tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332810898907300462024-03-14T01:37:47.334-04:00 storybook-cottagelinnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-52539269223618619432016-01-30T23:13:00.001-05:002016-01-30T23:13:13.590-05:00DIY Six Dollar or so Family Dollar Chalkboard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Regretfully, I've been kinda neglectful in Storybookland lately.</div>
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I have some new and exciting ideas running around in my head, and action steps in those general, becoming more specific, business plans. But I have not forgotten my dear storybook-cottagian friends, and so here I am to share this recent, simple, inexpensive project idea with you. It took 15-20 minutes to complete.</div>
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This would be a great project for you and your kiddos, grand-kids, or nieces/nephews, if you have any of those around.</div>
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Sara and I were strolling through the Family Dollar when we saw this...</div>
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I believe it was a whole six dollars or so.</div>
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This gave me an idea.</div>
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I had bought this chalkboard paint awhile back, but hadn't yet used it for any projects.</div>
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What if I paint over this nice, cliche-like saying with the chalkboard paint, and then our family can put up whatever we want on it with my newly beloved chalkboard markers?!</div>
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For six dollars or so, why not?</div>
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Three coats of paint, quick, easy, not messy...</div>
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Here it is drying. If you try this, don't become afraid that the streaks will show. It only does that as it dries, since it dries very quickly.</div>
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And here it is an hour after beginning. I've been in Theodore Roosevelt's fan club lately.</div>
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And here's the quote Husband Dion put up this week. Well, his question. Husband Dion likes to quote himself. He's fun like that.</div>
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I'm out of town for a few weeks, so I'm curious as to what it will say, and how many things it will have said, by the time I'm home.</div>
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-51447344024526410842015-12-21T19:03:00.001-05:002015-12-22T00:22:58.131-05:00How to Make a HUGE HUGE Bow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today Friend Danielle asked on fb "<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;">Any idea where I can find a huge huge bow for the kids playhouse?"</span><br />
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Now, she wasn't asking me specifically...but because I have nothing better to do four days before Christmas, I decided I'd like to figure out how one makes a HUGE HUGE bow.<br />
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Off to pinterest I went, but found little.<br />
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So, how could I make a HUGE HUGE bow for friend Danielle?<br />
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Here's the story of what I did with it...<br />
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I know! with fabric.<br />
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I happened to have lots and lots of this shimmery red fabric.<br />
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If you would like to make a HUGE HUGE fabric bow, you too will need lots of fabric.<br />
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packaging tape or hot glue<br />
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a thick wrapping paper roll or a piece of poster board rolled up<br />
stuffing (about a pillow or two worth...any pillow from Walmart or a dollar store)<br />
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I doubled over the fabric and spanned it out to make the top part of the bow, gathering and taping the middle of the bow with packaging tape.<br />
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Then I cut this rolled up cardstock-like paper roll leftover from wrapping paper.<br />
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Unwrapped, then re-wrapped it around the middle of the bow. You could roll up a strip of poster board for the same effect.<br />
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Then I cut one long piece of fabric.<br />
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And threaded it through the roll, and draping them down evenly. This will be the lower ribbon part of the bow.<br />
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I taped a strip a little wider than the roll, then taped and wrapped it around the paper roll.<br />
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Hot glue works great to secure the fabric. I wrapped the fraying edges inside and hot glued them to the paper roll.<br />
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It looked like this...<br />
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You could just leave it like this, but to help it keep it's shape, I stuffed the top loops until I liked how they poofed...like puffed sleeves (Anne Shirley reference~)...<br />
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Then hot glued the seams together, making them how I liked them as I went...this bow has more rounded corners, but it could have pointier corners too.<br />
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To add a little more stability, I put a wrapping paper rolll through the back, but it will probably have to be nailed up from the top corners?</div>
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Done!<br />
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This joy sign on the other hand remains unfinished.</div>
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This HUGE HUGE bow would be great to put on a car or large piece of furniture or a playhouse. :) It ended up measuring a little over 3 1/2 feet by a little over 3 1/2 feet.</div>
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I found the fabric and stuffing at a yard sale and a goodwill. Both have been patiently waiting to be used in a project.<br />
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And best of all this HUGE HUGE bow was super easy and didn't take long to make.</div>
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It feels great to finish a project.</div>
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Even though it took at least 6 months to get this one done, it became just what I knew it could be.</div>
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Here it is in bookcase beginning sadness. Not only did it look like most other little bookcases, but when we brought it home one of the lower doors came off.</div>
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So what to do with this little bookcase...<br />
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First I removed the cabinet hardware and filled in the holes.<br />
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Then off to Walmart for some inspiration. There I found this spray paint in the clearance aisle. And to my surprise, really great fabrics.<br />
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I removed the back board and wiped on sander deglosser.</div>
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In hindsight, I wouldn't do this on this kind of piece. It caused some parts of the particle board to bubble. Instead I recommend lightly sanding, then applying a really good primer.<br />
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Next I ironed the fabric, and applied it with mod podge to the backboard.<br />
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Measured and cut, leaving room for red paint for the bottom shelf.</div>
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Then used the staple gun to secure the fabric around the back. If you don't have a staple gun, you could just glue the fabric in place.<br />
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Next up primer.<br />
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Then spray paint.<br />
Except that didn't work very well.<br />
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Despite my best spray painting techniques, it was very blotchy.<br />
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And I <i>may</i> have over-sprayed the red onto the deck.<br />
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I was highly frustrated with myself.<br />
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I don't recommend ANY of those steps.<br />
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I bought new paint in a can. Red Geranium...again Walmart.<br />
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Next I slightly sanded it to take off the sheen of the spray paint, wiped it down, and painted three coats with a brush this time.<br />
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I painted the bottom of the back board with the same red.<br />
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Then reattached the back board with little nails. "Hammer hammer hammer", as my nephew would say.<br />
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I like the semi-gloss finish of the paint.<br />
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Now for the curtain.<br />
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I bought this little tension rod at Walmart, and sewed two little curtains for the bottom shelf.<br />
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A good rule of thumb for how much curtain fabric is needed is to measure the width of the space you'd like to cover (usually a window). Then double that measurement for the fabric width.<br />
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Next I sewed up matching pillows, using matching fabrics and images cut from the Paris fabric.<br />
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Here's a fun, money-saving tip for pillow stuffing...instead of buying it from the craft section, I bought an over-sized sleeping pillow from Walmart. There's lots of fluff in one pillow.<br />
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I hand-stitched (straight stitch) the images onto the pillow, then frayed the edges.<br />
Added a little Eifel Tower from the lobby for my hobbies.<br />
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Finished and ready to sell.<br />
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This would be so cute as a store or craft display...but personally I hope that someday it will add joy to a little girl's room.<br />
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I needed something fun but not too expensive for an upcoming cookie swap.</div>
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Off to the Family Dollar I went for ideas.</div>
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I saw these.</div>
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Er er er er errrr.</div>
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And I knew I had this at home.</div>
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Using a small roller to keep the canvas look, I painted two coats of primer over those roosters and let them dry. </div>
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Next I got out some leftover felt, a few beads, and glitter fabric scraps.</div>
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Maybe you can see from the gold one, that these glitter scraps are taken from little zippered purses from the Dollar Tree.</div>
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Above you can see I used a zebra shoe insert for her coat collar/scarf. Those are from the dollar store. And for the boys hat, my inspiration was this piece of blue felt that was already cut like this.</div>
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I cut strips of the glitter fabric and rolled/twisted them into rosettes. The polka-dot fabric is cut from a Goodwill skirt bought for the fabric for an earlier project.</div>
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I didn't glue the front of her hat down, so that it would ruffle out.</div>
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Here she is in all of her splendor...</div>
