp25uu7HSR_ryRKY_m9r0VVNCrNOskAe7aG_DVkQ8fvti9O07N1ztooYO_Hkcz9_JNVv6iKtdwyBULe7K/s320/BlogPump.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533726050868886594" /></a><br /><br />With Halloween just around the corner it is time for us to create some cool jack-o-lanterns. Hannah and I got to work and had a good time carving our masterpieces. The pumpkin I carved came right out of our backyard. We must have planted the seed two years ago because we were a little surprised to see a giant vine growing up out of the ground back in May. I had no idea what was growing, but I did know that it was in the vegetable family. Or wait, is it a fruit cuz there are seeds? I don't know but couldn't wait to see whatever it was spring forth from the vine. We were delighted to discover it was a pumpkin. Hannah was curious as to whether or not there would be a noticeable difference between our homegrown pumpkin and the store bou<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWaElgndjtrsrlPUKU8iT3l8o6JDK81S4rLgK-zLi7l_7NOPcvmeGlo6Cqr2Qq3D80OqKzMffl65d0NvcZW8mHLKc0L7AFIthH265MEYdfC_gyIQx3uawYv-GblwPC_O9O5b4qUpZY89f/s320/blogPumpk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533726213458608482" />ght variety. There was a difference. My pumpkin seeds were already sprouting while still inside the pumpkin. My guess is it is because the pumpkin is older than the store bought ones.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to go with the old tape-the-pattern-to-the-pumpkin method for carving while Hannah was daring and just let the jack-o-lantern emerge from th pumpkin without a pattern. Her's turned out way cooler. Mine is the spider.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Eqn7YF2TwboSjCsHwFIDesaKX54xdT5upIjOemyX0QcWdoxA2YesW6Fx5XEt3U3eL6VFLUR5czzXM12y7lRxla8iOfcPVL6T6NvcDL4fJHiKTRmaSY_CMeK-0fBo2rQ1BvEhUY_TuQmP/s1600/Blogpumpikin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Eqn7YF2TwboSjCsHwFIDesaKX54xdT5upIjOemyX0QcWdoxA2YesW6Fx5XEt3U3eL6VFLUR5czzXM12y7lRxla8iOfcPVL6T6NvcDL4fJHiKTRmaSY_CMeK-0fBo2rQ1BvEhUY_TuQmP/s320/Blogpumpikin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533727753303083794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA8_fpQcYOjE5-VVZogRIK9Ly2b3XGHa9y8Gtgt2bvYdMJfYHzBl0QpSjvFz2nzQQTmQlpJGIq5yER0lZPQaj1rnDSQnkkPwwnKWZj7afPbVCp-rzltaA2rZRBJM5mM0TB1vB8qYod3Fp/s1600/bloggerpumpk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA8_fpQcYOjE5-VVZogRIK9Ly2b3XGHa9y8Gtgt2bvYdMJfYHzBl0QpSjvFz2nzQQTmQlpJGIq5yER0lZPQaj1rnDSQnkkPwwnKWZj7afPbVCp-rzltaA2rZRBJM5mM0TB1vB8qYod3Fp/s320/bloggerpumpk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533727571999698818" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also made two receiving blankets for the twins that are due in a couple of months. The blankets are made from a super soft plush fabric on one side and the other is just a cotton print. The binding is bias tape. I learned how to miter corners too. Thought only dudes mitered? Think again!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorCwjSKVGJ3sCkUkhfpcx4T-npoVVedAV49_G0we20gBEFeIqMn-8v05tpUGYdi3hKpiD3FA9f-PADC4XPEfHbhrEvc2L-CxPM8YZS_M4xGq9NWSvVTwkLkdDH5QZn0LQaojD-pASuct4/s1600/blogsewing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorCwjSKVGJ3sCkUkhfpcx4T-npoVVedAV49_G0we20gBEFeIqMn-8v05tpUGYdi3hKpiD3FA9f-PADC4XPEfHbhrEvc2L-CxPM8YZS_M4xGq9NWSvVTwkLkdDH5QZn0LQaojD-pASuct4/s200/blogsewing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533728432221325666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXIWNYlaTKDj2ioQpy3O1i4ClJlz8NTRFzkaB8V9z-nKd0Z302zX5N8MXQfZ_EWNJ3LlT-EPYHp5Norc2PKu_XeaH3IvQgYyOZcbwC_cJ_XoXWfCMOgNXKLiOhvoo3zO5u3qdJUiowvMk/s1600/bloggerseewing.