tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71948995262636165332024-02-18T23:24:55.729-08:00Sweet TweetsTrevlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11072079516619521943noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-59317393238479929012012-11-13T18:21:00.003-08:002012-11-13T18:21:29.055-08:00Revival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a lengthy departure, I do believe that some fresh air is blowing into this sweet little blog shop. The "shop" part has continued inspite of my blogging absence. So without further apologies...may I share some of the latest pieces to join the shop!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Vintage Floral </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Needlepoint Pillow Shabby Chic ~ $10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For Details & to Purchase <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/114949952/vintage-floral-needlepoint-pillow-shabby" style="color: #b45f06;" target="_blank">go here</a></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fleur de lis Dictionary Art Print</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">For details and to purchase go <i><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/114957464/green-vintage-mirror-clock" style="color: #38761d;" target="_blank">here</a></b></i></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-81456375150238273082009-03-31T13:52:00.000-07:002010-09-22T09:48:25.547-07:00I've Moved<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgpomRP_VM2uvMgXeqcqei9eROI78b7QzVzFL-SbbmREBGP6aFimrvhlo3HRVTyhEaw4y67lsyy9P6SH5tsgi9eD5CO_lh-BUh8qYFyMQV4y3JGIuDWsV1Zd2to_eC7TxZ8HWKdDPajo/s1600/CANNOTgreen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgpomRP_VM2uvMgXeqcqei9eROI78b7QzVzFL-SbbmREBGP6aFimrvhlo3HRVTyhEaw4y67lsyy9P6SH5tsgi9eD5CO_lh-BUh8qYFyMQV4y3JGIuDWsV1Zd2to_eC7TxZ8HWKdDPajo/s400/CANNOTgreen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519780241816122594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I've simplified and have combined my personal and craft blogs! Catch me<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://dustbunnies2.blogspot.com/">here!</a><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.dustbunnies2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="MY PIECE OF HEAVEN"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-38354483352763291752009-01-10T10:04:00.000-08:002009-01-10T10:27:54.871-08:00Dolls, Lemonade and Tea Parties<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRqZWOGG8myG4Z8ks3EzJNmiRI2JOWwlp5HFMRJ_qiEUhdxIic2PZo2KmpSO_D3acmpjtb4KVZgeYP_Ys_Dzm4xJyY3GMkUsvu3PZYq2U4fhqT5RgcgWyNndyASI8h2iBg-my8O_whqg/s1600-h/100_1009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRqZWOGG8myG4Z8ks3EzJNmiRI2JOWwlp5HFMRJ_qiEUhdxIic2PZo2KmpSO_D3acmpjtb4KVZgeYP_Ys_Dzm4xJyY3GMkUsvu3PZYq2U4fhqT5RgcgWyNndyASI8h2iBg-my8O_whqg/s400/100_1009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289728338479680258" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://sweettweets.etsy.com/"></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;">Busy week! First off, it was wonderful to have all four kids back in school and on schedules! I thrive on routine! With that, I had some craft time and made these three dolls which are now in the <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://sweettweets.etsy.com/">shop.</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7U5kqEcyHjQiW0y2VcqvGMaaKlmJQJiGRjRRSj_Fv2GyPooxxh4SXzfeKOlv6E3VUzl5SzaJfF-r2NzUYwVM1XsxoorBC4qDrBIyCr6BgjbnPOi9rbtUQFKJZtN2HJzUizCjtJA3OoE/s1600-h/100_0979.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7U5kqEcyHjQiW0y2VcqvGMaaKlmJQJiGRjRRSj_Fv2GyPooxxh4SXzfeKOlv6E3VUzl5SzaJfF-r2NzUYwVM1XsxoorBC4qDrBIyCr6BgjbnPOi9rbtUQFKJZtN2HJzUizCjtJA3OoE/s400/100_0979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289731950110054738" border="0" /></a>I also tried my hand at a rag wreath and made great strides in de-stashing my scrap supply! Fun, easy and I can't wait to do another!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgleMzr4M4X5nC9M-wmZM8ci9T9cyDsaPfohOOIWCnVmnu37QOIP0sVi9GWJhMLHTwfDNS94cLfC57HibK-hlWE3yktsOj17lyliXp9jLsE64U1qKKaHqFd90WRmRPqGEMN4pnbyVXe0s/s1600-h/100_1013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgleMzr4M4X5nC9M-wmZM8ci9T9cyDsaPfohOOIWCnVmnu37QOIP0sVi9GWJhMLHTwfDNS94cLfC57HibK-hlWE3yktsOj17lyliXp9jLsE64U1qKKaHqFd90WRmRPqGEMN4pnbyVXe0s/s400/100_1013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289728509180752434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though we're enjoying cool 60 degree highs here, my lemons, grapefruits and oranges are perfect and providing wonderful homemade lemonade and orange juice.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqi5Bl09uDmgvKTEamf6EIJx77MyepIwKdnIg6kvdGRo46rfy714YdJWsqFZxZO2bS-pFwrbAWEvqOjM9QIuCR2JwR6OHICCWxdw9o4CbVvj2QVdOrJ1FBU8IzKz2vSRwGING5TvFQmg/s1600-h/100_0992.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqi5Bl09uDmgvKTEamf6EIJx77MyepIwKdnIg6kvdGRo46rfy714YdJWsqFZxZO2bS-pFwrbAWEvqOjM9QIuCR2JwR6OHICCWxdw9o4CbVvj2QVdOrJ1FBU8IzKz2vSRwGING5TvFQmg/s400/100_0992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289731055179554386" border="0" /></a>Which comes in mighty useful for tea parties with this cute girl!<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-21237866410064330402009-01-07T15:55:00.000-08:002009-01-07T18:08:06.837-08:00Give Away Winner<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e78kx-ut1fWzxcWuytJzPVW7e1wrLPRGEOKfrTr27D_h8ZNrGs69CEpAVmpnnmHAN5fKgUkKhEiVUMrP2Fn9BdvyUCFhBbVFEirdFhGg25kNa3NkWu9p5eDX3YPG29X7ncUsz7Wy37o/s1600-h/100_0984.