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Next for the pom pom hat, I followed these instructions, only I used multi-colored felt strips and didn't make the pom poms quite so thick.</div>
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How cute are these guys?<br />
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Not a lot of fuss and inexpensive.<br />
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These would be fun to design with kids, and they would make a unique Christmas gift.<br />
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And even easier if you skip the paint and buy a blank white canvas.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've become a pin addict. Pinterest has become an almost daily activity. It's a brilliant forum for visual learners and puter-togetherers such as myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sara and I had lots of fun looking through pins </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">together</i><span style="font-size: large;">, as we anticipated the putting together of her French-themed birthday party this past spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of our inspirations came from pinterest...like this cake. She liked this cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She wanted lemon and so after seeing <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/192880796517787899/" target="_blank">this pin</a>, I wanted to try it with lemon cake mix. Typically we have a no box policy, but this saved time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Basically you buy a box mix, and turn it into an amazingly moist cake by subbing the oil with real butter, adding an extra egg, and although it doesn't say it in the link above, subbing any water (if it calls for water) with milk and maybe even some heavy whipping cream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We started with inexpensive lemon cake mixes from the Family Dollar...13 of them, but had extra, which I used to bake cupcakes for Sara's class.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After mixing, I baked the cake in thin layers, using a 9 inch cake pan, an 8 inch cake pan, and a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Instead of buying a small cake pan, I opted for the pyrex, knowing we would use it for many other things. We already had the 9 inch and 8 inch pans, so I used those, and then cut the middle and top layers to the size I had in mind.,,in the end the bottom layer circle was around 9 inches, middle probably around 7, and the top around 5.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let the layers completely cool before cutting and stacking.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/192880796517826135/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a link to the Best Buttercream Frosting pin I used.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And here was my result...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't remember exactly, but I either doubled or tripled the recipe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009EE5GHA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B009EE5GHA&linkCode=as2&tag=httpstorybook-20&linkId=XFNY6JOP5HXEJ7XB" target="_blank">these cake stacking dow rod sticks</a>, also available at Walmart, and put a very thin layer of icing between layers to act as cake glue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time for the first icing layer...An important icing lesson I learned years ago (the hard way and pre-internet), is to put a few small globs of icing around the cake, and then smooth them out into one another, little by little, around the cake, trapping all those crumbs into the icing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will look like this. This is a very thin first layer. If you don't do this...well more-than-likely the final product <i>will</i> look like this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the entire cake was covered with that first thin layer of icing, I let it dry overnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I kept the extra icing in a sealed container, so it wouldn't dry out.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The next day...the first icing layer was dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I smothered it with a second layer of icing....thicker than the first...I still work in small sections, with little globs of icing put here and there, then smoothed out...but look, no crumbs...because they are stuck in the first layer...ah hah hah hah...take that lemon cake crumbs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then another fun part! I dipped a spoon into hot water to warm the spoon, then made the design by pressing the back of the warm spoon into the new, thick layer of icing, while carefully turning the cake...the light pressure makes the pretty indents, and the dainty thin lines of icing around the cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the middle layer of cake, you can see the second layer of icing before using the spoon. On the top layer, you can see the icing design after. I began at the top, then worked down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When finished with all the layers, I smoothed out the top edges with my little metal spatula (seen a few photos above), and let it be to dry again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many fun ways to decorate a cake like this...here are similar cake ideas from my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/linnetjoy/party/" target="_blank">pinterest party board...</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here is ours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sara was amazed, and that makes a mom's heart happy.</span><br />
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To make la table de dessert for Sara's french-themed tea party, I started with a light pink sheet bought at Goodwill for her three-year-ago birthday party, one of the table trellis's (<a href="http://www.storybook-cottage.blogspot.com/2015/10/setting-table-part-2build-table-trellis.html" target="_blank">how-to here</a>), a white paint marker <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026HJHFE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0026HJHFE&linkCode=as2&tag=httpstorybook-20&linkId=AUVLTQL6G3QLPDSM" target="_blank">(this one)</a>, and two pieces of black poster board and a <br />
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The calendar was 1.99, the poster board 50 cents.<br />
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This was really pretty simple. I took the table trellis, folded, draped, ironed, then hot glued the pink sheet to the wood. I didn't plan to use the sheet again.<br />
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I cut out the calendar pictures, placed, and hot glued them to the sheet.<br />
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Then quickly made the sign, using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026HJHFE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0026HJHFE&linkCode=as2&tag=httpstorybook-20&linkId=AUVLTQL6G3QLPDSM" target="_blank">the white paint marker</a> and black poster board. I cut the poster board, overlapped, and glued it together...free handed the sign. Initially I was going to use the overhead projector to trace a sign, but when I went to begin, the light bulb was burnt out.<br />
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It was simple, inexpensive, and the girls loved it.<br />
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Most of the goodies were found at the discount store. These cookies were 50 cents a box. Regularly they are almost 5 dollars a box, and are sooo good.<br />
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Sara wanted a lemon cake. I hope to share more pics (update* <a href="http://www.storybook-cottage.com/2015/10/birthday-cake-on-budget.html" target="_blank">click here for Birthday Cake on a Budget--the simple cake how-to</a>) for the next birthday party post.<br />
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A few months back brother Jason asked me to put together a few dress-up outfits for my little foster nephew. Brother Jason and Krystal-in-law have been parenting J for almost a year now. He is a sweet little guy, and copies everything niece Tessa does.</div>
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He is a year younger than Tessa, Jason and Krystal's oldest. (They are due to have a baby THIS Thanksgiving Day!)</div>
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Here are their kiddos...</div>
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Brother Jason said that J goes around wearing Tessa's princess dresses, and could I please make him or find him a few outfits that are not princess dresses. And could I do that for around 30 dollars.</div>
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Of course I want to do that. How could any person <i>not</i> want to do that?</div>
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The results were inexpensive and simple to put together. They can be easily duplicated. I used a lot of things we already had around the house.</div>
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I hope to blog all 5...scientist, doctor, ninja turtle, dinosaur (found at a yard sale), and superman (an over-sized, cape T-shirt from Walmart).</div>
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Unfortunately I cannot share the amazingly cute photos of J or reveal his name, because of foster aunt guidelines. But Tessa had no problem modeling them along with J.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">What is really cute is that A, our youngest, one-year-old foster niece kept finding the glasses and putting them on top of her little, cute head with her little, cute pig tails. I wish I could share photos of her too! Maybe some day.</span></div>
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So here's how I quickly put together this costume.</div>
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I bought an adult-sized, white T-shirt at Goodwill for around 99 cents. I wanted it to be long like a smock, but not falling-off baggy, so I cut it down the front and hemmed the sides over.</div>
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This is dress-up, so it doesn't have to be great quality...just fun. Fabric glue is a good alternative to sewing. I use <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011459QE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0011459QE&linkCode=as2&tag=httpstorybook-20&linkId=FDKF242DE6NHEJBJ" target="_blank">this one</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00178MNFO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00178MNFO&linkCode=as2&tag=httpstorybook-20&linkId=WPY3KZRNNTTX3TQA" target="_blank">this one</a> with good results.</div>
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Here is a picture of the front of the T-shirt, which actually became the back of the dress-up smock.</div>
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Then I took the back in, by folding down the middle, sewing a seam, and cutting the fold. You can see the seam here.</div>
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This became the front of the smock. Next I free handed a beaker using a think, black sharpie.</div>
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I cut out a piece of yellow fabric, and stitched it by hand onto the shirt, using black thread.</div>
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To accessorize, I bought a pair of children's black sunglasses at The Dollar Tree and removed the lenses. </div>
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I added fun duct tape to these small water bottles. Some of them are partially filled with beads. Some are partially filled with a mixture of water, cooking oil, liquid soap, and food coloring. Filling them only part-way means they can be pretend poured, or shaken/mixed...which makes them bubbly.</div>
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I had this picture in my head of a table trellis decorating the table for Sara's Paris Birthday Party...the girls drinking tea, eating their sandwiches and cakes under a canopy of vines and fragrant flowers...and so I set out to make it happen.<br />
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We found a few garden trellises under the house, left behind from a previous owner.</div>
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It should be fairly simple, I thought, to use our wood scraps and the garden trellises to build two table trellises. When I couldn't find the right scraps in the amount and heights needed, the girls and I were off to The Home Depot.</div>
