tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91597337396311741672024-02-07T00:55:10.255-08:00The Crafted CanaryCraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-12527743124196387192014-03-19T16:58:00.000-07:002014-03-19T16:58:12.882-07:00Craft Room Before and After Part.1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
FINALLY! I am BACK!<br /><br />I took a bit of a vacation from here with the passing of my Great Grandma last month, and then Dru had his vacation the last few weeks, so we've been traveling a lot to see family. We needed to reconnect with our loved ones and make some memories because you really don't know how long you have with them....It was relaxing, and hectic all at the same time. I'm happy to be home though!<br /><br /><br />Not to mention the fact that the past six months that we've lived here, I have been keeping all my craft supplies in the kitchen, and it was a mess. I was completely unmotivated to make any thing because I had stuff EVERYWHERE!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQc0RkxUcyBHwIFzU2cTKrvE3irZxvk_eayUXAJa8M9AzIH0nQBjEJ88DmxuGW_pDTzYWp_JVWh1m3eXye1g4ObOY9tPMRNawGij1ZWyH4Rauvt4Xelp_yFUT1bB4gppm_pscPttACDkH/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQc0RkxUcyBHwIFzU2cTKrvE3irZxvk_eayUXAJa8M9AzIH0nQBjEJ88DmxuGW_pDTzYWp_JVWh1m3eXye1g4ObOY9tPMRNawGij1ZWyH4Rauvt4Xelp_yFUT1bB4gppm_pscPttACDkH/s1600/2.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a><br />This was the hutch in our kitchen dedicated to craft supplies. I had a room waiting to be turned into a craft room, but we kind of just used it to store boxes and other random things that we didn't know what to do with...<br /><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEu68jraDASi5cGm0Q-FcEWa1sVa61h5xsKodAP8byFlpCkHMgouKMr28yu_iG3bHbu5N5gR41l_WydhVLdkL1SVJp2H8mkWsnaamxhRu8xE33LFwMhU6xLmOTOHdCzlpd1HaJmRb3h_t/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEu68jraDASi5cGm0Q-FcEWa1sVa61h5xsKodAP8byFlpCkHMgouKMr28yu_iG3bHbu5N5gR41l_WydhVLdkL1SVJp2H8mkWsnaamxhRu8xE33LFwMhU6xLmOTOHdCzlpd1HaJmRb3h_t/s1600/1.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a><br />Scary right?!?! HORRIFYING!<br /><br />BUT....Dru surprised me.<br /><br />My birthday was last week, and when I went to visit family, Dru <b>cleaned </b>the craft/storage/disaster room, and bought me everything I needed! then he sent me a text saying "Happy Birthday!"<br /><br />It was the best surprise I could hope for, and I am so lucky to have a husband who puts so much effort into something just for me. I couldn't be more thankful for him!<br /><br />I actually screamed! and couldn't wait to come home to decorate!<br /><br />So here is a little tour of half of the room! The other half needs work still...ENJOY!<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kr2BV1MbtkCLwKOFxdqE5m6kjPE-wzycsmn0dwy-n5sqqeK-GbUbZYwt2YyLSNvqCEYelKp1Gkm_AaLXGw8Xg9BudiBh4-pW6XCpMGmgr1whXfZevt3DPWmvOxeYlPpSDXdiOQ1iGC4F/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kr2BV1MbtkCLwKOFxdqE5m6kjPE-wzycsmn0dwy-n5sqqeK-GbUbZYwt2YyLSNvqCEYelKp1Gkm_AaLXGw8Xg9BudiBh4-pW6XCpMGmgr1whXfZevt3DPWmvOxeYlPpSDXdiOQ1iGC4F/s1600/3.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ju2fbPZCol6-FuRKgZZZtD1rnjXqrIBNZUgSZN-e1XGjBtreH8GThJhMZhEafEctjrZY2cNReP9xe04ywCedFYVbuUmoXgzm76TsFtruThDL3bVTWMzozbl2LYL0SmlCLWtsLVLuyQ1c/s1600/20140319_142526_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ju2fbPZCol6-FuRKgZZZtD1rnjXqrIBNZUgSZN-e1XGjBtreH8GThJhMZhEafEctjrZY2cNReP9xe04ywCedFYVbuUmoXgzm76TsFtruThDL3bVTWMzozbl2LYL0SmlCLWtsLVLuyQ1c/s1600/20140319_142526_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCAIRRESHGfIbHIlEKYshESYfJKxKw5IGSoBzVWK3TiZ8RLD8dz0rDOjuG0Ha4gkklVXR0gQEsm8-cr_Dd1ydXKyawd_miiTUaAhA1Deb6X0fYpgik7QCn6529LVR3_F3j-09i-LutZJP/s1600/20140319_142551_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCAIRRESHGfIbHIlEKYshESYfJKxKw5IGSoBzVWK3TiZ8RLD8dz0rDOjuG0Ha4gkklVXR0gQEsm8-cr_Dd1ydXKyawd_miiTUaAhA1Deb6X0fYpgik7QCn6529LVR3_F3j-09i-LutZJP/s1600/20140319_142551_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those are not pills...those bottles contain GLITTER!