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Inspiring crafters one handcraft at a time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-25557550156949420672013-12-11T07:09:00.000-08:002013-12-11T07:09:00.981-08:00WINNER {Feast on the Farm Wreath} GiveawayRandom.org has selected the winner of the Giveaway......<br />
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The number generated was, believe it or not... <b>1</b>!!!<br />
Triza Bateman, you've WON!! Thank you to everyone who entered and shared the giveaway with your friends! <br />
And thank you again to <a href="http://www.lolafloral.com/" target="_blank">Lola Floral</a> for providing the beautiful wreath, and <a href="http://www.cedarbrooklavender.com/" target="_blank">Cedarbrook Lavender</a> for the beautiful lavender! <br />
Now Triza, we expect you to tell us all the amazing things you make with the herbs on the wreath!<br />
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Have a great day-<br />
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We received a very lovely package at the bunch today... <br />
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TWO Holiday Wreaths from my sister's company <a href="http://lolafloral.com/2013-holiday-wreaths/feast-on-the-farm" target="_blank">Lola Event Floral & Design</a>--- and one is for a GIVEAWAY {the other is for my family to enjoy =)- thanks sis}!!! </div>
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"Feast on the Farm" Wreath: <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.390625px;">A celebration of what makes our <a href="http://www%2Ccedarbrooklavender.com/" target="_blank">family lavender and herb farm</a> great (and smell great, too). Dried lavender from the fields, bark from the surrounding woods, cinnamon, and dried flowers and fruit on a fresh bay leaf wreath. This wreath is about 18 inches in diameter, so if you pull a leaf or two for your holiday feast, it won't be missed</span><br />
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1. Like the bunch on Facebook and leave a comment that you do.<br />
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2. Like Lola Event Floral & Design on Facebook and leave a comment that you do.</div>
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3. Click over to <a href="http://lolafloral.com/2013-holiday-wreaths/feast-on-the-farm" target="_blank">Lola Floral</a> and check out the rest of the Holiday Wreaths they offer, and consider having one sent to a loved one to spread some cheer- Leave a comment that you did- and tell us which one is your favorite. </div>
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When I see that you've done each of these and left me a comment telling me you've done so, I will enter you into the Giveaway!</div>
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This Giveaway will end at Midnight on 12/9 and the winner will be announced on the blog, so make sure you follow us by email, so you don't miss the opportunity if you win! Eligible to those in the Continental USA only. </div>
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Good luck and Thank you for entering. AND Thank You to Lola Floral for the beautiful wreaths!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">After you've added two items to your shopping cart in the bunch shop, on the checkout screen enter the code THANKFUL2013 and the discount will be applied! This offer is good until December 4th!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">We hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving with friends and family and good food. My little family decided to do a very non-traditional Thanksgiving together just the 4 of us [Buddy too=)]. We had a yummy breakfast and headed up tot he mountains to find and cut our own Christmas Tree in the Mt. Baker National Forest. The one we chose was WAY larger once we got it home and in the house, than it seemed in the Wilderness. But its beautiful. We snacked on home made Artichoke Spinach Dip, Shrimp and Crab, watched Christmas movies and listened to Christmas music and decorated the house for Christmas! It was a day we will never forget! </span></div>
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It was such a beautiful drive:</div>
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The Christmas Tree we chose in it's natural habitat:</div>
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Our first hint, it might have been a LITTLE LARGE:</div>
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For those of you anxiously awaiting the announcement of the winner of the Shutterfly Challenge Giveaway- CONGRATULATIONS to <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jessica Warfield!</span></span></h4>
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Enjoy this start to the Holiday Season! Many thanks, again to my loyal fans, readers and friends!</h4>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-42656244068952239812013-11-27T16:24:00.000-08:002013-11-27T16:26:29.716-08:00Quick, Cheap and Easy Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas {Our Friendsgiving}We've recently moved to a different city- one I lived in about 5 years ago and it holds my HEART. We are SOOO happy to be back here and loving our more laid back life style. For our housewarming party it was perfecting timing to host it as a Friendsgiving. {Not familiar with the term "Friendsgiving"??? Its basically Thanksgiving, but with friends and each person brings a dish- the host only does the Turkey.}<br />
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I was so excited to reconnect with all my friends in this City and host them in our new home, but was worried I wouldn't have time to make the gathering as beautiful as I wanted to. Thankfully, the day before two friends came up from Seattle to help us celebrate and I had extra help to put together a pretty environment for our guests.<br />
This is Ashley [I've written about her before<a href="http://www.thebunchblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/my-tips-and-tricks-working-with-burlap.html" target="_blank"> here</a>]<br />