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30 dollars later for this small amount of wood, we had what we needed. </div>
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Really, the wood ended up being the largest expense of the party.<br />
Conveniently, the nice Home Depot man pre-cut the wood.<br />
I was still able to use my jigsaw, a drill for screws, and a second drill for pre-drilling the holes. Using the jigsaw helps me to believe that I'm an empowered woman.<br />
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I like this one, and it has fantastic reviews. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JJD0Y4/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001JJD0Y4&linkCode=as2&tag=httpstorybook-20&linkId=3EY4XZWQ6CLVRKS7" target="_blank">Find it on amazon here.</a></div>
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First I removed the metal pieces at the bottom, eyelets, and hooks from the garden trellises.</div>
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Then came the measuring and assembling of the legs, using the Home Depot wood.<br />
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I attached the legs with screws and nails, but then the off-centered top slats made me crazy.<br />
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Out came the rusty screws keeping the top slats in place. This took a little while. In hindsight, it would have been faster to buy all of the wood, rather than take the trellises apart.<br />
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I worked two evenings. It took longer than I'd planned. One of those nights it was pouring. </div>
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Kitty decided to join me...but my umbrella was clearly in his spot.</div>
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He was okay with that.</div>
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But now they were wobbly.</div>
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I didn't want the girls to have to think about them or be careful of them at the party.</div>
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So I cut scrap wood...</div>
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If there would've been more wood, it would've been a good idea to reinforce both sides, but they were sturdy enough for the party.<br />
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As the girls arrived, they gathered honeysuckle to decorate the table trellis. This was fun for them.<br />
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(no. really. This <i>was</i> fun for them.)<br />
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With the honeysuckle and magnolias, it smelled yummy too.</div>
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My sandwich also yummy.</div>
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The other table trellis was used for the patisserie, which I hope to write about in my next birthday party post (update*<a href="http://www.storybook-cottage.com/2015/10/creating-inexpensive-patisserie-for.html" target="_blank"> here it is</a>).</div>
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Last spring, I began to share Sara's 11th Birthday Paris Party with you, and haven't gotten back to it. <a href="http://www.storybook-cottage.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-beginnings-of-budget-friendly.html" target="_blank">(First post, making invitations, here.)</a><br />
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Today I'll do that by sharing a few photos of the tablecloth-making process.<br />
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I began with old bed skirts and sheets in neutral colors, safety pins, a hot glue gun, lots of hot glue, scissors, and fabric glue. The fabric glue didn't work as well, so that idea got tossed.<br />
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Next I folded a flat sheet, so that it would be doubled over. This avoids cutting and sewing, and also makes a thick fabric that is not see through.</div>
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I centered it on the table. (this is the second of the two tables)</div>
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I didn't sew anything yet.<br />
Next I took an old bedskirt, and cut around it.<br />
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It doesn't have to be neat or even.<br />
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I cut about one inch above the ruffle seam (where the ruffle had been sewn to the flat part of the bed skirt).</div>
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I cut the large bed skirt ruffle into 4 pieces, two short and two long for the sides of the table.<br />
Here are the two short pieces.<br />
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Then I pinned the two short ruffle pieces to the flat, folded sheet still on the table...just a few safety pins to keep them in place.<br />
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With hot glue gun in hand, I folded the raggedy edge over the seam...and glued it in place as I went.</div>
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Here again is a photo of the raggedy, uneven edge.</div>
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Then a photo of how I folded the raggedy part down over the preexisting ruffle seam...</div>
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then glued the ruffle along the table edge.</div>
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This makes it a finished edge.<br />
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Could've stopped there, but wanted to use these tablecloths over and over, so I ran the glued seams through the sewing machine, washed and dried them to get the wrinkles out, and they were done.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found it at a Salvation Army for 50 cents, and have been saving it for my niece Tessa the Besta's woodland creature's house...that I hope to complete for her birthday or Christmas this year or next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But it was too high for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I removed the basket and bent down the handle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now the wire part with wheels can be used for working in the garden,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">or as a wagon for the kiddos to ride in...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hay bales can also be used in the garden, the milk can in the kitchen,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the large basket can hold their blankets and things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think they're pretty cute. What do you think?</span><br />
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We are about to make another trip up north for the summer, and that means stopping to see brother Jason and sister-in-law K on the way.<br />
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We are VERY excited to share that they are expecting. Their pregnancy difficulties are their stories to tell, but this trip will be a time for us all to be happy in their news.<br />
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They have of course cutie niece Tessa, and currently two other foster babies. This means they need more room. This means they need to remake the storage room upstairs into a big girl, cutie niece Tessa room! This obviously means I need to be involved.<br />
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So I've been putting together a few kids room ideas in a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/linnetjoy/super-fun-kids-rooms/" target="_blank">SUPER FUN KIDS ROOM pinterest board here.</a><br />
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Here is<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/192880796517717464/" target="_blank"> the inspiration room</a> pin.<br />
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I plan to paint a huge sunshine on the wall. Tessa lights up a room, and so I thought it would be cute to have the sun become the room idea.<br />
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I bought this poster print from Spain. It's a hippo wearing sunglasses and is available<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/235123827/cool-hippo-poster-a3-poster-funny-animal?ref=shop_home_active_6" target="_blank"> here on etsy</a>.</div>
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I took this pillow idea <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/192880796517714068/" target="_blank">(found on pinterest here)</a>,<br />
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but instead of a pillow, turned part of the saying into a fabric poster, kinda like the one in the inspiration room photo.<br />
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This poster art was found at a yard sale for a dollar.<br />
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I turned over the paper and added fabric with watered-down school glue, The letters are hand-cut from stashed fabric and felt.<br />
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This pillow was at a yard sale for 50 cents.</div>
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After washing it thoroughly, I removed the buttons, and using fabric scraps, sewed on a hot-air balloon by hand...no sewing machine needed.</div>
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And this metal cabinet (20 dollars--flea market) is ready for its journey to its final destination, thanks to the help of husband Dion, where eventually it will be painted a bright and cheery color and sit in the city on the 3rd floor, filled with little girl types of things.</div>
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But before that we have an 8 1/2 hour drive, in which we may need to endure a few odd looks. oh well. worth it. (update* <i>NOT</i> worth it)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's hard to believe it's been two weeks since Sara's birthday party, and yet I haven't posted any of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's probably better to start at the beginning and work up to the party...so today I'll post some pics of our invitations...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sara and I made the invites together. These put-together-card kits were at our local discount store for 99 cents. 5 per pack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kits came with everything we needed, but to add a more personal touch, we added these American Girl initial stickers, found at the same store for 99 cents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our general rule for birthday parties goes something like "you can invite the same number of friends as the age you're becoming", plus I get an invite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My invite is usually a girl, who may be having a rough time of it at school for one reason or another. This is especially close to my heart, and it has led to a few pretty great "let's think about others" and "let's talk about 'popular' " life talks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this was a tea party, Sara decided to invite girls only.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Nine </span><span style="font-size: large;">girls attended, one who showed up after the party, plus Sara and Siri.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's fun to use invitations as a way to give the recipients a clue of what to expect if they come. For this party, the pastry invites were a "taste" of the pattiseries to come. </span><br />