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e78kx-ut1fWzxcWuytJzPVW7e1wrLPRGEOKfrTr27D_h8ZNrGs69CEpAVmpnnmHAN5fKgUkKhEiVUMrP2Fn9BdvyUCFhBbVFEirdFhGg25kNa3NkWu9p5eDX3YPG29X7ncUsz7Wy37o/s400/100_0984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288705221613979554" border="0" /></a>Many thanks for all the sweet comments you left! I'm excited to announce that Mandy is the winner of the Spring Matryoshka Doll! She was selected using the "Random Integer Generator" over at Random.Org!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-57282815280736860842009-01-05T13:50:00.000-08:002009-01-07T08:09:04.497-08:00150 Sales!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2BoZVhWEs96Wv6tjwikTkDIo4t0xGAqewIMKHqvsF97_KiFW6B-y69_YMBSaUrZkTeFZRtl0QUkUALnifKVZDfdl8GkAQIz56bIXrGknbTZoVuOEyb8oC5itMyCJDYOwMSoGff-gk0xe/s1600-h/100_3084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2BoZVhWEs96Wv6tjwikTkDIo4t0xGAqewIMKHqvsF97_KiFW6B-y69_YMBSaUrZkTeFZRtl0QUkUALnifKVZDfdl8GkAQIz56bIXrGknbTZoVuOEyb8oC5itMyCJDYOwMSoGff-gk0xe/s400/100_3084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287928490320015090" border="0" /></a><br />That's right! Since opening my very humble little <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://sweettweets.etsy.com/">Sweet Tweets</a> shop just under a year ago, I've had 150 sales! It's really been so fun and I'm grateful for all your love and support and the worldwide customer base! I'm uncertain what the future holds with <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://coolmompicks.com/savehandmade/">this</a> dark cloud looming, but I feel blessed to have had such a fun ride to this point! What a blessing!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To celebrate, I'm doing a little GIVEAWAY!!! Enter by leaving a comment and a random winner will be selected and announced Wednesday, January 7th at 9PM Arizona Time (that's right, I have my very own time zone!) And between now and then, I'll be making the adorable giveaway prize!<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-17605079906436534672008-12-31T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-01T11:33:22.068-08:00To A Wonderful 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZV06vUisQ8impKYMizxcSfNvhCuLxyZMc5xJJ11siVYqPPUGbp7YARKnjlnCweB0spOcv8U1VmRs0i6rPFoYgN6BE3xIMdx9kqV0UcPyDPMv29wJczntsfb4oPaCwrPR-9mcXCrqzfk/s1600-h/Five-New-Years-Hats-AA0107-de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZV06vUisQ8impKYMizxcSfNvhCuLxyZMc5xJJ11siVYqPPUGbp7YARKnjlnCweB0spOcv8U1VmRs0i6rPFoYgN6BE3xIMdx9kqV0UcPyDPMv29wJczntsfb4oPaCwrPR-9mcXCrqzfk/s400/Five-New-Years-Hats-AA0107-de.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286410546879598882" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-35474017005639853272008-12-30T14:56:00.000-08:002008-12-30T15:05:36.043-08:00Matryoshka Doll Shirt<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7X9PYUTWW5SnYl7OjUyXnmmxPcGQKE0B6Vgr9xsXFifGGb-1mxaz7hlunQ-b_e3qt7wpkdUJXPc56i3SMWPXttSEbFacInOIWGqjaGfLz20jvJTRRhdABFLGGXeDwLsj37-jACQO7LFk/s1600-h/100_0881.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7X9PYUTWW5SnYl7OjUyXnmmxPcGQKE0B6Vgr9xsXFifGGb-1mxaz7hlunQ-b_e3qt7wpkdUJXPc56i3SMWPXttSEbFacInOIWGqjaGfLz20jvJTRRhdABFLGGXeDwLsj37-jACQO7LFk/s400/100_0881.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285721240314932786" border="0" /></a>Is it too soon for tee shirts?! Well, I've put a couple in the <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://sweettweets.etsy.com/">shop</a> and we'll see! My little Tessa is begging for one too, so I'm off to make her one! <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">Happy New Year!</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-37112068157480835962008-12-18T08:30:00.000-08:002008-12-19T08:58:59.786-08:00Sad News<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4y8c5Mnb47JyyqIXEU86ZxrbZfCpKCYZEx6dOlo0h5VHflq2gbeerj4wK36J1CXtxQ54orGD3Yow5wrYHAJEcTZ6XjXBHyEvx5Sz8D4gxLmDCY1GbmtT1QSsUCVLWWPcG_s5dsRgjVcq/s1600-h/100_6727.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4y8c5Mnb47JyyqIXEU86ZxrbZfCpKCYZEx6dOlo0h5VHflq2gbeerj4wK36J1CXtxQ54orGD3Yow5wrYHAJEcTZ6XjXBHyEvx5Sz8D4gxLmDCY1GbmtT1QSsUCVLWWPcG_s5dsRgjVcq/s400/100_6727.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281165684366524322" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">Uh~oh. We have trouble with a capital "T"! According to <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://coolmompicks.com/savehandmade/">this</a> article by Cool Mom Picks, "Congress passed the ill-conceived <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);" href="http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.html" target="_blank">Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act</a>, a law which goes into effect in two months and will absolutely decimate the small toy manufacturers, independent artisans, and crafters who have already earned the public trust."<br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">Bottom line, this means that effective February 2009 it will be ILLEGAL for me to sell my handmade dolls. ANYWHERE!<br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">You can sign <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/economicimpactsofCPSIA/?e">this</a></span> petition and for more info and what </span><span style="font-size:85%;">YOU can do to help, please go</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);" href="http://coolmompicks.com/savehandmade/"> here</a>. It took me a mere</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:85%;" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">three minutes</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> to email my congressman to ask for his help in ammending this poor decision!