tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89400654573660109622024-02-07T08:56:13.518-05:00KatrinkaJane ~ for all your artsy-fartsy needsKatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-20147444734012970742017-07-05T20:45:00.001-04:002017-07-05T20:45:46.383-04:00Only Mostly DeadHi. Friends!<br />
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http://desperatemom.com/spamentoring-weekend-with-sally-clarkson-sarah-mae KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-40348069547689611962012-02-04T09:34:00.000-05:002012-02-04T09:34:29.700-05:00Happy New Year 2012: Upcoming Projects<div style="text-align: left;">Wow, am I behind! Lots of fun things have been happening. Most notably, we bought our first house! So, yes --- I finally got to PAINT something! Granted, the only painting we've done is the front door (purple, yo), but it is OURS.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Another big deal is getting my first "grown-up" phone...on Wednesday. LOL Yes, it took me that long to get a touch screen, internet, and Words with Friends on my phone. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The last big piece of news is that I've professionally partnered with Refuge for Women, a non-profit that ministers to adult entertainment workers and victims of human trafficking. They are the only "safe house" in the country that doesn't require the women to pay or to detox before coming --- if women are ready to escape, they have a place to go! Anyway, they are currently full to capacity and have to turn away any new applicants. A bunch of us local Mary Kay beauty consultants have partnered with them to raise $30,000 for a downpayment on a second house...and we need your help! There are two ways to help. First, I need sponsors -- .50 per face, $1 per face, $2, $5, even $10 per face, to sponsor my 30 faces during the fundraiser. Second, I need faces. :) Every woman who gets pampered this month (for FREE), whether it's a facial, a makeover, or a pedicure, earns the sponsors' donations to the Refuge! So get your winter skin care update, learn a 3-minute makeup routine, and get your foundation perfectly-matched...and give back at the same time! <em><strong>When was the last time </strong>you could recharge your emotional batteries, look and feel better/younger/healthier, have some girl time (time to yourself or time with friends) for free AND support such an impactful ministry at the same time...?</em> So get your girlfriends all excited and contact me, if you are a current client of mine OR if you are currently without the services of a professional beauty consultant! <strong>(P.S. Anyone in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or Guam can get pampered or sponsor!)</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some of the projects I've been working on. When I get a chance, I'll post tutorials. Click to see larger pictures:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
My 6 year-old vinyl planner cover was cracking and falling apart, so I designed a new one! Leopard print, of course. I <3 felt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eRgMduhVgfGDbMx9eg7u1XZsdyK6QLOc1nUMF79Av3HF1Es1kCZaZkikyUKCF7CnEif3SG6csPBXsI-bV1-JhGbE93_vorJ1hTiw1Iz7biOZ5SYtoVawlfSE1VQqeSLMQnh1NpM2_7o/s1600/IMG_0448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eRgMduhVgfGDbMx9eg7u1XZsdyK6QLOc1nUMF79Av3HF1Es1kCZaZkikyUKCF7CnEif3SG6csPBXsI-bV1-JhGbE93_vorJ1hTiw1Iz7biOZ5SYtoVawlfSE1VQqeSLMQnh1NpM2_7o/s320/IMG_0448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Made one for a sister beauty consultant, too.<br />
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Started a new Christmas tradition this year, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ft-KFf8ki1HcLQywqOE34PQETQJwLhLNLGyZJzX8XSy5MlmtJZ8CrPAUAaoFPSJ77btzkLk3BdoDJApLSpOkt5VSFe1cFba85QQlNqHfe1y91XU1kE4HXOwMdwhg9D4rSCtc0bVrMcw/s1600/IMG_0481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ft-KFf8ki1HcLQywqOE34PQETQJwLhLNLGyZJzX8XSy5MlmtJZ8CrPAUAaoFPSJ77btzkLk3BdoDJApLSpOkt5VSFe1cFba85QQlNqHfe1y91XU1kE4HXOwMdwhg9D4rSCtc0bVrMcw/s320/IMG_0481.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
...and who learned to read?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65e_mlB7F5OHxK6TwbaXast-e9B-Mk6f8Xt5IrpgtA5YxS0LF9VssFTFprl-rK1979AzaYlqpyq5fPLmBwdcCNMX91o-MU2qpiDSfRmJl8R7ABxiQ0qSL0rCZWRIy12fDDytAIeAal8I/s1600/IMG_0492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65e_mlB7F5OHxK6TwbaXast-e9B-Mk6f8Xt5IrpgtA5YxS0LF9VssFTFprl-rK1979AzaYlqpyq5fPLmBwdcCNMX91o-MU2qpiDSfRmJl8R7ABxiQ0qSL0rCZWRIy12fDDytAIeAal8I/s320/IMG_0492.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Each Christmas Eve, we give the boys new pajamas. This year, I found some "Agent P" thermal PJs for our 5<span style="font-size: medium;">½ year-old, but they didn't come any smaller for my 2<span style="font-size: medium;">¾ year-old. </span>I bought a pair of coordinating plain blue thermals and then just free-handed a felt applique of Perry to sew on the front.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcQFe0Qaa-KsaHKsgPYkvJyzBmhlij96xp03zKr10gB75RbX7bTRfFp_L7UVC-b7LaIwJS8_jyHZUHwpkX2PgIFekvqT_TN2xOFzs6xhmGfbgNyXeENMhjQMrgKvBeArTFx0i_ixon_g/s1600/IMG_0534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcQFe0Qaa-KsaHKsgPYkvJyzBmhlij96xp03zKr10gB75RbX7bTRfFp_L7UVC-b7LaIwJS8_jyHZUHwpkX2PgIFekvqT_TN2xOFzs6xhmGfbgNyXeENMhjQMrgKvBeArTFx0i_ixon_g/s320/IMG_0534.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNG7m4tvVIU2WioxOEixekLHDHFPPTJkh5vYBbKj233IyAIRrkmQRzIHy76s0GnHv9yVRmGmGVx3kFJWsHUWBLy7RMz1WFmQn93JXohSqiBsK3zd0h0Lh2KR93wvQuTS9Zsanpv8hqmc/s1600/IMG_0690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNG7m4tvVIU2WioxOEixekLHDHFPPTJkh5vYBbKj233IyAIRrkmQRzIHy76s0GnHv9yVRmGmGVx3kFJWsHUWBLy7RMz1WFmQn93JXohSqiBsK3zd0h0Lh2KR93wvQuTS9Zsanpv8hqmc/s320/IMG_0690.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Last year's Christmas jammies get worn ALL.THE.TIME. Like, 24 actual hours a day, several days in a row. Even out of the house. (Hey, they're covered, they're warm, we aren't late because of getting dressed, and I don't have to fight with them to wear socks. Parenting WIN) However, as a result, there are several holes in the feet. That meant I had to learn how to darn! Who knew it was so simple?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRsXhv5eeK_I8LfXJCKbw1zsk7dV0VdxGqMTliyZgP7Pk09yUeTX6uP33umf3N756v6Fro0gWOUiQv4tZz1zzFUXha3W06Rwj4IAFHTazqvm-QcRAD1e5J2kmnSPNZLp-R_zpynTKSIY/s1600/IMG_0750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRsXhv5eeK_I8LfXJCKbw1zsk7dV0VdxGqMTliyZgP7Pk09yUeTX6uP33umf3N756v6Fro0gWOUiQv4tZz1zzFUXha3W06Rwj4IAFHTazqvm-QcRAD1e5J2kmnSPNZLp-R_zpynTKSIY/s320/IMG_0750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
My boys' play store has some plastic food, but they keep asking for the kinds of food we eat -- like whole wheat chocolate chip pancakes. Enter felt! These pancakes were my first foray into self-designed play food: chocolate chip on one side, plain on the other. Just for kicks, I made two with felt "chips" and two with French knot "chips". That was fun! Got in a bunch of <em>American Pickers</em> on Netflix while I made those bad boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoOYXj1BOfJ_KXhN3J8XIoM1S1FG8397ny97QFId0GvELvrpNI6w9KzrcQTNIR0Z_pG_g504Tx5zG7S1vC_cR81zPMprr9iDXccYj9vGT-Y46bnqmT8_JJUXLgpZ5ll6QPzx5MHovXDE/s1600/IMG_0767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoOYXj1BOfJ_KXhN3J8XIoM1S1FG8397ny97QFId0GvELvrpNI6w9KzrcQTNIR0Z_pG_g504Tx5zG7S1vC_cR81zPMprr9iDXccYj9vGT-Y46bnqmT8_JJUXLgpZ5ll6QPzx5MHovXDE/s320/IMG_0767.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w-9h74KxostIdcQIlYLBzOkscsmJChlKl7G5bHQCZSU0zXnecLwWoOno-LOhI3u0L9Xg7ZSJQHMkLlM6LT2ikgHEE3Nml0nx-vNUbk9Tp-arYG8ogLALXJwde-fRBoy6e6NfqkcjgEE/s1600/IMG_0774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w-9h74KxostIdcQIlYLBzOkscsmJChlKl7G5bHQCZSU0zXnecLwWoOno-LOhI3u0L9Xg7ZSJQHMkLlM6LT2ikgHEE3Nml0nx-vNUbk9Tp-arYG8ogLALXJwde-fRBoy6e6NfqkcjgEE/s320/IMG_0774.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Guess what kind of felt play food I'm working on here? My own design -- I'm so proud!<br />
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We LOVE Family Fun Magazine and always turn down the corners on several projects. Then never make them. Finally, I decided to go through the magazine with the boys and ask them which projects interested them. Then I'd have accountability! LOL Here's the first one we worked on: posable felt animals. They aren't finished yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0dsmxIHpn5DyW97XNY8OdG8DPmEITOpz0RvdiJaMvAN1PMkJP3L70suR5QjUBMhWyV84IJghfE8-HXk73uP7Lc3mOo8SdIDilV-UQnpA1nv54U2LxqrbW40LuyYAOgMDqSPEuL05HCs/s1600/IMG_0834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0dsmxIHpn5DyW97XNY8OdG8DPmEITOpz0RvdiJaMvAN1PMkJP3L70suR5QjUBMhWyV84IJghfE8-HXk73uP7Lc3mOo8SdIDilV-UQnpA1nv54U2LxqrbW40LuyYAOgMDqSPEuL05HCs/s320/IMG_0834.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Six years ago, I saw a book displayed in my local library. From the looks of it, it was probably produced by some teeny-bopper magazine and talked about hairspray and flat irons. What caught my eye, however, was the redhead on the front. The redhead with long, beautiful curls.<br />
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In my flat-on-top, frizzy/wavy-on-bottom <span style="font-family: inherit;">world, this was über hair. I pulled down the book, intrigued...then I read the title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761123008/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thedailorsemi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0761123008">Curly Girl: The Handbook (A Celebration of Curls: How to cut them, care for them, love them, and set them free)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=0761123008&camp=217145&creative=399369" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />.</span><br />
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Wait, not produced by Tiger Beat? This was a serious book for grown-ups?<br />
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Turns out it was one of those moments in time where your life is changed forever. I'm not putting it on par with Salvation or anything, but as far as hair care goes, this was IT. After perusing it in the library, I checked it out. Then renewed it. Four times. Then bought it.<br />
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The whole book focuses on celebrating <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">― instead of resenting ― your natural curls.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span>The beginning explains the science of curly hair. Basically, it's drier than straight hair, which is why it curls up and frizzes. And why using shampoo all the time (which strips oil) is not a good thing for Curly Girls. Yes, my "'poo-free" status refers to shampoo. As in, I don't use it. Ever. <em> Ew...</em><br />
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Well, that's what you're thinking, right? "Ew"? That's what I thought the first time I tried it, too. Turns out, all some of us need to cleanse our scalps is friction and a medium with which to carry away dirt and excess oil. I still go through the motions of shampooing (massage product into scalp with fingertips, rinse away), but I use conditioner instead. I also mix a little brown sugar in mine to exfoliate dry patches (it dissolves). Guess what? I don't get dandruff and severe itch all the time like I used to ― because I'm not drying out my scalp with shampoo anymore. After the "cleansing" step, I follow the conditioning steps for my hair type. Once out of the shower, I scrunch my hair dry (NO rubbing) and scrunch on an anti-frizz curl treatment.<br />
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The book divides Culry Girls into three types: wavy, Botticelli, and corkscrew. Thought I was wavy, but after doing the Curly Girl process one time, I discovered I'm actually Botticelli!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are my before-Curly Girl and after-Curly Girl pictures:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucUBbsR9JNxcBr-DLP_Yhk1kfqEF3SnoVjw3F8jqhUj1TelRFja2fOyJBTWp-NNxm_5fthgWtVUIrmVHlCs3okgHuLYDPPpjJ7UbR5gE2LBkLZOj-RA8hr1L0n1pTRk6wdwzrvZn8LB4/s1600/H-curly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucUBbsR9JNxcBr-DLP_Yhk1kfqEF3SnoVjw3F8jqhUj1TelRFja2fOyJBTWp-NNxm_5fthgWtVUIrmVHlCs3okgHuLYDPPpjJ7UbR5gE2LBkLZOj-RA8hr1L0n1pTRk6wdwzrvZn8LB4/s400/H-curly.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
One of my biggest frustrations had always been how the top of my hair was flat, instead of wavy or curly like the rest of my hair. I figured it was because the weight of my long, wet hair was pulling it flat as it dried. For years, I only ever took showers at night, so my hair could dry splayed out upon my pillow, but it still never quite curled from root to tip. Enter Curly Girl! Part of the Curly Girl drying process involves lifting your hair from the root so air can circulate and dry it, while also lifting the rest of your hair to prevent weighing-down. I modified the method from the book so I could leave the house with my wet hair still lifted and not look like a crazy person while my hair dried properly. Here's what it looks like:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Incognito! You'd never guess there was 3 feet of hair tucked up in there. I get a lot of compliments on this style, and people are always afraid I cut my hair! LOL It's so simple to do, too. Basically, I get tiny claw clips, pouf forward a section of wet hair along my hairline, and clip it in place. Repeat from ear to ear. Then do a second row behind that one, off-setting the clips so they pick up hair from two of the clips in the front row. The long hair hanging down in back gets divided into four quadrants, and each quadrant gets folded over and scrunched up against my head, then held in place by a medium-sized claw clip. Voila! Instant "short" hair. The next day, I take out all the clips and my hair is curly root-to-tip.</div><div class="separator" separator?="" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqVWsCIpUx-Ytv90Oxv_Tu_BAZfARHYqFNZeXY29K0Dj2aBD5Uo6iN0knD8jx9t_9l8TTteizoKUXDNrSBbakP_8CoVKlnHVzt3zQuAY0o46hSz6HSgq8E_c9FZ9ANJtpO-P0-YoKEwc/s1600/CurlyGirl-down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqVWsCIpUx-Ytv90Oxv_Tu_BAZfARHYqFNZeXY29K0Dj2aBD5Uo6iN0knD8jx9t_9l8TTteizoKUXDNrSBbakP_8CoVKlnHVzt3zQuAY0o46hSz6HSgq8E_c9FZ9ANJtpO-P0-YoKEwc/s640/CurlyGirl-down.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