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-78782582790915846642015-05-09T18:53:00.000-04:002015-11-21T01:56:55.909-05:00okay fine, I like stuff<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I find ugly stuff that needs a lot of work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I get lucky and just find nice things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For example, this king-sized, iron headboard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brand new it is hundreds of dollars, but we found it for 35 dollars (including frames) at a yard sale last Saturday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I put it on bed risers to give it more height.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I found this wooden, vintage nightstand for 10 dollars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It did need a <i>thorough</i> cleaning, but now it will stay beside me every night and hold things on it like my white noise machine, early 90's GE clock radio, and our fancy essential oil/pink himalayan salt diffuser. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actually we use </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00099YJH2/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00099YJH2&linkCode=as2&tag=httpstorybook-20&linkId=3WNAI4XS52N4XFBM" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">this 15 dollar Vicks humidifier</a><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It works much better than the expensive oil diffuser I had tried, and this one lasts all night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then today this pretty vase asked me to buy it; it had been made tacky by these awful plastic flowers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was 50 cents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the kind of stuff that gets overlooked at yard sales, because it really does look tacky sitting on a table surrounded by the other friendly junk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All this yard sale make-over needed was trashing the plastic stuff, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">adding a few garden flowers, and now it is bedroom-worthy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the shiny vase with our new big fountain. These are at Home Depot right now for 149 dollars. Online the same one is 300 dollars. weird huh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every once in awhile I find something worth putting that kind of cash down for...this was one of those times. I added four river rocks to it, to make it sound just how we like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Otherwise it sounded as though we forgot to turn off the hose, and it is not peaceful to think you may have forgotten to turn off the hose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So those were a <i>few</i> of our fun finds this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did I say I was done <a href="http://www.storybook-cottage.blogspot.com/2015/04/gathering-butterflies-and-other-projects.html" target="_blank">gathering</a>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That was delusional.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of<strike> this junk</strike> these going-to-be-beautiful things for 65 dollars.</span></div>
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-63461094864587974912015-05-04T12:36:00.000-04:002015-11-21T01:58:49.293-05:00a merry merry-go-roundOnce upon a time when I was a little girl, we would go visit my grandparents.<br />
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They had a red square box with a few toys in it.<br />
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In that box was my favorite toy--the one I went for every time. It was mesmerizing with its little moving chairs and the little song it played (In the Good Ole Summertime) as it went round and around.<br />
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When my grandparents passed, I was asked if there was anything particular I'd like to have to remember them. This was the one thing.<br />
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Saturday night we were out and about, when we came upon a moving sale.<br />
And there, down in the grass, was this little community mouse porta potty.<br />
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Looking passed the filthiness, it became evident that underneath the dirt and mouse droppings, was a very merry merry-go-round.<br />
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Five dollars later, I now have a collection.<br />
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This one plays a nice, little song that I don't know. (*update*Brother Jason says the song is The Skaters Waltz)<br />
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There is no wood on this one, and some of the decals are missing.<br />
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I particularly like how angry the carnival workers are. Everybody else is just having a good time, eating their cotton candy, listening to nice little songs, and riding the rides, but <i>they</i> have to push and pull to make the people go around.<br />
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It's a lot of hard work for them.<br />
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I would be mad too.<br />
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I cleaned it up.<br />
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This is stuff I like.<br />
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Sara likes it too.<br />
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-33725844396275010092015-05-02T15:22:00.001-04:002015-11-21T02:02:24.608-05:00Trash Pickin Saturday<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few favorite finds trash pickin yard sales today...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's amazing how much stuff I can accumulate in so little time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First off, a lady bug complete bed set...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rug or throw (I'm not really sure), curtains, 2 sets of twin sheets, and bedskirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of that plus the red frame below for 5 dollars. The froggy frame was 75 cents. The sheet sets and frames are for my nieces summer room redo.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And how about this monster shirt and skirt for Sara. $2 for the outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It reads "Be Green. Not Mean."</span></div>
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-67613711124835816382015-04-30T19:00:00.000-04:002015-11-21T02:38:38.047-05:00a nasty old chair<span style="font-size: large;">There was once a nasty old chair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was first spotted sitting beside a trash can, one lot over from the Easter party Sara was attending.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Could someone be throwing away that perfectly good chair?" said me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thus began the conversation with myself while waiting for Sara to come out.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There were other random chairs sitting in the yard, so I thought maybe they are <i>not</i> setting it out for the trash. Maybe they are using these scattered chairs for bases...or maybe it's a sitting down kick-ball kind of game these people were doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I watched the chair while thinking through the chance possibility of anyone wanting to keep this chair. Finally I decided it is not nearly as nice as the other chairs, and it is clearly sitting directly beside the garbage can, out for the following trash day, while the other chairs are not. I grabbed it as I wondered if I just stole a chair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What if someone comes out and approaches the mini-van saying, "Excuse me lady, but did you just put our chair in your mini-van?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wouldn't be able to be like, "no."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why was Sara taking so long?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't even need a chair. We have way too many chairs. Chairs find me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unless they are bar-sized chairs. Bar-sized chairs are just a glorified chair really. Still their owners think highly of their bar-sized chairs, so they're harder to come by in my price range of free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But this every-day, nasty old chair had potential...and no longer should it be the kind of chair that sits by the trash, having its ownership status questioned by passer-bys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I realized how nasty it was once we were home.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was banished from the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and then sat by the trash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a few weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until Tuesday when I became tired of looking at it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I did this very quickly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sanded it down and then grabbed this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">to do this...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This kind of thing isn't my style. Too recycled-countryish for me (go figure).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But it is better than a rotting chair on the porch. And for now it is holding my toddler plants while proclaiming our family name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It went from being a nasty old chair to an okay chair.</span></div>
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-40106055060320909032015-04-21T17:57:00.000-04:002015-11-21T02:46:17.225-05:00Gathering, Butterflies, and Other Projects<div>
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This desk is my new crafting station. It was only 10.00 on craigslist.</div>
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I plan to use these for a little boy or girl's kitchen remake. They're from Greece, but I found them for 3 dollars down the road.</div>
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over-sized metal locker cabinet...20 dollars at the flea market</div>
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This pig says something in German about good luck. I like the pig cutting boards, found for 1 dollar each at the flea market. But if you were to slice bacon on the bottom cutting board, it could be ironic, because that pig would not have had very much luck.</div>
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for Tessa the Besta's future woodland creature home..1 dollar badger</div>
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These things are being gathered for Tessa and her foster sister's summer room re-make. 1 dollar for these.</div>
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1 dollar embroidered pillow with pearls made by an elderly lady, found at the flea market. 3 dollar lamp. 33 cent ribbon. 2 dollars for the rug I think.<br />
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Well, first of all, there is furniture/future projects piled up in my dining room..so much so that we can't use the door.</div>
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But even more so, I attended the 10 mile yard sale this weekend and all I saw was junk.</div>
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Typically I see all kinds of ideas and tell each object "You have potential. YOU have potential. and even YOU have potential."</div>
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But mostly there was junk. I <i>did</i> buy a little lamp for a dollar...but it is with the obvious remake of turning a lamp into a nicer lamp. I even asked the lady if it works, something my "must do a project" brain normally wouldn't take time to consider.</div>
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Stand for something and then eventually for my gallons of paint...5 dollars. French planter...8 dollars. Vintage globe for Tessa's room, a big splurge for 23 dollars...Sara's vintage dress for her party...5 dollars. Wine boxes 8 dollars for two. </div>
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Her first venture was "My Butterfly Business", where she went to the 10 mile yard sale and sold butterfly-like things she made. In the end, I may have put in more time than she did...like lots and lots more time. Like "if we were on a see-saw, it wouldn't be any fun" more time.</div>
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She painted these butterfly wind chimes from the dollar store, then I mod-podged them for her.</div>
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The car show, when we bake 85 boxes of brownies and sell them to raise money for Siri's medical trips, was also this weekend. It was a lot of work, but <i>highly</i> successful! There are some really nice people out there aren't there.<br />
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The castle doors are up on Sara's castle bed, thanks to good friend Caleb who helped me position, and drill, and went on an at least an hour long adventure to Home Depot for some bolts and such. He also helped me put up the rock wall.</div>
