tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46939366359603524122024-03-13T08:31:34.843-07:00Never a dull MomentHeather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-82601854823486997692011-08-19T06:50:00.000-07:002011-08-19T06:50:04.481-07:00EEKKKK sooo excited...So as per my last post...I am doing a nautical theme for my kids room. (and yes...it's still nautical this week too) I'm excited to announce I might have gotten one of these<br />
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to replace the book case they now have in their room....exciting I know...my grandfather made a few about 3 years ago which I did not know about...boo for me...and my two aunt each got one...lucky for me one of these above mentioned aunts decided to sell hers...yes it sucks that I have to pay for it, but it's less than I would have to buy one for in the store right?? I wonder if I get a family discount non the less? Hmmmm?<br />
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ANYWAYS...that's my update for today...I'm lookin for an old boat oar for the curtain rod too...then I can post you more photos of sneak peeks and soon enough....the grand finale, so stay tuned and don't touch that dial...<br />
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Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-2341540191761500392011-07-30T16:25:00.000-07:002011-07-30T16:25:23.663-07:00UndecidedSOOOO I'm about the most undeceive person I know...Cat in the Hat is out the window....mainly because it's soooo hard to find anything around here like that....and the other reason being when I was in the fabric store the other day they had the FABULOUS fabric I had fallen in love with last season ON SALE for only 3.00 a metre..so I got a metre and made these....<br />
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Then I bought some grey sheer stuff (only 2.79 for 2 metres) to cover an old barrel shade mom picked up for me at a yard sale for only 2.00 and look at it now....fab...if I do say so myself...and I do....mind you it also came with a huge headache from my kids hanging over me and stepping on the material while I was trying to wrap it...and burnt fingers from trying to glue sheer to a shade...but non the less it still was worth all the hassle<br />
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I also found a snake today and decided to get a few good shots of him....I love his colors don't you? I uploaded this photo to my facebook and tagged on of my good friends who is terrified of snakes...just because I though she would see how cute he is...not because I had intentions to make her cry...or did I ? I'll let you decide....<br />
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My daughter and I are spending the day tomorrow weeding everything out measuring and figuring out placement...the frames have photos in them and are ready to be hung...I have a few finishing touches left as well to either look or make bedding for their beds to match one another. I hope to have an actual update for you after the weekend as it's going to be Canada Day here on Friday and we are going to be celebrating with Friends and Family! Enjoy your weekend everyone and I will be back before you know it....no more 3 month disappearancesHeather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-39005069257314855992011-03-14T14:48:00.000-07:002011-03-14T15:24:56.441-07:00Sailing Away...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Did you read the title of this post? Did you think maybe I was going on a cruse? BAHAHHAAA<div>Hardly, but that's the theme (or not so much the theme) of my kids room. That's right...My idea for the "Nautical Theme Room" is sailing away...right out the door. My kids have now changed their minds...and quite frankly I don't blame them...thankfully the walls I just painted will go just fine with this theme as well. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever seen this movie?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMq-oeHqvZAJDODbdcjr1c2Rg95LrxZnlID2l1QAtRkR8h-Jjwi3iIFfSd_5yAgFnX_kkWo20fz85q0Wk_bl7q44XeCFgUhorW0oD3mogSpoLsT4X8yjlOlrq7bAEoNGA0MTHK2miM5lo/s400/the-cat-in-the-hat-cover-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584057693052389410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you have...but..embarrassing as it is to say, up until the other day I hadn't. I know right? What planet was I on. Some of my favorite lines "honey, it was ruined when she bought it..mmmhmmmm" and "I'll get you and it'll look like a bloody accident" and my son's personal favorite.."your FIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRED!" at two years old he now goes around yelling "your fired" at people, not that they get it and he kind of just says rrrrrr iiiiirrrrrrrrd, and I then have to explain it's off a movie, then go into this full length story no short version of why everyone has to watch this movie. I went out and got the movie and we've seen it about 20 times since that <i>GLORIOUS</i> day. My son gets up in the morning and as I'm getting his breakfast ready he curls up on the couch with his blanket looks at me and says "Hat? I ont Hat peeeze mom!" I love it, and that's how we start each day. Since it's a short movie, it's not too much TV time.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And now your probably thinking...ok.....right....soooo....what is she getting at? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGHut3hp6pCj7_O79rLaAN6Hi3mTY_cVJ-5vVgWEDM1PZx2sgd7B70_S9oecto_gUwclDA-66JoFeiqfWqYAiec1AOU2pFHzTC6eClHOiBWSuwn2Wlm7_9rbeZJj_1EUg_FzQDQiXDL3y/s400/dakota_fanning8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584063599707355442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 225px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Why the Cat in the Hat, there's no doubt about that. :) That's what my kids want. I am super excited about it too! </div><div>Pottery Barn have some versions of this theme..and of course I'll be creating some of the awesome knock offs we all like to do from those fabulous stores, as well as some of my own twists on things. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsdO7ZBcw-mGJDXBHMa_4cxcqx6z-O89DnvoBKlnqaL8VPgHOPvV5z3sfVnitPy7J5YTvyb_YxPL9kZTEvEg0PTTm3RvBEEHbDvrNkcTXE1G5zLUOoy0bgSxKlfPu6zBk8P2ag51lk2na/s400/a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584064937840275874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Day One starts tomorrow with the purge, and if I have time I'll make some sketches to place on the wall for artwork, then post them here with some how too's for you all to use, if you too are cat obsessed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wish me luck and lets hope tomorrow doesn't end like this...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcsmdIHB3njDjIrq1im3eCrPlMCcXRZqTUW6tHAaktg-JIv5nIPJY3Dq4AF2w65LD8xgRz4WsTs7JopF6vfIoqrxcKvYIgRYJA3c2nOLE_1dsVPV4udJ4WU6voA8VCPBYTwu2Zc8NpDDY/s400/33175_gal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584063592641233026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-36591004449951378502011-02-02T07:23:00.000-08:002011-02-02T08:48:21.629-08:00Happy Ground Hog Day Everyone!<div style="text-align: center;">Before you start...I KNOW...I'm a slacker....I haven't posted a good post in ages...yeah yeah yeah...It's not that I don't love you all...it's just that there's been a lot going on to much work not enough house stuff so I can blog. I promise though (and no I'm not crossing my fingers) that I (or toes) WILL be posting soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNRc2GNX9s-1iH2Zy0NFUpS0733wqMURQ6VT6PrCpp5FiS92FzpkGsZPROfdH1JfXMBcxAUQ_qcNYV92dWLB7yCfzm5-pZtR-VJY78WgiXYbl_09fZVd6GeqyelOXvu-voQt4X0mBbPfa/s1600/800px-groundhog-standing2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNRc2GNX9s-1iH2Zy0NFUpS0733wqMURQ6VT6PrCpp5FiS92FzpkGsZPROfdH1JfXMBcxAUQ_qcNYV92dWLB7yCfzm5-pZtR-VJY78WgiXYbl_09fZVd6GeqyelOXvu-voQt4X0mBbPfa/s400/800px-groundhog-standing2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569133208602757730" /></a><br />In honor of Ground Hog Day...though I still have no idea if he has or hasn't seen his shadow...we are storming here and I guess it's hard...I thought I would let you all take a peek at my favorite ground hog video clip...This is sure to brighten your day.<div><br /></div><div>Please click here to see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOp3bZxCdKA">Ground Hog Awesomeness</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Secondly...here's some Valentine's Day Artwork...Courtesy of yours truly...so if you don't like it...shhhhh...you might hurt my lil heart!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MG8a95_nhIvIbyVESgB-70Sv09odGLvGygslxH7KUPURD8q7mwKBDGGCvfgoaF0VgVvheKydahRsqeMTn-GOJZCU6Z_oawM5gMGj8BLyjh4FsxHOkD7Nx_C_JUZveQ1gX35rf5KRZBOS/s400/HLPMuffin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569134337271594994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-54706223263661153772011-01-21T12:40:00.000-08:002011-01-21T12:49:53.855-08:00Etsy?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-ATBMfqUq0hFaC7fKqrTWxWg68iA18S4ZkbGFxi4v_nGOSnoz6Vv5YtczTQYRH5FTuVzekk4z5ryui1aF7sVnCWI2e8heVu36Ul3oUvG9YK0ZazCekk6WwKFySKQlVX3V4LUnuxv5bLO/s1600/ETCH3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-ATBMfqUq0hFaC7fKqrTWxWg68iA18S4ZkbGFxi4v_nGOSnoz6Vv5YtczTQYRH5FTuVzekk4z5ryui1aF7sVnCWI2e8heVu36Ul3oUvG9YK0ZazCekk6WwKFySKQlVX3V4LUnuxv5bLO/s400/ETCH3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564743692208703714" /></a><br />Is anyone else as addicted to Etsy as I am? Oh My...<div>Lets just say some days it's caused a near divorce.</div><div>I could stay on that site all day...and still not feel fully satisfied that I've seen everything I could.</div><div>I mean it's like a little land of awesomeness.</div><div>I'm drooling....totally</div><div>Some people are so creative and talented.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm thinking though....I know right...</div><div>but really I am....</div><div>I'd love to start a shop...</div><div>ETCH|designs...</div><div>but this time only on Etsy, and only ready made products...</div><div>this way...I can't get over whelmed like I did before with all the custom orders. </div><div><br /></div><div>I would love to hear the imput of some of you that A. have a site of your own and/or that B. are shoppers on Etsy. </div><div><br /></div><div>What would or do you love to shop for?</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's one of the products I will be selling once my shop opens. This one included.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3dg8QZAgofixt4a1k93cshi0Y6t5eXfQ8e6h_q8Ivc68LSY_bJb3Y0I7dLq2sG1-bCGu4TJW3Na0Z0s167AChEVQjLKthByAbhBncNqdPHolJjx5ncn91WsYlGxVxJ0e9YIxd05TCD-9/s400/ETCH1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564743706349910642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Would love love love to hear your opinions on this piece as well. How much would YOU pay for something like this (maybe if you don't like this one pretend it's colors you love...how much would you pay for it?)