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We had four different tables to sit at to accommodate everyone coming- it is important to me that everyone have a space to sit and enjoy their meal and the company. This ended up being helpful when I didn't have 20 of the same type of table settings. I was able to set and decorate each table a little differently and tied them all together with a few special items:<br />
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Because I didn't have enough of one type of place setting to make each on the same, the placemats Ashley and I created helped to tie everything together. I purchased a roll of Kraft Paper at Fred Meyer and used my rotary cutter and cutting mat to cut 20 rectangles the size of place mats. Because the paper came on a roll, it REALLY, really wanted to roll back up- so we placed some heavy tool boxes from the garage on them over night to flatten them out, worked great! </div>
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Once they were flat, Ashley used my acrylic stamp pad and my letter stamps to create a "I'm Thankful For" stamp and stamped each place setting. We also included a nice pen so that our guests could jot down a few things they were thankful for, if they wanted. Most did, and I enjoyed reading what they wrote as I cleaned up!</div>
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An unaltered vintage wooden table with a white linen table runner, Autumn China, Beaded Leaf Centerpiece and Candlestick.</div>
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A cozy spot for two- I got to use my beautiful leaf plates at the breakfast bar setting, with a gold charger, cloth napkins and Mason Jar Mugs.</div>
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Beautiful felt leaves, Autumn China, my vintage candle stick holder, White-Trash Wine Glasses with tea light candles and some ANTLERS!!</div>
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This table is three card tables with ONE LONG linen table cloth (that I quickly finished the edges of off of an interior decor fabric bolt). Wood rounds, two rustic urns with moss and pumpkins, and a rustic green glass vase with some grape vine pumpkins and my square modern plates finish off this woodsy table.</div>
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The ONLY item I purchased to make these tablescapes for our Friendsgiving was the Kraft Paper, and it was $3.99 for the whole roll. I encourage you to get creative with the items you have around your home, and outside your home to create some unique, and unforgettable tablescapes for your Thanksgiving Celebrations tomorrow.</div>
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I am so thankful for all of my friends that read my blog, THANK YOU- and Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
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You can see she enjoyed what she found inside the pretty wrapping as well: Who wouldn't enjoy seeing a picture of their beautiful family, stuck onto a pretty bag?!</div>
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The 3 best things about this new, special "Mi Bag" are:</div>
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<li>IT IS LARGE- not only is there room for "Mi", there is extra space, because you know it's never JUST "Mi" that has to go, an entourage of "friends" [stuffed animals] also have to come along.</li>
<li>and its PRETTY! I chose the <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/reusable-shopping-bags?esch=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mutil Chevron Stripes</a> design option, but there were so many to choose from!</li>
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The possibilities are endless for uses of these Reusable Shopping Bags because there are so many style, and personalization options! I would love to hear if you order some, and what creative uses you came up with for them!</div>
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"Mi" Bag Bloopers: I couldn't NOT share the outtakes from our photo shoot- Madi is TWO- and almost everything we do gets accompanied by a really big tantrum these days. While Madisyn was VERY excited to get to open a Birthday Gift, and LOVED the bag she received and the pretty picture of her family on it- at the time, she was NOT EXCITED to put her "Mi" in it= so funny, I had to share:</div>
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All of you know one of my favorite little things to write about it the little Miss Madisyn. And well, she turned {2} in September. I had a big, beautiful COWGIRL Birthday Party planned for her, and LIFE HAPPENED> and we had to cancel it. I was BEYOND SAD to not be able to throw her this 2nd Birthday Rodeo- but we did have a very nice intimate party with our little family and my parents for her. It was a special time with great memories and that is what is important. [However, I do plan on throwing her a 2.5 Party for all her friends in March, because I can't stomach not getting to put together the party I planned every little detail for]. <br />
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Shutterfly and Looksi Square provided an opportunity for me to incorporate some of Shutterfly's awesome photo-gifts as a part of Madisyn's Birthday- and even though I wasn't able to use them for her BIG PARTY, they are so versatile I was able to figure out a great use for them [even after they had been ordered and the party cancelled]. I am excited to tell you about both the way I had PLANNED to use them and how they actually were used.<br />
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The first photo-gift I got to play with was their <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/personal-stationery/gift-tags?categoryCode=1086679" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gift Tags</a>. So cute, and so many adorable choices, but they had one tag PERFECT for her Rodeo...<br />
