tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018120274557013202024-03-26T10:15:04.612-07:00The Sew*er, The Caker, The CopyCat Makerkraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.comBlogger850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-16543205953981948352020-07-30T21:17:00.001-07:002020-07-30T21:17:38.791-07:00Novelty Print Quilt Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtafkvZyuMWWGTbBICf2ljgeZ0GDXiNGXU-cBBBY2EB2avaHbHeUMWreFskDVDM0Mp2bLfoJWyvw2q2FbSsvgobFeIAl5b6IG_8-GliyhDTIQZjq-tVgITbsAVPTMH77l48ThxbuCdiw/s2048/DSC_6473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtafkvZyuMWWGTbBICf2ljgeZ0GDXiNGXU-cBBBY2EB2avaHbHeUMWreFskDVDM0Mp2bLfoJWyvw2q2FbSsvgobFeIAl5b6IG_8-GliyhDTIQZjq-tVgITbsAVPTMH77l48ThxbuCdiw/w512-h640/DSC_6473.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had a hard time finding good quilt patterns for novelty prints the past couple times I purchased them. I made up this pattern so that I could show off the novelty, but still keep the quilt simple to finish.</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/AVvXsEji6Y9R3E0BEe0oLawSOb-Mp6uT2M-wUJB1ZCRrddPITkHDngJZ6jOBD_-pCIyvICAvrt1NN9brdQdesRk7LU_SwsncTdi0S5SCGPk6Lo2zZcTQs4nzTQg14yQfdaadwmq2NVvOsfrRiA/s897/Screenshot+2020-07-30+23.52.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6Y9R3E0BEe0oLawSOb-Mp6uT2M-wUJB1ZCRrddPITkHDngJZ6jOBD_-pCIyvICAvrt1NN9brdQdesRk7LU_SwsncTdi0S5SCGPk6Lo2zZcTQs4nzTQg14yQfdaadwmq2NVvOsfrRiA/w598-h640/Screenshot+2020-07-30+23.52.10.png" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my pattern sheet I made myself just in case anyone wants it.</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/AVvXsEjfBWPdZAkN4UH3H0Ay8TpH490l14W5wKXm-UTGp4YRH7-QejKszsXjRPWwIS_Q2H7EcZTBVWpanWqPXDQWzv9F06hCaaaRMycfD1k2lOiXMXAcLGZYvOtfr2ynxcTsij_yu3plWSlrsA/s2048/2020-03-17+00.39.42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBWPdZAkN4UH3H0Ay8TpH490l14W5wKXm-UTGp4YRH7-QejKszsXjRPWwIS_Q2H7EcZTBVWpanWqPXDQWzv9F06hCaaaRMycfD1k2lOiXMXAcLGZYvOtfr2ynxcTsij_yu3plWSlrsA/w480-h640/2020-03-17+00.39.42.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I designed these "U" squares and sewed them together first. They were relatively easy compared to many quilt squares out there. Aaaaanndd...that is the only photo I took during the construction phase apparently. So, on to the finished product!</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/AVvXsEh6v8U0ylHQzLb1OtYRKtqueIhm70VjS2XKCFJUvspDSCM_HOkvRBL_U9UZHT2PWS3-I22bDBVKDtXNWTRqIQZi0h8MYAnzzrIXeuDZAKJcdFER84OYULT5vaIOpzlHecUP7UF48MUkcg/s2048/DSC_6471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6v8U0ylHQzLb1OtYRKtqueIhm70VjS2XKCFJUvspDSCM_HOkvRBL_U9UZHT2PWS3-I22bDBVKDtXNWTRqIQZi0h8MYAnzzrIXeuDZAKJcdFER84OYULT5vaIOpzlHecUP7UF48MUkcg/w640-h436/DSC_6471.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a 90x90" black microfiber blanket for the back as a replacement for minky since I didn't buy enough from the fabric store months ago. Being in this quarantine has made purchasing fabric inconvenient, expensive, and in some cases, impossible. I purchased the blanket on <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V1ZZLQS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Amazon for about $26 </a>and cut off the hemmed edges before putting it up on the quilter. When using these blankets, plus batting, the blanket is THICK. It ended up about 6 lbs, so good for those loving a little weight to their blanket. I still prefer actual minky for the blankets, but they work in a pinch.</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/AVvXsEgLASngcM5G5gzhXuXFenPxWilsvn4GrQGz0yruq5UnwlvWL-w8JyXJNwgRZlrGtdBIbGZ8DSDPobAwD1Cfv6OvZPjMU4jSDS3QcUViNCzAkORSSwpFTw5A6bDdclr39GqGEOq86Mr1hA/s2048/DSC_6469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLASngcM5G5gzhXuXFenPxWilsvn4GrQGz0yruq5UnwlvWL-w8JyXJNwgRZlrGtdBIbGZ8DSDPobAwD1Cfv6OvZPjMU4jSDS3QcUViNCzAkORSSwpFTw5A6bDdclr39GqGEOq86Mr1hA/w640-h520/DSC_6469.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Choosing the thread was rough. The minky was black, but the front of the quilt was about 50%/50% black and white. Actually, I just realized I could have used Red, lol. I don't profess to have a fully functioning brain....ever. In the end, I chose to quilt with black on top and bottom. I kept the pattern loose to keep the quilt soft. Tighter quilting designs make for a stiff quilt. Also, my quilting set-up is pretty touch and go, so really I always quilt with this free-motion pattern, lol. One day we will upgrade the machine and table, but not today.</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/AVvXsEiqYnHx5WNVRSCAjHMD_d47HmM5op1xA_NgQcAjyDQG0S8a6yw8ETuYM6dDhRO_Dh7Cop2_XLneXJUk3KPgrLwkNYMVuDQoDY4TVMGZT4ayrDNs43xGeID4ymEYFYb_dcGDxqF7BUI7eA/s2048/DSC_6468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2048" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYnHx5WNVRSCAjHMD_d47HmM5op1xA_NgQcAjyDQG0S8a6yw8ETuYM6dDhRO_Dh7Cop2_XLneXJUk3KPgrLwkNYMVuDQoDY4TVMGZT4ayrDNs43xGeID4ymEYFYb_dcGDxqF7BUI7eA/w640-h446/DSC_6468.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here we go, all done! I didn't want the work of adding the black strips between blocks in the beginning, but it really sets everything apart and shows off those novelty prints. I couldn't have been more pleased with the finished product.</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/AVvXsEhfMTUnUwmBRDuFbQfEMBWh9EUw7Y7iILAMmXu1MkDUpc_0HORFklY4v_S1VCFVOVgm4QGXU0BTMhHqL3begMSjs4-MA7WvESm2zZI9E7utdPNIALdwY3smPzBAsPsEOOFEIqxFdiMsRQ/s2048/DSC_6467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1662" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMTUnUwmBRDuFbQfEMBWh9EUw7Y7iILAMmXu1MkDUpc_0HORFklY4v_S1VCFVOVgm4QGXU0BTMhHqL3begMSjs4-MA7WvESm2zZI9E7utdPNIALdwY3smPzBAsPsEOOFEIqxFdiMsRQ/w520-h640/DSC_6467.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, Happy Birthday Dad. I hope you loved your quilt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on to the next project!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Between Etsy orders I have been designing shelves for our little sets of nerdy toys, lol. More on that later! Have a great night ;0}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img align="left" height="65" src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jcvxfv22m30tnb/Name.png?raw=1" style="border: 0px; text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><p><br /></p><br />kraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-57227901850149444142020-07-16T19:13:00.000-07:002020-07-30T20:26:52.841-07:00Quilten' For My Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFP5QBWZ9nHZw-8-g0gIEw3t0YyaFVru-CqJohbmttj9B82oV_vRmG2YPpZVTqdMg5P5KRT52RVjwSdAZ390W6l2vazsdOEPok6VIVPhnJsTM7ljPNzua7AVeTxZbCloFKqtAs54Jm5w/s2048/DSC_6436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFP5QBWZ9nHZw-8-g0gIEw3t0YyaFVru-CqJohbmttj9B82oV_vRmG2YPpZVTqdMg5P5KRT52RVjwSdAZ390W6l2vazsdOEPok6VIVPhnJsTM7ljPNzua7AVeTxZbCloFKqtAs54Jm5w/w426-h640/DSC_6436.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is! The quilt I whipped up for my hubby for Father's Day ;0}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pattern was <a href="https://laurieshifrindesigns.wordpress.com/welcome/#jp-carousel-911" target="_blank">Antelope Canyon by Laurie Shifrin</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I happened across a going-out-of-business sale at one of my favorite quilt stores last summer and scored the quilt kit for a fabulous deal. I have been pulling this kit out of my UFO pile for small snips of time ever since then, cutting, looking for the pattern in our moving boxes since it was accidentally packed from September 2019-February 2020. Finally found it, did a happy dance, then waited patiently until it's turn finally came.</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/AVvXsEibvgChNjLJ5rtH1Zpx2IcQKjOGArEh8FUaEMw-rO12pv29YYszoGvodbOIeUXo6qiJ19hlGQ_GQsMOZaL1SSpqrAIc415dI1d1yt1ZcPI2OVaEs7-dAmrGeGope58n1xMZSMFG9k35UQ/s2048/2020-06-14+22.22.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvgChNjLJ5rtH1Zpx2IcQKjOGArEh8FUaEMw-rO12pv29YYszoGvodbOIeUXo6qiJ19hlGQ_GQsMOZaL1SSpqrAIc415dI1d1yt1ZcPI2OVaEs7-dAmrGeGope58n1xMZSMFG9k35UQ/w480-h640/2020-06-14+22.22.30.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a pretty simple pattern, only 4 log cabin style blocks. The biggest recommendation I have for this type of quilt is be sure to square up your blocks all along the way. When I went to quilt this gorgeous thing the inner part of the "cabin" was a little baggy. That could have been avoided with a little more consistent squaring up.</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/AVvXsEhKzmnoDcI2AGof0QNRTK_Fwj3zq5j4OZ_CCNVu2iTCnuJg2LzxsjgzqFHVOqusvm8G66XN4-evUuurfAA9e-_SUnZbELw34dShKpd6V0WKhZOWTEMZc8FmDKs911A8YrAOOzBCJuSwCg/s2048/2020-06-20+11.42.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzmnoDcI2AGof0QNRTK_Fwj3zq5j4OZ_CCNVu2iTCnuJg2LzxsjgzqFHVOqusvm8G66XN4-evUuurfAA9e-_SUnZbELw34dShKpd6V0WKhZOWTEMZc8FmDKs911A8YrAOOzBCJuSwCg/w480-h640/2020-06-20+11.42.08.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ignore my messy desk. It always looks that way but you are not supposed to see that. </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/AVvXsEj5fQqbSIQWSzC6LJTmV23YEwrnavyU_YuWUqObzBAEz7seUpALGxpifNXDeIQm13mRfNBJt04L8uK3BfgknTussAlaJZjXUs2jooaWE37Vte82eFMKuGHmj0F-YLw6lbVFMvU69YNLRg/s2048/DSC_6432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fQqbSIQWSzC6LJTmV23YEwrnavyU_YuWUqObzBAEz7seUpALGxpifNXDeIQm13mRfNBJt04L8uK3BfgknTussAlaJZjXUs2jooaWE37Vte82eFMKuGHmj0F-YLw6lbVFMvU69YNLRg/w428-h640/DSC_6432.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I managed to finish sewing the top, but was not able to quilt it by Father's Day. I did, however, quilt it the Monday after Father's Day and hubs came home to his very own quilt...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then had to be my quilt model so I could show you pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is so sweet. How does he put up with me!!!</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/AVvXsEgblaCyG4bABG-m8A4CSfE0fdm4jhH2JwSEFricThXyURHwUAqLHHrp_uNeF7gEWrhKf-oyZ2ML6FzngJV-sC74MuzKH_kZhyphenhyphenjeGxlR4AApf0XnMF_1Zz9qoNbOa2PJDeOPejSQhtDfXw/s2048/DSC_6433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1477" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblaCyG4bABG-m8A4CSfE0fdm4jhH2JwSEFricThXyURHwUAqLHHrp_uNeF7gEWrhKf-oyZ2ML6FzngJV-sC74MuzKH_kZhyphenhyphenjeGxlR4AApf0XnMF_1Zz9qoNbOa2PJDeOPejSQhtDfXw/w462-h640/DSC_6433.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't he cute! I sure love that guy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a good thing he is very tall, because the quilt was VERY TALL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually it was the other way around...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to add an additional boarder because I wanted it to go just under his chin and travel all the way to wrap under his manly feet at night.</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/AVvXsEjAFzGIaWjncix-sJNYxUD2JqbD2APfOdRXu60Cw5-nOzznBxoR3rSd8KvO6faBBTBdTRxWCGuHCjf4AqLJAOHJvnu0F69kM65Xh2D9uAnxoNiJpTLfhoBn_jYaEgxiWTHk5Q9MzpoR7Q/s2048/DSC_6435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFzGIaWjncix-sJNYxUD2JqbD2APfOdRXu60Cw5-nOzznBxoR3rSd8KvO6faBBTBdTRxWCGuHCjf4AqLJAOHJvnu0F69kM65Xh2D9uAnxoNiJpTLfhoBn_jYaEgxiWTHk5Q9MzpoR7Q/w426-h640/DSC_6435.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There it is! What a rewarding project!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It did take more time than I thought, but could totally be stitched together at a nice weekend quilting retreat with a little pre-cutting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to label all the pieces!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use post-it notes and label each strip and it was still just a little confusing to follow. </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/AVvXsEjyY1muE1IytJyB7ArYgJ3mYMGsIPujQScEm-o1_5ScUWoxNKtedjATtsWLyw1gndGnku9pqu7x09xQ9UwnfTR-f0lhKdPzlwlSzhY5a1kV0jdkA4FF2eiMTBb4Kwr1c5y5FIZy-59dJA/s2048/DSC_6436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyY1muE1IytJyB7ArYgJ3mYMGsIPujQScEm-o1_5ScUWoxNKtedjATtsWLyw1gndGnku9pqu7x09xQ9UwnfTR-f0lhKdPzlwlSzhY5a1kV0jdkA4FF2eiMTBb4Kwr1c5y5FIZy-59dJA/w426-h640/DSC_6436.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shop I bought the quilt kit from was Elaine's Quilt shop. I believe this particular quilt, using these colors and this arrangement of the 4 blocks, was their addition to the pattern. They are now part of My Sister's Quilts in Sandy, UT.