tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79048914957586919412024-03-14T03:02:32.443-05:00fingerprints left behindmy wee creative outlet in any form or style - you never know what you might find hereNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-89161449812517715372009-02-09T21:50:00.003-06:002009-02-09T21:52:22.995-06:00MOVEDFingerprints left Behind moved to our Family Blog. The girls and even Soren want to participate more and more so itis all family mostly anyway and creatvity so just follow us there.<br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><a href="http://bissell-kids.blogspot.com/">RIGHT HERE</a></strong></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-88884804615032620532009-02-07T00:37:00.003-06:002009-02-07T01:03:44.989-06:00Homemade Valentines Cards<div>Felt is still the big hit in the house, so we came up with an easy idea to use it for making a few valentine cards.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299942874217566354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5TNXBSmfui7zoeX6HuBLOSu4XAI5aJFDc7pTTxDXgs0pj5ngPIFHNK07_Q9w5TTznQW6d7-LyxSs_4LQxm1nDHWNdFpHSeY7_mDR1iLNIONOSA1fNrMyK18TPlEByP5vg-xcybosjoM/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8540.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />We took some cardstock cut it in half and folded it to cards.<br /><br />Traced hearts onto felt and cut them out.<br /><br />Used a few tiny drops of glue to stick them on the card just so they don't slide of right away.<br /><br />As last step we used the sewing machine to attach the hearts to the card with a straight or zig zag stitch, once or twice ot three times. It doesn't need to be perfectly straight.<br /><br />After showing the girls the idea Bella can make them all by themselves and Chiara just needs a little help with the sewing machine.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299942871498427506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7KvFwziZih7svrnR3omrJLkTGvTbMR4OZWP8PPna3nE0uk7y39YZkChYdbwp3wJDztw2V310oCi-8VCTt4-RBD_1tc_R_C_4xvYUppmTs4dOqSOuDOPcIJlRs2gcYeaTgYuxjS4z-EY/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8538.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Preview of our next project in progress:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299947222897948002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YYEPwMqpTlN_pM-eWD5kV3AOExoHedQdM5Veap-C7ov2gL274Kjzm4DPZ0VjOnqtZKwgsOZ9a3wp_buAox5Yo4pZyWoIPOC43LRpr2hdo7fAxbTxOGUgHLMKejGyzIYgu04CPalpK0s/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8546.JPG" border="0" />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-45218296707900718552009-02-05T21:10:00.005-06:002009-02-05T21:47:55.175-06:00I am working on it ... seriously ...... on reducing my fabric stash and actually using it. But since the move in this house last summer the organization of this stash is seriously compromised.<br /><br />A step back: In the last house we had a tiny kitchen but huge dining area space so I put the girls' old german blue wardrobe in a corner and organized NICELY - sorted after colors and seasons - most of my fabric in it. Easy access. Right there in the middle of the house with enough space around to spread it all out if necessary. The rest of the crafts stuff was all packed up in a closet in Leland's hide away/computer room.<br /><br />Now: We rented a bigger house that's in better shaped and all the kids got their own room. Getting them to sleep is SOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier, but there is no space for my blue closet beside in the garage which is packed with everything else that was in the extra room in the other house, too, plus everything else. So I am working on getting my stash used and reduced and reorganized that I can enjoy it again and actually find what I am looking for when I look for it. But that is a work in progress.<br /><br />I don't like to admit that the last move left such a chaos behind - we are expert movers after all! - but <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=731">Sew, Mama, Sew!</a> is asking about our fabric stash, yours & mine. And through them you get to peek in lots of others fabric stashes and see what they are stashing away.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqBzP8bjtCRXAdKaoHmbub5zMAkeJYZywPxxaQL35NlvBVaUID4s0cW3XzioJPdwaqx2w47caY3Hwa6SrmOfEBaXeNU-kKgi6dcVHmiUi1_OqAY2VWAAfDawQNz18DjYvcict5q0DNWg/s1600-h/IMG_8551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299516971867239298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqBzP8bjtCRXAdKaoHmbub5zMAkeJYZywPxxaQL35NlvBVaUID4s0cW3XzioJPdwaqx2w47caY3Hwa6SrmOfEBaXeNU-kKgi6dcVHmiUi1_OqAY2VWAAfDawQNz18DjYvcict5q0DNWg/s400/IMG_8551.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><ul><li><em>What do you usually sew?</em><br />I started out with quilts in all sizes and girls' dresses, now more little things for decorations and whatever pops in my head.<br /></li><br /><li><em>When you shop for fabric, what size cuts do you usually buy?<br /></em>If I go shopping for a specific project I just add a little more as what I need, if I just really like the fabric it depends on the price if I take between 1/2 - 2 yards. Usually 1 yard.<br /></li><br /><li><em>Do you buy on impulse or do you go out looking for something you need?<br /></em>Both, I try to avoid the fabric sections now because I do have a pretty big stash, but the special fabric I always find when I am not looking for it.<br /></li><br /><li><em>Are you a pre-washer? If you are, do you wash your fabric before you need it, or only when you’re ready to use it?<br /></em>I used to wash it right away. Now only of I use it for quilts when I need it.<br /></li><br /><li><em>Do you iron it?</em><br />Before cutting it.<br /></li><br /><li><em>How do you sort it? (color, print size, collection, etc.)</em><br />By color, a few as collection and as season for fall and xmas.<br /></li><br /><li><em>Do you have any special folding techniques?</em><br />No, just trying to get them similar sized.<br /></li><br /><li><em>How do you store your fabric?<br /></em>In my blue closet if I get finished organozid, currently there and in plastic containers and on top of my dryer.<br /></li><br /><li><em>What tips do you have for building up a well-rounded stash?<br /></em>If you see something you just fall in love with add it to your stash, it makes you smile when you get to touch it. lol. There are a few stash staples you akways need from white fabric, tan, black, brown, so always have a few overall fitting patterns, too, that you easily can start on an idea without having to run to the store.<br /></li><br /><li><em>When do you say enough is enough?</em><br />Is there ever enough? I reach a point taht I carefully select the fabric I buy now.<br /></li><br /><li><em>What are some of your favorite stash-busting projects?</em><br />Let my daughters dig in my stash. lol.<br /></li><br /><li><em>Do you have a current favorite print in your stash? Let’s see it!<br /></em>I love the blue print and for right now can't get myself to cut in it.<br /></li></ul><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524675004295986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQ55y929j_tL0kQywkYwvzkWyAmn4Pzgq7XZy7C-z1vY_L-pXC3e6FjJY4Okoy0siwpTAirHm8Ct2RZn_-yo2KAHotS8YewhbJfc7wF0X-0f4wDFmdGrMQ49tKCBajpA68Jg4HBW6610/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7530.JPG" border="0" /> <ul><br /><li><em>What’s your definition of the perfect stash?</em><br />The perfect stash is the one I can start digging in when I get an idea and end up finding all the perfectly right fabrics I want in it.