tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66231697158583158472024-03-13T21:40:27.677-07:00easypeasy grandmaDonenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09976086305874031475noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623169715858315847.post-91099514988965212812016-02-11T14:11:00.000-08:002016-02-11T14:11:36.762-08:00kitchen reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I finally did it. I have wanted to do something different with the cabinets since we moved in. The thing that was stopping me was Mr. Jones and his fixation on covering perfectly fine wood with paint. I know I used to strip furniture and wondered why someone would paint over perfectly beautiful wood. It wasn't necessarily the wood that bothered me so much but the scale of the cabinets in this kitchen. The ceilings are 10 feet tall and the cabinets did not seem to match the scale of this room. In order to do what I needed to do I needed to paint or try and do a different stain color. (because the color of the stain was not quite what I wanted either.)</div>
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I found a Rustoleum kitchen cabinet transformation kit and decided that maybe that would work. On the picture on the box of the kit it showed several different options to glaze to get a certain color. In the beginning that was what I was planning on doing. Glazing the cabinets.</div>
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This is the pantry by the fridge.</div>
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I chose the Rustoleum kit because it said you didn't need to sand and I really wasn't in the mood to sand so I bought the kit. The first step is removing the hardware and the hinges and doors form the cabinets. This is tedious, I won't lie but it is so worth getting a good finish on your cabinets. The next step was using a deglosser, scrubbing the doors and the cabinets and then rinsing them with clean water and drying them. The next step is the bonding coat. It said to use 2 coats so if you are doing both sides of the cabinet doors then you will put 2 coats on each side. I recommend this because it just looks better. I don't usually do the inside of the cabinets, I use the green frog tape and tape everything off that you don't want painted. (this takes a while too but makes the job so much easier.)</div>
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I decided to paint a section at a time instead of doing all of the cabinets at once. The reason for this was because I didn't have enough tables inside to put all of the cabinet fronts on. When I have painted my other kitchen cabinets, the weather is a little warmer and I set up tables in the garage. This time of year it is cold and I wanted them to dry before next year.</div>
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Believe it or not this is the fourth kitchen that I have painted in the homes we have lived in. All of the kitchens have had oak cabinets and I have painted them some form of white. This was the last one I painted in the <a href="http://easypeasygrandma.blogspot.com/2012/04/kitchen-reveal.html">Cub river home.</a></div>
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I want you to remember this picture because of the window. Sorry I didn't get a picture of the whole window. But below is what the window looked like in December.</div>
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This is after 2 coats of the bond coat, you can see the green tape on the floor. After this bond coat you then apply the glaze but when I glazed the wood, I kind of had a melt down because it was not what I wanted at all and it just made the cabinets look muddy and dirty. Yes, the grain of the wood showed through but it made the cabinets look very old. (sorry I didn't take a picture of this part.) After some discussion I decided to go with what I wanted all a long, another white kitchen but not with the bright white cabinets. I made a trip to Ace and found some Valspar paint with the perfect light gray. The man at the paint counter was so nice and mixed the perfect color. It actually was a Benjamin Moore paint color and it was the perfect gray but I wanted it lighter than on the swatch so he only put 50% of the color in and in was perfect.</div>
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I went home and started painting over the glaze.</div>
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Okay this is the part that I think totally makes the kitchen look like what I wanted. Mr. Jones is amazing and I told him I wanted a wide crown molding on the top of the cabinets. I got the idea from Pinterest. Here is my inspiration.<a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/guest-post-by-mr-lettered-cottage/">http://theletteredcottage.net/guest-post-by-mr-lettered-cottage/</a></div>
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So Mr. Jones helped me find the crown molding and built this on top of the cabinet. We didn't do it exactly like the Pinterest idea. ( he did it better! He used a brad nailer and didn't have to worry about glue and tape and it looks fantastic!) As you notice in these picture, I don't take every thing out of my cabinets. I wasn't painting the inside so I just left everything in. After doing each section of the kitchen I then painted a top sealer coat to the painted cabinets. In all I did 4 coats of paint and one coat of the sealer. (That's a lot of flipping the cabinet doors over to paint. Remember to always end with the cabinets face up for your last coat of the day.)</div>
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After a week of living in disarray I finally was able to put the hardware back on and Mr. Jones is a perfectionist at putting the hinges back on the doors.</div>
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Here it is!!</div>
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I love it! and if you notice, I had another inspiration, (I think Mr. Jones is hating my inspirations.) The window above the sink just looked so plain and needed some molding love.</div>
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so Mr. Jones made the molding around the window and it was the perfect finish.!</div>
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Doesn't the cabinets look in proportion to the room now.</div>
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He made the moldings to go above the pantry as well.</div>
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and above the open shelving.</div>
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Here is a close up of the window molding.</div>
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yes, the window looks grand like the rest of the room.</div>
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looking the opposite way.</div>
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I am loving the wood tile floors and for Christmas I used my Christmas money to get these wire light covers for the lights above the table. I added the Edison bulbs and I love the look.</div>
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one more time. AAAAAH!</div>
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and the window</div>
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Okay I have promised Mr. Jones I will stop thinking up projects for awhile.</div>
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But, I am loving this last project!!</div>
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Welcome to our home, I'm starting in the kitchen because that is the way most people come into our home. That's okay with us because friends always use the back door :) We have been working on the tile in the kitchen for months and the tile is finally finished. I chose this walnut tile because I loved the color and it really made the granite look so much better. I'm debating on what I should do with the cabinets and if you look close you can see some paint swatches on the side of the cabinet.</div>
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I love my kitchen though because there is enough room for several cooks, and the cooks in my family make really yummy food!</div>
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When we get together everyone works on their "yummy" dish and the food is really good.</div>
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( I just noticed that I spotted one of Ryan's secret hiding spots for his almond chocolate bars, can you see them hiding on top of the cabinet?)</div>
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You can see why it has taken us so long to finish the tile, we replaced this area with tile and pulled up the carpet. So, now there is lots of tile in here.</div>
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Having it all in the same flooring has made it nice to clean and now I can see all of the dirt, instead of it hiding in the carpet.</div>