</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/AVvXsEhsyqrVo5rThRJODkTYOyMLUsBjV8NPpQZf6xhxui9W6In9jxMqvOdtKJm692MlBzyewtzam7kKOTTMIteEfhmzBHIZOfatSJTq1YE-ByB3FErFTHX5FsQU3UQL3LeCjRLHFkPV8jsIBw/s2048/DSC_6443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyqrVo5rThRJODkTYOyMLUsBjV8NPpQZf6xhxui9W6In9jxMqvOdtKJm692MlBzyewtzam7kKOTTMIteEfhmzBHIZOfatSJTq1YE-ByB3FErFTHX5FsQU3UQL3LeCjRLHFkPV8jsIBw/w640-h428/DSC_6443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Typically these days I use minky on the back of any quilt I can possibly afford to, but my hubby wanted a summer quilt just light enough to keep the air conditioning off his skin. Instead I used a king-sized top sheet that is heavenly soft to keep him comfy at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now hubby is properly dressed in a sharp looking manly quilt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> every night for his travels to dreamland. He is worth every stitch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img align="left" height="65" src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jcvxfv22m30tnb/Name.png?raw=1" style="border: 0px; text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><p><br /></p><br />kraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-67774057249009839442020-07-02T08:59:00.002-07:002020-07-02T08:59:36.920-07:00Finished For a Friend<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AfifPhvHev8jfmq_bgXGRSxq3kBdV3FLumYMjUYXh2tjK2yzbHU2g4LZmpY9TouAcD43S57R_7VTvZKgw4SDOk3FAFep6lF6e41Ds8ynr4NTKjIk0nPxoYwN1ZUvLA7ML3_Rjbo3_Q/s3746/DSC_6425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3746" data-original-width="2734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AfifPhvHev8jfmq_bgXGRSxq3kBdV3FLumYMjUYXh2tjK2yzbHU2g4LZmpY9TouAcD43S57R_7VTvZKgw4SDOk3FAFep6lF6e41Ds8ynr4NTKjIk0nPxoYwN1ZUvLA7ML3_Rjbo3_Q/w468-h640/DSC_6425.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With America under quarantine people be goen' CRAZY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my BEST friends in all the world, Wendi from Amarillo, Texas suddenly had all of her 6 kids hovering around her again. One daughter recently returned from an LDS mission in Louisiana. Between the mission, church camps and activities from younger years, and high school theater and various other t-shirts Alysa had enough shirts for a whole quilt. </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/AVvXsEhMcZWkzM3I7t5aeCW8r-75ntGkFf_TnuIs-NPbP0TYn8nxLYMFD8TP8vzAcrr80RQJercO3aCJ7CsOY4Gtsd0sePNvtNc-jVFVkP408LIu2SfT2slp-mav1GZZXEeoqgdNf2DFougSxg/s3670/received_139039810882533.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3670" data-original-width="2752" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcZWkzM3I7t5aeCW8r-75ntGkFf_TnuIs-NPbP0TYn8nxLYMFD8TP8vzAcrr80RQJercO3aCJ7CsOY4Gtsd0sePNvtNc-jVFVkP408LIu2SfT2slp-mav1GZZXEeoqgdNf2DFougSxg/w480-h640/received_139039810882533.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was super impressed when Wendi sent the first photos of Alysa's work. She just decided to make a quilt and sat down and did it! I need more of that in my life, lol.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGwndmnlr1obFyWzGhryttOLfbR_HWFxJc_yl_N-Ow1YHfQO6H1woPIYLIxeN2-jA7LgvQKFeQ4LTy8HTN4Eps6EIesqSJoEfa2pzagQVTUMXFQlGmxxr0YQcjAUBZyNvhyZEmHXcvw/s3558/received_282950952817125.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3558" data-original-width="2669" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGwndmnlr1obFyWzGhryttOLfbR_HWFxJc_yl_N-Ow1YHfQO6H1woPIYLIxeN2-jA7LgvQKFeQ4LTy8HTN4Eps6EIesqSJoEfa2pzagQVTUMXFQlGmxxr0YQcjAUBZyNvhyZEmHXcvw/w480-h640/received_282950952817125.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Alysa chopped up every shirt, ironed each one to interfacing, then stitched them all together.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told Wendi to pop that sucker in the mail and I would quilt it for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I probably should have thought twice about that. The quilter was SO NAUGHTY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The thread broke probably 20 times on one shirt. So embarrassing.</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/AVvXsEh20VuHg00F4nwLm9bBFCUzyMyqOUuzc8uKWQSU6bbHYOOsC7DelDJisqRbAI0gJh0di4RffzqIqtxUDBp0a-4pQsOZu0HptKQCGoak-L5DD9BgAXCtjPgMRmY2W17zNgVNxFLhH4xGRg/s4032/received_731147071030637.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20VuHg00F4nwLm9bBFCUzyMyqOUuzc8uKWQSU6bbHYOOsC7DelDJisqRbAI0gJh0di4RffzqIqtxUDBp0a-4pQsOZu0HptKQCGoak-L5DD9BgAXCtjPgMRmY2W17zNgVNxFLhH4xGRg/w480-h640/received_731147071030637.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With a whole lot of determination and taking the frustration in small, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2 hour bites of time over a couple days, and a thread change halfway through the nightmare of that first row.... It is done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just used scraps of the sheet Alysa sent for the backing to make the binding and bound the whole thing for the girl. </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/AVvXsEirG4FUexQxUU5Y_gJxnksz4creYUcFXO5wZQAI5zNzQC9vSu39ZrD1hcI0qMkDdE9nId3tFHby7Eyq2HA_5i8l49Dl5UUQYSdF0WJTyBXBHOn4_lHR4dGyMc2QlaHEsPjHFjjnW2xFHA/s4898/DSC_6426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG4FUexQxUU5Y_gJxnksz4creYUcFXO5wZQAI5zNzQC9vSu39ZrD1hcI0qMkDdE9nId3tFHby7Eyq2HA_5i8l49Dl5UUQYSdF0WJTyBXBHOn4_lHR4dGyMc2QlaHEsPjHFjjnW2xFHA/w428-h640/DSC_6426.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wendi wanted to see pictures before I sent it so it was time to beg my husband for a little help again.</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/AVvXsEh23Fs1Lcu6eU61ygZVjKJKjMXkFdJDxr6_gLLK1UXifTqJ9Gh3cPEy82l0C7ZD1qgHq2T8kMFIAyTjNFtnt4BIt3ioZRQp1LZM_O0dv7XgWz0SfoRJS5icUoISSkl9Y2dcA7bUr5XiSQ/s6016/DSC_6423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23Fs1Lcu6eU61ygZVjKJKjMXkFdJDxr6_gLLK1UXifTqJ9Gh3cPEy82l0C7ZD1qgHq2T8kMFIAyTjNFtnt4BIt3ioZRQp1LZM_O0dv7XgWz0SfoRJS5icUoISSkl9Y2dcA7bUr5XiSQ/w640-h428/DSC_6423.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is so nice having a 6' 3 husband to use as a human tripod...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAEhKjtI6cTegkGUiNC1JAXobJDhnLRC-Vmj1dCVVmXKCinlZJOeaFzqlG7FzoD-C32cqLN7GAWjExRMzazMKQLuNGHyBI9-yAVMIK7ucUmPAMNFHnXq6qH1xaWZbgth_QBzJV1HaMA/w428-h640/DSC_6428.jpg" width="428" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes.</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/AVvXsEh9tO9SSt4_Vsb8guppPcVclX11Jy5C6kdNdpeBlx8KHtOCWIj06cXfPUV-YwOITrTS_HJrvYN_OH6mjUpwaI3uB_2CsLij-30c-jxsvw3BV3kjspFvKdCZaeyjGtbdL6AnQ-1UANYCIQ/s3746/DSC_6425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3746" data-original-width="2734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tO9SSt4_Vsb8guppPcVclX11Jy5C6kdNdpeBlx8KHtOCWIj06cXfPUV-YwOITrTS_HJrvYN_OH6mjUpwaI3uB_2CsLij-30c-jxsvw3BV3kjspFvKdCZaeyjGtbdL6AnQ-1UANYCIQ/w468-h640/DSC_6425.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And there you have it Alysa! It is packed up and on it's way to you ;0}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on to the NEXT project! I will show you the quilt I whipped up the week before Father's Day for my sweet husband next time. It was so fun to make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img align="left" height="65" src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jcvxfv22m30tnb/Name.png?raw=1" style="border: 0px; text-align: left;" width="200" /></div></div>kraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-2778142674145614002020-07-01T23:02:00.000-07:002020-07-01T23:02:02.692-07:00My Popsicle Quilt<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kqeGsWPxWaWvc1OuKHzHKzBZgXdbHuRC8E1XQKNU-j2o8nWqCBcG6VTiJMHqSwl9lBiQtUAFJARl-LABVInBax-pcTNfJHvcR1UQgX91LKG0b3d0_hgZF9fKo5-oAcXac2aHRAExWg/s4696/DSC_6438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4696" data-original-width="3135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kqeGsWPxWaWvc1OuKHzHKzBZgXdbHuRC8E1XQKNU-j2o8nWqCBcG6VTiJMHqSwl9lBiQtUAFJARl-LABVInBax-pcTNfJHvcR1UQgX91LKG0b3d0_hgZF9fKo5-oAcXac2aHRAExWg/w428-h640/DSC_6438.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out my Popsicle Quilt! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is my first quilt finished here in Pennsylvania. Wohoo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started my <a href="http://www.sewcakemake.com/2020/04/sweetie-pie-progress.html">Sweetie Pie quilts</a> after Christmas, but with all the monotony brought about by the Quarantine for Covid-19 I needed a spunky, summery project </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I pulled out my little Popsicle table runner from my UFO pile and started sewing.</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/AVvXsEinFCNRJ43pQXT0520kLmJWRhjxI7cJob5I_Ns3o0EqxPtZr1GD9WGu0IAaEg0JOKtRXJZALxaVWdDmabUGUUPHdhbwDNSWeDijHTe0Rp4Zx3U2Pej7wGmYedZpjXk8z9ILT-1hMKpfBg/s4032/2020-04-16+18.01.53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFCNRJ43pQXT0520kLmJWRhjxI7cJob5I_Ns3o0EqxPtZr1GD9WGu0IAaEg0JOKtRXJZALxaVWdDmabUGUUPHdhbwDNSWeDijHTe0Rp4Zx3U2Pej7wGmYedZpjXk8z9ILT-1hMKpfBg/w480-h640/2020-04-16+18.01.53.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been obsessed with this cute little pattern for over 2 years now. I think I have tried to get 3 different friends to make it with me, failing every time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These little fabric popsicles were so cute, so easy to make, I couldn't stop myself from turning the pattern into a full quilt. My goal for a few years has been to have a different cuddly quilt for every holiday or season, so this popsicle quilt was the perfect project for working towards that goal.</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/AVvXsEhVXUplwX-5mAoSFapL7tkfHa5z6OivlBzQS7TJL5RWy7Zv-F25syoK2pG3fSo0HrKuD8ZmQVxO3wi-HAQRt82r3TjEnsNATAx9GiW5LHXASFwAwfzVZ_mX4W2fT2KdvUV4_qeFbSJ81w/s3817/2020-04-17+02.13.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="3817" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXUplwX-5mAoSFapL7tkfHa5z6OivlBzQS7TJL5RWy7Zv-F25syoK2pG3fSo0HrKuD8ZmQVxO3wi-HAQRt82r3TjEnsNATAx9GiW5LHXASFwAwfzVZ_mX4W2fT2KdvUV4_qeFbSJ81w/w640-h454/2020-04-17+02.13.39.jpg" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhGSV1AA9kI43OZ4xp0HV51fz32JQSpf51hbd2cpbBxuNgHdchcM1ogNxMrzKHAjV5uzjq1dggb-Nittcy0sCeQF8mvqZk51uJfoJNiRxVvh-FKODgf0_KHnX9uYZIbyZKm7dneh28wrg/s2805/2020-04-17+02.14.01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="2595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSV1AA9kI43OZ4xp0HV51fz32JQSpf51hbd2cpbBxuNgHdchcM1ogNxMrzKHAjV5uzjq1dggb-Nittcy0sCeQF8mvqZk51uJfoJNiRxVvh-FKODgf0_KHnX9uYZIbyZKm7dneh28wrg/w592-h640/2020-04-17+02.14.01.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can get the original pattern <a href="https://store.figtreeandcompany.com/Mini_Popsicles_Downloadable_p/1045e.htm">here from FigTree.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEZOezyWA5wvy2RZvrWwYBs1_7rPPu9DubX_o1mxVcoTFPRpPnRAK4IcqggTy3HL_FnLLtSCoHOnJxlDCvxBp4PMMIm7PponG1r8W9N8PCBCrAwJxH0Qd5r7VxNpsempdO0imaf4nJw/s3560/2020-04-30+15.20.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3560" data-original-width="2670" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEZOezyWA5wvy2RZvrWwYBs1_7rPPu9DubX_o1mxVcoTFPRpPnRAK4IcqggTy3HL_FnLLtSCoHOnJxlDCvxBp4PMMIm7PponG1r8W9N8PCBCrAwJxH0Qd5r7VxNpsempdO0imaf4nJw/w480-h640/2020-04-30+15.20.07.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the cat was in love with my project. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up with 30 luscious popsicles, just enough to get a twin sized quilt out of the batch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was determined to only use fabric from my stash to make this, so that is what happened. All the fabric stores were closed and the shelves at Walmart were empty, so there really wasn't any other choice anyway.</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/AVvXsEjW5qfSzgzbfKu8utUWbbG62MLVrwC4dy2zEyNZTwrOZspEF87b0YIHTq4m7msBqgLRoAmKMdUUVdM8ZHo6GLIXDlNfXhKaA_lbZsQ72QuGVYI6KMsJNoegq-3bi8IuabaFq4EeelMyYA/s4032/2020-04-30+23.24.52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5qfSzgzbfKu8utUWbbG62MLVrwC4dy2zEyNZTwrOZspEF87b0YIHTq4m7msBqgLRoAmKMdUUVdM8ZHo6GLIXDlNfXhKaA_lbZsQ72QuGVYI6KMsJNoegq-3bi8IuabaFq4EeelMyYA/w480-h640/2020-04-30+23.24.52.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The topper was finished late one Craft Day Thursday. It was probably another 2 weeks lost agonizing over fighting my quilting machine before I actually put needle to thread. </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/AVvXsEg3nvY2pZ5TOKY_AOJfW2UdS5n6g6Hg3Wo4aFa_T1OUiQ9R6KBk2jgJDRKQ40UYsM5_OtPIGf2Hob06HzkOpkSlHJt6MmL5KFRN3U1tG3IWYRVpO0-oNEYkawveNVusxUT0D8X6D2pLug/s4032/2020-05-22+18.45.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nvY2pZ5TOKY_AOJfW2UdS5n6g6Hg3Wo4aFa_T1OUiQ9R6KBk2jgJDRKQ40UYsM5_OtPIGf2Hob06HzkOpkSlHJt6MmL5KFRN3U1tG3IWYRVpO0-oNEYkawveNVusxUT0D8X6D2pLug/w480-h640/2020-05-22+18.45.07.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This whole machine quilter set-up was found on craig's list by my cousin, who bought it, loaned it out to friends, but in the end she was so frustrated by the sewing machine never working that she gave it to me for a steal. I have worked and fiddled and cried, prayed, said some bad words, said some more prayers, taped on straws, taken off whole parts, spent a few hours just sitting staring at the machine wishing for a genie to come and make it want to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By some miracle I have been able to keep the darn thing running, but I really think it is just because of the prayers alone. This quilter is much like my car. I thank the Good Lord it is still working and acknowledge completely it is ONLY because of His Grace that they keep going day after day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because of it's fussiness I cannot do any fancy quilting patterns, just a breezy swirly path. I told myself that if I can prove frequent use, then I can start looking for a new machine...maybe a computerized model, dare I say :0)</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/AVvXsEjYI_OUDjQ79oOy6anLK9Qir7xTfY7LRrl2JKrJkeW0GcbGrEbLswxH4uwHjhx1NWgWM_ydQ-g1OWi4bXFxtYtZTFd8NNFqrHTk_mLXX_vO__kFfAfnZsc8-dQPccvhqYpgzgou4cOsMw/s4696/DSC_6438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4696" data-original-width="3135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI_OUDjQ79oOy6anLK9Qir7xTfY7LRrl2JKrJkeW0GcbGrEbLswxH4uwHjhx1NWgWM_ydQ-g1OWi4bXFxtYtZTFd8NNFqrHTk_mLXX_vO__kFfAfnZsc8-dQPccvhqYpgzgou4cOsMw/w428-h640/DSC_6438.