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs49HvwZa4gHOt5YQfDRpgQUB6_FQxx_uiDMprFtRQIJ-o9AqPfLKHQ2Bz_xqu3nLdYJ7Q73c5sGVq45DJfp-qM15Tg4y2FKjgKw1OFw4nYGmnUs6LYqJw3G7SfL4cXsyVyF_22PiV7p_x/s1600/20140319_142605_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs49HvwZa4gHOt5YQfDRpgQUB6_FQxx_uiDMprFtRQIJ-o9AqPfLKHQ2Bz_xqu3nLdYJ7Q73c5sGVq45DJfp-qM15Tg4y2FKjgKw1OFw4nYGmnUs6LYqJw3G7SfL4cXsyVyF_22PiV7p_x/s1600/20140319_142605_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ5aCkLbofeRbccse8UoNtam8ArL96pUgYATRHtDBTA2l_su7kRmIt0SKLRMQ1y2NqwE0iCqpJ6BVmKxdBgZnQUTQ53KZQ4sBgl1V65wWrgt3Ku81NOMchL7eOucHaTLm06QWQwNr5nlO/s1600/20140319_142612_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ5aCkLbofeRbccse8UoNtam8ArL96pUgYATRHtDBTA2l_su7kRmIt0SKLRMQ1y2NqwE0iCqpJ6BVmKxdBgZnQUTQ53KZQ4sBgl1V65wWrgt3Ku81NOMchL7eOucHaTLm06QWQwNr5nlO/s1600/20140319_142612_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGte8Hd72pg0MlNroD2DyPX6J6Fnf9OtxSDcaFciytKD5ho5sutFE9FEqQ6WFZOVdyuk4sTCZGasHFGK-6OAK6awxP94JLWNlZNw1Gdk1lsY_j-SxNNBSOX4bc76kZZNusw-8mAQWN7-YK/s1600/20140319_142621_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGte8Hd72pg0MlNroD2DyPX6J6Fnf9OtxSDcaFciytKD5ho5sutFE9FEqQ6WFZOVdyuk4sTCZGasHFGK-6OAK6awxP94JLWNlZNw1Gdk1lsY_j-SxNNBSOX4bc76kZZNusw-8mAQWN7-YK/s1600/20140319_142621_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ENnfNRV4WohE7Uv-EUZN9O3gd6dsxmFpR6nkTbJ97a9qUiu3nsLMNGc3Y9LLsRDF0G5pFL_VChMCPNYScdK8agUlcFq5UMsjwrQ88AizUwZHpo6Hl7FM009l6Cr5SLtfqQg_VQsKXE3m/s1600/20140319_142630_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ENnfNRV4WohE7Uv-EUZN9O3gd6dsxmFpR6nkTbJ97a9qUiu3nsLMNGc3Y9LLsRDF0G5pFL_VChMCPNYScdK8agUlcFq5UMsjwrQ88AizUwZHpo6Hl7FM009l6Cr5SLtfqQg_VQsKXE3m/s1600/20140319_142630_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJEM3-hJPWUq84cOVGr7cYtbTZYKiPaiVBYSXPNqcNHVi995uUYbUn23trApm61CCzYNdeuYZWpj1GViQHBQpb9meV8fYE2J_6soxsGEIAGfdSkWI6LcIbs6t99L8CxgoVkiFiCW5-qtk/s1600/20140319_142637_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJEM3-hJPWUq84cOVGr7cYtbTZYKiPaiVBYSXPNqcNHVi995uUYbUn23trApm61CCzYNdeuYZWpj1GViQHBQpb9meV8fYE2J_6soxsGEIAGfdSkWI6LcIbs6t99L8CxgoVkiFiCW5-qtk/s1600/20140319_142637_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnStvrFsBUiyiKlU4agRMjg6l5eQYDVqJmGk0awk51b6wy8NA_-N7Qb14LBeOdOE04f6FIxJBro0zRyOKpo3lhi9a2iZ3JbAnYNLT8YYr_cQNtODLgp1e5nt4zI5KA7II8pt9xewxABGo/s1600/20140319_142652_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnStvrFsBUiyiKlU4agRMjg6l5eQYDVqJmGk0awk51b6wy8NA_-N7Qb14LBeOdOE04f6FIxJBro0zRyOKpo3lhi9a2iZ3JbAnYNLT8YYr_cQNtODLgp1e5nt4zI5KA7II8pt9xewxABGo/s1600/20140319_142652_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jIogRfT_Tom8FEDy3tNDrfIDkVbKVLpmLtZeJB2_uGFz9LzYDvX0jXFimaL_YJDXCg327lILXyVXLqYx9QniXihwGR9hD3MlBwyQXCmnFVlNoOLngroNP-jCtAXe5lXwgSfdxWisSw7m/s1600/20140319_142705_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jIogRfT_Tom8FEDy3tNDrfIDkVbKVLpmLtZeJB2_uGFz9LzYDvX0jXFimaL_YJDXCg327lILXyVXLqYx9QniXihwGR9hD3MlBwyQXCmnFVlNoOLngroNP-jCtAXe5lXwgSfdxWisSw7m/s1600/20140319_142705_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhuPuXbw9_k0buLHjtF1mGW4m-GQUUo1zUtXW36ncnQo49aiGquPN5EdW96hA3PjAKUtfPXzSPdOUAjwe1hB2EcLMV7t-7m-yBTDyMu_cQIwRolqEuB6pFGfSc22hB6aMHy2qs0AnecpD/s1600/20140319_142719_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhuPuXbw9_k0buLHjtF1mGW4m-GQUUo1zUtXW36ncnQo49aiGquPN5EdW96hA3PjAKUtfPXzSPdOUAjwe1hB2EcLMV7t-7m-yBTDyMu_cQIwRolqEuB6pFGfSc22hB6aMHy2qs0AnecpD/s1600/20140319_142719_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wNJzwcPMG4OTQyq84X42FYeM4Cw6R8THdSzlfZuwc-vNRHPa-8_QXEC6X5HarYx_ItO8E9AwXerdRdVcVSCJ12XfB3bOYTER6QEebUIrr6Fj7VWH3Jt5caQWm64df5K59t_COimtKxR2/s1600/20140319_142734_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wNJzwcPMG4OTQyq84X42FYeM4Cw6R8THdSzlfZuwc-vNRHPa-8_QXEC6X5HarYx_ItO8E9AwXerdRdVcVSCJ12XfB3bOYTER6QEebUIrr6Fj7VWH3Jt5caQWm64df5K59t_COimtKxR2/s1600/20140319_142734_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0TXStemwzGEt9gYmkBm5m1e61qp1jAlxsJWag3EQBlnzyI6ar7t-QCo0CCSVKJLets5ff49aya2WKVjdteWOY_ln7N964Dw1E6gIREsMgc80fzMg4X30U1AgY4d-4d5TeqKwgp4QHQ7R/s1600/20140319_142741_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0TXStemwzGEt9gYmkBm5m1e61qp1jAlxsJWag3EQBlnzyI6ar7t-QCo0CCSVKJLets5ff49aya2WKVjdteWOY_ln7N964Dw1E6gIREsMgc80fzMg4X30U1AgY4d-4d5TeqKwgp4QHQ7R/s1600/20140319_142741_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ-2EX1OEn1LbylQJAtYuvKzNgfPysfcO6hUuMFCt2_E-jl4wCkr95TpX_zy1mAuBi4GgUL1jvpT2JIjB3i0C2B9hGmYbpxxmK2FYkzDGkz8Byu8haAKI_HEB02id5Lsyqcwer_fR3HDO/s1600/20140319_142751_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ-2EX1OEn1LbylQJAtYuvKzNgfPysfcO6hUuMFCt2_E-jl4wCkr95TpX_zy1mAuBi4GgUL1jvpT2JIjB3i0C2B9hGmYbpxxmK2FYkzDGkz8Byu8haAKI_HEB02id5Lsyqcwer_fR3HDO/s1600/20140319_142751_