tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92180660913645486992024-02-19T07:11:27.532-08:00Izzy & Ivy designsBoutique style childrens, and bag patterns.Jana Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482588865671749961noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-62774691296493630152010-12-11T15:07:00.000-08:002010-12-11T15:07:39.183-08:00Time to move on....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">OK friends! The time has come for us to move into our new digs!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.izzyandivydesigns.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">http://www.izzyandivydesigns.com/</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are still tweaking things, and fixing the things that aren't working (there are a few).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Make sure you update your reader with our new blog address!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.izzyandivydesigns.com/?page_id=154">http://www.izzyandivydesigns.com/?page_id=154</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Jana Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482588865671749961noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-54498288962736710832010-12-09T16:09:00.000-08:002010-12-10T10:44:31.359-08:00How cute is she?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHI8cXIkxGEoO0fIdwvNSC-nr8bCa-glg4OQvrJFQrOpYljyrZc-WncSV5RuNZRMjB1WLai2SMXuW5GnkFCzEk7zQWIc3QfTtEnyiAL8whjbRawKzv5IxNOQrXElY9mfuXCo_gDLp8Hox/s1600/IMG_3341.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHI8cXIkxGEoO0fIdwvNSC-nr8bCa-glg4OQvrJFQrOpYljyrZc-WncSV5RuNZRMjB1WLai2SMXuW5GnkFCzEk7zQWIc3QfTtEnyiAL8whjbRawKzv5IxNOQrXElY9mfuXCo_gDLp8Hox/s320/IMG_3341.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548839493170436274" /></a><br />So this cute 13 yr. old girl emails us today about making and selling off of our Jack & Jill Hat pattern. She says she doesn't want to break any rules (love her already), and she won't be making a bazillion due to school and ballet (now I want to know where she lives, I have 5 boys that need their marriages arranged). No really, she seems really sweet and very talented, I am hoping you can all leave her a little comment, you know, a little bit of Izzy love ya'll! After we get a few, I will invite her to view this blog post, from what I can tell, she isn't a follower. Come on, it'll be fun, but don't steal her, I'm thinking my Garrett would think she's pretty cute :o)<div><br /></div><div>By the way, there is only 16 days till the BIG day...are you ready? Nope, me neither :o)</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-7477154924732134532010-12-01T09:55:00.000-08:002010-12-01T09:56:15.025-08:00Advent Adventures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it was only 3 days ago that I remembered that December was coming and the kids would be expecting something fun and exciting to happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You see, each year I try and come up with little daily surprises for my kids to help them get ready for MY favorite holiday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes we have a regular, candy filled, advent calendar...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some years one of Santa's elves visits every day with little letters of encouragement (and reprimands for extra naughty children....)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year I decided to do 4 different Advent calendars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mostly because I have 4 younger kids that would fight over who got to open the thingy each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year they get to rotate what they open each morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first calendar I made years ago. It is a wonky little tree with pockets. Each day you move the Star closer and closer to the top of the tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMcuLz9qG-NDzayLiQsgm4Agq_nVauXrEzohn3-_9k9fWmeJ0tnlvSk_Q9IeFWO0MG3EBxvTQOjRaOHiGmOyTlSZRVksS4pGGyhd_wtgDo500ZTINbmQ3_6z9KVYQRunaJjO6zEZBKfah/s1600/042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMcuLz9qG-NDzayLiQsgm4Agq_nVauXrEzohn3-_9k9fWmeJ0tnlvSk_Q9IeFWO0MG3EBxvTQOjRaOHiGmOyTlSZRVksS4pGGyhd_wtgDo500ZTINbmQ3_6z9KVYQRunaJjO6zEZBKfah/s400/042.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This next one is snack pockets. I loaded each pouch with 4 small treats, one for each kid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (like Tootsie Roll, or Dum Dum sucker. Nothing too big)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put up envelopes on for the weekend days. They will hold a note about special breakfasts, or fun deserts for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3h9bMq6EYTuHx96iWtxONPLrGudWvR7oXmjEU3Ed8PNXTtvxgI209T6eK0PZZZyjCCDYyR1gfeAFdzMVLMoRPpvbqjHIzc6YZH25C_UI-0XnmEn1k-A0iRBuZxtD5NMglfF93pJ8LnBE6/s1600/040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3h9bMq6EYTuHx96iWtxONPLrGudWvR7oXmjEU3Ed8PNXTtvxgI209T6eK0PZZZyjCCDYyR1gfeAFdzMVLMoRPpvbqjHIzc6YZH25C_UI-0XnmEn1k-A0iRBuZxtD5NMglfF93pJ8LnBE6/s400/040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">For the Third- Little gift bags that hold notes about a different Christmas activity each evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I kept these fairly simple like-</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Cocoa and a Christmas Movie tonight</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Make and decorate cookies</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Make cards for Grandma and Grandpa</div><div style="text-align: center;">*See Christmas Lights in town</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjoozTLwpsJgNIFTUXzyIzvM8_4u2R3105V1l3yFrRQluwqLFd__88uHT_wYMiyDxu6VSOhmefKiDm0rGJyNS95fQJ-RrhR4erp6Yu2kQYWb0MAv0DNgfm1NsXeYNRV20kTNhNPAYAYVh/s1600/039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjoozTLwpsJgNIFTUXzyIzvM8_4u2R3105V1l3yFrRQluwqLFd__88uHT_wYMiyDxu6VSOhmefKiDm0rGJyNS95fQJ-RrhR4erp6Yu2kQYWb0MAv0DNgfm1NsXeYNRV20kTNhNPAYAYVh/s400/039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 4th is my favorite!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got a Christmas card holder shaped like a tree. On it I hung little gift boxes with bits of Bliss fabric on them. I printed off the cute little number circles from a cute little blog that I can't seem to find right now, but I will update this when I do.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmi4FgUMkATxveP8CNDGzrNgzIYRnyj9FKtPt4APMK5FAfCDDsiFMeP9nAjQYSTvdWjypzOlq671bfaq9bjTrv7LfTI7cEq9Ikl2tEVqTRBEmbGsQFWDknyHf8GoDq1Qy4D6GF-Qmquw4/s1600/a1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmi4FgUMkATxveP8CNDGzrNgzIYRnyj9FKtPt4APMK5FAfCDDsiFMeP9nAjQYSTvdWjypzOlq671bfaq9bjTrv7LfTI7cEq9Ikl2tEVqTRBEmbGsQFWDknyHf8GoDq1Qy4D6GF-Qmquw4/s640/a1.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside each box is a daily challenge. The challenges are things that will mostly help us learn to serve others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things like-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Draw a Christmas picture to give to a neighbor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Smile at 6 people you don't know</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Tell your teachers "Thank You"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Talk to someone that looks lonely on the playground</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Let someone else be "First" today</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZDcbVwrsgE0sFlZxOLWpe6-5HaamOi8dDjM24Jt4N72K9JLWxXFq0XPzSVk9iq8sycvJgjuPuGvsq4wZ_obhI6V0DdhzD3Yz8fWjhNTJHoCZBJgYnnF3Me7pZjOBb1QBxyV4_He_IOC8/s1600/a42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZDcbVwrsgE0sFlZxOLWpe6-5HaamOi8dDjM24Jt4N72K9JLWxXFq0XPzSVk9iq8sycvJgjuPuGvsq4wZ_obhI6V0DdhzD3Yz8fWjhNTJHoCZBJgYnnF3Me7pZjOBb1QBxyV4_He_IOC8/s400/a42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Each night we close our day talking about what we did for others today, and with a Scripture story about the Saviors life to help us prepare for the celebration of his birth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you do with your kids for Christmas fun?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let the Merriment begin!<br />
Love, Jana</div>Jana Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482588865671749961noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-31210770175718341162010-11-29T10:02:00.001-08:002010-11-29T10:13:43.276-08:00Snow Snow and more Snow!!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">SNOW!!! </span></div><div align="center">Look at what we woke up to.</div><div align="center">Winter is officially here!</div><div align="center">Freezing weather, bundled kids, hot chocolate, Christmas lights, goodies, music, presents, shopping and lots and lots of sewing.</div><div align="center">The holidays have begun.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8upjy52RaDNmn8dvZK-ReWpPGs1cVknVCfRDCzlad95QCqlAPygyO_fIAI2glqUfESWNs73iJpvxGeG-JVLmsqLL_YRkA9gP44d72tbdlkVmKbcy-wHQyFc5FOb6yBS4BB5Rus6krQA/s1600/nov+2010+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545034154256052594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8upjy52RaDNmn8dvZK-ReWpPGs1cVknVCfRDCzlad95QCqlAPygyO_fIAI2glqUfESWNs73iJpvxGeG-JVLmsqLL_YRkA9gP44d72tbdlkVmKbcy-wHQyFc5FOb6yBS4BB5Rus6krQA/s320/nov+2010+032.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is my nine year old shoveling our sidewalk before school. She got tired.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Mva5Ns7S7rTd181XvrzQUU3Ei1u8Daef4Ltq2Ev_EuHjtvFe7Uzm38F8U8QqxQTKW9QA_WznYgedbEIXBmIquI0vDuZ-yunMn-aqLoVKgpLYpURB_eqo5mL0UdyWHXambDCJmPKFSU/s1600/nov+2010+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545034152806448354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Mva5Ns7S7rTd181XvrzQUU3Ei1u8Daef4Ltq2Ev_EuHjtvFe7Uzm38F8U8QqxQTKW9QA_WznYgedbEIXBmIquI0vDuZ-yunMn-aqLoVKgpLYpURB_eqo5mL0UdyWHXambDCJmPKFSU/s320/nov+2010+027.JPG" border="0" /></a> Whats your favorite part of the holiday season?<br />Happy Holidays and Happy Sewing!!!!!<br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-75332182954932797912010-11-25T07:53:00.001-08:002010-11-25T08:24:20.843-08:00Happy Thanksgiving and the winner of the bag pattern bundle is...We are so grateful for you! Thank you for your support, kindness and encouragement. I truly believe that the world is a much more beautiful place when people use their talents and create. Like most sewers we are sure that your creations end up in the hands of those you love and care about. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Crafters</span> by nature are selfless, giving and have really BIG <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">OL</span>' hearts. How lucky are we to "know" you and consider you our friends and sisters! No matter what God, or Higher Power you believe in, this time of year is so special as we reflect on things that are bigger than we are. It is a time of giving and holding those special people and memories close to our hearts. This time of year also reminds us to be thankful and look out for those that are less fortunate. I am always amazed at the ideas, hours and money <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">crafters</span> are willing to give to others all year. We love to give our creations to others to bring them joy or comfort, most of you do not wait to be asked. The need arises and there you are, willing, waiting and most of all excited! I personally can't imagine a better genre of friends to have, I know that I have many ladies that one single phone call and my problem is solved. Whether that involves making 22 minke blankets (yes, 22) for the seniors on my son's football team, shuttling kids, binding a quilt, testing patterns and the list goes on and on. So thank you for you being simply you! Your efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated, you are examples of what this world needs. I believe God gives talents to those who will use them to do His work, you are blessed with a talent, whether you're just learning or an expert seamstress, you were given the desire to create for a reason. Whether it's to bring comfort, joy or beauty it all serves a purpose. <div><br /></div><div>May this holiday weekend and the holidays right around the corner find you safe, warm, surrounded by those you love and fabric up to your ears :o) We are so grateful and thankful for your friendship. Happy Thanksgiving y'all!</div><div><br /></div><div>The winner of the bag bundle is...</div><div><br /></div><div>Danielle...