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, Here she is! Isn't she beautiful???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual, Emmalee has claimed it as her own personal couch quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have to use the Valentines quilt. I am fine with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am just so excited to have finished this project and that everything worked out as well as it did. </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/AVvXsEixXgXU36qBpooSPV9xbRBunOUWVB9S6modFNTEZAVOIm1BTMuqoKzPNt6nvS2vsjwU6Co73ktr3FO2b7PhppHsZ517qg8IhZv4AoPwnxd_F_s-m-20oYJiLQI8MFMh4pvkqIHwbKcrNA/s6016/DSC_6439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXgXU36qBpooSPV9xbRBunOUWVB9S6modFNTEZAVOIm1BTMuqoKzPNt6nvS2vsjwU6Co73ktr3FO2b7PhppHsZ517qg8IhZv4AoPwnxd_F_s-m-20oYJiLQI8MFMh4pvkqIHwbKcrNA/w640-h428/DSC_6439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the fabrics I had worked out great. I had to work a little bit to have enough scrap fabric for the background. Most came from Farm Girl Vintage quilt scraps. I just pieced and sewed until the whole thing came together. </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/AVvXsEhgU5Fy8XiQzGMJLiRiiVcjQE4J47ANtABlrYywNWuCASAe_aolXwX1b2XAZ6wPKgEp_uU0TBfDUeyvk7JJK0mXkU0Gzy6m6NNLLK4ewjYa7DPv7Rc3dlFFL8xGhsw7-zDeLO3ow_XGCg/s4898/DSC_6440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU5Fy8XiQzGMJLiRiiVcjQE4J47ANtABlrYywNWuCASAe_aolXwX1b2XAZ6wPKgEp_uU0TBfDUeyvk7JJK0mXkU0Gzy6m6NNLLK4ewjYa7DPv7Rc3dlFFL8xGhsw7-zDeLO3ow_XGCg/w428-h640/DSC_6440.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the Minky for the back...I had that in my stash too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't remember what I bought it for, way back before we moved, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it worked great for this quilt!</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/AVvXsEiFZOfO8wscXrZGNbgQAMJgUxXUYRael-atymQxVxPglDfXV6QBO8VaBg979KmR7aU5oQCNMupfefcpAbvpE_agujW4mdl0cjVRAz9Y7dQ40F8zGvBa6wJpunxp6jCK8ySOnap4C2dcqg/s4727/DSC_6441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="4727" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZOfO8wscXrZGNbgQAMJgUxXUYRael-atymQxVxPglDfXV6QBO8VaBg979KmR7aU5oQCNMupfefcpAbvpE_agujW4mdl0cjVRAz9Y7dQ40F8zGvBa6wJpunxp6jCK8ySOnap4C2dcqg/w640-h428/DSC_6441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And again, my sweet husband helping me out by being the perfect quilt rack, lol.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love him so much. He puts up with a LOT around here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that this popsicle quilt is finished, I have a special quilting project for a friend. I will be back with photos of that soon enough!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="65" src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jcvxfv22m30tnb/Name.png?raw=1" width="200" /></div></div>kraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-10052605126590821602020-07-01T12:09:00.001-07:002020-07-01T21:47:21.024-07:00Quick Little Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILjF54vUjHrduJmCgzKcsuWHYSsloqrQ6pjC3v5Mdz930O9_knZSF_OATmwq5ksZgYqN6izHhOwnPwktHmD-BqikU-kvzhjYpTF4J0GEqWXSGEjpJ_ehbsTctFL8HGQMJFqqfjvT_vQ/s4032/2020-05-25+22.09.52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILjF54vUjHrduJmCgzKcsuWHYSsloqrQ6pjC3v5Mdz930O9_knZSF_OATmwq5ksZgYqN6izHhOwnPwktHmD-BqikU-kvzhjYpTF4J0GEqWXSGEjpJ_ehbsTctFL8HGQMJFqqfjvT_vQ/w625-h469/2020-05-25+22.09.52.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know what possessed this sweet little lady from church to bring us food, but randomly one day she called and said she was making empanadas and wanted to bring us some.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YES!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bring them right over!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were totally delicious and I was THRILLED to not have to make dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Empanadas were devoured, dishes washed, and then her pan sat on my counter for probably 2 weeks. I decided enough time had passed, this pan needed to go home. A naughty thought had been playing in the back of my mind the whole time, so I decided to act on it quick before I could stop myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set about to etch the family name into the back of the pan.</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/AVvXsEhjyNl5hcH5JPH1f5nZ2j6lWXsabLnEZ_jGn8Oajl_MmAJ8aqJQx3N6WhrP-SaO42483cqIT5k89GzkxYO5OYuCLx3DmzUNeq1lJq7wsGrKvBOJrUuSu0LUo98Ke70hFOMRpDOK5CbDMg/s1600/20200525_214233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyNl5hcH5JPH1f5nZ2j6lWXsabLnEZ_jGn8Oajl_MmAJ8aqJQx3N6WhrP-SaO42483cqIT5k89GzkxYO5OYuCLx3DmzUNeq1lJq7wsGrKvBOJrUuSu0LUo98Ke70hFOMRpDOK5CbDMg/s640/20200525_214233.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pan was just a plain pyrex glass pan. I was Fairly certain the family wouldn't mind having their name added to the back of the pan. Then, if it ever got lost at someone else's house, everyone would know who it actually belonged to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I designed a little label on the computer and cut it out of vinyl. I forgot to reverse the image the first time, so I reversed the image and cut it out again. I used repositionable vinyl so the vinyl stencil would come off the pan easily at the end of the project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the vinyl label was ready I used a light pad under the pan to help illuminate the edges of the pan and to help me position the vinyl label in the right place.</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/AVvXsEhCz50-48QKVSY3YlYDaZFd0KO2_5Z3fBV2JcjCisdp6c7xExU3okEeC6Q4ecBuJqUjKRvJiti-Iouuh7o4FtLXjtoMoUcsBvPLpa1atXoOuIYK0qKWchC9groJCcKvZgXC_IFugFO8HA/s1600/20200525_222552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1600" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCz50-48QKVSY3YlYDaZFd0KO2_5Z3fBV2JcjCisdp6c7xExU3okEeC6Q4ecBuJqUjKRvJiti-Iouuh7o4FtLXjtoMoUcsBvPLpa1atXoOuIYK0qKWchC9groJCcKvZgXC_IFugFO8HA/s640/20200525_222552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Done. I rubbed the stencil down all over, then peeled the transfer tape off.</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/AVvXsEiKsjCMyYP68fakItBRpkpdhT7zRpMXUlY4ytu7mI_2S71LYib79pSa4YPvoUFl9XRq5HwAv9goyuGPkqHuEZckPT04-VcIBQELy0NN9Qll5CCQhpeTxILnYGuQViiwP76QQdvYAKWruA/s1600/20200525_222616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1177" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsjCMyYP68fakItBRpkpdhT7zRpMXUlY4ytu7mI_2S71LYib79pSa4YPvoUFl9XRq5HwAv9goyuGPkqHuEZckPT04-VcIBQELy0NN9Qll5CCQhpeTxILnYGuQViiwP76QQdvYAKWruA/s640/20200525_222616.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time for glass etching. I knew I was taking a risk that this little surprise would not be a welcomed surprise. By using glass etching to make a permanent stencil on this pan I was hoping it would exist, but not be too intrusive. Worst case I would just buy them a new pan, but this lady was such a sweetheart with a love of all things pretty, I felt secure in this little addition to her pan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just beware...Bringing plain pans to the SewCakeMaker family may result in glass etching of your pan!</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/AVvXsEic_V24oErR7ah8SSOYcqIWguK3Ec9SGoz983-ykKfu4qdpHsPEQ9-TOtzuqydOIHA_tDs_WqMV29tZP93VfVZneSN92-vafzB6YOd4eQXpa-h9Xj0ZvaDp1FaqAWKKNzM-RmzSTZrnVw/s1600/20200525_222651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_V24oErR7ah8SSOYcqIWguK3Ec9SGoz983-ykKfu4qdpHsPEQ9-TOtzuqydOIHA_tDs_WqMV29tZP93VfVZneSN92-vafzB6YOd4eQXpa-h9Xj0ZvaDp1FaqAWKKNzM-RmzSTZrnVw/s640/20200525_222651.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought this glass Etching cream probably 17 years ago. Guess what? It still works. </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/AVvXsEjoOqWKMZUPdBYudmgUklRA1rFXxDh_Rblt6d4-PQ0aHQvM4RYcIxG2geLIsnbwMk86cixLmet4NCQ-VKOr6ba5RzlVbNT_hRR1eu6CwCY1sctg9_u1Y5lzF-Ze1O4DEP9i-zKPBKLj1A/s1600/20200525_222718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1600" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOqWKMZUPdBYudmgUklRA1rFXxDh_Rblt6d4-PQ0aHQvM4RYcIxG2geLIsnbwMk86cixLmet4NCQ-VKOr6ba5RzlVbNT_hRR1eu6CwCY1sctg9_u1Y5lzF-Ze1O4DEP9i-zKPBKLj1A/s640/20200525_222718.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To use glass etch just use a regular brush and paint it on. Be sure to not get it on your skin or in your eyes or mouth. Brush this on all exposed areas in the design that you want to show frosty.</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/AVvXsEhUCqLF5mvB2lA_alH6WeEHOHf_YwNYW0ASRl2B-OLPFEPAK8QoMAMfp0nVFd_CPFsz-r-zr3W3lbYhVcKpxNpuwYaP9wSM2W_E4CKKVmM8QHng1RQ-x4AQlA83tG93mZzeGgGxkWeoEg/s1600/20200525_222743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1600" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCqLF5mvB2lA_alH6WeEHOHf_YwNYW0ASRl2B-OLPFEPAK8QoMAMfp0nVFd_CPFsz-r-zr3W3lbYhVcKpxNpuwYaP9wSM2W_E4CKKVmM8QHng1RQ-x4AQlA83tG93mZzeGgGxkWeoEg/s640/20200525_222743.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just let that sit for about 5 minutes, then rinse off in the sink with regular old tap water.</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/AVvXsEhAQeqtoqcorlZZucD-cHa0H2ulH4cAgDee0XNghRB-pUl3GX5l_aFQS-nYERw9CuawAGKlh0uUfz_6vtO2nX_wyjRFyoC57LO_iRb9So-uLkUu77OoDN01kCX2PUVzBsYDW-hmrgXFjA/s1600/20200525_222807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQeqtoqcorlZZucD-cHa0H2ulH4cAgDee0XNghRB-pUl3GX5l_aFQS-nYERw9CuawAGKlh0uUfz_6vtO2nX_wyjRFyoC57LO_iRb9So-uLkUu77OoDN01kCX2PUVzBsYDW-hmrgXFjA/s640/20200525_222807.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see in the top right area of this photo where I have peeled off the temporary vinyl. The normal glass design is exposed, surrounded by frosty loveliness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After removing the rest of the vinyl....</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/AVvXsEh6jmt1XZhQTyNJ4uVE77oB95xH9TFj0NtXz1hZZyqvUnCza_RYz5wgbth-U9VwbrumvF1YiK-Sg_8tP8_5atnIVX-RqaATqvRRugXM6sdbabeDp3NcsZk5ypr-VTuzuqhb7HjqIG_Mig/s1600/20200525_222827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jmt1XZhQTyNJ4uVE77oB95xH9TFj0NtXz1hZZyqvUnCza_RYz5wgbth-U9VwbrumvF1YiK-Sg_8tP8_5atnIVX-RqaATqvRRugXM6sdbabeDp3NcsZk5ypr-VTuzuqhb7HjqIG_Mig/s640/20200525_222827.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the pan while upside down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I etched the bottom of the pan so that when it is turned right side up it will look like this...</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/AVvXsEhRdchSLO6JYmAvRnul3lz3S2IFlTMWZXPalELle8izsXRboWYuAgVOdltWsssb_M0CSQORT_jYaFBCLD-SwamHRyqvLuJ3xgCxJa0S-S2UgZbIFA25mFlYgEjkgm-ulTadGhgzhPE3qQ/s4032/2020-05-25+22.09.52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdchSLO6JYmAvRnul3lz3S2IFlTMWZXPalELle8izsXRboWYuAgVOdltWsssb_M0CSQORT_jYaFBCLD-SwamHRyqvLuJ3xgCxJa0S-S2UgZbIFA25mFlYgEjkgm-ulTadGhgzhPE3qQ/w625-h469/2020-05-25+22.09.52.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the name and design right side up and looking great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pattern will not wash off. Once etched the glass is permanently changed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filled this pan with oreo cake pops and sent it with Hubbs and Emmalee to deliver it back to its original home. My friend was delighted, thank goodness, at the pretty addition. Maybe she loved the pan so much more more empanadas are in our future, lol! Now I am ready to start etching all my own glass, lol. It is slightly addictive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="65" src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jcvxfv22m30tnb/Name.png?raw=1" width="200" /></div>kraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-33882721838736821132020-06-21T21:34:00.006-07:002020-07-01T22:02:11.460-07:00Finally on the Wall<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSrgwhQZ8xNCalZx0WYrsJaLmguSg1Z4xye6yLYZ0gAfa_DuY8wuTyZ4lFdVbbP3X3gzzYKrimyRC5JNZhzXn8ZaqQn4I5kDhDKpFP55laKCBOWuqEB8TZEEsTKLbjgBOGcxyVYZpkQ/w480-h640/2020-06-04+22.26.33.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="480" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Well, enough with the waiting. My shelves are finally on the wall. </div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">It only took a month. This area of our family room has turned into Emmalee's painting corner, so I am thinking the hexi shelves will be home to some of the painting supplies and hopefully make the mess a little cuter. There is no eliminating the mess, just creatively organizing it.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3946" data-original-width="2959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWMVQP5T7Mw92V3eI3TVrzkpubZ_XRKwRGD2CHuZY-PhrkzFQPmiqRSqIdudnwlZahnuytZ_NGVV1ejuyJAlkp0hw3VznV2qGabBEjQKh4AN3x_WGHFvuE1zHmSe5VXHHkeldTvUfQQ/w480-h640/2020-06-04+22.26.26.jpg" width="480" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">We bought this house in November. This great-room has a crazy bar in it that entertaining families would love. We use it to store craft supplies, lol. There is a working sink down there in the selves and everything. No drinking going on here. We have too much crafting to get done.