My boys are both curly redheads, and we follow Curly Girl with them too. No hassle, no tears.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I highly encourage you to check out this book, if you or someone you love has natural waves, curls, or frizz. Two thumbs waaaaaay up!</div>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-55776655434680307952011-04-20T23:35:00.034-04:002011-09-01T01:50:58.780-04:00Sushi for Scaredy-Cats, part 2We've made sushi several times since my <a href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/2009/09/sushi-for-scaredy-cats.html">Sushi for Scaredy Cats</a> post but forgotten to photograph the process. We had friends over tonight as a last big hoo-hah before their 3rd son was born. What better time to document our dinner? (For the record, she ended up going into labor the next day, which makes it 2-0 for pregnant friends delivering the day after having dinner with us.) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Maybe we should offer a labor kickstart service...?</span><br />
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We never got around to buying a sushi-rolling mat, since our Japanese grocery is waaaay across town. While we were at IKEA, however, we bought a $1.99 <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20101734">Toga placemat</a> to use instead. Whichever you have, be sure to wrap it tightly and completely in plastic wrap.<br />
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We started with the fixins for four adults, two 4 year-olds, and two 2 year-olds. We ran out of nori before we were all full, but it was fun experimenting with rice-only rolls! LOL They were a little squishy (and not at all proper, I'm sure), but it got the job done. In fact, we loved them -- you could really taste the avocado without the nori there to compete.<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/2009/09/sushi-for-scaredy-cats.html">Sushi for Scaredy Cats</a> post for more details on the "how to" before you begin!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9rrkUCMOKJ2ik33m3rREYfNCs52fTm7dts2PfKybqVPsmfTxkN9SDxuj7cVeBMjdO3kncuOaEpsXl905xWpJCeK_GfS5LL7uopPk2uzBSBDcwW6WBstc8XYwYsda9Pwt_djFMUKFV3o/s1600/IMG_3688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9rrkUCMOKJ2ik33m3rREYfNCs52fTm7dts2PfKybqVPsmfTxkN9SDxuj7cVeBMjdO3kncuOaEpsXl905xWpJCeK_GfS5LL7uopPk2uzBSBDcwW6WBstc8XYwYsda9Pwt_djFMUKFV3o/s320/IMG_3688.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This time, we used julienned carrots and cucumber, cream cheese strips, avocado strips, krab, and smoked salmon --- all pretty cheap, depending on the time of year. For the carrots, we found that using a vegetable peeler on baby carrots, then matchsticking them, worked really well. The cucumber should be peeled and seeded before matchsticking. If we'd had green onion, it would've been a perfect spread. Well, and bbq eel. Yes, seriously. If you ate it without knowing what it was, you would want it too. So there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can buy "sushi rice" and rice vinegar at WalMart now, but I can't vouch for the quality. Here's what we did to the rice:</div><ol><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Make the <strong>sushi rice</strong> according to the package directions. We used 3c uncooked for this dinner, and it was exactly/barely enough for our group. Let the rice cool.</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heat 6T <strong>rice</strong> <strong>vinegar</strong>, 4T sugar, and 2tsp salt until it mixes together, then let it cool. Again, this is the amount for 3c uncooked rice. If you find this ratio too sweet/salty/vinegary, adjust it for your tastes.</div></li>
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</ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ldWW-SLvLRLeK2ot1iHdHMOTvRgvbJOplL0e764vgiURHGUSWn_FRPiVuSXygpjkKNVSjhAdwKYxugPRSCi3yTaQ1Q1Sim6zrEOe1vRLN92N3TSE5o1h7rWNsHDzLa6oQlCacehcvHk/s1600/IMG_3714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ldWW-SLvLRLeK2ot1iHdHMOTvRgvbJOplL0e764vgiURHGUSWn_FRPiVuSXygpjkKNVSjhAdwKYxugPRSCi3yTaQ1Q1Sim6zrEOe1vRLN92N3TSE5o1h7rWNsHDzLa6oQlCacehcvHk/s320/IMG_3714.jpg" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leslie was a natural sushi-roller.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWK6CO0L6rz_ZlTYXAC4D3ynJsWqjLGSA2fcjl1fpRhgdBZengzN_C87_1-SO9S4_a0RLM3YognkiDx7dUD89nMxYePfEfmT_HXS4WAl45b1e0pBFegj30oBk0g0R1R9uk62eYqInefak/s1600/IMG_3719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWK6CO0L6rz_ZlTYXAC4D3ynJsWqjLGSA2fcjl1fpRhgdBZengzN_C87_1-SO9S4_a0RLM3YognkiDx7dUD89nMxYePfEfmT_HXS4WAl45b1e0pBFegj30oBk0g0R1R9uk62eYqInefak/s320/IMG_3719.jpg" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See? I promised I'd get an in-progress rolling pic! I drew a little arrow so you could see how the mat moves as you roll. First, roll up the end of the mat that has the fillings on it, just until the end of the nori touches the rice bed beyond the fillings. IMPORTANT: lift the mat up and away instead of letting it tuck under and touch the rice bed, or it could get rolled up into your sushi! As you continue, you'll need to lift up that end of the mat when you roll (like Leslie's doing with her left hand, above). Shape the sushi roll into a cylinder by tucking the mat around to the base of the roll (the little bobble in the arrow) and squeezing gently and evenly through the mat along the length of the roll. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GyLLYGRTVr6bL_sJ0LyF4FBsxfYEVQzkNR6kEKiUUxDv7Bn0lBQU0w2t5p0JFFPe58gLO7mHzXWHgdJczeM4hWhYNZDgdpP9g4hyphenhyphenY2SYY2rQjQ7ouOO9OTvFh12nJNvtjQUwwt2EKzM/s1600/IMG_3690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GyLLYGRTVr6bL_sJ0LyF4FBsxfYEVQzkNR6kEKiUUxDv7Bn0lBQU0w2t5p0JFFPe58gLO7mHzXWHgdJczeM4hWhYNZDgdpP9g4hyphenhyphenY2SYY2rQjQ7ouOO9OTvFh12nJNvtjQUwwt2EKzM/s320/IMG_3690.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">FACT: food tastes better when you work for it. Click the pic above to see the Awabdys close-up. They're darling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk33_IS8klcdr3PIFyYHoAjtf1G_fbtcM4PNNaidp19BS2XRdXiZ3RfV_z1-1oxxIAILerTDItdLzZYxVMfU2KLOb5yQDe7KTAFxmzBY8rAagoNYx9A9vo65IQ10nblpvpTn-iKk9_II/s1600/IMG_3717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk33_IS8klcdr3PIFyYHoAjtf1G_fbtcM4PNNaidp19BS2XRdXiZ3RfV_z1-1oxxIAILerTDItdLzZYxVMfU2KLOb5yQDe7KTAFxmzBY8rAagoNYx9A9vo65IQ10nblpvpTn-iKk9_II/s320/IMG_3717.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Woe betide her who tries to tell Caspian he can't take every.single.piece off the group plate. Following with "until you finish what you already took" quickly resets the sushi-lover's tantrum clock. (Speaking of clocks, check the microwave to see how long that turnaround took).</div><br />
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This post has nothing to do with cleaning, let me tell you. It has to do with having/finding a piece of clothing that is only one small stain (or ugly design) away from usability. I should call it "Save That Shirt"! LOL This will open your eyes to keeping those cherished onesies, shirts, and pants that fell prey to spills. Or, in my case, taking advantage of a super-affordable item that has a less-than-ideal picture on it. Now I'm lamenting all the cute clothes I tossed that had stains or sports on them...and now I'm also spending more at Goodwill! (Like <i>that </i>needed to happen...)<br />
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Figure out what design or picture you want on your item and sketch it out to get a feel for the size. Caspian chose Plex, and fortunately settled for just his head. He'd outgrown all of his light outerwear, and I found a great hoodie at our Habitat for Humanity ReStore for 50¢. Well, it was great except for the yucky football screenprint on the chest.<br />
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Take some felt (on sale 8-for-$1) and some embroidery thread (which you probably already have) and, in my case, a button from my late grandmother-in-law's sewing stash.<br />
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Then make-over your hoodie! Granted, I wouldn't have chosen a grey design for a grey hoodie, but I didn't have silver felt and Caspian wanted Plex, end of story. :) I positioned all my pieces, then Fabri-tac-ed the layers together and stitched each piece down before Fabri-tac-ing them down to the next piece. I hand-sewed the button on (it's Caspian's favorite part). At the end, I fray-checked all the threads and knots on the backside. Can you find the feature I forgot to topstitch...?<br />
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Think of all the possibilities! Coordinate a plain shirt to match a patterned skirt, personalize with monograms, the mind reels! Felt is so inexpensive and user-friendly. I was totally inspired and empowered by my IRL friend <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/">Andrea</a>, who is a felt appliqué goddess. Just look at <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/2011/02/space-shirt.html">this</a>, and <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/2010/09/friendly-swap.html">this</a>, and <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/2010/02/things-that-can-be-made-with-felt.html">this</a>, and <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/2010/05/nursery-rhymes.html">this</a>, and <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/2010/04/can-you-match-these-pants.html">this</a>, and <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/2010/03/silhouette.html">THIS</a>, and oh my gosh <a href="http://simplecreationsbyandrea.blogspot.com/2010/08/another.html">THIS </a>(I know, it's not felt, but wow). You can do this with fleece too, which you also don't have to finish, or you can use regular fabric, which will fray. For now, I'm sticking with felt.<br />
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Got plenty more in-progress pics to come!<br />
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This post has nothing to do with cleaning, let me tell you. It has to do with having/finding a piece of clothing that is only one small stain (or ugly design) away from usability. This will open your eyes to keeping those cherished onesies, shirts, and pants that fell prey to spills. Or, in my case, taking advantage of a super-affordable item that has a less-than-ideal picture on it.<br />
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Figure out what design or picture you want on your item. Caspian chose Plex, and fortunately settled for just his head. He needed some light outerwear that fit, and I found a great hoodie at our Habitat for Humanity ReStore for 50¢. Well, it was great, except for the yucky football screenprint on the chest.<br />
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Take some felt and some embroidery thread (which you probably already have) and, in my case, a button from my grandmother-in-law's sewing stash.<br />
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Then make-over your hoodie! Granted, I wouldn't have chosen a grey design for a grey hoodie, but I didn't have silver felt and Caspian wanted Plex, end of story. :)<br />
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Got plenty more in-progress pics to come!<br />
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Unfortunately, I <s>am a control freak</s> <s>am very picky</s> have high personal standards when it comes to my own craft projects.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">That "high standard" is otherwise known as "fear"...or "perfectionist's paralysis." I am so afraid of messing up my carefully-chosen-and-irreplaceably-precious materials, I never get started.</div><div><br />
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Which is why, for example, the bazillion dollars worth of scrapbooking materials I carefully handpicked while I was pregnant with Caspian is still in its cellophane wrapping. Pregnant with my <i>4½ year-old</i>, Caspian. Still in its <i>unopened </i>cellophane wrapping. Over <i>4½ years later</i>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> (Admit it: some of you just had a mental image of storming my house to rescue my neglected Creative Memories cardstock.)</span><br />
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But technically, "perfectionist's paralysis" isn't quite the issue here. The fear in this instance stems from something I'll call..."my sewing machine."<br />