<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(187, 35, 45); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I am sewing 18" doll clothes, some hand bags, Christmas dresses for my girls, and a few scarves for myself. I love these banners. I have one that is over 60 feet long. Our kids love it when it is hanging in our dining room, draped from corner to corner, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">criss</span> crossing all over the room. Festive!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(187, 35, 45); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#BB232D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:13px;">Please drop us a line Danielle with your mailing address and we'll get those right out to you!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#BB232D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#BB232D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:13px;">Shasta :o)</span></span></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-35196416705991410232010-11-19T21:13:00.000-08:002010-11-25T07:51:03.718-08:00It's the most wonderful time of the year...FREE alphabet PDF for a Christmas banner!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXCSVvjidOtqC9TZwArThmRKj3_l7lznMM0P_YNQQZzXHW4OJ0CtzF-il4TgghZdECMlCoYkVZtOQiFb89_NSvqmTQHJdC6Urjb70QKEisFBdXP9AF9TWMgjaNoCbBNYJW1BAKBwJc4dk/s1600/DSC01370.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXCSVvjidOtqC9TZwArThmRKj3_l7lznMM0P_YNQQZzXHW4OJ0CtzF-il4TgghZdECMlCoYkVZtOQiFb89_NSvqmTQHJdC6Urjb70QKEisFBdXP9AF9TWMgjaNoCbBNYJW1BAKBwJc4dk/s320/DSC01370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497701107224818" border="0" /></a><br />Cute, right? I know, I really love it! This weekend my goal is to have my house somewhat decorated for Christmas. You can download the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PDF</span> for the alphabet<a href="http://freepdfhosting.com/b81539eb48.pdf"><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></span></a>. It is reversed and ready to go (you're welcome). I made a banner, but honestly, the possibilities are endless.<br />So here goes with the tut....<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzWkAx0hHfoTxbOqW_iZCiIV-JGvU70IgQdQV9Y6SwhnS7-Yo2x4sY-zC3yj2MD6KBoQnC18YpMkLvMhrJ_Z9buFKwt715peYsOx8V3gfDCIiktgUH4KaJ4wqttlUvs1x9-T2IAdMEuCH/s1600/DSC01349.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzWkAx0hHfoTxbOqW_iZCiIV-JGvU70IgQdQV9Y6SwhnS7-Yo2x4sY-zC3yj2MD6KBoQnC18YpMkLvMhrJ_Z9buFKwt715peYsOx8V3gfDCIiktgUH4KaJ4wqttlUvs1x9-T2IAdMEuCH/s320/DSC01349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497496747426050" border="0" /></a>You need:<br /><ul><li>Felt I had a piece that was about a yard, it was oodles. Depending on what word or phrase you use will determine your quantity needed.</li><li>Fabric for the applique. I used 1/3 yd., but again you might need more or less.</li><li>Fabric for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thingamadingy</span> at the top (can't for the life of me think of what it is really called...must be late). I bought enough to cut the strips on the bias. Bias tape would work also.<br /></li><li>Heat-N-Bond Heavy. I used this because I was lazy and didn't want to stitch around my letters, but you certainly can if you want :o)</li><li>Ric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rac</span>, ribbon, pompoms and any other doodad you wanna put on these beauties.</li><li>Jingle bells, I bought the big ones, because my banner is quite large.</li><li>The <a href="http://freepdfhosting.com/b81539eb48.pdf"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">PDF</span></span></a>.</li><li>Basic sewing supplies.<br /></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNxcuKGF2SFejR04KdMBi3F9MFAty4jCjYb2fwfzloABqWGSMdhhlVGxAUUT6oD28GWeMX2jtCXTHdMQ5PupXzyWjqxgtIryJB3rZaOJ5qwVyEuqU-INRzw4IllwgUdzdzGoDt68X0aYN/s1600/DSC01351.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNxcuKGF2SFejR04KdMBi3F9MFAty4jCjYb2fwfzloABqWGSMdhhlVGxAUUT6oD28GWeMX2jtCXTHdMQ5PupXzyWjqxgtIryJB3rZaOJ5qwVyEuqU-INRzw4IllwgUdzdzGoDt68X0aYN/s320/DSC01351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497479088909330" border="0" /></a>Trace your letters onto the Heat-N-Bond. We reversed everything already (your welcome yet again).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXn4KFp2R1LqLkzNGV2OjgU8WBCPZTInj4ticlMuEv6swm7YPBMQrfNsm8a_H1wPRqogV6TOhKIRLBY9kFLOjhyN81m9zaW0kp0RKYy8yIKjfOazYFXHHLvbvM827f-HgftDIM4vmBAic/s1600/DSC01352.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXn4KFp2R1LqLkzNGV2OjgU8WBCPZTInj4ticlMuEv6swm7YPBMQrfNsm8a_H1wPRqogV6TOhKIRLBY9kFLOjhyN81m9zaW0kp0RKYy8yIKjfOazYFXHHLvbvM827f-HgftDIM4vmBAic/s320/DSC01352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497466166364194" border="0" /></a>Iron the pieces to the WRONG side of your fabric.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDT3nbFLY4A_bgUStwFh0EFFeMP5evtbAtMMO0X-2hpVUD1ZUsrO892Atq9B2GDeAHGErua5e6QX0aVB64w8yQzHvZkuqDfH_YehuBkjvF755tZxvrVxbv0QlofXp2Ugj9OncPQtpin3A/s1600/DSC01354.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDT3nbFLY4A_bgUStwFh0EFFeMP5evtbAtMMO0X-2hpVUD1ZUsrO892Atq9B2GDeAHGErua5e6QX0aVB64w8yQzHvZkuqDfH_YehuBkjvF755tZxvrVxbv0QlofXp2Ugj9OncPQtpin3A/s320/DSC01354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497452319427218" border="0" /></a>Cut it out and peel off the back. Iron the letters to the pennants. Make sure you use the acrylic setting, felt melts, unless you are using real wool or bamboo felt. I hit mine with a little steam.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qUadXQHR6UiyLOqFt9B7BWAq28fXm4dBzJvX2hm9i_-sGt_SnzI9eWSdKLLRcC4Y1jm35ZKxQxdh3NVxzoKMoT-NP2OQQGUnVSozP7eYYZm46gih9q6Nfe7pluyfWZ7VZ4kcVgyF4lk0/s1600/DSC01356.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qUadXQHR6UiyLOqFt9B7BWAq28fXm4dBzJvX2hm9i_-sGt_SnzI9eWSdKLLRcC4Y1jm35ZKxQxdh3NVxzoKMoT-NP2OQQGUnVSozP7eYYZm46gih9q6Nfe7pluyfWZ7VZ4kcVgyF4lk0/s320/DSC01356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541496791116327218" border="0" /></a>Now this is how I cut out my pennant, listen and read carefully. (Sorry the image isn't rotated). If you are not going to change the size of the letters then do what I did. If you do change it, good for you and good luck figuring out how big to make your pennant. I took a 10" strip of the felt, found the center and measured and marked down 17". I took my ruler and lined it up at the top of the 10" strip and the mark, then I cut it and repeated it for the other side. Then I used that triangle to make the other six I needed. Was that awesome geometry or what?!?! Hey, it worked. Mr. Anderson would be so proud...not.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1pqH2fikvfXqJcmMW6wpOz9r5BBvaGbQ2Dj1lNCwcbSWSsLUuHiPW-QH1P7Oi2JRyP2GO9k9c4OwSq242n7SIGLSONVrXPDDQsQ4qgKJFb0sfsBYfRnX06VojJ7CMiWC_Y3CV4PZt_BT/s1600/DSC01373.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1pqH2fikvfXqJcmMW6wpOz9r5BBvaGbQ2Dj1lNCwcbSWSsLUuHiPW-QH1P7Oi2JRyP2GO9k9c4OwSq242n7SIGLSONVrXPDDQsQ4qgKJFb0sfsBYfRnX06VojJ7CMiWC_Y3CV4PZt_BT/s320/DSC01373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541496777216080098" border="0" /></a>Line up your pennants right next to each other. Cut your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">thingamadingy</span> strips 2.5" inches wide, piece them together if needed. Iron the strips in half with wrong sides together, like binding for a quilt. Yes, you are looking at another banner, this is my bratty little sister's (nah, she's sweet).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbdiArES-NsFpmIp0sDzktpFDA2grsd-a2ly0KRlZJvx5S-MCUD6fZpivdBBOUzN-PhKRR1WA6r-psbj7wTYkdU73CCb043Hzb4uUDz2E1Y5d4JdBh7tQZDm5S9hZ4fbMk-2diE4uWWjp/s1600/DSC01375.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbdiArES-NsFpmIp0sDzktpFDA2grsd-a2ly0KRlZJvx5S-MCUD6fZpivdBBOUzN-PhKRR1WA6r-psbj7wTYkdU73CCb043Hzb4uUDz2E1Y5d4JdBh7tQZDm5S9hZ4fbMk-2diE4uWWjp/s320/DSC01375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541496761713085602" border="0" /></a>Lay the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">thingamadingy</span> strip on the right side of the pennants with the raw edge lining up with the top of the pennants. Pin well. Sew with 1/4" seam. Iron the strip up and away from the pennant. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Topstitch</span>, you can see my gorgeous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">topstitching</span> below, I love to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">topstitch</span>, weird huh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwn4cwywqBcRjJFNNsqrwPZqStIf6YxxTVoV5s4n_p32JcUavONEZr-RwB38JrBJ7HfRFJstjTy9U9eAFcfGDsEKnJT_AlXTc6RDIyiV2v9gSY8y1LCQo7ZkULXc1I-l1JqObPNVzcwq6/s1600/DSC01358.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwn4cwywqBcRjJFNNsqrwPZqStIf6YxxTVoV5s4n_p32JcUavONEZr-RwB38JrBJ7HfRFJstjTy9U9eAFcfGDsEKnJT_AlXTc6RDIyiV2v9gSY8y1LCQo7ZkULXc1I-l1JqObPNVzcwq6/s320/DSC01358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541496746205141266" border="0" /></a>Cut your trims to the right length and attach them. I chose to put mine all right under the fabulously top stitched <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">thingamadingy</span>. Then for the finishing touch, stitch your jingle bells on the ends and hang that baby up! Your done, it's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">purdy</span> isn't it? I love it and so did Jack :o)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCssiXX7mjkQmcb2a2fZ3Am3Rmi4FAdhJ3LBR9kWCGomZpIW37CqVKrSN6ms_OvSsAtpFdjm0hTkbDI5PE9OYrwtwPAD33d0qlzbCCUaLJyHAGTWa3MxgjEewJ7xXSQ580LleLil845K_/s1600/DSC01371.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCssiXX7mjkQmcb2a2fZ3Am3Rmi4FAdhJ3LBR9kWCGomZpIW37CqVKrSN6ms_OvSsAtpFdjm0hTkbDI5PE9OYrwtwPAD33d0qlzbCCUaLJyHAGTWa3MxgjEewJ7xXSQ580LleLil845K_/s320/DSC01371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541496728513234770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Merry Almost Christmas (36 days left)!!!</span></span><br /></div>XOXO,<br />Shasta :0)<br /><br />Tell us what's on your sewing to do list this next week and we'll randomly pick someone for a free pattern bundle of all our bags!!!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-73191811445570408372010-11-17T07:52:00.000-08:002010-11-17T08:24:26.298-08:00How the saga ends....First of all, thank you so much for your kind words and support. I knew it was wrong, but like I said, I am a little sensitive about the whole issue. This is what I decided to do...<div><br /></div><div>Jack's teacher doesn't hand out those books, the librarian does. I contacted the principle and explained to him the situation, he was very concerned. I informed him that the book would not be returned, it has been thrown away. He said that they would go thru all the books in the weekly readers and make sure that all books were appropriate. He apologized profusely and thanked me for bringing this to his attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>I feel much better! Now on to stuff that is fun! We will posting a really cute tut on Friday, be sure to check it out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shasta :o) </div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-8102362101069385802010-11-16T08:43:00.000-08:002010-11-16T12:09:13.814-08:00Ummm....yeah, I ask you what the **ll?<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">WARNING...this post is dreadfully long and full of venting, it isn't warm and fuzzy. Just don't say I didn't warn you.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I am so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hoppin</span>' mad about this little book my 7 yr. old brought home yesterday! Seriously, I lost sleep last night over it! My poor neighbor was roused out of bed at the butt crack of dawn to me wondering if I was over reacting. She said I should blog about it...so here goes... </div><div><br /></div><div>Now I want you all to know that this is a sensitive subject for me. I am heavy, I actually weigh more right now that I did nine months pregnant with any of my kids. Believe me, I DO know why, I eat the wrong stuff, too much of it and sewing doesn't burn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">many</span> calories. Do I wish I was smaller? You bet! Do I convince myself that I am just fine? Absolutely! Do I die every time I see a pic of me? Yup. Am I doing anything about it right now? Not really. Do I consider myself morbidly obese? No. Do I still participate in my active families lives? Very much so. Dieting however isn't for me, lifestyle changes is what I'm looking for.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I do not need is my little man Jack telling me that I should go on a diet (oh yes he did!). Why did he tell me that you ask? This book has something to do with it. Please read along...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmbM6WICoS_qMCsHKrH6VNaI99viOIr1NOS00I3PykAACFkasvVHRokPu_LabKHz_lfmo8iFgkbz4gmp6_m3RB9g0tTgYegjw_9_KG6B9iZfjoy1Hjllx1NYvLrJl_JFlOkRHX62N0P9t/s1600/DSC01315.