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3517" data-original-width="2638" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKLFwH9L6rnBdzL8bQFILHEc5lGc2kcOfIHm5s6QMX3yK08I4s4Nd0fn8M-ixSPSd41fzN8PGe_ivw1hnimQkespVMxwT2ZdZBQ2t1FK-hh6E0Tokh4Rl8lLhUKm_rTSjB6WE0_iXCA/w469-h625/2020-06-04+22.29.17.jpg" width="469" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">My two big guys {shelves} got hung on the wall, my little guy you can see below. I added shelves to him so I could have a little more paint storage....</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z8fMuson8aHkCVrZ6PZM9IZGvSMUtGliEdOL9kOrHEtbf63h4krkB_oJ66GsTysdxGHKD8eHoFVcvn1Oqnq_CkH2pdLdyXplsduYyEY8mEKqcgj5wrtgWoETRCIIk6rFzXim2kUMGw/s2734/2020-06-06+20.56.49-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="2273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8z8fMuson8aHkCVrZ6PZM9IZGvSMUtGliEdOL9kOrHEtbf63h4krkB_oJ66GsTysdxGHKD8eHoFVcvn1Oqnq_CkH2pdLdyXplsduYyEY8mEKqcgj5wrtgWoETRCIIk6rFzXim2kUMGw/w532-h640/2020-06-06+20.56.49-2.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">I didn't put a back on this one, but will be adding a backboard. When you go to get a paint bottle out of the stack all the other bottles in that triangle fall out the back *Oh My!* so my next Craft Day Thursday I will have to fix that.</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Anyway, Mads and I have loved these little shelves, so much so I am afraid to say....</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">We will be making more! Thanks for celebrating with me the minor accomplishment of getting these shelves hung up. Sometimes it is the little things that feel huge when you had to climb mountains to get them done ;0}</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img height="65" src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jcvxfv22m30tnb/Name.png?raw=1" width="200" /></div></div>kraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-15976351399759210802020-06-02T19:52:00.003-07:002020-07-01T21:45:06.531-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have so many things to show you since I posted last!!! My big kids are keeping me so busy these days, that and the endless yardwork/housework at our new home, but I wanted to show you my hexi shelves!</div>
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Mads and I made these a few weeks ago on her birthday. These are mine, the bigger hexi shelves. I needed them big to look right in my Great Room. It has a vaulted ceiling and anything smaller would have looked odd I am afraid. </div>
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The real delight here is that I finally got mine painted white, then, because they were so big I figured I needed to put a backing on the shelves so they are strong enough to hold some weight when I hang them on the wall. Well....to put a back on them, the most professional way would be to use my handy dandy palm router today to dig out a ledge on the back side for the backboard to sit in.</div>
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Here is an up-close view. I was a bit nervous. It has been over 3 years since I had my own space to play in. All my tools were packed away and my life was MISSING THEM! Routers are serious tools with serious possibilities for injury if used wrong. After a quick You Tube refresher I hit the garage and just plugged it in. Once my shelves were routed I was flying high pretty much all day. It was SO SATISFYING to pull out tools, do something that makes such an obvious difference, and then use a fun vacuum to suck up all the wood shavings {lately one of my favorite parts of woodworking, using my dust collector to suck everything clean}.</div>
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I loved the look of the ledge of raw wood against the white painted shelf so much I decided to route the front side too. I really just love the whole look.</div>
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Tonight I re-painted the white of the shelves. I am honestly thinking of painting the backboard the same color as my walls, because I don't really want a whole block of white. I like the look of the outline shelves. I just needed the shelves to be sturdy. Maybe I will leave the backs a natural wood. Who knows. I will have to hold these up to the wall to decide. Right now they are drying in the garage. I will be back when these guys are done and on the wall, plus I'll bring photos and stories from our maker day when we made these.</div>
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My Maddy girl had a plan for her birthday and it was a total delight to me! </div>
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Her one birthday wish was to spend the day creating in the garage. Both of us had been planning to make some hexagon shelves for weeks, so Maddy's special day was the perfect chance.</div>
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We made 3 sizes of shelves. The largest had sides measuring 12" long, the medium had sides 10" long, and the smaller size had sides 8" long. I was not prepared for just HOW large the large ones would end up. I wouldn't recommend that size if you don't have a huge area to hang them in.</div>
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Then I held the 2 shelf pieces together and trusted my life to Madison who used a nail gun to finish the job. We tried painters tape to help hold the wood in place, but it was not that helpful.</div>
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I have proof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This whole quilter table and machine lived in pieces on this floor since we moved in almost 5 months ago. Now look at it!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to my fabulous husband who came to my rescue, it works! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had lost screws. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought new ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tracks were cracked in the move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought new ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't find the instruction booklet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I printed a new one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Just before Christmas Madison asked me if there were any particular projects I wanted to start. This <a href="https://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/2017/01/sweetie-pie-sew-along-week-one-pie.html">Sweetie Pie quilt by Lori Holt</a> was at the top of my list. I had a whole tote full of <a href="https://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/2015/04/im-so-excited-to-announce-my-latest.html">Farm Girl Vintage</a> scraps and thought the Sweetie Pie quilt would be the perfect way to utilize them.</div>
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These Dresden plate "pies" were so fun to make. I set out to make 2 quilts. I needed 12 "pies" for each quilt, 16 Dresden shapes for each pie. Once the scraps came out and I started cutting I just never stopped. Have you ever lost all track of time and space with your arms buried elbows deep in a box of silky soft, vibrant fabrics? It is like heaven on earth.</div>
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Sewn together I ended up with 30 pies! I only needed 24 for my 2 quilts. Halfway to a third quilt I hit the scrap pile again....</div>
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Um...enough "pies" for 4 quilts and 2 pillows.</div>
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When making one of these quilt blocks all 16 Dresden shapes are sewn together, then the center is cut out to make room for the fruit. That's how you make "fruit pies" you know. I haven't decided what I am making with these middles, but aren't they cute all stacked up like this? </div>
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It took a week of my free time hours, but eventually I got all 50 "pies" glued down to the white background blocks, managed to topstich everything down, then sat back feeling pretty accomplished... </div>
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You see how there are flowers in the corners of all the blocks??? </div>
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Not finished. 4 flowers across, 5 flowers down...that is 20 flowers per quilt. </div>
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Who let me accidentally expand my 2 quilts to 4 quilts and 2 pillows???</div>
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I contemplated probably 4 days, wondering if I could just not make the flowers. Do you know how much more background fabric I will need! And interfacing!!! Do I even have fabric for the flowers? I don't want to do that much work! I will just not do it.... But will my quilts look like there are huge empty spaces??? 3 days later... Fine! I will make 9 million fabric flowers!</div>
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With no other choice but to make 80 flower pieces for my 12,000 quilts it was back to the drawing table, tracing out flowers, flower centers, and white circles to stitch them to. I did modify the flower shape because there was NO WAY my 80 flowers were going to be made one petal at a time. </div>
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It seemed everyone recommended buying a special little glue bottle to put the school glue in, cost a fortune for a little nugget of a bottle you would have to re-fill often, small nozzle that clogs often... I decided to just try the regular school glue out of it's original bottle. Bam! Magic. It works just fine. </div>
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Last April I started the <a href="https://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/2017/07/bee-happy-sew-along-guide-is-ready.html">Bee Happy quilt</a>. Used my cheap school glue in it's original bottle. You could see the glue through fabric here and there while I was making the quilt. I was worried it would be a problem when I quilted everything together, but it wasn't. Even on spots with 3 stacked applique pieces on top of the quilt, batting and minky backing. When I washed the quilt the glue completely dissolved in the wash and a gorgeous masterpiece emerged from the dryer.</div>
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After a week of working during all my free hours I ended up with these 2 stacks. Stack on the right, not stitched down to the applique circle. Stack on the left...Done and ready to be sewn to my quilts!</div>
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These two stacks have been sitting in my craft room for 2 weeks untouched. I abandoned them to get a few U.F.O.'s finished {Un-Finished Objects} finished. After that, face masks for quarantine survival! I think it is time to get back to this and make at least ONE completed Sweeite Pie quilt. </div>
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Stitched. I prefer Mettler invisible thread for top-stitching applique.</div>
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I am off to bed, but tomorrow begins Thursday Craft Day and hopefully very soon my pile of very lovely fabrics will resemble the quilt above.</div>
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Well hello there stranger! I am trying to make a comeback after a while off dealing with life's most ridiculous inconveniences, lol. After several requests for this pattern, I have it for sale on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/TheBubbleBox/listing/791348739/pattern-sammy-stars-and-stripes">Etsy shop</a>. You can buy it for just $4! I am not a fan of $8-20 patterns so I try and keep my prices do-able.</div>
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Sammy here is made from 1/4" mdf, some paint, glue, a flag, and one tiny block of 1" pine to slide your flag into. Once you have him cut out, you can really enjoy painting him and gluing him all together in an hour or two {if you don't count the drying time}.</div>
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Buy the pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/TheBubbleBox/listing/791348739/pattern-sammy-stars-and-stripes">{HERE}</a></div>
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I don't currently have wood kits for sale...but I could be persuaded, lol!</div>
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Have a great night and enjoy this springtime air!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="65" src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jcvxfv22m30tnb/Name.png?raw=1" width="200" /></div>kraftenkrazy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/13387095867225402968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701812027455701320.post-90485892077381512012017-03-15T10:57:00.000-07:002017-03-15T10:57:31.609-07:00It's About Time<div style="text-align: center;">
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I think it is about time I get around to making a clock. They have entranced me so often. At Hobby Lobby I end up standing there admiring for long stretches at a time. At craft shows I am always frozen staring at the hand painted pieces...It is about time I make my own. This is just a round-up of some hand-made clocks that caught my eye after a quick google search...</div>