</span></blockquote></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-11337031847812982162008-12-16T11:12:00.000-08:002008-12-16T18:06:18.415-08:00Spreading Joy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6jt_CAV9UuYhu4QvspOAk-dBx7Awp4yGDpsFkEzLPOJ4jvaVjoYUfWXo9FkuWjRqQy9wgL4FB2iIkGPxFvqU3lqQBPq8bKrum99IsMhTxb8_SGg4MvUJJ1HOHR5s7leN_DTsmzwhTyU/s1600-h/100_0380.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6jt_CAV9UuYhu4QvspOAk-dBx7Awp4yGDpsFkEzLPOJ4jvaVjoYUfWXo9FkuWjRqQy9wgL4FB2iIkGPxFvqU3lqQBPq8bKrum99IsMhTxb8_SGg4MvUJJ1HOHR5s7leN_DTsmzwhTyU/s400/100_0380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280468570552213282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday I attended a lovely Christmas party hosted by my dear friend, <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://momx4inaz.blogspot.com/">Audra.</a> Each of the invitees was gifted with this wonderful "JOY" banner! I thought that was such a thoughtful and festive idea! Thanks, Audra!<br /></div><br />To make your own banner, go<a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2006/10/halloween_freeb.html"> here!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-20530136758096010902008-12-15T07:49:00.000-08:002008-12-15T07:53:08.632-08:00Printable Advent<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip77zo9qvhSCf_Qg8HqvZ4NuzVkrqYQIfuxRAtyatJslfiqNjmiOAo9VVPcch0h3X-PBYe25h4oOBkHGP0a5VqY3zMtnxpSucHjWaFv_mLsHkmpxzaf-fihyL1o42hNb8BLBN02KCmO_M/s1600-h/TopimageL_advent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip77zo9qvhSCf_Qg8HqvZ4NuzVkrqYQIfuxRAtyatJslfiqNjmiOAo9VVPcch0h3X-PBYe25h4oOBkHGP0a5VqY3zMtnxpSucHjWaFv_mLsHkmpxzaf-fihyL1o42hNb8BLBN02KCmO_M/s400/TopimageL_advent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280044747224931298" border="0" /></a>I know I've totally missed the boat for making this great project this year, but hey, I'll be so prepared in 2009! Check out the wonderful photo advent calendar you can print yourself at Kodak! You can customize the background ~ what's behind the windows~ with photos, sayings, scriptures, whatever! The free template is<span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);" href="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=12576&pq-locale=en_US">here.</a><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-44184562349185182332008-12-13T21:55:00.000-08:002008-12-13T22:02:02.755-08:00Glitter Village<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECWfulw_xogwbcnJjTSx32QZH49uOqtiSrxPKA4il6N0NW4fnSeDsk5_MUhyCeAkliGHrwiCedzy2QhBDo1vST8K_0PUBEjSQnFL4r88QS97oJfCpnLyldkpcrAB8H0k20y17nVTfIn4Q/s1600-h/100_0283.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECWfulw_xogwbcnJjTSx32QZH49uOqtiSrxPKA4il6N0NW4fnSeDsk5_MUhyCeAkliGHrwiCedzy2QhBDo1vST8K_0PUBEjSQnFL4r88QS97oJfCpnLyldkpcrAB8H0k20y17nVTfIn4Q/s400/100_0283.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278975887038573170" border="0" /></a>Have you noticed that the "After Christmas Sales" have started before Christmas?! I was at Joann's yesterday and all their Christmas was 60% off and they'd begun throwing Valentines' Day on the shelves!!! I'm so not ready for that!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Last year I picked up one of the Martha Stewart Christmas Glitter Village kits on clearance after the big day. I was so excited when I opened up my Christmas boxes to decorate this year and found it waiting to be assembled!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9yjQ_tCXHBGup3NjMVMnsnOagRockiGH4dr79FUJedOzSQR1UNeboO597o0hNtEBd8A_m7sBE9DIRekfz7lLVCkaTrQnvudiC92Fp8cbcWeFaQaO8MzNDi6fCiEpC4ffK1EiMciZfo2u/s1600-h/100_0285.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9yjQ_tCXHBGup3NjMVMnsnOagRockiGH4dr79FUJedOzSQR1UNeboO597o0hNtEBd8A_m7sBE9DIRekfz7lLVCkaTrQnvudiC92Fp8cbcWeFaQaO8MzNDi6fCiEpC4ffK1EiMciZfo2u/s400/100_0285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278975714906589586" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The kiddos just loved watching and helped some. It turned out pretty cute and I think it would be fun for them to have their own village to make. Or at least a house.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7Jcm1crV0sqfpBzPraHy4_oEy_PBEESSvLD2Gi5R_7zXX_aUbnf_eOmvfjZtPPQLhOrwttwV2w_OeKhBTA_dSzIe8nA1LTZO74ez8FVNswzAMHHh2ZLkcYSDzjt2izQYEbNqrn5q6p6K/s1600-h/100_0287.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7Jcm1crV0sqfpBzPraHy4_oEy_PBEESSvLD2Gi5R_7zXX_aUbnf_eOmvfjZtPPQLhOrwttwV2w_OeKhBTA_dSzIe8nA1LTZO74ez8FVNswzAMHHh2ZLkcYSDzjt2izQYEbNqrn5q6p6K/s400/100_0287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278975547111713506" border="0" /></a>Here are some free paper house <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">printables</span> <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/printable_paper_house_craft.htm">here</a>, <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Paperhouse.shtml">here</a> and <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://del4yo.blogs.com/non_dairy_diary/my-cute-putz-houses.html">here</a> and <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.papermodelz.info/2008/05/25/printable-paper-house/">here</a> which we may try to make an attempt at. Might be a fun Christmas Vacation project!<br /></div><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-34134665936235156212008-12-10T13:41:00.000-08:002008-12-10T19:03:30.939-08:00Joy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HpLl_f8hshu-CM53nVixveOjrml0ZaAHUb-J76sDOKDZnGwFlLTz1cFSRJZ3J4U2j3aQ0a7OqHKjjWy7zsHLqtSDh0VnvOEiMquSxTYKtWc3Z2yETXBp7S_khKTe4iWbsurZbo9KMsM/s1600-h/100_0238.