tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84352212215608409772024-03-28T03:27:31.452-06:00One Orange GiraffeCrafts, Food and Fun!Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-12718563608582985312015-01-28T13:23:00.001-07:002015-01-28T13:24:58.905-07:00Valentine's Day Mantle<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have been a blogging slacker for the last year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I started college and time has gotten away from this woman! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We just bought <span style="font-size: large;">a house</span> and have been settling in and I finally have time to decorate. I also have a daughter that is almost 14 and is as crafty,and more artsy than her mom to help me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yesterday she and I went for a walk to the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">local <span style="font-size: large;">Joann's</span> (lucky for us it is only a block away) and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">went to town decorating <span style="font-size: large;">our new mantle.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Just a</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">dd some <span style="font-size: large;">cherry jelly hearts</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">conservation hearts </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The polka dot Love was also found in the stash!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My <span style="font-size: large;">favorite addition</span> is this cute spiky pitcher with red hydrangeas in it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">So Cute!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This bunting is <span style="font-size: large;">awesome.</span> We cut <span style="font-size: x-large;">paper hearts </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">out of decorative paper </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">used glue dots so that we can reuse the burlap backing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The <span style="font-size: x-large;">red and white</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A friend gave us this cute <span style="font-size: large;">owl lamp</span> when we moved in </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and daughter and I thought it was a cute accent, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and pulled the whole <span style="font-size: large;">fireplace</span> into the whole thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The red beads scattered around the mantle are </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Two necklaces for a buck. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Can't go wrong with <span style="font-size: large;">a dollar!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hope you all <span style="font-size: x-large;">love it</span> as much as we do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It is that time of year again at our house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Birthday time!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">February is the first month of the year that has a birthday at our house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Little Dude is turning 9 and when the time came for him to look through my cake books and choose a cake he went for it and picked a robot cake!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This book is awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The first thing I had to do was go out searching for all the candy needed for this guy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I don't live in a huge town so I had to make some substitutes for the candy I couldn't find. For example BottleCaps for Razzles and Mini M&Ms for the Jujubees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That OK. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I didn't tell... no one would know!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I followed the directions in the book except I made my cake instead of buying store bought pound cakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We chose green instead of blue. (I am of the opinion that blue is not a food color. Just a pet peeve!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Dip your finger in some water, shake off the excess and gently press the peak down. The frosting won't stick to your finger and it will nicely round out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I did it on purpose, I swear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There are 6 people in our family. This year we are not having company over for cake so I left the legs off because really... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I didn't want to be too wasteful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">It has been almost a year since I last blogged! It is time for me to stop being lazy and to get back to what I love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">It is <span style="font-size: x-large;">Love Day</span> time. Which means I get to make some wreaths for my doors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">We have moved to a new city and the house we are renting has two doors. A front door and a side door. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">What does this mean?