tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44569756986622001422024-03-05T23:21:33.536-08:00If She Can Do It, So Can I...Duo Does Astoria... Follow our fun loving family as we redo, create and decorate our first home. God help us!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-47097461755451181802013-04-26T13:56:00.000-07:002013-04-26T14:05:59.039-07:00Grow Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Way back when my good friend Kenna (below) was still pregnant with the beautiful Paislee, she and I decided to make the ever popular growth charts. Her dad had acquired some stunningly rustic old barn wood. I think she said it came from an old barn in Spray, Oregon. Regardless, it was perfect for our growth charts.</div>
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We cut the wood to exactly 6 feet and measured up six inches to mark off the 1' mark. We figured we would mount the over sized rulers six inches from the ground. </div>
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We printed out large numbers to our liking from word and traced around them with sharpie. Then we painted them in with black paint. <br />
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Then I decided to put a clear coat over the top of mine. Oops... big mistake. The whole board turned really dark. So I did what I do best and I painted over all the marking with GOLD!<br />
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Here she is! I really like her. I think I will frame pictures of Lou next to the ruler to indicate where she is and was with her growth as a little sassy lady.</div>
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Here it is in reality too. Unfortunately, we have not hung it up yet. Hint hint Cole!<br />
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For those of you not familiar with the North Coast let me tell you one thing that will set it straight for you. We do not have a Target. Therefore I am left to browse a very select few stores. One being a giant Goodwill. I love treasure hunting and who knows what you might find. Well the other day I found a comfy, ugly, fringed ottoman for $7.99. I knew I loved it right away and took it home to where I could love it more.<br />
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Hurley was being a bit of a camera whore that morning.<br />
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See I wasn't lying... $7.99!!!<br />
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Check out those legs. I love the nobby little brown curvy stubs! Cole helped me by removing them and the staples that held the fabric securly in place.<br />
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Then we tore off the old fabric and laid out the new. God I love Ikea... I got this awesome upholstry fabric for $7.99 a yard. I love the bold classic lines. </div>
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I cut the fabric sparingly but gave myself several inches to play with for staples.<br />
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Then I started at one side, pulling the fabric tight and began to staple away like a mad-woman with my beloved staple gun.<br />
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Stripes really can blow when recovering a piece. I am not anal but just lazy and really into instant gratification so I did not take the time like most would to really line it up to make it stunning. <br />
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Final product! Well I guess it did turn out stunning after all. Lucy loves it. I think she figured I made it just for her..... and Lola?<br />
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Here it is all nestled in and ready to be loved. Since these photos have been taken the ottoman has taken up permanent residency in out breakfast nook where Lucy loves to dine on it. As a new mom I forgot to take into account white strpies. I have gotten a lot better at stain removal lately.... Thanks to Baking Soda! Go to Goodwill and find a treasure!<br />
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<span id="goog_1761569422"></span><span id="goog_1761569423"></span> P.S. I made the burlap pillow above for Cole several months ago. I have never been good at song lyrics as you can tell... oops... Love it even more now.</div>
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The Holidays are definitely well under way and we are very ready for them in this house. As I had mentioned earlier, we recently made a trip south to get our tree from the beach house. Mark started planting trees around the property years ago and now most of them are huge. Too huge in fact to fit in our houses accordingly. However, Cole and Lucy found a tree that would look nice all decorated and lit up. Above is a picture of the crew trimming the tree so that it would fit in our house. After the tree was up and all decorated I realized that I wanted something better for our tree. I wanted a nice tree skirt to really make our tree amazing. You see for the past several years I have been using curtains from my college years. I knew exactly what I wanted to make and after several discussions with my friend Chelsea we decided that we were going to craft the ever popular ruffled tree skirt off of Pinterest. If my directions throw you for a loop you can follow these directions and images <a href="http://doneoverdecor.blogspot.com/2011/12/ruffle-tree-skirt.html" target="_blank">here from Done over Decor.</a> </div>
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First I found an old duvet cover (my childhood duvet cover actually, which I could never part with but now I feel better knowing that it will be a magical part of our lives for years to come!) then Chelsea traced around it with an old Christmas tree skirt I purchased from Goodwill. Which I am totally returning for $3.99 I know that makes me sound cheap but really I mean every penny counts here.</div>
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Then we collected our fabrics. I used burlap from leftover coffee bags I had and Chelsea used green and cream burlap from our local Joann's store. Then we started cutting it into strips four inches wide.</div>
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Then we put on gardening gloves because working with burlap and hot glue is a sticky hot mess. Then we started gluing away leaving room for a ruffle fold every five to six inches or so. </div>
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Then we added a second layer. This project took a lot of fabric. I would estimate several yards of each color or around three to four coffee bags.<br />
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Then my little monster woke up and wanted to over love on Chelsea's beautiful brand new baby Jack. It was quitting time then. <br />
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Several mornings later during nap time I got back in the saddle and started gluing away on mine again.</div>
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After several hours of hard determined work I was finished and very happy with my results. I feel like our monstrous tree takes away from the skirt but until next year when we can downsize all I can say is .... I am pretty damn proud of the outcome. <br />
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And my kid looks good in front of it.<br />
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And I love the simple burlap-ness of it.<br />
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Here is a picture of our tree. I know what your thinking ... But it is ours and that's all the matters.<br />
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Several weekends ago we went to Pacific City to the beach house to get out Christmas tree. I was feeling overly ambitious that weekend with many holiday crafts dancing in my head. When we were outside of the house walking the perimeter, we came upon the Rosemary bush I had planted several years ago. The bush was huge and was in need of trimming. My mom and I decided that we should make wreaths from the Rosemary and adorn them in our kitchens to cook from for the month. </div>
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1st we purchased plastic Dixie bowls and cut out the center. Then I took some natural jute and started tying on sprigs of Rosemary, over and over again. </div>
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Each wreath took me around twenty minutes or so to make. Needless to say my hands smelled amazing! <br />
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Earlier that day we had purchased some cute ornaments from a local mercantile in town for two bucks each.<br />
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After I went around maybe all of two times and added the ornament this is what I ended up with... <br />
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I pretty much thought they were great. I looked up what a rosemary wreath would retail at online and it was like 65 bucks. I made it for pretty much nothing. Granted the one online was trimmed and perfect looking.</div>
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This is not a great picture but here you can see that we went on a wreath frenzy because we had so much leftover rosemary and I didn't want to waste any.<br />
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I also had to add this photo. I mean hello cuteness. They were picking out the tree!<br />
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Making these is a messy undertaking so be sure to work in an area that can be swept up easily.<br />
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One last glimpse of the final product! So if you are looking for a way to use that Rosemary in your yard here you go. PS if you give them as a gift they dry up pretty quick so give them fast while they look nice and full. We sent one to my sister in Vail and between probably freezing and drying it looked a little sad by the time she got it. But she still loved it. Love you Sis.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-91651862686046726322012-11-26T13:27:00.001-08:002012-11-26T14:34:12.635-08:00Thrifty Quick FixI am feeling really blessed this holiday season. I know that it has only just begun but I am feeling like I hit the jackpot when it comes to all the family, friends and things I am thankful for. I could go on and on about how grateful I am for my life (because I really really am) but lets get to the dirty details of this post.... I am thankful for Target. They have some of the greatest stuff ever.... The other day when I was mindlessly wandering the isles (one of my favorite pastimes) I came across these two napkins for 3.99.<br />