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HpLl_f8hshu-CM53nVixveOjrml0ZaAHUb-J76sDOKDZnGwFlLTz1cFSRJZ3J4U2j3aQ0a7OqHKjjWy7zsHLqtSDh0VnvOEiMquSxTYKtWc3Z2yETXBp7S_khKTe4iWbsurZbo9KMsM/s400/100_0238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278281007346205938" border="0" /></a><br />We stayed up late, granting the kiddos request to watch "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and once everyone was in bed, I was ready for a little spray painting! The dog looked at me like I was crazy, but <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://sweettweets1.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-recent-thrifting-excursion-i.html">this</a> frame needed an overhaul! It's much happier being a black frame and my little Christmas "Joy" hits the spot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1MGADukrZhBoSiU0cx__RwNAxd9s_viTDdpVD3lJaTGsgGmoVUxMow9BtVcwrS7ilK2GSGXowgR1RmD6Y65G6ZCe7ksr0js_1-sJo06B5ld7uSieNp_ynOXJp_vUuqWSTQtsKVx1Jw8/s1600-h/100_0247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1MGADukrZhBoSiU0cx__RwNAxd9s_viTDdpVD3lJaTGsgGmoVUxMow9BtVcwrS7ilK2GSGXowgR1RmD6Y65G6ZCe7ksr0js_1-sJo06B5ld7uSieNp_ynOXJp_vUuqWSTQtsKVx1Jw8/s400/100_0247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278288885949299458" border="0" /></a><br />It found a home on the top of my piano, snuggled between my flocked trees and happy angels.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jG63HpIWL8dKIatL8u6qBzatVJ5HUZA72IyZ6vMlIHG_PV_StOQyBHhQG8thqSOUl3m_JoFhmDmdmnTC6VNc1cOtxg7rL_gvIyrj6msSgmUQdZaW-E8rCBbrs2dGgJPtPI57Rl0I1Go/s1600-h/100_0228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jG63HpIWL8dKIatL8u6qBzatVJ5HUZA72IyZ6vMlIHG_PV_StOQyBHhQG8thqSOUl3m_JoFhmDmdmnTC6VNc1cOtxg7rL_gvIyrj6msSgmUQdZaW-E8rCBbrs2dGgJPtPI57Rl0I1Go/s400/100_0228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278281163088337778" border="0" /></a>Home Goods WAS good to me!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jG63HpIWL8dKIatL8u6qBzatVJ5HUZA72IyZ6vMlIHG_PV_StOQyBHhQG8thqSOUl3m_JoFhmDmdmnTC6VNc1cOtxg7rL_gvIyrj6msSgmUQdZaW-E8rCBbrs2dGgJPtPI57Rl0I1Go/s1600-h/100_0228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jG63HpIWL8dKIatL8u6qBzatVJ5HUZA72IyZ6vMlIHG_PV_StOQyBHhQG8thqSOUl3m_JoFhmDmdmnTC6VNc1cOtxg7rL_gvIyrj6msSgmUQdZaW-E8rCBbrs2dGgJPtPI57Rl0I1Go/s400/100_0228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278281163088337778" border="0" /></a>I thought they were so sweet and didn't want them lost on the Christmas tree.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICr3x9KTxXB85wadFTNavT6xxQLFpyRE9OxpylduxC23dGwePx1JJLUmk6h_7YTo08OoWkUGVzZp2eYnoV8nilxQzXZwcsHM2Zxs_49Y6DaIyZqQiwcwW4d-2UgXWXkTwHTtjrRhiwrw/s1600-h/100_0236.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICr3x9KTxXB85wadFTNavT6xxQLFpyRE9OxpylduxC23dGwePx1JJLUmk6h_7YTo08OoWkUGVzZp2eYnoV8nilxQzXZwcsHM2Zxs_49Y6DaIyZqQiwcwW4d-2UgXWXkTwHTtjrRhiwrw/s400/100_0236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278280854873258402" border="0" /></a>So they're caroling among the trees appropriately placed on the piano...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciTERy2WCLhuUd1Mv6t7Zhyphenhypheni2SA86R14cRG9kOPoHj7J7BDnukCuKdzrRKOL9JbUtA7gbNwERjVWiCSQO1vlRg5z1SjbOIdI7i78m1iXX8SIV6PSFOHZG81-058rkDB7RjWKJxeeTEdc/s1600-h/100_0237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciTERy2WCLhuUd1Mv6t7Zhyphenhypheni2SA86R14cRG9kOPoHj7J7BDnukCuKdzrRKOL9JbUtA7gbNwERjVWiCSQO1vlRg5z1SjbOIdI7i78m1iXX8SIV6PSFOHZG81-058rkDB7RjWKJxeeTEdc/s400/100_0237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278280675756205330" border="0" /></a>...which my three boys spend a collective hour and a half at each day, blessing us with melodic love.<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-84653018986093793262008-12-09T07:28:00.000-08:002008-12-09T07:39:10.680-08:00It's A Wrap!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz8khF27RFxvGMpGz8G4rAosLYHM_4lH1A1PRs14-q_Vl4qHnBb2Qc1ps2vjIV3kVSpZTrubTIwabkLDK-nPn-eE1gEIeyWJZO7_oNi23AFxhyphenhyphendZG7o7eW8fYhDqp8YJX4bMpAYaZ7-8/s1600-h/giftboxphoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz8khF27RFxvGMpGz8G4rAosLYHM_4lH1A1PRs14-q_Vl4qHnBb2Qc1ps2vjIV3kVSpZTrubTIwabkLDK-nPn-eE1gEIeyWJZO7_oNi23AFxhyphenhyphendZG7o7eW8fYhDqp8YJX4bMpAYaZ7-8/s400/giftboxphoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277814320892322562" border="0" /></a>Big sigh.....I think we're all done with the Christmas shopping and can now enjoy the reason for this glorious time of year!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you have any gift cards you're giving this Christmas, you may want to check out Heather Bailey's free download pattern for <a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/links/GiftCardBox.html">these</a> darling gift boxes! So, so cute!<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-85800694850847609722008-12-05T09:50:00.001-08:002008-12-05T10:06:14.561-08:00A Letter To The Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj157M8C9PN_QD7j4mefFQIHmKsmMz5NGGNN9fxyzaF9Osrrnr-EQktcIljEzMRCJ4DY5_fFWkajE8rIxRDn1m2HDaudTdDKo-xjlt22QxfBLLGxsn2GKqSuEUSCfx0H8X4PHiJFrvUlXo/s1600-h/211017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj157M8C9PN_QD7j4mefFQIHmKsmMz5NGGNN9fxyzaF9Osrrnr-EQktcIljEzMRCJ4DY5_fFWkajE8rIxRDn1m2HDaudTdDKo-xjlt22QxfBLLGxsn2GKqSuEUSCfx0H8X4PHiJFrvUlXo/s400/211017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276364925739546178" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote>Dear Santa,</blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote>In my spectacular efforts to get my "craftiness" more organized, I came <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">across</span> <a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-11969-cath-kidston-house-sewing-basket.aspx">this</a> adorable sewing basket. I'm sure that you'd be doing both my DH and I a great favor by tucking this under our tree. My poor man patiently <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">maneuvers</span> around the array of supplies so needing arranging and this darling sewing basket would be a great start!