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">This year, with the help of Pinterest and some divine inspiration we have two very different wreaths.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">There was a square, metal wreath frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I probably looked like a <span style="font-size: large;">crazy lady</span> to the people around me cause I just started darting everywhere in the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">To make it I bought red felt by the yard. I bought 3 yards of felt. I had extra but hey...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Better to have too much than not enough!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Pick a good TV show on Netflix, grab a comfy spot with lots of room, your favorite beverage on hand, and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I crammed as many as I could fit on that baby! A full knot is not needed, half a square not is good. The felt holds to itself pretty well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">A 14 inch foam wreath, 2 balls of leftover pink yarn, gray and smoky gray felt squares, pink buttons, a glue gun, a strip of unbleached muslin, red marker, red and white bakers twine and a ribbon to hang it with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I wrapped the wreath until I was out of yarn. I always do the first layer pretty even to cover the foam. After that I just wrap trying to make sure they stay realtively even.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The bakers twine was put on a needle and I just wove the needle through the fabric, wrapped the ends around the wreath and secured it with a pin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I have some cool new items in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OneOrangeGiraffe" target="_blank">Etsy Store.</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I started with a 10 inch pan and an 8 inch pan and lined them with parchment paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This morning we found Ernie in the fridge where he had colored the milk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Well Friday night Ernie didn't come for a visit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">He doesn't look like he feels to guilty to me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Today he was the hardest to find. It took the kiddos a long time to find him!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What happens when your elf hangs out with a 15 year old boy?</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I went to bed before Patrick did last night. Apparently Ernie showed up and they partied.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I think Ernie is upset at our lack of snow this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">He has taken it upon himself to ask the snow fairy for some snow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">He's baaaaccccckkkkk!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Last night he showed up. The kids were so happy to see him this morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">He made his grand entrance rappelling from the ceiling fan! I thought the ornament anchor was a great touch there Ern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">There is a ring of the doorbell and when you open the door there is a treat with a note on it. You get a treat to eat and the note tells you that someone has been thinking about you and now it is your turn. Make a treat for 2 people and deliver them without them knowing it was you. It is a way to show some anonymous kindness and you get to make 2 families happy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Why should this just be on Halloween? Michelle's idea was to also do it at Thanksgiving. My first thought was... Well duh!! Why didn't I think of this? Isn't this the biggest time of the year to be thankful? </span></div>
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Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-12681893707631397762012-08-24T15:44:00.000-06:002012-08-29T09:37:51.041-06:00Dining Room Chair Seat Covers<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The seats on these things were worn out and had been attacked by her 3 adorable kids.</span><br />
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Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-10378846775001929352012-03-20T11:27:00.000-06:002012-03-20T11:27:29.239-06:00Guest Posting: Bird Feeders<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hey guys and gals.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am guest posting over at </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Mess for Less with Vicky (the other one ;)) this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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She is a crafty girl. We decided we needed a rainbow for the pot of gold. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She colored some macaroni in the six rainbow colors. (I took pics but accidently deleted them... I don't wanna talk about it.) Add the gold coins and you have a very cute rainbow with it's pot of gold.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP54u04XDxG35feiyq2LpvnL35TEkJ7WE2Ce6Z8JH5HflOoZu1L5-rsrHCU_F3nbuLwj3lwPREq_jb9V7ol0WGCfUVakpGtSk2-f5GozLVN7PkL4t1lPYTqDoFnJQaUV_ABI46tnucm4H-/s1600/DSCF6060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP54u04XDxG35feiyq2LpvnL35TEkJ7WE2Ce6Z8JH5HflOoZu1L5-rsrHCU_F3nbuLwj3lwPREq_jb9V7ol0WGCfUVakpGtSk2-f5GozLVN7PkL4t1lPYTqDoFnJQaUV_ABI46tnucm4H-/s320/DSCF6060.