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/AVvXsEhJmbM6WICoS_qMCsHKrH6VNaI99viOIr1NOS00I3PykAACFkasvVHRokPu_LabKHz_lfmo8iFgkbz4gmp6_m3RB9g0tTgYegjw_9_KG6B9iZfjoy1Hjllx1NYvLrJl_JFlOkRHX62N0P9t/s400/DSC01315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540190320119880434" /></a>Note the cover...mom looking miserably at the "healthy" salad she obviously feels resigned to eating. First thing, why are they using the word "Diet"? I have two little girls (who luckily will not have my genetic tendency for being heavy), we don't use the word "diet" here. We use the words, healthy, beautiful, active...I'm sure you get the idea. I am very careful when talking about weight in this house. My mom (bless her heart) wasn't, she still isn't. I was weighed everyday when I was 13 for a period of time and I wasn't overweight at all. I also grew up in the era of "there are starving children in Ethiopia, you finish your plate then lick it clean". My mom was "chubby" growing up and it really bothered her. She was bound and determined to make sure I didn't suffer the same fate. To this day, I have anxiety when my mom sees me, isn't that sad? I know she means well, but really, I don't need to be asked if I have considered lap band. Please understand that I love my mom dearly and none of us are perfect. I am certain I will and have made serious parenting mistakes that will come back to haunt me. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7zU8jTB3QCe8qYqoFAGs_tokYqJ8tqiYDsL1j5k6BJ53j_EenpNnj4NHUYVAEFcnOJ7XUZcwSSVAtBqsLeeFtQb3T30FgqeHt-aeEoAHejf_bAY-MC1Sw5jTNTE9ebLtxiRFkmRScVuv/s1600/DSC01316.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/AVvXsEgT7zU8jTB3QCe8qYqoFAGs_tokYqJ8tqiYDsL1j5k6BJ53j_EenpNnj4NHUYVAEFcnOJ7XUZcwSSVAtBqsLeeFtQb3T30FgqeHt-aeEoAHejf_bAY-MC1Sw5jTNTE9ebLtxiRFkmRScVuv/s400/DSC01316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540190319092538690" /></a>This is the part that I ask "What the **ll?". Really? The kids are watching her on the scale? They are soaking in her face of discouragement.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07iyrv8MaszA_komcM3HXEAf5jNpsyk8t05tLGApwrK9PCsXdmswkIdi7OTLC6zpz1YzXDf4tpLtCKx8GeQXarJKUwjUOTEapx9u7WHfXspoQs2jDSgF5MCJFpXdEzy0_AxFrxbfCqot2/s1600/DSC01317.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/AVvXsEj07iyrv8MaszA_komcM3HXEAf5jNpsyk8t05tLGApwrK9PCsXdmswkIdi7OTLC6zpz1YzXDf4tpLtCKx8GeQXarJKUwjUOTEapx9u7WHfXspoQs2jDSgF5MCJFpXdEzy0_AxFrxbfCqot2/s400/DSC01317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540190309881153154" /></a>Now here she is trying to button up her jeans. Notice the dialogue. Have you ever had this conversation with your children? Nope, me neither. My husband, yes. My friends, yes. Sister, yes.<div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubq1DpUWd3q_tYhlle4ctQmMj-uPFp25ETAm3gkAeg5rJivsnnM7nFf3lxcOsGVpr0Se_zANP2jxl8zX3e8xYQyRyV7mRLiFe_LmvMhUsbnfwguzFDSbMqW5ZpVScsFAG0jOs0q8rItvn/s1600/DSC01319.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/AVvXsEiubq1DpUWd3q_tYhlle4ctQmMj-uPFp25ETAm3gkAeg5rJivsnnM7nFf3lxcOsGVpr0Se_zANP2jxl8zX3e8xYQyRyV7mRLiFe_LmvMhUsbnfwguzFDSbMqW5ZpVScsFAG0jOs0q8rItvn/s400/DSC01319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540190289091384450" /></a>Now here is poor mom feeding her family a very balanced diet of....lettuce and tomatoes. I'm sure these kids are really getting the whole eating healthy concept now. Even better, they are so excited about it!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIAOWnK7iLvqjJp9E3AglLtNg2mbWhPgTQrHgUgrabmP-YtGvx4bwejasOPC03iCXulf_pC7DL3DihzRcM2fhya9UACbjJivkeJP_vNugzUXtUrdyHoCqkr_xVOIBNS8Tn9nf6NALoWZ3/s1600/DSC01320.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/AVvXsEiOIAOWnK7iLvqjJp9E3AglLtNg2mbWhPgTQrHgUgrabmP-YtGvx4bwejasOPC03iCXulf_pC7DL3DihzRcM2fhya9UACbjJivkeJP_vNugzUXtUrdyHoCqkr_xVOIBNS8Tn9nf6NALoWZ3/s400/DSC01320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540189945510853122" /></a>Forlorn boy being told he's going to eat parsley, carrots and fish. Hey, at least there is some protein in there. Carrots are good too, but parsley? Really? One word...yuck.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSWmiBTSv267mtmtaC3ALtYf4XSuA1LSCarrtI9dErxzHqrcz7KiBCyax7LrUX_G3GKryBFBDYsyCLhvGVKSN5o94whc4pvkGqSA6kWij6hfSeLBuPfdG_E8lOFv3GkhvVBKasPTRUcxT/s1600/DSC01321.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/AVvXsEiiSWmiBTSv267mtmtaC3ALtYf4XSuA1LSCarrtI9dErxzHqrcz7KiBCyax7LrUX_G3GKryBFBDYsyCLhvGVKSN5o94whc4pvkGqSA6kWij6hfSeLBuPfdG_E8lOFv3GkhvVBKasPTRUcxT/s400/DSC01321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540189781403178066" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Umm</span>...yeah. You don't even want to know what I have to say about this page.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfna6UT3P5UL9OqAWF6ScLfi3lnCu8mHfJ1TsptzPcOK0_aGc4ygxvMXvKE0OsC683ylhBDU9lwuhq1A5Xs7MK-JrocQ57B07ihD04CUG-TCyefE_qCenBBiX6ZKm4wHXSxJJCdPOiT53Y/s1600/DSC01322.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/AVvXsEjfna6UT3P5UL9OqAWF6ScLfi3lnCu8mHfJ1TsptzPcOK0_aGc4ygxvMXvKE0OsC683ylhBDU9lwuhq1A5Xs7MK-JrocQ57B07ihD04CUG-TCyefE_qCenBBiX6ZKm4wHXSxJJCdPOiT53Y/s400/DSC01322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540189776644586306" /></a>Ah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hah</span> moment! Mom is divorced! That's why she has to talk about her body image issue with her small children, because she certainly doesn't have friends or sisters. Dad of course is "Disneyland Dad" with that yummy looking cake in the fridge. Mom has obviously been on lots of diets, be<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cause</span> dad seems to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">smuggly</span> know all about it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuCXBT7ADN1W0aoc-VhkdnWpQ6eeMiNJZ54eSzGL7Kxbdc2Z3ZUp34Wg1t8anXyDMzkKnxVbMut4BPsad066AKpx6nPPF2pC3cUxl0U-0P20tRt_FU7yCzDh8XvF0d2PnWG2fvq_-t4Ef/s1600/DSC01323.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/AVvXsEimuCXBT7ADN1W0aoc-VhkdnWpQ6eeMiNJZ54eSzGL7Kxbdc2Z3ZUp34Wg1t8anXyDMzkKnxVbMut4BPsad066AKpx6nPPF2pC3cUxl0U-0P20tRt_FU7yCzDh8XvF0d2PnWG2fvq_-t4Ef/s400/DSC01323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540189761462048706" /></a>On the scale everyday? Really? That's scary, how much do these kids think a person can lose in a day? Look at her face. How sad that the kids are portrayed to be her counselor.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJCGxS_0QmcG3ncqzkVa5sfEsiI35rYu8qt8bDWxnV-2BwfZVkRKOvT2UwoaAOXA-E0ASWf9gEqTApjKIAYnBY5EjIcubZejgRlHDF184syY0dykYLO5H_Yzq6b_zJrtJ-6HtIHCZPkVw/s1600/DSC01324.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/AVvXsEifJCGxS_0QmcG3ncqzkVa5sfEsiI35rYu8qt8bDWxnV-2BwfZVkRKOvT2UwoaAOXA-E0ASWf9gEqTApjKIAYnBY5EjIcubZejgRlHDF184syY0dykYLO5H_Yzq6b_zJrtJ-6HtIHCZPkVw/s400/DSC01324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540189754068463954" /></a>Uh oh...mom crashed and burned on her "diet". Bet that's happened before. Now they can really be "happy", spaghetti is on the table and mom isn't so sad anymore. They love their "cuddly momma". My kids love their fluffy momma too :o)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5ZYb-4ZRRBu-1SwQja75dEkGbdHDayFHtEhsZbbm05IuKtJMr3hKwvexwaO0UbIpwayHtrpjBsYsfujCWUoFNVgk9-wWYqtRigm6h8QXlr_XQ497c7cbi-sYqmROibb47Dja5JMGptdg/s1600/DSC01325.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/AVvXsEhM5ZYb-4ZRRBu-1SwQja75dEkGbdHDayFHtEhsZbbm05IuKtJMr3hKwvexwaO0UbIpwayHtrpjBsYsfujCWUoFNVgk9-wWYqtRigm6h8QXlr_XQ497c7cbi-sYqmROibb47Dja5JMGptdg/s400/DSC01325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540189723288317154" /></a>And this is how we end the book all about eating healthy, having a healthy body image and having confidence in who we are. Mom eating a donut, so that in month or so, she can start this whole thing again. I wonder at what point her daughter will start to mimic her antics?</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I am really sorry to post about this here, it's kind of a downer. What do you think? Can we talk about this? I realize it's only a book, but really to me it's disturbing that my child and other children have been sent home this garbage, especially all those little girls. I understand that obesity is a real problem in our society. In our house we have good food and right next to it there is junk, that may not be the way you do it in your house but at the Parry home that's exactly what you'll find in my pantry. In my experience the kids that are denied so called "junk" binge the minute mom isn't looking. There are kids in my neighborhood who come to my house just to eat. I can have a bag of M&M's sitting out all week and my kids won't touch it because it isn't off limits. However, I went to the grocery store yesterday and bought a 7.99 bag of clementines (yikes!) and guess what? As of this morning, they are gone, all twenty something of them. My kids are very active, they play all sports and they really aren't interested in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Wii</span> that we own. They eat fruit, vegetables and yes, candy too.</div><div><br /></div><div>So what's my problem? Geez, where do I start. I like food. I have 7 kids that are running nonstop from the minute they walk <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">thru</span> the door. I really don't like to exercise. I am not as organized as I should be. My grandparents are heavy. Blah, blah, blah. Basically, I just am not willing to make the changes that I need to make right now. My husband lost a little over 100 pounds almost 10 yrs. ago. He just got tired of being heavy and decided to change. It took a long time, he didn't take pills, shots or have surgery (I don't think there is anything wrong with those things if one chooses to use them). He simply got up one morning went running, puked his guts out when he got home and quit eating sugar. That's it. He didn't watch protein, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">carbs</span> or fat...just sugar. Food is nothing but fuel to him and because of that he's kept it off. So until I am willing to do that, no "dieting" for me. Been there, done that, didn't work. Sorry for my vent, but really I laughed, fumed and then cried when I read this book. I just don't know what to do with this situation.</div><div><br /></div><div>What do you think? How should I handle this with the school? I don't want to make an idiot of myself, am I just overly sensitive or is this book what I perceive it to be? Seriously, your thoughts are valued and I consider you all my friends and I want to know what you really think. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>XOXO,</div><div>Shasta</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-69263608338843063722010-11-12T19:00:00.001-08:002010-11-14T15:44:44.841-08:00Winners!!! Winners!!! Winners!!!<h2 style="text-align: center;">Yeah!!! So excited to announce the winners!</h2>So, nobody noticed my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">boofah</span> :o) I totally messed up on the math! I said 12 winners, but really it was supposed to only be 7...4 new pattern bundles and 3 winners choice bundles. Oh well, because we love ya (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">yeppers</span>...we do), we are going to really do <span style="font-size:180%;">12</span>! So it'll be <span style="font-size:180%;">7</span> new pattern bundles and <span style="font-size:180%;">5</span> five pattern bundles (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sheesh</span> that kind of didn't make sense). Make sure you read this <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">entire</span> post, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">cuz</span> there's a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">surprisey</span> poo at the end :o) I used Random.org to generate the 12 lucky winners so without further <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mumbo</span> jumbo from moi, here you go......<br /><br /><h2>Random Integer Generator</h2> <p>Here are your random numbers:</p><p>These winners will receive a bundle of each of our <span style="font-size:180%;">3</span> new patterns! Congrats!<br /></p> <pre class="data"><span style="font-size:180%;">29 t.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">erickson</span><br />63 Stacy McMillan<br />3 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Quilty</span> Girl<br />119 Molly_dye<br />51 Dawn<br />109 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">TADVR</span><br />84 Theresa</span><br /><br />These winners will receive <span style="font-size:180%;">5</span> patterns of their choice!<br />Lucky you!