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Yes, I know the whole deer head thing is overdone but I liked them and had good intentions for them for the Thanksgiving feast I was throwing. I would use them to cover two chairs I purchased at a garage sale this past summer for five bucks a pop. So I traced over all the gold with my favorite black Sharpie. Then I took the nasty old seat cushions off the chairs which had apparently been recovered several times before. I stripped off the old layers of fabric because for all I knew a cat had peed on them or something. </div>
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Then I took my staple gun and covered the foam with an old, clean, white tea towel I had in my kitchen drawer.</div>
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Next I took my colored on napkins and I stapled them over the dish towel and placed the seats back in the old chairs.<br />
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This was the perfect quick fix for I what I needed. I hosted thanksgiving and needed more chairs. However, I didn't want my guests subjected to the gross old fabric and I wanted chairs that matched my decor. I need to sand and paint the chairs down to a color I like but that is for another day. <br />
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Also, whenever I get tired of these covers I can just buy some new fabric or possibly cheap dinner napkins from Target. <br />
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Total side note.... One of my dearest friends (whom shall remain anonymous) told me that her husband thought they looked like snails coming up to attack you in the.... you know whats. Now that's all I can think of.<br />
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PS.... Happy holidays from my family to yours and yes I had to share this next picture to brag about my bad ass bird.... I got lucky... It was awesome...<br />
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This year I went overboard with the pumpkins. Not only did we go to the pumpkin patch with Lucy, I also collected a bunch of pumpkins from a patch locally that gave them away for free. What to do with all the pumpkins....?</div>
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I decided I wanted to use my pumpkins to make puree. I love pumpkin flavored everything and wanted to preserve the flavor for as long as I could. I figured pureeing a pumpkin couldn't be any harder than a squash. To my surprise I was right. </div>
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The pumpkins from the local patch were small but yielded a lot. To start I washed them then broke off their stems.</div>
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Then I cut them in half and took out all the seeds.</div>
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On a greased or foil lined cooking tray I placed the pumpkins flesh side down.</div>
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I put some in a jar to use for dinner that night and the rest in a plastic bag to be frozen for the future. I was super pleased. Nothing beats fresh pumpkin especially in a pumpkin pie.</div>
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For those of you interested I also made this pumpkin pasta and these scones with my puree. They were both huge hits and definitely repeat offenders. </div>
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From <a href="http://www.bakeyourday.net/creamy-pumpkin-pasta-parmesan-sage/" target="_blank">Bake Your Day</a> .... However I added sausage and garnished with bacon. AMAZING</div>
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Last night was a night of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Take it as you will. We will start at the beginning when Cole asked me to make our favorite Chicken Pot Pie by <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/" target="_blank">The Pioneer Women.</a> Her crust is amazing too. Anywhoo, the recipe calls for white wine, so there I was opening a bottle of wine on a Monday knowing full well that the Packers were playing (Cole's favorite team). I knew that I was in for the long haul of football... Be it win or lose. (Thank GOD I did drink cause the game was ugly last night.) The Pot Pie turned out perfect! </div>
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After dinner and after Lucy was down for the night, I sat there on the couch getting buzzed on wine Pinteresting away when I came across this great<a href="http://www.lakelandlocal.com/2011/08/diy-fringe-scarf/" target="_blank"> tutorial</a> on scarves. I am on a scarf kick since it is fall. Thanks to my liquid courage I felt pretty crafty and decided to give it a whirl. I found one of my favorite vintage tee's that I got from a second hand store years ago. It had holes the size of my thighs in it, but I could never part with it. Therefore I up cycled it!</div>
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I have been spending way too much time on Pinterest as of late. What's new right? Anyways, I have known now for a while that I wanted to make a new wreath for my front door because my <a href="http://ifshecandoitsocani.blogspot.com/2012/04/burlap-it-is.html" target="_blank">old one</a> was looking a wee bit droopy. Here are some of the ones off Pinterest that I have been eyeballing...</div>
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Love the yarn look. Looks like a lot of work. More time than I have for today but you can buy this one <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77544166/yarn-wreath-felt-handmade-door" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Still love this one too from <a href="http://yellowmums.blogspot.com/2011/09/sunshine-wreath.html" target="_blank">Yellow Mums.</a></div>
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So I set off to my craft chest... Holy Jesus do I need a lesson on organization or what.</div>
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I pulled out my handy glue gun and my utility knife and I went to the basement to grab some more supplies. Here's my pile to draw creativity from.</div>
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Then I found this old Christmas wreath in the garage. Score! I am not going to have to spend a cent on this wreath. Not to mention I couldn't go anywhere to buy anything if I wanted cause the babes are asleep.... And I am sure as hell not waking them up.</div>
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I am still on the monogram kick so I decided that my wreath would need to have a big fat "J" for Jannusch. I tried like 10 times to make a "J" that I liked.</div>
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I had some leftover white burlap form a lampshade I made and decide to trace my cardboard "J" and hot glue it to the burlap.</div>
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Then I took some fabric and made a couple of Mum looking flowers (since they are a fall flower.) I didn't document my flower making process but you can find the tutorial <a href="http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2011/11/rolled-felt-flowers.html" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Well that was on Saturday then Monday rolled around and my friend Chelsea reminded me that we had too many blackberries taking up space in our freezer. Whenever I go walking I always bring my bucket because blackberries are in abundance in and around town. Not to mention my little Lou can't get enough of them! (Caught hand in the bucket.. Berry snatching.)</div>
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So I am not going to give you a step by step because I used the directions on a box of <a href="http://www.kraftbrands.com/surejell" target="_blank">Sure-Jell.</a> I will tell you that I did one batch of regular blackberry jam and one batch with hot peppers. Best idea ever... You can throw it over cream cheese with crackers or pork. </div>
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Here my lovely friend Chelsea is mashing up the berries and measuring them into my Twilight tub. (Isn't she the cutest pregnant lady ever!?)</div>
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These are the peppers we used to spice it up. Jalapenos and habaneros. We took the seeds out and made sure to wash our hand really well cause these suckers are hot! Make sure too that you subtract the amount of berries for the amount of chopped peppers that go into the whole measurement. Otherwise your jam may not jell. (p.s. look at that pie. I am so freakin proud of it. Its no mistake that it's in the photo. I threw it together sans recipe and all the pie gods came together and gave me that. It also tasted amazing, even Cole who doesn't like desserts said he would eat it again!)<br />
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Stirring the pot... Make sure you have an apron on cause its hot and bubbly!<br />
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Once the substance was in the jars and sealed tight we flipped them. But then we didn't have enough faith that they would seal which in the canning world is a big deal because you don't want to give people your goods then kill them with botulism.<br />
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So we put them in a water bath just to be sure. <br />
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This is a bad photo of me but it is important so I put it in. The best part of canning is waiting for the suckers to seal. However, you cannot touch the lids or else you ruin the whole process and your stuff goes bad. So you have to be patient and wait, and wait and wait. I went to bed that night hearing the popping of the lids sealing. There is no sound so sweet after canning all evening!<br />
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Our finished product! Looks and tastes amazing.... <br />