<br /></li></ul><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299516961338197746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfRw6xqkTkgfZ3My2Jaa392I8HPC4cTle1nn9AlUKqduO3Oc52vuYl5zCz55E1UAuha-R7CrtR3P7m3qKxV5RakrAS4QiXMPaokVl06zaoWjsu2KFPuMyjxC1oCR3kGlo7IIl4KbMquY/s400/IMG_8549.JPG" border="0" /> </p><p align="center">"The latest additions to the fabric stash." </p><p align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299516960865911218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZuKDz7e5TCfepLJ9USqXovz0LieJqwYOQwzDuQDawKlJudL22lqrqtktRtBpmMFFaJgg1bIjOCgf-RAeVIsGKaxbe6g3PDwwta_-B9wzYBltQj1smENXkyudmTx5xmVA0svt0-WcmMA/s400/IMG_8547.JPG" border="0" /></p>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-47597517710485542292009-01-29T21:08:00.010-06:002009-01-30T07:06:05.651-06:00handmade buttonsYes, playdough is a permanent habitant in our house, but usually the girls are so happily occupied with it that I stay far away from it until it comes to the clean up part.<br /><br />Today I played <s>playdooh</s> FIMO. It's a long time ago I touched it, but I saw something and I just couldn't resist trying it out. Handmade Buttons. I had no design in my mind, just getting started with it.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPZ74k6p2K41uAyyf-o6M5oMcV4TyiGUU0f63ZCcR3a4lfv75tESqLF-KGosoiio1rVtQbDfFjnFgkDrtm91bC1wlU1SS0c8MVfjkZ17HBIDw3GgsDX32Jj1D8ALwXuKPRb2wMOEp_Qk/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_8375.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296920267469306738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPZ74k6p2K41uAyyf-o6M5oMcV4TyiGUU0f63ZCcR3a4lfv75tESqLF-KGosoiio1rVtQbDfFjnFgkDrtm91bC1wlU1SS0c8MVfjkZ17HBIDw3GgsDX32Jj1D8ALwXuKPRb2wMOEp_Qk/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8375.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />They didn't turn out perfect, it's a while ago I played playdooh, but I already learned one lesson - stay away from the Effect FIMO - it was so much harder to work with as the Soft FIMO, and leaves streaks when you cut it, but it looks neat with the glitter I have to admit. They are not totally round, I tried, but each of them is unique. Does that count?</div><br /><div>After baking them for 3o minutes in the oven they first attempt of making buttons was finished.</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296925567549161698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrOXk_1H9Lk7D5yQF-VKXIPbw3JMi5AUkqPG9EI4K7YDh9uhj0QujMX3b8w-e7Www8LsgLekh4Oduu8mYM5igahLW0P08LuB7aIAunVdl963XGLA_TIScdYwXtaP88MbRlB6xKhr6F7M/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8447.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchy-9Jrj73UQ3IZP4_cEpEvYQAAWeq3sZau5uK6dt6YMvLOz8R84Xd5pvIOUYs-FCWLFIdWGJtOr19eE_04sMcXDCcaXwlQwdx4w3O4d4ZZN9YRBnPXPHBlqCaChP2lI2ebt1rzikxR8/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_8430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296920258446491522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchy-9Jrj73UQ3IZP4_cEpEvYQAAWeq3sZau5uK6dt6YMvLOz8R84Xd5pvIOUYs-FCWLFIdWGJtOr19eE_04sMcXDCcaXwlQwdx4w3O4d4ZZN9YRBnPXPHBlqCaChP2lI2ebt1rzikxR8/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8430.JPG" border="0" /></a>Now I will have to see what I am actually going to use them for. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>P.S. Soren put his hand hand right away in the jar, grab a handfuk and tried to stuff them in his mouth. I guess the look good enough too eat. Yummy.</em></div><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296924543030059218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 329px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtBQx6DuKmHxTKH81nTvRfXz4xulYpELg-01CBc6ipjktlbWc690UAZa_M5V8clFcNlMucPBhdRQUe2ixN2qExL__A401RBhaDgTknXITbnKA7FGnuzY4TPSmvetAIW6HIMJCjeOVkuc/s400/aKopie+von+IMG_8430.JPG" border="0" /><br />One of my little artists was at work here.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296920263177316322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9lxTqNgod1bt9Q139ne01MBtB_cSNZ03ufrKNbcMucL2zL-LO6OvcIAgEAWVVGOydGeZjnKIzTfRZHuLrzCppNhcOoTP5Tp3d5hYOXpJ4laJLon0XmtXjoM7VZYPB5xMLVlgYfn5m3A/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8418.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-28087126850464201242009-01-27T16:33:00.003-06:002009-02-07T01:06:20.219-06:00More Stuffed Little Hearts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71P_hKUBgSZECLv_JrQG9H-TzMOUpi7qWkfqhRIbikDSrBFKjczMaZ2NBbeIWTWHL3hc0z5Iy__fJIQJf8FQC4P8gX2BrUCQk2vU63Ew_9WMna0GvcMgUXtah2RorTPxqaANUvtpTvh4/s1600-h/1Kopie+von+IMG_8349.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296107384567275394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71P_hKUBgSZECLv_JrQG9H-TzMOUpi7qWkfqhRIbikDSrBFKjczMaZ2NBbeIWTWHL3hc0z5Iy__fJIQJf8FQC4P8gX2BrUCQk2vU63Ew_9WMna0GvcMgUXtah2RorTPxqaANUvtpTvh4/s400/1Kopie+von+IMG_8349.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Those little hearts are a cute decorations for the house, I just still try to find the perfect spot for them. I even likethem hanging from a doorknob, but Soren disagrees with me and usually takes my doorknob decorations faster down as I put them up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgn3BVS1VQw6ruRNSMfKSJW94-Nh0jW4SN-7IAydZP7deHOwCce5tHj0OX_FNMDdp5mqAZqmqhzLIyRQgyBjAE0mcj0zJ11dI26qJjBWtm2YCQBktVFAgYZywgZpN1dfFvRc0Q6Fm98HE/s1600-h/1Kopie+von+IMG_8346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296107381111816034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgn3BVS1VQw6ruRNSMfKSJW94-Nh0jW4SN-7IAydZP7deHOwCce5tHj0OX_FNMDdp5mqAZqmqhzLIyRQgyBjAE0mcj0zJ11dI26qJjBWtm2YCQBktVFAgYZywgZpN1dfFvRc0Q6Fm98HE/s400/1Kopie+von+IMG_8346.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>All hearts have a pocket in the front so I can a little note, perhabs folded or rolled up and a sweet treat with it for my girls on valentines. Perhabs the striped hearts still need a bow, but I didn't make up my mind yet and like them as simple as they are. I hope you enjoy them, too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ndk-fuSd2n-Cpplnx2G9XUV4IPN6UQtZDGRCPFxrldpegF88y2FfzTd2W_5CNNfUoErBqJqMyxK2JdpA7R_uOXATnGgj-zEK8vGpHxSgLJQdey78KeyGhmqLwHqqHjA5H2I5hSS9VSI/s1600-h/1Kopie+von+IMG_8345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296107376598316722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ndk-fuSd2n-Cpplnx2G9XUV4IPN6UQtZDGRCPFxrldpegF88y2FfzTd2W_5CNNfUoErBqJqMyxK2JdpA7R_uOXATnGgj-zEK8vGpHxSgLJQdey78KeyGhmqLwHqqHjA5H2I5hSS9VSI/s400/1Kopie+von+IMG_8345.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-27626744274854512792009-01-24T19:22:00.003-06:002009-02-07T01:06:48.918-06:00Fabric BookcoversHere is my first attempt of making a bookcover with fabric for an old notebook from strips of fabric and some batting. The notebook can easily be exchanged when it is full because it works like a slip cover.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63r-LxtjSJHv-Uey0bHQZ1b-zl_xIpW_HOkp7EhjrNrjuUS7lmSxy6LKBE2m6Qz-67DX-4QOJf8nFGCa-3Txe4L_O2B9AqItZnGqJbKL3OeanVXL5x28JGNszOHhnJztg5AnJ016d-P0/s1600-h/IMG_7658.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295035743015725922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63r-LxtjSJHv-Uey0bHQZ1b-zl_xIpW_HOkp7EhjrNrjuUS7lmSxy6LKBE2m6Qz-67DX-4QOJf8nFGCa-3Txe4L_O2B9AqItZnGqJbKL3OeanVXL5x28JGNszOHhnJztg5AnJ016d-P0/s400/IMG_7658.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Of course after Chiara saw mine she wanted one for her notebook, too, and how can I say no? So we took the leftover fabric from her heart found some coordinateting strips.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZaFQgxCSDZNNq2M-80vupiiJnmP_LvPQBfo8yQ1rUr9hirHeXj3bRM0J4Nq-p74V9kcFeCD25ivgsoRfhKSr6ZDZvVQpNLITSVfAI_rnrZaISeBwlsBUJz4nDv-5vG15Et81FBruZYg/s1600-h/IMG_8009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295035742975787890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZaFQgxCSDZNNq2M-80vupiiJnmP_LvPQBfo8yQ1rUr9hirHeXj3bRM0J4Nq-p74V9kcFeCD25ivgsoRfhKSr6ZDZvVQpNLITSVfAI_rnrZaISeBwlsBUJz4nDv-5vG15Et81FBruZYg/s400/IMG_8009.