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">79 Grace Lane<br />36 Maya, Mo & Me<br />110 Kimberly<br />54 beanie g<br />48 Marie</span><br /><br />And just for fun...we all know that the <span style="font-size:180%;">#1 <span style="font-size:100%;">spot</span></span><br />or <span style="font-size:180%;">Opp Family</span> never wins in a giveaway...<br />so I'm gonna give her the choice of any <span style="font-size:180%;">3</span> of our patterns!<br /><br />And...because <span style="font-size:180%;">last</span> is best of all the game...<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">#121 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ScottandTia</span></span> can pick out <span style="font-size:180%;">3</span> patterns </pre><pre class="data">too!<br /><br /></pre> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">I need these ladies to kindly email us with their mailing address. If you get to pick your patterns, please do so in your email. As a rule, I don't go to HUGE lengths to contact the winners, if you don't respond in a week, I'm </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" style="font-size:130%;">givin</span><span style="font-size:130%;">' your loot away! I have postage stamps folks and I'm not afraid to use em'</span>!<br /></p><p>One more final thought...remember when we told you guys we were getting our website put together? Well, we paid and worked and waited (patiently for nearly four months) and guess what...nothing, we have nothing. I hope she has a really great excuse, but I kinda think this person bailed. Nevertheless...we will pay yet another designer and get the show on the road. We appreciate your patience. If you are one of our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">retailers</span>, please send us current info with link if you have one so that we can update our list of sellers. We have already gotten many emails wondering who will be carrying the new patterns we would love to send them your way.</p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm on my way home tomorrow, can't wait to kiss Bella Bug, seriously I could eat that kiddo with a spoon, she is so sweet!</span></p><p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" style="font-size:130%;">ShastaFantasta</span></p><p>P.S. Paige? How completely sweet are you!!! We have a very special gift for you, will you please send us your snail mail address? For those of you who didn't notice...she made us a button!!!<br /></p>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-29290130075991193802010-11-10T20:47:00.001-08:002010-11-10T21:22:09.401-08:00Turkey Headband Tutorial<div align="center">I love making headbands for my girls. </div><div align="center">This is what I came up with for Thanksgiving. </div><div align="center">My girls loved how it turned out and I'm sure your little girl will love it too.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF9Ff4EsdxSFo6YpKucPKiOKBzwhp68bOYu_UBVr98TVsE5AuLk9paZ2Z1kPUqym6y7fZsIGrlPTxrtULF6Cht8BCZxLP9BphPxQk_ESC3_9zVCyAM4gXWc_Kd13xZFyyA1Y1foFzJdo/s1600/max+blessing+052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538153204899243794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF9Ff4EsdxSFo6YpKucPKiOKBzwhp68bOYu_UBVr98TVsE5AuLk9paZ2Z1kPUqym6y7fZsIGrlPTxrtULF6Cht8BCZxLP9BphPxQk_ESC3_9zVCyAM4gXWc_Kd13xZFyyA1Y1foFzJdo/s320/max+blessing+052.JPG" border="0" /></a>So let's get started<br /></div><div align="center">SUPPLIES</div><div align="center">-feathers</div><div align="center">-brown and orange felt</div><div align="center">-18-22" brown zipper</div><div align="center">-Needle and thread</div><div align="center">-glue gun</div><div align="center">-Headband or hair clip</div><div align="center">-2 googly eyes<br />-scissors</div><div align="center"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFP1je6osstPmrHD499kzZynwo4DUnRIvQ5fCT1BMB_svN1zWZycSfERnWbpdltOJy3yGN5tP7vLCv1llNs24_Lyxr1MDwnGM_T-pSGrYf2PUgYjhe5xSID5Kz-qlRtaiCguqIZjeODmM/s1600/max+blessing+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538152346088815874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFP1je6osstPmrHD499kzZynwo4DUnRIvQ5fCT1BMB_svN1zWZycSfERnWbpdltOJy3yGN5tP7vLCv1llNs24_Lyxr1MDwnGM_T-pSGrYf2PUgYjhe5xSID5Kz-qlRtaiCguqIZjeODmM/s320/max+blessing+035.JPG" border="0" /></a>Unzip your zipper all the way and pull apart hard to get the metal clamp at the bottom off. You will have 2 pieces now. With your needle and thread stitch a running stitch along the edge of the zipper tape on the side with out teeth.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPui_MAgCdhZdPYbgMeuxw9nXc1QduG5Zidy5JgQmopvTWgwsiOOYIQhr_CbfTEOFzD1SvK9kPVaRINSGve6zceGEL2XDA_eNTnZ0zCs8frMRCQPQpHemYAbWWsHw4toEaqlVsqDickcE/s1600/max+blessing+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538152143197240450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPui_MAgCdhZdPYbgMeuxw9nXc1QduG5Zidy5JgQmopvTWgwsiOOYIQhr_CbfTEOFzD1SvK9kPVaRINSGve6zceGEL2XDA_eNTnZ0zCs8frMRCQPQpHemYAbWWsHw4toEaqlVsqDickcE/s320/max+blessing+040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Pull thread so that it curls up. This helps with making your zipper body.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMAhWI19_BFzBR4lFrg0UUB3EjYC7mGM6aqu5MdWtD44IK214tQkNF-6uTU1aZ-T5V2cZ9Zx4xt6EITKjlH1odW_5rcL59dFoq19ywfDbVAGK08utUSFKIs9pd1nvIxQiXTGdn2YnZdM/s1600/max+blessing+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538152141960564930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMAhWI19_BFzBR4lFrg0UUB3EjYC7mGM6aqu5MdWtD44IK214tQkNF-6uTU1aZ-T5V2cZ9Zx4xt6EITKjlH1odW_5rcL59dFoq19ywfDbVAGK08utUSFKIs9pd1nvIxQiXTGdn2YnZdM/s320/max+blessing+042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Curl your zipper into a spiral. Stitch into place.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg10jiIkbtD9WFB84BKl_9bxyK8UXg9L_xoW2BBJIn89vCx35rrUlZuZqU82IZAh_20SjWGeGDcZzdviue-WBvxVIAvWXb92KvZu5SNEuHmtSdERJE43R1XalGLxctIlw5F8ccPVYOx2I/s1600/max+blessing+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538151791778824466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg10jiIkbtD9WFB84BKl_9bxyK8UXg9L_xoW2BBJIn89vCx35rrUlZuZqU82IZAh_20SjWGeGDcZzdviue-WBvxVIAvWXb92KvZu5SNEuHmtSdERJE43R1XalGLxctIlw5F8ccPVYOx2I/s320/max+blessing+043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cut 1 piece of brown felt the same size as your zipper spiral. cut 1 piece of brown felt a little smaller. Cut a triangle beak.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzd4jusjDLKSzMEHO-G0sUWdPc5HA-mCT9OxzzQ__DDkojxGaYOwevo37NQix2OzNAuFGx1z0Jc1bkd3pvO35HWZwxtGkfJnfVn96DX4ndtpPrQSRKVfdI_9W5pbwt3aP58czpGnuMac/s1600/max+blessing+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538151774424181538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzd4jusjDLKSzMEHO-G0sUWdPc5HA-mCT9OxzzQ__DDkojxGaYOwevo37NQix2OzNAuFGx1z0Jc1bkd3pvO35HWZwxtGkfJnfVn96DX4ndtpPrQSRKVfdI_9W5pbwt3aP58czpGnuMac/s320/max+blessing+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Glue feathers on top of the larger brown felt circle.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFtgo78XNgkNQO6znXRpORS-FDGkOR2OZan02OLKaFbth82ct2LT3yI0sUeBQ_gSMSoUxhWUWA2fo7qm5DgaxsZtDi7b9ZeCxqxjq941WZhu7XUhyphenhyphenfqGTNsnvOLGLO2wNb9J0tvNRT-8/s1600/max+blessing+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538151436579839986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFtgo78XNgkNQO6znXRpORS-FDGkOR2OZan02OLKaFbth82ct2LT3yI0sUeBQ_gSMSoUxhWUWA2fo7qm5DgaxsZtDi7b9ZeCxqxjq941WZhu7XUhyphenhyphenfqGTNsnvOLGLO2wNb9J0tvNRT-8/s320/max+blessing+045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Glue zipper spiral on top.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYK0oD7mGDd52D-rU1rBNoUBLP68RAveII_BXtjasCm1bALux1a3gocvRc5ApdVkBp5ZVJQ0vfZdn9iQwKax9T4XBdlvFIQxaSL7poJO260ZL2wGmp3KoPz8I3p7MAO7AK2OH5JwPlmU/s1600/max+blessing+047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538151422716346562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYK0oD7mGDd52D-rU1rBNoUBLP68RAveII_BXtjasCm1bALux1a3gocvRc5ApdVkBp5ZVJQ0vfZdn9iQwKax9T4XBdlvFIQxaSL7poJO260ZL2wGmp3KoPz8I3p7MAO7AK2OH5JwPlmU/s320/max+blessing+047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Glue on your googly eyes and beak.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCC8Bv1iCHeXFoJDdhrsTNBIRir5bag8LW0mrvClcyZ1rXQuhvS0VOVrHFFtMC7t7i5yB83qVhD3b92Cz4PhuHMHxx2iSitv68Q0cc7u3va6GbaL5ZKj4N3t4bw4nSq2P-sT0xZ1_G2o/s1600/max+blessing+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538150721314323314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCC8Bv1iCHeXFoJDdhrsTNBIRir5bag8LW0mrvClcyZ1rXQuhvS0VOVrHFFtMC7t7i5yB83qVhD3b92Cz4PhuHMHxx2iSitv68Q0cc7u3va6GbaL5ZKj4N3t4bw4nSq2P-sT0xZ1_G2o/s320/max+blessing+048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Glue turkey to the headband or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hairclip</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXua15mskQPB7Y2RpSztZ0yQ4XnoWjNxDXbWpKTS3XWOY9M4NEtsgywO2pH7VmnyZRpGbyFJcllbbg7p4ljt2ezGwZB6fb7K57-mW8X7KUgOH0ASukD7rqPCnfoiZZDuKgSJSRWjQn_TA/s1600/max+blessing+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538150715654279490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXua15mskQPB7Y2RpSztZ0yQ4XnoWjNxDXbWpKTS3XWOY9M4NEtsgywO2pH7VmnyZRpGbyFJcllbbg7p4ljt2ezGwZB6fb7K57-mW8X7KUgOH0ASukD7rqPCnfoiZZDuKgSJSRWjQn_TA/s320/max+blessing+049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Glue the smaller brown piece of felt on the back of the other piece covering headband.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR-Lb2JyI_tcAmxLNwLsxWK0xkYBrgYyy6T4J3jNQmzDXwabjKz-e3Js2OZN6BEBt92MRUhcnWxYfZ1Ejh5ibeN-4M5jqWiRjSwXGAhktvPTYm2NlVVtR6xO9G0jwrKNQpBk4MdSbhj8/s1600/max+blessing+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538150332057734562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR-Lb2JyI_tcAmxLNwLsxWK0xkYBrgYyy6T4J3jNQmzDXwabjKz-e3Js2OZN6BEBt92MRUhcnWxYfZ1Ejh5ibeN-4M5jqWiRjSwXGAhktvPTYm2NlVVtR6xO9G0jwrKNQpBk4MdSbhj8/s320/max+blessing+050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Your Done! This was so fun to make. We would love to see your turkeys. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Remeber</span> to put your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">izzy</span> and ivy creations on our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">flickr</span> group. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHF9onoUw-ZjmqfvHa5JWs7-2vJ3fMJUWGZD0oRIYVYaGRpyKbZEkBgFQMKu5A7vD06-D0Iy5DMgC97JQjRPFPIcuAwkTbtOpOHMA6sc0z-mVHfiCy4T5wyXiMs8mBYkHPb2_jI5bfZ0/s1600/max+blessing+052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538150318417282354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHF9onoUw-ZjmqfvHa5JWs7-2vJ3fMJUWGZD0oRIYVYaGRpyKbZEkBgFQMKu5A7vD06-D0Iy5DMgC97JQjRPFPIcuAwkTbtOpOHMA6sc0z-mVHfiCy4T5wyXiMs8mBYkHPb2_jI5bfZ0/s320/max+blessing+052.JPG" border="0" /></a>Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Sewing!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-57293219050527097632010-11-08T09:21:00.000-08:002010-11-10T06:18:44.834-08:00Sheesh...I am beat! GIVEAWAY!<div style="text-align: center;">Market is over, finishing up the printing of the three new patterns, and me and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">fam</span> left yesterday for Disneyland!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc33cc; font-size: 130%;">We promised a giveaway when we got home so here we go...............(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">drumroll</span>).....</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Leave us a comment and get one entry<br />
Link to us and get the chance to enter twice<br />
Put our button on your blog and enter three<br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 29px;"><br />
</span></span></div><b>ETA-Ummm...I guess Shasta didn't notice that we DON'T have a button, So, instead of putting our button on your blog....how about you Tweet about it on Twitter!! </b><br />
<b><br />
</b><br />
<b>ETA again! We have a button. Thanks to Paige Hill...Super Star!</b><br />
<b><br />
</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">What do you get for all this work you ask? We will be giving away <span style="color: #993399; font-size: 180%;">4</span> bundles of our <span style="color: #009900; font-size: 180%;">3</span> new patterns! So, get your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bloggin</span>' on and win some Izzy love, seriously girls these new patterns are <span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: #cc33cc;">a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e.</span><br />
</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Wait...it gets even better...we will give away </span><span style="color: #993399; font-size: 180%;">3</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"> bundles of </span><span style="color: #009900; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">5</span> </span><span style="font-size: 130%;">patterns...your choice!!!<br />