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Cole loves to surprise me. He is really good at it too. When I least expect it he does something amazing that reminds me I am totally head over heals for him. Several weekends ago my Mommy, Lucy and I went to the Bay Area to visit my Grandpa. While we were away Cole decided to rip out the linoleum (the hideously dirty cream stuff) in our kitchen. We are constantly looking for ways to update this bad boy of a kitchen of ours. Cole and I have always both agreed that we like the way slate looks but never talked about conquering our floor seriously. With the help of his Dad, Cole set out to redo the kitchen floor while we were away. When I returned home I was pleasantly surprised to find a new slate/tile floor that I adore. So without further ado.... Here are some before and after photos of our new kitchen floor.</div>
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Cole took some photos of the step by step progress... So here is the tile all laid out and ready for grout... He picked a tile that had some brown in it to match the cupboards in case we decide to not refinish them. <br />
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The flooring makes a huge difference. I used to battle with a floor that constantly looked dirty... probably cause it was though I mean what do you expect with a toddler and two dogs.... Now we can hide the dirt better!!!<br />
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Below you can see where I painted the backside of the cupboards with chalkboard paint that I made. You see Lucy is a new found artist and chasing her around with crayons in her hand (washable or not) is exhausting so I gave her the low walls to express herself on. I cleaned it up for the photo though. </div>
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Weston, Lucy's BFF wanted in on the action. Napping is overrated on Mondays.<br />
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Anyways look at the beautiful floor. Pretty much Cole and his Dad rock and I love it. <br />
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Now I am at a loss for what to do with the cupboards. I was sold on the idea of painting them white but now I don't know. I do know that the counter tops must go and that my previous idea of white tops could be out and a darker counter top could be in. <br />
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Anywhoo.... For our family and friends out there wondering what kind of home upgrades we have been up too here you have it. Except I can't take any credit for this. It was all Cole... Nice work babe.</div>
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I can't believe I am typing this (saying it would be harder) but ...The summer is officially over for me. Yesterday I went back to work after a wonderful, busy and adventurous summer. I haven't posted in forever... This I know, but its because I have been on the go go go!! Since our last internet meeting I taught six weeks of Summer School which was so amazing. I was able to teach third and fourth graders and it was a magical experience. I realize the picture below is really creepy looking. You are probably wondering what I actually did with my kids but this was an exercise in echolocation. We studied whales the whole time so we became pretty well versed on our largest mammal friends.</div>
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August happened all too fast as well. Below is a picture of Lucy Lou my hillbilly looking kid, fitting right in at the Tillamook County Fair fishing for a big fish. She loved it! Her cousin Sadie joined her where they indulged in everything fried together. Magical cousin moments if you ask me.</div>
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On our wonderful tour of the West we picked up Coles Grandpa's 1968 Chrysler 300. So I guess you could say we are vintage car owners. I love the car it is really cool. I can't wait to bring it to a car show and do the car show things with it. I don't know what that means yet but I will let you know when I figure it out. The best part about the car is that it belonged to Cole's Grandpa so its a nostalgic thing for him and I love that. Oh and Lucy loves the car. She is always wanting to sit in it. </div>
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It is a boat but it fit in the garage. But only by inches..</div>
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The last little adventure I took this summer included my Mommy and Lucy. We took a trip to see my Grandpa in his home. We had a blast loving on him and each other. (On this trip Cole surprised me with a new kitchen floor and front door. He did it all with his Daddy and Mamma while we were away. I need to take a few more photos and I promise to show the home upgrades later this week!) </div>
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I hope you had an amazing summer doing what you love to do with whom you love to do it with. Here is to the last few days of August. Soak it up baby...</div>
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It is finally time to do something about this map that has been hanging around my house. I know many of you have noticed it before, wondering "what the heck is she gonna do with that?" Well I want to let you in on my master plan. You see I am horrible at geography. I don't know why and I can't pretend to be a super smarty pants because others out there will attest to my mapping abilities. This is not something I want to share but somewhere along my life journey I dropped the ball maybe in social studies. There was even a day when I thought one of my besties Molly was from the East Coast because she was from Minnesota. It rocked my world when I realized Minnesota bordered North Dakota. I knew where N. Dakota was because I lived in Montana at the time and I knew it bordered Montana. I guess I blacked out in 4th grade. Also for all of the mothers of students I have previously taught, be glad I was your child's Kindergarten teacher and nothing more! </div>
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I can't tell you that I am in love with this map but it was an antique I found hidden in the depths of my old classroom closet, which makes it free. Thus, I am using it until I find one I love more. The whole point of this project is for not only my benefit but Lucy's. I want to give her the skills I lack. How amazing will it be to have a map at her disposal with photos of her and her family linking to different states on different journeys. It also opens up to letter recognition, color recognition, story telling, etc, etc. </div>
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large piece of board cut to size $8.99 (Home Depot)</div>
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1 can of chalkboard spray paint about $4 (also From the HD)</div>
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White moulding around $20 all together (HD)</div>
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I fit the map to the board and traced around it making sure all sides are equal. Then traced around it with a sharpie.</div>
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There below is my sharpie line so I knew where I needed to spray paint. I don't like wasting this stuff cause I use it a lot. PS enjoy the view folks <br />
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Cole cutting off the extra stuff... Yes that is a Skil saw... Thanks Dad<br />
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The next step was the hardest because we did not have the correct tools and it required a lot of math. Cole stepped in for me, thank god. I wanted to use some fancy decorative moulding around the edge but instead I found the cheapest stuff money could buy at Home Depot. I am so happy we purchased the stuff we did because its flat and will be easy to write on or stick pictures to. <br />
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Cole did his damnedest to make the correct angles to make a frame. We were a little off but all he did was measure the length of the end of the board and took that measurement into the length of the board. He drew a line from that mark to the corner then cut it with a skil saw. Could I describe that any worse.. Jeez<br />
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Cutting off the ends....<br />
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Then we used liquid nails to piece all the frames together. Then my father-in-law Neil brought over his drill to screw it into the wall. Yeah we have a drill but the battery won't charge so thank god for our local handy man. Love ya Neil!!</div>
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This is a scale shot for you. I wanted to hang it low enough so it can be an interactive piece for Lucy to touch and read.<br />
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Here is a close up of how hard making corners is.. YIKES... anyways we just used white grout to fill it in. Nice<br />
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If you decide to do this do not make the same mistake we did. We needed to measure our boards to fit longer so we can have more picture space and writing space.<br />
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Lola aka "Misery" ..... I can't tell if she is impressed or not.<br />
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I really like the piece. It was a lot harder than I thought to put together. However, I think this will serve as a great conversation piece and a wonderful learning tool for Lucy. Its not fine art but it's sentimental art. We made it and will continue to create it. <br />
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Let me know what you think. Sorry this is the worlds longest post but it was worth it. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-81842125320991425952012-05-31T14:16:00.001-07:002012-05-31T14:24:26.688-07:00A new place to call home....?I finally did it! By "it" I mean finished the hutch I purchased forever ago off of Craigslist..... Remember from this post <a href="http://ifshecandoitsocani.blogspot.com/2012/03/when-i-thought-i-had-nothing-to-blog.html" target="_blank">here</a>....?<br />
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It has been hiding in my dark, dirty garage for several months now but after I cleaned out my garage this past weekend I was inspired to finish it. It was collecting more dust and getting destroyed by other DIY projects. For example, when I was spraying the lamp I accidentally sprayed part of the hutch see..... Ooops<br />