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<a href="http://thediymommy.com/make-a-giant-reclaimed-wood-clock-from-an-electrical-reel-12monthsofdiy/">This one</a> is probably my favorite, but I don't have access to huge wooden spools ;0}</div>
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This is a great resource for how to make your own clock though.</div>
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I like the addition of "Berlin" and a year on this one. I have seen where they put your last name and maybe wedding year on it. While my kids have a hard time with the Roman Numerals, I love them!</div>
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Uh, call me crazy, but I actually love the look of this one, even without the hands! It would look cute in my pile of junk corner I have so many antiques displayed in. May have to make two ;0}</div>
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{<a href="https://www.antiquefarmhouse.com/">source</a>}</div>
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I like the funkyness of this clock, but it isn't quite what I was looking for.</div>
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<img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCe7JkDQ9Fjsg-fK6zwaE8KiP7y0YiRRQLVyKrh3f6mBaBFtllTSjGNcaxOfOSmjTpsw6mrOQSZxlc56qWgSPim09uljMHmbothxbIJJk_KP5E4g5J3tQw4gQzJ4Nr55bZ2ZMG9mPpPM/s640/ClockMaking9.JPG" width="480" /></div>
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{<a href="http://4theloveofwood.blogspot.com/2012/12/fence-board-clock-paris-clock.html?m=1">source</a>}</div>
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LOvE this!</div>
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<img alt="Skeleton key clock. I could make this with a pallet back…" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/53/9b/08/539b08346aa418dbd444b57bfc960757.jpg" width="640" /></div>
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{<a href="http://www.espacebuzz.com/article/34-nouvelles-idees-de-recyclage-ou-comment-faire-du-neuf-avec-du-plus-ancien/">source</a>}</div>
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As a door and key addict, this is perfect! What a great way to make use of antique keys.</div>
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<img alt="diy wood clock" height="640" src="http://diyandcraftsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Classic-wood-and-metal-clocks.jpg" width="635" /></div>
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{<a href="http://www.homedit.com/classic-wood-and-metal-clock/">source</a>}</div>
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Ugh! Isn't the metal so cool!?! Sadly, I have no metalworking skills.</div>
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<img height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/81/98/1a/81981a654bcfab3914c8f80cef0a4a59.jpg" width="426" /></div>
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Again with the giant spool. This is gorgeous.</div>
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<img alt="A rustic windmill clock." src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/22/47/46/2247466b63a7f68e7a12996d7452ce6e.jpg" /></div>
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{<a href="https://uk.pinterest.com/bitsandpiecesmy/">source</a>}</div>
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Can't find the actual source for this, but man to I LOvE this!</div>
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I saw a giant metal windmill head at a vintage market last year, am still crying inside about not getting to take it home with me.</div>
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<img alt="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ff/65/91/ff6591fe2593b7b8a52cfa2feb44bdfc.jpg" width="427" /></div>
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{<a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-new-clock.html">source</a>}</div>
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I haven't been loving the square clocks, but this one is fabulous.</div>
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<img alt="great clock above console" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/fa/fc/2b/fafc2b0e8812b1e6038331657ac3a559.jpg" width="395" /></div>
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{<a href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/537828380470723317/">source</a>}</div>
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Oh how I LOvE you!</div>
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<img alt="how to make this clock from a pallet" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/de/0a/fe/de0afe432ed52b0d9a39cc3aafd2403b.jpg" width="500" /></div>
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This guy is actually from Pottery Barn. Love the extra text on the clock.</div>
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<img alt="Why not show off your fabulous taste around the clock? Hang Pier 1’s hand-painted wood and wrought iron Oversize Gray Rustic Wall Clock, and let it keep pace just like you do—stylishly." height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7e/62/45/7e62456c419ce8eed3fb41d3e838cb38.jpg" width="427" /></div>
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{<a href="http://www.pier1.com/oversize-gray-rustic-wall-clock/2973963.html?crlt.pid=camp.eNsvlGAqWfxl">source</a>}</div>
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This one's only $300 at Pier One ;0}</div>
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<img alt="Pallet clock. Husband made it for me for our first Christmas! Size 3ft diameter." height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/be/89/97/be8997f4ad15967623af8d730b07f96f.jpg" width="480" /></div>
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{<a href="http://rusticdecor.org/">source</a>}</div>
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There is one with the family name on it. So nice.</div>
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{<a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/52689246">source</a>}</div>
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This one is funky and cute. It looks almost like a windmill that was taken apart. </div>
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<img alt="Large Vintage Wall Clock" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a7/b9/98/a7b998cfaf26f990c707f9b6a2d0241c.jpg" width="640" /></div>
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{<a href="http://estore.loot.com.au/Product/24125/large-vintage-wall-clock">source</a>}</div>
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From here on out they are all pretty much funky clocks.</div>
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License plate numbers</div>
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{<a href="http://www.greendiary.com/10-creative-wall-clocks-recycled-materials.html">source</a>}</div>
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Naturally, use a bike tire! Where can I put this?</div>
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<img alt="Old Turntables retro wall clocks" height="454" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.greendiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/old_turntables_retro_wall_clocks_37cqd.jpg?w=1170" width="640" /></div>
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{<a href="http://www.greendiary.com/10-creative-wall-clocks-recycled-materials.html">source</a>}</div>
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Record player, yes please!</div>
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And this clock for the fabulous wood weave going on.</div>
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This one is not even a clock, but MAN do I love that! Too bad my last name starts with C. It has to be the least creative letter to design with.</div>
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OK, well, I better go get making! Hoping to put the wood together today and get some kind of clock created by the weekend. </div>
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Wish me luck!</div>
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Man it has been busy this holiday season! </div>
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These nativity jars are just one of the many, many custom orders that have dominated my time lately.</div>
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These guys turned out so cute I had to share!</div>
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It took a bit to get things just right for the mason jars. These ones are pint sized.</div>
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That tapered curve at the bottom make things tricky, but I finally worked out the strip pieces to fit just right if they are raised up about 1/2".</div>
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Now I just need to find jars that are smooth on the back. Like used mayo jars or something. That will be the next thing I hunt for.</div>
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Anyway, I figure these would be the perfect centerpiece for our next Christmas dinner or for the girls at church to make at their next activity. The jars are less than $.50 each, the vinyl from $.50-$2, candles between $.25 and $.50, these guys fit the budget!</div>
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You can message me here or on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBubbleBox">Etsy</a> if you need some vinyl stickers, otherwise show me jars you made! I would LOVE to see them!</div>
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Now back to work! Just another day or two and I get to close my shop for my OWN family happy holidays. Merry Christmas!</div>
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I went looking for a little Jack 'O Lantern inspiration and ended up on a three hour tour of everything pumpkin. There were tips about cutting, cleaning, designing, cooking, and crafting. The most helpful tip I think was to cut the pumpkin on the bottom rather than the top. If you plan to light it at all, cutting the hole in the bottom makes it easy to light the candle or insert the corded bulb or even battery operated light if you simply place the pumpkin over top.</div>
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Other than that you can use just about anything imaginable to cut these guys. Serrated knives, Key-hole saws, Dremel or drill or hammer and nails? You name it, use what you have. I think the RotoZip would be my first choice :0}</div>
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Check out some of the things I found...</div>
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<a href="http://tohsrewop.com/jackolantern-pattern-stencil/">{Source}</a></div>
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With a freshly cleaned gourd, you can stick with a traditional face or something new or abstract. Here are a few patterns I found online in case you are looking.</div>
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These were the first Jack's I saw with hair! What a great idea to add personality, lol!</div>
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How 'bout a little Disney in your holiday?</div>
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I am DYING to go to Disneyland now that we live in the West again. Please excuse my obsession, even in pumpkin form.</div>
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You are in luck if you are a Disney fan too.</div>
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I found this site with TONS of free carving templates. Check out the source below to see all the designs they have.</div>
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<img alt="Over 100 FREE Disney Pumpkin Carving Stencil Templates from 4 The Love Of Family" height="640" src="http://i1.wp.com/www.4theloveoffamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Over-100-FREE-Disney-Pumpkin-Carving-Stencil-Templates-from-4-The-Love-Of-Family.png?resize=528%2C528" width="640" /></div>
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These scenes carved into the pumpkins are awesome. I tried to carve a haunted house like the one below many years ago and it ended up dangling pieces with half of them piled at the bottom. One wrong cut and your masterpiece is just a mess. It's OK though, cause there are a couple of ideas down here that can be a great salvage of a mutilated gourd.</div>
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This blog has a nice little explanation of how the Jack 'O Lantern tradition was started. Did you know it is an Irish tradition??? And the first Jack 'O Lanterns were carved turnips, not pumpkins???</div>
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This village, as a vinyl seller, I adore. You could totally use vinyl for that...or go the hard way and paint or sharpie them all. I choose vinyl ;0}</div>
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<a href="http://clv.h-cdn.co/assets/16/23/980x652/gallery-1465649042-house-pumpkin-carving-wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="If you're in a hurry of a cool spooky pumpkin for your home, no need to worry! This pumpkin carving project only takes up about 30 minutes.