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We decided to have a real tree this year, Mel thinks it looks like a "Charlie Brown tree, but it was great to decorate, because I had room for those large ornaments to hang.</div>
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I was glad we placed it on this side of the room because of my "vertically challenged body" I was able to reach through the top railing and decorate the top of the tree. We replaced the carpeting in here as well and I love how this stain proof carpet cleans up!</div>
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It's funny when you look close at the pictures you took and you spot things that you don't notice everyday. This arrangement on this low table has been rearranged several times, (because I have a little 18 month old that loves to check everything out.)</div>
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We found these topiaries in Washington and they love all of the light they get here on the piano.</div>
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If you look close at the Christmas tree you can see that all of the ornaments are above the reach of an 18 month old :)</div>
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This arrangement used to be on the low table in front of the couch, but we got tired of finding the glass ornaments everywhere, and he broke a few so we didn't want him to get cut! So it's up higher now, out of his reach.</div>
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This is in the front entry.</div>
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and more of the front entry.</div>
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I should have started at the front door but we are all friends so we started at the back door. But if you formally came to my house this is the door you would come to.</div>
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Hmm, I can see me in the window. Can you see the view we see out the front of our house in the reflection in the window?</div>
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There I am again</div>
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This is in the front entry too, I have a big room in my entry.</div>
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more of the piano </div>
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This is really an outdoor tree but I decided to leave it inside because I was afraid it would blow off the side of the mountain and end up down below with any kind of wind. So, I left it inside.</div>
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I'm glad that I did because it gave me a place for all of my snow globes that we made a couple of years ago.</div>
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And because it is up on a table they have been safe from little hands.</div>
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Just a shot of the master bedroom and the holiday pillows.</div>
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Another view of the down stairs.</div>
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I finally had Ryan mount the doors on the wall and I like them so much, they look like works of art to me. ( I love old doors.)</div>
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Hope your holiday season is fun filled and family filled with lots of joy and happiness. Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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This week I have been very blessed and when anyone says to me "Oh, you are so lucky!" I always want to correct them and say, "No, I am blessed." With this lucky holiday coming up I wanted to make a saying to put in our home and because I couldn't find what I wanted, I made my own in photoshop. I'm going to share, so if you right click and save this image to your computer you can then print one of your own. Because aren't we all blessed?</div>
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Have a Happy day!!</div>
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We moved recently so it has been a very busy fall. Today I will show you a Christmas tour of our new home so come in for a visit. Just to let you know this tree has been up since it was moved because it was near the end of October when we moved the Christmas trees and I could not make Mr. Jones put it away and then get it back out in a few weeks. (It wasn't decorated if that helps). Now it is decorated and so come on in!</div>
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I found the big metal tub at an antique shop and when I saw it I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it, put the tree in it! We have very high ceilings in this house so I had to put the tree up on something or it would have been dwarfed in this room.</div>
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A place for my nativity.</div>
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I had this chalk art up for Thanksgiving and I do have one up for Christmas but I will show you that one later.</div>
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This is coming in the front entrance.</div>
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The other side of the entrance.</div>
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This is going up the stairs in the living room.</div>
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Here is the kitchen and I really love how open this home is.</div>
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The kitchen is just off the dining room and the living room.</div>
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That door comes from the back door and into the laundry room. There is still I want to do in this house but for now I am pretty much exhausted from just unpacking so my projects will just have to wait.</div>
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This is the dining room and these large french doors are one of my favorites in the house.</div>
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The doors are 8 feet tall and they were great to have when we were moving all of our large items.</div>
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This is the view from the kitchen.</div>
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This is right off of the front entrance and there are large french doors in here as well.</div>
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This is the view from the living room and the rooms up the stairs.</div>
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This is the family room upstairs, I loved that there was already a built in for our TV.</div>
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This is the other side of the stairs.</div>
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This is the view from upstairs.</div>
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Now you can see the front entry with the french doors coming into the living room. And a perfect place for my piano!</div>
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You can not beat the views in this house, you can kind of see out the front, through these large windows.</div>
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It's kind of brown right now but this view out the back still takes my breath away.</div>
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Can't wait to see all of the seasons out my windows.</div>
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Now you can see where the railing looks down over into the main floor.</div>
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I lost my grandkid room but gained this cute spot just perfect for all of the toys. (I couldn't get rid of the boots or I would lose my title, "Grandma Boots," the name my little grandson calls me.</div>
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These little cubbies all along the top are perfect for toy storage and whatever else I couldn't find a place for.</div>
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This is the first place the grandkids come.</div>
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I didn't lose my sewing craft room either.</div>
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love the breathtaking views from this room as well.</div>
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My bedroom is still my safe haven and I sometimes feel like the bed is in a hobbit house.</div>
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I love standing on the bed and seeing the views out my hobbit window.</div>
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This is the view from the bed.</div>
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This is the master bath, with a tub that you can get lost in.</div>
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This door goes out to a large deck at the back of the house.</div>
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The antique drawers sink has taken some getting used to but it is pretty functional even with the wood top.</div>