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Those are the first attempts for bookcovers but more are in plans if I find the time for them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcRNTm48BTI8xMq7piUqrweKtINIDSiLp4TX7zIYanYXmpP5zb0niS-OdaRahiI94KaqojMgN7uXnJg2kNmV4qZaew9r1boRwSMpuXbQ00tWuqIxAs_POTGWltxIydLGrk-EGpKiHFxY/s1600-h/IMG_8006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295035738694801218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcRNTm48BTI8xMq7piUqrweKtINIDSiLp4TX7zIYanYXmpP5zb0niS-OdaRahiI94KaqojMgN7uXnJg2kNmV4qZaew9r1boRwSMpuXbQ00tWuqIxAs_POTGWltxIydLGrk-EGpKiHFxY/s400/IMG_8006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-84718764995962956622009-01-24T19:11:00.003-06:002009-02-07T01:07:14.761-06:00Hearts full of LoveBoth of my girls were busy sewing hearts last weekend especially Isabell. Look at big pile she made with Oma's help. But she sewed all the bows on by herself and each has a different pearl or bead. She was working really hard all afternoon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg63QVsuTnWLrj5JQY4yDrOLYB-M-L-yz6gOsMVX2H5fN56JrOClqSGfsMEUoNL07_raQ3zvkBKlgzl6buNUsU7-ZA8hH-aTm_wZJS9YkTeJ1Rg1EZP97L1YEYfyKhbbjTEaAThHcOZE/s1600-h/IMG_7670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295033608768349810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg63QVsuTnWLrj5JQY4yDrOLYB-M-L-yz6gOsMVX2H5fN56JrOClqSGfsMEUoNL07_raQ3zvkBKlgzl6buNUsU7-ZA8hH-aTm_wZJS9YkTeJ1Rg1EZP97L1YEYfyKhbbjTEaAThHcOZE/s400/IMG_7670.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiespZvnfxKZbKxAOk8PAtb0pii1y-kh3MbXPy3lo7Y-w764P9RwBc7cw7lVuqF3dTeWDm4o4Fwhb8nAMP0Wrm48NyWfNp6bZzJznLUPQZiijiviLEnvVeBR2BzXKNub-Ob_PeqaxlFOZQ/s1600-h/IMG_7676.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295033608913474914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiespZvnfxKZbKxAOk8PAtb0pii1y-kh3MbXPy3lo7Y-w764P9RwBc7cw7lVuqF3dTeWDm4o4Fwhb8nAMP0Wrm48NyWfNp6bZzJznLUPQZiijiviLEnvVeBR2BzXKNub-Ob_PeqaxlFOZQ/s400/IMG_7676.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Here is Chiara' heart. Isn't it cute?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiloHOI0O8VfcAgKMGLy8k3aXgL-BrdbYUTzRK72UstD_ubPyhc_JVg1JoCUyLLmpo2GmV4kqdG9i0dHK6tZLIfb_eeCbBWw-P-w7gX3zAWefBCMKIads3CE4rW5YDROUh2h2egkTRQYc/s1600-h/IMG_7668.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295033600981793394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiloHOI0O8VfcAgKMGLy8k3aXgL-BrdbYUTzRK72UstD_ubPyhc_JVg1JoCUyLLmpo2GmV4kqdG9i0dHK6tZLIfb_eeCbBWw-P-w7gX3zAWefBCMKIads3CE4rW5YDROUh2h2egkTRQYc/s400/IMG_7668.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-18474071092927418842009-01-22T19:38:00.008-06:002009-02-07T01:07:32.637-06:00ChenilleAfter looking through almost all off my old quilt magazine I came over an article that described how to make Chenille. And I just had to try it out. It is EASY as it can be.<br /><br />I grabbed some of my homespun scraps. Flanell works, too, as any other lightly woven fabric, but my preference for rag quilts and chenille is homespun. With several layers of fabric flanell gets very heavy while homespuns still keep it light especially in a bigger size.<br /><br />For my little try out sample I cut five squares of fabric, stacked them on top of each other and sewed a diagonal from one corner to the other. I kept sewing seams with 1/2 inches of the the previous one on each side of the diagonal all the way out to each corner.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294299046017881218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqI3TYgph8lTOGoKeJi6kvvtRrU8GHZ_6A7hNe9GJKoRmxFZmXxEmOip-wq6qHmVu6_Z1gA5PjeeI8p8yMzkJdidhx4AjFPwivS50P07zzdl5k1gOsqd8Kq5A5gU0e-op359-Mc9sRpE/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7657.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaloaJsWtgRZba3lbFqYdIoy1LUGpJTWSxFHVA_eCh9QRCM6-l4KoQQjRzK7rg9MHgpItsGm34S-iCdz5qDzkYcbVOWC5FlOPw9fe39Ge-JLjejmJJh072eC_4hMOQaReG0geA_ZKvIk/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_8017.JPG"></a><br />After that step you cut in between all seams through the four top layers, just not the bottom one.<br />I used the <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat3538&PRODID=prd17760">Clover Slash Cutter</a> instead of scissors for that step.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294299043961612706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2Ej63dAuDrsxMXDNdOJRK0mqZgrSVSCufZLqma4YkKcWeIS6W3L73lcleKsqZMY4G2aGR6eTPpBWIVtV8xjzb1ycyAMK9qRa9-OpSnIjJWCV-wJqoFlPdwoDHbbijTsprAAaDuA-gCI/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7649.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><div>After all the cutting it went in the washing machine and dryer to fray and this step added all the softness to the fabric --------- chenille.<br /><div><div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294302269942438626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5W340EIykhyW9iZN3OiQb_5C-vXUbNDjCNiFEvvil_D3sZrFNFlk1aVed93kKBoqp4gJTFARBMjWVGFrKwCZYyA1UE1zYFoHpzo13AtHq5aHGcWMf304bpyCOeRtcqTNWKWVvzVIwg4g/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_8017.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-13009911974719613942009-01-19T12:49:00.004-06:002009-01-19T19:09:53.750-06:00Just YummyOn our second trip to Austin this month, I could not resist buying fabric - my sewing machine is dusted off by now, too - the deals were just to sweet and the fabric just gorgeous. I love it, so much that I can't cut in it yet and it is nicely stack up next to me to look at.<br /><br />It is so hard to resist buying just all of it, so I had to ideas in my head and pick them out for it. One or two more slipped in the stack, but I can't wait to see how those ideas turn out.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293080126762836290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0DLNMkjvo2Jzpv_m9dXhABe2pYKRi6EySqKo-nkz1NDH33N71PyYgwDiyzcU1E2vsJ3dKH1XxOCp9o3KLVuTGoPidY6X0NmvjvhoNi3GyzK1644lDPlsOCAzmFt75Ct141TThxt0XZM/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7524.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QvbB1NMtQqUBHqNuzvXu67q-AzJ8q1ozDrWU_PoHHKDyiWlKZXDV-KVOqwTE8jnPf-JksWrqHMjlvxaC6PxWSVVDKabHbr2AQcMBBqivRh2Oh6-QpH8b-pJwvLIO3b9N6BJvUB1l6Ek/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_7530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293080132370805666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QvbB1NMtQqUBHqNuzvXu67q-AzJ8q1ozDrWU_PoHHKDyiWlKZXDV-KVOqwTE8jnPf-JksWrqHMjlvxaC6PxWSVVDKabHbr2AQcMBBqivRh2Oh6-QpH8b-pJwvLIO3b9N6BJvUB1l6Ek/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7530.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFUvrOh3fdAC0jUWCMgysYeNfrjNB20GGs0XCzLFoFwRVQmw-uFmytrfVKgcrrTidXBs8J4SmADKmQx8hZtwyb2Yimq1SZX1bGWP6I1xtcep4uunvpWoUNXlgk6u_6HqYaf0jmTbqOE4/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_7526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293080126984439138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFUvrOh3fdAC0jUWCMgysYeNfrjNB20GGs0XCzLFoFwRVQmw-uFmytrfVKgcrrTidXBs8J4SmADKmQx8hZtwyb2Yimq1SZX1bGWP6I1xtcep4uunvpWoUNXlgk6u_6HqYaf0jmTbqOE4/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7526.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293080131832339586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUhYAWTxwoOq6h6zMJ8AkvQzqPywWD-UyO4IlydZNxNPSuTvEadurQvYdKrp-ijwqqs3a5XVYomMhP5_ei8XB0r_0QX7oi8t4Sf8UJJ80U7u1G8Vd2zEJsDTCawdBdXJPjeo58nBJGhE/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7534.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div align="center">Soren loves all the buttons on my sewing machine, too, and the wheel, and the foot and, ......</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>CAN'T KEEP HIS HANDS <span style="font-size:180%;">OFF</span> IT!</strong></div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293080142509055938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Cee3fhUAYx9hcQbr3RNPxXfEKZEu7pVTWs0jJBFB2GwG-fiMIgDGmSi02bd9J1I8PB_FTmncgcIwmQVMMPLtaNjgvE1dOyIXBlIntbJ2Muh5ShDyOR2acDH8llMaDScgOCXf_rSi4kY/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7536.