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I've always aspired to sew, but it just seemed so involved. Bobbins and threading and darts and seam allowances and stitch length and all the other big intimidating things that you veteran seamstresses are rolling your eyes at. I received a <a href="http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Janome-Sew-Mini-Sewing-Machine-Mini-Sewing-Machines_stcVVproductId48446188VVcatId539683VVviewprod.htm">Janome Sew Mini</a> for Christmas 2009 and, prior to this month, used it exactly twice: to make a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934287091?ie=UTF8&tag=katrinkajane-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1934287091">tissue holder</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=katrinkajane-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1934287091" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> for my purse and to put together <a href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/2010/11/halloween-2010.html">my kids' Halloween costumes</a> last year. My house is still a work in progress — though it's getting MUCH better — so I have to use the kitchen table and living room desk whenever I need to sew and iron. (Remember though, "whenever" means "twice in the last 14 months".) Since I know that eventually, when I get my act together, I'll have my craft desk to sew upon, I keep putting off sewing projects in the hope that I'll get my act together sooner rather than later.<br />
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The crayon roll, however, won't let me rest.<br />
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Here's how my train of thought has progressed in the last few weeks:<br />
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<ol><li>My kids have crayons.</li>
<li>Those crayons are in a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80098583">box </a>from IKEA.</li>
<li>I need that box to store something else.</li>
<li>I should make a crayon roll for my kids.</li>
<li>It would be great to make one with a denim exterior, for durability.</li>
<li>I should use my hubby's old jeans for that project.</li>
<li>I should make a practice roll first.</li>
<li>None of the roll tutorials have all the features I'm looking for.</li>
<li>I should make my own design.</li>
<li>I've only ever sewn 2 things and go all sweaty at the thought of patterns.</li>
<li>Can I do this?</li>
<li>Aaaauuuuggghhh!</li>
<li>I shouldn't use my sewing machine until I can get my craft desk unearthed.</li>
<li>Ooh, I found a Buzz Lightyear bed sheet that gives me inspiration for my design!</li>
<li>Now I really need to make a practice roll.</li>
<li>I'd better make a practice-practice roll, to get the hang of it before I try to get fancy.</li>
<li>Well, I'm going to get fancy anyway, but at least I can use "normal" materials on the first run-through.</li>
</ol><div>Fast forward past my revolutionary sheet-using design to my practice-practice design, which is more traditional. Well, except that I designed it to incorporate <i>all </i>the features I wanted in a crayon roll: 8 crayons only (for purse-carrying, which didn't exist in blogland tutorials), a flap to contain the crayons, decorative trim, elastic-and-button closure, AND (my proudest achievement) a custom pocket to hold a little notepad! Why hasn't anyone else put in a notepad pocket? My very own design out of my own little head — I'm so excited! I am just astonished that what started as a pencil sketch in my home journal progressed into handwritten step-by-step directions that actually turned into a <i>real </i>thing...which looks like the original sketch! It's like holding a little alien in your hand. Is it really real?!</div><br />
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I can't believe I sewed this thing. And I <i>designed a sewing project!</i> With seam allowances and top-stitching and pressing and interfacing and, and... ((hyperventilating)) Okay...okay...I can do this. I <i>did </i>this! Wow.<br />
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The fabric is from the fat quarter wall at WalMart. Caspian chose what he calls "red lava" as the main fabric. The button is from my husband's deceased grandmother's sewing stash, which was given to our family. The pocket was designed for a little spiral-topped notepad (or "handy dandy notebook", as it's called at our house), but I couldn't find ours for the life of me. The one pictured is some freebie from a hotel.<br />
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The detailed tutorial and dimensions will follow. You are welcome to make my Ultimate Crayon Rolls or gift them, but full credit AND a link back here must be directly attached, please. I worked H-A-R-D on this design! :D Thanks! As <a href="http://lesscakemorefrosting.blogspot.com/">EllieG</a> puts it,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Do not repost without linking back, do not alter or claim as your own. Personal use only.</span></span>"KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-52340449952224537222011-01-29T01:09:00.000-05:002011-01-29T01:09:28.524-05:00Craftgasm!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I seriously wish our family camera had chosen a different night to die.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And I wish that the step-by-step pics I took with my cell phone (when the camera died mid-project) weren't corrupted.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And I wish that our replacement camera wasn't coming all the way from Canada.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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All I can say is, whenever I enter my gift wrap area, I have a little craftgasm*. Because I <i>finally </i>got to use <i>this </i>for something ahhhhh-mazing:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and it was 100% totally and completely my own brilliant, original idea! Yes, that's a 50¢ wooden cassette tape rack from Goodwill. And no, I'm not going to post an "after" or give any other hints until I can take a REAL "after" picture. <b>Wanna guess...?</b> Anyone who guesses correctly wins a prize!</div><br />
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*By the way, "craftgasm"© is a term I coined a few years ago to describe any craft product/project-related moment that reeeeally excites you. Like, the instant you see it, you're...excited. Like, makes your heart rate increase. IfyouknowwhatImean. Kind of like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euzt4E2wwuE&playnext=1&list=PL870B652348F6289D">this</a> or ooohh, <i>this!</i><br />
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Yes, that's a Sharpie wall. And yes, my husband knows what it does to me.KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-49402961740536584692011-01-22T14:05:00.001-05:002011-01-22T14:14:32.689-05:00Get Well Soon: part 3, finale<div style="text-align: center;">Click here for <a href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-well-soon-part-1-prep.html">part 1, prep</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Click here for <a href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-well-soon-part-2-arranging.html">part 2, arranging</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I had it to do all over, I would probably hot glue the foam into the basket, then hot glue the stems in as well, using my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010WP6VK?ie=UTF8&tag=katrinkajane-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0010WP6VK">Crafty Magic Melt Little Dipper Low Temp Glue Pot</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=katrinkajane-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0010WP6VK" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (which, technically, is still in the package...since I purchased it in high school because it looked so cool).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite having reference photos, the final poked-in version turned out a little different than the practice run. It was kind of hard to see some of the flowers on my tiny camera viewfinder, and some of the insertion angles proved a little difficult to replicate on the first try. Oh, and since I just used the foam I had (instead of custom fitting some), there were some gaps where I intended to poke a couple of the stems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Overall, though, I'm pretty happy with the layout.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo1fv8JBtd3sM8mtAz93wD2rdgcHNDoDg2ja3R_056hjgYAcxnIALnR3YD2B9R5SdeOrDZF6LGvfnGrzAQzV3CIZuJBp96czy63DbfvA3QuJCBJqHwF62eF_Y3iIMUVCdBiSTvSOXWi8/s1600/IMG_8897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo1fv8JBtd3sM8mtAz93wD2rdgcHNDoDg2ja3R_056hjgYAcxnIALnR3YD2B9R5SdeOrDZF6LGvfnGrzAQzV3CIZuJBp96czy63DbfvA3QuJCBJqHwF62eF_Y3iIMUVCdBiSTvSOXWi8/s320/IMG_8897.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of the add-ins had to be hacked in order to be attached securely, as opposed to just tucked in for looks. The eucalyptus bits were popped off of a larger bunch, so I created new stems out of folded-over floral wire. I did the same for the smaller leaf groupings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TlyEOUQNNim_wSQlHcY0SyshkKvRC_FI6aMiR3ssthYhvnvsCiujnAiqPo43jIzCgNJhD5Jgy_3_JVGph-fSzqhUlJrQJrSWK4EvFfUic3lX6PiQGw0KLZ6kSspaeUTdPMMCs70mpJ4/s1600/IMG_8899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TlyEOUQNNim_wSQlHcY0SyshkKvRC_FI6aMiR3ssthYhvnvsCiujnAiqPo43jIzCgNJhD5Jgy_3_JVGph-fSzqhUlJrQJrSWK4EvFfUic3lX6PiQGw0KLZ6kSspaeUTdPMMCs70mpJ4/s320/IMG_8899.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVHgW7-1VyEpSBeJTYtGd3rrVxiDsNjTsERDKOy4xYravRheuobJ9q-ZiA2-Zf9yXpLIGpb6UPt4hQp37SfqIntJojaxEeba1Me5_vJEnr2J-bYYdyJff9OP-I71uY_iZ2Jj74a-aWgo/s1600/IMG_8900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVHgW7-1VyEpSBeJTYtGd3rrVxiDsNjTsERDKOy4xYravRheuobJ9q-ZiA2-Zf9yXpLIGpb6UPt4hQp37SfqIntJojaxEeba1Me5_vJEnr2J-bYYdyJff9OP-I71uY_iZ2Jj74a-aWgo/s320/IMG_8900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It worked!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYAJ-OJAb3KmDdi4EFjModCChT22DBcfcbsB_c4SmskcCaxm9FdMgLAxEp7TANEXsG84oLQ1D-cwQ5fLGWx-vtG_UumFAEja8GMJSJL0UR9mz_JbUCBKAQhy4XWM2Zx7PE91qlLNZidM/s1600/IMG_8902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYAJ-OJAb3KmDdi4EFjModCChT22DBcfcbsB_c4SmskcCaxm9FdMgLAxEp7TANEXsG84oLQ1D-cwQ5fLGWx-vtG_UumFAEja8GMJSJL0UR9mz_JbUCBKAQhy4XWM2Zx7PE91qlLNZidM/s320/IMG_8902.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything in its place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK2N0hBhaQXk1BwR92g_v7bHq0iuh-M_yGvh9CwGSxwWBxnI1cEWLqc0yWa5oeZfrRA25J3bHcNbsyOywY9Tug1dZej69PArAxXo8pQe1ChSntrEV3RRNzDBJMOeyUaV9UnXfO6PyvaI/s1600/IMG_8903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK2N0hBhaQXk1BwR92g_v7bHq0iuh-M_yGvh9CwGSxwWBxnI1cEWLqc0yWa5oeZfrRA25J3bHcNbsyOywY9Tug1dZej69PArAxXo8pQe1ChSntrEV3RRNzDBJMOeyUaV9UnXfO6PyvaI/s320/IMG_8903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The back, however, was definitely meant to to be hidden! Hey, it's proof that I made it myself, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-QDvYxA4QFqksYi24MZ2L9bBrX8TROCX68-w0dg05VqPEqAx1GJ8V8ni2yeTJKoV5kAxxJmBxgQQV2iO9BzfK427suAI_36IjzxkhuSRslwwReT7CTaTz4sUEbDNrpnHpAlfq1bqHUw/s1600/IMG_8907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-QDvYxA4QFqksYi24MZ2L9bBrX8TROCX68-w0dg05VqPEqAx1GJ8V8ni2yeTJKoV5kAxxJmBxgQQV2iO9BzfK427suAI_36IjzxkhuSRslwwReT7CTaTz4sUEbDNrpnHpAlfq1bqHUw/s320/IMG_8907.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After using my beading wire side-clippers to chop off the stick-out parts, I hot glued anything that touched anything else. <i>Liberally </i>hot glued. If I was selling this piece, I'd probably cover it all up with felt or something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDt-yEN7b_Exc0rlE1WOgZMibaenKWvMOi4ZR1NXkgOHN8Qo8FVeqi3Q4hkHlY7z_a6E3nGS3sGeNfE0yT_b7zyIZFAJjx3GDlQCtKj5YHWOtw3HoRil2aM6SZSi8LYJpRhqM3ID78Ytw/s1600/IMG_8909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDt-yEN7b_Exc0rlE1WOgZMibaenKWvMOi4ZR1NXkgOHN8Qo8FVeqi3Q4hkHlY7z_a6E3nGS3sGeNfE0yT_b7zyIZFAJjx3GDlQCtKj5YHWOtw3HoRil2aM6SZSi8LYJpRhqM3ID78Ytw/s320/IMG_8909.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But you can't tell once it's in place, can ya? This was intended to go on the wall, but you could also use it as a table centerpiece. If you go that route, I'd recommend a round or rectangle basket, since a heart looks kind of wonky straight-on from the side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMDgKm2IXu86NlRcMiicKtEjOPzI_L99QuAUo6Cj5C7DZ2zAWlbzcvEfi5RZ4q7fFtMCt13DoUXDEnz-vhWMS4xdkbIoFHC6IFJDfSabrNKRGPVUTJ1z3c1UVD8REnFPZS2tfCzo2Rcg/s1600/IMG_8918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMDgKm2IXu86NlRcMiicKtEjOPzI_L99QuAUo6Cj5C7DZ2zAWlbzcvEfi5RZ4q7fFtMCt13DoUXDEnz-vhWMS4xdkbIoFHC6IFJDfSabrNKRGPVUTJ1z3c1UVD8REnFPZS2tfCzo2Rcg/s320/IMG_8918.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the way they protrude slightly from the basket — like they're growing, or there's something underneath pushing them out. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhsvVtAOmbSaVMg7wUsAwUOjMMHYdRSYDzb51NlEZB2Km0S6B15cE7NX6bROuz4eayCzLShCWvYmG4SwKonFxL9x-aBurKs9bndi9RcKF-dLTFR_tbPLKM0JsBLJAWDCQQuwM7DSo7Ik/s1600/IMG_8924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhsvVtAOmbSaVMg7wUsAwUOjMMHYdRSYDzb51NlEZB2Km0S6B15cE7NX6bROuz4eayCzLShCWvYmG4SwKonFxL9x-aBurKs9bndi9RcKF-dLTFR_tbPLKM0JsBLJAWDCQQuwM7DSo7Ik/s320/IMG_8924.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture is just for scale. Please ignore the pre-road trip checklist and the misarranged Willow Tree collection. The latter never got put to rights after the cat fiasco ("fiasco" as in "the shelf wasn't attached to the brackets and he jumped up to hang on the edge and everything flipped onto the floor" fiasco).