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPimlihwb55rgAOGd72B0awZdHGSJX9nzE_FcwCP0BmRoOF4LH1d7SlhC9v3vA3SyMJLNmUN37GiIk-q2catpB7IfEMjEMl5YtTe4-nESp7qFipRjblvDdCzo0KO_xmO5sEXRz6OGm4md2/s1600/20140319_142813_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPimlihwb55rgAOGd72B0awZdHGSJX9nzE_FcwCP0BmRoOF4LH1d7SlhC9v3vA3SyMJLNmUN37GiIk-q2catpB7IfEMjEMl5YtTe4-nESp7qFipRjblvDdCzo0KO_xmO5sEXRz6OGm4md2/s1600/20140319_142813_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkdEY8a_fV4hg8Ri3YpBrO2oGmva32wj28RJvQaLJN2RbT3i2VFVC4S4sWQMbjgwo6gG2MQeDesb1shvUU2NX-5S_G_SXCcZI_mzqMLT0pwgtvz5DIW399681nieuKEeAZ0UIkQH4Tpv7/s1600/20140319_142829_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkdEY8a_fV4hg8Ri3YpBrO2oGmva32wj28RJvQaLJN2RbT3i2VFVC4S4sWQMbjgwo6gG2MQeDesb1shvUU2NX-5S_G_SXCcZI_mzqMLT0pwgtvz5DIW399681nieuKEeAZ0UIkQH4Tpv7/s1600/20140319_142829_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlCWU21Mk9CKPy69EMTA7snNg7JNV3iWlTqOSz_yB3Uf3d1d1rPUNJw9D-tS7Fo04zAlkIBX9L2LMN_0foO0E3P0lfaBL682c35Ll3fkP-9h8vLXHjwQhM9gh9ji6xGSkyUzH097BSYAe/s1600/20140319_142836_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlCWU21Mk9CKPy69EMTA7snNg7JNV3iWlTqOSz_yB3Uf3d1d1rPUNJw9D-tS7Fo04zAlkIBX9L2LMN_0foO0E3P0lfaBL682c35Ll3fkP-9h8vLXHjwQhM9gh9ji6xGSkyUzH097BSYAe/s1600/20140319_142836_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt8L5kAcYAG5lGvYUolymAC51XQCqopEoOif7-dyMet342qZmzMaxfgct0Qw_cvsPbKkXQNLMzy5cea6C2GhApVDd3kWVu22CjFpAyUp8Aqhmuf1R8I0LzW20HVtn-IQPFgF9H5Waezoa/s1600/20140319_142845_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt8L5kAcYAG5lGvYUolymAC51XQCqopEoOif7-dyMet342qZmzMaxfgct0Qw_cvsPbKkXQNLMzy5cea6C2GhApVDd3kWVu22CjFpAyUp8Aqhmuf1R8I0LzW20HVtn-IQPFgF9H5Waezoa/s1600/20140319_142845_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxe1NcjlJGBZ16LfvHB5kUiiXhE3baKNcydcQ-aX16LDCZsHNVaJTpCTtXl6RCE5ouJ1Tyg5o2b09oZHwLE1XFy2JBgprbGGQGCMaAImS_la1avrn5lBd6oi83FyWFlwohD-4U1XFxVIv7/s1600/20140319_142854_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxe1NcjlJGBZ16LfvHB5kUiiXhE3baKNcydcQ-aX16LDCZsHNVaJTpCTtXl6RCE5ouJ1Tyg5o2b09oZHwLE1XFy2JBgprbGGQGCMaAImS_la1avrn5lBd6oi83FyWFlwohD-4U1XFxVIv7/s1600/20140319_142854_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVimW8f2HacQihnbqqBQTpzQQ59R5es-VDeFSiz0Lndp0AI_F56FWfBMlaJXseeRwa-WPC6O3IQ_YiNJ9e1vV6zkSnpRMYCrflP3EARdWbUCPSr3MTZGbijZVddGilKumbuDPmwUqckV_7/s1600/20140319_142946_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVimW8f2HacQihnbqqBQTpzQQ59R5es-VDeFSiz0Lndp0AI_F56FWfBMlaJXseeRwa-WPC6O3IQ_YiNJ9e1vV6zkSnpRMYCrflP3EARdWbUCPSr3MTZGbijZVddGilKumbuDPmwUqckV_7/s1600/20140319_142946_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmTIxDJra1FkpaVQCPfBCJXsvgF9cWsv4tdplTtCJrOUwXjhFnywJxEj4Ye8ejr70_kQibYUpoo4vfz_1nLnl3Pfn_SQxDeFcK7dhvTfqy-d9DXGeXqUMqQtkntQTBD46yfjyI9tdUN3x/s1600/20140319_143045_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmTIxDJra1FkpaVQCPfBCJXsvgF9cWsv4tdplTtCJrOUwXjhFnywJxEj4Ye8ejr70_kQibYUpoo4vfz_1nLnl3Pfn_SQxDeFcK7dhvTfqy-d9DXGeXqUMqQtkntQTBD46yfjyI9tdUN3x/s1600/20140319_143045_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRN2Q6ILkJrbaUMZrp5OzC6Y1UFagmV4HNH_q2UiqMrJEZfzKcXEtgGASenfQ8iQxSRAt1tgi3bOZrqoOEUoC5oEWTHX6mcChRVJN-Uio9O7BIA29izvNItamS-0P6c3hUAODflAVITh8/s1600/20140319_143103_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRN2Q6ILkJrbaUMZrp5OzC6Y1UFagmV4HNH_q2UiqMrJEZfzKcXEtgGASenfQ8iQxSRAt1tgi3bOZrqoOEUoC5oEWTHX6mcChRVJN-Uio9O7BIA29izvNItamS-0P6c3hUAODflAVITh8/s1600/20140319_143103_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHuqZ-FJPplKAq8hG8Yxhq-baVls1Ej-0CLcM1-KUP_G65lj60HWynliPeCr0QCNY9AZs2V40HUU2ynMZSRfSS58cFNv5uxEqwpP6W2uzhdteTJsK90WB8k8EeudyxvEEGvc6WNZEn41H/s1600/20140319_144533_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHuqZ-FJPplKAq8hG8Yxhq-baVls1Ej-0CLcM1-KUP_G65lj60HWynliPeCr0QCNY9AZs2V40HUU2ynMZSRfSS58cFNv5uxEqwpP6W2uzhdteTJsK90WB8k8EeudyxvEEGvc6WNZEn41H/s1600/20140319_144533_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFH9rasauQKHspomhbF70OegOK_fUdPVVNR9Vp_wZX4Y9yeYcykCE5Kqb_uypIr8BQVI3cdt9TaVnkohNO42WCaJfVUqedtcbAKy6oEmh96cwVaOvooVpIB03Bxv0YvH_DhQzUEOAmknbK/s1600/20140319_144548_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFH9rasauQKHspomhbF70OegOK_fUdPVVNR9Vp_wZX4Y9yeYcykCE5Kqb_uypIr8BQVI3cdt9TaVnkohNO42WCaJfVUqedtcbAKy6oEmh96cwVaOvooVpIB03Bxv0YvH_DhQzUEOAmknbK/s1600/20140319_144548_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsIaXfGi6rAeQfWMGPiBwtYbBbCWpPXpqwSvPfiVEpgiJ3fsk20H_742iTn-n-0MVDOckiNsjq3-DdM5kr6dko