</blockquote></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8EAVpyUo8T4GS-IyCw2YVdHwrCSsS_NTNcZRTB_7982rJ-gLLWA1FVjkeiQ11hqB99wi82iojmelO5dNNGujdZ8IzplsVieOSjyz5BUFTVsEdpmhjsg2CLsGSqax8agyik6wQF780JI/s1600-h/232562.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8EAVpyUo8T4GS-IyCw2YVdHwrCSsS_NTNcZRTB_7982rJ-gLLWA1FVjkeiQ11hqB99wi82iojmelO5dNNGujdZ8IzplsVieOSjyz5BUFTVsEdpmhjsg2CLsGSqax8agyik6wQF780JI/s400/232562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276365446026086562" border="0" /></a>And not to sound greedy, but my bunny statue pin cushion took a nasty fall, breaking it's legs, rendering it near useless. <a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-11970-cath-kidston-flower-pot-pin-cushion.aspx">This</a> might just make a fine replacement.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj504Cdht5SmTZS_nQiOXr06UsPVXJ0VUvNwjxVtzOvHiey3JzR_BNt17jSn24z6dTqZNmwmqrw1esgIHqenX5a6LATDNfXlXBqWsgALAcOHhlH0qvqhVi8oI5bA_IFqMbXU5lk8eJiaYY/s1600-h/210973.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj504Cdht5SmTZS_nQiOXr06UsPVXJ0VUvNwjxVtzOvHiey3JzR_BNt17jSn24z6dTqZNmwmqrw1esgIHqenX5a6LATDNfXlXBqWsgALAcOHhlH0qvqhVi8oI5bA_IFqMbXU5lk8eJiaYY/s400/210973.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276365042039708162" border="0" /></a>Or <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-11968-cath-kidston-toadstool-pin-cushion.aspx">this</a> one, just for kicks!<br /><br /><blockquote>Much Love,</blockquote><blockquote style="font-family: webdings;">Me</blockquote><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-9817120846623736792008-12-05T07:46:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:05:50.235-08:00Elf Stitchettes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKWHYxOVU8jS1kth2hz9oZt6qM0sUKi9vGG5L-BX5E2A9mmebjcuTY7aqp8EmuMu6knvwU75HOKk5c5LJ6KEd8T3g76C_tD1cE1kqqm1OrvZH0ghA2XCIbjhTQfmxdJhpZk9MD9xbj64/s1600-h/elfstockings.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKWHYxOVU8jS1kth2hz9oZt6qM0sUKi9vGG5L-BX5E2A9mmebjcuTY7aqp8EmuMu6knvwU75HOKk5c5LJ6KEd8T3g76C_tD1cE1kqqm1OrvZH0ghA2XCIbjhTQfmxdJhpZk9MD9xbj64/s400/elfstockings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276333007862469442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you haven't visited Hillary Lang over at <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/">Wee Wonderfuls</a>, don't wait another minute! I particularly love her darling stitchery patterns. You can find the FREE DOWNLOAD of these little elf stitchettes <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/store/stitchette.html">here.</a> How cute would they be on a stocking, dish towel, framed in an embroidery hoop, or on a child's holiday pillow case?!<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-12274694525426190882008-12-03T12:42:00.000-08:002008-12-03T12:46:19.435-08:00Oh, Christmas Tree<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mLjiE9kRziiMEHvVvNsZhk01kTn5b8FjdsaMU4t0YTEApDAB-4Gm6WvIBYRRLD-j1j4HHlT7igjULTvK1HPgyPdTZNs_-Rzdrdc_0nt8J2tKbtBzMx_-V1j34Qjkwub9QTR4iGTyfFg/s1600-h/6a00d83451d81c69e20105362aa701970b-800wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mLjiE9kRziiMEHvVvNsZhk01kTn5b8FjdsaMU4t0YTEApDAB-4Gm6WvIBYRRLD-j1j4HHlT7igjULTvK1HPgyPdTZNs_-Rzdrdc_0nt8J2tKbtBzMx_-V1j34Qjkwub9QTR4iGTyfFg/s400/6a00d83451d81c69e20105362aa701970b-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275667223310457458" border="0" /></a><br />I'm just dying over how cute <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://theblackapple.typepad.com/inside_a_black_apple/2008/12/ornamental.html">these</a> ornaments by Emily Martin are!!!!!!!!!!!! They'll be up for sale in her shop Friday (if you're wondering what to get me for Christmas.)<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-74159141716310956282008-12-02T08:08:00.000-08:002008-12-02T08:10:26.169-08:00Jingle This!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0g5ISn_xKkM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0g5ISn_xKkM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Shopping, shopping, shopping....I'm such a procrastinator! Actually I just work really well under pressure!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-14903828556277573462008-11-27T14:33:00.000-08:002008-11-27T14:35:29.479-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rAwraWOmAyscN5YoT2N36e1ckQhpze0MTor221tPC1SwS6VUMQg8c3L3fsstTAQsU-wLOj_r08PAqjvQuXYfVCTrXgGWNalTyQL3fYImoj0Jvfuo9k7SY5r03eA4x_bqLuIMyEL5ceg/s1600-h/SuperStock_980-1050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rAwraWOmAyscN5YoT2N36e1ckQhpze0MTor221tPC1SwS6VUMQg8c3L3fsstTAQsU-wLOj_r08PAqjvQuXYfVCTrXgGWNalTyQL3fYImoj0Jvfuo9k7SY5r03eA4x_bqLuIMyEL5ceg/s400/SuperStock_980-1050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273469557854510402" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-61363274113867312952008-11-25T08:30:00.000-08:002008-12-10T13:40:32.999-08:00Gobble, Glitter & Glue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF95OQeaLYCN_LQBYQkdlmEXFoWl61KxlVukG-0phvJPhPyTmtKSOKP66fSvbA7eJsmhL9wxxcanS9D0QU2y2DBg2Cb0XAFrBA3_7dGGfIJ1UOITmGpTsmr_ug7C_W95vuRucgVry9deY/s1600-h/100_8665.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF95OQeaLYCN_LQBYQkdlmEXFoWl61KxlVukG-0phvJPhPyTmtKSOKP66fSvbA7eJsmhL9wxxcanS9D0QU2y2DBg2Cb0XAFrBA3_7dGGfIJ1UOITmGpTsmr_ug7C_W95vuRucgVry9deY/s400/100_8665.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272641908390702194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On a recent thrifting excursion, I acquired two beat up Pottery Barn art display frames. They have a hidden pocket for quick and easy picture exchange in the back. So as I was cleaning out a storage box yesterday, I found a calender with art work by Becky Kelly and thought I'd put November's picture in one of the frames.