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-86009397138949466922009-01-17T21:11:00.002-06:002009-01-17T21:17:01.457-06:00and a little thing out of felt againEvery year when my mom comes visiting we dig through almost all of my quilting magazines and books and just as it goes even we have seen them all before we do find something new one of us is interested in or we just want to try out. And with my sewing machine still collecting dust, working with felt just needs scissors, a needle and thread and a comfy spot on the couch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihw4Hw_OVlktQ1qtDmvoQ0UynzZXCSVhMzLbNEsKLVgx_izDkLEJH2NpVdJX4WWQFl30ihGlLyndF40mU6hjIfxOiCURWWDXBcItJFyx62_fkm6BTskdY2tT42THxs8TeWi-tvhTwHUWQ/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_7623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292466538234200562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihw4Hw_OVlktQ1qtDmvoQ0UynzZXCSVhMzLbNEsKLVgx_izDkLEJH2NpVdJX4WWQFl30ihGlLyndF40mU6hjIfxOiCURWWDXBcItJFyx62_fkm6BTskdY2tT42THxs8TeWi-tvhTwHUWQ/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7623.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-66939549155922100582009-01-17T20:54:00.003-06:002009-01-17T21:02:52.096-06:00Something makes PEEPPerhabs it's the new year, perhabs not, but on the first Sunday in January we (Bella, Chiara, Soren, my mom and me) made a roadtrip to Austin and spent lots of time at JoAnns. I haven't been there in months because I do have a stash of fabric and my sewing machine was collecting a little bit dust. But we my mom's visit we had the perfect excuse to go and I didn't buy any fabric - just felt and a few knickknacks. Soren had a blast just exploring the entire store and the girls were helping picking fabrics for themselves and for Oma.<br /><br />A evening later the first of these three little birds was done and soon got more company.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292462014428886002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUv68eBgtHB1mPYzeKUgBKYFG3fvBlkM0FUJt6tOYwb6o6zLmQYGLmgDbOMYh3_pFYoAtJKQtpJa9V2716fhP4Nu8MS-ENmCAGneY3OHO2uY73Bbjuym7Uq9GGNxsaKCPiknF__vitB4/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7660-1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Who would have thought that such an itty bitty bird would take so much work to be done. LOL.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiVn5J2z9X9R9Zfbsa_rKlHMpL-bbK1CGAda0wjmKEAOjBpoDeuE6sy6TKk6_14zfqgXCYhsbJFT_X9ei6mEvLrKqoRWvpT9B9k7CRP9pzaUUDZ-mZ4bZzyM9cQifh-IiSpaHqnKMf18/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_7661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292462013940202962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiVn5J2z9X9R9Zfbsa_rKlHMpL-bbK1CGAda0wjmKEAOjBpoDeuE6sy6TKk6_14zfqgXCYhsbJFT_X9ei6mEvLrKqoRWvpT9B9k7CRP9pzaUUDZ-mZ4bZzyM9cQifh-IiSpaHqnKMf18/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7661.JPG" border="0" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-13178670218802485412009-01-12T13:19:00.004-06:002009-01-12T20:18:49.071-06:00Peek - A - Boo<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290591438454731730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUmeQUE81Q_kMrg7OWggNXgLTKJvt_A0UpUOQfeFXUEOjcAyjvCMfvj2rFoLJvh6rHUN3Yh-YVMI12pP1BB8v9f-0fpcXfKJE0mO9aTmxzfCrPJ7u86Rq7LNBdhvA0ZQPH11ceduPZz8/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7545.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Penguins - one, two, three, ..... many more</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">These adorable little penguins were our New Year's craft and one of the first out of felt.</div><div align="center">They are so easy to make with brads for eyes and cheeks and my girls even changed them up easily. Now we just need to find some snow for them to stay cold here in warm Texas.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdl6Vg4lkQUPTHVqBJyZWVwH6PkI-admpxnngjIoV2RMt4F3ibQZMFYOEEM5FIFLb-LgL_bXCxAveJGM9B6tYa7bE05OGSdHj-zP0Y9a_3smiL8X_3BuI5Ofm3_vHaoqyYJ1ACAcZ6Qk/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_7541.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290591441060077442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdl6Vg4lkQUPTHVqBJyZWVwH6PkI-admpxnngjIoV2RMt4F3ibQZMFYOEEM5FIFLb-LgL_bXCxAveJGM9B6tYa7bE05OGSdHj-zP0Y9a_3smiL8X_3BuI5Ofm3_vHaoqyYJ1ACAcZ6Qk/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_7541.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-33583353743016433582008-12-24T23:42:00.004-06:002008-12-25T00:13:08.730-06:00Chocolate Factory for a Day<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">... or "A Sneak Peak of our homemade Christmas presents"</span></em></div><br />How do you find the perfect gift for a friend without going overboard, out of budget, but still keep it very personally? Homemade yummy treats for the sweet tooth was our answer this year. So for a day we turned the kitchen into a chocolate confisserie or factory. The whole house smelled like chocolate. Semi sweet chocolate, white chocolate, milk chocolate, ....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283603140807768610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfXIn-a_cKz84VLSh12kFEDtxJE8J2AEZz85Tp8sb2RF05QejFoRb7QwfDGxk6zp-zelc6Pgi5L3kbpe1fkA8r6w7iw7aZHfUVoaUcFBpSPzlWrO7mfefQK_NF7CK-UYjBiewd75rX5U/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_6455.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Just to get started for little gifts, I used some semi sweet melted chocolate bark and dipped in candy canes. Those packed up in a little bag and a bow with a package of hot cocoa was a little treat sent to school and even the postman got on after delivering two packages right to the door.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283603136222300770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl0CfTfOh1BVjBe1WsTDfdH9DmuSTFeeifelFbT3fSsecxHLfdue4hEFipODprcUYbGpBUftnoP44Y59Ext8yXKgBwMKNu6Ii4JqE7G_6V0RkHJH_iuiwU8Xcqe5WBdWDf6YqNednFnM/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_6459.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NrJmUcdqRLYrWcdxWMysyQIZBovs4s4EMskXev8qc16dnuix51SHs834JAxIAw8_iEgtmXODTI6ddJIsl_KA9lt1htB7hgWutg5k8gs9Hk6ZuvvgBwpDyVtDH5agpa86EDH44RA32hY/s1600-h/Kopie+(2)+von+IMG_6505.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283603157576423138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NrJmUcdqRLYrWcdxWMysyQIZBovs4s4EMskXev8qc16dnuix51SHs834JAxIAw8_iEgtmXODTI6ddJIsl_KA9lt1htB7hgWutg5k8gs9Hk6ZuvvgBwpDyVtDH5agpa86EDH44RA32hY/s400/Kopie+(2)+von+IMG_6505.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Just give me the secret how you can get 12 one piece candy canes out of a box with 12 candy canes, because it didn't happen to me. So many were already broke and 1 or 2 snapped while carefully unwrapped the plastic from them. So we ended up with lots of broken pieces.<br /><br />My favorites are the cookie truffles. I started with the dark cookies, crumbled them up in the food processor, added vanilla and cream cheese, cooled them and roll them in little balls. Dark chocolate for covering them and vanilla for the swirls more or less. But after having also white cookies and more vanilla bark a second batch was done and believe me I am soooooo glad I did. Those are even better.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283602126708257874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1KLQeL8TiCJUDHSDYu41bVrpDc3q4jDk3_G9f0Hke_2ZCn_UMMP6iNjFPw8DnqnPeFoSO6KMt71ogUpyeltpQUlaUaaWPVzCHum0xStHBzwCntytC7ot33W8f7TUioFc3N2G6Eo0RAo/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_6523.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGjDJZXirHVg_I2vJ82Hj65pI2P0KHOLpphi0Imkki_k32-HL657yEb-1h9aCndSKLRE-rpf7vR6CoHpdZBN6cPdFSs7ZOEGLZ7yWozUsWxMiHeQ3ZTLAy5k3dMz-bqZpiukvoYXhZ_8/s1600-h/Kopie+(2)+von+IMG_6525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283603150617767538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGjDJZXirHVg_I2vJ82Hj65pI2P0KHOLpphi0Imkki_k32-HL657yEb-1h9aCndSKLRE-rpf7vR6CoHpdZBN6cPdFSs7ZOEGLZ7yWozUsWxMiHeQ3ZTLAy5k3dMz-bqZpiukvoYXhZ_8/s400/Kopie+(2)+von+IMG_6525.