<a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/gift-tags/cowboy-hero-gift-tag?productCode=482583&categoryCode=60458&skuCode=482584" target="_blank">Cowboy Hero</a> Gift Tag, they call it. I had intended to make the CUTEST Stick Horse toys for all of Madisyn's little guests {and I still will, so I'm not going to divulge all the details of that project, you have to wait until March *wink*}. There will be a Rodeo Corral (just like <a href="http://seevanessacraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Cowgirl-Party-41-web.jpg" target="_blank">this</a>) where each little Cowboy/Cowgirl will find a special set of Party Favors: A Hat, Bandanna, Sheriff Badge and there own Ride-able Horse. These<a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/gift-tags/cowboy-hero-gift-tag?productCode=482583&categoryCode=60458&skuCode=482584" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cowboy Hero Gift Tags</a> I had intended on using to identify which party favor set was for which guest. And it the Gift Tags allowed for Madisyn to get to make each of her guests feel welcome, wanted and say THANK YOU all in one place.<br />
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For our friends and family that ended up sending Madi a gift, or a card, we needed a special way to thank them, since we didn't get to celebrate WITH them. We had photos taken with the lovely Miss Lindsay of <a href="http://www.lporterphotography.com/" target="_blank">Lindsay Porter Photography</a> the week before Madisyn's Birthday so that we could use the photos at her party. These prints ended up becoming the main feature inside the Thank You's.</div>
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A rectangular whole punch on each side of the Tag, and some ribbon through the holes held it all together.</div>
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My favorite photographer, Lindsay Porter from<a href="http://www.lporterphotography.com/" target="_blank"> Lindsay Porter Photography</a> asked me to create a banner for her upcoming Holiday Mini Session. She wanted something simple and rustic to compliment the venue for her sessions, a Christmas Tree Farm. <br />
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I decided on Burlap and Lindsay wanted it to say "JOY". I always sew my letters on my banners, unlike most that I see around that are painted. [You can even follow along the tutorial I created to make your own <a href="http://thebunchblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/sewn-applique-rag-tie-bunting-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you'd like to make your own!] I feel like it gives a more professional, finished look. After sewing the pennants and the letters, it was too plain. I wanted the banner to be rustic, but not drab.... so I decided it needed a little <b>EMBELLISHMENT</b>!<br />
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I have experimented with all different types of fabric flower making from all the wonderful tutorials on pinterest. But there was one style I hadn't tried yet... the <b>rolled fabric flowers</b>. I did a quick search for a good tutorial and came across <a href="http://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/rolled-fabric-flowers-tutorial/" target="_blank">this one</a> from jones design company. <br />
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I quickly created two cute little flowers. Then, I used some heavy fusible interfacing to stiffen up some fabric to make some leaves and hot glued it all onto the J and Y of my banner and WHHHAAALLAAA! See how much difference a little <b>EMBELLISHMENT</b> makes?!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-14310027582297759112013-11-06T07:40:00.000-08:002013-11-06T12:06:39.222-08:00Baby Shower {Greeting Card Scrap Book} KitWhat do you do with all the beautiful greeting cards you receive for your <b>child's first birthday</b>, or in the mail for <b>Christmas</b>, or on your <b>Wedding Day</b>??? Well, I am the type of person that has a hard time throwing them away, but they just end up sitting in a keepsake box tucked away on a shelf. <br />
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I've come across a concept over the past few years on blogs, Pinterest, etc and I think it is fabulous.<br />
But, I think there is a way to take this concept up a notch and not only include those beautiful greeting cards in the scrapbook, but use them as backdrop for photos from the event, journals, keepsakes and more! [Click the photo to be taken to one lovely blog post with the idea]<br />
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SOOOOO....I've been saving the cards we receive for different milestones and holidays to create this style of scrap book ever since, but have not taken the time to put one together yet. Here's the bin I've been saving all of Madisyn's Baby Shower Cards in....<br />
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As you can read <a href="http://www.thebunchblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/gender-neutral-diy-baby-shower-gift.html">here</a>, I needed a gift for a Gender Neutral Baby Shower and wanted it to be something useful, unique and memorable. I figured it was the perfect time to make myself put together one of these scrapbooks for someone else, so that I would know exactly how I want to do mine that I've been saving all my cards for.<br />
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So, I went through Madisyn's books and found that we happened to have two copies of the <u>Pokey Little Puppy.</u> This is the perfect, classic, and gender neutral book to create this kit with!<br />
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I started by using a box cutter and carefully cut off the front and back cover of the book right along the spine.<br />
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I gathered some gender neutral colored supplies (ribbon, cardstock, patterned paper, etc) and some binder rings and started to put it all together.</div>
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Using my book binding punch, I made 3 holes in the covers for the binder rings.</div>
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Then, I Mod Podged some patterned paper on the inside of the covers for a spot to include the <b>Invitation</b> to the party on the inside of the cover and a <b>Guest List</b> in the back. </div>