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZouIDD7API5y_iC0kiLVYRpbqap0Xsqh_42eQbE3hXfgxWAJv-x0ta1gpZxaMeX9W7GEQ5TZH-H5YC-AC8SMF-5pTDF0mHYS44qKbbKo162fyv3IH2NgS26JGetHsw5xml_I4VtvZD5P-/s400/ETCH2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564743698026158706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-46132470318661963902011-01-05T15:12:00.000-08:002011-01-05T16:03:40.476-08:00On another Spell & a new Name<div style="text-align: left;">well Hello There! The new year has brought a new name and a new motive for me...my blog will pretty much be the same only more focused on my before after and finished projects!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>however...I've been neglecting you all..I know....shame on me....my new year resolution is something wonderful!....ORGANIZATION and SIMPLIFYING and FINISHING projects. <div>This week I have two hats to complete because the orders given were too small...also I have to finish Emily and Cohen's curtains and bed curtains...</div><div>I won't get the bedroom FULLY finished...I know I know....I'm also getting a head of myself and buying material for my bedroom....ahhh and I've convinced my Mano to let me put some purple in there....he soooooo sweet...either that or he knows I'll do it anyways...here are my inspiration photos...with real ones to follow soon (I hope)</div><div><br /></div><div>This photos below show similar versions of what I'm looking for the first photo shows the color of my room right now which I intend to keep, just freshen up. </div><div>I'll have brown bedding with grey sheets, and dark purple accents. My floors are light wood and I'm hoping to get a good deal on a faux fur rug... :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdB-EWfhrrSYI2KVL8J7z-UXey-m-06C2ipnXM0nE7857-Q2llHiwY-0qyUihhchgr0A9hgIsA-AUdYGwCYi-uJsUF3a5-FJAUUfjtzMjUZSqh_BZYwxJqDMBYAOV4I4Kn_zNWhM8o1ZtY/s400/black+pink+and+brown+bedroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558846072132767986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDuN_Zid0VlgOfv2WHg9gtSfwG36DqAA9CF0ukpPhyHr_URZzkI-S_WDO_VDhoNem1Tb6y82nKuTwyQ5MLY0sFzse3VqSwHME-kc8NglvujrC7IHfrUhy44V975sJO9xFNP7YICsNwTWs/s400/purple-bedroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558847683065431650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">This photo shows how I want the tops of my curtains to look...they will be grey with a band of purple not sure if I'll use this style yet...we'll have to wait and see. If I can find a pair with grommets I'll use them</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIG7C_nwaleI33IVtNmPPRSWjerDIOCsdnZ_Re1NQ-2UGyuJZfmfu8fWxtzuo3lKdUuENZO8EUoAJTgrBOnD_igim1HPR1fhMJZiCD2hT6rVqfbMX_mtPZ03a_0qMsd96bTgkAuD21XDI/s400/aaaasimple-embellishments-window-design.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558847689546770626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-22552435526438785822010-12-29T07:26:00.000-08:002010-12-29T07:59:33.122-08:00No, I'm still alive!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br />I bet you all thought that I was a goner...nope just extremely busy over the holidays...so busy I didn't have time to take photos of any of my hand made gifts...<div>My intentions for this post was to post them so you could all see <i>why</i> I have been MIA. </div><div>I really want to show you what I've been doing so I am going to steal other peoples photos of the similar type to what I've done.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've made a coffee cozy for a friend of mine in an Elvis Presley fabric....she's so in love with him she has him tattooed on her body. It was the perfect gift because she drinks about 3 - 4 cups of Timmies a day! yeah...I know.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've made some glass bead magnets to go with a round magnet board I got for my best to attach to the wall and tag memo's for herself in what will one day be a craft/art room when I get her into the swing of the idea....she totally deserves a room to herself for that type of thing...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitixKVp5LJoV1SK-O8UUaVzaMbD-2jg0DRbGi4mknjdUyETDq5ul4YKKw1yBJHq0OgIWEumbIvkQpCyS7e2a6UAshMKYQZNrUWZi93K3m0aVgNWody4OtaYrNdlDHIk3mugqDB7SXMLM8T/s400/BB0863C9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556132377180431474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I made some ribbon etched dishcloths to match her kitchen as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've made a rag quilt Super Hero style..</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqABzLsegMyP-bbpTNK19G8-F9FNuveYIYniZoVDOEVwSqvzJp-euSXR_HoRlw1jLFPOm1LfvS218f67W0mMMcevEPieH03FSflHqb2S4KyNxgYDxos3AaObwVgH9bIBOJpH_q8NLvmebd/s400/3864351053_3fcb0c0281.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556132378229513842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I've made a camera strap cover for a fellow photographer friend...sooo cute</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTdzvBGN5yos7a-RHm6KLAEzR4ypJqVD6cmAbyMGwtYmJ_My_BBJQKbrHLsVTJURpGg86CwECPSiuQe22ZGaXqipwksjqJKBfqdojJvw-2GGcSv0MfFZPpL8lDcrMjMDM2wDuaL7-MoQx/s400/il_570xN.193554636.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556132371438431970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>I made some pan scrubbies & Some washer Jewellery </div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37RiUwW3zvumwiwIS6z2Ny99osspNm26xS13Ap9TbDktpgdtgYctJEhYnZor_bVYNw2ihzp3pX43Y3iSM22L3DPwG5p08M3REFZBx7A4JaHBlETT2lt88WBbmcN_j8LrKrFEmvNHS7Wm_/s400/il_fullxfull.143032368.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556132387019102546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWIPI8QHkARWZGo1ll7OvsnVm_NlgLoiqtR1rnm58wAQ1_8ZIO7ntHAOrUrdRzV1c2pxddoGEMbJ_n325WhQjjYklSlGeHrtc-huWff68eaWLozRuRLWeJxo6zmfa8OrxnVpYMdcVoOIy/s400/clb_scrubbies_v1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556132382684164786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-58255771349788640432010-11-22T18:23:00.001-08:002010-11-22T18:25:47.495-08:00FAMILY FAB!<div style="text-align: center;">I finally found a photographer that is to my standards that doesn't cost me a fortune...here's one of our family photos!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gawsh my family is sooooo cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6QgS0WD82g50zMsIGqKp-JT7XhJKLojfiMWjo-x1awdSBKQ7C0mTT0NsNV6RQ5shON_QxEMpkSCFbHwb_7ITlOXQkkGsfyUtdDTGGteVn45ARFFVYh4rIlHRtinv8NkTjiL-02EG3ix7/s1600/Family.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6QgS0WD82g50zMsIGqKp-JT7XhJKLojfiMWjo-x1awdSBKQ7C0mTT0NsNV6RQ5shON_QxEMpkSCFbHwb_7ITlOXQkkGsfyUtdDTGGteVn45ARFFVYh4rIlHRtinv8NkTjiL-02EG3ix7/s400/Family.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542565364832430418" /></a>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-70498359288362493242010-11-10T08:57:00.000-08:002010-11-10T09:08:56.835-08:00I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THIS PROJECT!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Quick & Easy Jewellery Solution!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So the last time I was home I was helping my organized obsessed best friend (and when I say best friend I don't mean the kind that come and go from your life, I mean a 20 year friendship that keeps getting stronger every day of every moment) Now that we got that cleared up...She was organizing her MASSIVE collection of accessories such as bracelets, earrings, necklaces etc. She had no where to put her earrings so that they weren't just sitting on her shelf soooo...<div>I thought for a second and then WHAM....I asked her if she still had the old square frames she had on kijiji...she said yes, I went running looking for them then told her...I'll be back have to go to the dollar store...</div><div>I can back with a rubber placemat type thing that had holes in it (similar to those under the rug grippers or in between plate things so they don't slip) and some velcro...then started ripping apart the frames and took out the glass, grabbed the scissors, measured and cut the placemat to the size of the glass I took out...then...put the frame back together using the placemat instead of the glass. The I added the velcro dots to each corner of the frame...stuck the other side of the velcro to the side of her jewellery armoire and this is what it looks like!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJBq4RagnXDGk4yVX8tJ-UnkEgUhAxurNNq_CvOTj_CfHb9DL-WVNIVDrvV4sWKhsb0v1c6lL3SyOgPH7MXoSwO6eCqW-4LDxY9iSzCxm0LxH-XTzeIVk2IXhy_wzqKTQyE_4StycbblM/s400/IMG_8518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537968076595003426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Of course this is not ALL of her earrings I took the picture before she finished but...now her earrings all have a place and do not take up space on her shelf! YAY ME all for $2.00</span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-45333005024978022852010-11-01T07:33:00.000-07:002010-11-01T07:49:57.785-07:00Happy Yesterday Halloween!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpB5zJOWY-SK0WQh9KDgNyP1lQTgAxbSYC1ujnH-lRPL54TEO3x0ZWnypL2YwkJMrz07Rug5eD7DlUL_Mb1RqI_bu2usnb0r4cbiYOSQ_q83Oz0Y8dV84ZQphj3WtGwfObEzbUBYbMs8u/s1600/IMG_8598.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpB5zJOWY-SK0WQh9KDgNyP1lQTgAxbSYC1ujnH-lRPL54TEO3x0ZWnypL2YwkJMrz07Rug5eD7DlUL_Mb1RqI_bu2usnb0r4cbiYOSQ_q83Oz0Y8dV84ZQphj3WtGwfObEzbUBYbMs8u/s400/IMG_8598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591069538552546" /></a><br />I just wanted to share with you the excitement we had trick or treating yesterday...although I would have better pictures but forgot to take my memory card for my camera...so when I got into the house to load them I thought...uhoh as I seen the card already sticking out of my drive slot. So here's the meezly little pictures I got..<div><br /></div><div>The Funny Halloween story:</div><div><br /></div><div>Cohen was suppose to be the Dumbo Elephant in one of the photos...only my husband took him out to one of our favorite thrift stores and showed him the monkey suit in the other photo...once he seen it he wanted to put it on...and there it stayed. My husband tried to take it off him and he flung himself on the floor taking a fit, so out the store they went wearing the costume and he stayed in it for days on end. So through my efforts to make him an elephant I needed to get at least one photo of him in it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0QAGxJGRisUAC4WyW3Prfhv_CCCPY_eeBJPzYEUn4XAo_MmhzalGYvsmILXmG6kEjOv6cctZn8AmG6fZxm45hPlLJ9yETeXcymvx_EQj1Pv4ZeT9Ubr9zik9-oCU2AF_14gMa5qSUd1F/s400/IMG_8601.