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This really bummed me out because I wasn't sure that I wanted to paint it. I kinda liked the two toned wood color. But now I was stuck to paint the beast. I really didn't know what color I wanted to paint it. I knew I needed to mute down the bright colors in my house because I am out of control with color. That's when I found myself in Home Depot picking a navy blue color.</div>
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Here is the hutch all washed up ready for it's first coat.... The Before...</div>
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Here she is all sprayed out after one coat. ( I did three.) I kinnda freaked at first because the paint did not look navy at all until it dried.</div>
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Now this peice is old and musty smelling. So I took out my wood cleaner washed it down. Then I took some decorative papers I had and lined the drawer and doors with them.</div>
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I did this with spray adhesive. I love this stuff by the way...<br />
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Then it was time to purchase some new hardware for the hutch. So I headed down to my local vintage hardware store where I purchased four knobs; two for the drawer and two for the doors. (I still am not 100% sold on the light blue knobs. I might exchange them for yellow.) </div>
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Sorry the pictures are washed out. I had to take these on my phone since our camera battery is dead.... <br />
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I am constantly changing whats on top of the hutch but for the sake of these pictures I have one of my long time favorite post cards called "Hey Hey Sugarcube." Oh and there is the wise old owl candle holder.<br />
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On the other side of the hutch I have my DIY spray painted mason jars.... <br />
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Look how stunning the decorative paper looks lining the drawer. I am in love with it. Not to mention I love the color orange!!! LOVE LOVE IT!<br />
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Now I need to explain the title of this post to you. You see since the minute we brought this piece in the house, Lucy has discovered it as her new little home. She loves to open and close the doors, sit inside it and close herself in it. It scares the heart out of me that shes going to crush a finger or somthing... But she loves it like crazy. See.... </div>
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Open close.. Open close... All the other cupboards in our house have magnetic locks... This is freedom...<br />
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Here she is trying to save her best friend Weston from the dogs by helping him hide in the hutch... Best place ever....</div>
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To say the least we love staring at our new fun furniture piece in the house.... Did I mention that there is a mirror over the hutch so we can stare at ourselves. We really like doing that too because we both think we are pretty funny making each other laugh a lot.... <br />
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I think Cole and I have given new meaning to the term "Weekend Warrior." This past weekend was Memorial Day weekend and I had a list a mile long that I wanted to finish around the house.<br />
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<li>Clean the garage 'check' </li>
<li>Wash the cars </li>
<li>Strip, Wash and Stain the Deck 'BIG check' </li>
<li>Finish hutch 'check'</li>
<li>Finish Map on wall 'almost check'</li>
<li>Add plants to raised bed 'check'</li>
<li>Plant deer proof plants in the new flower bed in front 'check'</li>
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I guess this list gives you some insight as to what has been happening around these parts. We rocked our house out and most of all we stained our deck! I had no idea how intensive this would be when we got into it! I will share more details in a later post but boy.... what an accomplishment!!!<br />
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What I want to share with you today is our new flower bed in the front of the house. Remember how I told you a while ago that we have deer?.... Lot's of deer!!! Well I have been really gun shy to plant anything in this bed for fear of it being munched to death. So after several weeks of researching and talking to some of the local garden centers in town I have decided to plant an herbaceous garden in front. The master gardeners at the Sunday market told me that there is no such thing as a "deer proof" garden, however there are deer resistant plants. Then there was a guy at our local farm and garden store who told me that deer hate lavender and rosemary. YES! I thought to myself I love lavender and it smells so good! It was then that I decided to buy several lavender plants which I got at our local Sunday market 5 for $20. Nice price huh? Then I also bought some baby tears and a spreading succulent and several rosemary bushes. Then I weeded the bed a bit and went to town planting.... Here is a view of the yard before we dug out a bed. This will make mowing the yard a ton easier too!<br />
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Here is a side view after..... Those taller plants are the lavender. They should bloom in about a week or so.</div>
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Lavender.... I can't wait for the calming aroma.... We need it...</div>
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Here are the baby tear and succulent plants that should spread nicely as a ground cover...<br />
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Oh yeah... Here is a mole hole... What the ..... Cole and I are beside ourselves... We do not want moles. If you have any tricks as to how to get rid of them TELL US!!!!</div>
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Here is a picture too of our raised bed with more plants in it!!! We check it all the time. I can't wait for the day when we can harvest food out of it... Oh the sweet joy... PS please take note of the new fence around the bed... Our attempt at dog proofing, so far so good!<br />
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And after... I think it adds curb appeal... One baby step at a time...</div>
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I would of never considered myself to be a weekend warrior or ever thought that I would want to be. But the satisfaction we get when we sit back and say... Hey WE did that ... It feels SO good....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-44167124083397751022012-05-22T17:58:00.002-07:002012-05-22T17:58:36.898-07:00Love at First Light...My inspiration for crafting has been low as of late. I feel as though I have a house that is never clean and there is always a meal to be cooked and a run to be ran. Today however, I had a surge of motivation and inspiration. I cleaned my house! I mean I deep cleaned and when I have a clean house I want to do pretty things to it. That is when I decided that today during nap time I was going to make a lamp that I have been eyeballing for a while. The lamp has been created and recreated many times over by many bloggers and DIYer's but I found my source of inspiration here at <a href="http://mama-says-sew.blogspot.com/2011/01/burlap-n-blue-lamp.html" target="_blank">Mama Says Sew.</a><br />
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I headed down to my local thrift shop in hopes of finding a cheap lamp ... I was in luck. I got a little ahead of myself and started spray painting it before I took a before picture sorry. Also since I wanted to make it a thrifty project since funds are low I used good old yellow spray paint (that I already owned). I really need to set a design code for my house but I don't know how. Am I going for modern, or farmhouse cute...? I don't know. <br />
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1 old lamp<br />
glue gun and about 10 sticks<br />
white burlap... (I got it on sale for 2.48 a yard)<br />
spray paint<br />
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Check out my killer steal of a deal ten dollar thrift store lamp. It's an average run of the mill brass lamp that everyone had.... Well get ready because it's about to become so lovely...<br />
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I took my ugly brass base to the garage and painted the baby up...<br />
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Two coats later....<br />
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This is the ugly grimy shade that still had the nasty plastic on it with an even nastier film of grossness covering it. I cut it off. (Side note... Cole is proofing this for me right now and I just got in big trouble for spraypainting right on the cement. Make sure you spray on plastic because now I have to find a way to remove spray paint from my garage floor. Personally I think it makes the garage more beautiful.)<br />
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The Before Lamp Shade....<br />
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I covered it in the white burlap. Now other sites have you measure and iron and keep tidy. I however as you have already figured out love instant gratification and I have very little patience so I eye balled it all and it turned out OK.<br />
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Then I cut strips longer than the shade so I could squiggle them down the shade and stuck them on with a thin line of hot glue. God I love glue guns...<br />
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There is a peek at all the strips on the floor before I folded them in half and glued them on.<br />
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This is a "I'm half way done and sipping coffee break." Oh and did I tell you that I finished this whole thing during nap time....! I know, right!?<br />
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The lamp shade after... Now get ready for the marriage of the base and shade it's gonna be great...!<br />