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I also included a few blank patterned pages inside in case she needs extra room to journal or anything. To complete the kit, I gathered photo corners, some extra coordinating card-stock pieces, a sharpie to write down the gifts and guests at the party, and a hole puncher.</div>
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Then, I created a little celo bag to put it all together in and made a cute little tag for the top! To make the tag, I just measured a half an inch on either side larger than the envelope and folded a piece of paper, then stapled it onto the top of the bag and glued my letters over the staples.</div>
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And here it is all together (with the Mod Podge not yet dry behind the letters).</div>
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In her gift basket I also wanted to include the What to Expect- The First Year book that I used as a reference with Madisyn. I enjoyed this book, and thought it might be special for her to thumb through the same one I used (and there's no sense in buying another book, when I already had it and don't need it anymore!)</div>
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It turned out great, and I can't wait to see it after she puts it all together. Now, I just need to pull out another duplicate book and get Madisyn's made! [I will certainly do a follow up post so you can see how the greeting cards are used to mount photos, keepsakes and more!]<br />
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I did create a Silhouette cut file for this project that I'd be happy to email to you for the wording on the tag- just leave me a note!<br />
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I'd love to hear about the Greeting Card Scrap Books you make with this concept- the possibilities are endless! Your comments make my day!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-15710965274589973172013-11-01T12:15:00.002-07:002013-11-06T08:01:46.827-08:00Gender Neutral DIY Baby Shower Gift IdeasI am headed to one of my best friend's baby shower this weekend, and I am super excited to see all the ladies and babies! However, this <b><u>strong</u></b> friend of mine has held out in finding out what the gender is of her FIRST BABY at the request of her husband! This is fun and exciting and all, but it makes gift giving difficult. Especially when I want to hand-craft gifts special, just for this little sweetie. <br />
Aimee has special requested one of my {<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/104646968/11-monthly-embroidered-onesies-one-for?ref=shop_home_active">Monthly Onesie Sets</a>} as her baby shower gift, but I don't want them to be gender neutral, so those will have to wait. BUT, I can't show up EMPTY HANDED, right?!<br />
So, I went on a Pinterest Hunt to come up with some cute, and easy gifts for options to take to the shower. <br />
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I hope you enjoy my collection of DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Gifts below! [Click the image to follow a link to the tutorial]<br />
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I curated a collection of Autumn Paper Crafts for <a href="http://www.looksisquare.com/">looksi square</a> this week and thought I would share them with you! I found some really fun projects. Take a look at the photo sneak peak below- and please click on over to <a href="http://www.looksisquare.com/">looksi square</a> to find the actual tutorials and blog posts! Have a great weekend!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-16913247893839961682013-10-14T22:10:00.000-07:002013-10-17T07:49:10.595-07:00Halloween Decor {Boo REVAMPED}I love saving stuff from the dump- especially something that has sentimental value. But, ONLY if I can put it to good use! <br />
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My mom was SOOO good at making each and every holiday special for us kids in some way (which I've written about before), and I love thinking back on my childhood and remembering those things she did (mostly VERY cheap, or even free things) to make each little holiday special, in some way.<br />
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Most of the time those special feelings were created with the use of crafty decor. I'm not sure where she came up with this Halloween Sign- but it isn't half bad, really. And I couldn't stand to let it get tossed into the "dump" pile as we were cleaning out the garage last week. <br />
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I remembered that I purchased a BLACK feather wreath on 75% off clearance at Joann's last winder and then knew exactly what I would do with them! </div>
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I cut it all apart and ended up with these three "BOO" letters that were in desperate need of painting.</div>
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After some "Vintage White" spray paint (about 6 coats to cover up the splatter paint), they were beautiful.</div>
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I used some black sturdy ribbon, strategically hot glued to the rear of each letter to tie them on the wreath individually. I paid close attention to what direction I wanted my letters hanging out to figure out which direction to glue on the ribbon.</div>
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A little something to add to my so-far small collection of Halloween decor to assist in making Madisyn's holiday a little more special.</div>
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How I spent my 31st Birthday....</div>
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My lovely sister Emily of {<a href="http://lolafloral.com/">LOLA FLORAL</a>}, graced Madi and I with her presence for my birthday. Kyle is on a big hunting trip in Wyoming and was gone for my birthday, and is STILL gone---we miss him so much.</div>
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So, she asked me what I wanted to do the morning of my birthday, and I decided it would be fun to drive into Port Angeles (we are currently calling Sequim, WA home) and do a little Antiquing. So, we got ourselves a Pumpkin White Chocolate Latte', and drove the 20 minutes to the town next door. It was Sunday, so we weren't counting on a lot being open in a small town, but we had a great time!</div>