2XuMI8X_7jtwj2HoWYkm4inkpmiJ0dxOITbig4UhFyf_xiiP3YdNWSl/s1600/20140319_144553_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsIaXfGi6rAeQfWMGPiBwtYbBbCWpPXpqwSvPfiVEpgiJ3fsk20H_742iTn-n-0MVDOckiNsjq3-DdM5kr6dko2XuMI8X_7jtwj2HoWYkm4inkpmiJ0dxOITbig4UhFyf_xiiP3YdNWSl/s1600/20140319_144553_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Px3kHWEjbnlyqVJdU8KglDNLnEdFqD-dEPPtyrFfS3xNcxd4hjNOMXiuFgT2sirw8qXN5zNZclZZZTj7xiGxAm8IvNiBz9fPI2MQUNvbrbfg9TZqCq3-1f-AeXEXlwhdrL_mlFpXVGLj/s1600/20140319_144600_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Px3kHWEjbnlyqVJdU8KglDNLnEdFqD-dEPPtyrFfS3xNcxd4hjNOMXiuFgT2sirw8qXN5zNZclZZZTj7xiGxAm8IvNiBz9fPI2MQUNvbrbfg9TZqCq3-1f-AeXEXlwhdrL_mlFpXVGLj/s1600/20140319_144600_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-k-XjN1ini16QF4Ehpx8CIKPsH1_ro_2rq45xEz2f2498MkXizvC3JOAe0kxXkJyzeX7e5V-44dRizlzUzaoNvHKGCa6B7-dmRYMz0gCndy30KE36-CNy2g2M67OoqvsOIpnhV67q0gJ/s1600/20140319_145410_LLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-k-XjN1ini16QF4Ehpx8CIKPsH1_ro_2rq45xEz2f2498MkXizvC3JOAe0kxXkJyzeX7e5V-44dRizlzUzaoNvHKGCa6B7-dmRYMz0gCndy30KE36-CNy2g2M67OoqvsOIpnhV67q0gJ/s1600/20140319_145410_LLS.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tape up some craft paper so the kids could have something to keep them busy!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
Stay tuned for a DIY dress up closet tutorial/tour in the works!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-61230036800892757372014-03-01T19:52:00.000-08:002014-03-01T19:52:02.416-08:00Grandma Inga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMelTbw1MWp567PIwelTOxFyejRhP842cgQF4PpFtbUxH9zpuBFcqSwLRnEJJSVT_98UEHNIRmci-6lte3xr3kqKM3cZkQg4cYIJKNsBf1F6SV_ZffV7xxYCaUV02spnWMgk8c-VRefwI/s1600/grandmainga2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMelTbw1MWp567PIwelTOxFyejRhP842cgQF4PpFtbUxH9zpuBFcqSwLRnEJJSVT_98UEHNIRmci-6lte3xr3kqKM3cZkQg4cYIJKNsBf1F6SV_ZffV7xxYCaUV02spnWMgk8c-VRefwI/s1600/grandmainga2.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday, our family lost the most amazing woman you have ever met.<br />She was my Great Grandma Inga.<br /><br />She loved and took everyone in under her wing, and if she had an opinion, you heard it!<br />She was wild, going wherever the wind blew. Traveling the world every year to visit family and friends. She always sent a birthday card to you-whether it was her children, her grand children, great grand children-she remembered you. Her cards were usually hand made to boot. She was an amazing artist, tarot reader, A wonderful cook, and was always down for a good party.<br /><br /> She always took her vitamins, and one thing I remember her telling me when I was a teenager, was that "you can't cook dinner without a glass of wine in your hand". Everything about Inga was unique. Her style was amazing. flowy skirts and shirts, funky hats, beautiful jewelry.Her attitude towards life was simple, positive, and no matter who you were to her, friend, son, daughter,grandchild, she radiated that positivity to you, and it was contagious. I always felt like I could run away and be a gypsy too when I was around her.<br /><br />The shock is still in effect, and to me, it still feels like she is in Costa Rica, dancing with her friends, and digging her toes into the sand. I have moments where I am fine, and then moments where I am crying, then moments where I'm laughing and joking . I guess it's how I deal.<br />One thing that breaks my heart, is that my own kids are too young, and they won't get the chance to remember her the way I will remember her. I guess it's my job to make sure they know. To tell them stories about their free as a bird great great grandma who followed her own path, and lived a life full of colour and beauty.<br /><br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0xUUnHshSjJLOYKWTL96czwRv7yhROWc-ow9yh4Vqny2OVu_bCRfp9Rd2O5GqZQQ8PiMb8dNTwC4jNBhWYpGMeMdiKTBkPHUXw3zhoMpD9dIowqbPiSnL-qTDsYq161MAHSdYVibwRA0/s1600/grandmainga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0xUUnHshSjJLOYKWTL96czwRv7yhROWc-ow9yh4Vqny2OVu_bCRfp9Rd2O5GqZQQ8PiMb8dNTwC4jNBhWYpGMeMdiKTBkPHUXw3zhoMpD9dIowqbPiSnL-qTDsYq161MAHSdYVibwRA0/s1600/grandmainga.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rest in Peace Grandma </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-76353745339695609532014-02-15T11:38:00.003-08:002014-02-15T11:38:59.356-08:00Our Valentines Day in Pictures.