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This is one of the guest bedrooms, but since this is a Christmas house tour, I haven't shown you all of the bedrooms and the rest of the house. Come back later for a visit, and I will show you the rest!</div>
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On Saturday the Franklin Stake held the "Journey to Bethlehem." It has been months in the planning and I just have to share how wonderful it turned out. This event all started out with some inspiration after I was called to the Cultural Arts Specialist in our Stake. I wondered why (because we would soon be moving?) I was to do this but the next morning after being called I had the feeling that we were to do this event in December. This event planning all started in July and we moved at the end of September. There was so much help from all of the people in the Franklin, CubRiver area and it would never have happened without them seeing the vision as well. I can't wait to share it with you because it was simply FANTASTIC!</div>
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Everyone was to dress in period clothing so we started out the event with this little wise man.</div>
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So, are you ready to visit Bethlehem and feel the spirit of Christmas!</div>
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At the city gate you were met by the money changers who gave you a scheckle to get you some warm camel's milk and desert wafer, (hot chocolate and a cookie), and a map to help you through the city.</div>
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In Bethlehem there are many shops and people selling their wares.</div>
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This shop even had a sign saying welcome in Hebrew.</div>
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Yes, this was planned for December 6th and if any of you know the weather in Idaho in December, you would have said ,"you are crazy to have it outdoors." But the weather was perfect and the day had been one of the warmest on record. ( Another testament that this was inspired.)</div>
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There were many fires throughout the city though, to keep the visitors warm.</div>
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This was the Painters shop and there were the most beautiful paintings here. You could also get your hand inked by one of the painters.</div>
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Of course the wise men were there.</div>
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If you got lost there were signs showing you the way.</div>
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And there were goats in the city.</div>
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The stable at the outskirts of the city.</div>
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The Inn with no vacancy.</div>
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The Inn was full.</div>
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The money changers giving the scheckels and maps.</div>
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You could buy some doves for sacrifice if you had enough scheckles.</div>
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The Goat Shop with the goat cheese, and soap made from Frankincense and Myrh.</div>
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Here is the Frankincense and Myrh soap and you can take a sample home with you.</div>
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This was the Scent shop and there were the most wonderful aroma's coming from here, and the herbs and smells were so aromatic!</div>
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This is the blacksmith shop and if you wanted he would make you an iron ring for your finger.</div>
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The rings were in all sizes.</div>
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This was a fun shop with all kinds of treasures, figs, dates, olives, pita bread with humus, and it was all delicious.</div>
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Pita, olives and humus.</div>
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Here is the bakery shop and you were able to sample some unleavened bread.</div>
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would you like some.</div>
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We had some special visitors from Galilee.</div>
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They were just wanting a place to sleep for the night, but the city was full.</div>
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The three wise men</div>
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More of those Roman soldiers.</div>
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A family coming to sign the census. There was an actual table where everyone signed in.</div>
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Mary and Joseph were finally able to find a place to stay the night. The greatest gift that man has ever received began His time on earth in this humble beginning. As we celebrate this wonderful event this month, let us all remember that "He is the gift"! </div>
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I simply loved every minute of it!</div>
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Sorry it has been so long, but I have been majorly busy! We moved and little did I know what a Job that was after living in a home for 14 years and accumulating 14 years of stuff!</div>
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Needless to say I got rid of tons of STUFF</div>
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I wanted to share this with you though and I am back to normal so I promise it won't be months between posts. </div>
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This thanksgiving I gave these little mice to each of my children's families. It is a little twist on Elf on the Shelf. I wanted to make something that my grandkids could participate in everyday and I wanted to baste it more on service, (since isn't this what we are celebrating this month?)</div>
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So, I made up Mouse in the House!</div>
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I didn't make the mouse, to make it easier I found a little mouse at Target and them made up the printables to go along with what I was trying to accomplish.</div>
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Starting tomorrow, this mouse will hide somewhere in the house and he will have a little tag attached to him that will tell my grandchildren what they could do for the day. Because there are several grandkids in a family, I gave them the instructions that when they find him, they need to leave him where they found him so everyone in the family can find him.</div>
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The kids will find him each day and he will have some good advice on serving someone for that day.</div>
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This is the tag and the sappy poem that is on the mouse, to give them the instructions.</div>
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These next printables are for each of the days before Christmas, (24!)</div>
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Hopefully my grand kids will get some idea of service this month.</div>
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If you are looking for a book to help you get more ideas on getting more organized for the month of December try "Christine's Christmas Countdown"</div>
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by Christine Ida Harrington</div>
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Which is the ultimate Christmas planning guide for busy Mums.</div>
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It has some great advice and I think you can find it on Amazon.</div>
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Have a merry 1st day of the start of a busy month!</div>
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I have been working on these crib mobiles and this is the first one that I tried.</div>
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I used my embroidery machine to make it and in order to have it visible from both sides, I had to reverse the pattern on the opposite side so these cute little elephants could be seen from every where while they moved around.</div>
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I had Mr. Jones make me the holders and I think he did an awesome job. He made them so they would balance perfectly and because of that, the slightest movement makes them move around.</div>
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I hung them from a hook on the ceiling and even a little breeze will make them twirl around.</div>