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXIWNYlaTKDj2ioQpy3O1i4ClJlz8NTRFzkaB8V9z-nKd0Z302zX5N8MXQfZ_EWNJ3LlT-EPYHp5Norc2PKu_XeaH3IvQgYyOZcbwC_cJ_XoXWfCMOgNXKLiOhvoo3zO5u3qdJUiowvMk/s200/bloggerseewing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533728631244132754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0m10xpz8ci-GzX-57Dcxa7eZp4F4peG_Dq5dUP6mHQvPPz16sOvho0cBol2Y6LQzfWvqkeFqBlHYiYRwWYzznaJpvHlmyk14yCWIBk6hQBPkrKuJINoVZjetT1_wk-yn37AUarDFB7hD/s1600/bloggger.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0m10xpz8ci-GzX-57Dcxa7eZp4F4peG_Dq5dUP6mHQvPPz16sOvho0cBol2Y6LQzfWvqkeFqBlHYiYRwWYzznaJpvHlmyk14yCWIBk6hQBPkrKuJINoVZjetT1_wk-yn37AUarDFB7hD/s320/bloggger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533728937229846034" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaq1n-WtC8HkpTCYoJA6Y8tEkQU8QArEoYFKhRXhwBn2EOLWW0zffJO-n2IvrzXRiRwDiWboQYKWH7cbBbfXzznZseKpJDPE5WFHIL6D8kdk6M_NwYvR-IlOPHm4Ui_BhJ5_GHVyRRiPD/s1600/bloggsewingblan.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaq1n-WtC8HkpTCYoJA6Y8tEkQU8QArEoYFKhRXhwBn2EOLWW0zffJO-n2IvrzXRiRwDiWboQYKWH7cbBbfXzznZseKpJDPE5WFHIL6D8kdk6M_NwYvR-IlOPHm4Ui_BhJ5_GHVyRRiPD/s320/bloggsewingblan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533728827950718482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-58827434116166138982010-10-28T22:50:00.000-07:002010-10-30T00:06:09.102-07:00Day 5: BusyI am going to keep this entry short and sweet because I am tired from the days activities. I will summarize in brief my day: sick kid (no vomit this time, see Day 5 posting), doctor's appointment, sewing, assemble dog house, grocery store, laundry, grocery store, pharmacy, pick up other kid, sewing,decorate for halloween, cooking, baking, pharmacy, sewing, glass of wine, blogging. Todays creations were all so fun to make and filled me with a deep sense of satisfaction at the end of the day.<br /><br />Here is the dog house I assembled:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUkm89vl0mLImbbq1R2wwFCgrvOUN8L3LCXIJiLjscB6zF5YHExuXGMOuH9hnGyWSWSmSVFvmpFqZIGGj44ZRrnSmfV3vDAU-Xlq_JDd4oYznFh6ePSP8gYfq3BZRHSk0oIv9rPV8VaPQ/s1600/tn-1.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUkm89vl0mLImbbq1R2wwFCgrvOUN8L3LCXIJiLjscB6zF5YHExuXGMOuH9hnGyWSWSmSVFvmpFqZIGGj44ZRrnSmfV3vDAU-Xlq_JDd4oYznFh6ePSP8gYfq3BZRHSk0oIv9rPV8VaPQ/s200/tn-1.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533342923629205506" /></a><br /><br /><br />After getting the dog, Missy, acquainted with her new digs I did a little sewing. These are bibs for my friends twin nieces. The bibs are supposed to look like they have necklaces on them, one ruby and one emerald. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaPJxVGaZ6txQ2LoOPgFd6kw4M4QnMCWJiQ0UvfFT04R4Og-PfTXfjI5CurZVJDfUH_5KFQzHNpC3nVCWwZn8edNlKEkn7-TSQXJEF_wiIAiTWbof5tw17rxmljXGC87mIMUWazlL2MjK/s1600/tn.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaPJxVGaZ6txQ2LoOPgFd6kw4M4QnMCWJiQ0UvfFT04R4Og-PfTXfjI5CurZVJDfUH_5KFQzHNpC3nVCWwZn8edNlKEkn7-TSQXJEF_wiIAiTWbof5tw17rxmljXGC87mIMUWazlL2MjK/s200/tn.