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9in_SWCpTCg4J8cvNbB9PAmZdICpxYLx5iveYY1QjeVthFZozNjYWj0LDx6i8W4yLUp6VkrIqjnrCU4OVdyK-zsZsXmeMId7-19WRtRW4JpXh8usI3j2GOeplxPpR9xL_w5XsYIU4WAN/s1600/done1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9in_SWCpTCg4J8cvNbB9PAmZdICpxYLx5iveYY1QjeVthFZozNjYWj0LDx6i8W4yLUp6VkrIqjnrCU4OVdyK-zsZsXmeMId7-19WRtRW4JpXh8usI3j2GOeplxPpR9xL_w5XsYIU4WAN/s1600/done1.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a><br /><br />We didn't do much for Valentines this year. I taped some hearts up, make heart shaped food, and snuggled with my kiddos while Dru worked all day. We love each other every day, so we don't need a special day to prove that. I do like to decorate for the kidletts though. My three year old didn't understand,and told me to take the decorations down haha.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwIvnL0txd0LwctqSuYtUlkC6AN38xsg81lMiim980aOqRXp_vaZ7DeQTfteAm8KCmDwgNuhFsntchKx8pP3dSUOQJ_TiQpph36kn9Qo1iwchKUZYG3rXA9c6gArDUtUECKe8nrqw7Kma/s1600/done.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwIvnL0txd0LwctqSuYtUlkC6AN38xsg81lMiim980aOqRXp_vaZ7DeQTfteAm8KCmDwgNuhFsntchKx8pP3dSUOQJ_TiQpph36kn9Qo1iwchKUZYG3rXA9c6gArDUtUECKe8nrqw7Kma/s1600/done.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfrjNfA9l-6dbccgOsaorEOS6HcYOTtIxdz9zgvLlPFVmesAahhzmQurB93wCuyqW3DDJBZViAtrauG15uGdx6m1CW96jhHh8cAG8vCC5Otzc9-wWliO87ZLL-hkjxQNzUTgX7jYX5Dho/s1600/DSCF7303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfrjNfA9l-6dbccgOsaorEOS6HcYOTtIxdz9zgvLlPFVmesAahhzmQurB93wCuyqW3DDJBZViAtrauG15uGdx6m1CW96jhHh8cAG8vCC5Otzc9-wWliO87ZLL-hkjxQNzUTgX7jYX5Dho/s1600/DSCF7303.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVbViOWZ8Wy2rkZLx3FWWTNUztaHqQwfzqBwhQyU044VgGZDPFDnAe2u4tIKq3ZnXvhZgUNxug-E_RT77vTDhyphenhyphengoagqLCDV5yZIO7AxrIh0BpQJRbSa1aD2WVmuvZbT2uks8-jXFOWxcl/s1600/DSCF7304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVbViOWZ8Wy2rkZLx3FWWTNUztaHqQwfzqBwhQyU044VgGZDPFDnAe2u4tIKq3ZnXvhZgUNxug-E_RT77vTDhyphenhyphengoagqLCDV5yZIO7AxrIh0BpQJRbSa1aD2WVmuvZbT2uks8-jXFOWxcl/s1600/DSCF7304.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZC6ZbYa2lcdiuPKDEm82AQ0M79ToLwyx2OknCgv2yuzpd-oBYNlgMaHt9vssMdGhBiGapKJIW79SMmmXxjRIv-YWdqJx9fCJb1ajZtH39CZgt43tBLO8UZ78cYMDrJsAfHVDLKkb5i3Vv/s1600/DSCF7305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZC6ZbYa2lcdiuPKDEm82AQ0M79ToLwyx2OknCgv2yuzpd-oBYNlgMaHt9vssMdGhBiGapKJIW79SMmmXxjRIv-YWdqJx9fCJb1ajZtH39CZgt43tBLO8UZ78cYMDrJsAfHVDLKkb5i3Vv/s1600/DSCF7305.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwn86ZuQElGUKHhV92iqyeLMZkqecLxFLLNEv47lHdKqYX2Z0jlzt7_EbQyeqyCoXB9d1O7Yw38W7X5hTh4ZISOSId5dlWjFAuL9q8VvXn0X5n3Olxl_YALVULDDDQ9ajFezzmoKI3-bX/s1600/DSCF7307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwn86ZuQElGUKHhV92iqyeLMZkqecLxFLLNEv47lHdKqYX2Z0jlzt7_EbQyeqyCoXB9d1O7Yw38W7X5hTh4ZISOSId5dlWjFAuL9q8VvXn0X5n3Olxl_YALVULDDDQ9ajFezzmoKI3-bX/s1600/DSCF7307.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotwA6YEvDFm2-3XVD3opzt8gu1faxyiChu-YjEh1kVappAQFs8gF3gigIMop5jrssFNpjoNhiPrfRDvLXvQxxUsGem-MEr-Wfp8v5eU1gHhoE-RJ1yEG87a6q8qHvxSxBBuVJo_Dy7HY6/s1600/DSCF7308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotwA6YEvDFm2-3XVD3opzt8gu1faxyiChu-YjEh1kVappAQFs8gF3gigIMop5jrssFNpjoNhiPrfRDvLXvQxxUsGem-MEr-Wfp8v5eU1gHhoE-RJ1yEG87a6q8qHvxSxBBuVJo_Dy7HY6/s1600/DSCF7308.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mO7_WyK0LZlxGMqxRyQvqijtYc7wsXh940Q7UCyTppSdlxX50K1EYT1jjQCNC8XozZL8Ff2k-RaVLJGsPR0mnteFUma9l6KocGNBpftzfXoYYCDBoCykk62RFM-cabyhfi9xdCfdWnrz/s1600/DSCF7310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mO7_WyK0LZlxGMqxRyQvqijtYc7wsXh940Q7UCyTppSdlxX50K1EYT1jjQCNC8XozZL8Ff2k-RaVLJGsPR0mnteFUma9l6KocGNBpftzfXoYYCDBoCykk62RFM-cabyhfi9xdCfdWnrz/s1600/DSCF7310.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRe59Tge-8bebh6zEIyWXcXJqnme6w93OJ6Kq9wSA2uc_weJJPUmBJ6sLNuBfneNNg2KqqXhes7lAe39xkGuzjAjez5S-Ob1faSCycOUqsjM2BfrlF14uWidmVWPeYQ1VkxKuCTsPvZkVH/s1600/DSCF7318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRe59Tge-8bebh6zEIyWXcXJqnme6w93OJ6Kq9wSA2uc_weJJPUmBJ6sLNuBfneNNg2KqqXhes7lAe39xkGuzjAjez5S-Ob1faSCycOUqsjM2BfrlF14uWidmVWPeYQ1VkxKuCTsPvZkVH/s1600/DSCF7318.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVj5oqERDYve_pOM4FXJ1sbB0_q-JGtzn-DMy4Ih2vEhHhONOhYeUR5P-8Ybc1MdQ-zDoPZWpGQsn0N0tG6AVWYdQ4C33NblNwigvO0FxprbJ8TsWEdQ26DhYRD_wc_IuktCVgUKHD9tT7/s1600/DSCF7324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVj5oqERDYve_pOM4FXJ1sbB0_q-JGtzn-DMy4Ih2vEhHhONOhYeUR5P-8Ybc1MdQ-zDoPZWpGQsn0N0tG6AVWYdQ4C33NblNwigvO0FxprbJ8TsWEdQ26DhYRD_wc_IuktCVgUKHD9tT7/s1600/DSCF7324.