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591080469598978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Cohen the scary Elephant and Lydia "aka Emily"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Moma made her costume out of cotton and flannel. If you are interested in a tutorial on how to comment below and I will set one up!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LaMDXFbAoZGb2E1nf5y8YyUFXikNKKMjWbyH9enTekw7stCOOI0NSGKd5tvs6HfaJTDj_gPnLUzbVdae0H26fkviZk_ecSuYjlJv00T0ZhwpmiwIXSpb8ByzH3VbA5mN6yIluO9UkQvf/s400/IMG_8595.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591065517227602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NdLiOWjbMuIJzk1gGUExO_NwL8o80LSfjJ5ZpO0ETyXRff3wo9HgsuTPC5NSZnmxigCx4vYueMjEo6JhH4n1EYqnPHTOi2eA6P89DJLjcqegc7pWkaApXUbRGDEi739UvUBuRNFXekhA/s400/Cohen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592627231300882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">This photo was taken last year well after Halloween</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ztc5Lh0jFSbrxcOpscFbgraCW-xqu-oQAgJpMF2IdJ71XgdExLGUhlmiwiuoSax4cGLXm-7gdLhFucoizAvgRCGcAEIxAwLuBp00s-yiUeGz7hWSimGSF9yNWpNz6RJWOXeEs8fnrWk1/s400/77147_10150307305880722_596760721_15625675_1170499_n-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592612537486562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The Loot!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnchW31zWTx-qJxI7R8X4H3BTGRXH4bdplWDecu6C7JnISwIxkw2CmSP7QK3uVWDCmWuPDblCF78JR0EUSbMZVZUCEoQRKvFo4ICwATLv6jtL3rq05rcQcDM3nbwMMHsd8ESeRzJ9dxGPD/s400/148658_10150307305275722_596760721_15625670_6527451_n-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534592617066564162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The |sick| Monkey Trouble!</span></span></span></span></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-60263510307087116232010-10-26T15:18:00.001-07:002010-10-26T15:35:31.370-07:00Please read my Rantings from a Crazy PersonSo as most of you know my hubba has been gone : ( This I must say is sad, and amazing : ) First I'll say I love my husband he allows me to have some time to myself without the kids and sometimes when I do get the urge to clean (which in itself is a miracle) he takes the kids OUT of the house so I can do just that. BUT MAN it's been sooo nice having no where near as much laundry to do, no where near as much dirty dishes and the house stays relatively cleaner...until last week....you may all remember my closet madness, well I'm delighted to say <i>(BAHAHA yeah right)</i> it's still not done! And now because I didn't finish that I decided to pull off another project. I must say at times I'm pretty "unintelligent". NOW my sons birthday is tomorrow my house is completly ripped apart...and I have to stay up all night to clean it. <i>YAY ME...boooooooo.</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Terry please come home......</div><div><br /></div><div>So there that was my sad story and no he's not coming home for those of you who are wondering. He is coming for a visit on the weekend before returning back to the "take your spouse away to learn stupid stuff course" for another 2 weeks....but thanks for nothing that's two days too late!</div><div><br /></div><div>On a plus note I got two wonderful packages in the mail today. One from my US swap buddy full off tons of US catalogue and one from my printing company (also US). </div><div>Note to you US followers....it's no wonder you all have such amazing things on your blogs. Apart from being totally creative you also have AMAZING inspiration cataloges PB, Ballard, Hanna Anderrson, CW kids, I could go on and on. I was buried for hours in them. My creative juices are flowing like crazy. Can't wait until this week is over with the Birthday and Halloween out of the way I'm bound to have time to whip some inspirational stuff up!</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep your Eyes Peeled!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-17508813683693893272010-10-19T06:49:00.000-07:002010-10-20T14:45:52.742-07:00YUMMY PUMPKINS!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I've been sick and lazy this week so my posts and my goals have been put on the back burner.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">SPEAKING OF BACK BURNERS though...</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I made something Yummy today</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> !</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33Y9QLhaYG7OJSUw223TL1-iL0HibMo_Wf_864AuXfZYZK0ACq1FAknt1PuulnXYsunr1DIkcgtjh5RTvu1T6FGpTbqKlQGi_wYzgthg9DKx0KY7UHz9ip8qmJfYxOvbPGNiixP8H3W0T/s400/IMG_8381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529761741518383394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">E.D Smith Pumpkin Muffins stuffed with Cream Cheese Icing...</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">mmmmmmm</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I want to share the recipe with you as well as how I made them.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">NOW keep in mind this was an after thought when I woke up this morning so my photos won't look exactly like I describe in the recipe (in other words: no pumpkin seeds)</span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">To start you will need....</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 19px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">2 cups all-purpose flour<br />1 cup granulated sugar<br />2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (also known to me as - 1 tsp of cinnamon 1/2 nutmeg & 1/2 ginger)<br />1 1/2 tsp. baking powder<br />1 tsp. baking soda<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />2 eggs<br />1 cup canned pumpkin</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">1/4 cup Veg oil<br />1/2 cup buttermilk <if></if></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">lastly PUMPKIN SEEDS!</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">-------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Icing Stuffing:<br />1/2 pkg (8oz./250 g) cream cheese, softened<br />1/2 Tbsp. butter, softened<br />1/2 tsp. vanilla<br />2/3 cup icing sugar</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Next follow these instructions:</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">preheat oven to 375 F</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Next add all of your dry ingredients together in a large bowl.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Leave enough pumpkin seeds to sprinkle on top of the muffins once they are in the muffin tray.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">If you only have enough to sprinkle on top SAVE THEM</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Then whisk your eggs in a smaller bowl and add the wet ingredients to that. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Finally combine and mix.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Fill paper cups until they are almost at the top (I did not use cups, I don't like the waste of paper unless it's for something special)</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Sprinkle remaining pumpkin seeds on top of the batter </span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Bake for 25 Mins or until cake stick tells you they are read...I use tooth picks! </span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-size:1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Finally while they are baking prepare your Icing. To do this you add all ingredients together and fill an icing bag with it. When muffins come out...while they are still a bit warm, stick the icing bag tip into the muffin and squeeze slowly pull it out until the icing peeks at the top...</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">*if you don't have buttermilk add 1 tsp of lemon juice in a measuring cup and then continue to poor milk in until it hits the 1/2 c. mark. Let it sit for 5 - 10 mins, give a quick stir and WAHLA!*</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GC6OIRopsNW86pVGSrjDsy8sv3Ll_yERA57XvuFM1RNpmmJha_8ZT4sHxbRlQieECp26TU_cU3OFEjdhCoP2QBA8GcQW6Vom2ngQyceOwZRbvnJ7zb95w7fPE9MKecInAQbkx-opPezy/s400/IMG_8380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529761745104817666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="line-height: 1.7; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Have a great day everyone!</span></span></span></span></p></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-39909903890508636792010-10-14T15:10:00.000-07:002010-10-14T15:18:26.583-07:00Light at the End of a Tunnel<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you folks don't hear from me in a while it's because I've gotten lost inside my mess of a closet.<div><br /></div><div>I'm serious...and even though I'm embarrassed to show you it, I'm going to anyway...why? </div><div>In the end when it's all nice and clean...or something like it, I will be proud to show you just how hard I worked!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTf3Z2zOobsdRWsx4_BTUi4PwNX5HnzR59D2sD69_hYPzcN9ugVmRrRSSAfQ7FdfR9A0IcxpgMUFrPG7cbRdaWVZZsZLyCTlYAblp3JrFSA1Lfnhn-OP5Lq33wV2kDPu0UNtNL4x3UZ0F1/s400/IMG_8318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528028629006199506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">This is actually a picture of AFTER I cleaned out the floor a bit...and the back shelves..oooh this is so very shameful.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ke3uf5L2zyCHMGZd7g0b09qozDkYnNS79QnAaysxmAzSkdAaW7YEFhWdX4PAJsXWINn3sGO1DUyuJ0eg-aQ7BDcYTGDdjoXgdwk7b-V7RiKmkPKIfQ2OHNJYV0ZDQtdrusBCP5TnLwkE/s400/IMG_8319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528028616645069618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">This is some of the stuff I pulled off the floor of the closet!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I did do some more laundry today like my tasking said, but didn't get it quite put away. I'll do that before bed tonight.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow....More closet and possibly some shopping for material.</div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-86339085598232447312010-10-13T18:36:00.000-07:002010-10-13T18:58:08.811-07:00My Competed Tasks Are:<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So today I took out all the winter / fall jackets and clothes and put away all the spring and summer clothes that will still fit them next year...then I put the rest in a bag to donate (which I will deliver tomorrow)<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH3Z_TT1XvmK-C7iJGAekmjZ2pToVaWvidPDPfn1szjsnOUTlpPQlXhH99LAgdf3gzTqD_lxO8zXDqZsmTD7wMf48wxq0DWfKbyPCEzSd9VwaCic1u72dmKknAVYfQlFSHRBo8mecoYL4/s400/images-11.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527713668974809266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 194px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">though this is not my actually house this is what it looked like at the time of the event</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I did two loads of laundry and folded them YUCK...