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BuPwCmkPnDDc1gN56CUQN7ZK5aycMnRl3rVo_QBC93WjNAlPIx3nyXNSsAdmkJKYRCUowuZYhoRnM8NcZbxEOGByrmbfND3melse9OjHOzeS_Ui6Xdx-zNJKHzr-SXS1rdia4EvbNkE/s1600/IMG_8927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BuPwCmkPnDDc1gN56CUQN7ZK5aycMnRl3rVo_QBC93WjNAlPIx3nyXNSsAdmkJKYRCUowuZYhoRnM8NcZbxEOGByrmbfND3melse9OjHOzeS_Ui6Xdx-zNJKHzr-SXS1rdia4EvbNkE/s320/IMG_8927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed my little 3-parter! I'd love to hear your comments, 'cause it feels like I'm typing to cricket-chirping land — or better yet, become a "follower" AND leave a comment! Pretty please, with jam and jelly on top (as my 4 year-old says)! :D</div>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-83717633297451873172011-01-22T02:51:00.003-05:002011-01-22T14:02:41.389-05:00Get Well Soon: part 2, arranging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click here for <a href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-well-soon-part-1-prep.html">part 1, prep</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that all our stems are trimmed, we can actually start deciding what goes where. I laid everything out by color family. Notice what's missing? Yep — little miss obtrusive, the ivory rose. She was too much of a scene-stealer, and this production calls for an ensemble cast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUudESgL2Fmb4j7N_5WkLS9NnC96q477WffdvbXhnZAJTClcsvn7wQyH7iWclGjoUIUdUZhim3RJFnUHryd36Fnn62PZwXwrJ9dggtp-yLzWF0brVqb-4KqnEZuD02-FrAabQRONWwDg/s1600/IMG_8872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUudESgL2Fmb4j7N_5WkLS9NnC96q477WffdvbXhnZAJTClcsvn7wQyH7iWclGjoUIUdUZhim3RJFnUHryd36Fnn62PZwXwrJ9dggtp-yLzWF0brVqb-4KqnEZuD02-FrAabQRONWwDg/s320/IMG_8872.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">By the way, don't you love my flower holder? Does anyone <i>not </i>have one of these white wire shelf things, or at least a white wire basket? We have this stuff all over the place (much to my chagrin). It's not very attractive, but it sure is functional.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9DWUmt4UmhecVxTIsf-YVgLXFGbXPgudKRdYzA4JwBSCUWh6ZIOj4pECI-2p5EvElhxqR3tTFOB7sGyfVFrhVwSQyAo-HyuYPEEMysPZJTNvBzNLRTT4NcO3WkLL7zJ-DQzXYXEXjPM/s1600/IMG_8874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9DWUmt4UmhecVxTIsf-YVgLXFGbXPgudKRdYzA4JwBSCUWh6ZIOj4pECI-2p5EvElhxqR3tTFOB7sGyfVFrhVwSQyAo-HyuYPEEMysPZJTNvBzNLRTT4NcO3WkLL7zJ-DQzXYXEXjPM/s320/IMG_8874.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was perfect for separating my flowers without crushing them. Or getting cat hair on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG3Q4KfbwttQDrKN8J3IZxkvIvnI4H-jQvRFv9gAFSJKbnwS7uz_TkZFYlkeWMH2mbUlqHG-6NgSoOGq-yVjmR09vwbGg1vmRl33MX0U50HChyphenhyphenVEy9WCj8z8T7TfOcge87JehWIepNtg/s1600/IMG_8875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG3Q4KfbwttQDrKN8J3IZxkvIvnI4H-jQvRFv9gAFSJKbnwS7uz_TkZFYlkeWMH2mbUlqHG-6NgSoOGq-yVjmR09vwbGg1vmRl33MX0U50HChyphenhyphenVEy9WCj8z8T7TfOcge87JehWIepNtg/s320/IMG_8875.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, I started by placing the largest blooms, trying to balance by both size and color. Yep, still working with an upside-down basket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N1tRyaGiU7yma5CvQsp45yuYEwaTF0ysvy4b_SNcSPKzmqdwAkShlK2ofeHLHiRqgfbaarfx07sOGmFeAZUq_96CuL1Jr0Qh45zXyAwxQSuxdKrfpQnr6mdqbVX-L7_z_pFw7fZNSuE/s1600/IMG_8876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N1tRyaGiU7yma5CvQsp45yuYEwaTF0ysvy4b_SNcSPKzmqdwAkShlK2ofeHLHiRqgfbaarfx07sOGmFeAZUq_96CuL1Jr0Qh45zXyAwxQSuxdKrfpQnr6mdqbVX-L7_z_pFw7fZNSuE/s320/IMG_8876.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, the medium-sized clusters and blossoms were added.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzacID_ukL7sAKgCRdTY5TMJQMjOoCiArRh6UFUVkTmiEDiHhUWxZGWxTRoJwbz5puZaYxMVLF0PeQLuHsQM4pT12-s7AaVXXfk3gR8jEHvJacNl59HYgd8tjsaNNmfDs10NhJDShvBY/s1600/IMG_8877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzacID_ukL7sAKgCRdTY5TMJQMjOoCiArRh6UFUVkTmiEDiHhUWxZGWxTRoJwbz5puZaYxMVLF0PeQLuHsQM4pT12-s7AaVXXfk3gR8jEHvJacNl59HYgd8tjsaNNmfDs10NhJDShvBY/s320/IMG_8877.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the smaller sprigs and single buds. But...uh, oh. Little miss obtrusive has left a hole in her wake. See it? Above the blue mum at the bottom? No, no — above my shadow. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Hey, I'm sitting right <i>under </i>the overhead light fixture.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnegm1XK5UVLCMqogxW1lHJYNlv4EwMvvdQHPA-PyHVgmC4-3u3BuCGdgHVSruL6dGYd9juiI0eg5_V-l4vrHUK_uw7rnqgyYAPzDd0pOR-zKsc8WFGPYGFl1xqBIbWjtt5d8qHOjc18/s1600/IMG_8878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnegm1XK5UVLCMqogxW1lHJYNlv4EwMvvdQHPA-PyHVgmC4-3u3BuCGdgHVSruL6dGYd9juiI0eg5_V-l4vrHUK_uw7rnqgyYAPzDd0pOR-zKsc8WFGPYGFl1xqBIbWjtt5d8qHOjc18/s320/IMG_8878.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> She was the right color, but just a little too big, so I decided to do a little deconstruction. The inside of the flower had a little lip on it, so I had to pull from the bottom (which, in hindsight, made more sense anyway).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPxrAxZBhaY9wxXLzuE5tX89Yt0AkmjSZlstdus91gOFgzCwL6NbnuUXY7B-3lXiE_RxNckPYBPbF3UiAogkwng_CM366y3ijICgE9JxQkU5irMMtsntiqeJafdJVJMGgNZ648wj55kQ/s1600/IMG_8879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPxrAxZBhaY9wxXLzuE5tX89Yt0AkmjSZlstdus91gOFgzCwL6NbnuUXY7B-3lXiE_RxNckPYBPbF3UiAogkwng_CM366y3ijICgE9JxQkU5irMMtsntiqeJafdJVJMGgNZ648wj55kQ/s320/IMG_8879.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Off comes the fake sepal (after inadvertently turning it inside-out).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbBx6fUa29xhk5qd8k3fouVyMrZg6_NTo8Vie3YIhweDRvHYGjz1U9snlSm1jF31nQt-mVJfvKHwuA-YYGxlsoveg5KYDxSC7l3NkHF0i_wEDhVZbzeHsfGc4G2m5Dj8J02Jjg6bAKo0/s1600/IMG_8880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbBx6fUa29xhk5qd8k3fouVyMrZg6_NTo8Vie3YIhweDRvHYGjz1U9snlSm1jF31nQt-mVJfvKHwuA-YYGxlsoveg5KYDxSC7l3NkHF0i_wEDhVZbzeHsfGc4G2m5Dj8J02Jjg6bAKo0/s320/IMG_8880.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next comes the little spacer dude, which was found between each couple layers of petals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0ij4tTDrfZJrC0TAOjci7FCpgRKRzNg1PhComZroFR_gli4m1733LUQVRAVvTq0y-4_5FU8ZSzQR01Yu9NTXY_WFCEjDLs1XCM4UrWVLt8bBbn6KpjnMlc70FeYdO9-iK7eZfchtqJA/s1600/IMG_8881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0ij4tTDrfZJrC0TAOjci7FCpgRKRzNg1PhComZroFR_gli4m1733LUQVRAVvTq0y-4_5FU8ZSzQR01Yu9NTXY_WFCEjDLs1XCM4UrWVLt8bBbn6KpjnMlc70FeYdO9-iK7eZfchtqJA/s320/IMG_8881.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took off the three largest petal sets, then replaced the two plastic parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnQ0gzJkMv_Nm_RTxoHRr1FCuEh2ddrUWS3LN6gkxxxdMSJPGxBgFRTUjIJ5a1OkMLq-7jwwcMOssfd2BfDOcu_Hi0NyjKeKkOa7FSQKGL2f6sWEH1LHM9byPJS38A-oq0NfeGDPq-zE/s1600/IMG_8884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnQ0gzJkMv_Nm_RTxoHRr1FCuEh2ddrUWS3LN6gkxxxdMSJPGxBgFRTUjIJ5a1OkMLq-7jwwcMOssfd2BfDOcu_Hi0NyjKeKkOa7FSQKGL2f6sWEH1LHM9byPJS38A-oq0NfeGDPq-zE/s320/IMG_8884.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Voila! A sizeable ivory rosebud — not too big, not too small.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT9W44s_2p7w5E3DU9DhZ64tOKSeY3LvNOxaWLI-tpGLjojGy7IrCc8awXu6_Zh20Mm3Exqc56JhXpMRH_hEF3RCf8Own8b-rl1jv_SSiJpeg6UuwokEQTPRsbHZG6Ffx93jRCJTKu7w/s1600/IMG_8882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT9W44s_2p7w5E3DU9DhZ64tOKSeY3LvNOxaWLI-tpGLjojGy7IrCc8awXu6_Zh20Mm3Exqc56JhXpMRH_hEF3RCf8Own8b-rl1jv_SSiJpeg6UuwokEQTPRsbHZG6Ffx93jRCJTKu7w/s320/IMG_8882.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDLEgdeFUl_dqRHsfI24HyiJgpABGENMecpdaUDyl1BrBJtw9CwP0wtP51CPIrW75yAyIZPWxwLUoTDpPSeepIkvft1MVcZTjgTGD0UKBJjPbzXTte4qfT5R8px8N3YjMMAu4UmBGKR0/s1600/IMG_8886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDLEgdeFUl_dqRHsfI24HyiJgpABGENMecpdaUDyl1BrBJtw9CwP0wtP51CPIrW75yAyIZPWxwLUoTDpPSeepIkvft1MVcZTjgTGD0UKBJjPbzXTte4qfT5R8px8N3YjMMAu4UmBGKR0/s320/IMG_8886.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up, adding the eucalyptus (Christmas clearance).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ekNDyMqx-F1yVeYe0NbTngD56MlTLxGSv7Kr0WZmzeypH2gtdBD62FqMR7P3w-lBzg_stIK4H_E6_F4Q_yaOSzv3T8tvD6IstogGav5M0afmBYaWhc-dcxS_voZQTC4VS4in6HZL1u4/s1600/IMG_8890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ekNDyMqx-F1yVeYe0NbTngD56MlTLxGSv7Kr0WZmzeypH2gtdBD62FqMR7P3w-lBzg_stIK4H_E6_F4Q_yaOSzv3T8tvD6IstogGav5M0afmBYaWhc-dcxS_voZQTC4VS4in6HZL1u4/s320/IMG_8890.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, some leaves tucked here and there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKPAOpE_maTLGkEoHMq_Rkz2t2TSpUgG_u4aT7ueiAhPfujDX7hFjunpjMw76ShfW8sVKsHAxH0J_z-Vkk_2MxE-i2SMjv077ekhT9MhXDvfOiR6e981MCjCsCXYXEf64a3C-AL-brnM/s1600/IMG_8893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKPAOpE_maTLGkEoHMq_Rkz2t2TSpUgG_u4aT7ueiAhPfujDX7hFjunpjMw76ShfW8sVKsHAxH0J_z-Vkk_2MxE-i2SMjv077ekhT9MhXDvfOiR6e981MCjCsCXYXEf64a3C-AL-brnM/s320/IMG_8893.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that I have pics of my layout, I'm ready to take everything out! LOL Time to turn over the basket, put in the foam, and actually commit. No going back once you poke those holes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJS4KfiWFHcKxFxQeKSH2mvzGgHj5rD8a-BGaNQXGGJg-7rgkNw4EuvtK-VGKr-5rcN8wPUzj1HhYA6M7waZOB46IOIxU4dAGroR0bvQhHHPvWqZuhx_5fBl0V-XnayXy5E03S2qlnzXc/s1600/IMG_8894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJS4KfiWFHcKxFxQeKSH2mvzGgHj5rD8a-BGaNQXGGJg-7rgkNw4EuvtK-VGKr-5rcN8wPUzj1HhYA6M7waZOB46IOIxU4dAGroR0bvQhHHPvWqZuhx_5fBl0V-XnayXy5E03S2qlnzXc/s320/IMG_8894.jpg" width="320" /></a></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;">Click here for <a href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-well-soon-part-3-finale.html">part 3, finale</a>.</div>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-12233262074590961942011-01-22T02:31:00.005-05:002011-01-26T02:12:12.304-05:00Get Well Soon: part 1, prep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdpWyVIWxe5PpHd9weM5iNLEBy_HlHePgERLLTdiLiQK8uwmuCXLMyTWlhG94mES1BKDHK_-br7vhWQj8XbQYc4TDUz7x6PmpYg9IKeUjwycBC85_gUW9RNLnihgnnOxw5hzhs87byMY/s1600/IMG_8921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdpWyVIWxe5PpHd9weM5iNLEBy_HlHePgERLLTdiLiQK8uwmuCXLMyTWlhG94mES1BKDHK_-br7vhWQj8XbQYc4TDUz7x6PmpYg9IKeUjwycBC85_gUW9RNLnihgnnOxw5hzhs87byMY/s320/IMG_8921.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom had her other knee replaced at the beginning of December. My goal was to take her some flowers while she was recuperating, but my family spent the 6 weeks following her surgery either out of town or contagiously ill. Besides that delay, my mom doesn't like fresh flowers (they die). YEARS ago, I put together a sorry excuse of a floral arrangement using her favorite fabric as inspiration: cream, dusty blue, and dusty pink. (Yes, her fabric IS from the 1990's.) Anyway, I thought an updated arrangement showing a little more skill was in order.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find dusty blue or dusty pink ANYTHING nowadays?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to settle for the spirit of the fabric and colors, but I think the mix turned out great. I wanted something that wouldn't take up any lateral space, so I scoured Goodwill for a wall-hangable container and found two candidates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvnI_ZEtkiyvjbkLTfb_0WLyMnyX2Id6j_7Cmp0gVAdABlOTovPArr0bU3mzaAUGjLdShyphenhyphen2KqUP9M2PjR8oteaB7AEMiuklCwdQXEJv4IC2E7xyyncJ51u9K6od5xjxY6ObcGTKz4-Rc/s1600/IMG_8075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvnI_ZEtkiyvjbkLTfb_0WLyMnyX2Id6j_7Cmp0gVAdABlOTovPArr0bU3mzaAUGjLdShyphenhyphen2KqUP9M2PjR8oteaB7AEMiuklCwdQXEJv4IC2E7xyyncJ51u9K6od5xjxY6ObcGTKz4-Rc/s320/IMG_8075.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Given the color scheme of the arrangement — and the fact that it's too cold to spray paint — I decided against the black. Plus my mom loves hearts. We have a winner! The structure of the basket inspired me to use primarily the blooms as opposed to having any stem showing. I went shopping for flowers (waiting for the periodic 50% off sale, of course) and pulled some floral foam out of my stash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I used my fingernails to score a line around the third chunk of foam, then just snapped it apart.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvemkO9wm9WS7z5KJrxm1A823JB-YAbqX3KJ185aLHCMiL_R_ogawrVHe7f1Rtv1qYDv8xt-BIqL94fiuItgjqt0vrqUkND_dE6dc31Y-qH9NVYo1eqHGSDC-JTMkbkIxTwQSoHS1771A/s1600/IMG_8842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvemkO9wm9WS7z5KJrxm1A823JB-YAbqX3KJ185aLHCMiL_R_ogawrVHe7f1Rtv1qYDv8xt-BIqL94fiuItgjqt0vrqUkND_dE6dc31Y-qH9NVYo1eqHGSDC-JTMkbkIxTwQSoHS1771A/s320/IMG_8842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't want any of the foam to show through the holes of the basket, so I "lined" the inside with a scrap of coordinating wired ribbon that ended up being the <i>exact </i>length I needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjzyXK59u1HhY41YCJbFoUmc4wJ-lUDG-mXiJfB-VudgIgDtczhsnFwXmgttfr0TTHVumWH8Ev_CauQD12ySshZoqie0Wot2cIDDE4NPWqbHBmO189rX2CmEeOR-BQyZlxkg18w64RRo/s1600/IMG_8844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjzyXK59u1HhY41YCJbFoUmc4wJ-lUDG-mXiJfB-VudgIgDtczhsnFwXmgttfr0TTHVumWH8Ev_CauQD12ySshZoqie0Wot2cIDDE4NPWqbHBmO189rX2CmEeOR-BQyZlxkg18w64RRo/s320/IMG_8844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since I wanted to monkey around with which flowers went where before committing myself to stabbing the craft foam, I had the bright idea to turn over the basket and use it to hold up the flowers while I arranged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX79Bna9I0yGwcmqDynL748wBL35v3uwJFOkL0tA-e9oPP0HODcGmh1s5bdtrJIJwIIKSfnjiuBRmutEcNvFAakBfrhZJzDTe0B1GydyHvhObX2xnzlx4jKawhgkXcPk-wH_2GX18yvU/s1600/IMG_8847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX79Bna9I0yGwcmqDynL748wBL35v3uwJFOkL0tA-e9oPP0HODcGmh1s5bdtrJIJwIIKSfnjiuBRmutEcNvFAakBfrhZJzDTe0B1GydyHvhObX2xnzlx4jKawhgkXcPk-wH_2GX18yvU/s320/IMG_8847.