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Last night I put together a few flower arrangements for Sara's principals and new teacher. She had been bullied at school, and they helped her transition to a new class to get away from the girl that had been picking on her all year, eventually hurting her in the girl's bathroom. (It's been rough.)The flowers were a thank you expression. Not my best talent...but still a lot of fun.</div>
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By arranging them myself, we were able to afford all of these pretty flowers for 18 dollars, including the containers.</div>
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I'm narrowing down the color palette for Tessa's room. It is pretty exciting to be able to do her and her baby foster sister's room. Although, even at three Tessa has <i>definitive</i> likes and dislikes. Matter of fact, even though I think they are <i>super</i> cute, most of my wonderful <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/linnetjoy/super-fun-kids-rooms/" target="_blank">Super Fun Kids Room ideas pinned here on pinterest</a>, were given the neigh by little Tessa the Besta. </div>
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It is SPRING here in the Enchanted Forest.</div>
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That means flip flops, daffodils, and frogs that sing us to sleep at night.<br />
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What all the frogs are singing these nights.<br />
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Last week Sara and her loyal, neighbor friend helped plant our seeds to start indoors.<br />
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We planted all kinds of stuff...flowers and tomatoes...strawberries and hollyhocks by root and various bulbs too.</div>
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This was the first time I've tried growing from roots. We got these strawberry roots from Walmart for like 2.98 or some Walmartish price like that for 10 roots. They come balled up like this in the bag.<br />
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Here they are as I began to loosen them up...<br />
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And here are all of them, some much larger than others. One even had a tiny leaf on it. One of our two bags had an extra.<br />
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To make our window shelf, I brought up plastic shelving from the garage, some boxes, and plastic sheeting.<br />
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To begin I lined each shelf with cardboard and then put plastic sheeting underneath each shelf, taping it up around the corners.<br />
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The shelves rest on my handy dandy moving wheels thing, and I laid lots of plastic underneath as well. I wanted to be able to water them well, but AVOID sitting water on the floor.<br />
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I folded up a rag towel for the very bottom shelf as well.<br />
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Then labeled everything, because each year I think I'll remember, but I don't. Once they begin coming up, I can usually identify what is what, but if something doesn't come up, I want to remember what we planted.<br />
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Many of them are already coming up...Sara's bulbs in her pretty pink round planter (of course)...cosmos, one strawberry, one pumpkin and the zinnias for sure.<br />
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Here are the zinnias after just a few days...<br />
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And here's what the zinnias looked like today, about a week after planting...<br />
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That was fast, right?!<br />
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The pumpkins today...<br />
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Yay for seeds that were less than 10 cents a package! <br />
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A few days back, my friendly co-worker and I were locker room talking about how rewarding it is to plant a seed and then later pick stuff, and then make something from that stuff to eat...and then be like I DID THAT! <br />
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And the seed was so tiny. And now I'M EATING THIS PUMPKIN!<br />
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or something like that. maybe we didn't say "and now I'm eating this pumpkin".<br />
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no. We didn't really say that.<br />
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These blossoms remind me of snow...<br />
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BUT SOOOO much BETTER, right?!!! <br />
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Yes. That <i>is</i> right.<br />
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Also I'm pretty sure there are ants living inside my computer. Is that possible?<br />
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That's what I want to be...How about you?<br />
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Today we were finally able to open the doors and window. The horses came out without their coats. I think we're through the winter, and with that and the time-change, I could not be happier!</div>
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Last year a few friends and I put together a Christmas surprise for a co-worker and friend of ours...<br />
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We invaded her apartment, replaced her furniture, bought some single-girl living type of stuff, cleaned everything, including her underwear drawer, and then proceeded to throw up Christmas all over her apartment...while she was working.</div>
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Three Christmas trees, red curtains, lights inside and out...in each room...and snowflakes everywhere...stockings for her, her dog, and her sugar gliders...Christmas candles, throws, and Christmas presents under the tree, not to be opened until Christmas day.<br />
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It was AMAZING. She received it all so gracefully.<br />
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Our mission was to let her know that she is thought of, loved, and deserving. And we left, knowing she was feeling all of those things...well, except maybe deserving...but it was one step closer (and believe me, she IS deserving).</div>
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This year she joined in our elf-like adventures to pull off a special surprise for two more of our co-workers.</div>
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K's husband is in Dubai for a year, and would not be home for Christmas. They have two girls.</div>
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P is an incredibly hard worker...putting others before herself regularly. She is a single parent with one son. She's always there for others.</div>
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Our mission was the same...to let them know they are thought of, loved, and deserving.<br />
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As cute as they are, we didn't want it to become all about the kids.<br />
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We wanted them to be involved, enjoy it, and also feel loved, but it was the moms we were looking to bless.</div>
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We got busy planning. </div>
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We decided to surprise them with a Christmas dinner. It would be a winter wonderland. We would buy them presents, and decorate with whimsy, and cook them yummy things.<br />
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Sara was the hostess. They arrived at our home at the time given, the weekend before Christmas. The blue carpet was put out for them. Sara met them with hand-made menus, seated them, and welcomed them.</div>
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The table was surrounded with curtains of snowflakes and "snow"...the floor as well. And lights everywhere, with three lit-up trees.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div>
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The adults, dressed in wait staff-like outfits, hid behind the door upstairs, listening and watching their reactions as Sara seated them. It was so much fun!</div>
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When they were comfortable, Sara pronounced, "Let the party begin."...while clicking a clicker that at once turned all the white lights on around them. </div>
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before and after the snow</div>
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I think my favorite part is that at the beginning of dinner, K and P opened up a pretty box with a tiara. They were the princesses of the night.<br />
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The kids had small presents by their seats also. The girls had glittery blue and white play dough (found at Dollar Tree), and A had a small Spiderman puzzle.<br />
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Everything was wrapped in glittery snowflakes and sparkle. We cut out snowflakes, and used large and small glitter snowflakes bought during the after-Christmas clearance last year at Walmart. For "charter plates", we used silver cardboard cake liners, found in the wedding aisle, also at Walmart. I made the chocolate-covered strawberry stand with them too.<br />
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The silver napkins rings are from Dollar Tree. The glitter letters could be made easy enough, but these were 98 cents in the Walmart's Christmas Wonderland section.<br />
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K's husband skyped in from Dubai...<br />
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We served their meal in courses...ending in chocolate-covered strawberries and simple angel food, strawberry cake desserts.<br />
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These "angel food parfaits" were topped with whipped cream with one small candied heart at the tip top, before we served them with hot chocolates and coffee.</div>
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We did a little dinner theater, acting out the story of Jesus' birth...only it was a bit silly...with wigs and hats and other props. It was also interactive, singing Christmas carols intermittently...and in the end Jesus was played by the cutest Christmas puppy. The kids were the shepherds and those shepherds came to see baby Jesus...<strike>and that puppy</strike> Jesus was excited to see them. He did not, however, lay down his sweet head.<br />