<br />
That is a grand total of <span style="color: #993399; font-size: 180%;">27</span> free patterns to <span style="color: #009900; font-size: 180%;">12</span> winners! Will you be one of them?<br />
</span></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com126tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-87393791513741144572010-11-04T21:41:00.000-07:002010-11-04T22:26:31.454-07:00Thankful<div align="center">So we are back from market and busy getting everything ready to ship! </div><div align="center">This month is such a crazy month for my family with 5 birthdays to celebrate in 2 weeks we hardly have time to think. So this year my daughter and I came up with this idea.</div><div align="center">It's our thankful turkey</div><div align="center">Every night at dinner we each write one thing we are thankful for that day and pin it on the turkey. My little Chloe is very VERY good at reminding us to write on our feathers. I have so much to be thankful for and this is a great way to help me remember. What are you thankful for? </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t5DFEESiZpqr5N22_SfAXOJvpi5Gf-tPKrUL8hyphenhyphenbutRNdJE0Snos2_z5VI-OwgUSaiIOrshOotXgrqU5CWNph2PA84uRYVnWunELQUP94epfCDfhe0z7-ZYSAfJbmtBb9UenZhMgUOM/s1600/max+222.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535924615410136818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t5DFEESiZpqr5N22_SfAXOJvpi5Gf-tPKrUL8hyphenhyphenbutRNdJE0Snos2_z5VI-OwgUSaiIOrshOotXgrqU5CWNph2PA84uRYVnWunELQUP94epfCDfhe0z7-ZYSAfJbmtBb9UenZhMgUOM/s320/max+222.JPG" /></a> Stay tuned for some fabulous tutorials we have planned for this month.</div><div align="center">Happy Sewing!!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-65131058602974110902010-10-28T18:24:00.001-07:002010-10-28T18:27:38.654-07:00To market, to market, to market we will go...<div style="text-align: center;">Wish us luck ladies, we will be back early next week with market pics. If any of you happen to be in Houston for the big event, please come by and say "Hi"! I can't even tell you how fun it is to put faces with names :o)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">FYI...we have some FABULOUS free tuts coming your way for November, and a great giveaway!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-75839266882948244332010-10-27T06:58:00.000-07:002010-11-02T20:39:18.810-07:00Gabby's Sleepover Jammies...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx-cDhxD9i05j7Vtu4LA8cHqjtXRP3Cs8k8DS8ksEiEAvry4SuPkJV2Dd9krH1Y82nXk173XBxPklcr1mpDSGhGHzZ96GXzRzh6bRzmuBaknR8ONL31se1ndiDR3MXjTRK2V9BbStyMHy/s1600/1035506238_izzy&ivy_selects_07.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532727947223528130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx-cDhxD9i05j7Vtu4LA8cHqjtXRP3Cs8k8DS8ksEiEAvry4SuPkJV2Dd9krH1Y82nXk173XBxPklcr1mpDSGhGHzZ96GXzRzh6bRzmuBaknR8ONL31se1ndiDR3MXjTRK2V9BbStyMHy/s400/1035506238_izzy&ivy_selects_07.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">This is the last design in the fall collection. Lola says they are </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span">jammie's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">, but personally, I am making these for Bella with the intention of putting leggings underneath for everyday wear. I just think they are way too cute for p.j.'s! Don't get me wrong, these are adorable sleeping clothes, but who sees the cuteness when she is sleeping? The Tooth Fairy? If I do make some for pj's, I will make them out of fuzzy flannel, what about you?</span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">We've had some questions in regards to how to get the new patterns. We sell wholesale only, we do not compete with our </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span">retailers</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">. As soon as we get home from market, we will be updating and adding all the stores that carry our products. We are also entertaining a turn-key site that would enable customers to order one pattern, it would then kick that order to the closest </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span">retailer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"> carrying the pattern. A win win for the customer and </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span">retailer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"> in our opinion, just trying to work out the bugs. </span></div><div><br />
</div><div>Happy Sewing!</div><div>Shasta :o)</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-60286511869225244052010-10-26T08:06:00.001-07:002010-10-26T08:12:31.895-07:00The Messenger Bag<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeIyRXvptrWmKPcp9vUUsQn4n5jA1UoubhL1k6LQF_VTS6O_c2aJoWNXIyKmlzFMlrzyNLmcJ5eX1qf5Ke0CrrSrBTClbb-YU8GcsLbKFfg0MDkqWSLN5jskErcdWpRZw9pwdMaa2uDx0/s1600/1046066488_20101012_izzie&ivy_0001-15-edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeIyRXvptrWmKPcp9vUUsQn4n5jA1UoubhL1k6LQF_VTS6O_c2aJoWNXIyKmlzFMlrzyNLmcJ5eX1qf5Ke0CrrSrBTClbb-YU8GcsLbKFfg0MDkqWSLN5jskErcdWpRZw9pwdMaa2uDx0/s400/1046066488_20101012_izzie&ivy_0001-15-edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532371594897210258" /></a>This is our new bag, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Farrahdoo</span> designed it, isn't it fabulous?! I made the one in the pic, it was so easy, it went together beautifully and quickly. I love that she made it with hardware so that you can adjust the strap. There is a really large pocket on the front and on the back and big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ol</span>' pockets along the inside. This bag is BIG, plenty of room for a laptop, books and whatever else you need. Think Christmas ladies, doesn't your student need a new bag?<div><br /></div><div> All of the new patterns will be ready for shipment no later than November 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>. We are accepting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">preorders</span> now. Tomorrow we'll show the last little design we cooked up :o)</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-13523670243918551752010-10-23T12:27:00.001-07:002010-10-23T13:04:02.288-07:00One of our new patterns!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor Lola...I called her yesterday at noon and her sweet hubby told me he sent her to bed...for the day. She's exhausted...completely exhausted, that's what happens when market is less than a week away, you have six kids and loads of sewing to get done. You see, Lola gets the pre-market jitters something fierce. Farrahdoo and I really don't understand why because she is amazing and everything she does is awesome and nearly perfect. Lola is wonderful and I for one am very grateful that she's my friend and business partner. Life without Lola would be very dull, very dull indeed. Someday I will get a great pic of her in a really snazzy hat you should all see :o)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, this is one of three reasons Lola is tired. I am not really sure how she'll feel about me posting pics of this newest addition to the Izzy & Ivy lineup. For some reason she wanted to wait until after market for the BIG reveal...I don't know why. What I think she needs is for all of you to tell her just how fantastic this little creation is. So, will you leave her a comment? She needs the kudos, because for some strange reason the girl doesn't get her own greatness!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnomC35cqLgD3b5ZLX0S6NThx3ZEiqxc1FLphizK_YMbx9rXpokXtSS0M_8L2C27vzzDlopEvLUpy22EqiGFzhwOff3XXtupeIMSGRhahHmIVUWl2WuoGfXgzBDOrDWCeSgfVdy22OHQ2_/s400/1035498835_izzy&ivy_selects_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531334187293182802" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OYnCgj0IdMj8OGVqpM8pqYh9Io3mzSm4Vpbp202p1yrtgLTd0oJZOqa-urAd9UCzoceja41suUj2lg8vGJwryDrt9iSD3Aegb15d8P0b8WtQsjU76mvR_b7N452j-EVnYdJ0y9Y1WXMK/s400/1035504260_izzy&ivy_selects_04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531333843598035090" />Claire Marie...a topcoat. ADORABLE!!! Love that sash in the back and it has an option for a hood in the pattern. This little ditty has been floating around in Lola's head since the beginning and it was worth the wait. I am making one right now out of laminated cotton for Bella Bug. The greatest part about the jacket is that it is so easy! Seriously, a beginner could make this. She really did a great job, as always. <div><br /></div><div>I won't post the other two patterns today. We'll save those for this next week. Until then, give our Lola a little love and let her know that once again she outdid herself. </div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-32684950284027631052010-10-21T12:21:00.000-07:002010-10-21T12:28:05.373-07:00Face Painting<div align="center">Are you tired of Halloween stuff yet? </div><div align="center">I'm not! </div><div align="center">Last week we went to a fun Halloween carnival and corn maze. The girls wanted there faces painted, so we did. It is so easy to do and lots of fun. I let them pick what they wanted and we got busy.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOosizToXu5s8Z_WQAzgyWybpHRipSEuY4E1bpDzSAzdYUJw3k4KJWt4ud9p7c6vIo4ucWjCsdvtAP6FiHUWLiVQfD0fYlZ20pDcpN7yFp2DQ3y0w0I2F9gqcIMJi_WdUrSB_pugAINo/s1600/halloween+2010+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530581822832750722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOosizToXu5s8Z_WQAzgyWybpHRipSEuY4E1bpDzSAzdYUJw3k4KJWt4ud9p7c6vIo4ucWjCsdvtAP6FiHUWLiVQfD0fYlZ20pDcpN7yFp2DQ3y0w0I2F9gqcIMJi_WdUrSB_pugAINo/s320/halloween+2010+013.JPG" border="0" /></a> All you need is a brush and some acrylic paint. It dries fast and washes off really easy. So if you are off to a fun Halloween activity you should try this. Sorry my post is so short we are busy busy busy trying to get ready for market next week. </div><div align="center">Remember to have a fun and fabulous Halloween!!<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-17035799353836800402010-10-16T20:34:00.000-07:002010-10-16T20:36:02.862-07:00Spiral Jetty<div style="text-align: center;">This story begins many moons ago,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5uDRb5cbqRyV4hvULc_fTMXe2Y6NFqcCUSCJvcoyG-QyX4LNrUTIGJ7y5_M5xME7VgOo93JlzdV_gFKy5cGA9a3g0lgHokhLcuRmAoFwEqISEdvoRZTV7TfBZg7rUFfoWhw2H_gqjEMy/s1600/n1034896843_84632_2491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5uDRb5cbqRyV4hvULc_fTMXe2Y6NFqcCUSCJvcoyG-QyX4LNrUTIGJ7y5_M5xME7VgOo93JlzdV_gFKy5cGA9a3g0lgHokhLcuRmAoFwEqISEdvoRZTV7TfBZg7rUFfoWhw2H_gqjEMy/s320/n1034896843_84632_2491.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> when I was just a young pup, in college. </div><div style="text-align: left;">One lovely day, whilst sitting in my Art History class, the teacher taught us about an<a href="http://land%20art/"> Earthwork Sculpture</a> in Utah. This sculpture, by artist Robert Smithson, is called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Jetty">Spiral Jetty</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> While Smithson's other artwork was a little too<b> freaky-deaky</b> for me, I fell in love with the Spiral Jetty. The thoughts of earth made into an art piece that was constantly changing, constantly being acted upon by nature and man, struck me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Over the years (and years...and years) I have often looked at pictures of the jetty. It was built during a drought in the 70's and then was submerged for 30-ish years when the lake returned to normal. Some of those years it was difficult to see.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Last week we heard a news report that many of the boats at the Great Salt Lake were stuck at the docks because the water level was so low. I looked at Jeff (who knew about the Jetty because I MADE him know) and he knew that it was time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This morning we loaded up our little (HA!) family and headed out on our grand adventure.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jeff had looked it all up, printed off maps, and planned the day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">First was the 2 and 1/2 hour drive to <a href="http://www.nps.gov/gosp/">Promontory Point to the Golden Spike museum.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHMURMNynFVmIJEXpUF-klegTEY8frQHpQEMgqnilo5qwjaDho5toYERzdi6xGOCmZlRm9mCptbibla5CSjlr415Ge0pPeq2x4vnYOQ0ZCR3DrOugmMsSSggGZaNHOwEtUQrtMgj_vsU-/s1600/Champagne_Re-enact_2000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHMURMNynFVmIJEXpUF-klegTEY8frQHpQEMgqnilo5qwjaDho5toYERzdi6xGOCmZlRm9mCptbibla5CSjlr415Ge0pPeq2x4vnYOQ0ZCR3DrOugmMsSSggGZaNHOwEtUQrtMgj_vsU-/s320/Champagne_Re-enact_2000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The museum was pretty cool! Not only because of the history involved, but because it had the <b>only Restrooms for about 40 miles. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The Spiral Jetty was about 15 or so miles from the museum, but it takes you about 45 minutes to get there. You start off driving on a nicely paved road that quickly turned into a gravel road, then a partly graveled road, to a dirt road with softball sized rocks and dried mud holes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> The last stretch of the drive is a dirt "road" with giant basalt rocks on each side, and in the <b>middle</b> of the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU7B4Wdascto489SwZn5B0oQlYNRWWLgwJNhPzn6VNRhM4JCSb25BHgPN7ZFBSWLPQWlrvvenVDG5SbK7ZAowKC66d6DbqWKcMhio6L9F3HlN-7oYpbnPR_mBUYfLuheK4GheJBIFGG5h/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU7B4Wdascto489SwZn5B0oQlYNRWWLgwJNhPzn6VNRhM4JCSb25BHgPN7ZFBSWLPQWlrvvenVDG5SbK7ZAowKC66d6DbqWKcMhio6L9F3HlN-7oYpbnPR_mBUYfLuheK4GheJBIFGG5h/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had to put the SUV into 4-wheel drive!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was nearly puke inducing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> When I caught my first glimpse of the sculpture I teared up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITbHJrJfGHUgx2tztTJpjY9vzIuSZ-QnjaU66Th-Y_FE1mS8qI0REJejJo-RFN_u6XErufTKDjssYNl9boMV0vzFIJNj8Zcn-OrQuCyQwXIj2d19KZ7myt0ZIU-yLVXLg3OGT0ldbLgPT/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITbHJrJfGHUgx2tztTJpjY9vzIuSZ-QnjaU66Th-Y_FE1mS8qI0REJejJo-RFN_u6XErufTKDjssYNl9boMV0vzFIJNj8Zcn-OrQuCyQwXIj2d19KZ7myt0ZIU-yLVXLg3OGT0ldbLgPT/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Teen daughter mocked me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> There wasn't any water near it. White, hard, dry salt flats surrounded the black spiral.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE9lJer8iDyzB_okyFqY8HFAgWyAgO2-sdwMSPZ1z5QT0ttsNwUpoGb4CMNP6dv9LKaw6KfAJSFPi8yeHsRZYAvUsvvmPg9ksQhPBnLe3eXr7jjlsCiywi3mOHrY7211qu4VroEHbv2Nm/s1600/063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE9lJer8iDyzB_okyFqY8HFAgWyAgO2-sdwMSPZ1z5QT0ttsNwUpoGb4CMNP6dv9LKaw6KfAJSFPi8yeHsRZYAvUsvvmPg9ksQhPBnLe3eXr7jjlsCiywi3mOHrY7211qu4VroEHbv2Nm/s400/063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuZp-_JYmt3CEaxkTWwHsYyC9j_SH8_v903Bn68YlxZD4dJ2X9bN-9QRlFSwNY2anxV9bKUALXPm8Qw_FHt9bKW3FifgwzngukqhzFfsG5q8DGYlYMGk6L2BkJM50H3HQMrMu8VtEU5gO/s1600/065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuZp-_JYmt3CEaxkTWwHsYyC9j_SH8_v903Bn68YlxZD4dJ2X9bN-9QRlFSwNY2anxV9bKUALXPm8Qw_FHt9bKW3FifgwzngukqhzFfsG5q8DGYlYMGk6L2BkJM50H3HQMrMu8VtEU5gO/s400/065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTTfIlp4hb2j0SvoZYdAS5z_Oa-aKL_tEtmlUcWTNzmCru5a8RIz-T8aumIpjx51Br5bTLGLwQbfFUqQqZvgrNr1g180YpndD45ULXPi66xeXtGrUzo3K_nPK69H5OasMaCyDV0Y1uEed/s1600/066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTTfIlp4hb2j0SvoZYdAS5z_Oa-aKL_tEtmlUcWTNzmCru5a8RIz-T8aumIpjx51Br5bTLGLwQbfFUqQqZvgrNr1g180YpndD45ULXPi66xeXtGrUzo3K_nPK69H5OasMaCyDV0Y1uEed/s400/066.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_H8Xc3hTZ64UZMp484tnJpy1vh4VbuxGFLMP9vu2DA7jWRsrWlEMYCeposPf9DONdhHLuLhAEjDQy-Yoc3n1cKZB1WwaK6sRmkTjTAON0c_nZSnAWg6KT9iJB9kL4qEvUepWfqk7ElKq0/s1600/069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_H8Xc3hTZ64UZMp484tnJpy1vh4VbuxGFLMP9vu2DA7jWRsrWlEMYCeposPf9DONdhHLuLhAEjDQy-Yoc3n1cKZB1WwaK6sRmkTjTAON0c_nZSnAWg6KT9iJB9kL4qEvUepWfqk7ElKq0/s400/069.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9x3CGbCS_TDNhG7O7C0hDauo2-dR1htVbkkP6S938ew2OxEFIwL2wEJ5Etv_2jjUGRpuJQqwNaFazILQHJOga4B_oty4-EsxKXgJ989QxSngvNv4vu7LFxt8p00Rp9k1CAdeFWGpjb2Ij/s1600/070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9x3CGbCS_TDNhG7O7C0hDauo2-dR1htVbkkP6S938ew2OxEFIwL2wEJ5Etv_2jjUGRpuJQqwNaFazILQHJOga4B_oty4-EsxKXgJ989QxSngvNv4vu7LFxt8p00Rp9k1CAdeFWGpjb2Ij/s400/070.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyhekLX7lJuKIodG8lAFizfnLpp8SqYqWHU-tGDpMZEQhKh9tLIEPZnuaebsXBTzH8wH2lk6KKUDfE62J01I5uNgSeJ4C_NUBH6VsU_c3-Pf_k94-tr5dNz5qc4Vzx3EDZYSmXso32QbX/s1600/073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyhekLX7lJuKIodG8lAFizfnLpp8SqYqWHU-tGDpMZEQhKh9tLIEPZnuaebsXBTzH8wH2lk6KKUDfE62J01I5uNgSeJ4C_NUBH6VsU_c3-Pf_k94-tr5dNz5qc4Vzx3EDZYSmXso32QbX/s400/073.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdryTZGxisVmapifc5ajxyacH9zVF_7VZYZezwH4ZNNtJUUbvqrNYoap4PClqgIdVnUmv2yoAgPmJXo0TL4EXqwbWUGQAoToNbtW2imVUEiW_09pzLB_U5zHH30k6kiP8YcICysgWgg4r8/s1600/079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdryTZGxisVmapifc5ajxyacH9zVF_7VZYZezwH4ZNNtJUUbvqrNYoap4PClqgIdVnUmv2yoAgPmJXo0TL4EXqwbWUGQAoToNbtW2imVUEiW_09pzLB_U5zHH30k6kiP8YcICysgWgg4r8/s400/079.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> In the center of the Spiral</div><div style="text-align: center;">we made our own little sculpture.</div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjasfLw1lCiau2u8teLNRcri4iJxaccBJAN-BoBsmzWmlmngliFs_kk0PQwTpYHbOAzRMDJIhVVtLil8SmAFWAjFb2aXRgRiX_hXBlpNtPHilH8qpBN_hiyCCcFDGdjXFe8B14TlyHJy5s/s1600/081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjasfLw1lCiau2u8teLNRcri4iJxaccBJAN-BoBsmzWmlmngliFs_kk0PQwTpYHbOAzRMDJIhVVtLil8SmAFWAjFb2aXRgRiX_hXBlpNtPHilH8qpBN_hiyCCcFDGdjXFe8B14TlyHJy5s/s400/081.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was hard to get a family pic because the sun reflecting off of the surrounding salt flats was blinding!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYU2VklJr7a5xsoGkrEUjIFNItwo5SCDPDuaSGrUOM0OH4J0vYl5Jj7ZtXLzJ_cT_-ok6PWf7nJUehpKgJ9TUYMAvDRD26IK95ZUm9r78-N0pemoHE-IHCjbRQ-xEF-8jjaCr8FiS6l27/s1600/083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYU2VklJr7a5xsoGkrEUjIFNItwo5SCDPDuaSGrUOM0OH4J0vYl5Jj7ZtXLzJ_cT_-ok6PWf7nJUehpKgJ9TUYMAvDRD26IK95ZUm9r78-N0pemoHE-IHCjbRQ-xEF-8jjaCr8FiS6l27/s400/083.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Salt-teen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZqzBvlpd_8hJR_ObX42_fackBBJ3ON1pfs71eKqQKsWknByE-qa31WAR4IK8CdbvVWw1RKlffZxYDeHcFyUNkWiHr0ztZ_gxlSg0JWfZZ46yOIjdk3YziAXwRz4_zPF7wgDrC7JHeJkE/s1600/084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZqzBvlpd_8hJR_ObX42_fackBBJ3ON1pfs71eKqQKsWknByE-qa31WAR4IK8CdbvVWw1RKlffZxYDeHcFyUNkWiHr0ztZ_gxlSg0JWfZZ46yOIjdk3YziAXwRz4_zPF7wgDrC7JHeJkE/s400/084.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amazing!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love, Jana</div>Jana Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482588865671749961noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-64808537206712044692010-10-14T07:57:00.000-07:002010-10-14T08:19:08.584-07:00My Kids Artwork<div align="center">The other day I was trying to sketch a cute applique for Halloween. My girls saw me and decided to draw there own. Well they were just to cute and sweet to pass up so I used there drawings. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;">My five year olds version of a ghost.</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEios5bEYnl9mpHgk7_cNNZdFljG-IA523U5htLBZ4oS7j57Gq3azH0m71wXWi1XMKSFnT0-wiT1xNj7wLzlBdJ3zCiujebcwcW-DupKz2s40N4wKK5sq_Pzyl5bVUCL3PkbCAB93ObxsHo/s1600/max+oct+2010+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527919228147195458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEios5bEYnl9mpHgk7_cNNZdFljG-IA523U5htLBZ4oS7j57Gq3azH0m71wXWi1XMKSFnT0-wiT1xNj7wLzlBdJ3zCiujebcwcW-DupKz2s40N4wKK5sq_Pzyl5bVUCL3PkbCAB93ObxsHo/s320/max+oct+2010+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDPCHHISXKWcBT-8sy4sdUu2siJyNjYuTPBrDCpniANehzR6m9fZ2fSRlK5ab7edj_AP5ZejjJy56eCy5hWoK-H4w2ziNxWUfCl0LUrEoy8NLnhJ7yAdW2QhW8rsbhgtYCVfvxgFvlJk/s1600/max+oct+2010+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527919216301064386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDPCHHISXKWcBT-8sy4sdUu2siJyNjYuTPBrDCpniANehzR6m9fZ2fSRlK5ab7edj_AP5ZejjJy56eCy5hWoK-H4w2ziNxWUfCl0LUrEoy8NLnhJ7yAdW2QhW8rsbhgtYCVfvxgFvlJk/s320/max+oct+2010+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;">My 8 year old version</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqrGBKE2-Y3TnDN7Rhp2w6iR6tl2nVvTxR9XZEUBm5wn2afsqObxWCaP-bXsE0IeQnKq_RtghCD52dlSIA4OXGYct-0B_ZDLzveWmO40_JWwcu6TnWatNfYJifO0WNDEVCfrhTLZTnso/s1600/max+oct+2010+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527918689559008082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqrGBKE2-Y3TnDN7Rhp2w6iR6tl2nVvTxR9XZEUBm5wn2afsqObxWCaP-bXsE0IeQnKq_RtghCD52dlSIA4OXGYct-0B_ZDLzveWmO40_JWwcu6TnWatNfYJifO0WNDEVCfrhTLZTnso/s320/max+oct+2010+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fSDx_dvUHeP62QGWmqXlw9NhdCb-QmlUPvtdgxvTo1VjrZlOtwo4bf9U09_EytlfqJe4vXyVfyxnUaVUgGMq2vIijzDpBg6Zmq2AsGx6TU6kV6er-Jhka_gGLYYjD0N6z2GfrMMTu0A/s1600/max+oct+2010+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527918680984505090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fSDx_dvUHeP62QGWmqXlw9NhdCb-QmlUPvtdgxvTo1VjrZlOtwo4bf9U09_EytlfqJe4vXyVfyxnUaVUgGMq2vIijzDpBg6Zmq2AsGx6TU6kV6er-Jhka_gGLYYjD0N6z2GfrMMTu0A/s320/max+oct+2010+013.JPG" border="0" /></a> Its fun to see there interpretation of the same thing. I think they turned out CUTE and what a fun way to display there artwork. So now go give your kids some paper and a pencil and see what they come up with.</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Sewing and Happy Halloween!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-2395716556147383352010-10-08T16:32:00.000-07:002010-10-08T17:20:33.875-07:00Holy cow! This is something you NEED to see!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>While reading <a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2010/10/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater.html">Positively Splendid </a>today, I saw her post linked to our site, I thought...how cool, geez that's really nice. We should send her a gift (Amy, send us your addy) :o)<div><br /></div><div>Then I saw <a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2010/10/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater.html">THIS</a>. For all of you that fret and worry about rolled hems, Amy found the perfect solution that <a href="http://www.sewitup.com/">Lorene</a> shared with her. Finally, a rolled hem without a serger, and it looks like a real rolled hem! No longer do you have to burn your fingers turning 1/4" hems. If your machine can do a zig zag stitch then you're in business ladies! Rolled hems are the "bee's knee's", they are fast, simple and beautiful. So go check it out and put that foot on your Christmas list! We love tips and tricks, if you ever have any, do share! We'd love to feature it :o)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Weekend!</div><div>Lola</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-4297944682272597752010-10-07T07:01:00.000-07:002010-10-07T10:07:47.529-07:00FREE Halloween Skirt Tutorial<div align="center"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Isn't this the cutest Halloween skirt ever!!!</span></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><br />
<div align="center">When I saw Riley Blakes new Halloween fabric line, <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: medium;">Boo to You</span>, and all their fabulous pom poms I had to come up with something to make with them. Then something really great happened...we were asked to design an applique for UCreate! That's a big time gig ladies.<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So Kari, thank you, thank you, thank you!</span></span></div><br />
<div align="center"></div><br />
<div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">This is what I came up with!</span></span></div><br />
<br />
<div align="center"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxsVxw2ughc34I5iJrOTyLppx7qchzOgXT2KWB3d0FBV9j9kIA7Frn-9_fYcRYm6GokFio9fvMixc9FAGOHuVQGXsTS27SNiiN8fqwwIUNIGS-0mXQClJbRa2pf-RJVqn2O58J85X_Z4/s1600/1035507740_izzy&ivy_selects_10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525102464792669954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxsVxw2ughc34I5iJrOTyLppx7qchzOgXT2KWB3d0FBV9j9kIA7Frn-9_fYcRYm6GokFio9fvMixc9FAGOHuVQGXsTS27SNiiN8fqwwIUNIGS-0mXQClJbRa2pf-RJVqn2O58J85X_Z4/s640/1035507740_izzy&ivy_selects_10.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 214px;" width="428" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Seriously, three layers! Heaven help us, hee, hee!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKoclAZ8ruzYOqKViiVRDWT3Ywe1wIDcEQBGk4j_w9U6JYfwzkxnQZdpnqnIyvmGVi5FwLqtbuYzl7nhUL2g9Ug8JR0-9ByFnLDzdiJ468YZfWS-4OgEzJ3M4A_D-cZBmUWEcWV5GCHGf/s1600/1035507273_izzy&ivy_selects_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKoclAZ8ruzYOqKViiVRDWT3Ywe1wIDcEQBGk4j_w9U6JYfwzkxnQZdpnqnIyvmGVi5FwLqtbuYzl7nhUL2g9Ug8JR0-9ByFnLDzdiJ468YZfWS-4OgEzJ3M4A_D-cZBmUWEcWV5GCHGf/s320/1035507273_izzy&ivy_selects_09.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Button spider...how cute!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0aw9a5HJFCDoXfGcqMDeu60On_i77ErWaKglkhmpj6ttS479SB_bClDJZG7Iso_cMX4TIxRvKYWCxmXN8ks2_ibAvxJPBI9rzxAE5SRhGNArmHKtTCwLtjcZ4GS8rtpZi80yMQ8Jchbu/s1600/1035506796_izzy&ivy_selects_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0aw9a5HJFCDoXfGcqMDeu60On_i77ErWaKglkhmpj6ttS479SB_bClDJZG7Iso_cMX4TIxRvKYWCxmXN8ks2_ibAvxJPBI9rzxAE5SRhGNArmHKtTCwLtjcZ4GS8rtpZi80yMQ8Jchbu/s320/1035506796_izzy&ivy_selects_08.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<br />