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, however, I just needed to get everything trimmed down to size. I used the pink rosebuds as "rulers" for clipping the rest of the stems, since theirs were strong and smooth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bqVZU8FIPfVoXVl8RbfxcMiO2KmamyNngIzwXRW_66ConDCqH4RuuEEM7mHWAnx7CVdY0le34MPPJNx4il2fhYEL2zIkuTKlW2hjNjXON6eMea9csbtHOABZxP3n3-tnblPKjG-cBEs/s1600/IMG_8849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bqVZU8FIPfVoXVl8RbfxcMiO2KmamyNngIzwXRW_66ConDCqH4RuuEEM7mHWAnx7CVdY0le34MPPJNx4il2fhYEL2zIkuTKlW2hjNjXON6eMea9csbtHOABZxP3n3-tnblPKjG-cBEs/s320/IMG_8849.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite flower of all those in the arrangement (and it was the most expensive...of course).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa3q4Y8bPuiwNVhJfaWrtaErJeCa0FnVYDZyaopunbqrV2ZayrZxXZ0X0F-qg25EIBJdVuZJPISZQ2DvN0TE4azBpfC91jPgwH1yydune1SWIKjEo1i9CXodES1xiinrh6p3TiVtDHx4/s1600/IMG_8848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa3q4Y8bPuiwNVhJfaWrtaErJeCa0FnVYDZyaopunbqrV2ZayrZxXZ0X0F-qg25EIBJdVuZJPISZQ2DvN0TE4azBpfC91jPgwH1yydune1SWIKjEo1i9CXodES1xiinrh6p3TiVtDHx4/s320/IMG_8848.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some stems would be poked in upright.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAhkAl1zLDCOEj3wCEUwOT14Gq2-tQ9_5ZmdvBES8IHfJegXKmwyuIEnIrJ2SIto06fu3a5DTQhY4MgWkgGKFraClgbDcyxKS69cVtdtez4kpOJJASdtEMvixE9ZhUEIGxo7SiLlGOBg/s1600/IMG_8851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAhkAl1zLDCOEj3wCEUwOT14Gq2-tQ9_5ZmdvBES8IHfJegXKmwyuIEnIrJ2SIto06fu3a5DTQhY4MgWkgGKFraClgbDcyxKS69cVtdtez4kpOJJASdtEMvixE9ZhUEIGxo7SiLlGOBg/s320/IMG_8851.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some stems would be poked in at an angle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6Ydwx4IhGHtbyjlWlfJmeANQ0EN2NZ6rtkCQQa3G9XoVIJJPDekVe_E2WDPCtIyPYRUCOmrVXtSP-Y2_kYby6Uc04EzosNEJkzNK4FCdo55HgcwAhefbgw7SYJlehNmUs1elr02HYQs/s1600/IMG_8852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6Ydwx4IhGHtbyjlWlfJmeANQ0EN2NZ6rtkCQQa3G9XoVIJJPDekVe_E2WDPCtIyPYRUCOmrVXtSP-Y2_kYby6Uc04EzosNEJkzNK4FCdo55HgcwAhefbgw7SYJlehNmUs1elr02HYQs/s320/IMG_8852.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enough flowers had been clipped to fill the basket, but it still needed a little something extra. And man, is that ivory rose obtrusive or what?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0Uc9wLFXdmH2h0WLsGzCYbmmO1FZqpkyGOcMxLlTFyuUQvO9nBZELUpf3pBNBXLsF5smzr-3bkjX5IMQ7hRL5I3stbg2XJeq0tvSsfVyLxgQc2jwuLEx_N_GFtuyD-qFwgEd3hNDXNQ/s1600/IMG_8857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0Uc9wLFXdmH2h0WLsGzCYbmmO1FZqpkyGOcMxLlTFyuUQvO9nBZELUpf3pBNBXLsF5smzr-3bkjX5IMQ7hRL5I3stbg2XJeq0tvSsfVyLxgQc2jwuLEx_N_GFtuyD-qFwgEd3hNDXNQ/s320/IMG_8857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband agreed that some leaves were needed for contrast, so I chose the stems that had the nicest looking leaves (and which weren't too long).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKto1xQokOYYuoJc7DuLkp0YWTuZ1rt-Xe1sLsxX0_SMeAQInLC8-inF9XkInV8uD4YGL4r3zynRBEmFUY84X45PT9KW5yM7WfNwbVu0zmiSkrgM1PAN25UJ853Za_UiSMDJ3IRVXpvE/s1600/IMG_8866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKto1xQokOYYuoJc7DuLkp0YWTuZ1rt-Xe1sLsxX0_SMeAQInLC8-inF9XkInV8uD4YGL4r3zynRBEmFUY84X45PT9KW5yM7WfNwbVu0zmiSkrgM1PAN25UJ853Za_UiSMDJ3IRVXpvE/s320/IMG_8866.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I clipped them off, I deliberately left some of the main stem attached so it would stick in the foam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gLbj1ZlvDXBTQvbi-Pb-64la-7nCRIfmjEStxrDS-vGUM5RTooEpoijJ_TCq8IeGmtGqFW3xwdhv3H61EXIpnB1y_aTQp8zB6QzXeKHR0D7NzCwkcYsISp6OfPrPeGpNHXZxU_AEiQM/s1600/IMG_8867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gLbj1ZlvDXBTQvbi-Pb-64la-7nCRIfmjEStxrDS-vGUM5RTooEpoijJ_TCq8IeGmtGqFW3xwdhv3H61EXIpnB1y_aTQp8zB6QzXeKHR0D7NzCwkcYsISp6OfPrPeGpNHXZxU_AEiQM/s320/IMG_8867.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The leaves and a few gold-glittered eucalyptus sprigs will definitely add some much-needed life to this arrangement. Now, to take it apart so I can get on to the actual arranging!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKpNN2rvOPoQ3vmx_UoVyqbdGLlqu3L9L43eBYrw94GM4v5W_XQbLLwap4Zc0Hupj0UBr1hQieFt7HbVqOsOQI_kJFr5iyQuGA9-44o1DtRc0Tw486ebunP5HGhgvRtJ9YhWUZ-Uq3d4/s1600/IMG_8868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKpNN2rvOPoQ3vmx_UoVyqbdGLlqu3L9L43eBYrw94GM4v5W_XQbLLwap4Zc0Hupj0UBr1hQieFt7HbVqOsOQI_kJFr5iyQuGA9-44o1DtRc0Tw486ebunP5HGhgvRtJ9YhWUZ-Uq3d4/s320/IMG_8868.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I didn't have a particular use in mind, but there were several ideas floating around in my head — posting Scriptures to memorize, putting up my personal affirmations, menu planning, maybe even photos! LOL</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fhz1gLoSbuS2Gem6zqL3uDBbLIGcetFhnmVeHhHU1gTbSO4pDNRLeS6eFGUxRDypsVcxFAP4ytXHDBhF1fciAeGaUP6OZIC9Yqn2qyjZ9czMQp4fc7SC3p1QCu4sm0d2kY9-CKIi8iw/s1600/011211-stockpile1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fhz1gLoSbuS2Gem6zqL3uDBbLIGcetFhnmVeHhHU1gTbSO4pDNRLeS6eFGUxRDypsVcxFAP4ytXHDBhF1fciAeGaUP6OZIC9Yqn2qyjZ9czMQp4fc7SC3p1QCu4sm0d2kY9-CKIi8iw/s320/011211-stockpile1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564835771524384546" /></a><br /><div>Then I thought, why not use them to keep track of the stuff I put in the fridge and freezer so I can USE it before it spoils? I created a simple Word document, printed it onto blank 4x6 index cards and popped those into the photo pockets (which, I was pleased to note, completely contained the cards instead of leaving the edge poking out). <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Byq4vQVyT-GuMTkxMGFlNmMtYTE5Ni00NWI2LWJmOTMtN2Q2ZGZmYzk0Njkx&hl=en&authkey=CMmSg-EC">Here's the PDF</a>, if you want it!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9ePyQi0u4WZ_Wd6kmWcmJyKXzQbqfIeYCMz0G-kLpMw2EwrhfQZMeSnmj2A2ByReHDngTV14o5KPYUH6Mq4tcl1md-E-RHWz_FfvGp9neeAW8pUk1r2inxNgiF-lHWrGt3Hm_200GbU/s1600/011211-stockpile2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9ePyQi0u4WZ_Wd6kmWcmJyKXzQbqfIeYCMz0G-kLpMw2EwrhfQZMeSnmj2A2ByReHDngTV14o5KPYUH6Mq4tcl1md-E-RHWz_FfvGp9neeAW8pUk1r2inxNgiF-lHWrGt3Hm_200GbU/s320/011211-stockpile2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564835767808405298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsxSquR4TtgPirgf-QZihCpgcRjnYkSTaQxg_2DOzfs9VVAVYo6ZJ9MGavMcU97LR9BoHK4MqEAk5nNVelyCcgnnRoQeak4AsgF-sk2IIAzDPWZpEfNrs1tJWzythaJqfaum76GOAc1Q/s1600/011211-stockpile3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsxSquR4TtgPirgf-QZihCpgcRjnYkSTaQxg_2DOzfs9VVAVYo6ZJ9MGavMcU97LR9BoHK4MqEAk5nNVelyCcgnnRoQeak4AsgF-sk2IIAzDPWZpEfNrs1tJWzythaJqfaum76GOAc1Q/s320/011211-stockpile3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564835766409443730" /></a>Now whenever I put something "odd" in cold storage, I write on the outside of the pocket with some overhead transparency markers I found in my marker stash. (I intended to use dry erase but the tips were too fat and they wiped off too easily. The wet-erase transparency markers are very fine and won't come off if I brush up against the fridge.) In addition to the name of the item, I also put the amount being stored. That makes it easy to see if I have enough for a particular recipe or enough to make a meal.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThjUIreHQMKGI0YiNKVATsRLTbypZEhSrFe7oI9Os0B8YLZ60kRH0GJ5fsC1eKw8C2IzIn_xvVM2Z_rpSMBkO9TVCoOxc4IRczl9qO8woOA2KIOAN7WNGY-NiTFmERqUU78uh47xE9M/s1600/011211-stockpile4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCThjUIreHQMKGI0YiNKVATsRLTbypZEhSrFe7oI9Os0B8YLZ60kRH0GJ5fsC1eKw8C2IzIn_xvVM2Z_rpSMBkO9TVCoOxc4IRczl9qO8woOA2KIOAN7WNGY-NiTFmERqUU78uh47xE9M/s320/011211-stockpile4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564868300290353762" /></a><br /></div><div>The only problem now is that I need to buy a bunch more of those magnetic photo pockets! They're pretty darn useful.</div>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-15040415454402433372011-01-20T00:14:00.008-05:002011-01-21T00:39:34.951-05:00Blinged-Out BraceSaving orphans from ninjas.<div><br /></div><div>That's my "official" story. It's a lot more glamorous than the "I-ran-into-our-steel-baby-gate-instead-of-simply-striding-through-it-and-it-hit-the-nerve-between-two-bones-in-my-wrist" story. Either way, my hyper-stimulated radial sensory nerve ends up in a plasticast.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_Sk7h59ZATQnSZpXJtuOwfEtkVWASGMR5UnD1xFXqMBoJ1NVSBlFQSzLYF8drrJgVN-3Uz1LCh_pdr_kCBsBYRdmz_Kgxp4S79LbDA6wFIedH_xqm6hltUphoAC0DCUo3zSr00OxVRQ/s1600/brace7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_Sk7h59ZATQnSZpXJtuOwfEtkVWASGMR5UnD1xFXqMBoJ1NVSBlFQSzLYF8drrJgVN-3Uz1LCh_pdr_kCBsBYRdmz_Kgxp4S79LbDA6wFIedH_xqm6hltUphoAC0DCUo3zSr00OxVRQ/s320/brace7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564505805980798194" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No, it didn't come that way. I figured, if I'm going to stare at this thing for a few weeks, it darn well better be pretty. It's surprising how neutral leopard print is — it goes with every outfit! I used <a href="http://www.pinspired.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/leopard-print.jpg">this picture</a> for inspiration (found by Google-ing "leopard print"), grabbed a couple Sharpies, and went to town!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP93WDWaKEQ3D5n5eJawTAgCMedteMUyq00ffclnj2anolcKvNHYhiq7ENVeg4uyjKrnpOVs6hyslMSTwkvn17D9-qfVAHP-VLgno3z0I2CS1w1neMc6PPS-TN-fgXuY0Gk1AiuXX01S4/s1600/brace.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP93WDWaKEQ3D5n5eJawTAgCMedteMUyq00ffclnj2anolcKvNHYhiq7ENVeg4uyjKrnpOVs6hyslMSTwkvn17D9-qfVAHP-VLgno3z0I2CS1w1neMc6PPS-TN-fgXuY0Gk1AiuXX01S4/s320/brace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564506064730030242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI_BExvrhfBCnffN5_QeaW03Ruyw107Ukvwm9_PX20iFr1Fz-gaTKIi6mj7noMvjRz5-8CHMEUzZcFSJb3yMuHP-XdRKYUlpp8zTx50NQiMuD-PlBmENSCzd9rCNWopMc2IgqWH5jFJM/s1600/brace2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI_BExvrhfBCnffN5_QeaW03Ruyw107Ukvwm9_PX20iFr1Fz-gaTKIi6mj7noMvjRz5-8CHMEUzZcFSJb3yMuHP-XdRKYUlpp8zTx50NQiMuD-PlBmENSCzd9rCNWopMc2IgqWH5jFJM/s320/brace2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564506061026431618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQWqu5SXV-8pvmCKrXEBR18d24LPKt_W-bsutCrbBuu_7Ykney2pWhlsZuYsUncU2Ooa8ypbIsxI3UKZq9OPxpYpuRM69vuiHIwB17iTRMppX_WgKg7QmrBlKQqCmHFdhVxF0tIQHJpk/s1600/brace3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQWqu5SXV-8pvmCKrXEBR18d24LPKt_W-bsutCrbBuu_7Ykney2pWhlsZuYsUncU2Ooa8ypbIsxI3UKZq9OPxpYpuRM69vuiHIwB17iTRMppX_WgKg7QmrBlKQqCmHFdhVxF0tIQHJpk/s320/brace3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564505818387224786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUta43Z61H0oRyegzWvvMlcYKV70_pPjyVAM3DwqktVq7D8yYcSfr4_LzGvU6HElc-_u_WeG0Zih5xr1Q1vCGWAw9-wl-6lc64jgBIFvpFtyWnV9-VetvOpmfAxJ1fs-0P83R8o-7ybc/s1600/brace4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUta43Z61H0oRyegzWvvMlcYKV70_pPjyVAM3DwqktVq7D8yYcSfr4_LzGvU6HElc-_u_WeG0Zih5xr1Q1vCGWAw9-wl-6lc64jgBIFvpFtyWnV9-VetvOpmfAxJ1fs-0P83R8o-7ybc/s320/brace4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564505815116679314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Amx7SRrmXuN210G-EMp_gnYz0LFZpniTAt_byJkfLWtlj-swzj6Uwa1vRATyA6njSwEFrXSqoAdPPi9yA3cj2IsKeYH2B9IWm3LBgjIYpC0Slvf8sWjptaXkFvJiBLK-l7ThE2WhaKs/s1600/brace5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Amx7SRrmXuN210G-EMp_gnYz0LFZpniTAt_byJkfLWtlj-swzj6Uwa1vRATyA6njSwEFrXSqoAdPPi9yA3cj2IsKeYH2B9IWm3LBgjIYpC0Slvf8sWjptaXkFvJiBLK-l7ThE2WhaKs/s320/brace5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564505808928023730" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwSin1XDv3wPtwVLTEPAUumyCg4b7VZWV44nfl7FNFoYvNScGxFXIPkQ1Wc-Wso1A1qdPNUhRFsJGKLDWKIpLZTkuXJkuUGpfRHoXvi17lbRRwLE9-X6ad-QGcLe9e5FqktNvE6qtEf4/s1600/brace6.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwSin1XDv3wPtwVLTEPAUumyCg4b7VZWV44nfl7FNFoYvNScGxFXIPkQ1Wc-Wso1A1qdPNUhRFsJGKLDWKIpLZTkuXJkuUGpfRHoXvi17lbRRwLE9-X6ad-QGcLe9e5FqktNvE6qtEf4/s320/brace6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564505806660078738" /></a></div><br />Everyone at my PT office freaked out when I went back the next time — they thought I'd gotten custom straps from somewhere. :) I spent my next visit decorating another patient's straps (to match her shirt) with my right hand as I did therapy with my left. FUN! Another day, I got to customize a friend's black brace with a silver Sharpie while we were doing some career training.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLP8LDXK-EVCiKX0Jy-y9TlP24SuhyIOjIKugEiYghgl8TVBvvZbyHbgSqS0lTUYR6op9q-VZupPQa3WIMznZicPXkqtxwALTlNPNPeoAiYH-bDIZ4Unek6PJvvnlp0TKqNIj8pNDFx0/s1600/IMG_8821.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLP8LDXK-EVCiKX0Jy-y9TlP24SuhyIOjIKugEiYghgl8TVBvvZbyHbgSqS0lTUYR6op9q-VZupPQa3WIMznZicPXkqtxwALTlNPNPeoAiYH-bDIZ4Unek6PJvvnlp0TKqNIj8pNDFx0/s320/IMG_8821.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564508271752253298" /></a><br /><br />Next time you're stuck in a cast or brace, find some way for it to make you happy when you look at it!<br /><center><a href="http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com/search/label/Mad%20Skills%20Party"><br /><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae124/appleseedgifts/madskillsbutton1.jpg" border="0" /></a></center>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-73645768343724237452011-01-15T23:17:00.007-05:002011-01-25T01:30:39.340-05:00Repurposing Old Jeans: crayon roll, part 1<div>I've wanted to make a crayon roll for the boys for a while now. Their crayons are currently in a plastic box from IKEA, but I'd like something a little more travel-friendly. Good thing it's a newbie-friendly project, because I'm going to have to do a tutorial mash-up to get the one I want. :D I like the fold-over flap from <a href="http://www.feelslikehomeblog.com/2009/02/make-a-crayon-roll/">Feels Like Home</a>, the trim from <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2007/04/25/on-a-roll/">Skip to My Lou</a>, the elastic closure from <a href="http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2010/05/crayon-roll-tutorial/">The Pleated Poppy</a>, and the dimensions from <a href="http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/01/crayon-roll.html">Make It and Love It</a> or <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2009/04/make-crayon-roll.html">The Idea Room</a> (since my crayons are the tall twisty kind too). The idea to use vinyl inside is great, too (like on <a href="http://stitchedboutique.com/?p=179">Stitched Boutique</a>).</div><div><br />