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Here she is... I am really in love. It amazes me how easy you can transform the blah to beautiful. I wish I had more of an eye for it. Then again if I could find the beauty in every piece of trash I came upon I would be broke. </div>
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Kinda love the yellow too... And when I don't I can just re-spray it...<br />
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She's glowing....<br />
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OK so I don't love the picture behind her. So tomorrow I might take the picture down and perhaps create something more linear and less demanding of visual attention. She steals the show though I know. <br />
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OK.. Now go do this because it was too easy and too pretty not too. Unless you want to buy it then you can because it's an Anthro lamp. which costs around $80 bucks and that's just the shade...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-69106388314809265542012-05-17T20:21:00.001-07:002012-05-17T20:21:19.704-07:00Art for InspirationAs a former kindergarten teacher I was always looking for new great sites to pull ideas from. One of my co-teachers was great at finding amazing sources and thankfully she passed them on to me. Being a teacher means pulling ideas form all over, teachers, books, sites and wherever you can find good inspiration. Today I thought I would share a quick post on some of the sites I like to frequent when looking for a great art project to do with my students. I have also been watching one of my good friends 3 year olds three days a week and I have found myself looking for fun projects to do with her. I mean I love art. i love making it, looking at it touching it... I just love it. Even more I love children's art. It is so raw and real. Kids put their hearts into their artwork. Sometimes I feel like I missed my calling in life and that I should of been an art therapist for kids. What a life that would be. <br />
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So the other day when a great teacher friend was looking for help with an art project for her kids I turned to one of my favorite site <a href="http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/" target="_blank">Deep Space Sparkle</a>. This site has a lot of wonderful projects to draw inspiration from I was looking for castle inspiration and so I used this idea <a href="http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2012/01/05/fairy-tale-castles-art-project/" target="_blank">here.</a> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6798" height="386" src="http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kingdom-castles.jpg" title="kingdom castles" width="588" /><br />
Here is what our first graders did at our school... Super cute and it doubled as a great writing project.<br />
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Pretty cute huh....? Anyways I have used this site over and over again and it has never failed me. One project I did with my kids over summer school was this <a href="http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2010/03/05/lois-ehlerts-bird-art-project-for/" target="_blank">Lois Elhert bird project</a>. <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1270" height="386" src="http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ehlert-birdsDCG.jpg" title="ehlert-birdsDCG" width="588" /><br />
Her tutorials are thorough and there are great pictures to get you through the projects.<br />
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OK so I thought I would also give you some of my other favorite art sites for kids. I mean the summer is coming and we are going to need things to do with the babies in our lives. <br />
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<a href="http://minimatisse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mini Matisse</a><br />
<a href="http://www.artsonia.com/" target="_blank">Artsonia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.k6art.com/" target="_blank">K6 Art</a><br />
<a href="http://handsonaswegrow.com/2011/11/a-big-big-art-collection.html" target="_blank">Hands On As We Grow</a> These are just a few good ones but there are 100s more so get out and explore the net. Let me know if you have other favorites that I NEED to know about....<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-51633678483222591972012-05-15T14:19:00.000-07:002012-05-15T14:19:24.711-07:00Growing the Good Stuff...<br />
Today I am excited to share with you the best Mothers day gift I have ever received (besides Lucy, and yes it is only my second one...which means Cole set the bar high for himself for the years to come. Poor guy). Cole and Lucy made me a raised bed for our backyard. It is magnificent and beautiful and exactly what I wanted. The best part, is that it really was a cheap investment for the crop it "should" yield. OK I have my doubts, only because I don't know how green my thumb is and we have rampant deer on our block. Just last week my neighbor came over with a stack of pictures and said, "hey darling, before you plant all those pretty flowers I thought you should have these." Well he handed me a stack of pictures of a family of four deer bedded down in my front yard, one weekend when we were away. Great, right!? So I am sure this will be the first of several raised bed posts. <br />
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Let's first take a look at my inspiration for this project... Click <a href="http://www.sunset.com/garden/perfect-raised-bed-00400000039550/" target="_blank">here to go to the Sunset site.</a> I really liked this raised bed but its suggested cost for building it was high so I was bound and determined to build it cheaper! Which we did...!<br />
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Saturday morning we headed out to the fabulous Home Depot where we purchased out materials:<br />
2 12x2x2 boards $11 each<br />
1 box of nails $4<br />
Liquid Nails $2.50 for the tube<br />
4x4 board which I stole from the side of my father in laws house. Thanks Neil!<br />
Dirt<br />
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Then we got to constructing my new box in the front yard. Cole cut the boards down to make an 8ft x 4ft bed. <br />
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Add the liquid nails to each board before adding the nails this helps as the boards expand and warp over time.<br />
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Lucy working hard... (She knows that this baby will be producing strawberries so she's pumped.)<br />
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Looking good babe...<br />
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Almost there...<br />
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Last night we set it up in a full sun spot...Ha ...like we get full sun in Astoria.. And Cole lined the bottom with plastic.</div>
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Then the boys filled it with dirt...<br />
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looking good...<br />
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Raking it flat...<br />
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OK I was too anxious not to plant anything in it last night. Cole suggested my herb garden because they kinda stopped growing. I was hesitant but so glad I planted them. <br />
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They were totally root bound which I didn't realize and needed badly to be replanted.<br />
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Cole and Lucy were also anxious to get some pumpkins in the ground so they did. <br />
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I also used old wine corks I have been saving for something and viola plant labels!</div>
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All pretty in rows...<br />
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One last look. ...<br />
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Now I am anxious to get other plants into my bed but I am a little gun shy because I fear the deer will jump my hideous chain link fence and feast on my bounty. I might be investing in some mesh netting soon or maybe a shotgun. However, I am sure that my garden will soon look like this....<br />
<img alt="" height="446px" id="TB_Image" src="http://images.meredith.com/bhg/images/2011/02/p_101696509.jpg" width="334px" />PS.... <a href="http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plans/vegetable/easy-childrens-vegetable-garden-plan1/" target="_blank">Better Homes and Gardens</a> has some great garden plans that you should check out... Do any of you have any vegetable/ fruit gardening goals or tips to tell me about? I would love to hear them.. Especially if you have some deer proofing tips.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-49596507722441573382012-05-14T14:40:00.000-07:002012-05-14T14:40:01.782-07:00the B.I.G vase<br />
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I hope all of my Mommy friends and family had a great Mother's Day weekend. I know that I had a simple and indulgent weekend with my family at home. One of the reasons why I loved my weekend so much was because I got to "really" start working outside on my lawn and many gardens to come. OK, so I really didn't do a whole lot except replant a planter and watch Cole make my raised bed. I can't wait to share it with you later in the week. We are getting the dirt for it tonight!!!! However, I did explore what my yard had to offer other than grass and dirt. Cole and I are quickly realizing thanks to the help of the other neighbors and wild rampant weeds like scotch broom that our lot is big! A lot bigger then we thought ... Which should be great news, right? But we are realizing how hard it is to maintain a yard. Not to mention half of this extra lot space we didn't know was ours is on a slope or covered with crazy plants and rocks and stuff. So to come full circle I got to explore my "new" yard. There I found some Alder trees that are growing like weeds and will need to die soon. As I pretended to look busy weeding them so I wouldn't be called to do something else more tedious or strenuous. I realized the long skinny branches could look so cool in a vase. I sat there day dreaming about all the lovely over sized bulbous vases I have been seeing in catalogue's lately. I sat there dreaming of them and how I wanted one that second to put some branches in.... These were the visions dancing in my head.... (The vase above can be found <a href="http://www.jillyshappyhome.com/amadour-bubble-glass-bottle.aspx" target="_blank">here.</a>)<br />