Get the tutorial at Finding Home Farms.
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Um, YES! Fairy House OBSESSED right here. How cute!</div>
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The neighborhood of pumpkin dwellers is so sweet. Not everyone has space for a village, but it is totally adorable. </div>
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Mhm...as Cinderella's mom this pumpkin coach is a must do...minus the mice.</div>
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<img alt="Cinderella isn't the only one fit for a pumpkin carriage ride.
Get the tutorial at Ursi's Blog »
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Remember me saying one of these would be perfect for a pumpkin stencil fail???</div>
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This one! I am totally enamored with the idea of a diorama inside the pumpkin!</div>
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So many ideas!!!</div>
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<img alt="This is a much more sophisticated (and seasonal) take on the traditional elementary school project.
Get the tutorial at Country Living »
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What is Halloween without Charlie Brown?!?</div>
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Prepare yourself for Pumpkin Overload!</div>
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These people took Pumpkin creativity to an extreme I have never seen.</div>
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We may just have to travel down to Texas and check these out in person!</div>
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This one is Canada...Just amazing!</div>
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WOW! I would be totally spooked OUT if this house were on my block!</div>
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And a little afraid of a fire taking us all in the night. </div>
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Crazy amazing though. Seriously. Think of how long that must have taken!</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Just Creative!</span></b></div>
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The next batch of pumpkins were just unique and creative. </div>
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I LOVE that there are so many people out there playing with food!</div>
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<a href="http://hbu.h-cdn.co/assets/16/30/480x713/54ebaba1dbbab_-_wicked-witch-pumpkin-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A gourd's twisted stem works perfectly as a crooked nose. Plus this project skips the messy step of scooping out the inside.
Get the tutorial at Woman's Day »
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<a href="http://www.womansday.com/home/crafts-projects/g950/funny-pumpkin-carving-ideas/">{Source}</a></div>
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<a href="http://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2009-10-23/27-awesome-jack-o-lantern-pumpkin-designs.html">{Source}</a></div>
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<img alt="This fun apple design would look perfect on a teacher's (or nutritionist's?) front porch, we think.
See more at Good Housekeeping »
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<a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/g238/pumpkin-carving-ideas/">{Source}</a></div>
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Monogram junkie right here!</div>
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<img alt="This takes that same initial idea from before and adds some rustic paint effects.
Get the tutorial at The Wonder Forest »
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<img alt="cool jack o lantern idea: " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/09/f7/7b/09f77ba0e5a4b3e3dc6684a5e524b217.jpg" width="560" /></div>
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<a href="http://www.tutorialous.com/34-incredible-jack-o-lantern-ideas-p2149">{Source}</a> </div>
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<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwidh8jfrOzPAhUL24MKHdUhDzIQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisoldhouse.com%2Fideas%2F2012-pumpkin-carving-contest-winners&bvm=bv.136499718,d.cGw&psig=AFQjCNGPeWbGmT7zT7KJ9U_JWx6bg2-_RQ&ust=1477154823899345">{Source}</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No-Cut Pumpkin Fun</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not up for the mess of carving??? I don't blame you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out these ideas. From trendy to kid friendly, I love them all.</span></div>
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<img alt="Easy Painted Pumpkin Ideas for Halloween | Sweet Little Peanut: " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/82/b5/94/82b594879fd9805f6cc7ae31318ecf9a.jpg" width="426" /></div>
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<a href="http://sweetlittlepeanut.com/editorial/holiday/easy-painted-pumpkin-ideas-for-halloween/">{Source}</a></div>
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<img alt="Whimsical Gold Script: " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/db/31/39/db3139a06ee6f1a6c9aced11ae3f165d.jpg" width="640" /></div>
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<a href="http://www.popsugar.com/moms/Creative-Ways-Decorate-Teal-Pumpkin-38884253?crlt.pid=camp.j4AAFrfJpqsT">{Source}</a></div>
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<img alt="preppy monogram pumpkins...you can do this!: " src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/71/c2/9c/71c29c9967b7a265ea0d70047b1e5422.jpg" /></div>
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<a href="http://freshpickedwhimsy.typepad.com/fresh_picked_whimsy/2013/10/secret-pumpkins.html">{Source}</a></div>
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<img alt="Spray paint dollar store glass candle sticks black and add pumpkins for Halloween decoration: " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/2f/04/28/2f0428bcfbf891871efb92ea8117de9d.jpg" width="640" /></div>
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<a href="http://www.grandinroad.com/pumpkin-stands/halloween-haven/indoor-decor/560140?defattrib=&defattribvalue=&listIndex=2">{Source}</a></div>
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<img alt="Check out these awesome pumpkins created by @jaderbomb Tulip glow in the dark paint is magical: " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/e8/53/d6/e853d6a8b6a2832c337500641950fc44.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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<a href="http://www.inlieuofpreschool.com/a-fun-and-easy-way-to-paint-pumpkins/">{Source}</a></div>
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<img alt="Minecraft Painting Party Birthday Party Ideas | Photo 3 of 20 | Catch My Party: " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/bb/4a/80/bb4a8082d203af115bc45107033e76e0.jpg" width="480" /></div>
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Now, to find the time to play myself! It won't be today. I talked MR. SewCakeMaker into driving to Las Vegas tonight!!! Las Vegas Hot Air Balloon Festival here we come. Totally a fall activity, right?</div>
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Mads and I woke up early Saturday morning and squirreled our way over to the barn at <a href="https://www.thanksgivingpoint.org/">Thanksgiving Point</a> last weekend. Ever since our fabulously fun time at the Junk fair at Canterbury Park in Minnesota I have been on the lookout for a good vintage, junky fix. This place did it for us. It was sponsored by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReclaimOlogistsAndOtherCraftyChicks/">The Recaim-Ologists and Other Crafty Chicks</a>. There were over 50 booths of Vintage, Reclaimed, Antique, and Handmade items. </div>
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My all time favorite moment of the day...Why not slap it down right at the start of this post...</div>
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Not only is this amazing stuff...But Brenda Durrant was a total doll. </div>
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First, let me show you some of the things she has made...</div>
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Adorbs. That is a chalkboard circle, decorated as shown below, then accented with a metal "Hello" and flowers.</div>
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Yep. And it is so easy!!!</div>
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Chalk Couture sells chalk paste, different than chalk paint, and vinyl stencils that are actually SILK SCREENING! I just had the conversation with one of my favorite customers about how hard it is to make a stencil. Either you need a multiple-step stencil or you have to attach all the middles of letters and such with lines that won't show up on your design....unless you have SILK SCREENED stencils!!!</div>
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Watch this. Brenda handed me a stencil, some chalk paste, a squeegee, and then pushed me toward this chalkboard. She is one smart cookie. One try and I was hooked!</div>
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Gorgeous! It dries, stays there unless you wash it off or by chance end up scratching it off. The extra dabs of excess can be easily washed away...even from your clothing! </div>
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The stencils are re-usable, the chalk paste comes in all sorts of colors. One chalkboard will provide a canvas for a whole year of playing and creating for the seasons.</div>
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So this is the next direct sales group that is going to be HUGE! Want to get in on a company from the very beginning? Give Brenda a call. This company hasn't officially launched. And they are looking for designers. I am telling you, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brendachalkcouture/?ref=page_internal">GIVE BRENDA A CALL</a>! I will be watching this company closely</div>
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Look how beautiful that bar of Blueberry soap is!?! And it has darling little berries on top. And it smells like blueberry HEAVEN!</div>
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I actually hate bar soap. I threw away all soap dishes, never a bar to be found in my house again other than the one bar I use for distressing wood ;0} and the storage of Irish Spring Mr. SewCakeMaker uses in his morning shower...and I Love that </div>
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Irish Spring Smelling man...so his soap is safe.</div>
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I think I need this soap.</div>
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Apparently you can drop one of these shower bombs into the...yep, shower, while you are...yep, showering, and the bomb will fill your space with eucalyptus and other heaven sent aromatherapy to clear the sinuses and open your mind. Madison bought some. I will let you know how she likes them. She said they were cheap, like $1 each or something insane like that. I'm gonna have to talk to these guys about their prices, so get in there before I do!</div>
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We just moved to Utah this summer. Until then I had NO IDEA there was such a LARGE market for Halloween Spell Books. Everyone that is anyone is making them ??? What does that make me? I don't know, but check these out. This shop had other things, but I was immediately absorbed by this table...I can't tell you what else there was. These spell books were amazing, the potion jars were spectacular, AND</div>
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Well, All is well my friends. I tracked down owners James and Brenda and Brenda assured me she had 10 more at home just like it. And they live in Riverton like ME!</div>
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A Bit of Beck, what a darling booth! You can find her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/A-Bit-of-Beck-339484286233459/?ref=page_internal">HERE</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OnceUponACraftUtah/">Once Upon A Craft</a>, another darling booth. What an awesome setup. It must have taken all night to get set up. I want that white couch!!! It was $400 I think. I will see it in my dreams at night when I lay to sleep. </div>
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These paper flowers were just precious. I had to take a pic just to give her a shout out for having such a unique, creative, quality product. I am living in a very small, squishy space, so paper sculptures are not on my shopping list...and pretty much everything else here must be refused, but these Rosy Paper Posies are amazing. Definitely check her out on Etsy. One of her creations would last much longer as a birthday or Mother's Day gift that the real flowers.</div>
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This booth was owned by Bee Adore Clothing out of Eagle Mountain, Utah. What fun, unique clothes! I LOvE to see talented seamstresses doing what they love and making money while they do it! Deanne IS talented. She has the eye I wish I had to create and to upcycle with style.</div>
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Bee Adore Clothing was Madison's first purchase. She bought one of the adorable tanks on the left in the grey. I was cruising around on the FB page and found this cute top too...</div>
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I LOve it Deanne! The shape is so complimentary and the top is simply unique. I will be coming back to you for sure!</div>
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Marray was a showstopper for me. I know how long it takes to cut, and paint, and sand, and piece,and assemble a piece. She makes those fabulous wooden quilt squares {and much more} but not painted onto a board. No, no! She cuts each piece, and sands and paints and pieces and glues </div>
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Marray is a wood Crafter, as in skilled worker and I have such respect for the beautiful things she creates. Give her a call if you want a truly beautifully made piece of your own.</div>
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I loved this booth because it was one of the only booths inside with vintage junk! We had it all over the place in farmland USA, but out here, it is hard to come by. Stephanie told me she has booths in a few different places in the Salt Lake area on a regular basis, then does shows like this one as well.</div>
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Check out this booth! It was AMAZING! So many signs, so little time. </div>
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How adorable it this!?! This vintage booth was amazing. You could go inside the gypsy camper and shop some more. These guys were outside the other door and had even more truly vintage goodies.</div>
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Now, the fabulous Fall Extravaganza is over, but I have 2 more pics for you from a first time visit we made on the way home from the Vintage fair. Mads and I stopped in at Rod Works in Lehi, Utah.</div>
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You can check that out online, but if you ever make a visit to Salt Lake, be sure to put Rod Works on your list of places to stop! You are bound to find 12 things you can't live without.</div>
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I am outta here! But I will be back a whole lot sooner than last time ;0}</div>
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For lack of a better way to save this board, simply for myself, here is a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/carlalorscheide/natal/">pinterest board </a>that is SO FULL of amazing Christmas stitchery/applique patterns I don't even know where to start pinning. </div>
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I wish Pinterest had a section you could save favorite boards you find, not just see future pins to this board, or some way to import ALL of someone else's pins, but until then, I am saving this board here. I was looking for a new pattern and here I found hundreds. There are dozens and dozens from Art to Heart, on of my favorite pattern sources. I can't wait to give some a try!</div>