</div><div><br /></div><div>I went to the Dollar Store and bought needless Halloween decorations, and then bought bright orange yarn at Michaels to knit hunting mitts for the hubba for when he gets home off course.</div><div><br /></div><div>I REALIZE THAT THE ABOVE THING IS NO WHERE ON MY LIST (BUT) I DON'T CARE...I get side tracked easy!</div><div><br /></div><div>I did go to the ReStore and no molding, no paint and no rollar shades.</div><div>so all in all my day went great NOT and I got lots done NOT but tomorrow will be a better day! YOT.</div><div>aaaaanndddd I mowed the lawn!</div><div><br /></div><div>I also got a surprise gift card for my PartyLite! wahhhhoooo!</div><div>What will I buy???</div><div><br /></div><div>TOMORROWS TASK:</div><div><br /></div><div>More Laundry</div><div>&</div><div>Beginning to clean out Master Closet (this in it's own should be a month long process)</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-44169877788783389492010-10-12T11:43:00.001-07:002010-10-12T12:23:42.768-07:00Totally Slack...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3vz4b9TzmDwr7GYKY2MV7ED3zrICu-QIbrduPWbXDwA-oXOcemIrQy3qA_IngznJAk0rc-bhMX6NhlBxXEgksxIey86zKDjM3r0Y35kKtM17l3T9OIofihFC8MFbET5bsQpv-vbC-8jM/s1600/Cohen&Ema.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3vz4b9TzmDwr7GYKY2MV7ED3zrICu-QIbrduPWbXDwA-oXOcemIrQy3qA_IngznJAk0rc-bhMX6NhlBxXEgksxIey86zKDjM3r0Y35kKtM17l3T9OIofihFC8MFbET5bsQpv-vbC-8jM/s400/Cohen&Ema.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527242413208322258" /></a><br />So yes it's true...I have been totally slacking on my blog posts. It's only because I've been so busy with my photography these days. This is the worst time of year for me to get anything done because people are requesting me left and right....However my blog posts are not the only thing I've been neglecting. I haven't done much around the house these days either to get ready for the colder weather or craft wise...I need to get on the ball....<i>Soo</i>....since my photo session madness has come to a slow down, I'm giving myself challenges every day to complete. YOU my friends will be my motivation to finish them.<div><br /></div><div>From day to day I will have to alter or |remake| my list, only because I'm on my own these days with the hubba away on course and with kids nothing is a sure thing.</div><div>Here's a list of things I hope to achieve (weather and money permitting)</div><div><br /></div><div>- Clean out dressers from summer clothes to fall/winter</div><div>- Find curtains or material and make curtains for dining room (fall/winter weight)</div><div>- Buy baseboard heater for living room and dining room</div><div>- Buy baseboard molding for living room</div><div>- Buy semigloss white paint for trim</div><div>- Buy top molding for Living Room</div><div>- Buy two rollar shades for Living Room</div><div>- Make a few Mercury Glass vases or holders</div><div>- Mow Grass and Rake Lawn</div><div>- Price facia for around house</div><div>- Install new to us patio door</div><div>- create 3 prints to order for dining room</div><div>- Hang up Sticker in Craft Room</div><div>- Clean out Craft room</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok I think that's a long enough list for now...NOW challenge starts tomorrow I will keep you all posted and updated with photos...feel free to do the same and join me on this journey! Each day I will do my post of what I did that day and each day I will let you know what my following days job will be.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrows journey includes:</div><div><br /></div><div>Cleaning out all the closets and drawers to fill them with fall / winter clothes</div><div>& if there is time going browsing at the Re store for some molding, roller blinds & / or cheap paint!</div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-69269590638430033762010-10-01T07:16:00.000-07:002010-10-01T08:22:56.007-07:00Fall Photo Licious...and how tos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ51gblT3mc20RVIxbskusShQlsImcRiu4UqAKaKdC3ENr6YSPUn6Z7aErCYknD3jzKEfL14ATSXpJyPBkL_SxGTe2DTevpeIyWGivCviGgiD2q7LZgK6XJzlhHxKYsvtcbPq5h-7-usp/s1600/IMG_7674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ51gblT3mc20RVIxbskusShQlsImcRiu4UqAKaKdC3ENr6YSPUn6Z7aErCYknD3jzKEfL14ATSXpJyPBkL_SxGTe2DTevpeIyWGivCviGgiD2q7LZgK6XJzlhHxKYsvtcbPq5h-7-usp/s400/IMG_7674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523098052237463890" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">These First bit of Photos are from my Entryway: With a little inexpensive way to dazzle!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEion9zSef90FzGq5BM_tAdLV9G8D4rs4k7Ho5z8z4tHT6Qw39mqTpZH3Ov790-lGsXTwuxUrsomLd-RY_lGJvyStCZofqXXfGbcKIoSpQRtoMdbS4fLy_BrbekZxNKiNSsRUJq6jBJB1A4D/s400/IMG_7722.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523084449567375538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span>The vase close up was decorated with acorns that I picked off a tree and the park...shhhhh cause I don't think I am suppose to have them....And the pine cones I got there too. The candle is a coffee candle from the dollar store and the reed diffuser and vase holder are from Party Lite....ahhhhh Party Lite...how I love everything you have! Although I'm just noticing from the photo it might be a little full cause the top isn't level...guess I'll have to smush it more. So since I already had the diffuser and the vase holder...and you can use other things you have around your house to get this similar effect...my total cost was 0.00 for this lil diddy.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">What's this?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR1pGYfqx_udqy8hnJKTGDBwlcF3OY5HQ_Bdti56s5jQcZHUhi9RttbGeS_6_yp7_E8MnLahJwgACOHjEt5vHB8An7qx-ACvpQpAtc7IK-uO1hY8KacTkQ_2rRhB71uzq7SxOS-qLnW3A/s400/IMG_7720.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523084453214436882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This is an arrangement that cost me....you guessed it 0.00. I went outside into my side ditch...you can find the same stuff just where ever on the side of the road, in your ditch, neighbours ditches (hehee) Bring a pair of scissors and cut the hay/tall grass at one of the joints...yes they have joints (or at least that's what I call them)...get a bunch...a whole bunch...I would have liked more but ran out of my supply, until I can raid the ditch of someone else...shhhhhh. Then I got some extra ribbon from my stash and this is what you get when you put them together.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqtv6H4fvs5gMSmFMld2bMBhqGDHup0ng_H8D76t4IsvVw13M6IeTJVBp1MwUMOoQgdXFHv2zK3IOEclYImxjf2Q8OzV3iwwa1VHru1v8w6sgyo-1FYXGys8lSfI5KCfK9xu85riC9IWu/s400/IMG_7717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523084463325224690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Just Lovely isn't it? I think so too...just don't look at the side wall not done yet and omit the mess of shoes I need to side up and de-clutter and it looks like a magazine. Bahahaahaaa.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Next up we have some more Dollar Store Craftiness. Did you know Craftiness IS a real word...seriously it didn't put red lines under my spell checker...just thought you'd like to know.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Of course you've all seen my Dollar Store Wire Pumpkins...they were featured on an amazing Craft Site...you can check out the tute on how to do them </span><a href="http://shabbychicthriftyunique.blogspot.com/2010/09/quick-harvest-how-to.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">HERE</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> and the site they were featured on </span><a href="http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/8-fun-pumpkin-projects/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">HERE</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvBBVEMTMr9abkU5K0GD2wUm4jhZy-5Okp8a9pxYbI0opKvdM-7QK7YjY2rBlMY9rsKdq1vxYai0gXIQ_aGypfFplzWI27aGtL2OAmJ0YdMpRoHWPayZqRWqHhMSXuvNpgLB66hnNdaCd/s400/IMG_7715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523088059651067730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">And my Candle Stick Hurricane Candle Holders ... the tute for these can be found </span><a href="http://shabbychicthriftyunique.blogspot.com/2010/09/cutie-candle-tute.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">HERE</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...and yes I am aware one of my candle sticks is missing a ribbon...you can talk to my son about that.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Also tied into the mix are some party lite tea lights, and a white PL oil burner with Pinecones and bows decorated on it and a bowl of scented STUFF (pinecones, etc.) Glass balls I got on sale at Walmart after Christmas last year for 75% off I think they cost me 1.50 Mercury Vots. and a glass mercury ball I ALSO got on sale after Christmas at Home Hardware and lastly a table runner I made with scrap material.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihM5zdVxbzupP12Ntz2DTyAGacjKsF7xRmPv70EhJMymxMPK4gQ8haOh40DEpdQukZDkRfyLLJo8vtCBXm39L508EG7iTOFbNiVF3Fv3w2C1Rs7c3Xrejw9MZe6ODVwINm8zVRTfHkLbr_/s400/IMG_7713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523088063729159986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A really Simple yet stunning table top Decor...there's a brown ball missing from my son who again you can talk to about stealing my stuff.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The Balls were from the dollar store the large one I think was 1.50 I got it in the summer. I got the other three (2) from a friend because they came in packs of two for a dollar so I got the extra of each color! WHOOHOOO for free stuff!. I tied raffia around an old yardsale candle...which was also in an older post from the summer and stuck some FREE cause they are off my front yard...leaves into the raffia. I think it looks just so sweet. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-ZuBmfPdxIIRkzMcFf-_S_Gd7IT3DJhqwsm0CmLFL7a2uWE8IzHfUcmrm3g3a4jcrRYcgz1agLCN3fYwR6VvuO617LOEK81mP6LD6vb40fE-8drqGXE_jNvOehnJfs983X6EdeENk5B3/s400/IMG_7712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523088066136720002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">And though it is in the lower photo these pumpkins are not staying on my coffee table. I have seen some VERY cute topiaries around blog land that I am trying to recreate with these that I bought years ago at Walmart. I'm showing you this photo because I wanted to show you my new wall hangings...yes they are done being painted and are hung up nicely I think....what do you think? Not bad for 5.00. And look...there's mr Banjo lying on the couch...aweee</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwYbRrh6M3hBC98CnM14ya3jhCl8T11IPR1Cygy4egQns5PQ7WbrhNMeg4wnZCZjiol-95ON9-PkkdcEW9GR8IgjEO0KlKwZ464N6nlWEf8YVUqqcXjGGx7vspAlT78lV274DH653-ptl/s400/IMG_7705.