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I made this shamrock last year and had it stuck to a stake in the yard. I like it where it is now. It is made out of 2x4s. I can't remember where I got the pattern or the measurements anymore but if I do I will post them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOVmrMNtT-HKfKfvXyWQGe-3tDKhK9NWB_nbWaHciapDz8txho-Vgdfr6uxLUdgjvr1M2SX-2WBUz6wKcBMyHZlIUVVJ7yXuyciBYm5PUeBycE9MWkDWsdSGaWdY7974iGsFlECL0c_ob/s1600/DSCF6062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOVmrMNtT-HKfKfvXyWQGe-3tDKhK9NWB_nbWaHciapDz8txho-Vgdfr6uxLUdgjvr1M2SX-2WBUz6wKcBMyHZlIUVVJ7yXuyciBYm5PUeBycE9MWkDWsdSGaWdY7974iGsFlECL0c_ob/s320/DSCF6062.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This month the wreath was fun. I cut circles out of dark, medium and light green felt, put the eraser end of a pencil in the center, added a dab of hot glue and glued away. It took about a 1/2 a yard of each color. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The little tray is a trivet I found at the thrift store and added white vinyl shamrocks to. The white kinda broke up the green a bit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaZfvb5HSso5gb8Wl1cXJwjVg_sWlAgWjiRTr1RPC348N0p4y9i1Ys2YJ7gffRoiTay8JyU7ZINu7ENVRoeAYx3_ySyTff8Awz-7ZjlgXabE73EPMFqRHyxn3eZX5gnhZB0YL3Jyfa7qA/s1600/DSCF6063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaZfvb5HSso5gb8Wl1cXJwjVg_sWlAgWjiRTr1RPC348N0p4y9i1Ys2YJ7gffRoiTay8JyU7ZINu7ENVRoeAYx3_ySyTff8Awz-7ZjlgXabE73EPMFqRHyxn3eZX5gnhZB0YL3Jyfa7qA/s320/DSCF6063.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I found this vase at the same thrift store I found the trivet and had to have it. The yellow flowers I found at Michael's on sale. I got some plain yellow and some polka dotted. The nice thing about buying the fake flowers is you will probably see them again for Easter time! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Nj7KR_oynByzs57m2mWHQ1ccJExIsSuf7BZl15IXs5YEaaM_mFhttoLk5yvJmTRl2FUsEGPoaQQhasLRj93gyFB011N_cX71Xxhpvbl57ZQCYEVVjMihvn0l7Rk57n3APUtxRvyRYTo0/s1600/DSCF6065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Nj7KR_oynByzs57m2mWHQ1ccJExIsSuf7BZl15IXs5YEaaM_mFhttoLk5yvJmTRl2FUsEGPoaQQhasLRj93gyFB011N_cX71Xxhpvbl57ZQCYEVVjMihvn0l7Rk57n3APUtxRvyRYTo0/s320/DSCF6065.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What is a mantle without a bunting. This one is some homemade bakers twine I learned to make <a href="http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/make-your-own-bakers-twine/" target="_blank">here.</a> The shamrocks I cut out of cute plaid kelly green and gold scrapbook paper. I cut a pattern out on my Silhouette in cardstock and traced it on the cute paper. I got 3 out of each 12x12 inch piece. I put 2 holes in the top and laced it through. 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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Click</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.1orangegiraffe.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties-i-like-to-party-at.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">for a list of all the parties I am linking to this week.</span></div><br />
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</center><center><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It seems to be a laundry theme this week. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here goes:</span></center><center><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1. Do you fold your laundry right after it comes out of the dryer or do you wait?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My laundry has to be hot out of the dryer. If it is cold I stick it back in and fluff it so I can fold it nice and warm.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2. What kind of laundry detergent do you use?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><b>I use the Members Mark high efficiency liquid from Sam's Club. I have the makings for a homemade batch but haven't gotten up the guts to do it yet!</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3. Do you use fabric softener?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">No. It used to be I wouldn't remember now...</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4. Do you have a front loading washer and dyer or a top loading?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I finally got a sexy red front loading washer and dryer last year with the tax return. Is it sad that I can find a new appliance sexy?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">5. On a scale to 1-10 (1 being the least and 10 being the highest) how well do you like</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;">doing laundry?</span></center><center style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #660000;">I actually like doing the laundry. The sorting, loading, switching and folding. Its the putting away I loathe. So I give it a 7.</span></span></center><center style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-size: large;">That was fun! I look forward to next weeks lists</span></span></center><center style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-size: large;">See ya friends!</span></span></center>Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-24006864934180780502012-02-24T10:53:00.003-07:002012-03-08T08:53:05.968-07:00Sand Castle Birthday Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Birthday season has started at our house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They year starts out in February with Liam. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He is turning 7 today.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After looking through my many cake and cupcake books he chose a sand castle cake out of Cakes for Kids.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGxBc8mIm8TP8mMJX2pt0DLqKFovLK86oLblCWHCbuz10R4kUs33-U1Bjes06V6ix0bGMn_NZ7CORNKJZeYOrSFxCBSE4zsmMme7CkjR31IdfYtpIyPB-keOb-1_Sj262NvGqWnj1usaQ/s1600/cakes+for+kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGxBc8mIm8TP8mMJX2pt0DLqKFovLK86oLblCWHCbuz10R4kUs33-U1Bjes06V6ix0bGMn_NZ7CORNKJZeYOrSFxCBSE4zsmMme7CkjR31IdfYtpIyPB-keOb-1_Sj262NvGqWnj1usaQ/s1600/cakes+for+kids.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Every so often I catch my little boys lying on the floor looking through the cake books on the shelf. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">They are so cute!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Another thing I like about the kids picking their birthday cakes is that I usually get to buy a new something for baking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This time it was a 12 inch round cake pan, and an 8 inch square cake pan. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeq7aLVgxrSHhSduWGKXta9fBVcRBJlbcWosIlaiCBMA7PYjBGo1IfyJ1u8_cYgo9870iFUySWcq3YHnPz91aV8MzkAnyqXEhHK9eGqHTkUa9QuMLkuRGvIMgzkeFg0xp3JcPx_Og0wrf/s1600/DSCF6006+(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeq7aLVgxrSHhSduWGKXta9fBVcRBJlbcWosIlaiCBMA7PYjBGo1IfyJ1u8_cYgo9870iFUySWcq3YHnPz91aV8MzkAnyqXEhHK9eGqHTkUa9QuMLkuRGvIMgzkeFg0xp3JcPx_Og0wrf/s320/DSCF6006+(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We have the best store here in Logan called Kitchen Kneads. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love that place.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I thought this was going to be an easy one. Looks easy don't it! Not so my friends. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I don't know what happened. I was in cake decorating mode, I had the little TV in the kitchen with a good show on, it was just harder than I had planned for it to be. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBP_jJ5D0q29KzuHkqEJouOjmGCRV4UIw3glsfI0SjGK4jEwrNQn9lxHBhW_uQy1yh_Ws6gJzBtYRW92MmwyNWL4KWNI_wQ-zqsEY_JRR44XlhfV4TfyLnLgM0FchPqVKJOxPLH3BqHY5/s1600/DSCF6013+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBP_jJ5D0q29KzuHkqEJouOjmGCRV4UIw3glsfI0SjGK4jEwrNQn9lxHBhW_uQy1yh_Ws6gJzBtYRW92MmwyNWL4KWNI_wQ-zqsEY_JRR44XlhfV4TfyLnLgM0FchPqVKJOxPLH3BqHY5/s320/DSCF6013+(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The frosting is made with shortening to make it look like sand. Gotta make sure there is a crumble layer of butter cream. It doesn't like to stick to the cake. The doors, windows, and little balls are tootsie rolls melted a bit in the microwave and rolled out or up. The sand is brown sugar. The pebbles I found in the bulk section of the supermarket. Caramels and sugar cones finished it off.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My only catastrophe was that tall tower in the back. It is supposed to be 3 layers of cake. Well, when the tall, heavy cake sat on the bottom round cake it was too heavy. It started to fall over. Actually, it finally did fall over. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Solution? Rice Krispy treats. I made an 8 inch pan of rice krispy treats and cut them into the right size squares, frosted them and decorated them as if the whole thing was made of cake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Look at his face does he care? Nope. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdTHMjCv43kPjwzS3ZFBP2N3Sfh0DzvcdZU2ZHZbhmQOTR2NFIU7cMBH4rOnGwyq6flxv_Jt83wZF7OLfZI6f7onjV_fJpFn0FL4IzBUdtiXfta7HnlMMOYQ7D-3QTblrdkPLNw9yxVLW/s1600/DSCF6011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdTHMjCv43kPjwzS3ZFBP2N3Sfh0DzvcdZU2ZHZbhmQOTR2NFIU7cMBH4rOnGwyq6flxv_Jt83wZF7OLfZI6f7onjV_fJpFn0FL4IzBUdtiXfta7HnlMMOYQ7D-3QTblrdkPLNw9yxVLW/s320/DSCF6011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">That smile makes all the baking and improvising worth it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I would do it all over again. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Have a great 7th birthday little man.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We love you!!</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rhinestonebeagle.blogspot.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Rhinestone Beagle" src="http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j450/rhinestonebeagle/FeatureButton-1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://madeinaday.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="made in a day"><img alt="made in a day" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j403/madeinaday/jute123322.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;" /></a></div></div>Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-15184804457380131042012-02-09T16:11:00.002-07:002012-02-27T22:53:03.678-07:00A Blog Hop<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;">Cheri </span><a href="http://itssoverycheri.