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuevVg1bHFc2I2vstZJ2_QTbqMKL6En1DeUBCFMGqFra_xUdCuN7nMcyeDi74eu7o2ehAH-R2EKFZ9SbzpBmiUccltCpYePuUWyYjuacKW4Ny3hImWQyrDeAKqZfGRtjvt51BP_IAFTig/s1600-h/100_8659.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuevVg1bHFc2I2vstZJ2_QTbqMKL6En1DeUBCFMGqFra_xUdCuN7nMcyeDi74eu7o2ehAH-R2EKFZ9SbzpBmiUccltCpYePuUWyYjuacKW4Ny3hImWQyrDeAKqZfGRtjvt51BP_IAFTig/s400/100_8659.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272633819872503554" border="0" /></a><br />I used my handy dandy masking tape to stick it on some patterned paper, added some glitter and a few ribbons and slipped it into my very distressed looking frame. I wasn't going to use the frames until I un-distressed them a bit, but once they're occupied, they don't look so bad.<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-64043997625958925952008-11-22T20:47:00.000-08:002008-11-22T21:47:06.610-08:00Christmas Advent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GLxrAvcRFZqO7IohMMgpb9CF7zz7GAZK9tfnKjCpjfDFIR0rYiFsBd24L2nucgha83wq8csdl1IrqR60OQLRt740oSm3mAbDstkmMZyNPAfzGzlzE2cFZ4aN2rJZraurTTfcDUV4Vbg/s1600-h/a25w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GLxrAvcRFZqO7IohMMgpb9CF7zz7GAZK9tfnKjCpjfDFIR0rYiFsBd24L2nucgha83wq8csdl1IrqR60OQLRt740oSm3mAbDstkmMZyNPAfzGzlzE2cFZ4aN2rJZraurTTfcDUV4Vbg/s400/a25w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271725353192848274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Christmas Advent Calendar is a childhood tradition that I cherish and have carried on in our family. If I'm on the ball I'm able to find one depicting the Nativity. Last year, one of the kiddos requested a "candy" nativity. So with November quickly disappearing, I headed to the usual places I'd found the chocolate filled calendars (Trader Joe's... Cost Plus) and found, to my great disappointment, they had SOLD OUT days ago!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe71rln90JhrqE7zCPWDIqhyIvMJwQZHdS7uI3dnkL1gy7QQsdfpU9sPAxVvpkk87Jbrmh8Xy6GEbgbRCCMFkCdwT5Q47Orj0fHQCVxqW6EbEvD0_hWh3wzLB8zctLdVVgH1xjZEnwX4/s1600-h/advent-calender-425-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe71rln90JhrqE7zCPWDIqhyIvMJwQZHdS7uI3dnkL1gy7QQsdfpU9sPAxVvpkk87Jbrmh8Xy6GEbgbRCCMFkCdwT5Q47Orj0fHQCVxqW6EbEvD0_hWh3wzLB8zctLdVVgH1xjZEnwX4/s400/advent-calender-425-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271716458712178786" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/Embroidered%20Felt%20Advent%20Calendar">Embroidered Felt Advent</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So I've been thinking about advent calendars. All year. I love this one by The Pearl Bee. Definitely my speed. Lots of potential infused creativity to go along with their wonderful FREE TUTORIAL.<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2e21GeYE0DvXXfPMRvbasPoqgsd9jZrNqeaEj-jAeskEHRJ4SYAcs0kw_-peq03MobJZIaqHv8dYinlydEATEw-Ag6KfkcdVZG7-mblcdmz2Vve3xWEHHj1OZMFXIAV2nnHkOiSsFODw/s1600-h/il_430xN.43718052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2e21GeYE0DvXXfPMRvbasPoqgsd9jZrNqeaEj-jAeskEHRJ4SYAcs0kw_-peq03MobJZIaqHv8dYinlydEATEw-Ag6KfkcdVZG7-mblcdmz2Vve3xWEHHj1OZMFXIAV2nnHkOiSsFODw/s400/il_430xN.43718052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271711546901077362" border="0" /></a><h1 style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-weight: normal;font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_11&listing_id=16961330">24 Exclusive Advent Calendar Pouches</a></span></h1><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I started poking around Etsy for some ideas to "copy" (for personal use only, of course!) I really like these pouches, but I'm a hand sewer...this would be too much work.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8Px8As3rH9Ib5AN0cikHEsts7emBrjD53oi4HINhFiuO5r1ozYPiCc_GAvdrOAlqkZax8wu2Z2zWmaIDAgBW1HIsd4hvIOEHUA2VWJVtSM7Zsj4j0qsd7aQYIav3gcfiIyiBHGS9cVY/s1600-h/il_430xN.45814105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8Px8As3rH9Ib5AN0cikHEsts7emBrjD53oi4HINhFiuO5r1ozYPiCc_GAvdrOAlqkZax8wu2Z2zWmaIDAgBW1HIsd4hvIOEHUA2VWJVtSM7Zsj4j0qsd7aQYIav3gcfiIyiBHGS9cVY/s400/il_430xN.45814105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271710294219830882" border="0" /></a><h1 style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-weight: normal;font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17597534">Merry and Bright Christmas Stocking</a></span></h1><br />The gals from this cute Etsy shop and myself were mutual vendors at a local craft fair and from my location I kept eyeing these very clever advent stocking! Little pockets for each day! Super cute...too big a project for me though and we already have stockings.<br /><br /><h1 style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV6d39Rf13SeWNS5scXeyrtVpF2wdgKJ3bA5xE3KpN6qz8IBSazhP-XjU1zaCws_kzAKNRVurvz9ENd_sa0mr4PB1fx4OHLlTudeoaPlEhTFPwAovmoFN0s-TKwnn_888gniS93lZSzE/s1600-h/adventpockets1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV6d39Rf13SeWNS5scXeyrtVpF2wdgKJ3bA5xE3KpN6qz8IBSazhP-XjU1zaCws_kzAKNRVurvz9ENd_sa0mr4PB1fx4OHLlTudeoaPlEhTFPwAovmoFN0s-TKwnn_888gniS93lZSzE/s400/adventpockets1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271712314422199218" border="0" /></a></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2007/11/advent-calendar.html">Felt Pocket Christmas Countdown</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I found this great advent designed by Jenny Harris over at <a href="http://www.allsorts.typepad.com/">Allsorts</a> and thought this might just be THE one!