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiE6usFSgsljflCbJmA4GVnAkGvWpXnB9ff-Uou02r4OOQLAYPEncarHJLj5yc0bk6nvH-1Ofk95214wgk2xdI8-zAkcxzXGoyW-wGqswfom09mIQ7l0kjT9baVycAGYtJRb07sfgYrYH/s1600/DSCF7329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiE6usFSgsljflCbJmA4GVnAkGvWpXnB9ff-Uou02r4OOQLAYPEncarHJLj5yc0bk6nvH-1Ofk95214wgk2xdI8-zAkcxzXGoyW-wGqswfom09mIQ7l0kjT9baVycAGYtJRb07sfgYrYH/s1600/DSCF7329.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dUcw5bxQsS77RY1wmPdjMsQYXn-IBPyR0ey856Wk29kkuXm3BkLwslDmZpQmXGO8nLwbNDyu_N7l3r38ayFKr7vztN5Ib8Db5Lc5l11hnQGFnJc1ubRwZhO_tPq7U-9MclkimadzPlGz/s1600/DSCF7332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dUcw5bxQsS77RY1wmPdjMsQYXn-IBPyR0ey856Wk29kkuXm3BkLwslDmZpQmXGO8nLwbNDyu_N7l3r38ayFKr7vztN5Ib8Db5Lc5l11hnQGFnJc1ubRwZhO_tPq7U-9MclkimadzPlGz/s1600/DSCF7332.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeaS_n0OzbY_xno35z6lbGz7yu0Y8KHnyRfrgQ0SC9TpsIEvE_0aKz4VKu1Orp3bGT_tQt0nrem9pjqxNRLSCgL5NfY5NxiAVdV8BV_pBgFZsu3ZWZUXa3vzYrWRnm4M3aAz3RlBHjWQ3/s1600/DSCF7357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeaS_n0OzbY_xno35z6lbGz7yu0Y8KHnyRfrgQ0SC9TpsIEvE_0aKz4VKu1Orp3bGT_tQt0nrem9pjqxNRLSCgL5NfY5NxiAVdV8BV_pBgFZsu3ZWZUXa3vzYrWRnm4M3aAz3RlBHjWQ3/s1600/DSCF7357.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She likes to crochet.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWMoeUtOXsAoO3gQGPx4sfkofvQd6Uoop_A0RkUlBYwP_SW2PCvXKJeZQTbOkgtzwxBOdrb8KbNeWdKMsARPUe8r39AQpva-BWxIzBmtvWYtqpz_cOo6pB5TR6Sn3pEgFAyHny0r61X49/s1600/DSCF7360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWMoeUtOXsAoO3gQGPx4sfkofvQd6Uoop_A0RkUlBYwP_SW2PCvXKJeZQTbOkgtzwxBOdrb8KbNeWdKMsARPUe8r39AQpva-BWxIzBmtvWYtqpz_cOo6pB5TR6Sn3pEgFAyHny0r61X49/s1600/DSCF7360.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L4zhcOUmjmyOmYUL0sZJ0UefW8uVHDKTBI9t97rHw8iCDYtYoJqFDJ8DPZ2VsNqx-TH5yn1ygv_pS__W7spB-epXhP17iaBE4PL8gIQ1ZmGk3GzpPTaOitc6Iwh3pSDRI9v-IJFXnKd9/s1600/DSCF7364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L4zhcOUmjmyOmYUL0sZJ0UefW8uVHDKTBI9t97rHw8iCDYtYoJqFDJ8DPZ2VsNqx-TH5yn1ygv_pS__W7spB-epXhP17iaBE4PL8gIQ1ZmGk3GzpPTaOitc6Iwh3pSDRI9v-IJFXnKd9/s1600/DSCF7364.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIsxrPDxJskXb5WM-5nWwW3YbTb8PBDT_7t5B6oM-R4r-I4Jneu3IIMyPMV3uzSjBvrdbFNhuDL2A9ZXq9RzIgipz2Q-Vz3ZqgjPqQwrLw-Eg9BZpyivIlIY9fPSM64afeUl7EuKRiUyT/s1600/DSCF7366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIsxrPDxJskXb5WM-5nWwW3YbTb8PBDT_7t5B6oM-R4r-I4Jneu3IIMyPMV3uzSjBvrdbFNhuDL2A9ZXq9RzIgipz2Q-Vz3ZqgjPqQwrLw-Eg9BZpyivIlIY9fPSM64afeUl7EuKRiUyT/s1600/DSCF7366.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75yNjUIFTiVVetrgy_-cVyz8DwxGTk8WJPfiQRzCWz74TPNgTNyqEbOOX4OXeq3gbKxdh7X2lcFjAaBGbq1nogy_PpgEc2eUcN3mJrrMVI-W8yDJ42y4s7vzXclPTjrxC7tM5zpE3yX6M/s1600/DSCF7370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75yNjUIFTiVVetrgy_-cVyz8DwxGTk8WJPfiQRzCWz74TPNgTNyqEbOOX4OXeq3gbKxdh7X2lcFjAaBGbq1nogy_PpgEc2eUcN3mJrrMVI-W8yDJ42y4s7vzXclPTjrxC7tM5zpE3yX6M/s1600/DSCF7370.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valentines wouldn't be complete without a dramatic tantrum on the floor.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0OD9W5Ma8JKuL7PVnETdwZVjaKQ8ZJSDaV2IaQq7h7Qguwcz4AIKnQawfEcdGcI5_boRKb5DJAyKFf56quiN8S-M7YTkodl5IBw4dtxi1ilIZfS0IOYL6TBQ_TgvxqIz-LdPSoYdprYB/s1600/DSCF7371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0OD9W5Ma8JKuL7PVnETdwZVjaKQ8ZJSDaV2IaQq7h7Qguwcz4AIKnQawfEcdGcI5_boRKb5DJAyKFf56quiN8S-M7YTkodl5IBw4dtxi1ilIZfS0IOYL6TBQ_TgvxqIz-LdPSoYdprYB/s1600/DSCF7371.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I let him eat jello for dinner...two servings. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-9121607840528888152014-02-05T16:32:00.000-08:002014-02-05T16:32:31.280-08:00Banana Bread Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