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533344139896132498" /></a><br /><br />Then later in the day I had to make some dinner, so I made a delicious chicken noodle soup from scratch. Made the chicken broth too. It is the best soup ever!! The recipe is from All Recipes, but I alter it a bit. For starters I make my own broth by boiling chicken in a pot with water (duh!) and a bunch of spices and some veggies. I then strain out the veggies and chicken and cleverly blend the veggies and put back into the broth so my kids get the nutrition and I get to avoid any whining about too many veggies in the soup.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZWKfbTN_Rw6IMXklCpNEhoUVAeX92yneS8UHG7seNCuKQClJxM3k4DsKz4Mfp40otkjx2w2nVhAcWROnGoKsSbBXBJNktEXPzHOES1xw0y5ejfSmtqmahQkqDtJf1aw3hBs7TdR2P0Nf/s1600/tn-2.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZWKfbTN_Rw6IMXklCpNEhoUVAeX92yneS8UHG7seNCuKQClJxM3k4DsKz4Mfp40otkjx2w2nVhAcWROnGoKsSbBXBJNktEXPzHOES1xw0y5ejfSmtqmahQkqDtJf1aw3hBs7TdR2P0Nf/s200/tn-2.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533345015286674242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1xHi3El6Mndy5JFL81rB__afdjOCVSeqP16nRhvNSRE2r9NPVsidGXrMD5_TQDafK9iN4w8Adca1cMPoyWv7SX7yzTQAOj4MGB_hzSegHSNgidnr49Al2-vqjYArNXJrEIGlkUqzu9J1/s1600/tn-3.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1xHi3El6Mndy5JFL81rB__afdjOCVSeqP16nRhvNSRE2r9NPVsidGXrMD5_TQDafK9iN4w8Adca1cMPoyWv7SX7yzTQAOj4MGB_hzSegHSNgidnr49Al2-vqjYArNXJrEIGlkUqzu9J1/s200/tn-3.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533345170321518946" /></a><br /><br /><br />And by special request I made a pumpkin roll. Which is pumpkin cake with a cream cheese filling, rolled up and sliced. Yes, it is yummy!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIqEEVaxRDSrZtOCQT2RfAI38vOYYsudMBRbVh0LrwztqES00molUNwCT0-M-Bko1K0QmK5B4zAKtF4u2SW37EUZbeynJgfOaCRnQszKdruIhjIIolhc0ArvJUn-ZsTIH6fAFLwBwzazp/s1600/tn-5.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIqEEVaxRDSrZtOCQT2RfAI38vOYYsudMBRbVh0LrwztqES00molUNwCT0-M-Bko1K0QmK5B4zAKtF4u2SW37EUZbeynJgfOaCRnQszKdruIhjIIolhc0ArvJUn-ZsTIH6fAFLwBwzazp/s200/tn-5.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533345488285586258" /></a><br /><br /><br />I did more sewing after dinner but have been forbidden from photographing it by my daughter Hannah. I have been working on her costume and am allowed to take pics on Halloween.My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-50673512979690563702010-10-27T22:48:00.000-07:002010-10-30T00:05:18.255-07:00Day 4: Vomit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaes_NSNnwOKazkut-hZzYJVauKfmh4UT79hM2THnVEInwZ2hXjP-7VmRvpmmJBL7nlvxIZGdRKuZY8_BaE-hOTDuozcrcF7lA988s18Iui4SoNXXl_l-VJCQn74Z32eWlM4lbqYiii2h/s1600/Unknown.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaes_NSNnwOKazkut-hZzYJVauKfmh4UT79hM2THnVEInwZ2hXjP-7VmRvpmmJBL7nlvxIZGdRKuZY8_BaE-hOTDuozcrcF7lA988s18Iui4SoNXXl_l-VJCQn74Z32eWlM4lbqYiii2h/s200/Unknown.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532974608256017394" /></a><br /><br />Okay, I know the title for todays post is rather crass, but this has been a theme today not only in my creative endeavors but also in my domestic life. We got a new puppy yesterday who barfed here and there after eating the cats food, and as if that weren't enough I went around cleaning up a few barf spots left by the cat during the night. How does vomit play into my crafting you may be wondering??? A valid question for sure. My friends sister is pregnant with twins and I am making some things for the babies. Todays project was "burp cloths", which is a pleasant