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We had so much fun putting this dinner together for these two, and I hope they left us that night, knowing they are thought of and very much loved.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I must be in denial about my winter lay-off time coming to an end, because I'm getting silly things done and not the big, important things. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This is one project I've worked on this week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sara's Barbie ballroom is finally complete with furnishings and plants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But now that I'm looking at it, should those topiaries have one more ball of green stuff on the top, or would that off-balance the room? Maybe they would just look like green snowmen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The idea to make furniture out of cereal and cracker boxes was inspired by <a href="http://myfroggystuff.blogspot.com/">myfroggystuff.blogspot.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This woman is a genius. Her youtube videos leave me exclaiming things like "She's brilliant!!!"..."That's amazing!!!" out loud to Sara <i>every</i> time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sometimes, if she uses an idea that I may have had...I'm like "I'm brilliant too!" "Did you see that Sara?!" "I'm brilliant too!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here is the one that inspired the ballroom furniture set. I made a few changes, but kept the overall idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Cracker boxes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Small regular box for the ottoman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Pen</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ruler (optional if you prefer free handing the pattern)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Felt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Pink fabric, up-cycled from a pretty shirt (saved and never worn from 18 years ago)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sample upholstery fabrics (gifted)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fabric from a Dollar Tree Christmas stocking (gifted)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Trim (yard sale)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Liquid laundry detergent lids</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Lots of hot glue for my hot glue gun</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I used some duct tape when I made a mistake, and quickly learned that it is better to have two identical boxes for one chair or couch. To make this couch "solid", I glued these liquid laundry detergent lids to the bottom. That worked perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I decided to step it up a little from the original idea by adding fabric over the felt, which meant much more time hot gluing seams, so there were no frayed edges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wanting a more formal look for the ballroom, I decided not to add couch cushions (to sit on) like she did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The top of the trim was glued into place with hot glue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I cut the dangling part off of a long piece of trim, then followed her general directions twirling that trim around and down the arms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Next, a person and a half chair with an ottoman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Same idea, only I used some of the cushiony layer from the Christmas stocking to make a pillow-top for the ottoman. Thread, four pieces of sequins, and a regular cardboard box were also used for the ottoman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If you look closely here, you can see the arm rests were not as thick after rolling them with a pencil. To fix this, I glued some cushiony material down until they were they were uniform, then continued to cover with fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I marked the bottom of the cushiony stuff for the ottoman. At those four spots, I sewed the cushion and the fabric together, like sewing a button.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I covered the ottoman box in felt and fabric just like the rest of the furniture. I trimmed the trim and glued it around the now fabric-covered box. Then hot-glued the pillow top to the ottoman. The four threaded places were covered with one sequence each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Then throw pillows. No sewing here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fabric from upholstery samples</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here's a bag of dogs with no ears and bears with no heads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Finally, the plants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For the double-sphere, maybe should have been triple sphere, topiaries, I used:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Reeds (Dollar Tree)...because I didn't feel like twig-hunting in the snow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Little seed starter planter kits--for the planters--(Target dollar section)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Cushiony layer part from the Dollar Tree Christmas stocking-- for a tree skirt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I wanted to make the plastic-cotta pots glimmer gold, using three quick coats of this metallic craft paint, using one of those spongy painter things from Dollar Tree (think sponge brush instead of paint brush).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But they looked more bronze than gold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Theses two pots don't really look much different here, but it was true. So I wrapped the bottoms in gold fabric...like the one on the right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Then I hot glued the reindeer moss around the spheres, pressing down on the moss, and NOT burning my fingers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The beads were glued on by hot gluing a small section, sprinkling them over the hot glue, then pushing them down...and not burning my fingers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I choose gold pearl beads, but you could use anything...If you'd rather have a more natural look, maybe find something more dirt-like...leaving the plastc-cotta pots looking more terra...and keeping the moss this natural, almost dead-looking color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But these were for a glamorous ballroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">(see that one in the middle...that was a bonus one. I found these gold twigs in the craft stash. The silver napkin holder was 49 cents at Goodwill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Finally using the spongy-paint brush thing and green craft paint, I painted the moss and gave them a final trim when dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here's the finished set that cost us next to nothing, but quite a bit of time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And here they are in the ballroom...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohIfDeNSTux_RIrgT_T7KcUw4Od_QOWtQhifC5QKcqsMqOnlSEEclzj4xQ6Z6C6CwexRR-d9rjkU3mBAfofHCvDKYBA-YtPXN577IwmCVA8bEUVBn-X8im-94UmVgrSR0PXxv3XDvmsY2/s1600/IMG_4968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohIfDeNSTux_RIrgT_T7KcUw4Od_QOWtQhifC5QKcqsMqOnlSEEclzj4xQ6Z6C6CwexRR-d9rjkU3mBAfofHCvDKYBA-YtPXN577IwmCVA8bEUVBn-X8im-94UmVgrSR0PXxv3XDvmsY2/s1600/IMG_4968.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I painted the back of the hutch with two shades of pink. In the pattern there are hearts spread about and when looking closely in one corner, the pattern spells out sara.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The "panels" are simply food boxes cut out and wrapped in gift bags found at the dollar store. The pink panels have birds and the white/silver panels have that swirly heart design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The chandelier is a locker room magnet, hung from a Christmas tin. It's turned off here, but it has a motion sensor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The fireplace is made from a Christmas gift box from Dollar Tree. Two boxes in a pack. Inside are battery operated tea lights, so they can enjoy a fire when it gets cold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The silver picture frames are from Dollar Tree. The hearts are earrings that came in a set with a tiara and a little pink sequence purse from Dollar Tree. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I used the tiara as the headboard on Barbie's bed, and the fabric from the purse to line the inside of the ballroom picture frames.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here Ken was talking with these ladies. I must have been messing with his style, because he turned to me and was like "Lady?! really with all these pictures?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I was like "Ken, you know you're posting 12 selfies a day. chill."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This is a favorite of mine...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Raven Queen is trying to take off with the only silver throw pillow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It matches her outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the sequel to <a href="http://storybook-cottage.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-car-with-no-heart.html" target="_blank">yesterday's post, The Car With No Heart</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I ventured out in this southern snow storm of an inch or two, to Walmart.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Today I decided I had such luck finding deals yesterday, why not do it again?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But this time the road was 100% clear, no salt needed, all the way to Goodwill..with Sara who is yet another day out of school because of these hazardous southern conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did buy things there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will like THESE things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because they are colorful and fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These ribbons were 3.19 for all 11 spools.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This lantern is something Sara found for her American Girl dolls. It lights up. 49 cents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this trophy for her Barbie school room for 29 cents.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Right now it says number 1 grandpa.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What should we make it say instead?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took these purchases and my other find and we were off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was when I got home that we realized I didn't have my wallet or the house key, since the house key is attached to the wallet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yup. It was at Goodwill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So what other choice did we have but to go back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And once there, how could I not notice this 100% cashmere scarf as I walked by?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And once there, how could I not notice this like new raclette set as I walked by?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Thank you for taking such great care of my wallet," I said. "Now I will buy these things from your fine establishment as well."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went on to explain to the nice lady that this is not merely just a food warmer, but a social eating style similar to fondue but yet not really at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She was grateful for the information exchange. I was grateful I could serve brother Jason and Krystal in law by buying them this nice set. Now they will have two. They will also pay me back, because first I called them and they said they wanted it. My nice part was checking to see and making the purchase.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So this time the stuff gods were working in <i>their</i> favor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I got cashmere. all good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To fight the winter blues, here's a little sunshine. We love these guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right now this is one of our favorites. ring ring.</span><br />