In a perfect world, men and women would be checking their mail in the morning, waving hello to to their neighbour who is just on their way to work.<br />"Good morning Mr. Smith!"<br />"Good morning to you too!"<br /><br />In a perfect world, people would rush over to meet their new neighbours with baked goods in hand, and asking if they can help with any thing.<br /><br />I want to live in that world.<br />So I'm going to make it happen. We have a new neighbour, and I've been watching her move her stuff in for the past few days (I know... I sound totally creepy right?)<br />Anyway, I started pinning neighbour gift ideas on Pinterest, but I never get to the store, and I don't really have any cash to spend...lammmmeee.<br />So I opened up my trusty recipe book, and got to work.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg2AXiFjICsN91jl2qHh_-zuqpn84swnYkAA3n3iRtv1d2YVhTziFhG6foCkaFaDhApVC_Q_3umvBaQj1csexeWckmmbSqqh0lYDzeyaIvszlxfFBskQOlrV5gZ2pAub63IzbHvczX7-M/s1600/DSCF7205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg2AXiFjICsN91jl2qHh_-zuqpn84swnYkAA3n3iRtv1d2YVhTziFhG6foCkaFaDhApVC_Q_3umvBaQj1csexeWckmmbSqqh0lYDzeyaIvszlxfFBskQOlrV5gZ2pAub63IzbHvczX7-M/s1600/DSCF7205.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Banana bread is a big treat around here...we usually never have ripe bananas left over for baking because my husband eats them all. he will probably cry a bit because I am giving this banana bread away actually...<br /><br />I didn't take any pictures of the actual baking because I never intended for this to be a blog post. I decided after I wrapped the bread up all cute, that I had to share it!<br /><br />Here is my favorite recipe for banana bread. I don't remember where or who I got it from, it is not my own recipe, but I would like to share it with you :)<br /><br /><b><u>Banana Bread</u></b><br />Ingredients:<br />3 or 4 ripe bananas<br />1/3 cup melted butter<br />3/4 cup sugar<br />1 egg<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />1 teaspoon baking soda<br />pinch of salt<br />1 1/2 cup flour<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350F<br />Mix mashed up bananas with the melted butter in a large mixing bowl.<br /><br />add in the sugar,egg,vanilla,baking soda,salt, and flour,mix until well blended.<br />Pour mixture into a greased bread pan and bake for 1 hour.<br />then cool on rack!<br /><br />Super easy, and you can add in whatever you want, like maple, or blueberries....we like blueberries.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeFVU5OEkvcoYncYMKpqNjjuXdvfZ6MnclPkmmg2k_SGuRXcbDSE7L5GM_lYkujM6nIkuaeEt_kdSibGaN55xr2iu_L_vnXeP9Z2OCXWUDsxVoUbqfaV1ZiLwDrF5kecEQ2L0nbQT6r7C/s1600/DSCF7209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeFVU5OEkvcoYncYMKpqNjjuXdvfZ6MnclPkmmg2k_SGuRXcbDSE7L5GM_lYkujM6nIkuaeEt_kdSibGaN55xr2iu_L_vnXeP9Z2OCXWUDsxVoUbqfaV1ZiLwDrF5kecEQ2L0nbQT6r7C/s1600/DSCF7209.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a><br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNA8_2ANCECm2CKiHn1HVXkPDeeaGbB12T1k0sS7St9TYs9WHDYX8ddUOjuc1UJ29Fut-odJwvo2lC3PJM3L9a2JOVrN0vuD1Jsr0J-DAJezIZTB-q_5PNUh_ut2xOrqFwVt_qIsUbwhW/s1600/DSCF7210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNA8_2ANCECm2CKiHn1HVXkPDeeaGbB12T1k0sS7St9TYs9WHDYX8ddUOjuc1UJ29Fut-odJwvo2lC3PJM3L9a2JOVrN0vuD1Jsr0J-DAJezIZTB-q_5PNUh_ut2xOrqFwVt_qIsUbwhW/s1600/DSCF7210.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxT3-PHfGsWFYjjf2ApRU6G6byOOPaa85dsF-hz82Qg-LDA9pH2QxQY2Pi3oeIh6EnczFyc9_0XTQSmiZ6if8Iyhe9BGoGlevj9bzXxKYiWetoTjpmlScvJzdnrqWrwgeCbxP0YlbYGqC/s1600/DSCF7211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxT3-PHfGsWFYjjf2ApRU6G6byOOPaa85dsF-hz82Qg-LDA9pH2QxQY2Pi3oeIh6EnczFyc9_0XTQSmiZ6if8Iyhe9BGoGlevj9bzXxKYiWetoTjpmlScvJzdnrqWrwgeCbxP0YlbYGqC/s1600/DSCF7211.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-68328165066951859662014-02-05T11:43:00.002-08:002014-02-05T11:43:22.323-08:00Quickest Valentines banner EVER!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Valentines is coming! But to be honest, I haven't exactly been crafting for it this week.<br />Instead I've buckled down with my crochet projects and finished some stuff up. I want to make enough inventory to actually be able to sell at a craft fair this year. *goals*<br /><br />I would post tutorials for crochet projects, but truth be told, you would be so very confused because half the time I can't tell the difference between a double crochet, or a triple crochet, and I have to google it.<br /><br />BUT I do have a quick DIY bunting idea for you! I love quick crafts because half the time I have a baby hanging off me needing my full attention. So here it is!<br /><br /><b><u>Quick Valentine Bunting!