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Oops. Somebody sneak in here. It's impossible to stay hidden from my little kitchen helper, but you really need a game plan to keep him away from the chocolate. Nose Stop!<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283602133964083010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBbN224RePMRiV_kRXSJnLcjNNqC8GpOmaqgJs5jtGMIyAW3LUlavG8KYT4vSp166V4NbbxZGzfc9afJRDuc_DVJk3cKvkfC5M5tGiYrhbTPZpad4uftatI0nueTdkBBS55ysNATBFLU/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_6508.JPG" border="0" /><br />I knew I had seen a recipe and that one was just perfect for all my leftovers especially all the broken candy canes. Peppermint Bark. Homemade from scratch. Not bought expensive in the store. And it's so easy to make.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPb-m-SUyxKfLBPo6_Heheqe8fDflqsl-1fvmm47xxT-kGlIT9rZ24c7k_f6UYWFarBfYwiyZ-sapYhyKJxxb1pmYEXDy48RKBYSM_zxM4ufswbyCx-YdA6i1jvRrC2tIOCIQ3GrM1TuM/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_6498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283603127565095570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPb-m-SUyxKfLBPo6_Heheqe8fDflqsl-1fvmm47xxT-kGlIT9rZ24c7k_f6UYWFarBfYwiyZ-sapYhyKJxxb1pmYEXDy48RKBYSM_zxM4ufswbyCx-YdA6i1jvRrC2tIOCIQ3GrM1TuM/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_6498.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRPkcM57GGg-qiZ3pmSQY7ux38H6MIrIcq7yoaIw42gW8odJPOejBaUSnTmpO2_g0pG5FWtuXncS0et5RkiF52yAIe_Li4Wpj0ublWEYGbvbcyIAWDOjpdGlH959k7AxaIGaaSlNSdjY/s1600-h/Kopie+von+IMG_6530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283602116978700402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRPkcM57GGg-qiZ3pmSQY7ux38H6MIrIcq7yoaIw42gW8odJPOejBaUSnTmpO2_g0pG5FWtuXncS0et5RkiF52yAIe_Li4Wpj0ublWEYGbvbcyIAWDOjpdGlH959k7AxaIGaaSlNSdjY/s400/Kopie+von+IMG_6530.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>All those treats got nicely packed and wrapped and perhabs you were one of the few we gave them to. Enjoy</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-14170084495148423662008-12-05T07:08:00.003-06:002008-12-05T09:10:50.960-06:00What shall we call it?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dnToibSdNcJ-jPaDK_e2mUDy_PkM67ck-FaknfwedGFZidEhyphenhyphenjZKEH7e5vKFzv276j0RPBUxxZaJR4mOTxR1G-r4SORTz2xdxHx1M7TvrbOSJpGHKqUGhMmwJUKIk_cnT5OKp4hzTeM/s1600-h/IMG_5663-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320959814903042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dnToibSdNcJ-jPaDK_e2mUDy_PkM67ck-FaknfwedGFZidEhyphenhyphenjZKEH7e5vKFzv276j0RPBUxxZaJR4mOTxR1G-r4SORTz2xdxHx1M7TvrbOSJpGHKqUGhMmwJUKIk_cnT5OKp4hzTeM/s400/IMG_5663-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Finally, the day before Thanksgiving we get to do our first and only Thanksgiving craft. My girls love being crafty, I love them loving being crafty, but sometimes I am struggling to give them my okay to do because I usually need to do the clean up and this house is already struggling in getting picked up everywhere, but who does not know it tht as soon as you done at one end you can start at the other end, neverending, so addind a toddler and paint didn't sound so appealing to me because that meant bathtime right afterwards, too, to keep the paints of the floor, the walls and especially the doors and cats and toys. BUT we did it. And Soren had a blast painting his hands. He had so much fun that all the kids were paintingtwo days later again, but we figured he needs his own watercolor set (he got my old one), because he is obsessed with closing and opening the lid to it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8LuUVsdSuZp4f9Bng9oh6OOtXcFuND6tmX_p67sgjRy3KQaUDmpSuxSIL9xZZN6wNqQ12ptLtxvAZfavJ2Twmox3WkbBN-B_rY0McposBWohj6OtJvc8xpYFyf0g_RiJHRy5A1ny2oQ/s1600-h/IMG_5633-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320957968263810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8LuUVsdSuZp4f9Bng9oh6OOtXcFuND6tmX_p67sgjRy3KQaUDmpSuxSIL9xZZN6wNqQ12ptLtxvAZfavJ2Twmox3WkbBN-B_rY0McposBWohj6OtJvc8xpYFyf0g_RiJHRy5A1ny2oQ/s400/IMG_5633-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320954929497026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GiAUMavTx_TOIqAXUv0fet7J9HF29-ZvMxU8zwGW5lV10Bkaqm4tJJt6Z4YTfAOSxzRZ1R87eKhUjmDznIVuq4AGh127X0A8lR0RFNSw9Xe2yz2bHBgVxI9SVAL-rpp2uUIfE5O-AZs/s400/IMG_5640-1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH9HQGWVJcd7P1KN7L7zIH4JT66FBj7gkOg10HONXlGIU4c_EzsyqGAQKbGEOhzJEo6C56CB_TKCTnK_NjsUg43oPIZIoiSj_DLz80wMtJk6UID65p3wcD2VfDzFwKi4yiCqVlcEi_ws/s1600-h/IMG_5631-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320953868637346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH9HQGWVJcd7P1KN7L7zIH4JT66FBj7gkOg10HONXlGIU4c_EzsyqGAQKbGEOhzJEo6C56CB_TKCTnK_NjsUg43oPIZIoiSj_DLz80wMtJk6UID65p3wcD2VfDzFwKi4yiCqVlcEi_ws/s400/IMG_5631-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-32256550281904088942008-11-20T17:13:00.004-06:002008-11-20T17:25:14.622-06:00Little Flintstone Books<div>Yes, I know that this is not the right name, but everytime I think about the little paintsample notebook in matchbook style that's the name that pops in my head and it's stuck. Flintstone Books. LOL.</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270884531424298530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vgarMApTYblAvorN1sU3tCK3N-Wvcwq6VMUuAe1GY74UM8Qo9yzMiiFKSMIYni4EUOXYQl8F7pvh9TF5mb3dP7wfvZpFLJTgT0Fr8OEQsfFNBvr_W5TWlvi4CvqD5llCNm-FCjOSx-U/s400/IMG_5036.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Thanks to <a href="http://whimsy-girl.blogspot.com/">WhiMSy love</a> and her love to share crafts and ideas with us we found the tutorial for these adorable little notebooks. So Sunday morning we made a bunch of flintstone books and the next day added one of our homemade crayons in a little good bag and with some store bought little cakes so I was able to give Chiara's teacher a bag full of goodies and treats for her little birthday party in school. I never buy birthday or cupcakes (excemption when we are moving and do not own or rent an oven), but this time due to my surgery I was not home the day before or the morning of her birthday. And after missing her birthday breakfast already and not knowing for sure when I would be back home I didn't want her to miss out the chance to treat her little friends in class in school.</div><br /><div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-63946535004363132262008-11-13T12:03:00.006-06:002009-02-07T01:08:09.452-06:00Crayons in all ColorsSaturday was our <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>BAKING</strong></span> day, Soren was napping the girls all excited, so we palnned on PB cupcakes and crayons. In which order or combined, who knows for sure. LOL. I do.<br /><br />The girls helped all the way a little bit and and a little more. Soren helped eating the cupcakes a lot.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268206661767122642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xeXJXjqb43HL8n_DVP7UUAna2X-k-vQzkCP0DuZ7bUp6za1ilgaXcQ5srskK639BQwuNbk8A41RwNW1m6f-lE5pF4bJRsSXDzFuapcvrDzcrKgEqNxAS_Yrgtk8YowdgBx0Jdw0_PTI/s400/aIMG_4896.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div align="center">Usually we have <span style="font-size:180%;">tons</span> of broken crayons in the house, but with moving we also cleared out most of them a while ago, but if we have our mind set to something then we just do it. Sometimes. And just scrambled all the crayons in the house together.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268206665638936098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5i6DkE364UFy29zfIeRVAfzwq2iAPmEfJK3zxudEFt9Sb_-S2j0BF-39x4Xi_Lv6hHIHa9kMAxBeaoYgQgZrgQrZMYSUloaSHNTD0Cob8yM7FEjiQuihthJi-mANkXLe8naurg_Eclw/s400/aIMG_4897.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268206665840484690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpJxcgU6XBCfUU62NmPcbnQfztECbnbNw0EIuQ55ZFkVqo7mB3s8g0jhLVD9RhGS4eIcmutNxvA99UT88wGIs2wGqWEfGhhk9002Jl8JG7W7LbmXClywyjitJ5mDWoRnpFcCDVbexOJM/s400/aIMG_4899.