<br /></div><h1 style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ufZNZeWA5m45MNfOnIUff5tHg0bvGnm8wGeocKjZEpGZygJpHrIRymx7qzErruVxbXexCUmYVYpV7zTJTVIEhDGSPQWyCcAbo3luvAou9nNCxAfNfSXaRz9PcDfM0s2kWQ7KUQSuKck/s1600-h/candywarehouse_2028_63859187.jpg"><br /></a></h1><br /><h1 style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfB6e4XAYR58YSrzFekw106hxTwffG01SIgAqIJ5KEADe9yaoU6qH8z57rYQc_74HGTKGuA7w9Ma3oNdnBET8YohFfwyVpdgNO-bBu_XvARS4w7HnNQpZrjKTBZzCuAD3oxgDN4EYp3ek/s1600-h/advent-calendar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfB6e4XAYR58YSrzFekw106hxTwffG01SIgAqIJ5KEADe9yaoU6qH8z57rYQc_74HGTKGuA7w9Ma3oNdnBET8YohFfwyVpdgNO-bBu_XvARS4w7HnNQpZrjKTBZzCuAD3oxgDN4EYp3ek/s400/advent-calendar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271724141098104610" border="0" /></a></h1> <h1 style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIkCZBN0ay7ss8MKJdXFS6qhsI6wljD5m1q2KPQtYoeYNxt071c5_fSJ29wGbZjdAd1esMuu3wiqNStRkDhYkNBZNHExjUPdG12U5kEKRwnh391PZW6BEJgBRhzVX0KGi33Hxs5qIUrc/s1600-h/39_advent_calendar.jpg"><br /></a></h1><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, my little dream bubble containing my wish to make a darling advent BURST and three days ago I popped into Trader Joe's and picked up four of these. <div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>Yep!</blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>Chocolate candy advent calendars!</blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But they're going quickly so head on over!<br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-77350467553501997212008-11-19T19:43:00.000-08:002008-11-20T12:35:32.031-08:00Kind Of Twisted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqDck7YthA2i48Y6aCBDRx_w32Wb63hGkThmr9iN846qFfQCnqcMu-tiySpw51FcyTUf-6W4NtDSw3eM_jCj5IGs1VXzpNND5p9SIC2vQ1vTeHhzkxOAn3R5oyZz4spkeiD5h2EB_V6U/s1600-h/100_8460.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqDck7YthA2i48Y6aCBDRx_w32Wb63hGkThmr9iN846qFfQCnqcMu-tiySpw51FcyTUf-6W4NtDSw3eM_jCj5IGs1VXzpNND5p9SIC2vQ1vTeHhzkxOAn3R5oyZz4spkeiD5h2EB_V6U/s400/100_8460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270580585985239186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cute! But guilty as sin!<br /><br />For more pictures, go <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17553085">here.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-82233956059457556642008-11-16T18:11:00.000-08:002008-11-16T18:33:10.874-08:00Free Shipping! Meow!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsia0l-tyb4ifZnKJm1qid9p7rfyh4kI5Ws4PoX7R9xRwpRyd9nR48ydq_9u2M6PZAyL3vu0o1ou3Wcc357K7bQVM583IA_qxwj8p2zmmTVOGdLpSDbQV5QGI47fNggSyxn8a5ZVSP8Lo/s1600-h/il_430xN.45181014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsia0l-tyb4ifZnKJm1qid9p7rfyh4kI5Ws4PoX7R9xRwpRyd9nR48ydq_9u2M6PZAyL3vu0o1ou3Wcc357K7bQVM583IA_qxwj8p2zmmTVOGdLpSDbQV5QGI47fNggSyxn8a5ZVSP8Lo/s400/il_430xN.45181014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269443801512708306" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Busy week! We had a great "turnout" for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BOGO</span> sale at the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://sweettweets.etsy.com/">shop</a> and to keep the "sale spirit" going, I decided to run a free shipping sale, following suit with Leigh over at </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5937961">Silly Turnip</a><span style="font-style: italic;">. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNekEcgnhO4pI63Z9UCpEg8_6kVlZw3chIvOwW7-0o_e-iXScAKbPmydhD8fI54F_4sWQodY6xTlClhQRTyxJOvxUNVIiJSAg7GJQjKDw20TJXAYDYCHgRHExLVSH38DjwVhOi9Pd3hDo/s1600-h/il_430xN.44965279.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNekEcgnhO4pI63Z9UCpEg8_6kVlZw3chIvOwW7-0o_e-iXScAKbPmydhD8fI54F_4sWQodY6xTlClhQRTyxJOvxUNVIiJSAg7GJQjKDw20TJXAYDYCHgRHExLVSH38DjwVhOi9Pd3hDo/s400/il_430xN.44965279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269446911907198626" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This is just a sampling of some of her great stuff ~ <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17339769"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">Baby Trees!</span></a> Aren't they super!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufVKWuQ6WumMBPrS85W3J68Kn0oBaEK-a6DWbNFYbxTij6OGq-UeIOldBxn-yZG-FydR0qE4D-ChUoOzfh-gZG9J8MFw_v-V5Cl84HDlYPBghdEtJXBGLMv5hpqw1cRLfGaHh2ROmdOE/s1600-h/il_430xN.44925381.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufVKWuQ6WumMBPrS85W3J68Kn0oBaEK-a6DWbNFYbxTij6OGq-UeIOldBxn-yZG-FydR0qE4D-ChUoOzfh-gZG9J8MFw_v-V5Cl84HDlYPBghdEtJXBGLMv5hpqw1cRLfGaHh2ROmdOE/s400/il_430xN.44925381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269443714990070450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I've been on a "kitten kick" this week. The blue one up top is my favorite...so soft and peaceful and just the right size for little hands!</span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-59577123818245348132008-11-11T14:03:00.000-08:002008-11-11T15:52:29.795-08:00Tuesday's Treasure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoszLMDKE_0D9aFN6oskPC4NvztYp4t1yGy0JMQxEPBx8UxtEeDpzOceSnUnbiGXvcGH8HGwrwdZKHx7wigSlfiw7lnhMbzIWkOa2UAOdPXoG55B_C0cPsRNRGCCLzwE7FpWoP3bPtNA/s1600-h/100_8352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoszLMDKE_0D9aFN6oskPC4NvztYp4t1yGy0JMQxEPBx8UxtEeDpzOceSnUnbiGXvcGH8HGwrwdZKHx7wigSlfiw7lnhMbzIWkOa2UAOdPXoG55B_C0cPsRNRGCCLzwE7FpWoP3bPtNA/s400/100_8352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524239704113282" border="0" /></a><br />As a "desert dweller", I was pretty excited to find these acorn-ish things at the park today! When my eye first saw them, I thought of <a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://sweettweets1.blogspot.com/2008/11/got-acorns.html">these</a>. Then I called my daughter over, telling her I'd found some fairy hats, rambling on about them leaving their hats behind after their party last night.