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I can see how a baby could be mesmerized by them, because I was just sitting there watching them!</div>
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Love the colors of the pink and grey, I think a turquoise and grey would be adorable as well.</div>
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Love, love , love it!</div>
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I don't know what it is about elephants but they are so cute in a nursery.</div>
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Just makes me smile to see them swaying in the breeze!</div>
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Wow, it has been awhile since I posted something, I think I got through with Christmas and just relaxed. I have been doing some projects though, and most of them involve paint. I have been thinking about repainting the guest room for quite awhile but have just not got around to it. Before I started though I knew if I painted it the color I wanted that I would need to paint this little bedside cabinet as well. I wanted to go lighter with everything!</div>
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This is the after picture. The walls used to be quite dark, kind of a sage green but dark.</div>
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I have been playing around with my panorama shot on my camera and this is what I got. I love the camera on the new 5s. It takes cool pics, huh!</div>
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This is about the same, my daughter moved in December, put her home up for sale, I helped her stage her house and used my phone to take the pictures. I used the panoramic features several times. It must have worked because her home sold in 3 days!</div>
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I didn't change much else in the room other than the paint but did make some new pillows to go on the bed.</div>
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I did paint the clock because I wanted it to be a little lighter.</div>
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After I painted it, I distressed it with some sand paper and it worked perfectly.</div>
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This is what it looked like before.</div>
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I did the bathroom in the guest room as well. You know how hard it is to get pictures of a bathroom when there is a mirror and you don't want to get in the shot! I used the panorama shot on this as well and you can actually see most of the bathroom!</div>
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Once the painting started, I couldn't stop! I have had this antique rocking chair for almost 25 years, and it was old when I got it. I originally stripped it down to the bare wood. I was wanting it to go light as well so I painted it!</div>
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I took the cushion off and lined the fabric with some white sheet fabric and nailed it onto the under neath side of the cushion.</div>
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Taking the cushion off made it easy to paint.</div>
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I added a yellow chevron pillow and loved the way it turned out. Doesn't it just make you happy to look at it!</div>
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The painting did not stop! I had this old wood table, that was ready for some updating,(sorry, I forgot to take a before picture, in all of my excitement.) </div>
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I should have moved the sub woofer under the table before I took the picture, but you get the idea. This table has 2 layers of glass and I put a piece of fabric between the 2 pieces. It's going to be fun to change it up when I get bored with the fabric.</div>
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The last project involved, some seen better days, Christmas decorations. Sorry, I forgot the before pic, but just imagine some forest green and burgundy paint, some red berries with fake pine and raffia.</div>
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I went with the neutral paint used some mod podge and glitter on the outside letters.</div>
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For the embellishment I used a die cut foam snowflake, painted it the same color as the letters, and put a little bling in the center!</div>
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Now this will be all ready for next winter.</div>
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I can feel spring coming!</div>
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So, since it is almost Christmas, I thought I better post these pictures. this year Christmas has come so fast and after Thanksgiving, I decorated! This is the Christmas tree in the piano room and I used the glitter balls we made a few years ago.</div>
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Still love my Pottery Barn reindeer.</div>
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This was pretty simple, but I was into simple this year. I just put the Christmas balls in a glass bowl added some mistletoe and little rice lights. </div>
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you can kind of see the little lights around the base.</div>
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one of my nativites.</div>
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I can leave this up for awhile.</div>
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This is the dining room and I love the white and silver look, it just is a simple but clean look.</div>
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I used my feather trees and found these ice branches at Michael's, they kind of say "Winter"!</div>
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just a garland and more silver</div>
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For the base of the trees, I used some candle stick bases that I made from finds at the DI, I glued them all together with E9000 and then spray painted them black and added ribbon and beads.</div>
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Love these wintery branches.</div>
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Used my collection of felt ornaments, because if they get bumped it doesn't matter.</div>
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The kitchen clock and chandelier.</div>
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My collection of Santa's.</div>
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I reduced the number this year and just used my favorites.</div>
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Used the mason jar trees with my Santa's</div>
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The downstairs mantle.</div>
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The manger and the star, I tried to find a star and ended up making my own, I wish I would have used white cord lights, but at the time I didn't have any. I used a block of wood and dowels to make the base.</div>
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In the manger is used some lights and fabric to light it up.</div>
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Made some new pillow covers for the couch, I found the snowflake one and decided I needed mare of the same, so I used the pillows I had and made new slipcovers.</div>
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Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!</div>
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I made a pattern for these cute little slipper boots. I was going to make them look both the same but decided to make a different version. Then when I got done I was going to make a matching pair. After putting the 2 together I thought they looked cute with the 2 different versions.</div>
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I guess I am kind of like that though, I'm not totally symmetrical and have always liked something a little bit different.</div>
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I thought because my hubby is SUCH a symmetrical person that these would bother him, but believe, it or not he liked them this way too.</div>
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I think it is fun to just look down at your feet and see both of them smiling up at you. (I think a little kid would like it too.)</div>
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This is a fun pattern and would make a great Christmas gift for some cute little toes, if you want the pattern you can find it here;</div>