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523091749521568226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This sits on my table at the far end of my sofa. Pinecones...free orange berries...1.00 at the...you guessed it....dollar store. There's even a small wasp nest my hubba found outside the other day.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">And the tray also 1.00 at the DS I just roughly painted it white...surprised? Really though, what other color would I use.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6hx2_ntd1c5qXiyu9eZM6JiBpCk2oRog25TDEkvAbKjonokSI7__BHgfJ8D3zQ9-AytN6PD1m_M9M6olnjFlFjz3O3NtDTW5FyeHs_HjrKD828jgh0lY_HXTBtDj4g1ZIfNTd0yJIa_W/s400/IMG_7710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523091745301741554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">And this piece below....PARTY LITE...hehee...but really though folks...this piece I LOVE and...it's a host special this month if you book a show...there's a set of three...I just have the one :( The photo doesn't quite do it justice...but with my dark walls it was hard to get a real good photo...well that's just an excuse...I was just lazy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnCO_aygrj9FVAnYzmQlPRk6kEoRBCeTJ8qNt60zo_bpZBqyklKQTTszQCoicJcplwg6S0JrZSesLUbXz4iVcwVfjaaWCAwUBDPl9SiKnbPhGldfHXboiCjZkwflgLqmWSVpYe2tcVyqw/s400/IMG_7711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523091743189791954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Well Folks that's it...but I will leave you with one more photo...we went picking pumpkins the other day and I just HAD to take a photo of just a PART of the pumpkin patch...because I was sooo blown away but the THOUSANDS of pumpkins. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIWUriyiu6bAC625r8KCSaoERe5X2CyZDYzzhMITU-X99t13MnBAld-HQ-iY2Sg6q67_ypuigsa6_FIOMuHnAz8LOjk8qfwsNRxrq0ezaG3AoWjZ-MYw9HJRLEIQZrWr1wOYRvNJ7xSD_/s400/IMG_7662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523096160669648306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Look at em all! the wrapped all around the parking lot and around the large gazebo that I'm standing beside to take the photo, on all sides, and then across to the other side of the parking lot...it was amazing! My daughter's head looks so small in this photo she's become one of the pumpkins in the patch</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-77806146048162586542010-09-22T13:02:00.000-07:002010-10-14T15:09:03.870-07:00VICTORY! (and a before & after)<div style="text-align: center;">AT LAST! I WIN....</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out my remake of my <a href="http://shabbychicthriftyunique.blogspot.com/2010/09/fail-thats-not-my-fault-some-ranting.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">fail</span></a>...there <i>is</i> a light at the end of the tunnel.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgBU4bKpEhpW_uTzx4wBXTeOf9i08E3ZMtXnFD2ZlkOn2A6srOrIEmJWqdAX5BYtu1X4hxcHgbyxH0YPQJmvidC9Qa64FhJeE97gnfNTz3T5rA_3lAqr3fAvRFcpVmpQl47nAO-5BZNqj/s400/IMG_7632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519832233580186098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>This time I sprayed it black and sprayed <i>MUCH more</i> water on it and then once the paint dried I dabbed the water bunches with a paper towel to make them looked like smushed water beads...well that's what they are so I guess the look was a success...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnc7HS9Li8Pd0dHSoVgSVLVNl5W44j5vfgJhsFxWG1ZGrFhDRYmtm-E_g3JXUiKiCyUI9rlWKDRkE8U8fE2hAMcg7eCGzB5wMojnvOHWM6cxiL54TKLkAJD5Qc3lFCLYIloXw-UE4ywrv/s400/IMG_7633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519832241444764066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I just sprayed the can of spray paint very far back on the spots that were really big and black looking to kind of dim it down a bit. It doesn't quite look like mercury but it looks a lot more like it than the other one did...and I like it so that's all that counts! Krylon redeemed themselves for me, because this time I used Krylon's CHroMe Spray.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7bjgNV63uoDeB8X8hi3H5rKLtDlLXCGnre5mrVwujwhOlHYTybSWHWNIpJxgWPl_thlRk-HqRONiu2dGhiwu9QLPEPRrENRakX7rx8bOcTjql0r0Hx0cgWDN4O5QZFNd1KEKhsEmFMFs/s400/IMG_7634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519832243395597122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh and just incase you are all wanting to know..I got my wisdom teeth out. For those of you who have never had them out before but may need to in the future be prepared to go from </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lQmnos-TD_Ypk0BBoVeNlpZ_N9S40bfS4lLOUuhMew4P1eG0lLdCiZp10_xkEpUr5eko_M9KwiScXI-qkgula8IhUxwjo_8mfXv0fkZH8RdlczRPDGfmV-aLRwgA-7Lsb0DRG3KIMkAJ/s400/Photo+on+2009-11-12+at+08.56.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519832939074092818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To THIS</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEw2qS0wQe_5vdxRbKm_THov2CP781TrS15Or-zezrz3q4oU1op1nOKpDW0dTz4oEqzjrYLbHQY38xA1BVJ7d1sTN3Pn4JMUqkY2TLnOpmPEgHEzvfQruc0PsgE-s5vlGLeSO9y4kC5E8/s400/IMG_7622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519832934955146210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I know...your thinking I must be nuts showing this to all you, but I feel like we are close enough now for you all to see me at my worst.</span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://sewcando.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/cerise422/sewcandoPARTYbuttonworking.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://madincrafts.blogspot.com/"><img alt="BWS tips button" width="200" src="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s186/jeslman/roundmadskillsbutton.jpg" height="200" /></a>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-8459937821069279352010-09-20T15:35:00.000-07:002010-09-20T15:49:09.766-07:00Izzy in her new home & MORE<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAtPAQ88748O5R6Y2DPifhxITUIcBrzEMBFlxW3Ya2a6iY3Io1xeOoXUKZjzuxaBERMVPL8MzoT0q9WRDaebdjI64Glx2SqrAyfen7Eb2HgACty2ZunY7_NT-y8X8JLPnBmkA9Sm4omGU/s1600/IMG_7615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAtPAQ88748O5R6Y2DPifhxITUIcBrzEMBFlxW3Ya2a6iY3Io1xeOoXUKZjzuxaBERMVPL8MzoT0q9WRDaebdjI64Glx2SqrAyfen7Eb2HgACty2ZunY7_NT-y8X8JLPnBmkA9Sm4omGU/s400/IMG_7615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519129180429687410" /></a><br />Here is Izzy in her new home in the bathroom (thanks to the help of my parents)...so you also have a small sneek peek as to how it's coming along. I'm soooo happy to have this in my bathroom, it just looked sooo plain before so this is a big blast of awesomeness.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajjt4w2kE0O_vgv5XyugdCQJQOVMHuUjiWcVjcJb8evSYQVEmtRt4ljE9BEImKsEE-tvbhWde7EBFDGOoNXzQA-VuLuoUhwP-y0c3siMEekYvkMAOvu_H-kIsmjhGQ081sDbicPk2OSYC/s400/IMG_7614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519129203712987330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I also wanted to show you a few other projects I've been scurrying around doing (teeth pulled out and all!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my wall art. I purchased these at a yard sale a few weeks back for $5.00. I loved them right away but didn't pick them up...what was I thinking?...they had them listed at $3.00 each but when I went back the second time around to see if they were still there...(thank you thank you, lucky me) I asked if they would take $5.00 for the three and they said YES...thank you thank you again!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUdh36ZC4XlmKqWXamriORMz4gdHSM7CRrRd0dP0JQZeIbgu80Kkm24ogwT9IfnsKkEhe34Ozl8bJPhYtyDnegjmLU7ic9FEtdwBK6TW4UZKJez4Ar9C3JgQQsHmZTn5W8CZPjjlW6kwv/s400/IMG_7610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519130171772368866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Before and After a coat of paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I think they were just primed before?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgaVAo74zl4jQjs_lbT0wzZdK2pkGZFxzEM0DLbMoPMvYh3EjCalCD_ps7P_thyphenhyphenfJgeSVIuYuZl-fxvqq-92u9koctgjeqqTk2nrzdmqWYPFSmwja5-XAFTwovtjUj5an9hGGhRgi3ELb/s400/IMG_7611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519130162388951842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't wait to hang them above my sofa....after I paint that wall. It's going to be soooo pretty!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And I also made this...for free of course...had this long cylinder vase and added some pinecones and acorns and a old wasp nest from around the yard...the acorns weren't quite ready but I couldn't wait. </div><div>Now that I look at this as a photo though, I should probably rotate the pinecones and acorns it looks a little off balance.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0L9V9tE9M1sXuw5dRXkIBrfKHElwJR0zLkoeMvyW9Ck9J-tOoGWLDp7QitObnVQFixDg7u8TJqczX3ZhWY0lm3j-1-RlQkRD07eNECrFXmZd9YskEQUzO1roNsgen0SOt9xpUvyweNJso/s400/IMG_7612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519129221588095698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>And on top of all that we got some trim up in the bathroom around the door we had to fix. and some other small projects!</div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-7479356196531344572010-09-17T08:19:00.000-07:002010-09-27T07:23:34.474-07:00Shelf-ish or Shelf-less? You tell Me<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>SOOOOO...I wanted something for my bathroom under my long mirror...I don't know why but I wanted a floating shelf...missed two on kijiji and now I'm stuck with nothing....UNLESS! <div><br /></div><div>I bought the shelf in the photo at Michaels one day with a 50% off coupon...started to paint it white and decided it was too "fancy" not enough clean lines....SO...today I had a brain storm.