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">With lots of red and green and chocolate chip pieces, we also made yummy peanut butter cupcakes. They turned out really good, even I DO NOT like peanut butter, but we have too much PB in the house and need to find uses for it (besides the pb creamcheese dip for apples and pretzels which I actually eat).<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268205069003025554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBqegSxUrwpvpKujxc-4IcsDQn9YPSFrdQf-Ie4RMHz5Koton40DE5eyx9Yec3ASDk3la3ka2VduV0RbDcTSPxpdFrrhg2vH6yS0xHDUxLMToxiuvVsIt0f9L6JQHsC6iNhW5p1LQCQg/s400/IMG_4892.JPG" border="0" /><br />Here to the real deal of crayons, melting in an NOW old cupcake form, some with added glitter.</p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268206670032342370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLHtJYIyv8uEvwj02NsiUKQuuNMo5Jy45KO_7xuVISgFC0C5x-ffgEyeBuRcJYgZxV-fZhpWUC4vfpzHB8N1WHP6gyxtJxr0dFTYvyIV-YZRXzHGNq4ew1dskLtiFqhfZ5BmlX-DooHE/s400/aIMG_4902.JPG" border="0" /><br />The kids love the new crayons with multible colors.</p><p><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268205077082471506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSj6hgstHZkfdPz6awAJqZod3c0JCDRLz7bO7ssGYvjlJrcEONJ1PAjJ-APuE8PtodN3GLRcv175Pfp9TO4H_pwydVua4JcNYCW4JIdGV3YZg61BEmHLNvhSNbzpvwmsUKHcy2tPqs0U/s400/aIMG_4941.JPG" border="0" />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-65085965056280810362008-11-12T20:47:00.005-06:002009-02-07T01:08:45.561-06:00Little Pizza Baker<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Pink </span></strong>just wasn't an option. <span style="font-size:130%;">Pink with white ruffles</span> was <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>NO</strong></span> option at all. Not even allowed for testing and modeling, so we had no other choice and to make a little boy's apron and hat. In green, blue and black. And this time we just did the photo options. Luckily for a few minutes I even got the grins and giggles from my little model. Especially while chasing the cat.<br /><br />The apron is lined with black fabric and also reversible, the hat will be adjustable with velcro and it's just a small size for little tods up to 3-4 years.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267968615487287986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa6fRnnQdQ_LPwqYF4DOAwTLt-xVX5h9ifJi8R6o7KiPnQY56vkJLqY9kYdcRzigZkgXMnUw48lkTJd3x9X420Tpf14HbgM9ljKv1slk_Y1jMzZjYrU1uxyKzKH4opPP2mLnYMqwJwao/s400/aIMG_4904.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtxPMAb5qH9JPZsGIF69E9xChE_ExWRtoubQV6imZX78rSyOoAUocODhtf1CwAKgdMDo4mt6BX1spGvSxnl_lDsY__KIHka1SKH8aXcvFM9VeyB-lePY-NRiBmBMZca2ULp4p9E51DHU/s1600-h/aIMG_4911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267968635456715970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtxPMAb5qH9JPZsGIF69E9xChE_ExWRtoubQV6imZX78rSyOoAUocODhtf1CwAKgdMDo4mt6BX1spGvSxnl_lDsY__KIHka1SKH8aXcvFM9VeyB-lePY-NRiBmBMZca2ULp4p9E51DHU/s400/aIMG_4911.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL43SNHN-j-h_22YeipoPhbkrvpdoZ9LPzkPzeJL-kPzly34NgLIG8inDJ6E1euFev7xbQOc_5qIA12tqCAEbBI726lXBfAr28p8cqMQBVBo7Ox5bsiMKdqxFMEu4txrGDJnVzmoumSc8/s1600-h/aIMG_4906.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267968631271635522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL43SNHN-j-h_22YeipoPhbkrvpdoZ9LPzkPzeJL-kPzly34NgLIG8inDJ6E1euFev7xbQOc_5qIA12tqCAEbBI726lXBfAr28p8cqMQBVBo7Ox5bsiMKdqxFMEu4txrGDJnVzmoumSc8/s400/aIMG_4906.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267968639406510946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvnJhK285W0dNdc2pG6WMDADecqhHqrM4wN5eyS4E3E1DKgQWIN1euU1EBkrdX_WsnbLTJ54vjNmUnfRmAn2PyQ9f58rSGAylV7o6nH7CDm1sS_JcToIsfOeOC-uMfYiz6zJpRSmWfC0/s400/aIMG_4920.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-32477248881975844442008-11-04T23:20:00.005-06:002009-02-07T01:09:25.401-06:00T-Shirt to Newborn Caps - Part 1Strolling through my favroite blogs I came across a new addition from <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/"><strong>Soule Mama</strong></a> "Mama to Mama" introducing its first project. <strong><a href="http://www.soulemama.com/mama_to_mama/2008/11/the-caps-to-cap.html">The Caps to Cap-Haitien Project</a></strong>: A Partnership with Konbit Sante, will initially provide newborn jersey caps to be distributed in Safe Birthing Kits in northern Haiti.<br /><br />Reading through the posting I thought that's something I can help with. I have a sewing machine. A box of sorted out clothes, not really time, but sometimes you just make time because you want to, so an hour later after recycling old tshirts and an old jersey dress there's a small stack of baby caps.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfVSWtlUAm3tZq-pUsyp68UbY8mQiY7NWmROydbxKHrq8j2I2nRmtUTs72ojCnuuO8KLqZBYUMy1p0hyphenhyphenYsvbPwN_ZYTjlbQc-dNbyps90CcqqM4N85JaXJxcBzMTrHUVq6irsbsu_Fns/s1600-h/wIMG_4699.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265039391633777682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfVSWtlUAm3tZq-pUsyp68UbY8mQiY7NWmROydbxKHrq8j2I2nRmtUTs72ojCnuuO8KLqZBYUMy1p0hyphenhyphenYsvbPwN_ZYTjlbQc-dNbyps90CcqqM4N85JaXJxcBzMTrHUVq6irsbsu_Fns/s400/wIMG_4699.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHbei5W1r11sSXHj6zkWUBDyMHlHmMV6Gz1Vf4q4ROlr_UIARWf2cYHaiMRVQohNEAOpOnw4PSpTFVPPZWdHyz4m2yCu6GcrhIkjMzizthAQsu1IZ-hz_S5pTjb2ajHXFI5eJyy2iMek/s1600-h/wIMG_4698.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265039391536400818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHbei5W1r11sSXHj6zkWUBDyMHlHmMV6Gz1Vf4q4ROlr_UIARWf2cYHaiMRVQohNEAOpOnw4PSpTFVPPZWdHyz4m2yCu6GcrhIkjMzizthAQsu1IZ-hz_S5pTjb2ajHXFI5eJyy2iMek/s400/wIMG_4698.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265039397289627042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 335px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwykZ9ZVu9svN65hTq2e2MWz9uHBYVkWy6QRN_oTzdN0yM2kmTvuWUSur0HcUQf3858S1hgFlBgBNnasV0gIKjJKIG4tRIDtDhCiJ1Q8TMw_YMF89F0oCVmWrdAbWdVVv8ejCTLI0GNQI/s400/wIMG_4700.JPG" border="0" /><br />Isabell saw what I made and right away told me, Mama you can show me how to do it and I CAN make those, too. So now we have plans for Sunday afternoon with an extra reason to sort through our Tees in the closet and making more caps . Then you might see Part 2.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><em>By the way if I would have known that this is so easy and turns out so cute, Bella would have gotten cute caps as a newborn, too, and that even handmade. But eight years ago she got a typical German newborn cap.<br /></em><div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-90496214553921627472008-10-23T00:28:00.005-05:002008-10-23T00:53:16.397-05:008 Awards of AttentionSandra from <a href="http://twogirlsformama.blogspot.com/">Two Girls For Mama</a> left me a note and following it to her blog i found this. Thank you so much, Sandra.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU_09r96Xq98WKF0sjS7hdxLD4Fp9Z-zP6NqqORnn5oe05A0s3l5_v4qfwvN_sDKyTx2W1nZnd14WK7jFDJuR4CTPnHSuUa9OYfIMIwrEigDjuPp6VL5wmFgVp47VaFB62lUeat1DRBs/s1600-h/award_3_life_house_blue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260217321541539458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU_09r96Xq98WKF0sjS7hdxLD4Fp9Z-zP6NqqORnn5oe05A0s3l5_v4qfwvN_sDKyTx2W1nZnd14WK7jFDJuR4CTPnHSuUa9OYfIMIwrEigDjuPp6VL5wmFgVp47VaFB62lUeat1DRBs/s400/award_3_life_house_blue.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em>“This blog invests and believes, in ‘proximity’ [meaning, that blogging makes us 'close' - being close through proxy] "They are all charming blogs, and the majority of them aim to show the marvels of friendship; there are persons who are not interested when we give them a prize, and then they help to cut these bows; do we want that they are cut, or that they propagate?"