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-88556247945344821572015-02-18T21:03:00.000-05:002015-11-21T03:30:27.722-05:00The Car With No Heart...<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In the midst of this icy cold week that has hit the south by storm...I decided I needed to go to Walmart today. I was so proud of myself leaving the store. I didn't buy anything! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Then, <i>after not buying anything</i>, I re-entered the cold car, and tried to drive away. I couldn't drive away. "Why?" you ask, "Why couldn't you drive away? Was it because the stuff in the store was calling out to you?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Possibly. But more possible is that I couldn't d</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">rive away, because the car with no heart refused to start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the snow accumulated onto the windshield, </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I put out a rescue call to husband Dion. After 10 minutes of trying all the things he told me to try, holding my cell phone up so he could hear, answering his questions that I didn't know how to answer...pretty much convincing him I really <i>did need</i> to be rescued, he said he would bundle up the girls, and I would have to drop him off at work. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Oh, so it will be like 30 minutes then? I guess I will have to go back into the Walmart and buy things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">You will be happy to know that what I bought was more interesting than vegetables. <strike>Although I did buy lots of vegetables.</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">There was a row of 75% off Valentine's Day things! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">ALL KINDS OF PRETTY PRETTY, even GLITTERY THINGS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So I bought them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">All of this great stuff, including <i>premium</i> card stock and crafting papers, was mine to possess for the low price of 18 dollars. I needed all of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Other than the card stock/paper, which was less than one dollar for 25 sheets, most of these things were 24 cents!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If husband Dion hadn't called twice to tell me he's there and ready, I may have had to go back for more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The best part is none of it says Valentine's Day or Valentine on it. And with daughters, hearts work for all things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Husband Dion would probably tell you that the best part is that the car started on his first try. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's like the stuff gods knew my work was not done in Walmart today. I will show my gratitude by making nice things for people from this stuff...that I needed all of...all of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And since we're talking hearts and weather patterns, can we get enough of this little boy? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Not really.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which photo do I like better? Oh I don't know...how about both.</span></div>
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-36001924776457464072015-02-06T23:39:00.000-05:002015-11-21T03:32:12.341-05:00The Robert of Liberty<span style="font-size: large;">It is a night like this that I wish I were better at expressing myself as a writer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wish to convey to you this feeling of fullness in my heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a story. It is not about a specific project. It does however capture the spirit of this blog-- using our imaginations and ideas to form our realities, and creating a beautiful today by recognizing the beauties surrounding us. This the the story of The Robert of Liberty. I hope that throughout this post you'll recognize that spirit in him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a bit ago, Siri and I arrived back from what started as a somewhat silly idea, but ended up in that life category of "most fulfilling experiences". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe that's <i>why</i> it was so rewarding...because it began as a "I may or may not get around to it" idea, and then turned into about 20 minutes of meaningfulness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We've been coming on these trips up north for Siri's medical treatments for nearly 4 years now. And each winter it is cold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And each winter I drive down the street multiple times to the house we stay at for the month, and there is the statue of liberty out in the cold. Not THE Statue of Liberty, but rather a person dressed as the statue of liberty, dancing and waving at us and the other cars and passengers in front of and behind us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The statue holds a sign that proudly advertises for Liberty Income Tax. And it's not just here!! There are many branches...many statues of liberties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"WHO are these people?!" I sometimes wonder <strike>aloud</strike>. "Do they like what they're listening to?" "Do they enjoy this job?" "How can I dance like them?!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"How can I <i>live</i> like them?!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is one lady whose dance is nothing less than exuberant <strike>looking up exuberant...yup. it's a fitting word and is spelled correctly</strike>. I really can't help but to absorb some of her energy and positive attitude as I <strike>shiver</strike> drive by... She is truly fascinating and the people here know who she is as soon as I mention her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here, on many nights it gets cold enough to wear two coats and a sweater...and pants and everything else too of course...but there's the statue of liberty...consistently there, in the cold and dark, dancing, pointing, and waving animatedly. And they seem, at least to this passer-by, to be very much enjoying their happy party of one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Earlier today I began asking friends and acquaintances what they would ask the Statue of Liberty if they could ask her anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They didn't know I was planning to ask the <i>tax place</i> Statue of Liberty.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When evening came, armed with my composition book, rollerball pen, two blog business cards, and a camera, Siri and I took off for the road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I walked up to the statue of liberty and introduced myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Immediately he was im"press"ed. He asked if I was with the press, and if I really wanted to interview HIM?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I knew then, that this moment was bigger than you or me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With great expectation, he asked me if I was going to take his picture? "Yes, I said, if you will let me, I would love that. My camera is in the car." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How would I describe Robert? or as his Burger King friends and his co-workers know him, "Rob"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would describe him as excited...and many other e words that mean the same thing as excited. High spirited, very much approachable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He is a man, old enough that I wouldn't ask him his age, and yet he has the enthusiasm of a child... hmmm...think Buddy the Elf. He has the enthusiasm and optimism of Buddy the Elf. Most everybody likes Buddy the Elf. And I'm pretty sure most everybody likes Rob.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found someone very special there on the sidewalk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the interview two ladies walked by and said, "See you Rob!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He yelled over my shoulder, "I'M GETTING AN INTERVIEW FROM THE PRESS!" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He then exclaimed to me, "Those are my Burger King friends!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we were finished with the interview, and I went for my camera, he yelled after me, "I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">After handing him two business cards, one for him and one for a friend ("MY BOSS!" he said.), he wanted to know <i>when</i> will his interview be published.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And it is that enthusiasm and expectation that has driven me to get right to it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should be packing, cleaning, getting a shower, since Siri and I will start the long drive home tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But instead I will write about The Robert of Liberty for you...for him...and for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to those of you who submitted questions!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Knowing these questions were intended for the original Statue of Liberty really added to the fun for me. Hopefully you will find a little humor in that as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Rob...I KNOW you're reading this.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know that being featured in this journal of sorts will help you achieve your dream to become famous. But I do know that it was an honor and MY ABSOLUTE DELIGHT to interview you. And in my memory you will be famous, okay? Thank you for taking our questions seriously and responding so thoughtfully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now please picture Rob along the road beside me, me with my composition book, he with his sign. It's cold, and while we talk he continues waving at the steady line/lane of traffic, checking with me every now and again if I will be writing "that" (whatever he just said previously), as he readily answers my (your) questions...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: If you could be another color, what would you be?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Blue</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: How are your huddled masses?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: What is that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: What history have you experienced?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty went on to tell me how he experienced 9/11.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He was washing windows when he heard about it on the radio. He stopped to hear what was going on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Are you cold?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Not yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He had just begun his shift. He showed me his gloves and told me they (the statue of liberties) get hand warmers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: How long have you been here (and I added how long will you be here tonight)?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Since five. (His shift was 5-9pm.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: How long was your trip over?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Twenty minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: How was it? stressful? scenic?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: I got a ride today. I usually ride my bike, so peaceful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Where did you come from?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty replied with a nearby town. I <strike>googled it</strike> did some serious research, discovering his town is 3 miles away and would take about 15 minutes to cycle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: How's the view up there?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: (standing on a mound of frozen-over, street snow) Pretty good until the snow melts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Statue of Robert's view</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: How many birds have pooped on you?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: None so far. (laughing) I like that one.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: (possibly less amused) That was my husband's question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Are you tired of so many visitors?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Nope. I love them. Except chihuahuas. They're always barking at me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: How long have you been here?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty said he's been at this location for two years. Previously he was at another branch office for 4 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: What are you listening to?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Ice Cube. Eminem. (and someone I don't know)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Who?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: (someone I don't know)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Who?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: (someone I don't know)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: I don't know who that is. I'll have to look him up.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty; Look up 2pac. The number 2, then "p" "a" "c".</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me; Okay, I will.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(I did!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty went on to tell me he would like to rap. He'd like to become the next Eminem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I asked him what he likes about Eminem. He said he likes when Eminem doesn't make fun of famous people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I asked him if he knows what I like about Eminem. "What?" he asked. "I like when they have peanut butter in the middle."