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYvugwcsOr-uAE4YOP5PxSEpxCO-odMDNvhp_yGSJ6xU2yQMkjJgJpvnXHtM9trsS-4MpFFPovL48eD7Ymr8X7YRza3UDH78Ei_KZpEADXbrgxLT6Nzmrem8jCb761IDlAN8rzzCxhSN_/s400/DSCF4902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517906907293974914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>How did that happen you ask ? - Well it all started when I got up this morning to do my first brain storm post about the candlestick hurricane, and excalated from there...I'm trying to harvest up my house and get some MAJOR things taken care of before my premiere Candle Lite party. I'm becoming a rep....eeeeeekkkkk soooo excited! So I have this mat I plan on working on later today and when I went down stairs to take a peek at the "paint" situation, the shelf caught my eye....dumb shelf I thought, how am I going to finish my bathroom in time, this is all your fault you dumb shelf....Then I went up stairs and before I got all the way to the top I thought of something....Here is what I've come up with:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I took THIS leftover molding</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJOk5qm8crExKn2zQrjrySBYT5T7O6YgrWR1G_pAjxtBBnN9omqSYJkYp2sttELw7OoqAkzoLJ7qyC7pHDhHZQJHeY-Kcm-afU53lkglwgBn7HEYAxxLb5h0UXeVMJqDI_E657qR-ZoYd/s400/DSCF4903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517906895672177474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the shelf </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPQmjyzOsUJVNfgRWh08mPWYEqkUDuXThmhVlzo1zRYf86oYaCguNd3ru-ZMO6NpqkM3bbWbNW4l8thRD9-0S0VYVwYiE9j2vU8rMypLdfy7gVrpt666LmgMKrQE-M9YUEcbtNL4eprKU/s400/DSCF4904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517905590826551906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and made THIS so far: It's upside down but you get the gist</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zJcRv4xVny4IZODCp9Bt_ZP_YDt1gmRnglpxaHTADBzKM8SsRbp9-pew6-OuRbRyh28TGQEQDXr6XJ5lnYNb_0lw6HJV70xdrodgHwbtfHYkgCMyeo0C0APUZRFpMDMKUql5iu1l15qq/s400/DSCF4906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517905575407799794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2usUPLpMbIJgDxcO_NBQtFSEbsfVNb6NMGAV4CU1ifZgu-D8_dKrUfwIynI4SvzVO64_ADrQlr8VNEyi7JGgJ7olIyJedM1xZs9yfdhdLmjiUvWRa0in_de5MJSElx2gWCwevEqC8hnM/s400/DSCF4905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517905581813275410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">As you can see from the photos I cut the bottom half of the brackets off because like I said it wasn't clean line enough...this way I don't see them at all with the new molding!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>My husband is going to finish the rest while I'm away this weekend and hang it for me (even though he doesn't know that yet) It just needs to be glued, screwed (or bradnailed) I will paint it when I get back and hung (he can measure up for that when I'm gone)! Can't WAIT!</div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sewcando.blogspot.com"><img src=" http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/cerise422/sewcandoPARTYbuttonworking.jpg"/></a><br /><br /><a href="http://madincrafts.blogspot.com/"><img alt="BWS tips button" width="200" src="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s186/jeslman/roundmadskillsbutton.jpg" height="200" /></a>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-50872309437572049752010-09-16T19:31:00.000-07:002010-09-27T07:24:09.836-07:00Cutie Candle Tute!<div style="text-align: center;">First...I want to mention again my friends NEW blog...she's typing and crafting up a storm...please go check it out over at <a href="http://sewwhat-thir.blogspot.com/">Sew What? That's How I Roll</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now on to the project:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7nYUuz0zZROjqL8hFrJXZdGLYZZua_atwiW9tzbCdzM7WDpW1u7i5w7szw39qmeylxhr6tbXT_ErcKCHxJZw9IfmL2fr_5eL53HwtscpGAEtzgOL_MDVtzu65n1LPteaTevmlepcUlor/s1600/Product.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7nYUuz0zZROjqL8hFrJXZdGLYZZua_atwiW9tzbCdzM7WDpW1u7i5w7szw39qmeylxhr6tbXT_ErcKCHxJZw9IfmL2fr_5eL53HwtscpGAEtzgOL_MDVtzu65n1LPteaTevmlepcUlor/s400/Product.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517843343412946034" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></u></span></div>So this came along by mistake...I originally bought this hurricane to put this pillar candle I also bought and to wrap it in ribbon to make it look "fall like" Since I don't have a whole lot of fall decorations. But when I got it home put the candle in it and put the ribbon on the bottom something looked off...so I thought...and thought...what can I do to balk this up a bit?<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then it hit me....a candle stick for a candle holder!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOj7qI-5OCtQdTOfS96TNrI1qd-T3e8Au6nHLheRf5jQZz2a5ZPlnpQW4CScGr6vY7KJXIXvsShO8CHLZRygWMCH3Vf0nNXFvNeVIdXUH92Hy946PUMfJRYCqbN_wo0qC-Soma6iAt5pH/s400/Supplies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517840985664570530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>First I tipped the hurricane up side down and put the candle holder right side up. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I then was going to put a bead of (PVC) contact cement (you can use epoxy or reg contact cement)...then I realized that the PVC cement lid wouldn't open to the rim of the candle holder and couldn't find my "real" contact cement...I didn't want to wait until I got to go into town next so.....</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQdXZKpkUcFrz3KPZU5-TRe37teHj_do36heXfRq4lQn4Q9KI8mPENsxldY0ArrVSDYGiOihbPvj8SUBc8oenjW3thiAS2fngyAo0MPLLMSmLtjQnGJboX-HOX0nFks0SMFekDPVvfkYy/s400/NMNfull.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517841905319624370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>I used no more nails....it says glass...so I'm gonna use it! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMXmRAwCW8_N9s40hx7NQKDf4ErocK0AFihDVp-OFaYumRYEy1niubVNvQhloysoNeOmpJbQdxYz8NOeyGJsAhbL9sFzZGH6nKYT5f-yJddqXW4AO2LPs2YkKl75lLHyd6yUssDIX1Gi_/s400/NMN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517841895240203362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI7LKLQRS71CJ2BHyBuFradZkdAvcU-_bVUvHppxEcqW3l7XYNxDnvcyQCo4BdvHdPZTFxqjrEEwRdKwaLG6DWcNdyMbRm2OfEg-Km5HgVGDGNpfm9UznYQlmflD86Y532WI0JTp1OFM6/s400/Rim.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517840995131959266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Then tip it upside down eyeball it to line it middle with the hurricane vase and put a weight on it...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Qcfrt1Wt0JuF4GqEjrb6ybL_TqkYsA-MTw6Hgz3_jvlAYA820pnxO72y1oX7M5VaudBEhNeyVLqgObrVEzJGRusuu2e46w_y9rAwhqfK9Fsj5bGwQPy2UZBETo3hQpl1Asons3C8yP8G/s400/Upside.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517843357671278930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>left it for a while to dry and turned it back over...Normally this would look horrible because the no more nails stays white...BUT since there is never going to be an empty bottom in it..It's fine. I put my coffee scented pillar in fixed the ribbon on it to look PURDY and tadaa! I love it! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WlEw8shZceVAPHldnuPgV5kYjO8VrMC9pX_711eFaaTMFnF8LX4aQSVevO5CS1-rGf0dBR2b_MATvL8i_MBa8kF37rL3g_P2H2qH3amJoWWvfHOyZ4MNQTbXDOZOngyLSBVmBF3-32jn/s400/VaseFin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517843361624989714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I would have probably put some coffee beans in it but I'm fresh out...actually I didn't have any to begin with...ever and I should have cleaned the glass before the photos since I put my spotty little finger prints all over it but...ya know.</div><div>I'm going to get another vase and candle to make one more with the other candle stick I have.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>This total project cost me 2.00 for the vase and 1.25 for the candle, that's 3.25 plus tax! That's it! Fancy and Fall..if you don't have glass candle sticks..go to a thrift store..I think I got mine at Value Village for .99 or 1.99 way back when I thought they were cute but not sure what I'd do with them.</div><div>The awesomest news is...in the winter all I have to do is change the candle or ribbon and I'm good to go!</div><br /><br /><a href="http://sewcando.blogspot.com"><img src=" http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/cerise422/sewcandoPARTYbuttonworking.jpg"/></a><br /><br /><a href="http://madincrafts.blogspot.com/"><img alt="BWS tips button" width="200" src="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s186/jeslman/roundmadskillsbutton.jpg" height="200" /></a>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-55038152458000357092010-09-15T05:37:00.000-07:002010-09-27T07:23:54.375-07:00Quick Harvest How To<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL9qZWqS3T7GWZVg2NTEapSEnzE2NrAUtg4m23Zx7cOUoFlqbkn7cC6z-SrGUWR5YUBwCzrlKLzZUlAeHimcvkasd86oDHhVfhUKzlq12pnBJilHYuzyCzT377UnU-fLzodYVgAcR3x0p/s1600/IMG_7454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL9qZWqS3T7GWZVg2NTEapSEnzE2NrAUtg4m23Zx7cOUoFlqbkn7cC6z-SrGUWR5YUBwCzrlKLzZUlAeHimcvkasd86oDHhVfhUKzlq12pnBJilHYuzyCzT377UnU-fLzodYVgAcR3x0p/s400/IMG_7454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517122163290569442" /></a><br />Once again I have been inspired from a <a href="http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-pumpkins-two-pumpkins-for-one-post.html">post</a> by Amanda at <a href="http://thehandmedownhouse.blogspot.com/">The Hand Me Down House</a><div>She made amazing harvest pumpkins. But since I am sorta lazy these days....ok ok I'm a lot lazy...geeze. I decided to put a different "easier" twist to mine.</div><div><br /></div><div>HOW TO (sort of):</div><div>First I bought crafting wire from the Dollar Store...this isn't as sturdy as Amanda's but it was cheap and actually I already had it at the house. Second I made mine smaller. It's a mini version.</div><div>Amanda had used a vase to wrap around the top for her sizing and she also cut each individual piece...NOT ME lol...I just wrapped the wire around my hand a dozen or so times stopped looping it mid ways through the "straightaway" and wrapped it around that a couple times. Then I twisted the original end piece a few times to make the stem....my my this is a horrible confusing sounding tut...and with no pictures at that...I'm really lazy....and well that's it...hoping you can get the gist from both looking at Amanda's how to and looking at my end result photo.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvjeZgk4pFxdvN4ype8pnA6Jlm3wgcy74fJ-sV11c53ot_0jIupBO0B6jlu8vw6A-NAJJd6YoDw5-sKykWZMkiodbnzu3EDPoDPe9_KwKmxSCPXNOvNFSLewnO1ECZlDruydNcXLdEB4q/s400/IMG_7455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517122153167416034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGouJF0IQHKHi9zO6sLdQqRML2Ux10PWms7PMamvdcGSc1-mCxmSLBuI3NWhLJWcYyvtl717lN-pcPi8JJYtEcYuamANGqbj5w9XEcfFLCfwAZfoeBUqgEAr3zBim9jEajiRxmcdjPB4y/s400/IMG_7452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517122145993779090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><center><a href=http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/><img src=http://craftgossip.com/files/2007/10/talking_about_me_at_cg_twitter_150x150.jpg width=150 height=150 alt=CraftGossip border=0></a></center><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sewcando.blogspot.com"><img src=" http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/cerise422/sewcandoPARTYbuttonworking.jpg"/></a><br /><br /><a href="http://madincrafts.blogspot.com/"><img alt="BWS tips button" width="200" src="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s186/jeslman/roundmadskillsbutton.jpg" height="200" /></a>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-78551864604854973132010-09-14T06:51:00.000-07:002010-09-15T06:47:11.478-07:00New Blogger on the Block!