</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div></div><div align="center"><br />Then let’s try to give more attention to them! So with this prize we must deliver it to eight bloggers that in turn must make the same thing and put this text.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://diariesofanotsosupermom.wordpress.com/">Diaries of a Supermom</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://laurenjadenkaylie.blogspot.com/">Lauren Jaden Kaylie</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://theadventuresofmaddieandme.blogspot.com/">Loving Life with 2 under 2</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://shutterflymomma.blogspot.com/">The Ramblings of a Forgiven Mama</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mathmommymusings.blogspot.com/">Math Momma Musing</a></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/"><span style="font-size:130%;">angry chicken</span></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">No time for flash cards</span></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://fordydaysandnights.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fordy Days and Nights</span></a></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-25690470249950865422008-10-20T08:01:00.004-05:002008-10-20T08:27:57.846-05:00Add on for the little baker<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259221449706038850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3iiIReIkxgQlYQRvy0yldtZLFbKiKRE-PcX4Jj-YoyflZqOj0ea1H7jmofFgR4XtHiZ-0o7ek-7D5YtmrE1mNDJD3E057WvDJhaeoM2JFc7DMBsInAt2aE5yjv8b_A42eoB1BFJAwnA/s400/wIMG_3684.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /> little while ago I made an apron as birthday present part of a little shopping basket filled for a little baker. Somehow there was still something missing. So Saturday morning just in time for the party I sewed a little baker's hat to complete the outfit. A few days I made a smaller one in pink and white, Soren's size, don't ask why pink beside that I already had the fabric, because I can't put it on for picture purposes. Somebody would get upset, and I am not talking about Soren. He loves PINK. Everything he sneaks out of his sisters' rooms is pink. Pink rings, pink bracelets, pink Polly Pocket car, ..... PINK.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259221438876451042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rwwN0aZDzgNtA19EAO478siDfBy-L2UpOt7p2SBiE50DE2Hvx4cXb2GYes5ozL3HNew2IdX3tOf7oad0DjWLuaPJymoL-Jw9WYSu2xK9hyphenhyphenqNx62z96QwXGt4dp-ZYivNmTnHRNbBQRc/s400/wIMG_3669-1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />- the blue/yellow apron set is for children age 5-8<br />- the pink/white apron set is for children age 2-5<br /><br /><br />The aprons are reversible, the pink is pink on one side and white on the other and the hat is adjustable with velcro.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259221444615211154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU6Wes9a2UKaOY7b5Se6vrJb_XcrNhQjwho6-K0ybwD-2GdoBbyt3-yonO6ZKwl6sjXFKD9dx_olyrIEcknvmRvhUGNzABOc6xDEjQ6Y9fdD3p3Utb2vI4bSZQFHRZ16SsjsXLPl_3C0/s400/wIMG_3673-1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And here something just for your tummy. Enjoy.</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259221454785502978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxR_z2HZQmdl2yptbdwzGAWNH2DbvPe6kYoxI3LneBctOrWPKpbHrO30mT6PbNF6p0CV3sgSlMxzmTq9_H5DnNM1h9iHGu9k0tmOuJpM4xtdDdVkvWeK6vTJtr0qMeZBqh61IW4FkUVu0/s400/wIMG_3692.jpg" border="0" />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-51820754927795430642008-10-17T21:24:00.006-05:002008-10-17T22:13:22.569-05:00More Magnets & Clips - Waescheklammermagnete<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGO2JpWuKnzRu2o54YhrIlJNTjZaoVXCjrh1h2yDI5KMzpSZc8rCn3wRU-XL5YvZkaDXLldwmo7TjXNNfbs0PAlnIsDT1xRQgvUJVy-azqepfNQFaCBQrrpl00HUwznFBx2eZH1Un2dko/s1600-h/wIMG_3616.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258318017588621506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGO2JpWuKnzRu2o54YhrIlJNTjZaoVXCjrh1h2yDI5KMzpSZc8rCn3wRU-XL5YvZkaDXLldwmo7TjXNNfbs0PAlnIsDT1xRQgvUJVy-azqepfNQFaCBQrrpl00HUwznFBx2eZH1Un2dko/s400/wIMG_3616.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Can you believe it, we actually went shopping for craft supplies by feet & stroller. No car required!<br /><br />There was a yardsale further down the road and after our lunch plans got destroy (thanks a lot) and Soren and me were already dressed and ready to go, so we walked down the road to a yardsale.<br />Usually I am looking for kids' stuff there, but not one item. No toys, no books, no kids clothes, ....<br />but old suitcases, metal stands, some craft supplies and clothes hangers. Lots of clothes hangers.<br /><br />And I couldn't resist an old old tool box which I plan on cleaning up and using for some craft supplies and also some wooden discs for more magnets, exactly the ones I wanted to get at the Hobbylobby whenever I get the chance to get into the next town sometime.<br /><br />Soren was so fascinated by all those clotheshangers that he could not separated from them and took one in each hand home all excited. Crazy kid!<br /><br />But last night I started some different magnet clips. Just buy using simple wooden clothespins.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258318019849055698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9oiP0PHKIqidSlXmqoLUtImNT9LJJOKMjX8LjTyFgGxcTZuEjroOp5fp0UxHhPVHFK8iVhPUWYCflTb7kDyxPRO6HRutByC8Bw8ety4qq2bZ3AXRYY67jYHZhuBrnZBFE3aFQ4F3-zU/s400/wIMG_3644.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />I decorated one side with different paper, sealed it and added a magnet on the back side. Now I can use them to post all the notes on the refrigerator the girl are bringing home from school or keep some as small xmas gifts with a note attached.<br /><br />Of course as soon as the girls see something new it is like always "Can I have it?"<br /><br />Chiara was all happy with one and started decorating the second side. LOL. And gave me an idea. You might get to see it soon.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XrB8OLKWSVNPndK9ExB2-ukaTlSs_blOax-UgWPDlMX5J9ow2Jvu88GFK8LcznQBLNMAUZK6OJU4Ml5zLKRFxFSYKt4poukHAPOJa8DYsW7D-Ukiq7aVL9ZoaZii3xJfCHoyVaSC2A4/s1600-h/wIMG_3646.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258318025863496098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XrB8OLKWSVNPndK9ExB2-ukaTlSs_blOax-UgWPDlMX5J9ow2Jvu88GFK8LcznQBLNMAUZK6OJU4Ml5zLKRFxFSYKt4poukHAPOJa8DYsW7D-Ukiq7aVL9ZoaZii3xJfCHoyVaSC2A4/s400/wIMG_3646.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPmoSxWbkeSVg9PkqoYQ0oazzas3Gzc7tZooi9ay1RV7MpzHj8Wb48aQBB3440eWCzd1Va_LWHqlQWiHVX6v_Fj1eqYe9Ltpb1voaSHNU_pT0Ami1llpt3qnmpUprd7NZ0tQKcXwFXr4/s1600-h/wIMG_3649.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258318028475268354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPmoSxWbkeSVg9PkqoYQ0oazzas3Gzc7tZooi9ay1RV7MpzHj8Wb48aQBB3440eWCzd1Va_LWHqlQWiHVX6v_Fj1eqYe9Ltpb1voaSHNU_pT0Ami1llpt3qnmpUprd7NZ0tQKcXwFXr4/s400/wIMG_3649.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXGmu6qLybPwJHQtRrM9B_Kwj-9RtMRbJk91zQiPxwY40mfnc9jJUFQ-v_6C_9_zSmtIFtRg47Z6y2n7BNcAk3iVMAUN73UJm-xpnquwgcVDv2ES0I0J-osta6wdgXoD71eJ3w4XGhYA/s1600-h/wIMG_3650.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258318037658599826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXGmu6qLybPwJHQtRrM9B_Kwj-9RtMRbJk91zQiPxwY40mfnc9jJUFQ-v_6C_9_zSmtIFtRg47Z6y2n7BNcAk3iVMAUN73UJm-xpnquwgcVDv2ES0I0J-osta6wdgXoD71eJ3w4XGhYA/s400/wIMG_3650.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-19136756991913713482008-10-14T13:32:00.002-05:002008-10-14T13:42:32.587-05:00The Secret is in the SauceToday is the BLOGATHON of SITS. Which is a fantastic addition for anybody who loves to read blogs and has a blog who loves comments. Come on who does NOT love comments.<br /><br />I just found it today by pure accident and it's just neat.<br /><br />See who I already found and I am sure I will explore more new blogs.