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #ae415f; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">@It's So Very Cheri</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"> has created this awesome </span><a href="http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/02/08/the-linky-follower-party-hop/" style="background-color: white; color: #ae415f; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Party Hop</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"> for us all! I would love for you to follow me via Linky Followers as well as jump on in and party with us!</span></span><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 33px;">Rules:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 33px;">1. You <span style="color: #990000;">MUST</span> have the <a href="http://linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank">LINKY FOLLOWERS</a> tool on your site to participate.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 33px;">2. You <span style="color: #990000;">MUST</span> follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 33px;">3. Just add your blog to the Linky Party below.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 33px;">4. Grab the Blog Hop code which is right under the linky party where it says, <span style="color: #990000;">"Get The Code Here"</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 33px;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. Follow other bloggers </span>(as many as you want<span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and leave each one of the blogs that you follow a comment letting them know you are following them and ask them to follow you back.</span></span></span></div><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=129870" type="text/javascript">
</script>Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-79843404758639374422012-02-07T22:14:00.001-07:002012-02-08T22:52:17.999-07:00Woo Are You<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I just found Woo Are You at <a href="http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Night Owl Crafting</a>. It sounds pretty fun here it goes:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;">Are you married/in a relationship/single? For how long?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have been married to my hunny for 17 years. We met while working at Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers. I know cute right!? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsgus8xBP2AewzwlL294Zq5FDgv_MvV7xNJ1W-dXri_hieo5vYwL_Gpos_c-uLQAB_u4wqF3B5qzsjihH7HgiPjXRz0YLxHZX46ZEoiSweHsSkWYADynH0mwIo_DzwW3iUwKAQ7eSWomB/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsgus8xBP2AewzwlL294Zq5FDgv_MvV7xNJ1W-dXri_hieo5vYwL_Gpos_c-uLQAB_u4wqF3B5qzsjihH7HgiPjXRz0YLxHZX46ZEoiSweHsSkWYADynH0mwIo_DzwW3iUwKAQ7eSWomB/s320/001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;">What are your plans for Valentine's Day?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Since it is on a weekday I will probably help at the elementary school with the annual Valentine’s Day tea. Husband and I will go out on a weekend night for dinner and maybe a movie.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxViRbHJeU4aocNAGFCwcawSVpKSrp9n6xMq84dyBXBOYZPNIAT7iistml1H2f6StRjcaKO_PdiLg1hc0y58krwv_75JERDh6FoJyONmKSL8avUgrLG7yJvLzsvuTd__5QBhwgNohPPeZ/s1600/MovieNight.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxViRbHJeU4aocNAGFCwcawSVpKSrp9n6xMq84dyBXBOYZPNIAT7iistml1H2f6StRjcaKO_PdiLg1hc0y58krwv_75JERDh6FoJyONmKSL8avUgrLG7yJvLzsvuTd__5QBhwgNohPPeZ/s200/MovieNight.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;">Do you have any Valentine's traditions?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Honestly, I have never thought about traditions for Love Day. A box of conversation hearts and heart gummies happens every year. Maybe this year I need to start a new one. Something to think about.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIMqezrpS79TL9bHt3EtAneKbHPBWyRyohQ_fTBoTzC9VAoG3ddKM1pKkRJpTUPSyGaE5EqChvKYJ1UStZ9tt_F8KIAQ3lzM6uII2MwVhzPFd1WOmjxB8D0wbDLro3YGc4xAN0pEyxRLZ/s1600/Valentine+Cinnamon+Lips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIMqezrpS79TL9bHt3EtAneKbHPBWyRyohQ_fTBoTzC9VAoG3ddKM1pKkRJpTUPSyGaE5EqChvKYJ1UStZ9tt_F8KIAQ3lzM6uII2MwVhzPFd1WOmjxB8D0wbDLro3YGc4xAN0pEyxRLZ/s200/Valentine+Cinnamon+Lips.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;">What is your favorite Valentine's candy?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Conversation hearts and cinnamon lips. I buy extra so that I can have a stash after the day is done!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrUj9tF-ymVrB4q_u3mVUAxh-INLo7fVkltAxEXZwHARCwH215gyp18tyY-BJVrTUsNqaJquYyCie9JlorzALnviat2XkUD5AKYdhYXa0BNp5ofpl4R4AozErncckLti-f9-iM8DaZpsx/s1600/conversation+hearts2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrUj9tF-ymVrB4q_u3mVUAxh-INLo7fVkltAxEXZwHARCwH215gyp18tyY-BJVrTUsNqaJquYyCie9JlorzALnviat2XkUD5AKYdhYXa0BNp5ofpl4R4AozErncckLti-f9-iM8DaZpsx/s200/conversation+hearts2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000;">Name 3 things that you LOVE!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Family, Crafting, and Reading</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #c00000; font-family: 'CK Curly';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIfsPq5emvN-qiOI-vhaTlo2vhucU4BviOwP2y77F11ZX-wKItTed0etVxEPuqBexYp_r1mAABjsmedmKvU5K4GZiSajTm-U1tQvDkU1x9QX3_pE9Jxn4GYq4dZ9daZqOaWSG4iHB8OfB/s1600/books.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIfsPq5emvN-qiOI-vhaTlo2vhucU4BviOwP2y77F11ZX-wKItTed0etVxEPuqBexYp_r1mAABjsmedmKvU5K4GZiSajTm-U1tQvDkU1x9QX3_pE9Jxn4GYq4dZ9daZqOaWSG4iHB8OfB/s200/books.