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These are from <a href="http://www.horchow.com/p/Turquoise-Glass-Vases-Sculptures-Accents/cprod80590079/?ci_sku=cprod77900039sku&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw={keyword}" target="_blank">HORCHOW</a><br />
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This one below is from <a href="http://www.thebowlcompany.com/ViewMoreInfo.aspx?ProductId=147312" target="_blank">The Bowl Company.</a><br />
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The one below can be found here at <a href="http://www.maxwellsilverny.com/Michele_Varian/Home_Accents/product/Recycled-Glass-Oval-Bottle-" target="_blank">Maxwell Silver Boutiques.</a><br />
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After several minutes of thinking of the things I want but can't have,w hich happens a lot, I remembered that we do have something in our garage hidden that could double as a vase! That's right I found an old glass wine barrel that we used to use when we were making our own wine. <br />
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So I took it out of the garage and cleaned it down because it was nasty and stinky. I think it still had left over peach wine in it... GROSS ....Then I found some left over white rocks from my terrariums and added them for visual interest. Then I added my super tall branches.... Perfect! (P.S if you want one of these "vases" you can get them on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gallon-Glass-Carboy-Beer-Making/dp/B000E60GYK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1337030234&sr=8-8" target="_blank">Amazon here.</a> And they are only $26 or so!)</div>
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Then I recruited the help of my strapping, hard working man to carry it up the stairs... </div>
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Then he placed it gently on my wooden coffee table and guess what? It is amazing and perfect and offers so much to the room. Lucy loves it because she can pet the glass and I love it cause she can't move it because it's way to heavy!</div>
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Well as if I could not be any happier with my vase, the next day Lucy and Cole gave me the most amazing orange and red roses.. My favorite and I added them to the vase. Look how fabulous they make my vase look.</div>
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Now I find myself on my daily walks looking at all the trees in the neighborhoods (that of course do not belong to any homeowners) for perfect branches to adorn my vase. I can't wait to fill it again and again. What do you think?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-76083137685435325572012-05-09T14:03:00.000-07:002012-05-14T14:37:37.526-07:00DIY Lemon hand Scrub... Mothers Day Idea?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As we all know Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday. Now I would like to think the day will be all about me since I am now a mom. However, I know that there is a special lady in my life that deserves some extra TLC too. So I have been browsing my favorite sites looking for inspiration on things to make for the different women in my life. Then it dawned on me that I have the materials to make a super easy/cheap/cute/useful gift right here in my own home. You see, several months ago we celebrated the classified staff at our school and I made an awesome sea salt hand scrub for some of my favorite ladies that I work with day in and day out. I originally got the idea from this site <a href="http://www.kristanlynn.com/2011/06/diy-citrus-salt-scrub.html" target="_blank">here called kristanlynn.com.</a><br />
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Then all you do is mix the oil and salt together in a bowl. Next add the lemon juice (be careful not to add too much or else your salt will dissolve and that would not be pretty). After that take out your zester or if you're like me and don't have one, take out your cheese grater and grate that lemon away. I had a few tangerines too so I grated the skins in for a citrus burst! Then I poured them into some mason jars I had laying around in my garage. <br />
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Next time, someday in the future when my lavender is growing nice and wild and free, I am going to pick it and add it to a salt scrub. Wouldn't that smell nice! You should whip some of this goodness up and give it to yo' Momma in a cute little basket with other things she loves. (Don't get your hopes up Mom! You know how bad I am about getting things in the mail on time xxoo)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-63967336557673500042012-05-01T15:40:00.001-07:002012-05-01T15:40:29.261-07:00Hiding in the deep...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is a warning to any of you who wanted to read a pretty post today because this is not pretty, nor is it crafty. I haven't posted in a about a week because I have had a lot on my plate. For instance, I co-hosted a baby shower which I did take a few photos of and will have to share for another day. Today I wanted to tell you where I have been hiding. You see several months ago, some of my besties asked me to partake in the <a href="http://www.runwildmissoula.org/index.php/fuseaction/missoulaMarathon.main.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Missoula Marathon</span></a>. I am not one to turn down a good time so I decided that I was in ..... for the half marathon that is. (I am not crazy, I just wanted you to think for a split second of me as a marathoner!) So thanks to my Aunt Bec, I am the new owner of a an old (free) still working treadmill. For those of you who are saying... "Angie just get your butt outside and run." Well to you I say, "I wish I could but more days than not this is what outside looks like..."</div>
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Yes WET.... Not to mention running in Astoria is very do able but it can be hard. I mean Astoria is like San Francisco in the sense that it has a lot of really steep hills. Some of the sidewalks have stairs fashioned into them, the streets are so steep! Oh yeah and I would have to be pushing a double stroller and these babies aren't getting any lighter. So with that said I have found that nap time is my new running time which brings me to my new hangout the... basement.... Doom Doom Doom.... Again.. warning.. these are not pretty pictures. There was no cleaning that took place and no remodeling of any sort. So here you have it... My new gym...</div>
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Lucy no longer hangs out in her walker but she is a walker/"still falls on her hands and crawls around" person. I really didn't want her to touch the floor with her hands because the carpets are NASTY!!!! I even made her wear her cowgirl boots cause I didn't want her pj footie's to get gross.</div>
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Below you can see my new BFF, the treadmill. You can also get a glimpse of my "needs a lot of work" basement. Remember how this house was a foreclosure ... Well I think they were running a pound in the basement because when I run I feel like I am huffing animal urine... It really makes the runs that much easier. LOVE IT... Now you understand why I won't let Lucy touch the carpet... Also for all of you smarties out there that are like CLEAN IT ANGIE... I did I actually... I washed it and scrubbed it but it is commercial grade carpet and we need to just replace it.. When we can afford to.</div>
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Here is my view when I run.... It is of my craft table. Do you think I need to organize it!? Nah...</div>
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I guess I am writing this post because A. I wanted to tell you what I have been up to and B. So that in the future when I tell you that I am dying you will know why. Also because I need your support. I love running but it really is a mind game for me. The last half marathon I did, I trained with a friend so I had someone to push me, talk to me and hold me accountable. Now I have a dirty basement, babies and a treadmill (I also have the mental drive to do something just for me and no one else which is hard to find time for when you have a baby always wanting something from you... I really have to make sure I am taking care of myself too. It is what makes me a better Mommy). Sure I send sweaty pics of myself to my besties and we give text support but now I have you to hold me accountable and that means a lot. Please... please I would love to hear from you if you too are training for something or trying to accomplish a certain goal. I want to support you too. Maybe we can train mentally together.</div>
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A couple of weeks ago I told you how I went to the <a href="http://www.gobywalnut.com/blog.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">GOBY Hardwood Mill in Portland.</span></a> Well today I decided to tackle a project I have been wanting to do for a while now but have been scared to do.( Me scared? I know right... Actually I am a huge scaredy cat). With this particular project though I was scared to use my new Jig-Saw. So last night I had a little tutorial on how to use it and today I decided to tackle DIY cutting boards. A while back I was reading through <a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Centsational Girls Blog</span></a> and came across this awesome cutting board project <a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/09/diy-wood-cutting-boards/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here.</span></a> I instantly knew that I too would need to make my own cutting boards. I mean she makes it look so easy. Also if I could tackle this, think of the christmas gift potential! <br />
First things first... Get the wood... At GOBY these were the two pieces I picked out... <br />
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I cut it out...<br />
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Nice and big.. Big enough for a long baguet.<br />
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I cut out a heart in the handle and Cole nixed that idea... <br />