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It's kind of cold and blustery today, maybe I should make some to fit my feet!Donenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09976086305874031475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623169715858315847.post-21536995030506816502013-11-10T10:37:00.001-08:002013-11-10T10:37:23.669-08:00Thanksgiving craft<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took the first picture outside and this is what was out there before I started taking photo's. I think she wanted to see what I was doing!</div>
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I put them on the window sill of my office and they really are pretty with the sun shining through the bottles, but it is hard to take pictures on a window sill, the lighting is not what I see with my eyes.</div>
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I spray painted the lids a pewter silver, collected different little trees, snowmen and deer. I hot glued the little trees to the bottom of the lids and them added the snow and glitter.</div>
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Oh, I see why that deer was looking at me funny, she was wondering how I got that big buck into this tiny jar! I also hot glued a little snow flake to the top of the bottle.</div>
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These jars don't have the water in them, but they are still just as cute and you can still shake them and the glitter flutters all over the jar.</div>
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Some of these jars had fruit, chili sauce, or olives, in them, just find a cute shaped jar and use whatever you have.</div>
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I turned some white bowls upside down to give some them some more height. As you can see the one jar had a wooden top and I just left it like it was.</div>
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this one has a little deer in it as well, but it is hard to see. It was hard to find a tree this small so I just cut off a tip from an old garland and made my own tree and sprayed it with snow in a can.</div>
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When I took the small little jar outside, it must have had some moisture in it because it fogged up and I had to open it up and let it dry a little more.</div>
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I'm liking this easy project and I hope those that come on Thanksgiving will have fun making them as well.</div>
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October has come and gone and I realized I hadn't taken any pictures of Halloween! I have taken the Halloween decor but wanted to show you how easy it is to transition to Thanksgiving. I usually decorate for Thanksgiving because I don't like to jump right into Christmas, besides the Fall is so beautiful and I love the leaves, acorns, and colors.</div>
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So, here is my table for Halloween.</div>
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My mantle.</div>
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I liked the look of all of these jars.</div>
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Here is the top of my piano, and do you remember this eye lamp I made out of a DI light? Still love it.</div>
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Here is the top of my buffet.</div>
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and more of the piano.</div>
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I changed the mantle just a bit and made this banner from burlap ribbon. It was not very hard because I just printed off the "Give Thanks" from my computer. (Just a word document, use the font that you would like and make a double space between each letter. Cut them out and ink the edges and voila! you have your letters. I actually stitched around them with my sewing machine. I found that it is easier than gluing and I like the look.)</div>
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Now the table, using the same bottles but changing what is in them to a Fall look.</div>
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A pumpkin, leaves and acorns to fill the cloche.</div>
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I used jute to string the burlap banner and tied ribbons between each letter.</div>
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The pumpkins and gourds were some old ones that I had, I spray painted them ivory and used and old paintbrush and rust brown paint to flick the little spots on them.</div>
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Hung a garland of leaves and lights beneath the banner. Raided my husbands deer and elk horn pile, spray painted the horns the same ivory white and love the look!</div>
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Changed the buffet just a bit with some oldies but goodies.</div>
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Now I'm ready for the rest of the Fall!</div>
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I finally wrote this pattern up, I made this hat awhile ago and Courtney took such a darling picture with it, I thought I better get busy.</div>
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I took some pictures too, when the hat was finished, but on a real live baby, it is so much cuter!</div>
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It is fun to make and the weather is getting ready for some reindeer.</div>
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Try it out, it is so cute!!</div>
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I'm not quite ready for the snow though.</div>
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Today I am going to share some information from a blogging friend Kendra Thorton who lives in Chicago. Here is some of the information about her and her cute family.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em;"> My name is Kendra Thornton and I'm 37 and a mother of 3. Before being promoted to the full time position of mom, I was the former Orbitz Director of Communications where I was able to travel a great deal. I now live in Chicago with my family, where they are my number one priority in everyday life.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">What I Love About My
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">Often referred to as
“The Windy City,” Chicago is one of the most beautiful and diverse cities that
the United States has to offer. From the abundance of culture that has
been in development for over one hundred years to the natural wonder of the
landscape itself, there are few destinations in the country that have so much
to offer. The food is outstanding, it is a wonderful place to raise a
family, and life in the city has <a href="http://www.chicago.com/">numerous things
to offer</a> people coming to the area with all types of tastes and interests.
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">In
addition to the Chicago Institute of Art, the opportunities to experience
music, theater, ballet, and visual arts throughout the city are beyond measure.
The Museum of Contemporary Art is heralded throughout the world as being
an institution of the highest quality, possessing one of the greatest permanent
collections in the United States. Located on East Chicago Avenue, this
mecca of culture and artistic history is only blocks away from some of the most
intriguing areas in the city. The MCAC also opens visitors' eyes to the
culture that blooms in this vibrant city. All of these locations are also
only blocks from the revered shopping that exists along “Magnificent Mile.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">The
“Magnificent Mile” is an area of Chicago that will have shopping fanatics overjoyed
at the possibilities. Situated on North Michigan Avenue, this stretch
meanders along the Chicago River, offering shoppers a scenic view in addition
to shops and outlets that are unbeatable. The number of stores placed in
this roughly one-mile avenue is astounding, creating a shopper's dreamland that
is on par with any shopping avenue in the world. Rodeo Drive in Los
Angeles and Fifth Avenue in New York can barely hold their ground when one
considers the quality of goods and services that are packed into this one
bustling area of Chicago. High-class merchandise, trendy and second-hand
clothing, and even Eco-friendly boutiques are all part of the temptations that
will have shoppers returning again and again.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">The
beauty endowed to the city by Mother Nature herself makes Chicago parks an
absolute pleasure to spend time in. Pack a lunch, bring a good book, or
gather up the family for an afternoon of fun in the sun during your visit to
Chicago. Grant Park is one of Chicago's top attractions, drawing millions
of visitors each year. This “Front Yard” of the city rests at the heart
of its busy streets, providing a natural respite for anyone who needs the scent
of fresh air. The park features architecture that is on the cutting edge
of design and tours or outdoor exhibitions that is free for anyone to visit.