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He thought that was funny, and said his boss said the same thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Where have you learned your moves? (this question was mine...since I knew I wouldn't be asking the original Statue of Liberty)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Watching everyone else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you like pop tarts?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Yes! Strawberry one. I eat them at the library!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: If you could, where would you relocate? And I mean ANYWHERE. If you could do this, dressed in that outfit, anywhere right now, where would you wish to be?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Seattle. My sister lives in Seattle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: What's the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Rainbow</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Would you like a scarf?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: If it's free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you speak French?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Nope.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: What other languages do you know?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Just English. I want to learn Spanish cause all the women here are Spanish.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: That's a good idea then.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: <i>Most</i> of them are Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: This question comes from a three-year-old little girl. She wants to know if you've ever seen a twinkle star.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">After defining what she might possibly mean by a twinkle star, Robert of Liberty replied with the affirmative "Uh huh".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you get a discount at Starbucks?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Nope. They should give me one.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Yes they should.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: What do you do when you're not the Statue of Liberty?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Stay home. Work on music. I'm looking for a second job.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: What would you like to do?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Anything not in the cold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: What is the strangest sight you've ever seen?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: My dead dog.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: That is more like sad. What is the <i>strangest</i> thing you've seen?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: When a bird dies from a tree. I saw that when I was younger. People tell me never touch them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: This question comes from a seven-year-old boy. He would like to know why are you so green? (Matthew would prefer that the Statue of Liberty would be white or silver. He said I could quote him on that.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Actually. It looks like I forgot to ask this question. Either that or I didn't write down Robert of Liberty's answer. I have nothing. Sorry Matthew!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Matthew's twin brother Connor was asked if he'd like to ask a question. But Connor declined to comment at this time. (so no question)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Why are you in the middle of the ocean?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Is this like a joke?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Me: yes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: So the airplanes can't knock you down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you mind that you are not your original color (the color of copper?)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: Nope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me: Is there anything else you would like to say?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Robert of Liberty: (for his boss) Could you please use a tip jar?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just then his boss came out to run an errand. "Here he comes!" he said. "You can meet him!" he said. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Rob introduced us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">THANK YOU Robert of Liberty's boss (Mark I think?...I remember </span><span style="font-size: large;">it begins with an "M") for being supportive, allowing him to answer our questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another co-worker came out to take our photo for us. I didn't catch her name. (But thank you too! It was cold!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I got back into the car, Robert of Liberty called after me to "come visit again next year and your husband too!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He added, "I wish I could do this all year!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw his boss return. They shook hands, smiled and talked a little. It was clear that from beginning to end, Robert of Liberty was happy for this opportunity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cars kept coming. He continued waving at the cars, as I waited. and waited. and waited for our chance to turn into that lane of headlights that never seems to end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As Siri and I drove off, appropriately, Robert of Liberty and I</span><br />
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-61184736250032091802015-02-03T19:20:00.004-05:002015-11-21T03:35:28.048-05:00sssYup, that's all the s's I got out before they stopped working (in the title above).<br />
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Now they are working again.<br />
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But if you<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/683876175024864/" target="_blank"> follow me here on FB</a>, you already understand that this indecisive, one step away from evil keyboard will inactivate the s,x,w,@, and 2 keys at any moment.<br />
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So let me share with you a few photos and not say much about them.<br />
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Here is a photo of R (topped working) of R (tarted orking and then topped orking...incredible)<br />
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Here are a fe photo of R-number beteen 1 and 3-D-number beteen 1 and 3 again.<br />
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Found him here on the mantel at my brother' houe.<br />
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o I did hat any good iter ould do...placed him here.<br />
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And then here.<br />
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hy are thi dog and heep o big?<br />
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(Pleae let me kno if it doen't ork.)<br />
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Alo, here are photo of a lat minute and much-delighted-in trip to Florida lat eek. It a a eize the moment kind of thing, reulting in lot of onderful laughter and urprie.<br />
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our family and to micellaneou friend...<br />
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Looking for manatee...<br />
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Bet friend Tonia and I unintentionally looking like e're on our honeymoon ith matching outfit and boat.</div>
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And then after many hour on the road, e are back up north...<br />
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linnetjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689358898067054031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533281089890730046.post-60133931648935515122015-01-23T20:16:00.003-05:002015-11-21T03:37:54.964-05:00One, Two, THREE WEEKS TILL VALENTINE'S DAY...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Valentine's Day is one of those holidays that kinda sneaks up on us. The kiddos are back into their studies and in the midst of creating a baking soda volcano...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and a shoebox diorama of the LaWashibi tribe...they need valentines and a valentines box...<i>and</i> all by "tomorrow".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Siri and Sara began a new school this year...and since Siri and I will just be returning from our trip up north, I'm tempted to recycle last year's boxes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which really wouldn't be so bad, since they were somewhat AWESOME!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With Siri being from Thailand, elephants are sorta her thing. Here is her elephant box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used an oatmeal container, both pink and bluish-gray wrapping paper...some scrap material and beads, craft stickers, a bell and some tinsel, plastic flower, sharpie, toilet paper roll (trunk), card stock, two boxes for the legs, and lots of hot glue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The elephants saddle, or whatever it is that elephants have on their back when they carry humans, lifts up and there is a slot for the valentines. Or...since lots of valentines come with candy, the head comes off (it's cardstock glued to the oatmeal lid) to put the valentines in and take them out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bell was for Siri, so she could play with it. She likes bells.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We make our valentines. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For Siri's I used cardstock, LOVE stamp, acrylic paint, a brush, and her hand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First I cut the hearts. Then she put her hand print on each one by brushing the paint on her hand, then pressing down on the heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I helped her paint them.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We let them dry.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I added the love stamp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is Sara's. She got the idea by image searching a birdhouse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We started with a box and pink wrapping paper. We used stickers and craft snippets lying around the house. moss, feathers, sticks and an acorn from outside, birds from the dollar store, a bell (for a doorbell), card stock, a nest that was still in our pine tree, scrap fabric and ribbon, candy eggs, and a hair bow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This nest once held baby birds at our old house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We put a door in the back (polka-dot curtains!) for the birds and valentines to go in and out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The doorbell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's also a slot in the front for the smaller valentines. Below you can kinda see the "welcome flag" with Sara's name on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For Sara's valentines, we used card stock, wrapping paper, hot glue, crayons, and sharpies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After cutting the card stock to size, we cut out the animals from the wrapping paper and glued them randomly onto the cards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When they were dry, Sara colored them. I wrote the names with a sharpie, and she wrote a short note to each classmate on the back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They sell a string of 10 lollipops at the Family Dollar for one dollar. We bought them again for this year's valentines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using a craft knife, I made two slits, and then slid the lollipops through, so that it would appear that the frogs and owls were holding the lollipops. We did this for Siri's hearts also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year, Sara will use the valentines I made from her Christmas toy packaging. You can read about those<a href="http://www.storybook-cottage.blogspot.com/2014/12/turn-this-into-that-ideas-to-upcycle.html" target="_blank"><i> by clicking here</i></a><b> </b>(the link, not the photo).</span><br />
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