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We ending up pulling some inspiration from the best (only 3 half-way descent booths to draw from) booth inside an Antique Mall. The artist had done some working with paper and made a beautiful wreath from old book pages. I decided making one of those wreaths with my sister would be the perfect Birthday Afternoon, so we finished our Antiquing there, and stopped in at <a href="http://www.joann.com/">Joann's</a> on the way back home to pick up a few supplies. </div>
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<li>Old Book/Hymnal/Sheet Music- I have a stash that I cherish {see how I've used them before<a href="http://www.thebunchblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/specimen-art-super-sized-tutorial-and.html"> here</a>}</li>
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Emily and I chose different books- and it is amazing how different our wreaths turned out- we decided sheet music would have been a fun approach, or even spray painting the edges of your book black or even a funky color before you start tearing pages out would create a unique look.</div>
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All you do, is tear a page out of your book, fold it in the middle and crumple, then push one of the pins through the middle and shove it into the wreath form.</div>
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My book pages were way thinner and way more fragile than the one Emily chose... so take that into consideration- I had to be very ginger when folding and pinning in order to not rip the pin right through.</div>
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Just repeat this process over, and over and over keeping a close eye on holes created from not putting the pages close enough together into the form.</div>
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The only sense of "normalcy" I can seem to find and document has been cooking and BAKING... I know, weird right? BAKING, ME?! Well, the zucchini's here at Grandpa's house are GOING NUTS- I can't wait to show them to you, and the fun recipes I've been trying out and modifying!<br />
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But for now, check out how many veggies I HID in our dinner tonight-<br />
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<li>Zucchini</li>
<li>Red Pepper</li>
<li>Hatch Chili</li>
<li>Onion</li>
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ALL OF WHICH MY HUSBAND DOES NOT LIKE and will pick out of he sees them, ridiculous- right?!<br />
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I'd love to share my recipe with you!<br />
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<li>1 shredded zucchini (I use my food processor, or a cheese grader)</li>
<li>1 chopped Red Pepper</li>
<li>1 shredded Onion</li>
<li>1 chopped Hatch Chili</li>
<li>1 package ground Turkey Breast</li>
<li>2 cans Beans of your choice (I typically use dried beans, but they have to be soaked over night, and I didn't plan ahead this time) {I used Pinto and Kidney- but I love to use Black as well}</li>
<li>1 can Diced Tomatoes</li>
<li>Chili Spice Mix</li>
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Use a large pot and turn your pan onto Medium. Dump in the ground turkey and start grading and chopping your veggies. Layer the veggies on top of the turkey as it begins to brown. Once you've put them all in, give it a stir. After a few minutes cooking it will look like this.<br />
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Familiarize yourself! It's wonderful when you don't have any homemade stock in the freezer! I think I added in about 2 table spoons along with my 2 cans of beans and 1 can of tomatoes. Make sure you use the whole can of beans, don't drain them.</div>
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Eventually the veggies (sshhhh) reduce to almost nothing, and that makes for a happy wife, cause the husband doesn't notice they are there!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-83556878093889313172013-08-21T22:45:00.000-07:002013-09-04T20:15:47.456-07:00Totally Unoriginal [BACK TO SCHOOL} Teacher Gifts and a personal updateHello my friends. Wow- its been WAY too long since I've written. If you didn't see it before, my little family moved. We have had an awesome opportunity to help a family member out- while being helped ourselves and now we live in a beautiful house in Issaquah, WA. We'll be working on all sorts of fun home-improvements projects to get Kyle's childhood home ready to sell over the next year- I am excited to share them with you all!<br />
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Among-st the mess of moving, [BACK TO SCHOOL] has been on my mind, even though I only have a few close to me participating in this exciting time. I was going to take some time to round up some of my favorite [BACK TO SCHOOL] teacher gifts, but there are SO many good round-ups already out there, I figured... why reinvent the wheel!? Right??<br />
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So, sharing from one of my favorite blogs- Lil' Luna- 15+ Back to School Gifts! (Click the image to head over to her round-up)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-16034390218010935222013-08-13T11:37:00.000-07:002013-08-13T11:37:01.871-07:00My First Curated CollectionI am a <a href="http://www.looksisquare.com/">Looksi Square</a> Curator. That means, once a quarter I get to put together a collection of what I consider to be the finest of ANYTHING. I've been loving the idea of chillin' in the evenings this autumn in the back yard, by the fire, with yummy food, drink and a beautiful atmosphere so I decided to use that as a theme for my first Curated Collection:<br />
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The look, feel, and taste of this setting is what I will be creating with this collection of other blogger's DIY posts, stay tuned until Friday!<br />