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUK2jdDNEgHGhNlilf8rx8lH3cPlPqk1xMmhLAKVt40ZVQDUf4GU3LWxIlyvtlUWWX4cJ8srDKhZrue_37kVxVRD3zjVW06XpnFDx0WDR0IMaFwYSolUv2KUNEw-jIPGyQcLu6dXN2UU/s1600-h/blueberry_fairy_kit_288.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUK2jdDNEgHGhNlilf8rx8lH3cPlPqk1xMmhLAKVt40ZVQDUf4GU3LWxIlyvtlUWWX4cJ8srDKhZrue_37kVxVRD3zjVW06XpnFDx0WDR0IMaFwYSolUv2KUNEw-jIPGyQcLu6dXN2UU/s400/blueberry_fairy_kit_288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524461111409906" border="0" /></a>So I Googled "acorn fairy hats" when we got home and found <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);" href="http://www.blueberryforest.com/fairy_mermaid/fairy_doll_kits.htm">this</a></span>. Over the top cute and I'm thinking that maybe, just maybe I'd take a stab at making one, because if you're like me, you look at something and say "Oh, I could totally make that!" And sometimes we actually do.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-41456124464804611272008-11-10T17:28:00.001-08:002008-11-10T17:32:55.230-08:00Oh, Scrap!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazCHedAfDa6JsYPBAcM_T24E1De1yBjKM0gyTIyJxF9mHOuUcAWspuRNe-byf_tTvQ7CnO5dn3HcJw0bgVgcl9dxGvFHr_IJk3ek5f-nwhfD6V0UUmFsNr15F6ONXwZm9WjvDuDwIQFs/s1600-h/6a00d83451692d69e200e5536c1bf58834-320pi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazCHedAfDa6JsYPBAcM_T24E1De1yBjKM0gyTIyJxF9mHOuUcAWspuRNe-byf_tTvQ7CnO5dn3HcJw0bgVgcl9dxGvFHr_IJk3ek5f-nwhfD6V0UUmFsNr15F6ONXwZm9WjvDuDwIQFs/s400/6a00d83451692d69e200e5536c1bf58834-320pi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267206550223319442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanks to <a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://mollychicken.blogs.com/my_weblog/2008/06/fabric-pom-pom.html">Molly Chicken</a>, I now know what to do with all my extra scraps!</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194899526263616533.post-46210735999811174182008-11-07T09:57:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:22:28.769-08:00Fun Thanksgiving Crafts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmdGNpd89LCy4tMZdCI1o1PZJX_GBNWety3Stt5l-Ej6Nz_3f4UEOvnNC5cbjr3D9BnzhEzGeKYK5xkxDe5ORDju7mexFITS2NAE7RbtT-5uhEDZm3vLuWzSe1qqGTZQEZ_fNWx49VbLE/s1600-h/Thanks-Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmdGNpd89LCy4tMZdCI1o1PZJX_GBNWety3Stt5l-Ej6Nz_3f4UEOvnNC5cbjr3D9BnzhEzGeKYK5xkxDe5ORDju7mexFITS2NAE7RbtT-5uhEDZm3vLuWzSe1qqGTZQEZ_fNWx49VbLE/s400/Thanks-Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265935248820491970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxwoefIDmq5-ghJIL2yGaWOl4wH24b9dm6HOxQr8dyCNH7mi4s2TTmnvktINC6aprlhf5rwf_dZTsrzeSL60UfCjn5RQ6o3qcRv6fTGyq29HIVu9srl-Pb9dHKw4MqTzfzv0tJ27x3vxI/s1600-h/Giving-Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxwoefIDmq5-ghJIL2yGaWOl4wH24b9dm6HOxQr8dyCNH7mi4s2TTmnvktINC6aprlhf5rwf_dZTsrzeSL60UfCjn5RQ6o3qcRv6fTGyq29HIVu9srl-Pb9dHKw4MqTzfzv0tJ27x3vxI/s400/Giving-Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265935336545946450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53KmLu_q7AXcdowCymORkq6N9ZokNx2J39Ic3LmGBEEbNdl7p79iiyBWIX-nMj_J94rt9UzjjHevInN6nzV4YN96oOlcoSUyjq-RW-Xf4yQI21LawYCWFSnJYtzXJFjm44foqDPHbxnIy/s1600-h/Leaves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53KmLu_q7AXcdowCymORkq6N9ZokNx2J39Ic3LmGBEEbNdl7p79iiyBWIX-nMj_J94rt9UzjjHevInN6nzV4YN96oOlcoSUyjq-RW-Xf4yQI21LawYCWFSnJYtzXJFjm44foqDPHbxnIy/s400/Leaves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265935053701170434" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I've always WANTED to make a <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">"Thanksgiving Tree"</span></span> with our family...and I think with these beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">printables</span>, we're set! You can find them <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://chocolateonmycranium.blogspot.com/2008/10/thanks-and-giving.html">here</a>!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5FDLrDaIor2tGsRFgic8ToWU2G3bfAVuWmtbSlG9dCiugJyGXizLO5T2NlSTCRDfQRJT1t7W8e71NDFov3aqw6ee_QMuSc3wc2XSDcoIXtGCu7Cv7LmYesMTAHLDPNOET8kehKn5VSA/s1600-h/ff1101_craft_placecards.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5FDLrDaIor2tGsRFgic8ToWU2G3bfAVuWmtbSlG9dCiugJyGXizLO5T2NlSTCRDfQRJT1t7W8e71NDFov3aqw6ee_QMuSc3wc2XSDcoIXtGCu7Cv7LmYesMTAHLDPNOET8kehKn5VSA/s400/ff1101_craft_placecards.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266012781959940066" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote>A few years ago, I made these place cards and they were quite a hit! Easy instructions <a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10137">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwARPkoD1Q79AWlSGCHU-eHvz4Gkvg-9vObkZYlnngKkFc0csfAjPUmwgyxv2cjP4iiPhj3I-Loxj-NUtXKdK6LU0fOm5ZbVszZvqecBgq-kZVvZmYkmprQzbzSSJ_muYw3I6V5hzjaU/s1600-h/1106c_handprintturkeyscene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwARPkoD1Q79AWlSGCHU-eHvz4Gkvg-9vObkZYlnngKkFc0csfAjPUmwgyxv2cjP4iiPhj3I-Loxj-NUtXKdK6LU0fOm5ZbVszZvqecBgq-kZVvZmYkmprQzbzSSJ_muYw3I6V5hzjaU/s400/1106c_handprintturkeyscene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266013299276643794" border="0" /></a>And if you have little one's, you can spiff up their turkey hand drawings with this fun page <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://familyfun.go.com/printables/season/printable/thanksgiving-handprint-turkey/thanksgiving-handprint-turkey.html">here</a>.<br /><br /></blockquote></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3