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">See you guys over at the Night Owl!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Carla, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Vicky</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-27794398590855393132012-02-06T10:53:00.004-07:002012-02-13T16:53:15.548-07:00Date Night in a Bowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Over in our neck of the mountains all of us are students, or just finished being students. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My husband just got his MBA. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am telling you this because if you know anything about school it is expensive. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We all are broke.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Do we still want to spend time with <span style="font-size: large;">our man? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Of course we do!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here is a small solution to the problem</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A Date In A Bowl.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeWPZriHD4EW7Mw2r9ut2I2f6iAWw8lZfVKnO_CRwQ_LOi0ciHYu-OSZo1Jn_qKYMqKTEryJt9Wiq26c8jLiBugiWtPzpo3sGYD0NnQGfvmysu0wC6GV35SrsikBiLMeDbvYjxdJWKbB1/s1600/DSCF6007+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeWPZriHD4EW7Mw2r9ut2I2f6iAWw8lZfVKnO_CRwQ_LOi0ciHYu-OSZo1Jn_qKYMqKTEryJt9Wiq26c8jLiBugiWtPzpo3sGYD0NnQGfvmysu0wC6GV35SrsikBiLMeDbvYjxdJWKbB1/s320/DSCF6007+(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I got a bowl at the dollar store. Filled it with some microwave popcorn, our favorite candy and some pop in some cute bottles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I also included a card with a promo code from redbox.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">At redbox.com you can purchase 5 promo codes at a time. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs9wAGPXrNcMzKLu1bL2oA6zh2lyJMndZxJbhDs7UNpuL0pD1KYtrv3ydqRIYZr3Pz2CrtcrmLLFKX25IeI5ZV6Rm73_Q4ExFmZMxJ11qc6xXfAsAqnMoc3YidD8Du2dZogalkqXgpEea/s1600/redbox1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs9wAGPXrNcMzKLu1bL2oA6zh2lyJMndZxJbhDs7UNpuL0pD1KYtrv3ydqRIYZr3Pz2CrtcrmLLFKX25IeI5ZV6Rm73_Q4ExFmZMxJ11qc6xXfAsAqnMoc3YidD8Du2dZogalkqXgpEea/s200/redbox1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I just had the gift sent to myself and then as I give these away as gifts I can just put a promo code in the card.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here are some different drink ideas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If someone doesn't drink pop you could always put in water bottles with a mix-in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I like the look of these pop bottles so I am just going to flash this pic to you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am thinking these are going to be gifts for all my girls in the neighborhood. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I gave one to a friend for her birthday and also included in the note free babysitting so they don't have to pay for that either! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It would also be a great<span style="font-size: large;">Valentine's Day</span> gift!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Linking up at <a href="http://www.1orangegiraffe.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties-i-like-to-party-at.html" target="_blank">these parties.</a></span> </span><br />
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This month is is all about pink, red and white.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiG1lCl-Fvtj141VsA8O94sZpN31iOAcLf4Wp9SCRO6rq4wBFpf49c2cRwNci-YbzMA8y3350i9EqibaTihyphenhyphenaDLtL6jb1yr-3hMTLQ4gI_Hb_VHpAF63wARjU4ICJU9TBQgYuyCoIr7WG/s1600/DSCF6029+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiG1lCl-Fvtj141VsA8O94sZpN31iOAcLf4Wp9SCRO6rq4wBFpf49c2cRwNci-YbzMA8y3350i9EqibaTihyphenhyphenaDLtL6jb1yr-3hMTLQ4gI_Hb_VHpAF63wARjU4ICJU9TBQgYuyCoIr7WG/s320/DSCF6029+(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I moved the mirror to the wall above the fireplace. I think it looks great. (Now I have a naked wall I get to decorate!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhBtiLSMOsO46e1M4bIKo0jfnOHtd9Mq0QDSpgAon-DOJM0CiuQ0Wxpg_VzSWsSkjPOotqn3DKlJ9bDDi9WR6b992lgK34WejpgRgKhxF8isJcDYXr3Sznct0_9Sj6KKdKD7lV9lAbfqf/s1600/DSCF6027+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhBtiLSMOsO46e1M4bIKo0jfnOHtd9Mq0QDSpgAon-DOJM0CiuQ0Wxpg_VzSWsSkjPOotqn3DKlJ9bDDi9WR6b992lgK34WejpgRgKhxF8isJcDYXr3Sznct0_9Sj6KKdKD7lV9lAbfqf/s320/DSCF6027+(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I found this idea <a href="http://www.landeeseelandeedo.com/2012/01/valentines-day-mantel.html">here.</a> My letters are a little crooked but for my first big Silhouette project I am happy with it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jNaILpgvpDGFCX6OScjxqAlIbcIlmpGAjYezK3pQiidLui1bewZQ9nDOxKxgI8RtYgZgEtexkXL4-EsM02WTmCxtfN6h2NXwY5AxNb_C7DMZwvg-DCCRJkyAJibv8xvzPDkOcn5pvf3z/s1600/DSCF6030+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jNaILpgvpDGFCX6OScjxqAlIbcIlmpGAjYezK3pQiidLui1bewZQ9nDOxKxgI8RtYgZgEtexkXL4-EsM02WTmCxtfN6h2NXwY5AxNb_C7DMZwvg-DCCRJkyAJibv8xvzPDkOcn5pvf3z/s320/DSCF6030+(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love Styrofoam wreath forms. No gluing required. This is covered with fuzzy red fabric and pinned with satin pins. The love sign I found at Michael's craft for $1. I just added some red dots and BAM prettiness!