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Check out that pretty piece of lumber. <br />
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So I set off to the garage where my Jigsaw and sander were to get to work. Thats me working in my running clothes because today I signed up for a half marathon and I figured I better start training if I actually plan on running it and not walking it. Please take note of the saftey goggles. It is hardwood we are dealing with and you never know when a piece of wood is gonna get you!</div>
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The jigsaw was not as bad as I thought. It just rattles your hand a lot. All I had to do was stay on the line. And I did for the most part.....<br />
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All cut and ready to be sanded.<br />
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Switch out the power tools for the sander...<br />
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All sanded up and ready to get a nice rub down of mineral oil. Do the whole board.<br />
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Look how amazing the wood looks with a layer of oil... I love it.<br />
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And TA DA.... There you have it! A beautiful, new, homemade cutting board. (I would of put some cheese and crackers and made it all fancy for you but we already ate dinner so I grabbed the next best thing..Fruit from the fruit bowl.) Ok so this is a huge cutting board and I think I am going to hang it next to the chalkboard in our kitchen under the shelf Cole and I recently hung. What do you think? I think you should make one because it was cheap and really easy. Again if I can do this so can you!<br />
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Today when I walked in the house after work, I was greeted with the most amazing smell... Sure, I was starving and almost anything edible smelling would of made me melt. Yet this was a winning smell because it was the smell of a dinner Cole had started in the crock pot before he left for work. It was a pork roast from the depths of our freezer that he lightly seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder and a taco seasoning pack. He said he also chopped up half a red onion and threw in a cup of water. </div>
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As I sat there salivating hours too early, I thought about the many possibilities pork left us. However, all I could think of was tacos. I love tacos. I love everything you put in tacos. I love Taco Bell and always will. I could eat tacos anytime of day everyday. I knew I wanted pork tacos and I also wanted them with flour tortillas. You see we have some frozen freezer-burnt corn tortillas in our fridge and I didn't want to use them. I sure as hell wasn't walking the babies to the store today because unlike yesterday, it was nasty outside. So I did the next best thing and googled how to make my own flour tortillas. That's when I found this lovely tutorial/recipe <a href="http://annies-eats.com/2011/11/01/diy-flour-tortillas/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here called <em>Annie's Eats</em>.</span></a> She does a great job of making them look easy to make. She also takes some really great pictures so be sure to check her out for a more detailed beautiful version.</div>
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OK let's get started. Let it be known that I cut her recipe in half because I have a small food processor that fits on my blender; not a big one. I also only have two and a half mouths to feed.</div>
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So here is my half version that yields about 6 tortillas</div>
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1.5 cups of flour</div>
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1 tsp of baking powder</div>
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2.5 Tbs of shortening</div>
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1/2 C of water</div>
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Put in all the dry ingredients into your food processor and mix for a bit.</div>
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Once it is mixed and crumbly add the water slowly until it forms a ball <br />
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Like this....<br />
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bring the dough to a lightly floured surface and separate into 6 balls</div>
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Flatten the dough balls into circles...<br />
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Then roll them out. I was sloppy about this and didn't care how circular they were. I just wanted to put them in my mouth. (Annie has a sheet that helps her to make them into perfect beautiful circles.)<br />
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Roll them out nice and thin...<br />
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Then transfer them to a hot skillet. I used my cast iron. Now listen carefully... you only want to leave them on for a short time. Annie suggests 10-20 seconds on each side. Make sure to not leave them on any longer or else they will get hard.<br />
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What you get next is pure magic. Homemade tortillas are amazing! They are like eating soft, warm, clouds of goodness. I really have no idea why I have never attempted them before. They were not hard or expensive. </div>
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Here is a finished product of our dinner. YUM. That tortilla is seconds away from being mauwed...</div>
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Speaking of being mauwed... Lucy loved her mini quesadilla with spinach and cheese too...</div>
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Here is a close up. Notice the red sauce on top. That is a homemade chipotle cream sauce Cole and I made to go along with the meal. It was good but needs a little tweaking. The pork and tortillas really stole the show tonight. Read on to see us make our Chipotle sauce.<br />
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I am a sucker for anything labeled chipotle at restaurants and have decided that I could make my own killer chipotle sauce. A while ago we bought a big bag of dried chipotle peppers. I took about five of them and tore off the stems and took out the seeds. Then I put them in the oven at 400 degrees for about five minutes. Just long enough so you can smell them and long enough to not burn them. </div>
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Then I put them in warm water to reconstitute the peppers.</div>
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Then I put them into the blender with about a cup of greek yogurt, a splash of honey, lemon juice and a little salt. </div>
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Here is Cole with a mouthful of some really good tacos. We are quite the team when it comes to cooking. It is somting we both like to do, and we do pretty well at it!. Let me know if you have a good recipe for chipotle sauce because I would love to hear about it.</div>
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Whew... What a wonderful weekend in Astoria... On Saturday we celebrated Lucy's 1st birthday with lots of close friends and family. It was a GREAT day! The best part about the day was that the weather was A-mazing... I mean people left my house and ventured into the back yard... Where they enjoyed our finished deck. Wouldn't you know it...? I took zero before and after pictures of our deck. My Mark worked all day Saturday to finish the second level of it. (It was our Christmas present) I also didn't take any outdoor photos. My head was in the clouds I guess. I want to share a few details from her party with you and another craft I made for her party. So I will start with the banner I made her. </div>
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Last week I set out to make her a banner. I recently purchased some great oilcloth scraps and knew I could do something cool with them. After I made her banner I realized I didn't like it because it looked Hawaiian which was not the theme of the party so I set out to make her a better one...</div>
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I decided that on my second go around I would back the letters with burlap. I just had to decide which oilcloth I liked better for the letters. I decided on the blue/green one.<br />
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Then I went to the computer to find a font I liked. I used "storybook" I think. Then I blew the font up to like 500+. I cut out the letters and placed them strategically on the fabric. I don't want to waste any of this stuff cause its too cool.</div>
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I traced around the letters...<br />
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Cut them out...<br />
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Then I cut out some large triangles from some of my coffee sacks. Still the ones I scored for $0.99. Even though people have been telling me that I can get them for free from one of the local coffee shops in town.<br />
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Then I glued them on with my hot glue gun and strung them up with yarn and mini clothespins and wouldn't you know after they adorned the party as a decoration I hung them above Lucy's crib. Pretty stinking cute huh?<br />
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Close up on the mini clothespins. I love these...<br />
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This picture is pretty washed out from the sun (and I am no pro-photographer)so you can't tell how awesome the banner really is but it looked neato hanging at the party next to the poms I made <a href="http://ifshecandoitsocani.blogspot.com/2012/04/have-glue-gun-will-craft.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.<br />
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I really like the banner and I love that it is not a one time use piece cause now it decorates the little ladies room. I might be a new found banner freak and make banners as gifts for all of our upcoming parties... Watch out...</div>