<br />
Go<span style="color: #6600cc;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://freepdfhosting.com/ad0925e429.pdf">here</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>to get the skirt tutorial. The witch hat applique is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2010/10/free-halloween-applique-pattern.html">here</a></span>. Remember <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://izzynivydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/09/spider-headband-tutorial.html">this</a></span>? It would complete the fabulous look, afterall one must accessorize, accessorize (least that's what granny said).</div><br />
<div align="center">We would love to see your Halloween skirts made from this fun tutorial, don't forget to download them to our flickr group. <a href="http://gracielousquilts.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Gracie Lou's</span></a><span style="color: #6600cc;"> </span>has a sale going on now you can everything you need to make this skirt for 20% off! How fun, how fun, how fun!!!</div><br />
<br />
<div align="center"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>H</b></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>a</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>p</b></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>p</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>y </b></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>H</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>a</b></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>l</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>l</b></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>o</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>w</b></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>e</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>e</b></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>n</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>!!</b></span></span></div><br />
<br />
<div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-52018351557212595752010-10-03T21:55:00.000-07:002010-10-04T11:55:26.909-07:00My boy and his horse, Shona...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjKfzWYrUMMa33hR5iWbVlYuDoAj9DHcL6wbaOo_wugorCsg4Dg9A48ZtGOUZ8YcSY1qE3ZWawkbIpge7tPYSM6kQkffVMJl1kWSUbjYUAVJhgITWBVT3Vkw1wQpJRevwTAlc4yDVt3Cb/s1600/photo-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjKfzWYrUMMa33hR5iWbVlYuDoAj9DHcL6wbaOo_wugorCsg4Dg9A48ZtGOUZ8YcSY1qE3ZWawkbIpge7tPYSM6kQkffVMJl1kWSUbjYUAVJhgITWBVT3Vkw1wQpJRevwTAlc4yDVt3Cb/s320/photo-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524050090716937154" /></a>Meet Brandt, my 11 yr. old boy. Brandt is what every little boy should be. He loves to be outside fishing, riding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shona</span> (pronounced show-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">na</span>), looking for frogs and anything else that will make him dirty. He is my fourth son of five. Brandt has always marched to his own beat and I couldn't be prouder of my little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ol</span>' man.<div><br /></div><div>We don't ride horses in our family, we play football, baseball and basketball and lots of it. Deciding to get Brandt involved with horses was really out of desperation, this child just didn't want to do what we had in mind for him. I watched helplessly as he became angry, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">pouty</span> and sullen. We would sign him up for every sport under the sun, he would excel, but he found no joy in it. When I mentioned horses to my hubby, he thought I had lost my mind, but agreed. When I mentioned horses to Brandt, he cautiously agreed to try. So we started lessons, it was obvious that Brandt loved it but taking the step of buying a horse is huge and he was happy to ride the stables "lesson horses". Then came <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Shona</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Shona</span> is the horse that every little boy should have, she's patient, kind and old. I actually bought <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Shona</span> without ever laying eyes on her, not even a picture. I was a little disappointed when I met her. It was dead of winter, she was wet, muddy, overweight, very fuzzy and didn't have much of a tail. Her color was "boring sorrel". I don't really know what I had in mind, but she wasn't it. How sadly mistaken I was. Brandt's instructor and I agreed that he would know nothing of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Shona</span> till she had completely checked her out and the horse passed her "bomb proof kid's horse" test. We thought this would take about two weeks. </div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile Brandt kept with his lessons. It took about three days for him to notice the sad, lonely horse in the stall. Immediately the questions started, who's horse is this? Why haven't they brushed her? She looks sad, can I brush her? I bet she likes carrots, I'm bringing her carrots tomorrow. I wish I had a horse that nice, I love her blaze and socks. The next day Brandt wanted to go to the barn even though he didn't have a lesson. He walked right up to that mangy mess, haltered her, brushed her and finally fed her the carrots he brought just for her. When I came back to pick him up an hour later, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Shona</span> looked like a new horse. She was beautiful, and Brandt was absolutely smitten. The secret couldn't be kept any longer, the next day we told Brandt that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Shona</span> was his. The joy on his little face was priceless, he was in love with a 1200 pound animal and he was out to be the best horse owner ever. Books were bought, he spent time googling horse care, hours were spent riding and grooming. Brandt fell in love with a furry girl and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Shona</span> fell in love with a smelly boy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Watching my boy fall in love with a horse has been sweet and strange, I knew he would like her, but love her, I didn't really expect. Brandt found his niche...finally. I love to see his dusty boots in the garage and his cowboy hat on the shelf. It makes me feel proud to see him patiently brush <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Shona</span>, making sure to spray her down with fly spray, but taking care not to get it into her eyes. He picks out her hoofs and braids her mane. He's careful not to push her too hard, because she is "his old girl" and he doesn't want her to feel sore. His conversations with her are one sided it seems until he walks away and she is quick on his heels nudging at his back. His tack is immaculate, her water always fresh. Watching Brandt ride <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Shona</span> is like watching two people dance, their timing is perfect and they just fit together. I love <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Shona</span> too, I am so grateful that she is willing to allow a 90 pound boy tell her what to do, when to do it and how fast. I really never thought of horses as giving, but they are, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Shona</span> has given my boy pure joy and confidence that I don't think he would have found any other way. Brandt is a lucky boy to have his own horse, and I really think he understands that. Why else would he spend the time he does making sure she is comfortable and happy. I think she's grateful, I see it when she hears his voice, looks up, and trots to the gate to meet her boy. No grass is sweeter to her than Brandt. I don't know how much <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Shona</span> truly understands about love, but it sure seems to me that Brandt means the world to her and I know without a doubt that us two girls share his sweet, tender little man heart. </div><div><br /></div><div>As mother's we all hope our children find joy in what they do, but like most mother's I often decide what that will be. Letting Brandt be Brandt wasn't easy, and it should have been. I've realized that lessons can be learned anywhere and from anyone, even horses can teach us a little about life. I cry when I think about the fact that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Shona</span> will leave Brandt someday, what will he do? He will be so heartbroken, but the great thing is that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Shona</span> has given Brandt a love for her fellow equines. She has started something that I am sure will be part of his life forever. And if for some reason he grows up and isn't able to have a horse, his memories will be priceless and he'll have the wisdom to let his own children be unique and maybe just maybe that'll have something to do with a horse.</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-29820946808588904722010-10-01T06:16:00.000-07:002010-10-01T06:16:00.071-07:00Let Fall Begin!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Hey Peeps!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found out, just this very week, that there is a canned pumpkin shortage.<br />
I had no idea!<br />
Fortunately, I found it out just in time for the <a href="http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=13221204">shortage to be over</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank Heaven! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fall couldn't start, at my house, without the canned Pumpkinny goodness<br />
of </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>The Worlds Easiest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes...It is true...Worlds Easiest!<br />
<b>Better</b> than the kind you buy at the store because you bake them yourself....<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">with love</span></b>.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (Cheesy, but true.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Let Fall Begin!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgve41Mg_GwpZ-IfIFrjMDs35_2PGHCBe3cQTYyjMdsz_H6IIOrQnFqexC0fMy_uCOompL9kYwX8jwM9T9AG4ARwKJzzsMcL8Hu-ICNCoj2EUeV9_ppJYjKzlOe04H9g_UL2OK-mqtkjZl9/s1600/fall-leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgve41Mg_GwpZ-IfIFrjMDs35_2PGHCBe3cQTYyjMdsz_H6IIOrQnFqexC0fMy_uCOompL9kYwX8jwM9T9AG4ARwKJzzsMcL8Hu-ICNCoj2EUeV9_ppJYjKzlOe04H9g_UL2OK-mqtkjZl9/s400/fall-leaves.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.targetx.com/hbu/DawgTracks/2009/10/fall_foliage.html">via HBU</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Can't find camera, so bear with me)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the Super Secret Recipe-</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take one can (small can) of <b>Canned Pumpkin Puree</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvQObEVjvq1U44aPkKXGBRSA4gstRlDYlM7sxOMx-7I8q01jaJsv0l8q0aH2432pbc_b9fD7IuindXeWhnN44Txn7hiFVxBV1u27qmm-7RpwPB8ZE1zqnro5rrj9-vfi2tB-MNSc71asZ/s1600/libbys-canned-pumpkin-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvQObEVjvq1U44aPkKXGBRSA4gstRlDYlM7sxOMx-7I8q01jaJsv0l8q0aH2432pbc_b9fD7IuindXeWhnN44Txn7hiFVxBV1u27qmm-7RpwPB8ZE1zqnro5rrj9-vfi2tB-MNSc71asZ/s200/libbys-canned-pumpkin-de.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food/healthy/canned-pumpkin-recipe-ideas">via here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mix it with 1 box of <b>Spice Cake mix</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjj_D8i7S406GaYZqPk8HUH082cbYmCHZYI4UlW_RMrELzMHXxBPtv2GOHPhVBZTSdCt3IldC4kuECdMhqkTA4KjAhBWb2ojbA2_NKiIhI6oHCBZhvAlZiu4nv05mlsP5NDUmhajGGeBL/s1600/41N90C5TDFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjj_D8i7S406GaYZqPk8HUH082cbYmCHZYI4UlW_RMrELzMHXxBPtv2GOHPhVBZTSdCt3IldC4kuECdMhqkTA4KjAhBWb2ojbA2_NKiIhI6oHCBZhvAlZiu4nv05mlsP5NDUmhajGGeBL/s1600/41N90C5TDFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Betty-Crocker-Super-Moist-Spice/dp/B000AP6SGA">via amazon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Add one bag of <b>Chocolate chips</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUV1QlQ7JD9Ry4jP3H4lwnnFDb7PckEFtLazo-1xHnQ5V3tmOl4YKRPn4lEDbhfJCVCqisF9pO1WcsDfT5_HI9xlMPEqVZEfzDgiyO62xWzdWU4KjMPS0ML-TWG99lvGo7yEOJQGidt8s/s1600/chocolatechips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUV1QlQ7JD9Ry4jP3H4lwnnFDb7PckEFtLazo-1xHnQ5V3tmOl4YKRPn4lEDbhfJCVCqisF9pO1WcsDfT5_HI9xlMPEqVZEfzDgiyO62xWzdWU4KjMPS0ML-TWG99lvGo7yEOJQGidt8s/s320/chocolatechips.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cookies-in-motion.com/Chocolate-Chip.html">via </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scoop onto greased cookie sheet</div><div style="text-align: center;">and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake at 350 for 8-15 minutes depending on the size of scoop.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(The don't really brown, or burn)</div><br />