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p.s. Our little family is in the process of a BIG move- my apologies for being more absent than I'd like for the last little bit and through the end of this month. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that we can get everything done!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-63839421626883380592013-08-06T21:53:00.001-07:002013-08-08T07:50:15.510-07:00How I {Ombre'} & our Late Summer Mantle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ombre' was all the hot talk for a while there {maybe it still is?!}... but the only way I ever really got into the style was through my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/thebunchstore?section_id=6593061">painted signs</a>. I've experimented with blending colors to create a Ombre' look with many colors now, and always LOVE how it turns out. <br />
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I start with 4 equal sized wood boards, sanded smooth with finished edges. You could experiment with different sizes, as well!<br />
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I pour a good sized amount of paint in a paper plate. [side note: I LOVE the paint mistake section at hardware stores!!! Have not heard of it?! Well, you need to find it! Most of the time there is a shelf behind the back side of the paint mixing counter where you will find all different sizes of "paint mistakes". They are priced amazingly and you will often find fun colors that freaked someone out and they decided not to buy. My lovely husband is such a good sport letting me buy 1 or 2 almost every time we go to the hardware store... consequently I have a pretty fun selection of paint colors in the garage! You need to check it out if you have not already.] I always start with the color as it comes out of the can for the first board.<br />
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It is important to get a really good coat on the first time, because you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE COLORS to paint a second coat. Make sure you don't miss any spots!</div>
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Then, I add a small amount of either a light or dark base depending on if I want a darker color or lighter. I went with a cream for this project.</div>
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Stir it around well (I use disposable foam brushes) and then paint the next board. You want it to be a subtle change in color, but enough to notice.</div>
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Now you just repeat that process 2 more times (or however many Ombre' shades you are going for).</div>
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And here's a shot of the back so you can see how I hold them all together. I do have a KREG Jig- that I could use to pocket hole screw them together- but this was a just a quick project- (I usually make a sign for every mantle change- so it has to be quick).</div>
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I wanted to use this sign to pull together some beautiful finds from the Sequim Lavender Weekend we brought home for a Late Summer Mantle. I roughed up the edges a bit and added some vinyl. Then a tied a quick burlap bow and glued together a mini paper bunting!</div>
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Here's how it all came together- Fresh Lavender, Bunnies, unique Urns, Wine Corks and Wicker Balls- all somehow say "Celebrating Late Summer" to me!</div>
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the bunch had the opportunity to apply to blog for <a href="http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/">Bountiful Baskets</a>... and we are SO excited! I love to cook, but busy life often means creativity in the kitchen is slacking. If we are selected to blog for them, it will FORCE me to start getting creative again and <b>THAT MAKES ME EXCITED!!</b><br />
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Applying for the position alone has already stirred some creativity- today when I got home with my basket, I had already come up with the idea of using the uncooked single chicken breast [that has been sitting in the fridge for most of the week, with out a purpose] and the quinoa that hasn't gotten eaten up yet along with my basket contents to pull together a Chicken Salad!<br />
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<li>6 oz of Chicken Breast</li>
<li>1/2 cup cooked Quinoa</li>
<li>2 Celery Stocks </li>
<li>1/2 small Red Onion</li>
<li>Butter Lettuce Leaves</li>
<li>1/2 cup Cottage Cheese</li>
<li>1/4 cup Non-Fat Greek Yogurt</li>
<li>Salt and Pepper</li>
<li>1/4 tsp. Mrs. Dash</li>
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First I trimmed up my Chicken Breast and cut it in half. Laid it in a hot pan and added Salt and Pepper. Then I added about 1/4 cup water in the bottom of the pan and covered with a lid. I wanted the chicken to stay really moist and didn't want to add any oil to the pan, so this is a great way to achieve that!<br />
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While my chicken was cooking, I prepared my celery by washing, then tearing back the top so it breaks off and rip it backwards down the stock to peel off most of the chewy strings. <br />
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Then I cut them into long skinny strips and chopped it up fine.<br />
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I started out by pouring Regular White Vinegar about 1/10th of my LARGE bowl full. [As ALMOST ALWAYS, I didn't measure- measuring isn't fun]. I then dumped about half of my Strawberries into the bowl and filled to the top with water.</div>
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I let the berries soak for about 5 minutes and then I gently pushed the berries floating at the top down into the water a few times to make sure all the berries were getting equal soaking time.<br />
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I made sure to also rinse the plastic containers I was using to store my berries in with the vinegar water before returning them to the container for storage. If I skipped this step I would be risking re-transferring the bacteria, or whatever it is that causes the berries to start to mold back onto the berries. I simply dipped the plastic containers in the vinegar water a few times and patted dry with a paper towel.</div>