</div><div>As if that wasn't enough, I got the bright idea to use some of my hubby's discarded jeans (which, he knows now, go straight into my fabric stash) so the roll will be durable. Is that even possible?! (UPDATE: <a href="http://craftknife.blogspot.com/2009/05/sort-of-sophisticated-crayon-roll.html">Craft Knife</a> used upholstery samples from Goodwill, so probably.) <span class="Apple-style-span">(LATER UPDATE: <a href="http://craftknife.blogspot.com/2009/08/million-kinds-of-crayon-rolls.html">Craft Knife</a> also did it in denim and corduroy!)</span> We'll see if <a href="http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Janome-Sew-Mini-Sewing-Machine-Mini-Sewing-Machines_stcVVproductId48446188VVcatId539683VVviewprod.htm">my machine</a> can handle it. This thing is going to end up being the size of a duffle bag, isn't it...?</div><div><br />
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<center><a href="http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com/search/label/Stuff%20from%20Old%20Jeans"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae124/appleseedgifts/jean.jpg" /></a></center></div>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-11306836397013523942011-01-05T00:05:00.010-05:002011-01-05T02:25:28.826-05:00My 1st Fascinator<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqt0m8HKHDaOX4vssxwGDVEDm27ctyZorQhQgZOV-YP-wSqCq13gQmPF08rHOhrq_neBAZQU2c3N5gZiRw_PFhyphenhypheneJlwYCZMH3qczrS_aas2Q_SltKFCidjtf_JNjqLk0YXEW6_zhyphenhyphenAbQ/s1600/1stFascinator2-112910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqt0m8HKHDaOX4vssxwGDVEDm27ctyZorQhQgZOV-YP-wSqCq13gQmPF08rHOhrq_neBAZQU2c3N5gZiRw_PFhyphenhypheneJlwYCZMH3qczrS_aas2Q_SltKFCidjtf_JNjqLk0YXEW6_zhyphenhyphenAbQ/s320/1stFascinator2-112910.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558596345852342546" /></a><br /><br />Oh. My. Word.<br /><br />I'm going to have to start a support group: Fascinator-Makers Anonymous. This is seriously addictive stuff, people.<br /><br />I've always wanted one for myself, but you know how you can't bring yourself to purchase something that you <span style="font-style:italic;">know </span>could be made at home for a fraction of the cost? They've always fallen into that category for me, but I never seemed to get around to it. Well, over Thanksgiving weekend, I got around to it.<div><br /></div><div>MATERIALS:</div><div>* craft felt (even scraps!)</div><div>* adhesive of choice</div><div>* scissors</div><div>* alligator clip</div><div>* seed beads</div><div>* fake flower petals</div><div>* circles to trace around, if desired</div><div>* marker for tracing, if desired</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I used all materials I had on hand, so this was a FREE project! If I had it to do over, I'd use Fabri-tac instead of hot glue, but overall it turned out well. This is a mostly-word-free tutorial, so comment with any questions!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhkDi9vj713Nk-Ezty46knEgsYwBhp0BS7F9bPqKbRX7WdMAPkJUk_tnoRhScrsgsSNh8gb0OUTVxxuhxUXCfrzQcwApC1Eo4OOqAIldVGs52jZ1YG4_1trd2EwasYbOyJFmXL7YImNQ/s1600/IMG_3854.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhkDi9vj713Nk-Ezty46knEgsYwBhp0BS7F9bPqKbRX7WdMAPkJUk_tnoRhScrsgsSNh8gb0OUTVxxuhxUXCfrzQcwApC1Eo4OOqAIldVGs52jZ1YG4_1trd2EwasYbOyJFmXL7YImNQ/s320/IMG_3854.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558596348955865042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcLWU1N6xpsXCr7120XsXfnelYgmDtCVPRD84qJpV5cKFLvoZAKDjiELBc1jLX3yNEbX2R-Zb4nyigjzz8cgZb-EiZ4DyT0sGqA_8rtj-90Mmu2Wx5WPsKGSasy93ezD0q1Z-fs4srYw/s1600/IMG_3855.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcLWU1N6xpsXCr7120XsXfnelYgmDtCVPRD84qJpV5cKFLvoZAKDjiELBc1jLX3yNEbX2R-Zb4nyigjzz8cgZb-EiZ4DyT0sGqA_8rtj-90Mmu2Wx5WPsKGSasy93ezD0q1Z-fs4srYw/s320/IMG_3855.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558596141279654786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8wL1P_aCSgRXRcMoGlSm7n88LNIZzT-1KiyhIO463d9IeavBapEiTx-mtYsR7jjqbu5410v0iGEtPZ17UeCrkku8tRmK1ZqqHPfrkaJBe_bUVh0PUydSWzvikiVpXIyk6GIc_hVVues/s1600/IMG_3856.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8wL1P_aCSgRXRcMoGlSm7n88LNIZzT-1KiyhIO463d9IeavBapEiTx-mtYsR7jjqbu5410v0iGEtPZ17UeCrkku8tRmK1ZqqHPfrkaJBe_bUVh0PUydSWzvikiVpXIyk6GIc_hVVues/s320/IMG_3856.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558596143069207394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ToJqskqT943KDIUS9NgUTtdTTnsi_jJTPOGuc7bTDUrWF_cGjQ-Avz0hVYdgyFj5-4bEYqH5ITlHIEkEpjmi4cQg74Ycxaxkd596qCRsPr0bFdDbei1FszYCrTu3Uddi1Xi1c1U4ZSk/s1600/IMG_3858.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ToJqskqT943KDIUS9NgUTtdTTnsi_jJTPOGuc7bTDUrWF_cGjQ-Avz0hVYdgyFj5-4bEYqH5ITlHIEkEpjmi4cQg74Ycxaxkd596qCRsPr0bFdDbei1FszYCrTu3Uddi1Xi1c1U4ZSk/s320/IMG_3858.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558596135367844226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(box of post-Halloween black rose petals from Goodwill)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfvLuOytbUocKg05tGZ5uiyVgx4DLc5aoPD3cDCc3ItUtyNRTfdp1l8q5q0cME92RGg3-B1-lYf9iB4ZLihHQ0DrDGSbXryszFbSkKSFph5yHLZa01iP8Nt5RAA16UyDWgJqwJo8KgGE/s1600/IMG_3859.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfvLuOytbUocKg05tGZ5uiyVgx4DLc5aoPD3cDCc3ItUtyNRTfdp1l8q5q0cME92RGg3-B1-lYf9iB4ZLihHQ0DrDGSbXryszFbSkKSFph5yHLZa01iP8Nt5RAA16UyDWgJqwJo8KgGE/s320/IMG_3859.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558596135022019874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7QF2236q0CWEGnapsQAXSCW9b-fEg3UmyCgEDkjkxdSCLCfYrVGC3OSyKbyUXfWqrWtKG7nlzGdgMN7YVpC6gM764bJZErYUyLiOT8_C8O_KE1C_PbB7eBWGz_FCvsuJEt8zWXycNJk/s1600/IMG_3860.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT7xXRUh95DOQIIdIY2fQceMB7R0Lh7dYS-VQWdNws5g9r_HVhRSmJOSizlxgxHtnjpWNNGV8Is09iDfxpcEnVS2iavNKYIh68BK4akGFMp66R-pCZrI-lGytKtTVsAGhxpREO0Z6Gbs/s320/IMG_3866.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558595512319910434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">trim for the next layer down</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5D0WEnIQ5MWgm1NDiFQKFInxbBgkhsNg8DmXR0sAR4zGohFZOT7S0RPF4ivao_xd4xqQGAgeb002yw559K-gdJhcelXveLcb6Ry9jjdvGGvBNU-75PKijy3ux9xBGoxzAyr5d_U2rGQ/s1600/IMG_3867.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5D0WEnIQ5MWgm1NDiFQKFInxbBgkhsNg8DmXR0sAR4zGohFZOT7S0RPF4ivao_xd4xqQGAgeb002yw559K-gdJhcelXveLcb6Ry9jjdvGGvBNU-75PKijy3ux9xBGoxzAyr5d_U2rGQ/s320/IMG_3867.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558595505593274706" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">or just trace the next layer's petals smaller</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5D0WEnIQ5MWgm1NDiFQKFInxbBgkhsNg8DmXR0sAR4zGohFZOT7S0RPF4ivao_xd4xqQGAgeb002yw559K-gdJhcelXveLcb6Ry9jjdvGGvBNU-75PKijy3ux9xBGoxzAyr5d_U2rGQ/s1600/IMG_3867.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqtofxyLZvpvf1I0fVRodm3-_Lxnzi2J3QsoCuoBn2DiIKghKSomQHZosAuxOMe1H-zYcV72sYX-C7zAQPzSmraLBD4_wKgV38NuadOw4-cS1ovBnYZoBuiwkhktL_sBltKQFwr-DSEw/s1600/IMG_3868.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQcwwb7Cw9quIHMl1OHqzaH_YfxlCkdUNqHXf33PS-fDgLr0htSvNfA9SiP6BbnezM-Rjek1hO-uJZ-1AFYNb8AXIdTKV8iMC0gH8HKAcWicdKp-zyssbsKcFi492E8NJLU7R1SRNrhk/s320/IMG_3878.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558594561992131090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtAQNRriV2n3WOAcNut7JtBMlWDodcmE8HH1dtIcBE8YN1-8QkaAfCAK3JjY0M_GnRhhXiOJRluLiREvTXOaer93GgmLgmZgvYYNRbqJoXctccdd1CEiPkh2W7x2uQ-ZD-bztArAyx9w/s1600/IMG_3879.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtAQNRriV2n3WOAcNut7JtBMlWDodcmE8HH1dtIcBE8YN1-8QkaAfCAK3JjY0M_GnRhhXiOJRluLiREvTXOaer93GgmLgmZgvYYNRbqJoXctccdd1CEiPkh2W7x2uQ-ZD-bztArAyx9w/s320/IMG_3879.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558594556877763170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">didn't quite look right on cream</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q6TqyPVB-QuLNN67n3r_KXwWfZgnzi4DFp4H7aCxROjSo1xfZI0nOFQp6YodODRb3vxtr5HxMtZQo8Nkra7sAiSEiaZGDY__1KNsS43P56sC7EyZM8ep_Q5HGhkM9OaBHdEpE29LSdE/s1600/IMG_3881.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q6TqyPVB-QuLNN67n3r_KXwWfZgnzi4DFp4H7aCxROjSo1xfZI0nOFQp6YodODRb3vxtr5HxMtZQo8Nkra7sAiSEiaZGDY__1KNsS43P56sC7EyZM8ep_Q5HGhkM9OaBHdEpE29LSdE/s320/IMG_3881.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558594551992839346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMaj0HrM1NPEMDgIK4kl5K01CoprHtJrPdA8w8kPKl3Sgd4Dm5LqjThyoPcicgVb8JWaRyKSMqMLRxfHFDsQwP2jtQuvk7fqZzrZaIIo_ZJW9cPQ-o86m_rW8LsfnyDvTsCNbMiJO77o/s1600/IMG_3883.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMaj0HrM1NPEMDgIK4kl5K01CoprHtJrPdA8w8kPKl3Sgd4Dm5LqjThyoPcicgVb8JWaRyKSMqMLRxfHFDsQwP2jtQuvk7fqZzrZaIIo_ZJW9cPQ-o86m_rW8LsfnyDvTsCNbMiJO77o/s320/IMG_3883.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558594554116538994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9UJ2wRoKOrRvaKJe110HtE8T_9k33BDKIPRnKWGGNWyAXl9YmwDJ-P0IHSfxU6FlEPcl4M_ddJ8D0yUa2OWiIvCLZwS3jKnqigxxqASHbchJWFJhV9YMUHEy8QziLeomRpRTx5BoMN8/s1600/IMG_3890.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9UJ2wRoKOrRvaKJe110HtE8T_9k33BDKIPRnKWGGNWyAXl9YmwDJ-P0IHSfxU6FlEPcl4M_ddJ8D0yUa2OWiIvCLZwS3jKnqigxxqASHbchJWFJhV9YMUHEy8QziLeomRpRTx5BoMN8/s320/IMG_3890.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558594547161335554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijo5ies_ralbYAlM116Lu50uV_MIq45WL8mbofxrC3G_Kpazw69XazmCEYoorSjPNYp2uoGjlu0ooT8C44ORwbd3qg2TKcjGqlg8w8tLDDkbLOxGRUBkReyAz3E9cefZPAZwTXx-znU-Y/s1600/IMG_3887.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijo5ies_ralbYAlM116Lu50uV_MIq45WL8mbofxrC3G_Kpazw69XazmCEYoorSjPNYp2uoGjlu0ooT8C44ORwbd3qg2TKcjGqlg8w8tLDDkbLOxGRUBkReyAz3E9cefZPAZwTXx-znU-Y/s320/IMG_3887.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593809919787138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IrAwToSTgnSQO992e_58OjBq92ifd3HHpw4QIDPhgWxYEjARicQFI-5JykW9MJE4uu16JPdT1PRSqmw-19dT3mb-hrAaiSYVlCLBUAFIT2rhUpksq3V3d88ACHUxs4mH-78Uxq2udZI/s1600/IMG_3891.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IrAwToSTgnSQO992e_58OjBq92ifd3HHpw4QIDPhgWxYEjARicQFI-5JykW9MJE4uu16JPdT1PRSqmw-19dT3mb-hrAaiSYVlCLBUAFIT2rhUpksq3V3d88ACHUxs4mH-78Uxq2udZI/s320/IMG_3891.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593809146703618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">don't forget to clean off the extra hot glue dribbles</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvcG3p0EurAwqVqZ5HMu2DDZgJLruaV1PWJdL06e2VdHluOurX_zEjufoRNwxF7fs_OConxCpztqbn7iKc1bGiOrOIDzFncOyzE9nqFEpFe86s6tE7YsZbeDeYjV_te1dKv21XbFx-ic/s1600/IMG_3894.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvcG3p0EurAwqVqZ5HMu2DDZgJLruaV1PWJdL06e2VdHluOurX_zEjufoRNwxF7fs_OConxCpztqbn7iKc1bGiOrOIDzFncOyzE9nqFEpFe86s6tE7YsZbeDeYjV_te1dKv21XbFx-ic/s320/IMG_3894.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593806639479474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULjNMBoOdRVJmqbLWw1usutvbxVD6x8UIb2vodXTIMNPkqJpxxZmcCtxbReFx-e_RS8H7Yv9OtOd_r3md5a37uPHYhW3zbgvbsbS1kdzGSadHdud-lgm1OjP5d_MoZdjZNAYFoJnzUdg/s1600/IMG_3924.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULjNMBoOdRVJmqbLWw1usutvbxVD6x8UIb2vodXTIMNPkqJpxxZmcCtxbReFx-e_RS8H7Yv9OtOd_r3md5a37uPHYhW3zbgvbsbS1kdzGSadHdud-lgm1OjP5d_MoZdjZNAYFoJnzUdg/s320/IMG_3924.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593798365174738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">plenty left over!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMv09YPXf8j4IAWeFniW8OK0ML6XAYt1baKy-C5R2EixNygFeNTVCa5gC6WpQeYYcc3FlD5f61epsw5QiZIeWJTcbxiqh7umlEu7kY00ofnhLhRS4aq_56BiotY5V4fz1V_TazpNIWdQ/s1600/IMG_7067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMv09YPXf8j4IAWeFniW8OK0ML6XAYt1baKy-C5R2EixNygFeNTVCa5gC6WpQeYYcc3FlD5f61epsw5QiZIeWJTcbxiqh7umlEu7kY00ofnhLhRS4aq_56BiotY5V4fz1V_TazpNIWdQ/s320/IMG_7067.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593797612840658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I trimmed my dribbles with tiny sewing scissors.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfDKIVQRdbuN783DbTnGjoUvx5XO6mA7Er7XQwZ4yee8mspXy8CveKaAiKuzBwMcM825wbE2pi5X1E5iAyi2X7hbf_ictthud8jiZsNOoL1Q_lYrEbFvlW4PkSqr2HikMiPHiqqEG1cc/s1600/IMG_7068.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5hIGxH7WllxMlb8R_VTEbKrATRPyLAQS7JisL9c9ZCH5idIvLsw6m4XHsv_d_JGy_Cg49_uFFSY77lxlHDgn33UCOoiTkp_tbc2YLnSHYL6yq55b6JGfrb1y1cmYvKi4jinuNmJGd4A/s320/IMG_7071.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593429156423170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8WjDoGnHRM4hro7Q1TkSGa2OmEZMcif-SoJvRopJX3AfQeTs4d7AhhrFdjjO5nwdF2I3IPeEVwwjdf-LcXSQHqtsjxCIOnVFYpWfMQk_gXr_xQBP9uCApv3pisJNoGfYabUR6vao3as/s1600/IMG_3928.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8WjDoGnHRM4hro7Q1TkSGa2OmEZMcif-SoJvRopJX3AfQeTs4d7AhhrFdjjO5nwdF2I3IPeEVwwjdf-LcXSQHqtsjxCIOnVFYpWfMQk_gXr_xQBP9uCApv3pisJNoGfYabUR6vao3as/s320/IMG_3928.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593427428093730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4cMPzxYMIAnyAmv9rrgGfO2VdbZVqpfowaU4I9JVmkZour3WRdBm3KVc7Ag0WsW-p2SvsMSTnAIsdzM4Cgj4y0FiTqgxzyCY9gLV6BYOaGaDj_F63smAF7Ri2qLKyz2jegFi8cJU0RM/s1600/1stFascinator-112910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4cMPzxYMIAnyAmv9rrgGfO2VdbZVqpfowaU4I9JVmkZour3WRdBm3KVc7Ag0WsW-p2SvsMSTnAIsdzM4Cgj4y0FiTqgxzyCY9gLV6BYOaGaDj_F63smAF7Ri2qLKyz2jegFi8cJU0RM/s320/1stFascinator-112910.