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSHK9UCL6IUcffPAd6qISlNjrS9V7kv9OkHzT0pilwfCOkezM3mN7HsEe1PckpTkjx5cyPFPd4MxCadApvD1t05oD3u7G9Yn_7KUVLdSxfmFazNJikJGSuBi96SL5eEW20FwRPgJB4txq/s1600/Fresh+Meat-filtered.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSHK9UCL6IUcffPAd6qISlNjrS9V7kv9OkHzT0pilwfCOkezM3mN7HsEe1PckpTkjx5cyPFPd4MxCadApvD1t05oD3u7G9Yn_7KUVLdSxfmFazNJikJGSuBi96SL5eEW20FwRPgJB4txq/s400/Fresh+Meat-filtered.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516769254298905378" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today is a special post day, because, I get to introduce you to an amazing NEW blogger...I mean really new as in Yesterday!</div><div><br /></div>It's Aleisha over at Sew What? That's how I Roll. She's a great girl and a very very good friend of mine. She's very talented and can sew up a storm. <div>She made her appearance into blog land yesterday, as I stated before, with a little of my help (so bare with her she's even newer at this than me) and I couldn't be more honored that I was her inspiration to start blogging!<div>Here's her latest/first real post! It's a how to on how to make a rag quilt! She's awesome at making them and so happy she could share with us her secrets! Can't wait to see what else she comes up with...check her out over at <a href="http://sewwhat-thir.blogspot.com/">Sew What? That's How I Roll</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy & Happy Quilting!...I'll have one of these posted in the hope to be near future!</div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Rag quilts are the latest trend in quilting. The are quick, easy and fun to make! They are a great project for any quilter weather you are a beginner or have been doing quilts for years! If you can sew a straight line you can take this on! This quilt was my stepping stone into quilting and I love it! There is so much you can do to customize this for any room in your house.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">These quilts are great for snuggling up in front of the tv, or over the bottom of your bed. My fiance and I both have one that we curl up in every night. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">The rag quilt can be made of denim, flannel, or polar fleece. It has to be a fabric that will fray and unravel when washed. Anything with a loose weave is good, flannel is a very popular choice. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Once you have your fabric picked out you can make this quilt in as little as a weekend. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">If you happen to buy to much fabric don't worry, use it to make a matching throw pillow or to do some applique on your quilt. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Your quilt does not have to have batting, if you are using denim for example you may decide not to use any at all because it will be warm enough without it. If you are making it out of denim and choose to use batting make sure it is lightweight as it will be difficult to sew through 2 layers of denim and your batting which may also be very hard on your machine. Another option instead of using the tradional batting is to use flannel. I find this is really nice when you are making the quilt out of flannel. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:large;"><b>Cutting the pieces for your rag quilt</b></span><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Choose a minimum of 3 colors for this quilt. The more color the better! </span><br /><span style="font-size:large;"><b> </b> </span><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Decide on the size of squares you want to use. For your fabric which I am going to refer to as flannel because that is what I enjoy using you want your squares to be between 7"-12" in size. You will be using a 1/2" - 1" seam allowence so for each block so please keep that in mind while deciding on the size of the quilt you want. You will also want your batting (if you choose to use it) to be 2" smaller than your flannel square. </span><br /><span style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:large;">My personal choice of size is 8" for the front and back squares with a 6" batting, because that's how I roll. </span><br /><span style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Okay so you have cut your top, bottom, and batting squares. Take your bottom square and put it right side down, then take your batting and place it centered in your 8" square. You will then take the piece you want to use for your top square right side up and line them all up together as square as possible. You will then sew a line from one corner to the other and again making a X on your fabric.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">You will do this for all of your squares.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Hint: Using a walking foot on your machine will help the fabric be more stable so that tucks and puckers don't occur. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Below I have done a pattern diagram of a quilt that I have made. I will use this to explain how to now piece it together. I find drawing how I want the blocks placed to be the easiest way to follow it. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2dnfo3b4sz4RpFr6hnyjdbQ0gd-xERUZ4cdjSCD9U_hHHR13qw0rIERzts09nndqxQZBWSsxC2C-t5sAXhAVzddvg9AM5HXoN6QIuiIiQXvstQE7FPMB7hhYZKADLj3OigxJS7WMiAw/s1600/rag+quilt+diagram.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2dnfo3b4sz4RpFr6hnyjdbQ0gd-xERUZ4cdjSCD9U_hHHR13qw0rIERzts09nndqxQZBWSsxC2C-t5sAXhAVzddvg9AM5HXoN6QIuiIiQXvstQE7FPMB7hhYZKADLj3OigxJS7WMiAw/s400/rag+quilt+diagram.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:large;"> Start by sewing all of your first row together. If you use the same color for the front and back of your squares this will be easier. That 1/2" to 1" seam you left you will be cut later so make sure the raw edges are all facing the same way. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">You will then attach row 1 to row 2 and etc. again make sure your raw edge is still pointing all in the same direction. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">After you have attached all the rows together sew 1/2" - 1" inside the outer border all around the quilt. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Using heavy-duty or spring loaded scissors, cut lines in the seam allowances about 1/4" apart. Try to cut as close to the seam as possible without cutting it. (If you cut the seam it will fall apart in that spot when you wash it)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVkxNXoLbu7YgCjUPBQXL3HGq09EkvesMz3saSYlR00CL_KyAz4f9X11cTFbW6BMAEPWb7jBpcQ86LoLUVwAjSUcBSO893Es28ZacBJqBxqXtKh64DMeuxbsHU3V6_wAUdbi9A_qQX6o/s1600/DSC_4430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVkxNXoLbu7YgCjUPBQXL3HGq09EkvesMz3saSYlR00CL_KyAz4f9X11cTFbW6BMAEPWb7jBpcQ86LoLUVwAjSUcBSO893Es28ZacBJqBxqXtKh64DMeuxbsHU3V6_wAUdbi9A_qQX6o/s400/DSC_4430.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;"> The scissors above are what I bought for doing rag quilts. I got them at fabric land for about $12-$15. They are great! You need ones that will cut 2-3 layers of fabric with the last 1/2"-1". </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Once you have cut all the seams then throw the quilt in the washer and run it through on a normal cycle. I use cold water becasue sometimes the colors will run so this will reduce that from happening. I do not wash these in my own washer because of the amount of lint that comes off them is rediculous! It could clog up your drain in no time and that is cause for a HUGE mess. Spend the $4 and take it to the laundrymat! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Once the cycle is finished give the quilt a good shake out and pop it in the dryer. Use pretty high heat because it will help the seams fray more and become soft and fluffy. Once again I would do this at the laundrymat. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Once the quilt is dry shake it out. Lots of lint and fluff will come off. Use a lint brush to remove any excess lint and loose threads. You may also want to trim up some of the frayed edges. </span><br /><span style="font-size:large;">If you have some stubborn threads that you just can't get off try using the vaccum cleaner to suck it off. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">The more this quilt is washed and dried the fluffier and more frayed the seams become. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">If you have any questions that I may answer please let me know. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:large;">Here is a look at the finished product</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA1jC0VtN_VUXsEV9kEFUJslwbqNsSMB9qyCLowCCdZXu-d-8J4R8VPsBHe5cGVNuNjzGSupXQQ1WvIQezk33QgaQhZNbu2KmjaftLYmEw51Doiih4Kl1AbAPmuEJvqYBTW8xeYF8Fsw/s1600/DSC_1294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA1jC0VtN_VUXsEV9kEFUJslwbqNsSMB9qyCLowCCdZXu-d-8J4R8VPsBHe5cGVNuNjzGSupXQQ1WvIQezk33QgaQhZNbu2KmjaftLYmEw51Doiih4Kl1AbAPmuEJvqYBTW8xeYF8Fsw/s640/DSC_1294.JPG" width="428" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0AbTHXVqZidgvmWGrejD2AnK4mqLVSSMNyyPYNez2TbHjpBntmnpOq60A1zKbg9jNK39lqbv5LvV9Yxt8hCK9tt4690o_RFXg-ylaiJgj-jbctrFG6nP6y9RETT4rWviTCEfQUWGjgQ/s1600/DSC_1293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0AbTHXVqZidgvmWGrejD2AnK4mqLVSSMNyyPYNez2TbHjpBntmnpOq60A1zKbg9jNK39lqbv5LvV9Yxt8hCK9tt4690o_RFXg-ylaiJgj-jbctrFG6nP6y9RETT4rWviTCEfQUWGjgQ/s640/DSC_1293.JPG" width="428" /></a></div></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-47881423812916640512010-09-12T18:28:00.000-07:002010-09-12T19:01:21.705-07:00On a Bad Streek...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So today...I went to try <i>another </i>project from my wonderful can you guess what I'm up to now post...and well I think maybe, just maybe someone of greater power wants me to hold off things for a moment, not to mention said days Krylon disaster...because.....<div><br /></div><div>This happened...what is it you ask?</div><div>a counter top...(I will never do a craft on my new cupboards again!)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISQTln1rFTpPmaEwlm8XX33ysFT6PdK1a-tu1FIrpwCi0LIL6RHHFEg5i_pLWJBNJmPNDLNM_9DUWGTKtKZfOZbVK2TmgB_YgFkjBY8gt_aXjHgxC7cckMWlhplPZ2hRv_-w8L1ljRk5s/s400/IMG_7394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516209185774836578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Please note the black spots/marks</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Keep going...what's this photo?