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I had a neighbor to thank for keeping an eye on our home while we went to the cabin, so I decided to make them a Strawberry Pie and one for my little family to enjoy for dessert for a few days, so I cut up a lot of the Strawberries then to put in my pies. <br />
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The berries I purchased on July 13th, were still fresh and juicy on July 27th!!! I would definitely say that rinsing them in Vinegar helped them last longer- and they tasted AWESOME!<br />
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In case you are wondering how I make my Strawberry Pie, I make it just like my Momma taught me. <br />
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<li>Wash and cut Berries</li>
<li>Mix 1 container of Marie's Strawberry Glaze with the cut berries</li>
<li>Bake an empty pie shell and let it cool</li>
<li>Gently spoon the Glazed Strawberries into the Baked Pie Shell</li>
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The neighbors loved their strawberry pie, and we enjoyed ours for 3 nights after dinner.<br />
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I highly recommend soaking your Strawberries in Vinegar Water- it does make them last longer!<br />
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Do you have any other berry preserving tips? I'd love it if you share!<br />
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One of Madisyn's best friends, Hunter is a few weeks older than her. He celebrated his 2nd birthday last weekend! Time has <b>flown </b>since our babies were born, where did our little babies go?! <br />
I try really hard to gift personal, thoughtful gifts for close friends. I wanted to make something for Hunter and his Mom told me that she had yet to order drawer pulls for his new big boy "Car and Truck" bedroom. I asked her if I could make them for him, and she said YES!<br />
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We bought 6, high quality metal drawer pulls from Home Depot that had a large, flat surface to apply some car and truck vinyl. <br />
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I created 6 different Silhouette files for cars and trucks to cut my 1.5 inch wide shapes out of primary colored permanent vinyl. Some of them proved to be more difficult than others due to very small cut lines and removing the pieces necessary to create negative space. {My trick for this is to use a very sharp dental pick... shhhh... don't tell anyone.}</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-83064432126091610642013-07-20T11:48:00.001-07:002013-07-20T11:48:56.176-07:00"Healthy" Blueberry Muffins {No Sugar Added}My sweet little family went blueberry picking at a farm we recently learned about through a friend. It was just about half an hour from our home, organic growing practices and only $2 per pound! Madisyn SERIOUSLY thought she died and went to Heaven. Mommy was pretty content as well. We had a blast picking, and we will definitely be back several times before all the varieties are done blooming at the end of September. I HIGHLY recommend visiting <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRustyPlowFarm">The Rusty Plow Blueberry Farm</a> in Enumclaw, Washington!<br />
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With the last few cups of our Blueberrys I wanted to make something special. The guys at Kyle's work always enjoy some home baked goods to snack on throughout their day, and we all know I hardly EVER bake. So this was a special occasion.<br />
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I found a recipe on Pinterest for a "Healthy Blueberry Muffin" over at <a href="http://lizeats.com/healthy-blueberry-muffins-and-marathon-training/">Liz Eats</a> and thought I would give it a try. <br />
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I followed the recipe below, but I didn't have flax seed- they turned out great without them and the guys at the store ate them all in just a few minutes. </div>
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Lavender flows through my family's body like blood. About 10 years ago my family picked up our roots in the Seattle Area and moved over to the little town of Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. We purchased a 10 acre Lavender Farm with a Historic Home as a Gift Shop and a Restaurant in a separate greenhouse style building. It was exactly what my mom thought she wanted as her retirement.<br />
Things didn't go as smoothly as planned with the downturn of the economy, and there have been a lot of changes on the farm (I wrote a bit about them in my <a href="http://www.thebunchblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-mothers-day-creation-barnwood-and.html">Barnwood & Vintage Window Planter</a> post, if you want to read more).<br />
Needless to say, we still have a Online and Wholesale Lavender Based Business and some beautiful fields to tend. Each year, the 3rd full weekend in July, the whole City of Sequim lays out the Lavender Carpets for guests from all over the globe to come enjoy All Things Lavender at the <a href="http://www.sequimlavenderfarmersassociation.org/">Sequim Lavender Farm Faire</a><br />
My sister, Emily from <a href="http://lolafloral.com/">Lola Floral</a>, Madisyn and I headed out to Sequim (a 2 hour drive from the Seattle Area) this morning to help pull the last minute preparations together for our Pop Up Shop we create at <a href="http://sequimlavenderfarmersassociation.org/Lavender_in_the_Park.php">Lavender in the Park</a> each year. It is a TON of work to put it all together, but it is always very fun and worth the stress. <br />
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We spent our day putting together our <a href="http://cedarbrooklavender.com/storeitem.cfm?ID=6&Cat=1&CFID=108463432&CFTOKEN=83856777">Baking Mixes</a>, such as Cranberry Lavender Scone Mix and Lemon Lavender Shortbread; Labeling our <a href="http://cedarbrooklavender.com/shopping.cfm?Cat=3&CFID=108463432&CFTOKEN=83856777">Bath & Body Products</a> and pulling out vintage treasures we use as Display Pieces (and all are for sale) to create our Pop Up Shop. It always portrays the character of the farm, even though the Shop is off site, you feel as though you've stepped into a French Country Market. <br />