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558593428844926386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">pajamas and right-before-bed face are not required for this craft</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqt0m8HKHDaOX4vssxwGDVEDm27ctyZorQhQgZOV-YP-wSqCq13gQmPF08rHOhrq_neBAZQU2c3N5gZiRw_PFhyphenhypheneJlwYCZMH3qczrS_aas2Q_SltKFCidjtf_JNjqLk0YXEW6_zhyphenhyphenAbQ/s1600/1stFascinator2-112910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqt0m8HKHDaOX4vssxwGDVEDm27ctyZorQhQgZOV-YP-wSqCq13gQmPF08rHOhrq_neBAZQU2c3N5gZiRw_PFhyphenhypheneJlwYCZMH3qczrS_aas2Q_SltKFCidjtf_JNjqLk0YXEW6_zhyphenhyphenAbQ/s320/1stFascinator2-112910.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558596345852342546" /></a>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-26775039195868081702011-01-04T13:03:00.006-05:002011-01-04T23:24:43.523-05:00Off-Season Scores ~ Birds & BaublesWow, I had no idea I'd get so caught up in the after-Christmas clearance craze. There's so much to share, but I'll just start with a couple of teasing tastes. Come back later for the full rundown!<br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">There's stuff you don't need:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0orDhdsSBvuYygWVS08NjjPrnB9rC7zilb66etrIHQAsm5QO4M1S50XM5yM6CyiCSBeiZOWJjP6V_Q3fYl_77tqoKJsEepezGvtxDNUlaVFLj8w63zhykT_c4mQu9GghvnSh1L1Wf94/s1600/IMG_8131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0orDhdsSBvuYygWVS08NjjPrnB9rC7zilb66etrIHQAsm5QO4M1S50XM5yM6CyiCSBeiZOWJjP6V_Q3fYl_77tqoKJsEepezGvtxDNUlaVFLj8w63zhykT_c4mQu9GghvnSh1L1Wf94/s320/IMG_8131.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558394471572739842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's stuff you <i>do </i>need:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvBWusNF1FPj3pWsoOS0euK7ZrPxal2bXlIidzWCSI3ZzQp2EgZ0WhEP0CDoMy1-ffWHCdV0ANMfIN6lmn-JpbXh3hyIKqiOjlMUbOvzh4LODNf5O0PUmQOJbjocipbBNc-jAowanaKU/s1600/IMG_7995.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvBWusNF1FPj3pWsoOS0euK7ZrPxal2bXlIidzWCSI3ZzQp2EgZ0WhEP0CDoMy1-ffWHCdV0ANMfIN6lmn-JpbXh3hyIKqiOjlMUbOvzh4LODNf5O0PUmQOJbjocipbBNc-jAowanaKU/s320/IMG_7995.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558394456583614578" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">There's stuff that reminds you of you:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRYOY5oJwnGZInhfD0eycPYp-ekEDl9QJh8enSTmziTR1thVX_8BfSj6FOzBiUT_SgMx1RKY8VERHVTmRNMw8XM0e505WcBiT7o4-2GqCQD3L6nPeSspS28VmbtMol1dX58POt-on53w/s1600/IMG_7980.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRYOY5oJwnGZInhfD0eycPYp-ekEDl9QJh8enSTmziTR1thVX_8BfSj6FOzBiUT_SgMx1RKY8VERHVTmRNMw8XM0e505WcBiT7o4-2GqCQD3L6nPeSspS28VmbtMol1dX58POt-on53w/s320/IMG_7980.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558394454973591314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCwOytIJUJeLrNO2vt4OoHdZLY1L3dkmq49ko71jb8eNgoc7IhEfl2kT5tGS8bUiJPBzdYJQwLdziVZUmhhul2JHeSts_D20jRhaopCXjNUxbka1-msbKlHmk7jOJYsPZTBVbPmB71F8/s1600/IMG_8118.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's stuff that reminds you of other people:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCwOytIJUJeLrNO2vt4OoHdZLY1L3dkmq49ko71jb8eNgoc7IhEfl2kT5tGS8bUiJPBzdYJQwLdziVZUmhhul2JHeSts_D20jRhaopCXjNUxbka1-msbKlHmk7jOJYsPZTBVbPmB71F8/s1600/IMG_8118.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCwOytIJUJeLrNO2vt4OoHdZLY1L3dkmq49ko71jb8eNgoc7IhEfl2kT5tGS8bUiJPBzdYJQwLdziVZUmhhul2JHeSts_D20jRhaopCXjNUxbka1-msbKlHmk7jOJYsPZTBVbPmB71F8/s320/IMG_8118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558394472782362002" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">And there's even stuff that was actually on your "to find when it's on clearance" list:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iQdvOHbOTcaYDZ6TSPUJwLuqII5meuhL1ANR80QoittKDkOdmb6Byqc02oc1m6F51Dhz0hZ6z1S2OWPQ_C-tsq87XOoAa1QBZBdYl6G6AAVArmsQcigvUzIuLJhbAp5dEc_higfB7t8/s1600/IMG_8094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iQdvOHbOTcaYDZ6TSPUJwLuqII5meuhL1ANR80QoittKDkOdmb6Byqc02oc1m6F51Dhz0hZ6z1S2OWPQ_C-tsq87XOoAa1QBZBdYl6G6AAVArmsQcigvUzIuLJhbAp5dEc_higfB7t8/s320/IMG_8094.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558394461929777906" /></a><br /><div>MUCH more to come, so bookmark this post and come back!</div></div><br /><a border="0" href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/search/label/Off-Season%20Scores" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/KatrinkaJane/KatrinkaJane-OffSeasonScores.jpg" /></a>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-18416940674959398552011-01-04T11:24:00.006-05:002011-01-04T13:45:12.257-05:00Off-Season Scores ~ 1st Linky Party!Attention, all 15 of my followers: KatrinkaJane is starting a "linky party" for Off-Season Scores!<div><br /></div><div>"Self?" you wonder, "Why don't I remember seeing Off-Season Scores on this blog before?!" No, no — don't chastise your subconscious mind. I just invented it. When I saw some darling little ceramic bird ornaments in Target for 25 cents after Christmas, I immediately thought of <a href="http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/">Beckie</a> and <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/">Sarah</a>. Then I realized that, inevitably, we all find treasures at post-holiday sales that others might like to hurry and snatch up as well! If we share our squeal-worthy finds right away, we can tip off our readers<span class="Apple-style-span"> (Hi, mom!)</span> as to which stores' Chaos Bins™ are worth digging through.</div><div><br /></div><div>When you have a successful shopping trip hitting the after-Christmas/Easter/Valentine's/Independence Day/Thanksgiving/etc. sales, post about it on your blog and link up here. Whether it's just a single item or a whole trunkful, show us what's out there! It'd be great if you also shared some tips in your blog post for where to look and what discount you found, as well as any creative ideas you have for using your seasonal/holiday finds in non-seasonal/holiday crafts (see my "Birds & Baubles" in linky spot #1, for examples).</div><div><br /></div>Time to link up! If you don't have any pics handy, you now have an official excuse to go shopping in order to get more linky party fodder. ;) Each party is good for a CALENDAR MONTH (until the next holiday's clearance), so spread the word!<div><br /></div><div>All I ask is that you put KatrinkaJane's Off-Season Scores button in your post or on your sidebar, linking back to this blog. (Please don't just start your own OS linky party.) Thanks! The code for this button is below, and also available on my sidebar.</div><div><br /><a border="0" href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/search/label/Off-Season%20Scores" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/KatrinkaJane/KatrinkaJane-OffSeasonScores.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><textarea rows="4" cols="20"><a border="0" href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/search/label/Off-Season%20Scores" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/KatrinkaJane/KatrinkaJane-OffSeasonScores.jpg" /></a></textarea><div><br /></div><div>P.S. If you have a brilliant "linky party" idea and want to make a custom button, I recommend the tutorial at <a href="http://oikology101.blogspot.com/2008/09/make-your-own-button-for-your-blogger.html" target="_blank">Oikology 101</a>.</div><br /><br /><font size="5"><b>Off-Season Scores for January 2010:</b></font><br /><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=66475" type="text/javascript"></script></div>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-2990231584892508722011-01-01T22:11:00.010-05:002011-01-04T12:26:01.360-05:00Secondhand Scores ~ 1st Linky Party!Attention, all 15 of my followers: KatrinkaJane is starting a "linky party" for Secondhand Scores!<div><br /></div><div>When you have a successful shopping trip to a Goodwill/Salvation Army/ReStore/yard sale, post about it on your blog and link up here. Whether it's just a single item or a whole trunkful, show us what's out there! It'd be great if you also shared some tips in your blog post for finding secondhand treasures (see my "Leather & Links" in linky spot #1, for example).</div><div><br /></div>Time to link up! If you don't have any pics handy, you now have an official excuse to go shopping in order to get more linky party fodder. ;) Each party is good for a week, so spread the word!<div><br /></div><div>All I ask is that you put KatrinkaJane's Secondhand Scores button in your post or on your sidebar, linking back to this blog. (Please don't just start your own SS linky party.) Thanks! The code for this button is below, and also available on my sidebar.</div><div><br /><a border="0" href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/search/label/Secondhand%20Scores" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/KatrinkaJane/KatrinkaJane-SecondhandScores.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><textarea rows="4" cols="20"><a border="0" href="http://katrinkajane.blogspot.com/search/label/Secondhand%20Scores" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb430/KatrinkaJane/KatrinkaJane-SecondhandScores.jpg" /></a></textarea><div><br /></div><div>P.S. If you have a brilliant "linky party" idea and want to make a custom button, I recommend the tutorial at <a href="http://oikology101.blogspot.com/2008/09/make-your-own-button-for-your-blogger.html" target="_blank">Oikology 101</a>.</div><br /><br /><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=65753" type="text/javascript"></script></div>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-85428957329104357772010-12-09T12:52:00.006-05:002010-12-09T22:23:45.233-05:00Upcycled Sweater-into-Stocking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCdJ2oYbhTaymJ7fTqTBfJKjqB1NpyRceoMlJ_6bl7TUmLVyvfthYLTt3Z8BheKFrOxLZ_SdeN0mND-V6qzD0r4ena5dHwRe2NVjS2tuGxEqG_xdkmZyAh18PSg9Jpie4MPx_uGO7qgI/s1600/IMG_3323.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCdJ2oYbhTaymJ7fTqTBfJKjqB1NpyRceoMlJ_6bl7TUmLVyvfthYLTt3Z8BheKFrOxLZ_SdeN0mND-V6qzD0r4ena5dHwRe2NVjS2tuGxEqG_xdkmZyAh18PSg9Jpie4MPx_uGO7qgI/s320/IMG_3323.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548743107766500498" /></a><br /><div>My brother brought his rockin' girlfriend (K) home for Thanksgiving, so they won't be able to be with us for Christmas. Therefore, we did a little Christmasing while they were here. Since I'm always looking for a valid <strike>excuse</strike> reason to craft, I thought a homemade stocking would be a welcoming gesture. K's favorite color is purple, her style seemed to be a little eclectic chic, and she loves high heels, so I set out to create a high-heeled stocking in purple. (And any high heel "worth having" must come with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Louboutin">red sole</a>, right? :)</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfnuzlLKgDdmvg5F3o-Z_xc_EEeAhsU8kUNECoREoepflf_dPFRJVuE7r3cz9lU8KBOAQpW77DUMaDm-PLqJHJ0xOrKzA0n3zY-VVDAJ7WUkbfwhIo96wb0yOo_tmsiG7xFTJ4eyQ84w/s1600/IMG_3011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfnuzlLKgDdmvg5F3o-Z_xc_EEeAhsU8kUNECoREoepflf_dPFRJVuE7r3cz9lU8KBOAQpW77DUMaDm-PLqJHJ0xOrKzA0n3zY-VVDAJ7WUkbfwhIo96wb0yOo_tmsiG7xFTJ4eyQ84w/s320/IMG_3011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548888713118293970" /></a><div><div><br />MATERIALS<br />$1.00 ~ Gap Wool Sweater, Habitat for Humanity ReStore<div>$0.13 ~ Red Sparkle Felt, Hobby Lobby (after Christmas 2009)</div><div>$1.99 ~ Bag of Assorted Craft Thread/String Stuff, Salvation Army Retail Store</div><div>$4.79 ~ 30" Plume of Feathers, JoAnn</div><div>-------</div><div>BUT I still have 3/5 of a sweater, 16/17 of the felt sheet, 99% of the craft thread, and 5 feathers left over. So instead of $7.91, it's really more like, 40¢ + 1¢ + 2¢ + 80¢ = <b><span class="Apple-style-span">$1.23</span></b>! Oh, plus a pin back and some SuperGlue, which I already had.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Xw1w5HJYyR1NsQceR5caMRO34wLNB9iz23wBskc7NymjprtlS30H3wWVj4wLsmRWsPZspjXj595FMMP4RPIv7IA5yha7GOx5rf5e_Xuq8XaUY8VajLyqMLkEe9NxlqVSDpYZ79tNaY/s1600/IMG_3318.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Xw1w5HJYyR1NsQceR5caMRO34wLNB9iz23wBskc7NymjprtlS30H3wWVj4wLsmRWsPZspjXj595FMMP4RPIv7IA5yha7GOx5rf5e_Xuq8XaUY8VajLyqMLkEe9NxlqVSDpYZ79tNaY/s320/IMG_3318.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548871283659759970" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsmO4f62amdYF2kpv_fyWiNEkeMumOf9p7N9RzjOclXtH0DUSCFD-Ox8USKxm72t1h2M-zu9cAU4XliJt2SyslJoqPrU1G44bZgQSz169it82a3ZxKvHZLrXIMc_L1rkMA60GRpMaaEw/s1600/IMG_3324.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsmO4f62amdYF2kpv_fyWiNEkeMumOf9p7N9RzjOclXtH0DUSCFD-Ox8USKxm72t1h2M-zu9cAU4XliJt2SyslJoqPrU1G44bZgQSz169it82a3ZxKvHZLrXIMc_L1rkMA60GRpMaaEw/s320/IMG_3324.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548743100739892386" /></a></div><div>Tutorial to come — just wanted to get the pics up first!</div></div></div><br /><br /><a href="http://thecsiproject.com/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://thecsiproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/thecsiproject.com-logo-150.png" alt="Visit thecsiproject.com" /></a>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-1640017873815569132010-11-28T01:32:00.013-05:002010-11-28T04:33:01.054-05:00GIVEAWAY: SilhouetteHey, blogland!<div><br /></div><div>If you have ever been a grade school teacher<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> (or coveted their bulletin board trimmings)</span>, you've probably wished you had a die cut machine at your house. Remember these hefty puppies? Ker-chunk!