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">Fantastic Food</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">No visit to
Chicago can be considered complete without indulging in the world-famous,
deep-dish pizza. Virtually any local pizza shop can offer a culinary
experience that is unlike any other deep-dish that one may have had in the
past. However, Gino's East is one of my favorite choices. Locals and
visitors from all around the world delight in their pizza and other Italian
cuisine. The prices are great, and the food is like none other in the
city. They have been in operation on Chicago's South side since 1974,
perfecting their culinary art in order to offer up the amazing food that they
serve today. My kids love coming here to eat, as the restaurant lets you
“autograph” your name on the walls!</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">If
you ever choose to visit the city I call home, where you stay can have a big
impact on your trip. It is important to
get a good deal on lodgings, however, it is just as important to be near the
locations that you desire to see the most. Chicago offers hotels of every
kind to visitors making their way to the Windy City. From five-star luxury,
to quaint bed and breakfast locations, there is something for everyone. Before
booking your reservations, check out the site Gogobot in order see the <a href="http://www.gogobot.com/chicago--hotels">very best and most diverse
options</a> available. This site features user reviews of each location,
pictures of the actual lodgings, lists of amenities, and other valuable
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">Traveling with a family to any location makes it
necessary to outline your plans ahead of time in order to make sure that there
are plenty of friendly and entertaining items on your itinerary. In this
vein, Chicago has plenty to offer. <a href="http://www.choosechicago.com/articles/view/CHICAGO-CULTURAL-CENTER/384/">The
Chicago Cultural Center</a> hosts a huge number of events throughout the year
that include conventions, art openings, and music of all kinds. It is
centrally located near all of the best parks for family fun, including
Millennium Park. This institution always books events that are fun for all
ages and reflect a true sense of what Chicago culture and entertainment is all
about. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This pattern was a little hard to figure out at first but after figuring out how to make the brim it made all the difference. I had a model night and this little guy loves to pose for the camera. His little brother had been in front of the camera most of the night so he couldn't wait for his turn!</div>
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I hadn't planned on him having his shirt off but we had undressed little brother to get him set up for all of his newborn props so he figured he needed to take off his shirt as well.</div>
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It actually turned out pretty cute with no shirt.</div>
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No, I didn't pose him this way, I just snapped away as he did what he wanted to do.</div>
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Here's little brother and do you know how many times this little guy was pinned this last week?</div>
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Too many to count!</div>
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I have been working on this pattern for a few weeks,( I haven't quite got it written up yet) but I had a couple of cute little guys visit me this last week so I had to get some pictures. Of course it is fall and when I think of fall I can't help but think of football. I have a few football players in my family and have spent many hours in the fall watching games, I really love it! I know that may sound strange for my gender but I grew up with it and had a hubby and sons to watch and now I have grandsons!</div>
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I created this hat with the football in mind.</div>
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Some of the games later in the season can get a little chilly and wouldn't it be fun to wear a hat like this.</div>
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I even had this little guy model for me.</div>
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Can't help but want to kiss those little cheeks!</div>
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This is a knit pattern and was pretty quick to make up, I promise I will get it up in my shop soon.</div>
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I think I'm ready for some football!</div>
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Today I went to my first football game of the season, that is crazy, where is the summer going?</div>
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When fall comes I start thinking of Halloween and I thought if you are going to get a head start on crocheting these cute hats, you better get going!</div>
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These little pirate bandana's are so cute to make and the skull and crossbones, just make you want to say AARGGH!</div>
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can't believe how quick this little guy is growing!</div>
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of course if you have a boy pirate, then you must have a girl pirate!</div>
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love this little princess of the Caribbean.</div>
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so if you get a hankering for crocheting these cute hats, get going! they are in my etsy shop!</div>
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Today I am going to show you how I make rolled fondant. My daughter and I made her wedding cake and I have made my other daughters as well and this is the recipe I have used for all of their cakes.</div>
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Rolled Fondant Recipe</div>
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1Tbsp. unflavored gelatin</div>
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1/4 cup cold water1/2 cup Glucose</div>
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1 Tbsp. Glycerin</div>
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2 lbs. confectioners sugar</div>
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Combine gelatin and cold water; let stand until thick. Place gelatin mixture in top of double boiler and heat until dissolved. Add glucose and glycerin:mix well. These can be found at specialty cooking stores, I get mine at Kitchen Kneads. Stir in shortening and just before completely melted, remove from heat. Mixture should cool until lukewarm. </div>
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Next, place 1 lb. confectioner sugar in a bowl and make a well. Pour the lukewarm gelatin mixture into the well and stir with a wooden spoon,</div>
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Knead in remaining sugar, icing color and flavoring.</div>
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Knead until the fondant is smooth, pliable and does not stick to your hands. If fondant is too soft, add more sugar; if too stiff, add water a drop at a time.</div>
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You can add any flavoring, lemon, almond, vanilla,(use clear vanilla and flavorings or it will color the fondant.)</div>
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Use fondant immediately or store in an airtight container in refrigerator. When ready to use, bring to room temperature and knead again until soft. This recipe yields enough to cover a 10 x 3 inch high cake. So you may have to make 2 batches for a bigger cake.</div>
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To roll fondant</div>
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Spray work area and rolling pin with vegetable oil spray and dust with a mixture of confectioners sugar and cornstarch. I usually use plenty of confectioners sugar on the counter and just use my hand to roll it, unless I have a very large piece and then I will use the rolling pin. </div>
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there are 2 ways to prepare cake for fondant. Coat with piping gel or apricot glaze. I usually use butter cream icing and ice the cake with the frosting and let dry and then cover with the rolled fondant.</div>
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Roll out the fondant into a circle twice the diameter of the cake you are covering. As you roll, lift and move the fondant to prevent it from sticking to the surface. Gently lift fondant over rolling pin and place over cake. ( I didn't get a picture of this because it helps to have 2 people, especially if the cake is large.)</div>