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Lets take a peek at some more b-day highlights... (Keep in mind Buckaroo theme)</div>
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This was the dessert table my Marcia, Mommy and Sis made cupcakes and I made a cream puff topiary... Very addictive...</div>
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Long time love of my life Lynds and Lucy's future husband Charlie... Matching hats from her hub... <br />
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Check out Lucy's dress. I mean I think its the cutest thing ever. It was a Target score. One of Gwen's pieces you can buy <a href="http://www.target.com/p/Harajuku-Mini-for-Target-Infant-Girls-Dot-Dress-Set-Green/-/A-13979932#?lnk=sc_qi_detailimage" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here.</span></a> Also Lucy loves candy now.. Thanks Grandpa...<br />
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I had this really cute little station that asked the guests to take a second to offer Lucy some words of wisdom to live by. Yet No one did it. It was really my fault though because I was sort of a lame hostess and didn't tell people to do it. Once everyone showed up I kinda shut down. I walked around like I was in a dream. I usually love being the center of attention but I think I was overwhelmed by the thought of my baby being one. Birthdays are crazy and emotional and exhausting. <br />
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This was the goody bag/ stick horse table. Here are Lucy's boots which she refused to put on so we used them as decor. They are still too big so I guess it was ok.<br />
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Here are the poms hanging...</div>
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I really don't like this picture of myself but I have to share it because it shows the headband I "tried" to make for Lucy. It was a craft FAIL. Last week I made felt flowers for her headband.... They were cute, until I put it on her head. It popped out like something you see on a roast Turkey leg. She hated it so I ditched it. (This is also the only picture I could find that showed my awesome new tablecloth, its a yellow oilcloth. LOVE</div>
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Ok so I didn't take nearly enough pictures of Lucy's party. I didn't even pick up the camera really but I did clean before the party and I wanted to share a clean house pic with you guys. Also this picture shows the new chairs I got from Craigslist for $30....For the Pair!! I love them and I cant wait to reupholster them...someday. For now I added a decorative pillow to fancy them up.</div>
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All in all we have a one year old now, and the sun was shining all weekend. What more could a girl ask for...Oh yeah a flowerbed, which I got yesterday after some hard man and woman sweat... I will post more on that later cause it is pretty impressive...</div>
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Today was one of those days where I had a mile long to do list in my head. Yet, I never wrote my to do list down and I kept forgetting what I needed to do. So instead I just started lots of projects all at once. I got really overwhelmed as I sat in a filthy house at a disastrous kitchen/craft table. After a small pep/organization conversation with myself I decided to call my Mom-in-law. I knew I needed to clean my house (cause I really haven't done one of those deep cleans in a long long time) and asked for her to watch Lucy after work so Cole and I could do an intense deep clean. After the call, (babies had just gone down for their nap) I allowed myself one project at a time. Lucy's birthday party is Saturday so I have lots to do until then. We are trying to do the party on the cheap and I am trying my best to make all the decorations instead of buying them. I also know that as the Mom hostess it is my duty to provide a little take away for all of the other kids at the party. I had a bunch of felt out with leftover burlap. I had no idea what to make so I turned to the trusted Pinterest. After searching for a while I found this little pin here....<br />
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You can purchase this little bad boy from the Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/95575839/candy-stick-horse-cherry-cola?ref=sr_gallery_27&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=stick+horse&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_order=price_asc&ga_page=0&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here.</span></a> ( $3.50 not bad huh?) Since I didn't want to invest that much money in the favors I decided to try and make them myself.... Take a look...</div>
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I started by making a template... Cut out two pieces</div>
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Then I wrapped yarn around four fingers so I could get a lot of pieces the same length for the mane..</div>
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Next I laid out the yarn, crafted an ear and went nuts with the glue gun. </div>
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I glued the two pieces together....<br />
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Then I crafted a bridal out of some leftover burlap.<br />
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Glued on a felt eye and there you have it a pony for all the kids to take home. Now I need to find some candy sticks to shove in them. I mean gently place in them. Yee Haw Ride Em Cowgirl!<br />
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I should mention that I made 11 of them. I got myself a herd... </div>
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Ok the babes literally woke up as I glued on the last eye and it was amazing! I knew I still had crafting to do but it would have to be an easy one that I could keep coming back to. So I decided to make some poms for her party. I used to make the tissue paper flowers with my students so I knew I could make a pom. I did and they look amazing. You have to recreate these for your next party. My inspiration picture....</div>
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You can follow their super easy tutorial <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/tissue-paper-pom-poms-how-to" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> or you can test your luck with mine...First you need to start with 8 sheets of tissue paper. My first go around I used the whole sheet which made one large red pom then I cut my yellow/orangie paper in half to make two smaller ones.. </div>
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Start by accordion folding the paper all the way down til the end of the paper..</div>
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Once totally folded I tied a piece of yarn around the center so I have string to hang it from the ceiling.<br />
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Then I cut off the ends cause I like the rounded ends.<br />
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One by one, separate all the sheets... You will start to see magic unfold before your eyes. Behold the POM!!!!<br />
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All three together... I can't wait to show them to you when they are all hung up hanging around in all their birthday glory... Oh yeah and they will be reused after Lucy's party. My other little baby that I watch (Mr. Weston) is also turning one and his Momma wants them for his party... Yeah recycling... Anyways you need to make these they are super easy and adorable.. Do It... Then I cleaned and it was boring so I didn't take photos of that. But our upstairs is sooooo clean. Cleaner then ever before. </div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456975698662200142.post-35922620807102725042012-04-18T20:56:00.000-07:002012-04-18T20:56:15.915-07:00Birthdays and WinnersA year ago today I became a Mommy. Since this day my life has forever changed in the best most unimaginable way possible. I promise to keep this short and I promise not to get too sappy because trust me I could get real mushy. I mean I have been on the verge of tears all day knowing that my baby is one. ONE PEOPLE.... Everyday has been a party with Lucy but today was her first party where she got to eat cake. ( We are having her birthday party on Saturday so today she was practicing for the big show.).....She did amazingly well!<br />
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Cake..... Who knew life had so much to offer.... <br />
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Pre-spaghetti and Cake... So fresh and so clean... Enough already Mom feed me!<br />
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OK fine kisses first...<br />
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Yeah it doesn't look like much I know... It is a hobby horse cake. I got the tutorial off the Internet. I wanted to practice to see if I should make it again for her party. I might make her a horseshoe cake instead..... Oh why a horseshoe cake you ask? Well its because we are having a Lil' Buckaroo Birthday for Lucy Lou.... I will be sure to make a super post about her party.<br />
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Tonight Lucy's friend Gracie came over to celebrate her big day. Gracie can't come to her party on Saturday because her Daddy is graduating on Friday. But thank god Gracie came over tonight because Lucy needed a riding buddy in her new wagon. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa J.... What a hit!</div>
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To keep this short and sweet I will tell you that Lucy is sleeping soundly after her big day in her new birthday jammies. I love this little girl more than all the stars in the sky and can't imagine a world without her.... OK enough of the birthday stuff because I am sure you will get enough of Lucy and her birthday in the coming days... Now to the winners of the knives....<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.random.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Random.org</span></a> there were two lucky winners. Post #1 (My Father in Law) and Post #8 Holly Marie... Congrats to the both of you. I hope you enjoy your new knives...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835920248409934647noreply@blogger.com6