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tG0aN4Wsu2sCE9goM_qzWOAQNb1ptWG2SvUcxcB7NVRkc2hVzprPhKxkECHQRHaQXyNcoAluEMQJg3BEmpCkmyiDjITQkYhqoKaIKh6yIiGhgO3a4Be6aZjnsH9B4TrHrZAiw04qkaU/s1600/DieCutMachine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tG0aN4Wsu2sCE9goM_qzWOAQNb1ptWG2SvUcxcB7NVRkc2hVzprPhKxkECHQRHaQXyNcoAluEMQJg3BEmpCkmyiDjITQkYhqoKaIKh6yIiGhgO3a4Be6aZjnsH9B4TrHrZAiw04qkaU/s320/DieCutMachine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544487468307248658" /></a>Well, Ellison branched out into the craft world with its Sizzix home die cut machine. Several systems have spawned off of that, eventually leading to the development of an electronic die cut machine: the Cricut. If you have never seen the <a href="http://www.cricut.com/information/whatiscricut.aspx">Cricut infomercial</a>, you have missed out on some serious craft porn.<div><br /></div><div>Without having used one personally, the only unfortunate thing I can see about a Cricut is that it requires cartridges. As in, a different one for each font or graphics set. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>BUDGET FAIL</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Enter the Silhouette!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaB6NKp5bbsHvU2ksFl4-UB3RvfjfjT-0nn1rWgw2Ys39sYXgl_G7jB6DOJWlYsLWPfNjvQEuRN1xZK0AewM11KtJiHY7WxidW7-NLJmj2xTQpq3_7z6s6B86inkpx0G9zPhUhCUUYsh4/s1600/Silhouette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaB6NKp5bbsHvU2ksFl4-UB3RvfjfjT-0nn1rWgw2Ys39sYXgl_G7jB6DOJWlYsLWPfNjvQEuRN1xZK0AewM11KtJiHY7WxidW7-NLJmj2xTQpq3_7z6s6B86inkpx0G9zPhUhCUUYsh4/s320/Silhouette.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544501212151195026" /></a><br /></div><div>Aside from its cartridge-less-ness <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(yes, it's a word now)</span>, there are some other differences as well, which Silhouette has outlined <a href="http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/cricut.aspx">here</a>. One that isn't mentioned is Silhouette's recommendation by Beckie, of Infarrantly Creative fame, and that's enough for me! Well, more like "Beckie's ringing endorsement supported my personal research," and <i>that's </i>enough for me. :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Want to know what else is great? Well, two things really. First, you can enter to win a FREE Silhouette system on any/all of these fine blogs:</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2010/11/25/giveaway-silhouette-sd-machine/">House of Hepworths</a> ~ Monday, 10pm CST</li><li><a href="http://networkedblogs.com/aTCl6">Infarrantly Creative</a> ~ Sunday, midnight EST</li><li><a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2010/11/silhouette-craft-cutter-giveaway.html">Thrifty Decor Chick</a> ~ Sunday, 8pm EST</li><li><a href="http://wearethatfamily.com/2010/11/i-give-you-the-silhouette-sd-giveaway/">We Are THAT Family</a> ~ Sunday night</li><li><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2010/11/just-in-time-for-christmas-silhouette.html">Tatertots & Jello</a> ~ Sunday, midnight MST</li><li><a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/silhouette-craft-cutter-cyber-monday-deal">How Does She?</a> ~ Sunday sometime...?</li><li><a href="http://lovestitched.blogspot.com/2010/11/sponsor-giveaway-silhouette-sd-machine.html">Love Stitched</a> ~ Monday, 9pm</li></ul><div>Second, you can purchase a Silhouette system for a very deep discount on Cyber Monday! Decide whichever of the above blogs is your favorite <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(they probably get credit for the number of people they refer)</span> and use her discount code to save almost $200 on a sweet Silhouette package.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I was planning to choose a Cricut Create as my <a href="http://www.marykay.com/kyredhead/sellmarykay/default.aspx">Star Consultant</a> prize this quarter, but I think I'd rather just take advantage of the Silhouette deal as my one-and-only Christmas present from my husband. Then I can have a die cut machine AND choose a prize! I'm thinking...the Dooney & Bourke Chiara bag? Maybe the gift card? Don't have to decide until December, so I'll put some thought into it.</div><br /><hr /><br /><div align="center">I am participating in <a href="http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/" target="_blank">Infarrantly Creative</a> and <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tatertots and Jello’s</a> Blog Hop for a chance to win a Mint Cleaner. It is the revolutionary machine that cleans your hard floor surfaces for you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/">here</a> to join the blog hop and a chance to win!<img alt="Mint_cloth2" border="0" height="211" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5GI6Pyw8srE/TO3jkJdwOQI/AAAAAAAAJjE/W8xnLB6O864/Mint_cloth2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Mint_cloth2" width="250" /></div><div align="center">The Mint Cleaner is available at the following places: </div><div align="center"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Robotics-Automatic-Cleaner-4200/dp/B00408PCEW?ie=UTF8&tag=infarrantlycr-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969"><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=infarrantlycr-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00408PCEW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /><br />Amazon</a><br /><a href="https://www.themintcleaner.com/" target="_blank">The Mint Cleaner</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hsn.com/" target="_blank">HSN</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bedbathandbeyond.com/" target="_blank">Bed, Bath & Beyond</a></div><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=58657" type="text/javascript"></script>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-13967400124745615552010-11-08T14:18:00.004-05:002010-11-08T14:45:01.274-05:00Weekend in French LickNo, it's not as dirty as it sounds. French Lick is a town in Indiana with a couple of fabulous luxury resorts. This past weekend, about 300 beauty consultants got to stay there <span style="font-size:78%;">(tax write-off!)</span> for a training retreat put on by our <span style="font-size:78%;">(in my case, adopted)</span> National Sales Director, the incomparable <a href="http://www.lindatoupin.com/">Linda Toupin</a>.<br /><br />I'll add more later, but here's what we did Friday night:<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/487855960571"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/487855960571" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br />Members of the Future Holly Brown National Area (plus 1 groupie ☺) made quite an impact at the country costume night for the 2010 Toupin Area Fall Retreat! Thanks to my hubby for creating the theme song CD and to <a href="http://www.seniorsgold.com/2003champs.html">The Barons </a>quartet for the jokes that inspired our MK version of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hee_Haw#Recurring_skits_and_segments">Hee Haw's "Cornfield" sketch</a>.<br /><br />Here are our jokes:<br /><br /><strong>Christine Hayes:</strong> Hey, Sharon! Did you hear that the Top Directors just got back from a cruise to Greece?!<br /><strong>Sharon Rawlings:</strong> Yeah, but did YOU hear what happened when a pink cruise ship crashed into a purple cruise ship?<br /><strong>Christine:</strong> No! What?<br /><strong>Kathy Baggerman:</strong> Everybody got MAROONED!<br /><br /><strong>Marva Moberly:</strong> Hey Hannah, what do you have in that sack?<br /><strong>Hannah Wheeler:</strong> [hold up imaginary sack] Look Books!<br /><strong>Marva:</strong> If I guess how many are in there, will you give me one?<br /><strong>Hannah:</strong> If you guess how many are in there, I’ll give you BOTH of them!<br /><br /><strong>Holly Brown:</strong> Doctor! Hey, doc! I haven’t seen you since you gave me my last physical.<br /><strong>Erma Anderson:</strong> Well hi, ____. How are you?<br /><strong>Holly:</strong> I’m doing great thanks to you. I’ve done exactly as you said after my physical. You told me I “was a HOT MAMA and to be CHEERFUL”.<br /><strong>Erma:</strong> What?! I told you you “had a HEART MURMUR and to be CAREFUL!”<br /><br /><strong>Hilary Fiskeaux (me):</strong> Knock, knock…<br /><strong>Melissa Noe:</strong> Come on in!<br /><strong>Hilary:</strong> No, no, no, no — it’s supposed to be a “knock, knock” joke…so…Knock, knock…<br /><strong>Melissa:</strong> Come on in!<br /><strong>Hilary:</strong> No, no — it’s a “knock, knock” joke. I’ll help you: I say “knock, knock” you say “who’s there”.<br /><strong>Melissa:</strong> Oh, okay, I think I’ve got it. Go ahead.<br /><strong>Hilary:</strong> Knock, knock…<br /><strong>Melissa:</strong> Who’s there?<br /><strong>Hilary:</strong> Ryan Rogers<br /><strong>Melissa:</strong> Come on in!<br /><br /><strong>Holly:</strong> So long everybody!<br /><strong>Melissa:</strong> We'll see you in Houston on...<br /><strong>Everybody:</strong> [up] Heeeeee-haw!<br /><strong>Christine:</strong> That’s all!KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-90132308784525223282010-11-01T21:45:00.001-04:002011-01-21T23:13:23.572-05:00Halloween 2010<div>When Caspian saw the colorful wings at Dollar Tree in September (or was it August?), he immediately declared that the entire family would be faeries: green for him (grass/-hopper faerie) and orange for Perrin (pumpkin faerie). Since I actually OWN a sewing machine now, I was excited to combine crafting with thrifting to create some boy faerie costumes.</div><div><br /></div><div>I made my own "Asian green jewel beetle" faerie wings using wire hangers, pantyhose, and craft paint. Caspian's leggings were from a thrift store, his tunic used to be an Indian costume from the Peddlers' Mall, and his leafy headdress (also seen on Perrin) was made from elastic and craft leaves. Perrin's tunic used to be a pillow case from Goodwill.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually, I'll get the full step-by-step tutorials up. For now, here are some action shots. (And yes — when the day finally came, Caspian refused to wear the wings that inspired it all.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFboY0Ozee4Np0atnqfGQ9lIBEY7JJ50mUj2IWmnRes96XB0nn-ZlxfBiS-lYP9bhlw1y4OrGRcEJ1ZOZnat4E9zREd_4b5w7r7CC1wQV2jJLaPJDdzxY_xmIut9YOTzhIQZGhUH_HR_A/s1600/IMG_1801.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFboY0Ozee4Np0atnqfGQ9lIBEY7JJ50mUj2IWmnRes96XB0nn-ZlxfBiS-lYP9bhlw1y4OrGRcEJ1ZOZnat4E9zREd_4b5w7r7CC1wQV2jJLaPJDdzxY_xmIut9YOTzhIQZGhUH_HR_A/s320/IMG_1801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564855978082409794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrk32VL11_00J5Kw9tBndjX9qyOMZ0sRlmPq_95qIgjomcCCUB5o4MPncYgBEKgM4cOuI_obiYPX_YF5JRfXCWjK5e2CppXSxv-BdpFy-0SZKa8LcV6cj5D4K6HZeK6EWe93O-DOD7Do/s1600/IMG_1973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrk32VL11_00J5Kw9tBndjX9qyOMZ0sRlmPq_95qIgjomcCCUB5o4MPncYgBEKgM4cOuI_obiYPX_YF5JRfXCWjK5e2CppXSxv-BdpFy-0SZKa8LcV6cj5D4K6HZeK6EWe93O-DOD7Do/s320/IMG_1973.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564855779310164514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOVPDAR5Ml_KHM89dypRU9NyvJCk-yjicsbA2mGE0uamCV77p1QqhSr0jFyu2jxzkw_RxSrnZ_LtYc6LlTbW-LUsAoiCHbYbq9Y5xqLriLIKMhnV_iFjOyput6gTg5A5WLSNP3hGHonk/s1600/IMG_1925-crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOVPDAR5Ml_KHM89dypRU9NyvJCk-yjicsbA2mGE0uamCV77p1QqhSr0jFyu2jxzkw_RxSrnZ_LtYc6LlTbW-LUsAoiCHbYbq9Y5xqLriLIKMhnV_iFjOyput6gTg5A5WLSNP3hGHonk/s320/IMG_1925-crop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564855772531858530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DD4X4mfAwtNGx9qIqhaHqQNvs3LNEva_iMBwH-dW9a0vR2wRVq5UvEM-isgzXlUIrbWb94zy7sgfq0G2s9DHbjQXW_s6lRv0989c7WrZxLnfFdwW5khFhgrmh0HRUflCH2n7TkPLoH0/s1600/IMG_1598.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DD4X4mfAwtNGx9qIqhaHqQNvs3LNEva_iMBwH-dW9a0vR2wRVq5UvEM-isgzXlUIrbWb94zy7sgfq0G2s9DHbjQXW_s6lRv0989c7WrZxLnfFdwW5khFhgrmh0HRUflCH2n7TkPLoH0/s320/IMG_1598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564855762415363394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8QrZZR_xsSykHetOK4n72ALJ1pHK3r3CUG4JaQ-XjrkmJJAl-nPdqMbtw4VlBRnKm-F65ibkFlUUnAZf31UAsdQ0tphwf9xHeoKcd9SMty1cLFxMZr17vAdor2t3qAkvfVoh1E7sAl8/s1600/IMG_1585.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8QrZZR_xsSykHetOK4n72ALJ1pHK3r3CUG4JaQ-XjrkmJJAl-nPdqMbtw4VlBRnKm-F65ibkFlUUnAZf31UAsdQ0tphwf9xHeoKcd9SMty1cLFxMZr17vAdor2t3qAkvfVoh1E7sAl8/s320/IMG_1585.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564855759384010034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCNnZMEyk0FqE8uOiGhk6b8oH6ujJowNdRZ6P01go7kdT-hz1phQAZKeRfPy64b_FTHXUGkJmXUHbc5sOEpHeroLQ2BBM3lFSVadyhZfR5Q5c-xGWqiWLEVx96yvH8zU_k1WbCzCDxVY/s1600/HilaryCollage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCNnZMEyk0FqE8uOiGhk6b8oH6ujJowNdRZ6P01go7kdT-hz1phQAZKeRfPy64b_FTHXUGkJmXUHbc5sOEpHeroLQ2BBM3lFSVadyhZfR5Q5c-xGWqiWLEVx96yvH8zU_k1WbCzCDxVY/s320/HilaryCollage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564855756080120786" /></a>KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940065457366010962.post-60513104655929844902010-08-07T17:05:00.004-04:002010-08-07T17:07:18.522-04:00Silhouette Giveaway!If you aren't already a follower of Infarrantly Creative...what's your freakin' problem? :) No, really, you should be. Especially because she's giving away a Silhouette machine! You can enter any time before midnight TONIGHT by <a href="http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/2010/08/silhouette-giveaway.html">clicking here</a> and following the instructions.<br /><br />Of course, I'm fine if you don't. That increases my chances by .00001%.KatrinkaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697911732076736479noreply@blogger.com0