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I don't know what you are doing, but me...I'm moving...Again! Why stay in one place and begin to feel a sense of belonging when you can throw everything you own into a box or the garbage can and start all over somewhere else!?! </div>
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We are packing our bags and boxes and moving from Minnesota to Utah. I am about 50% thrilled, 50% horrified. By the end of the month I have to survive a grad party this weekend, Madison's High School Graduation, Emmalee's 8th birthday which just so happens to be ON Father's Day...My anniversary, Emmalee's baptism, AND packing/cleaning this three story house. I have been totally absentee here on the blog and my FB page trying to just make it day to day. This picture, while taken 2 weeks ago...pretty much shows exactly what the same room looks like today.</div>
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I managed to get the garage cleaned out and piled up all this wood! I am SO hoping to assemble kits and put them for sale...but honestly, I don't even know how or when. Still, I am a woman full of hope, so, I will plan to do it. Maybe the heavens will part, angels will descend, and things will come together before the end of the month.</div>
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For some reason these pics all loaded sideways. I decided to leave them to portray a more accurate view of the Sew*CakeMakers right now. I have been working on orders. This is one of the recent Ipad stands sold on Etsy...</div>
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We have been reading. This book is HILARIOUS! I totally recommend finding it at your local library. Children's books that entertain Mom along with Emmers, Its a Winner!</div>
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I have cut, sanded, painted, lettered, assembled, and shipped a pile of Father's Day frames...I have a couple unpainted kits left and about 2 saw frames if you want one shipped out this week ;0}</div>
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We pulled out the fancy pen holder attachment for the silhouette Cameo to address Madison's grad party invites. It worked like a charm and everyone thought Mads or I had some stinken great handwriting. Thank you Silhouette for making me look SO GOOD!</div>
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With everything going on... Can I just say, I have never been more jealous of a cat before in my whole life!?! We came home from Church on Sunday to this. Show off!</div>
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Apparently the stress hasn't effected Princess too much. She is still able to sleep just fine, LOL.</div>
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This here was the cause of such a tender moment for me...a little moment frozen in time that would make for a fabulous sappy Maytag commercial. My big boy, the one begging for a drivers permit at the age of 15...I pulled his laundry out of the dryer the other day and found this guy! It might sound SO SILLY, but it made my heart glow. My little baby Eli, even though he is getting so big and won't let me say hi to him out in public any more...he still has toys falling out of his pockets in the dryer. Awe!</div>
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So, tonight I am making a graduation Spot-It game. Yep. That is the pressing job that is keeping me out of bed tonight. We are less then 48 hours from our party and I am sitting here making a card game. Heaven help us. I will be back in a few days with fabulous pictures of the party I will be SO EXCITED to have over. See you later!</div>
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I have been editing photos we took at our booth at the mall. They are surprise pics for Mother's Day/Father's Day, so I don't want to spoil this little darling's present. I just had to show you this little trick I learned!</div>
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Check out her little hand heart above. She is adorable, and is actually a survivor or multiple heart surgeries, but I thought that perhaps that heart needed a little help. I took it into Photoshop and with a little experimenting with Liquify, look!</div>
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Looking at this now, I think the bottom of that hand on the right looks a little goofy, and her pinkie on the other hand looks a little pointy, so let's modify just a bit.</div>
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I am subscribed to the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography subscription. It gives me full Photoshop {which I am still just a baby at using} and Lightroom {LoVE, LOVE LOVE!!!} It is TOTALLY worth the $10 a month I pay to have those two tools at my fingertips, even only working photography part time.</div>
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When you open Photoshop open the "filters" menu and choose Liquify {highlighted in blue above}. It takes a minute, at least on my computer for liquify to open in a new window, but then there are a couple tools there you can use to push or pucker, or bloat your existing image. I just kinda pushed around to open the heart up more, then played around with the other tools to get the look I wanted.</div>
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Here is my final result! I like this one. The heart isn't quite as perfect as the previous version, but I think her hands look more natural. Obviously I am not perfect at this, but I AM totally excited to have had this much success! Now, on to try a few other tricks!</div>
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I'm really struggling to see progress lately. Life pulls in so many directions it can be frustrating at times. That is probably why I am so over-the-moon excited to have put off everything else tonight and </div>
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For starters, I am feeling pretty lucky to have finally painted my "Lucky" sign I designed 4 years ago with my sweet friend Season. I found it last summer traced on a piece of wood hiding in the garage. I must have moved it 3 times in 3 different states over the last 4 years. It was finally cut out this last fall on my scroll saw. Since then I have moved it from pile to pile of unfinished projects optimistic that life would ease up and time would permit me to paint it. </div>
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Trust me. This hunk of wood is LUCKY it survived to see the paintbrush. It will be fun to hang up next March, even if I missed using it this year ♡</div>
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Next up, and having waited even longer, moved even more times...my Never Enough Snowmen signs! I have 2 of them I stumbled across at Christmas time and decided their day had finally come. Then January was full of trauma and recovery, February was more trauma, a big trip, more trauma, and illness. March was finally feeling better, crazy craft party, even crazier photo shoots to prep and pull off, followed by trauma and over a week without my husband and right arm (Madison) while they sat at Grandpa's bedside 1200 miles away.</div>
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Ahem, get the picture? This is why I am so excited to have even started these projects! With any luck, I will even get a couple finished 😄</div>
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I did get the lettering finished tonight! I made a strip of vinyl to use as a stencil. The white area was where the vinyl was. I can't even tell you how EASY vinyl has made crafting!!! I didn't have vinyl back 9 years ago when I cut thsee signs out. My box would never have been so straight and the lettering would have totally stressed me out. Instead, done...finally. Now to get the snowmen on the sign completed!!! </div>
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Cut out this time last year, painted to the level of done-ness you see here. Yesterday, between editing photos, I worked on the pattern so hopefully I can get it and others up for sale soon.</div>
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These are 2 of the 9 signs I got painted before dinner. Mads and I are planning a little string art here...</div>
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Got my HAPPY BIRTHDAY frosting painted for my birthday cake door decor. It is not a fun piece to cut or paint. I think I finally figured out my paint colors, so hoping to finish the whole cake soon! Yesterday I designed a party balloon door decor pattern. I want to make a 3 piece party pattern set with the cake, a giant present, and the big balloons. More...more...to do.</div>
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My most recent started and waiting project. I finally figured out how I wanted to finish these guys and got the stencils made for the hash marks on the bottles.</div>
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After realizing how many unfinished projects I had to show you, I figured I'd better get SOMETHING finished!!!</div>
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Won't these be cute on the door welcoming baby home for the first time!?!</div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;">Well, </span>I am off to bed. Feel free to show me your projects you hope to finish one day. I'd love to know I am not the only one 😀</div>
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I was working feverishly all week on the props I needed for this weekend. V Photography Studios has a gig at the mall! We were invited to set up in an empty store there and have at it!</div>
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I managed to coax some neighbors over tonight so I could get a couple pre-pictures. I LOvE THEM! The neighbors AND the pictures! Check out those smiley boys!</div>
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So these are all meant to be a Mother's Day/Father's Day gift if the families want an easy gift. We tried the backdrop the original way...</div>
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Now that our own private fun is over, it is time to pack everything in my car and drive the 2 hours to Fairmont, Minnesota for our first Mall Photo Shoot! Yahoooooo, I am so excited. Now if I could only get at least 4 hours of sleep....please!</div>
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I hope you can endure these terrible pictures. I just wanted to give you a sneak peek at the baby/New Arrival door decor I have been working on. I have an It's a Girl and an It's A Boy baby bottle and baby rattles. </div>
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I am hoping to add vinyl to these soon and get one off in the mail for a special blog follower-turned-friend of mine. I do have about 1,200 things planned for tomorrow and I have typically been getting 2 things done in a day, so......we will see how far I get, if I get vinyl on these babies before my photo shoot this weekend. </div>
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I am so sneaky! I invited all these ladies over to my house to craft and didn't tell them until the very last moment that they had to get their picture taken! HA!</div>
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I am totally joking, but seriously, I had the best time the past 2 days crafting with so many Minnesota friends!!! </div>
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Since this past Christmas selling season, I just have not been able to get myself to craft. I guess it is a side effect of making what you love as your job. Eventually, you get tired of it!</div>
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Well, after a few online requests for my big bunny Sir-Hops-Alot, I thought I would just throw him out there on our local RS FB page and see if any of the sisters would like to make one. Wohoo! I was so excited to have 14 lovely ladies jump on the opportunity.</div>
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This pile of pieces, when put into the hands of these talented painters, turned into hoppy, bright spring masterpieces!</div>
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Tonight Emmalee and her BFF also painted bunnies while I got to chat with BFF's awesome mom. My emotional bucket is officially filled! Tonight we squeezed Me, Madison, Emmalee and BFF and BFF's mom, and 4 fabulous Eagan ward ladies in my little crafting space and had a blast. Everyone got creative and painted their bunnies a little different. It was so fun to see the difference and chat the entire night.</div>
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Emmalee went Mint, Coral, and Gold with her bunny. I love the bow around the head instead of neck!</div>
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I let my last two guests off the hook. We took pics of their bunnies alone. Apparently I get nicer as the night goes on. Love the Coral/Gold/Purple egg on Sara's bunny!</div>
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And Loren's orange egg with green zigzag is very carrot-esque! I love them all!</div>
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Sadly, I only got pictures of the first few and last few of my friends, but it has been a SERIOUSLY long time since I had this much fun. I can't wait to do it all again. We have requests for hair bows and neck ties before Easter, promises of a Mother's Day and Father's Day and Patriotic door signs. Then the phones started coming out and a flood of Pinterest Pins were presented, each of which I responded..."Oh, I can make that. We can totally do that!"</div>
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Be back soon. Mads and I have a photo shoot this weekend with live chicks and we are booked Friday and Saturday SOLID! Sister Kallie and brand new baby will have to be there to help and next week I will be back with some cute, cute photos to show you!</div>
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p.s. There was also sadness the past couple days as I thought back on my craft parties back in AZ. My original crafting buddies. I miss them so much ;0( I hope you are craft-partying without me! It is good for the soul</div>
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Emmalee is the best at making an event out of a normal everyday day. She decided we HAD to go to the Disney Store at the Mall of America and attend the Zootopia event they were hosting. While we were at the MOA we might as well see the movie....and how better to enjoy it all than with BFF Ruthie!</div>
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We checked out the Lea Adventure Academy they are having over spring break. If you are near an American Girl store be sure to sign up! Last year we just happened to show up at the store on one of the days and were so sad to miss out on all of it because prior registration was required.</div>
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After enduring several impromptu concerts I convinced the girls we should sew.</div>
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Serious fashion designs were sketched. Two small knit t-shirts were lovingly sewn by excited little fingers. Emmalee decided to put a violin on her t-shirt for her doll.</div>
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Ruthie went home, Emmers went to bed, and I sat there so totally happy. I was in heaven today playing and sewing with these Littles. The giggles and smiles and squeals of delight were simply intoxicating. I have come to discover I REALLY ENJOY teaching other people, no matter their size, how to sew and paint and create. What a fulfilling way to spend your time, using your energy and mind and all the working parts you are blessed with to shape and mold and create something from ingredients. </div>
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Madison and I got to go on a CyberSchool field trip last week to a great organization in Eagan, Minnesota called <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children</a>. </div>
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Anyone can sign up to volunteer. Our church youth group has gone to <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children</a> several times over the past few years, but this was a first time for Madison and I. </div>