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/">Skip To My Lou</a> - I love the Halloween votives idea.<br /><br /><a href="http://positive-force.blogspot.com/">Positive Force</a> - says it all, doesn't it?<br /><br /><a href="http://penniesinmypocket.blogspot.com/">Pennies In My Pocket</a> - Just Check it out!<br /><br />And I am just getting started.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-71528726503933753082008-10-13T11:50:00.006-05:002009-02-07T01:10:35.647-06:00Baker in Training or Just Like MomOn Saturday is Becca's birthday party and she just wants to be like her mom right now. Her mom is always making all kinds of yummy cakes and food. So a little bird told u that she will get her own little oven to bake <em>just like mom</em>. So we asked, what does a little baker and cook in training need. An <strong>apron</strong> of course and supplies.<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256683560626726674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B2PnkNwuMHNFPfgAvlP_8lb7kMshc88sU5z6qkLFCjGcByXRuwU3_JY-RX2wB_MdsR3ATCIA-f4Xnqhjqp7B4OznjnmuQVzZZBzgz21s6vDf7RpSmw74eTIEIJQM0Hy4UuCV6_EAbFA/s400/IMG_3555.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />So we fixed her a little shopping basket with dough scraper, rolling pin, whisk, cookie cutter, muffin forms, chocolate muffin mix and were just missing an apron. So I digged we the girls help in my stack of fabric and found a cute litte butterfly fabric taht I sewed in an apron with yellow ruffles on thebottom edge for a special little girl. Chiara is showing it off right here before we added it to the little basket.<br /><br />Perhabs if I find the time we can add a fitting baker's hat to the mix, too. </p><p>Didn't it turn out cute?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256683561255619122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU8Vj7rP-cYg_G3YaxxBog9ns00LWvtNgfJNMuhfnqoYl-xhCMRswqYgE4CVOZMSVOuju6_dBB0txevCVpJjcPJIqUirCFgfapNM51ue-33exouytBNQwdx1ejmX891_YBd2_nbPpHik/s400/IMG_3552-1.JPG" border="0" /></p>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-52544076568132071132008-10-05T09:56:00.002-05:002009-02-07T01:11:13.653-06:00Square Fabric Postcards - Miniature Art QuiltsI love working with batics. They always give an unexpected twist to your projects. And it's a step away from the traditional.<br /><br />These postcards are just 4 x 4 inches big and could be mailed as postcards. I rather tuck one in as the special something to a holiday card or birthday card. They fit in a standard size A2 envelope.<br /><br />Perhabs you will find one in yours!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ksf45QE9dGXeYqI3H1Cp9AGOoYZjv7ipnhCeG3M0UnyNr33r0bzrNgkPtQErhcsVGp_pseY04bslGtp94neta9a0skstp2iVCF8T-KGiPQcqad70U_U9WalB0P9a3X67P-1gKi4kADc/s1600-h/IMG_3244-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253684448132804818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ksf45QE9dGXeYqI3H1Cp9AGOoYZjv7ipnhCeG3M0UnyNr33r0bzrNgkPtQErhcsVGp_pseY04bslGtp94neta9a0skstp2iVCF8T-KGiPQcqad70U_U9WalB0P9a3X67P-1gKi4kADc/s400/IMG_3244-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3mDXsNLfE5EzUAIW7Gm6XIOCx0rde5S8e6fDKaAsJ4MUtL-nXvh8a8elBXgUY_7OWjmn1Ua3TT0CaQ4n5GNL0yU3ntPL5KXWr0KHS8-fvDxKFBIFXfEt85UxGFsjIFNTdQtNDFHboN0/s1600-h/IMG_3242-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253684452543636754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3mDXsNLfE5EzUAIW7Gm6XIOCx0rde5S8e6fDKaAsJ4MUtL-nXvh8a8elBXgUY_7OWjmn1Ua3TT0CaQ4n5GNL0yU3ntPL5KXWr0KHS8-fvDxKFBIFXfEt85UxGFsjIFNTdQtNDFHboN0/s400/IMG_3242-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjOr5IkBDiGwic1VaPZrfviB-kMMfXhQyxT5jpTBWuLRrat1fMjZ6Clv165OFqbQyfmgA0Gi2LabiqyhsIaaL0fL91A5vPMltGeSi3ZKBEKHN0nWkFnYI4OBr1bn2e5Azw_54tpsaSaE/s1600-h/IMG_3241-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253684451884190322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjOr5IkBDiGwic1VaPZrfviB-kMMfXhQyxT5jpTBWuLRrat1fMjZ6Clv165OFqbQyfmgA0Gi2LabiqyhsIaaL0fL91A5vPMltGeSi3ZKBEKHN0nWkFnYI4OBr1bn2e5Azw_54tpsaSaE/s400/IMG_3241-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZs0cSsLiR7qVyd_VQoWTkefUPTXJnhopdr7R4IivHNR41MQaGl5TcVz5erU9NaqcXKDOkxkqb7enJMAw5yt2vDYlifJi2hiedyixJVsahzPFFFSxWPufiLHakGY95CVitSut4S5OukU/s1600-h/IMG_3240-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253684454187262530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZs0cSsLiR7qVyd_VQoWTkefUPTXJnhopdr7R4IivHNR41MQaGl5TcVz5erU9NaqcXKDOkxkqb7enJMAw5yt2vDYlifJi2hiedyixJVsahzPFFFSxWPufiLHakGY95CVitSut4S5OukU/s400/IMG_3240-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This one is 4 x 6 inches and I had made it a while ago, but finally finished it up with the other ones.<br /><br />I do try to finish one of my UFOs before I can start something new, but if I just want to try out something new it sometimes can't wait and has to be done right away.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfvMO8WJozy6xVD63H_8Kj_DC_aVGoyz4plteSHS64fsxa22Nmyduh_EbYAgMdwI83NPMOYJEu8zWJNpK-D5aoayL8ioUzYgRJOVmob322yMQY5468IeBBJ0iiAU4bZ_W-Z7bD_j3R78/s1600-h/IMG_3239-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253684461912232130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfvMO8WJozy6xVD63H_8Kj_DC_aVGoyz4plteSHS64fsxa22Nmyduh_EbYAgMdwI83NPMOYJEu8zWJNpK-D5aoayL8ioUzYgRJOVmob322yMQY5468IeBBJ0iiAU4bZ_W-Z7bD_j3R78/s400/IMG_3239-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904891495758691941.post-39297330405053607502008-10-04T17:54:00.000-05:002008-10-04T20:37:31.854-05:00Is Xmas already calling?There are so many amazing artists and crafters and luckily lots of them have their own blog and share their works and sometimes even tutorials with the how-to-do.<br /><div><div><br /></div><br /><div>One of them is Nikki and her blog <a href="http://whimsy-girl.blogspot.com/">WhiMSy love</a>. It is so much fun just to read her blog and automatically your fingers start itching and twitching and your head swirling thinking don't I have all the necessary supplies right out there in the garage or already waiting on the crafts table. <p><br></div><div> </div><div></div><div>After I saw a post on magnets I just had to made my own and thought they might be a nice gift idea - it's undecided yet if I am giving those away or keep them all to myself. I have a stack of scrapbook paper unused, tacky glue and brushes, but I never heard of mod podge or diamond glaze before so one morning Soren and I went off to the Hobbylobby and came back with a few more supplies.<p><p> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Usually I really try to stay away from the Hobbylobby because you are able to spend SOOOOOOOO much money there. LOL</div><div><p><br /><p>And here are my first xmas inspired <strong>magnets</strong> to cheer up the refrigerator or any magnet board.<p></p></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253467500766623666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NyeXQsjsMmEOf60Gx0CKSe_5d8WFYYbXGnnlGXN0wPGEUCDw8CMmkI7srLRSOWHv5YjvWUa51NhesQsXjRqZ9REhg7U6HpwwaNSNK4K6IzNVD8A7WfhhtqkYkPdSh4LdNJ7zYkfCYdA/s400/IMG_3251-1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">Didn't they turn out cute?</div><div> </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253437629060975922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd-3uM1ANRafUFU7pELmhfahYB0PGWi9csPlPeAkr83dpm2-UnLloHh0Xy59RTR39UlSsZ1awJwLkFFwVbYS8EHN67j4Bt7E4YvlFVxV8byibnuscvVo3D9fVaOzbfdqmRAgHLR5mTeU/s400/IMG_3230.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><em>Pauline, you might like those:</em><br /><br />I also had some 'rose' paper in my stack and so I added these two.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253439052726325906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlFzpqdNYSwWM9MKCa9Hqp5Q5EDdOQuxxzz-R3bYCZ1gexJ2RAW4VUp8iUUlKdNTaqMdbRwkhZAjSeuGE4b64irdi2uNOf0PmbC0jhlHgdXvNZSxO7azX9vB0jRruwt9emVbIuJ4bgtM/s400/IMG_3235-1.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109601913729082951noreply@blogger.com1