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smooth and shape fondant on cake, using palm of hand, make sure you have a coating of confectioners sugar on your hand. If large air bubbles are trapped under fondant, prick with a pin and continue until smooth. Trim excess from base. A fondant covered cake may be kept up to 2 months, when tightly wrapped in clear plastic wrap and frozen. ( I always have made the cake ahead of time and just put it together the day of the wedding.)</div>
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Marzipan recipe</div>
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1 cup almond paste</div>
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Ina a bowl knead almond paste. Add egg white, mis well. Continue kneading as you add flavoring and sugar, 1 cup at a time , until marzipan feels like heavy pie dough.</div>
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We cut out the circles with different sized small cookie cutters.</div>
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We had help with this because we had lots of polka dots!</div>
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I made the ribbon by cutting long strips of fondant and shaping bow, I used rolled up plastic wrap in the middle of each loop to help keep the bow shape until it dried.</div>
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We used styrofoam forms for the large bottom layer, because I have made all cake before and you will be eating cake forever, it's a lot of cake! We served the one layer and saved the top for their one year anniversary.</div>
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On the day of the wedding I put the cake together. I piped the small border around the bottom of the cake after putting it together. I used wooden skewers in the middle of the cake to keep the layers in place, so they won't slide.</div>
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She loved the cake, we made banana, and the wedding reception was everything she dreamed it would be.</div>
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We will always remember the day we made her wedding cake.</div>
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For the wedding I made many burlap banners, I bought a bolt of burlap and the 20 yards pretty much made everything I needed in burlap for the wedding. Above is one of the banners that we used, I made it out of burlap, chalkboard fabric, jute and felt. Yes, you can buy chalkboard fabric, I bought it online and used it for the big chalk board, that I will show you later in the post. I liked this banner because you could re use int by erasing the letters and writing whatever message or letters that you want.</div>
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I sewed the chalkboard fabric onto the burlap and glued the felt flowers and buttons.</div>
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add some ribbon and tulle to the middle of each banner. Oh, I found it easier it you just sewed the banners right over the jute instead of having to thread it through later, (that is a time saver tip!)<br />
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We then wanted to make some kind of thank you's for everyone that came so I made these little muslin bags and stamped a thank you on them and filled them with mango tummies, (Caitlin wanted these because they smelled so good!) I found these tubs at TaiPan Trading, I made the mason jars look old with food coloring and glue, painted around a chalkboard and added some burlap, ribbon and music pages roses.</div>
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I liked how the bags turned out. I just found a stamp I liked and stamped it right onto the bag.</div>
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The music page roses I made by copying some old music pages and then you make the rose by cutting out a circle and then cutting a spiral form the circle, just start rolling the spiral from the outside in and use tacky glue to adhere the rose to itself. You can see how this is done by checking this<a href="http://media-cache-ec4.pinimg.com/originals/6f/fa/dc/6ffadc3dccb98070d79582a7771c68d5.jpg"> link.</a></div>
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Here is how it looked at the reception!</div>
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For the guest book we had people sign a little heart note and leave a little love note for the bride and groom. You can see the love notes in the suitcase, I just tore squares of paper up and glued all kinds of paper hearts onto the one side. I made the banner by sewing the paper hearts onto the burlap and adding cute ribbon. </div>
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I lined the suit case with burlap because the lining was pretty old and the burlap looked so much better.</div>
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Here is the sign in table.</div>
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I made this book at Picaboo from the pictures I took for their engagement photo's.</div>
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I had gathered many old doors and screen doors for back drops. I really didn't do anything to this door other than make a base from triangles and screwed them into the bottom and add a heart paper music rose wreath to the screen. I made the wreath by cutting out a big heart from cardboard, covering the card board with old music copies, and then gluing on the roses.</div>
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Here is where I used the Love is Patient banner. I had an old metal headboard and used a small table for the bed and covered the table with the quilt. This was a quilt that was made by her cousins and is her and Jocelyn's favorite quilt. I made the pillows when I redecorated our guest bedroom and they worked out perfect, (actually the guest bedroom is Caitlin's old room, so I guess they are really hers.)</div>
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I forgot to tell you that I cut the chalkboard fabric with a decorative edging wheel. ( one that I use for scrapbooking.)</div>
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I was most excited for this project. This was an old changing screen that my grandmother had and she got it from and old hospital that was getting torn down. (the old Dee Hospital) I inherited it and have had it up in my hobby room for years. I had this vision of it being a chalkboard, and this is where all of the chalkboard projects started. First I painted the old wood a light cram color. I cut out the fabric to fit in the panels and used a spray adhesive to adhere the fabric to the panels. Then I found some chalkboard art that I liked and started using the Chalk! It takes a while to make you masterpiece but I love how it turned out. I made the frames by tracing around the pictures that I wanted and making chalkboard frames. Note, before starting your chalkboard art condition the chalkboard by rubbing chalk all over the surface and then rubbing it into the surface. It is much easier to use and when you make a mistake and want to erase, it won't be seen!</div>
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This was the very first wedding project that I made. I knew that she wanted a draped ceiling for the reception and I knew I had to have some kind of chandelier. Well I needed to have a BIG one for a gymnasium, so I made it out of 2 hula hoops, icicle lights, ribbon and a lot of shiny bling! I wound the icicle lights around the 2 hoops suspended the 2 with wire and added the cream ribbon withe the shiny blings that I had hot glued onto the ribbon. I found some frosted christmas balls that looked great hanging from the hoop. I used tulle to make the hanger for the large light and it turned out perfect!</div>
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We hung it from the basketball hoop, (you can kind of see it up there), and ran the light cord down the draped fabric. (it really isn't fabric it is plastic table cloth rolls, but hanging up there you couldn't tell that it wasn't fabric!)</div>
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Here is another old screen door and chalkboard art. This screen door was about to fall apart especially where the handle was, in fact it had broken right in two! I used some wood that I painted a rust color to keep the 2 sides together and found a handle and painted it the same color and viola! it stayed together! I used a brown glaze on the old wood and it looked great. For the chalkboard I found another chalkboard art that I liked and chalked away!</div>
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The triangle stand work great to use the doors free standing wherever you would like.</div>
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another banner, this one was done on my embroidery machine.</div>
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a centerpiece on one of the food serving tables.</div>