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP9YM2-3nahtoTqH-DsIvGKt2ZrfNqwylwJIrFi8yJA3fMaWmCKmrhhc5Uy55H77EmBZrUnwuXpUG5lb__ov9zoWvXy4dUx5nmNFYegoook5YTu7eEdmB-UqX3foLiA4UV2BR5g14htVV/s400/IMG_7396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516209176776113250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">A glue stick..?</span></div><div><br /></div><div>That leads to this,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb_viqS3qraMB5yREASWCRjWFde1mgqHpNwqUV256bOKOQu8vdznslwk50Grhin0M0plE0Q8VJ3SVVjNcEaqMkGyKfMEyVWqLCsM8NfPiJFQVVkq8fv5kGJEWs2AvJwdNAYQYGUx5Wsf5/s400/IMG_7393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516211934771104706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>which leads to THIS...yep that's a very burnt glue gun! use to be orange and black..now it's mostly just black...hehee</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aYpX3t3ULLO_7WbXX0pbGx53dmK3ZnRsXoFE1A6X6hAQ9QF0BGbRAgmS40oZYQFBugj8NYoCoJQVbJOXcz5HH82UpY9gZIjMnVZ_2pctjO6CiekGWbtwlBnTemmORPCplJdL3Igl7kbo/s400/IMG_7392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516211942156252002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>It burnt the glue stick, my cupboard and <i>ALMOST </i>a burnt me...it made this crazy mehhh noise like the buzzers on Jeopardy and then bounced off the counter and started smoking worse than (insert a chain smoker joke here)</div><div><br /></div><div>Scared the begeebers outta me and well obviously it was now unusable. So I got me one of these bad boys!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ-OtsRvJncuyxGDSevq4NkT2R96ATvlolecdcebz0AGN24n672rJuK8CCaa4982aVCM-KgL1WdoTzenhyphenhyphenDmlWgThEazRszsSXw-HrxGTyXt0Hro8eCJgpTpRWa33quqeoFO3Yz_7afIR/s400/IMG_7432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516208329725931986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>actually it's a girl and her name is ROC-SIE(pronounced rock - see) - why Roc-sie? Because she ROCKS that's why..duh! I mean really though..is this not the most awesome glue gun you've ever seen? I'm going to get another one next week as a spare...just incase this wonderful should ever quit on me.</div><div><br /></div><div>So since I just got her today, you will see my idea from the photo inspired post tomorrow!</div><div><br /></div><div>On a lighter note! Guess who came home today? My hubba's best friend...here's a photo of the poster my daughter made for him!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0m7ZDqHB_fiRkryMz8nnHKCZISxzGHSL_9ScEMK5xNZXMllYBJq9fP4fCvVzk14L9rH8gQn7Drgzi5nFWJBQd2bAN9HunDoKA1OFctGYB1HAfwD9rKZVqT-WV9iItydTypXeBzSKyxGk/s400/IMG_7397.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516211953853115378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693936635960352412.post-37935164779802845432010-09-10T06:04:00.000-07:002010-09-10T06:56:37.724-07:00Fail that's not my Fault & some Ranting<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm19oWqv-xp6gRHKHTwaBlmF8hhmZ7Cer9iliKm3CmBIXk45hur5Y19nv-6r1haazwDldKT2uj5bUhD8DS2oms0b6QPLuIf2T_hpWGFylgCgc3zoduj_YjxVn9MR7whbZdR2Ka6FVJMpH/s1600/imagerequest.aspx.gif.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm19oWqv-xp6gRHKHTwaBlmF8hhmZ7Cer9iliKm3CmBIXk45hur5Y19nv-6r1haazwDldKT2uj5bUhD8DS2oms0b6QPLuIf2T_hpWGFylgCgc3zoduj_YjxVn9MR7whbZdR2Ka6FVJMpH/s400/imagerequest.aspx.gif.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515271778922580450" /></a>So this is a fail...but in no way is it <i>my fault</i>...it's Krylons! Yes, I'm blaming someone else yet again for why things don't turn out...but this time it's for real! My hubba is even more thankful this time it's not <i>his</i> fault. So here's my issue...<div> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Do you see this can of spray paint? ----></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, with that can of spray paint I wanted to make <i>this </i>lamp </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctgU4L0fbqkffIAFFAq8ygtVfIRTV3WTT_g0TUfYomcSihECnzqb4WIQ7LWNWzQv52Z_dSP6XReIwl-burz7bspj2TE3JpC1DvrLoFj92mrAFxrqiVy2SnRU2MpwX1Edjwe-fPd2KnZ9z/s400/img57l-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515272801935822162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which would have been phase one of today's ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">It also would have been my very first PBarn knock off!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The color on the base of this mercury lamp matches the top on the can of spray paint don't you think? I did to...<i>but</i>...the loverly people (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">jerks</span>) at Krylon don't know how to label their cans and made me FAIL!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's how it all started...I found this real purdy lamp at my oh so favorite thrift store months ago for just $2.00 and I decided yesterday that I was going to glam it up by making it look like mercury glass then if that worked I would do it to <a href="http://shabbychicthriftyunique.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-ive-been-busy.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">my white one</span></a> in my living room the same - buy a matching shade and wahhhla fancy pants lamps! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaoz-kl0kAdPbmgCZ4KzDrci4jdSvP3VAXOwjnZPM8OAzsPZbRtSsd8JrIC3FH6YuEtsnZXeStX6U4oMOcYaW1EXo92TnYfS5EYxdJFfLai_M3IetFUafQ9sjZFyBlJ0hMuhgl9kb46YG/s400/IMG_7373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515274387531869730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I started by spraying it black (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">to make the mercury effect more real when the black shows through instead of gold</span>)...no time for primer it will just have to do...I'm way too excited about this!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuPigrigs10_qEQM2VhasalExaSYsVM0UKYpStu3_-kBdZmNwszUxvWhVK5xxYUe0Wdem1A2WXe1fLPF4ct3kca2Vm3FACESqsR1-Mz1Q89Vgu-RPHmuSkYMaPo_OOVYAJ9ouVMFj_GJQ/s400/IMG_7377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515274398142425090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because it was not cleaned real well or primed the paint was having some problems sticking...HEY black mercury glass...but no - this is not what I wanted, and still not Krylon's fault at this point...see the picture below how it's bubbling? Might be a little dark to see..I'm to mad to photoshop photos today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFHkW_7QH2cmpgmJT_jpazIOrqtEFvFMteZHDgAop2wa02xXV_SCpciyAiqFulAcOe1TvdQrjfoijaZlmw7GQC_jfbw3BJU9C7Xe6ClEDy1HNEs-ri7ezXPwvC1VyMz6mpW5dY2N6obAC/s400/IMG_7375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515274403536224658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, after that dried, I used a water spray bottle and lightly sprayed the lamp with water to create the bubble effect, and then used the wonderful chrome like looking spray paint to go immediately on so the water wouldn't run or dry. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The "silver" metallic as they call it in Krylon Lier Land.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is where it is NOT my fault!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You see that...does that look <i>ANYTHING</i> like the lid...NO! It's a nice color and all but, no it does not! You big fat liars...not you..but KRYLON...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here I am in the basement (because it's raining here) spraying my lil heart out all happy that I'm going to succeed and make my first Knock Off, and WHAM..suck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgny4Y5-F1kS-Xfq4r5Ai8Ixk9tmKX5MaXw0yPsOl_hupW-GMDEHaam8R_fnGuYGirT6orKL-kc1vLIpUDcQe2nynhuEE3rFqce6Lpj-d_qRCw1PO7TmKu96KPPDbnNB636NTO-SUwmw4xU/s400/IMG_7378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515277452156192194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm down there hollering at Krylon and Walmart for false advertising (even though it's not Walmart's fault either) Sounding like a mad women I'm sure...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But as you can see from below IF Krylon didn't mess up my project, it was turning out PERFECT. So YOU fail Krylon not me...YOU!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtciQJe3khjSsbZIPoK4oyPnIKsl_bEdvRehytdIlMw0FhJYBliBHTPnq_JEo23eOB0Jh8Nnr1JT23sDFoCf3b-rALFOoO4CFh_yMpA5F-CgW74liYQtNBPcUGbBgYe3h16A1HeEncFSum/s1600/IMG_7380.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtciQJe3khjSsbZIPoK4oyPnIKsl_bEdvRehytdIlMw0FhJYBliBHTPnq_JEo23eOB0Jh8Nnr1JT23sDFoCf3b-rALFOoO4CFh_yMpA5F-CgW74liYQtNBPcUGbBgYe3h16A1HeEncFSum/s400/IMG_7380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515277478828785650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GTAeJL5JPMoR1A6Q5TzVZ7ZOnP9B0TfCgc5ono325nHeKtVKs2pI1YbZxxoahB2PgxSmTl0ge5d98HNeLpzZKabm79X6eCoTu-CpfnVHGZ2xIfICmYn0i7cZe3aOPqh32VAIaXHbOjcc/s1600/IMG_7379.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GTAeJL5JPMoR1A6Q5TzVZ7ZOnP9B0TfCgc5ono325nHeKtVKs2pI1YbZxxoahB2PgxSmTl0ge5d98HNeLpzZKabm79X6eCoTu-CpfnVHGZ2xIfICmYn0i7cZe3aOPqh32VAIaXHbOjcc/s400/IMG_7379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515277463114222050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Let us recap again..and then I'm done complaining I swear...for today anyway.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Does this look like that? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRuE37lIZpOJVA2opOpEflCgyVFR6j1ysRYW3nkknUEctzoxSspQQvuoqOt7hLHmEMuDTc2vgMqvtF0im0Xr0I8UbXY2twmapN49lMehb_tNU0NSyIUhQcHFaU_GzeNA8IoP_Lc83NQbx/s1600/IMG_7378.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRuE37lIZpOJVA2opOpEflCgyVFR6j1ysRYW3nkknUEctzoxSspQQvuoqOt7hLHmEMuDTc2vgMqvtF0im0Xr0I8UbXY2twmapN49lMehb_tNU0NSyIUhQcHFaU_GzeNA8IoP_Lc83NQbx/s400/IMG_7378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515279824018669954" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm19oWqv-xp6gRHKHTwaBlmF8hhmZ7Cer9iliKm3CmBIXk45hur5Y19nv-6r1haazwDldKT2uj5bUhD8DS2oms0b6QPLuIf2T_hpWGFylgCgc3zoduj_YjxVn9MR7whbZdR2Ka6FVJMpH/s1600/imagerequest.aspx.gif.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm19oWqv-xp6gRHKHTwaBlmF8hhmZ7Cer9iliKm3CmBIXk45hur5Y19nv-6r1haazwDldKT2uj5bUhD8DS2oms0b6QPLuIf2T_hpWGFylgCgc3zoduj_YjxVn9MR7whbZdR2Ka6FVJMpH/s400/imagerequest.aspx.gif.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515271778922580450" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">and just because, I'm returning the can to Walmart today and looking for another kind of spray!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">And since I'm in a mood...we'll see what the rest of the day brings for projects...might not be much : O |</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div>Heather*http://www.blogger.com/profile/00333414272259146384noreply@blogger.com3