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7QkE4veE7ftsDydX67vBFruOrjz8laQAgVytQXxayUvaJd_KtpKeTe21MbV2vtbh8xp6DIMxF648x897ixx2obMXZh2ogJO-MNsNt1XLC7fsOC8rxYmWmZr6uE2y2hf_bKZaFIseKHR5/s1600/DSCF6031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7QkE4veE7ftsDydX67vBFruOrjz8laQAgVytQXxayUvaJd_KtpKeTe21MbV2vtbh8xp6DIMxF648x897ixx2obMXZh2ogJO-MNsNt1XLC7fsOC8rxYmWmZr6uE2y2hf_bKZaFIseKHR5/s320/DSCF6031.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Another Michael's for a buck find was this wooden heart frame. I painted it ballet shoe pink (Krylon spray paint). The scrapbook paper I cut a little big so that it would poof out in the front. I don't think you can really tell in the picture. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5l-qsdsBktgwf8py3lIDZxpLMBFK8UUIrSjBtuvTQMErz61X-dtiaeFssRdBI9PfXGSjEhQduFwuSh_VkWlEtDLPdI4xNwtZ6q34Cr31YXIn-o8BhsPoUBxXnhQIEYcBmt_3_fy6D7SW/s1600/DSCF6033+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5l-qsdsBktgwf8py3lIDZxpLMBFK8UUIrSjBtuvTQMErz61X-dtiaeFssRdBI9PfXGSjEhQduFwuSh_VkWlEtDLPdI4xNwtZ6q34Cr31YXIn-o8BhsPoUBxXnhQIEYcBmt_3_fy6D7SW/s320/DSCF6033+(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Can you really go wrong with candy? I E6000 glued the small jar to a candlestick. I love straight vases. Add candy and the hardest thing to do is not eat it all. See the little red stick pins? I didn't know how to keep the heart bunting up. I tied a cute bow and pinned it with red stick pins. Luckily the mantle is tough enough to handle the tiny hole.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPbYUOyqBaStTpItrPhmgf6fafvXRKhBslGl2YvgATD2t6jgwJHftt7n3A4mtBnoig_4PpLD6UZ0V1X0_v9rK-ms0XqrfwGbGBJ-QGAA7o3Us4_OJPA9LTK9CpDxG0JZk1AEm4kUkQs0t/s1600/DSCF6035+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPbYUOyqBaStTpItrPhmgf6fafvXRKhBslGl2YvgATD2t6jgwJHftt7n3A4mtBnoig_4PpLD6UZ0V1X0_v9rK-ms0XqrfwGbGBJ-QGAA7o3Us4_OJPA9LTK9CpDxG0JZk1AEm4kUkQs0t/s320/DSCF6035+(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">These are the same tree forms from the January mantle. I just covered them with yarn. It took 2 layers. A little bit of girly lace and some red ribbon and you got it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZM3yZHDyquWTQdy_pftKrK9FjjOaAmd-dpYISrodDQpnCeg6aQUML_mqmsbHHwMS_8CbNEJmDZ8XkwbgUn1E1_jkeko5UO7AadS5J5cbW4DL7UqlkygrbwMVSEj6Y-_A0Qo_NOB5ByNq/s1600/DSCF6036+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZM3yZHDyquWTQdy_pftKrK9FjjOaAmd-dpYISrodDQpnCeg6aQUML_mqmsbHHwMS_8CbNEJmDZ8XkwbgUn1E1_jkeko5UO7AadS5J5cbW4DL7UqlkygrbwMVSEj6Y-_A0Qo_NOB5ByNq/s320/DSCF6036+(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The bunting idea I also found <a href="http://www.landeeseelandeedo.com/2012/01/no-sew-valentine-burlap-banner.html" target="_blank">here.</a> This was my favorite party to make. Thank you Landee for letting me copy craft you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hope you enjoy the mantle. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Heart Day!!</span> </span><br />
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Even with that on there 2 of the kids hit their heads and had to go to the ER for stitches. After dealing with it for a good 5 years I ripped the thing out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Needless to say the hubby wasn't too thrilled with me. We agreed that we would rebuild the wall and put in the new tile. I had the job of building the mantle. Once he got his part done it was my turn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I finally got it done. </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have to brag for a second. I built it myself. Not from a kit. I bought the wood, measured it, cut it, and while Sean held it together I nailed. </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There I am done patting myself on my back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is the first month I have gotten to decorate it.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhWhKj43KYik4skxaYFbuSa-aduWoect4iMepSM3bw5duf2VN97ReFIuBN-u5MlhhS679FxEMs-ES1-L5dq_LXS0l10EpnGLIZfOvYyOnxE-Sadjlm-yC84UTNi6TrBSYKlXhgqcg8auu/s1600/DSCF6001+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhWhKj43KYik4skxaYFbuSa-aduWoect4iMepSM3bw5duf2VN97ReFIuBN-u5MlhhS679FxEMs-ES1-L5dq_LXS0l10EpnGLIZfOvYyOnxE-Sadjlm-yC84UTNi6TrBSYKlXhgqcg8auu/s320/DSCF6001+%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am still working on finding something for the wall behind. I could change it every time I decorate the shelf but I am thinking a mirror would be good. That is the skinniest part of the room and maybe a mirror would make it look wider. I am up for suggestions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtKPmLM84-8hAGvwKAafmFqFjZbCun-SzFiFixPCL_QcII432_3Ve9jwXLb9BGelsS8MAn1bWsrcSaIlgvgZ-4e9mCBmNQizPUM2uM27vEAI59GUFWHKfUUDW7graL0dQYatvQ61Mwk4x/s1600/DSCF6011+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtKPmLM84-8hAGvwKAafmFqFjZbCun-SzFiFixPCL_QcII432_3Ve9jwXLb9BGelsS8MAn1bWsrcSaIlgvgZ-4e9mCBmNQizPUM2uM27vEAI59GUFWHKfUUDW7graL0dQYatvQ61Mwk4x/s320/DSCF6011+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The wreath is a straw wreath wrapped with navy yarn. I wish I had primed or spray painted the wreath before I started so that the straw poking out wouldn't have shown so much. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I then held a piece of soft white and baby blue yarn and made the x's. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I had some leftover fuzzy felt from the ribbon tree. I made a few rolled flowers. The snowflakes I cut out on my Silhouette.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I love it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt8kmuRCAf89xGI8eP_Onn0_t9hwi1-vNxNWW0smZ2nIUJdbvWkaHGBZsTpbdmMW2eHH4TR_BnDZYXHlEeaYVBqru8dtrMOZ0Adu9Ms3mytQ8hpG15hREw9jPyI8hHGe8IDsox042H4pF/s1600/DSCF6012+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt8kmuRCAf89xGI8eP_Onn0_t9hwi1-vNxNWW0smZ2nIUJdbvWkaHGBZsTpbdmMW2eHH4TR_BnDZYXHlEeaYVBqru8dtrMOZ0Adu9Ms3mytQ8hpG15hREw9jPyI8hHGe8IDsox042H4pF/s320/DSCF6012+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I found this subway art <a href="http://todaysfabulousfinds.blogspot.com/2010/12/printable-january-subway-art.html">here.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The frame I found at the thrift store. It is great when you find something re-usable!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG4DkPXuE28DxMHdgyBxP3UcIKbC4VekkC2RdCt1lrVUDHxo9u-tmj3Xqex9Qej7S9oWKGdedNWJJP8z3duw7pRSNFErobnFVglta2Adk4KTH-wXHK1ozI0PUXj7VRM-6AhnrwDzKKMyU/s1600/DSCF6013+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG4DkPXuE28DxMHdgyBxP3UcIKbC4VekkC2RdCt1lrVUDHxo9u-tmj3Xqex9Qej7S9oWKGdedNWJJP8z3duw7pRSNFErobnFVglta2Adk4KTH-wXHK1ozI0PUXj7VRM-6AhnrwDzKKMyU/s320/DSCF6013+%25282%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is my favorite. The trees. The bases are glass candlesticks spray painted white. There are Styrofoam cones underneath. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The smaller tree is covered with fuzzy white felt, and a ribbon is twisted around with a bow on top. I just used satin pins so that I can re-use. The other tree is made with a larger Styrofoam cone. I cut 4 inch squares of white felt. Gathering the corners together I pinned them in a circle with satin pins. The berries are small Styrofoam balls spray painted blue. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">More detailed directions are <a href="http://todaysfabulousfinds.blogspot.com/2011/11/marshmallow-wonderland-vignette-6.html">here.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Chip letters covered with scrapbook paper and ripped on the edges finished out the picture. Leftover silver berries added a little depth to the entire picture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdelmiJWGrcGRozpaGUaWL01oOXtZGmTTd1qH2F0BSuhC5jkTlbe0ORS3EpB5nGkl6W7yIvTkLQa5RvmmMvTEZJxuZv0JnfOqwAcWqkTmT3-EoxtPrQZH0Vcu8-d2mAZRq8WbY04UmfUQ/s1600/DSCF6014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdelmiJWGrcGRozpaGUaWL01oOXtZGmTTd1qH2F0BSuhC5jkTlbe0ORS3EpB5nGkl6W7yIvTkLQa5RvmmMvTEZJxuZv0JnfOqwAcWqkTmT3-EoxtPrQZH0Vcu8-d2mAZRq8WbY04UmfUQ/s320/DSCF6014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am looking forward to showing you more ideas and decorations for the mantle in the future. Keep your eyes out for<br />
Valentine's Day design next month!!</span></div><br />
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<center></center><center></center>Vicky@One Orange Giraffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931041074183557957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435221221560840977.post-47050902288725596822012-01-05T12:02:00.044-07:002012-01-09T08:44:20.145-07:00Portable Art Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Our kids really love to make things. There is paper scraps, markers, crayons, glue sticks and scissors all over our house. The solution was this...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_I0tJanZ_h-SSvjP9rsyvuKbEY79OF2JyaRJ3c7EmRvy4s2oGxsE1lMIX6m4xEjuaJrReP7UiWtzhOnKxy63F2ouiVs_8mqQPEwGC9QcTBRMdHWPEtn9d8hyphenhyphen8w5Daehj4jPPlg27-ixF/s1600/DSCF6043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_I0tJanZ_h-SSvjP9rsyvuKbEY79OF2JyaRJ3c7EmRvy4s2oGxsE1lMIX6m4xEjuaJrReP7UiWtzhOnKxy63F2ouiVs_8mqQPEwGC9QcTBRMdHWPEtn9d8hyphenhyphen8w5Daehj4jPPlg27-ixF/s320/DSCF6043.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is a Bucket Boss. A portable tool belt that you hook on a bucket. I found this one at Home Depot. It cost $7.00. The bucket I already had in the food storage stash. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQzlRnZiMyO2CS_-C2jJ57tRPWPzqP_VuNvvqcCoWytMMb7sB2GkAsQUyeViz5H7VvaZmdDRzj5xtQ3jNFrWdoMb6BYCOOvgdxF2i8sFETQiXSxB5O31Lx6ouB6JZDWj54CZzw61Dfxsi/s1600/DSCF6044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQzlRnZiMyO2CS_-C2jJ57tRPWPzqP_VuNvvqcCoWytMMb7sB2GkAsQUyeViz5H7VvaZmdDRzj5xtQ3jNFrWdoMb6BYCOOvgdxF2i8sFETQiXSxB5O31Lx6ouB6JZDWj54CZzw61Dfxsi/s320/DSCF6044.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For Christmas we gave the kids markers, colored pencils, crayons, pens, construction paper, pipe cleaners, pencils, rulers, foam shapes, scissors and drawing pads. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">All of the big stuff is held in the middle, and all the small stuff is in the side pockets.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6x9HcKBuSa4WfDPn2iT8I4gnhrP6W9oGKMMYxJ2Ceqz936SECqL0lRMFOs_LZrjk7CduyeAFyz-9n7jYf1IKAfuz9tipEVUhWVAZlNu1En_6zrHm2uOq39ujyO42ikKMnxaexBPs1txy/s1600/DSCF6046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6x9HcKBuSa4WfDPn2iT8I4gnhrP6W9oGKMMYxJ2Ceqz936SECqL0lRMFOs_LZrjk7CduyeAFyz-9n7jYf1IKAfuz9tipEVUhWVAZlNu1En_6zrHm2uOq39ujyO42ikKMnxaexBPs1txy/s320/DSCF6046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When the Christmas tree was taken down the corner of the living room was empty. 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