way of saying vomit rags. <br />I found the cutest array of pink and brown fabrics and managed to make 6 of them in 2 hours!! I was impressed with myself I must admit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiAE-4QNP5Er3BmN9NlDgkcAdxD2f5CK7lXhyphenhyphend8jgt7URYjeC6vjwsIU0Qm-Yfz2sGz4vLWlL-Sgf2AaCoiX9eu67z0RW6CwwJr6jfU07OiIg9GU0YMJ8Ei_VUaVvcuH-ckad0-3yJnjn/s1600/Blog4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiAE-4QNP5Er3BmN9NlDgkcAdxD2f5CK7lXhyphenhyphend8jgt7URYjeC6vjwsIU0Qm-Yfz2sGz4vLWlL-Sgf2AaCoiX9eu67z0RW6CwwJr6jfU07OiIg9GU0YMJ8Ei_VUaVvcuH-ckad0-3yJnjn/s200/Blog4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532972812732085090" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpXyI1mRheDzHlAS_CEDhJpA2dsrkHDv_6w6XptslO1ay0LPDXh_00GBK_djKeYR1mPD67M8lqGyfH9aAwLFD_FhynRyrfhAGQbEVsq2XZYLqzk0WGOCTOKigqNErn1ql6w-3IaVrhstm/s1600/blogburp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpXyI1mRheDzHlAS_CEDhJpA2dsrkHDv_6w6XptslO1ay0LPDXh_00GBK_djKeYR1mPD67M8lqGyfH9aAwLFD_FhynRyrfhAGQbEVsq2XZYLqzk0WGOCTOKigqNErn1ql6w-3IaVrhstm/s200/blogburp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532975018478066226" /></a><br /><br />After making these I had to walk away from the craft zone for fear of overdose. Picked up my daughter, went to the fabric store, the grocery store, and finally another night of school. Home again I feel the familiar pull toward the zone and I decide to make a headband out of some great trim I picked up at the store. It is a black and white sequin trim hand sewn onto a long black velvet ribbon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCvr-Remxf2tA_m41MhuzK_NhxpKNYX6RB3EL2F9Ex85jXUx7cxX1WMJRWkR36ISK9Xae6wb7_XOzrK3wvU6BKs6hMDw9vOuC5ocRHmpY99_I-PSDNJ-N3n6IPv8sInBfvGstRM_y2zMQ/s1600/BlogRibon.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCvr-Remxf2tA_m41MhuzK_NhxpKNYX6RB3EL2F9Ex85jXUx7cxX1WMJRWkR36ISK9Xae6wb7_XOzrK3wvU6BKs6hMDw9vOuC5ocRHmpY99_I-PSDNJ-N3n6IPv8sInBfvGstRM_y2zMQ/s200/BlogRibon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532976100438860402" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfvGlv2me_fyOabqOw1s_WQTiIThRfNr4TDSkueLlXfUC1pyfLjZ7MOjpLT_m2zCCLV2AaPC82c_0xSVE9qm_cG-p07v8l37fI2alIIrfepdpMIOlbR7uFylUfaANmfWfQ3zn7obU90gH/s1600/BlogRibon2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfvGlv2me_fyOabqOw1s_WQTiIThRfNr4TDSkueLlXfUC1pyfLjZ7MOjpLT_m2zCCLV2AaPC82c_0xSVE9qm_cG-p07v8l37fI2alIIrfepdpMIOlbR7uFylUfaANmfWfQ3zn7obU90gH/s200/BlogRibon2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532976375068819746" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3ZPIrwjpWcpvNcujcfLork-Q2Z8BFRo1Z6SqTL61ongz3RS4zIRddrHDaA32Kbnh5hY7I_UWirGz6g8_oZJb3DJbR3W_cK23NRMqvsBOG7C3fvG-iZ58SLxuoTMMRKMowMMGhP4I_a9V/s1600/BlogHannah.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3ZPIrwjpWcpvNcujcfLork-Q2Z8BFRo1Z6SqTL61ongz3RS4zIRddrHDaA32Kbnh5hY7I_UWirGz6g8_oZJb3DJbR3W_cK23NRMqvsBOG7C3fvG-iZ58SLxuoTMMRKMowMMGhP4I_a9V/s200/BlogHannah.