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Loved how it turned out, the pillars were from weddings for my other daughters, they were originally made from the card board used to make cement footings. Ryan made the wood tops and bottoms. They were originally white marbled color, but I wrapped them in burlap and painted the tops and bottoms a rusty brown.</div>
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This is the first wedding of my daughters that I have done since Pinterest was invented. There should be a time period named after that BP (before Pinterest) and AP after Pinterest), Okay maybe not to that extreme! But planning a wedding with a Pinterest board is so much easier. My daughter had her boards and when she found something she liked she would pin it. I was able to see what she liked and go from there. this first project was an idea that I found on Pinterest and I thought it would be perfect for our situation. We have 14 grandchildren and they were all invited to the wedding and dinner. Dinner time with this many kids can sometimes be hectic so when I saw this idea, I knew it would help. I made quiet bags! I talked to all of the grandkids the day before and told them that they were invited to a special adult event and that they would have to have their best table manners. When they were finished with their dinner there would be a special bag for them and they could quietly open it and work on what was inside. I made the bags out of muslin and stamped this quote on the outside.</div>
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It was easier to stamp on the fabric than I thought it would be.</div>
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I then filled it with things to make the Bride and Groom a wedding card. Stickers, crayons, a card and an envelope. Of course, there were a few goodies as well.</div>
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It worked! I didn't hear a peep during the dinner and they were all so well behaved</div>
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My daughter in laws had a great bridal shower for her.</div>
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Loved the food!</div>
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The company!</div>
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and the bride looking like a bride with all of the wrapping trimmings.</div>
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Thanks to all who came and I've got more projects, so stay tuned!</div>
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I have been a little preoccupied the last several months, planning the wedding for my daughter. I will give a sneak peak of all the projects I have been up to the last several months. Pretty much all of my days were devoted to wedding projects!</div>
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It turned out just as I had visioned, and the happy couple were so happy with the results!</div>
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I'll tell you how I did all of these projects in later posts, for now I will just take a big sigh and maybe do something other than wedding projects!</div>
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Thanks to my daughter Mel for these beautiful pictures!</div>
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Love them!</div>
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It is starting to feel a little more "Spring Like" and with Spring you need a "Spring Bonnet".</div>
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I have a few that I have made and wanted to share. Green always screams, "SPRING"love the yellow with the green.</div>
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This one just looks a little "Gatsby" but I love that era.</div>
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Kind of makes you want to get in a convertible and wear this hat.</div>
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sunflowers will be coming soon and I pretty much like sunflowers on everything.</div>
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I had to share this picture, I love it when a crocheter, shares with me what they have made with my pattern. This crafty lady made 3 pirate hats for her 2 boys and girl, I think they turned out super cute. If you have a picture of something you have made with one of my patterns I would love to see it and share it here!</div>
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Think Spring! it is coming!!!!</div>
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Here is another little photo prop I have made the pattern for. I am loving the little beanie cap and once I figured out the pattern it was really fun to crochet. Don't worry I have included easy to follow instructions and you will want to make a bunch of them once you have finished one!</div>
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I then had to make a little turtle shell blanket to finish it off.</div>
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They way I did the pattern you can hook all of the little pentagons together at once and it makes it really fast.</div>
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The way it is crocheted it doesn't lay completely flat but I liked the look because it looks more like a turtle!</div>
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I then decided to try something more with the pattern because I loved this stitch and I made a cute slouch beanie, using the same pattern.</div>
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So when you get the pattern this pattern for the slouch hat is included.</div>
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This was made with a chunkier yarn and it is so cute on!</div>
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Hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I did! you can get it </div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/121373917/crochet-pattern-turtle-hat-beanie-brim">HERE!</a></div>
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If you want the turtle blanket with the hat you can get it </div>
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Thanks and have a great day!</div>
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I think that I am getting winter crazy because recently all I have wanted to is make Spring or summer items. I did have a request to make some more photo props for little newborns and this is what I came up with.</div>
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Sorry that I don't have a real newborn for my model but for the moment this is what you will get.</div>
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I can't wait to try it on a cute new little one.</div>
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Doesn't this just make you think of Spring!</div>
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It was fun to make and getting the stripes just right without the little join lines of the yarn was a challenge and I figured it out and included it in the pattern.</div>
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The hat could really be made to any size and it would look adorable on any little head.</div>
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Loving my new camera as well, it has made taking photo 's so much easier!</div>
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Have a happy day and sweet thoughts of Spring!</div>
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Remember those little conversation hearts that you get every Valentines day? Doesn't this hat just remind you of those? All it needs is a little message of "Be mine", "love you", or"best friend".</div>
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I made the hat and then crocheted the heart, I liked the heart but when I showed it to Mr. Jones he said it reminded him of something else and started to laugh. I was a little offended and I'm afraid if I tell you what it was you might not get the picture out of your mind. I'm having a hard time thinking that was what it reminded him of...</div>
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I told him I would rework the heart and not make it so long and skinny but more fat and maybe not add so much stuffing to the inside.</div>
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I did like the ruffles and he didn't make any comment about those.</div>
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Do you want me to tell you?</div>
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If I do it just might ruin your vision of this cute hat.</div>
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<strike>( He thought the heart looked like sheep testicles!)</strike></div>
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Have a great day and I hope you weren't too traumatized!</div>
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