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We started out in the "classroom" where we were educated on the goals of the foundation, what was going into the meal we would be packaging, and exactly how the work would be done. This kind man explained that the kids getting food, most of them are absolutely starving. One bag we were about to pack was enough food to make 6 cups of prepared food. One bag was enough to feed 6 people, each getting one cup of rice/ingredients a day. He explained that while we might think one cup is not very much, most have been starving so long that their tummies can't actually handle a whole cup of food. They may only be able to eat 1/3 or 1/2 cup for a while until their stomachs stretch and adjust to having food again.</div>
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Each bag got a scoop of vitamins and flavor, a scoop of dehydrated veggies, like potatoes and carrots for color and flavor, a coffee mug of soy for protein, and a coffee mug of rice for carbohydrates.</div>
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The level of organization and thought put into their process is commendable. We watched a video that showed just what order to put the ingredients in, how to measure properly so that each bag meets the nutritional requirements and is packaged safely, complete with tips and tricks to make each station more efficient. I am a freak about organizing large group projects and I was super impressed!</div>
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Each volunteer had a spot. Each station could function with 6-10 people. In addition to the video we watched before coming into the packing room, there were laminated cards everywhere with instructions just in case someone forgot or didn't listen. Once we started packing, we were a flurry of excitement for an hour. Little guys were passing quickly through the isles refilling soy and rice constantly. Our group here worked pretty quickly and we never had the chance to run out of supplies. </div>
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Bags were opened and placed on the funnel, scoops of vitamins, veggies, soy and rice were added. Each bag was weighed, sealed, then packed by 36 into boxes. The goal is one box per volunteer by the end of an hour. We had 90 volunteers that day and we managed to all pack 144 boxes of meals.</div>
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I was also amazed to see a table or two of special needs volunteers. It warmed my heart to see an organization not only ready to accommodate 90 or more unskilled workers, many there for the first time, but also with a plan in place for volunteers with special needs. They were able to dig in and participate, leaving with a feeling of accomplishment.</div>
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So our 144 boxes of packages would provide 30,240 meals to children in the Dominican Republic. Isn't that great! They can even tell us exactly where our food will go and when it should get there. Those packets are enough to feed 83 children for one year. </div>
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The ingredients from our one hour of work cost $6,653, so <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children</a> relies heavily on the kindhearted donations of people around our blessed country. We are lucky enough to live about 10 minutes from the warehouse, but <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children</a> will come to you, bring all the supplies and equipment necessary for your group to participate in the effort. They have a minimum amount of money that must be raised before they come, but they will come. </div>
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One sister from our congregation talked about her mom's experience with the organization out in Southern California. She told a few ladies about it and they all wanted to participate. They held community fund raisers, raised $150,000 and <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children</a> came to them in Southern California with all the supplies and their stellar organization. They had a packing event and the members of their community were able to package the food bought with their own money. Pallets and pallets of food packets were distributed around the world thanks to the work of those good women, their community, and <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children.</a></div>
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There are multiple locations in Minnesota, Illinois, and one location in Mesa, AZ if you just want to schedule a visit.</div>
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I just can't say enough good about this group. This is not a sponsored post either!</div>
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These are the bins of soy and rice distributed to each station and refilled constantly throughout the process.</div>
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These are the stations, just one row of stations where we worked. After the work is done, any food that is spilled on the table is scooped into bins and given to a local hog farmer to use as pig feed. I was super impressed at <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children's</a> attitude toward their donated product. They respect the donations given to them and go to great lengths to make sure no food is lost. Not a crumb is wasted. I was also impressed by motto, that we need to live on less so that others can have a little more. We are so, so blessed here in America. There is no end to our wealth. Imagine all the good that can be done if we all consumed less and gave to organizations such as this.</div>
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Following the packing hour, all were invited to participate in a blessing on the food before it was shipped out. We were given the choice to be there for the blessing or head back to the classroom area for the closing presentation. </div>
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This is where we learned how many boxes we packed and how many children would be fed by our work. Stories were shared, complete with photos of just a few children fed by the organization. They come into a village for one year. This little girl was 3 when they arrived. She weighed 9 lbs. Can you believe that! A 3 yr old that weighs 9 lbs!</div>
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After one month she already had meat on her bones and her weight was up to 11 lbs. You could just see the change in her face.</div>
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What a great activity for a field trip. We met so many different people from all over Minnesota, all gathered together hoping to do a little big of good. If you are looking for a worthy organization to serve, check out <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children</a>. They totally impressed me. Their facility is clean, modest, but organized. Every employee was anxiously engaged in the cause, kind, friendly, and totally approachable. I just can't say enough about <a href="https://www.fmsc.org/">Feed My Starving Children</a>!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caution, This post has Very Yucky Pictures of Emmalee's mouth, tumor {aka-Molar Baby}, and surgery!!</span></div>
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I was on the computer Monday morning, December 21st, 2015, trying to make a template for the <a href="http://www.sewcakemake.com/2016/01/death-star-nerd-shelf.html">Death Star Nerd Shelf </a>while Madison and Emmalee were in the middle of some sort of sisterly tickle torture. I was getting totally annoyed with the loud belts of screamy laughter and nearly said something a couple of times. Luckily I didn't or I think I would have felt even worse when Madison gasped from the other room. She called me over right away. </div>
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Madison caught sight of the molar baby when Emmalee had her mouth wide open for one of the gut-clenching laughs. The minute I saw it, my stomach dropped to my knees and a flood of anxiety washed over my heart. There was no mistaking that bumpy mass in her mouth for any sort of normal canker sore or even swollen gums. It was thick, red, and looked like a wad of raw hamburger in the back of her mouth. I had to send her off to play and compose myself for a few minutes. I was literally frozen in terror. And only a few moments earlier I was crabby about the noise coming from 2 happy girls. What a stupid thing to be crabby about. </div>
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I called a local pediatric dentist as soon as I could pull my wits together. Trying to describe it over the phone was pointless. The receptionist and the dentist both said they figured it had to be a canker sore, until they saw it. Even in the office I tried to warn them, "Just be prepared. It is really wicked looking. It is a mass, not just a canker."</div>
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I didn't think my stomach could fall any further, that is until I saw the horror on the dentist's face. She poked. Emmalee had no feeling in the mass. After a few minutes of the both of them just staring terrified at the lump the dentist apologized, but she didn't know what it was. We were given a referral form and a phone number for a local oral surgeon and sent on our way. </div>
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Here we were, 3 days before Christmas, I had finally shut my Etsy shop down after 3 months of no sleep and barely functioning as a human being. We had a list 5 pages long of things to get ready for Christmas and suddenly none of it mattered. </div>
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I begged and pleaded for the Oral Surgeon's office to get us in before January. After much pleading we were given an appointment the next day. Luckily, the Oral Surgeon looked at it and was pretty confident he knew what it was. He grabbed his dental hook and told me if we were lucky, this was a mushrooming type of tumor, meaning, it comes from a small area and kind of pops up, covering a large area like an umbrella, but that area of attachment is very small. He poked at the mass with his hook and his face lit up. He said, "Look! See, when I pull it, it separates from the gums." He sent us away confident this tumor could be cut out cleanly. </div>
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I was more than a little upset to find out they could not get my Emmers in for surgery before New Years. We were finally able to get an appointment on New Years Eve, but it just made me sick to think of that "thing" in her mouth, possibly harming my baby girl. Somehow we had to make it a week before we could get that thing out. Emmalee was fine. She was a little shaken up emotionally, but she wasn't in pain or physically affected by the tumor at all. Me....I was another story. I bawled the rest of the day out in the garage as I worked on the Nerd Shelf. I imagined what my life would be like without my baby girl I fought so many years to get pregnant with. I imagined what it would be like to bury my baby. I imagined my sweet, so-missed grandma who passed away 5 years ago coming and taking Emmalee by the hand and walking off with her. It just made me bawl harder. </div>
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I know it sounds crazy, but I guess that is how I deal with hard things. I immediately think of every possible scenario, what the outcomes could be, how I would feel, how my family would feel, how I might react, and how I know I do not want to react. I am not a sudden reactor. You can ask my little sister Kallie. She makes fun of me all the time because she can't get a reaction out of me no mater how shocking her remarks. I think it has something to do with growing up in a house where temperaments exploded so unexpectedly. Reacting only made things worse. I just wait to see if what I perceive is really how things are before any emotion surfaces. Inside I am a whirling vortex of anxiety, thought, and panic. The shell on the outside is staring off as if lost in thought. </div>
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The next week was spent trying to put on a happy face. We usually LOVE our break between Christmas and New Years. I bawled alone. I bawled with Madison. We just kept consoling Emmalee, promising her the doctor could take that molar baby out and she would be just fine. Every day of that long week I fought off that sick feeling in my stomach hoping that everything would be OK. New Years Eve finally came. Emmalee was nervous, but so excited to get that thing cut out. </div>
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I watched as he cut and nipped at the mass. My stomach flopped when I saw her blood trickle from the first few slashes. The point I had to look away was when he started scraping at the bone trying to get every last piece. The area of attachment was about 1/3 the area that the tumor covered. It was great that the wound didn't cover as much mouth as the mass, but it was still a large area so they wheeled in the laser. Emmalee LOVES to tell people that she had lasers in her mouth. They used the laser like a pen, drawing over the wound to cauterize or seal the area. </div>
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It was during this 2 week wait that I finally got into the doctor for my own issues. I had been bleeding for weeks, passing clots every couple days. That week of vacation I started passing clots every day. In August I had a DNC for the same thing, the doctor hoping it would help. At that point my doctor was convinced I had uterine cancer. I had my own biopsy sent off, so for about a week the SewCakeMaker family was waiting for 2 oncology reports.</div>
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As for Emmalee, her lump came back benign. It was such a relief, I can't even express it. Her diagnosis was pyogenic granuloma. So apparently these tumors are common for children, but on their neck or arms. The only time they are ever found in the mouth is in pregnant women. The sources I found said that pyogenic granulomas are always benign, unless they are misdiagnosed and are actually a very rare form of cancer. So, that week between Christmas and New Years we knew it was benign, unless it was misdiagnosed. Luckily, thank the Good Lord in Heaven, the molar baby was benign and Emmalee hasn't had to think about it again. </div>
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2016, I was full of terror as I watched the ball drop on New Years Eve. I know now, just as I knew then, that you are not going to be an easy year or very nice to me and my family. Luckily, on New Years Day I saw this posted on my FB friend's wall and found direction in it's message...</div>
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After the encouraging words from this man whom I love with my whole heart, I resolve to find the bright side, to REMEMBER there IS a bright side. I re-plant my feet on faith-formed sod. </div>
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2015 was hard. It taxed me in ways I never would have volunteered for, but if I focus on the negative things, I would totally miss the miracles that happened. We were SO BLESSED last year. When I thought about this quote, all at once I was FLOODED with remembrance of the miracles and tender mercies of my Father in Heaven that accompanied every single day. This molar baby thing was just one more moment that ended up being a blessing dressed as despair. Even if Emmalee's tumor had not ended up benign, I feel like this experience would have been a blessing. I was able to take a few days, after months of being a terrible mom, working like a dog just to keep my head above water, but unable to be alive and interactive with my kids. I had those days to examine my life, my role as a mother, my child, how life would be with one less baby to hold at night. I had just a glimpse of what so many mothers are facing right now, their baby with a terminal illness. How would it be to find out your baby had, not a benign tumor, but a real, cancerous, parasitic mass slowly consuming the life of their little one. I am thankful for that glimpse. I don't think I could have gained the compassion for those struggling families without having gone through this experience.</div>
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So, forward we will trod, through this year that is sure to bring heaps of more troubles dripping with unimaginable blessings and insight into God's plan for all of us. I will take it. I will do my best to find the good. I will Act, and not be acted upon. After all, I am the only one who controls how I react to situations I find myself in. I am the only one who can open my eyes to see the sunrise after the long, cold night.</div>
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