Here is the hard part- Let them cool off just a little bit, so that you don't burn the skin off the roof of your mouth, and try not to eat them all by yourself. I have done it before...it's not pretty.<br />
<br />
Have a great Fall weekend!<br />
Jana!Jana Nielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482588865671749961noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-52823698324291615102010-09-29T20:23:00.000-07:002010-10-06T18:23:56.952-07:00Spider Headband Tutorial<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I LOVE Halloween. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">The cooler weather, the changing leaves, and I have to admit ALL THE CANDY! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I have been working on some really fun Halloween projects and wanted to share. We have got the cutest <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Halloween</span> tutorial coming next week, so we needed a fun <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">accessory</span> to go with it. So here is the Spider Headband. My girls had a lot of fun helping me make these.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt9eMb0M366WeOMnAtmpDnE0gPhRc08juGvhrI9PQsKlWSuc9RVyudEa2rmTjbt_OG7OmO2y5Fv_oC9M-Z8fUMDmcwolCo_uyGjxPXTBemd4uwMAwWZux5IzhBPEzBqA8UwfWUIJlqQE/s1600/max+6+weeks+168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522549157271443506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt9eMb0M366WeOMnAtmpDnE0gPhRc08juGvhrI9PQsKlWSuc9RVyudEa2rmTjbt_OG7OmO2y5Fv_oC9M-Z8fUMDmcwolCo_uyGjxPXTBemd4uwMAwWZux5IzhBPEzBqA8UwfWUIJlqQE/s320/max+6+weeks+168.JPG" border="0" /></a>The supplies you will need are</div><br /><div align="center">2 different sized pom poms</div><br /><div align="center">2 pipe cleaners</div><br /><div align="center">2 google eyes</div><br /><div align="center">black felt</div><br /><div align="center">Headband or hair clip</div><br /><div align="center">glue gun<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuQd3DcSTTWu4Gh2TLUrpru1Hzd4chKAceAKj2j6h2QuDC8k8khLBfmDHeMi0HOKJNKDZNybNB5LlsGU5u8-fVpp59ajQZ-idJcmJKt_9YSF0U9NPswZ0xtEt5RyDm-IFheRrjAQU9xY/s1600/max+6+weeks+143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522549153112180546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuQd3DcSTTWu4Gh2TLUrpru1Hzd4chKAceAKj2j6h2QuDC8k8khLBfmDHeMi0HOKJNKDZNybNB5LlsGU5u8-fVpp59ajQZ-idJcmJKt_9YSF0U9NPswZ0xtEt5RyDm-IFheRrjAQU9xY/s320/max+6+weeks+143.JPG" border="0" /></a> Step 1: Cut pipe cleaners in half<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDbwYMzqoYrD5bA6BIRR5GfFVfS5qG1Aszcwn60s-EHMmhPv7ORBmXzmcRYq4BQbh-6bIMp56ke5bpLFMUpWzza_eF2M_YaT0j3NHSGQMfD8lZe8rii6qCmerWFLlyCMSsWOaWD-xfew/s1600/max+6+weeks+145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522549144050860146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDbwYMzqoYrD5bA6BIRR5GfFVfS5qG1Aszcwn60s-EHMmhPv7ORBmXzmcRYq4BQbh-6bIMp56ke5bpLFMUpWzza_eF2M_YaT0j3NHSGQMfD8lZe8rii6qCmerWFLlyCMSsWOaWD-xfew/s320/max+6+weeks+145.JPG" border="0" /></a> Step 2: Twist all four pipe cleaners together in the middle. I twisted mine a couple times.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT5qfrCNdw1o-c4dWi5-zoOtUL5TJHc2bwipAalwn3JQi5teKTUUmQlRDqbQcAZ4KY7YwZ5-NmFNUuwQyQdL41SQ0c4C-E-lDvRTGaBVUMP5Nb38Hw8aKfwb-GTPUJhODPnil8bhBncw/s1600/max+6+weeks+147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522548573977868658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT5qfrCNdw1o-c4dWi5-zoOtUL5TJHc2bwipAalwn3JQi5teKTUUmQlRDqbQcAZ4KY7YwZ5-NmFNUuwQyQdL41SQ0c4C-E-lDvRTGaBVUMP5Nb38Hw8aKfwb-GTPUJhODPnil8bhBncw/s320/max+6+weeks+147.JPG" border="0" /></a> step 3: Glue the smaller pom pom to the bigger one<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3dr1M0YQ43NzYfhtomQ6C-787z57mR7xG2TGW530YDtTUg7trREj-hmTnCfSFj1dSHE0P5eCUIDuaR9S6qeM6Z-7iUby01sG3nn-LZX1kD1tKAMuJZzpapjWRM2MW1AOxTxFp6F5iVM/s1600/max+6+weeks+150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522548572020725058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3dr1M0YQ43NzYfhtomQ6C-787z57mR7xG2TGW530YDtTUg7trREj-hmTnCfSFj1dSHE0P5eCUIDuaR9S6qeM6Z-7iUby01sG3nn-LZX1kD1tKAMuJZzpapjWRM2MW1AOxTxFp6F5iVM/s320/max+6+weeks+150.JPG" border="0" /></a> Step 4: Glue your googly eyes on the front of the smaller pom pom.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFJ6hNfnfuqTx8Z6JpOpogJrB4ZYRhsjx0u-RPLLHFJXnTfnZ8W6RENZFG9W5_c_8BvG2hykiArWfp0fcqBj1IaHztNZZpwCI9xTeHkhD2jZRbDUL73COBiYvfYEi3Pzky6_qgkM0XgM/s1600/max+6+weeks+152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522548049690932002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFJ6hNfnfuqTx8Z6JpOpogJrB4ZYRhsjx0u-RPLLHFJXnTfnZ8W6RENZFG9W5_c_8BvG2hykiArWfp0fcqBj1IaHztNZZpwCI9xTeHkhD2jZRbDUL73COBiYvfYEi3Pzky6_qgkM0XgM/s320/max+6+weeks+152.JPG" border="0" /></a> Step 5: Glue the legs to the bottom of your spider .<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8Pn6MEAzFm9y_FNkElilYO2hAmQbKp6KMVy6EiydFZi8U9FZOPPLnfG879-onNFkPkMbHM0eetF1hvbnq_KMlabxBsK_V2pOp9Y5WWrZgzpuKEsYXo5vjWtM_CFZtmOHNApLv8_mYuk/s1600/max+6+weeks+154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522548041004481666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8Pn6MEAzFm9y_FNkElilYO2hAmQbKp6KMVy6EiydFZi8U9FZOPPLnfG879-onNFkPkMbHM0eetF1hvbnq_KMlabxBsK_V2pOp9Y5WWrZgzpuKEsYXo5vjWtM_CFZtmOHNApLv8_mYuk/s320/max+6+weeks+154.JPG" border="0" /></a> Step 6: Cut 2 teardrop shaped pieces from your felt. They need to be a little bit smaller than your spider.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeSZUJt03tJ7tDNZreOo0A767l1yKzOFYnzSNCB86OkYn0_qILgeOe3Tc2svbG9ZN2GlzJ0gtbKvwY5DW8CkI9B65LWC0YOVRzAKQLh-LdWP_NWdpbUhVxX5_uxtyXxDvypYJ7rWUB8A/s1600/max+6+weeks+155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522547742625904738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeSZUJt03tJ7tDNZreOo0A767l1yKzOFYnzSNCB86OkYn0_qILgeOe3Tc2svbG9ZN2GlzJ0gtbKvwY5DW8CkI9B65LWC0YOVRzAKQLh-LdWP_NWdpbUhVxX5_uxtyXxDvypYJ7rWUB8A/s320/max+6+weeks+155.JPG" border="0" /></a> Step 7: Glue one of the felt pieces to the bottom of your spider.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXprN7CjhSVjZedNU9Ommgcdc3opjJvDHfyI6uRjJyM_UwETlfQnozcF8rjMeM2Xl1SI1DVpSPSZd1r2Dslj98nVBXtyjO6a1spdYZNezrHrRk6XiZsLi3TfulaQj2NyJvu10CP01x_6k/s1600/max+6+weeks+158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522547734915616866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXprN7CjhSVjZedNU9Ommgcdc3opjJvDHfyI6uRjJyM_UwETlfQnozcF8rjMeM2Xl1SI1DVpSPSZd1r2Dslj98nVBXtyjO6a1spdYZNezrHrRk6XiZsLi3TfulaQj2NyJvu10CP01x_6k/s320/max+6+weeks+158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Step 8: Glue the spider to the headband and then glue the other felt piece over the top. This holds your spider in place really well.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxjVYQEQejYt3gD3UiydCPG5mQ9twqHJ_0Yiip3eksABGg3c4PQlc1YfNDa0zeJpCF30zU21ecb1LwpvNzrFx2g6kFrqtaO-PUel9wywV-Ub1I6qgFlGa7LhzeY2gDKUS282VMV1zPYk/s1600/max+6+weeks+161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522547280045568370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxjVYQEQejYt3gD3UiydCPG5mQ9twqHJ_0Yiip3eksABGg3c4PQlc1YfNDa0zeJpCF30zU21ecb1LwpvNzrFx2g6kFrqtaO-PUel9wywV-Ub1I6qgFlGa7LhzeY2gDKUS282VMV1zPYk/s320/max+6+weeks+161.JPG" border="0" /></a> step 9: Bend the spiders legs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21UqaQKHIobcoJo7jV8r1-Zcbub3JOHNv8yIBNncbcD2KEQqlr5VZaqRS7PSu8sPgrp9n_DeufF_j9bbT9lqpoRmuiIMhGMdtryX6YAcrEL9yvjY_G4lbqK-NomfospJf1HUOxQrHvcE/s1600/max+6+weeks+163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522547270126910546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21UqaQKHIobcoJo7jV8r1-Zcbub3JOHNv8yIBNncbcD2KEQqlr5VZaqRS7PSu8sPgrp9n_DeufF_j9bbT9lqpoRmuiIMhGMdtryX6YAcrEL9yvjY_G4lbqK-NomfospJf1HUOxQrHvcE/s320/max+6+weeks+163.JPG" border="0" /></a>Thats IT! Fast and easy and sooo cute. My girls didn't want to take them off. and I bet your little girl will love it too.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPBy6tzSazt_rN9J4sakcrBJIjbrpnxDARzjSQkm4o2gCFEzJd44Xkh26EQ4S-R2UlOAPSfM92Q1yU7ohMvYvoCQt1uZK3thiiw7Cp7BtFnCKQc48C4bDzihIhn__hXro2AcFib-9ugE/s1600/max+6+weeks+170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522543221541644946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPBy6tzSazt_rN9J4sakcrBJIjbrpnxDARzjSQkm4o2gCFEzJd44Xkh26EQ4S-R2UlOAPSfM92Q1yU7ohMvYvoCQt1uZK3thiiw7Cp7BtFnCKQc48C4bDzihIhn__hXro2AcFib-9ugE/s320/max+6+weeks+170.JPG" border="0" /></a> Remember to tune in next week for an awesome Halloween tutorial. If you think this is cute just wait till you see what I've got in store for you.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeuGs_R8wd8hUkWCdhxdzQ5nT7SMpCz8260IoDFknHPvCmK8jflp0i1L6EbOZCQgDvVRGJOPwirXs_ystDAI2QAje58T4A1bhNltCidCpf42wq0YcOWbvq2oa2EgURXZSnbjMHXtnQ0o/s1600/max+6+weeks+169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522543214363139362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeuGs_R8wd8hUkWCdhxdzQ5nT7SMpCz8260IoDFknHPvCmK8jflp0i1L6EbOZCQgDvVRGJOPwirXs_ystDAI2QAje58T4A1bhNltCidCpf42wq0YcOWbvq2oa2EgURXZSnbjMHXtnQ0o/s320/max+6+weeks+169.JPG" border="0" /></a> HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! and HAPPY SEWING!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218066091364548699.post-70845130788776894232010-09-25T16:05:00.000-07:002010-09-25T16:29:18.990-07:00Ava + Ruthie = ADORABLE!!!<div>Carrie at <a href="http://gracielousquilts.blogspot.com/">Gracie Lou's</a> mentioned that she had seen a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhszJvG8oQaryMDkz8tCKYwhZxYEj7x7jVujgqO2H_yejbwzv91fZApRhYII4EMPsrjZRQvsboNPH4ySs8MNZQBRHVP54ziPd9IEJwwoo-fdUou4JpLAZhddwA_gTO6rHqOcsa8F1ZS3y/s1600/ruthie_front.jpg">Ruthie Romper</a> with <a href="http://izzynivydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/09/ava.html">Ava</a> straps. I thought I would try it out for Bella. I love it! I used fine wale corduroy, put a cheap tee with it and she'll be able to wear it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thru</span> the winter. What a fun combination, I think it turned out adorable.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkhirmKeIQ1vl-nZIYBVyuD11jSIcFYysZrEN-DM0ja9jvZWFLJDXC3azTOw05dxyzcRfHMkQY4vQNH4Is4jqPsHk-b9XFOL8MfhFf7oJ6n1cKT8SNCh4Y2P8Fi_HnvHIPullQMXTYICg/s1600/photo-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkhirmKeIQ1vl-nZIYBVyuD11jSIcFYysZrEN-DM0ja9jvZWFLJDXC3azTOw05dxyzcRfHMkQY4vQNH4Is4jqPsHk-b9XFOL8MfhFf7oJ6n1cKT8SNCh4Y2P8Fi_HnvHIPullQMXTYICg/s320/photo-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520991609607202434" /></a>I also made this up for Bella the other day. This is our <a href="http://izzynivydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/09/macy-giggles.html">Macy Giggles Dress</a>. I have made this little dress at least 905 times, not really, but I do love to make this little ditty. I used Sandi Henderson fabrics and tacked a crocheted flower to the bodice. Once again, put a tee with it and voila...she can wear it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thru</span> the winter with leggings underneath. I love making clothes for my girls, so fun to customize and I love the feeling of completion.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-YbuHU1JbHp_WJJkCgfcfxz_w8MRzA6zmr1Fpif-dcRk-8beLYnSd6hSdgw-FiupUb0CC2egRYGMLRKzmjidBZVw9dEYk0JzEauIXnFDUHFI-9MK5A-5XSv1r-sDJY2_k1nwbKedP6XE/s1600/photo-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-YbuHU1JbHp_WJJkCgfcfxz_w8MRzA6zmr1Fpif-dcRk-8beLYnSd6hSdgw-FiupUb0CC2egRYGMLRKzmjidBZVw9dEYk0JzEauIXnFDUHFI-9MK5A-5XSv1r-sDJY2_k1nwbKedP6XE/s320/photo-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520991611667856754" /></a>What are all you working on? My next project is going to be <a href="http://izzynivydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/05/petunia.html">Petunia</a> made out of microfiber suede...she's gonna be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">purdy</span>.<div><br /></div><div>Shasta<br /><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494257674479493652noreply@blogger.com4