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Emily and I wanted to cordially invite you to attend, please come say "hi" to us at Lavender in the Park. Or, if you are unable to attend in person, you can always visit our Lavender Shop Online at www.CedarbrookLavender.com. <a href="http://www.thebunchstore.com/">the bunch</a> will be taking over all of our vintage treasures, woodwork and Bath & Body Products as well! <br />
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We are in the final phases of re-branding our product line, and are VERY excited to debut it with our Purely Lavender products this weekend! I can't wait to post some photos! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-64269719235095927352013-07-12T11:19:00.000-07:002013-07-12T11:19:37.319-07:00Backyard Garden Fence Quote Project--- I need your help...Hello Friends! I have come up with a really fun idea to make use of some large vintage windows that were given to me. The large ones are always hard to make use of- and I have a surplus, so I've been trying to think of a way to use them in our back yard to add some personality. <br />
We are renting, so we have not created any "outdoor" spaces like I would in a home I own, but a project like this could be taken with us when we go, so it is perfect.<br />
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Add some bright and beautiful vinyl quotes or designs and hang them along this fence:</div>
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So, I can't decide on a theme; should it be garden or growth themed using the same or a similar quote to the one I put on my <a href="http://www.thebunchblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-mothers-day-creation-barnwood-and.html">Barnwood and Vintage Window Planter Box</a>? I do love that quote, and I could spread it out over the 5 windows.</div>
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Or images- like a vine, or simple single color flowers such as these- Just one Large per window-</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492992424084420937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724243222945215176.post-81023956019023956752013-07-09T21:14:00.002-07:002013-07-09T21:14:56.500-07:00Quick and Easy Smoothie PopsPopsicles are such a great way to cool off in the summer heat. It has been very warm in Seattle for the past couple of weeks- and the extended forecast isn't showing any change in the near future. I love the idea of Madisyn cooling off with a Popsicle while she's playing outside- but I'm never super excited about unhealthy snacks full of sugar and no nutrients... SO I decided to make my own!<br />
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No sugar added- and they are full of protein! I buy my Non-Fat Greek Yogurt at Costco- in the 2 big tubs and it has 24 grams of protein and only 7 grams of sugar in 1 cup!</div>
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Kyle and I have some really special friends named Andrew and Ashley. Oddly, Kyle actually met Andrew online in one of those really <b>manly</b> "diesel truck forums". They've turned out to be true blue friends- that time and time again always are there for each other when they need something. Kyle and I have really valued their friendship.<br />
Recently, Andrew and Ashley joined one of two of the best clubs on earth- MARRIAGE (the other is parenthood). I was honored to get to help Ashley with some of the planning of her wedding decor. And I had so much fun keeping my eyes peeled for "lavender and rustic" themed details. <br />
When Ashley came across the concept of a burlap and wood ring bearer pillow, I jumped at the opportunity to make one for her ceremony. <br />
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SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE. After I wash and dry my burlap, I always take it outside and shake it as hard as I can to remove any of the residual dust. I have TERRIBLE allergies, and as strange as it sounds, burlap makes me sneeze, my nose drip and my eyes itch. So the more I can do to make it pleasurable to work with, the better!<br />
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Cutting burlap can be a challenge- it can be super frustrating to measure out the piece you need, use a hard edge to cut and then end up with 18 frayed edges that seem to pull all apart when you start to work with it. I'll illustrate my solution to this problem using photos I took while creating my gift for Andrew and Ashley. <br />
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I started with a strip of scrap burlap, about six inches wide. So then, to make a square for the pillow, I needed two pieces that were 6 inch square. <br />
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To create the straight line at 6 inches, find 1 strand of jute that looks to be right about 6 inches and give it a little tug.</div>
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Because this was a thin piece of fabric I was working with, I was able to pull the whole string through at ease. If you are working with a wider piece of fabric, you may need to use a tool to pull the string up in the middle of the fabric, cut it and then pull on the two strings you've created out through the middle. </div>
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That concludes my tips to working with burlap- I hope you learned something, try it out and find it useful! </div>
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Below are photos of my finished project- a gift to our dear friends on their wedding day. </div>
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Love it, have to have it and don't want to make it?! No problem- I'd LOVE to make one for you! Find the listing in my Etsy Shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/153068336/wood-and-burlap-personalized-ring-bearer?">here</a>.</div>
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