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532976711570700338" /></a><br /><br />A busy but productive day. Now onto reading the book I just got on the right way to raise a puppy...My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337874116311542958.post-79816658256118294282010-10-26T22:11:00.000-07:002010-10-30T00:04:26.599-07:00Day 3: Little ThingsEver have one of those days where you have your hand in so many things that at the end of the day you have nothing really significant to show for it, except for a few half done things?? Well, today is one of those days. I had to do a little fabric shopping for a job that I got making baby items for an upcoming baby shower. I will be making some cute things over the next couple of days, check back in to see what they are! Got the fabric, washed it to pre-shrink, picked up my daughter from school, then had to head off to school myself! I am almost done with my special education teaching credential. Yay! I did get a few little crafts done during the day. I managed to sew a little, paint a little, and burn a little organza. The sewing project got trashed. In my head it was a really cute headband with pink ruffles, but when it came out of my head it wasn't pretty. But I did manage to make this cute little flower:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1-ubfKtiWFiNwM0mtmciyEzSJZBDdhgyyvjJ5H0RP_LF1sKz4zio0DHknXfV31NhuXfhlb50nsiQtuAQ1iyVEUfkUJ8qy-9agx3W_6aM-ckPLS_IXysW7bTsUPk8Z7Ha02uF_PQBPjBX/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1-ubfKtiWFiNwM0mtmciyEzSJZBDdhgyyvjJ5H0RP_LF1sKz4zio0DHknXfV31NhuXfhlb50nsiQtuAQ1iyVEUfkUJ8qy-9agx3W_6aM-ckPLS_IXysW7bTsUPk8Z7Ha02uF_PQBPjBX/s200/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532593973892538194" /></a><br /><br />This flower is really cute attached to a hair pin or headband. This is made from different colors of organza that is cut into a circle and the edges are then burned to give the curling effect. Then you just poke a brad thru the layers and you are done!<br />I also painted some little wooden beads to look like eyeballs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV5DlVk-DOa-KCOHrV1lx2gA12oRblNOs943gKuuFK7G7mMT35qNx11MSi8jWXW7tLQCjz_h6uaIus0_E7rzz9NF1S81vHBMgFes2pqlQPxGW5sLMC9B-xzqVh9C8w_U0NNzn3qS_g9Di/s1600/EyeofNewt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV5DlVk-DOa-KCOHrV1lx2gA12oRblNOs943gKuuFK7G7mMT35qNx11MSi8jWXW7tLQCjz_h6uaIus0_E7rzz9NF1S81vHBMgFes2pqlQPxGW5sLMC9B-xzqVh9C8w_U0NNzn3qS_g9Di/s200/EyeofNewt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532594755236796226" /></a><br /><br />I have these little jars that the eyeballs will go in for Halloween. I will post a pic of the finished product this week.<br /><br />Time for school. I am bummed because I am thinking that all creativity will be put on hold during class. This was the first night of the new term and the teacher planned a little ice breaker activity. She talked about the importance of imagination as it pertains to literacy and fostering a love of reading in kids. My ears perk up as she expounds on the virtues of creativity. She then whips out her box of legos (being a teacher is the best, how many other graduate level courses involve legos??). She gives everybody a little pile and tells us to create something that pertains to our lives. <br />Here is my lego creation:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvl5Uyiu55I4pre0bw_dhvEHv2gzbEFginqbaVGk5Jv6EQE8z1UaZRerG6R-PfndakpMdQbmwnbQxbIN5PoixP7l732tQVhyCeKrZYAUUkfneFCeKlLCNiI02HZw7twnNXYSZBVFvsted/s1600/LegoSewingMachine.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvl5Uyiu55I4pre0bw_dhvEHv2gzbEFginqbaVGk5Jv6EQE8z1UaZRerG6R-PfndakpMdQbmwnbQxbIN5PoixP7l732tQVhyCeKrZYAUUkfneFCeKlLCNiI02HZw7twnNXYSZBVFvsted/s200/LegoSewingMachine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532596411677947074" /></a>My Daily Creationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848322032496119526noreply@blogger.com0