</u></b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzd5NbMBvf-1phQUD2XqrgemJMn02gixaQPy7nPYC9KThIi3CI3ELswBG6Bub7vtfrF6bgy8frU0HlfBMM2-_cDvJo2xVcLLtON23UuHOprusVRwHZAX2sgZz2yfYLzR_0hzMqtvY88Ye/s1600/DSCF7195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzd5NbMBvf-1phQUD2XqrgemJMn02gixaQPy7nPYC9KThIi3CI3ELswBG6Bub7vtfrF6bgy8frU0HlfBMM2-_cDvJo2xVcLLtON23UuHOprusVRwHZAX2sgZz2yfYLzR_0hzMqtvY88Ye/s1600/DSCF7195.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpUs1XIeFkOYqKKsyZBitvd3MmXJ7W4ocGvXJr8H71RDQvcZJjpkuMTA8qDdyheM2dh2NGRahUblHYL_M68yzlqFhQoE5pXA5sDsnlZu1rmgcHJv-bpVJzDw8h6Rt7ad9O1pfFY4E2IbR/s1600/DSCF7187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpUs1XIeFkOYqKKsyZBitvd3MmXJ7W4ocGvXJr8H71RDQvcZJjpkuMTA8qDdyheM2dh2NGRahUblHYL_M68yzlqFhQoE5pXA5sDsnlZu1rmgcHJv-bpVJzDw8h6Rt7ad9O1pfFY4E2IbR/s1600/DSCF7187.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><u>You Will Need:</u><br />-paper (I used vintage sheet music I found at the thrift store for 25 cents!)<br />-red or pink paint<br />-paint brush<br />-scissors<br />-string<br />-hole punch (I also found this at the thrift store for $1!..you can see I still haven't removed the price tag..hah!)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbNqnrZD58WqfcQXUxI15tiyVq4zadmOHPr5_3mnqNOns3oGJ59DSNXz8edQizvOaHsKd0v5R2sq6tuWv8APHdXer0r1YljcLDTVLMmfd8v8EMRtf59zIwkX4tmFVJYa91NGA1XVqghXj/s1600/DSCF7188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbNqnrZD58WqfcQXUxI15tiyVq4zadmOHPr5_3mnqNOns3oGJ59DSNXz8edQizvOaHsKd0v5R2sq6tuWv8APHdXer0r1YljcLDTVLMmfd8v8EMRtf59zIwkX4tmFVJYa91NGA1XVqghXj/s1600/DSCF7188.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /> Take your paper and stack it all together so you can cut more than one piece at once. Cut it into strips. It doesn't matter what size you make them, as long as the strips stay close in size.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGO44OHM9WdbekTd6XF89aOCXRdHxawOz9QpGaLSS0dvmcBYA6_XblahaN7cNgj7a501eWaIGMFtVVgzVMSCiLDauszd-EWgS9t3LGg_hoVY82Ee-rtYw2pK1gK9psBOgUBiVW_5XGpCU/s1600/DSCF7189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGO44OHM9WdbekTd6XF89aOCXRdHxawOz9QpGaLSS0dvmcBYA6_XblahaN7cNgj7a501eWaIGMFtVVgzVMSCiLDauszd-EWgS9t3LGg_hoVY82Ee-rtYw2pK1gK9psBOgUBiVW_5XGpCU/s1600/DSCF7189.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />I cut mine into three strips. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWowm4UXY6kIwcIkEwpArqlCpkSWNaChRpy8y6OS_P_5lqP6sA-bwFw8XB6YOH3tOvvkOW8hGR2i-nZ_ZQqnHp867foEPR2C2o57_lWBTn8ojpNc3At3-Pbn1LskFGWty4wIsLaqtDR9JV/s1600/DSCF7190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWowm4UXY6kIwcIkEwpArqlCpkSWNaChRpy8y6OS_P_5lqP6sA-bwFw8XB6YOH3tOvvkOW8hGR2i-nZ_ZQqnHp867foEPR2C2o57_lWBTn8ojpNc3At3-Pbn1LskFGWty4wIsLaqtDR9JV/s1600/DSCF7190.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /> Then cut those strips in half.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dMjy53SuASffKDW8Oq3F2q5Yano7x-NnuBet91Ho14Fz4imLJClwCuRzDahnAOBxG4htXuTNL2R1n9R-LlCijKZEDk6CjlbpWHByFAtTRbEAGfBSZ3mwkOk9JJFt5Ls4zB5nkRpYY9ow/s1600/DSCF7191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dMjy53SuASffKDW8Oq3F2q5Yano7x-NnuBet91Ho14Fz4imLJClwCuRzDahnAOBxG4htXuTNL2R1n9R-LlCijKZEDk6CjlbpWHByFAtTRbEAGfBSZ3mwkOk9JJFt5Ls4zB5nkRpYY9ow/s1600/DSCF7191.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />Cut little triangles out of the bottom</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14MLRGMbd9GZ9TvrLLiI2T5Kjqa_ToJ3RUwLpP9LtFj4tE9_0lUekr87lHgtTkO6-k53_7ucUBPFJomL2kijjt7hyphenhyphenceTzz9jo0di3eXXBYv1iBhHY_M46HgfANFSJNx1s0Yd00CwbG7h7/s1600/DSCF7192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14MLRGMbd9GZ9TvrLLiI2T5Kjqa_ToJ3RUwLpP9LtFj4tE9_0lUekr87lHgtTkO6-k53_7ucUBPFJomL2kijjt7hyphenhyphenceTzz9jo0di3eXXBYv1iBhHY_M46HgfANFSJNx1s0Yd00CwbG7h7/s1600/DSCF7192.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />punch two holes in the top</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hk7myrCWlC9qIY2KM_zvdiEXt2ZCr0VyXZQeAsw0jFj5yARWrjiJs6-sHX8l2pdKN6HDMmQgDmNbqQO438u7jZIakGLHIjY0c-rW9dxxNyl034j8r1oEAvyatiVsSFwZAXtW0vWyWHfg/s1600/DSCF7193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hk7myrCWlC9qIY2KM_zvdiEXt2ZCr0VyXZQeAsw0jFj5yARWrjiJs6-sHX8l2pdKN6HDMmQgDmNbqQO438u7jZIakGLHIjY0c-rW9dxxNyl034j8r1oEAvyatiVsSFwZAXtW0vWyWHfg/s1600/DSCF7193.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />Paint hearts on. I like that you can still see the music notes through the paint.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNu-qwqjUQnhmFRx44VPqqGx_E3OoGYHhrnCpDSOngjD9uLz1Dybw6P_FCfMMrQh0-2oeEZlumGK29lwVvU9r-6jRj24neBvcesC2ZtH5VD5G6sJATrEnoeP4BURXa5IVguyTeHB-G6My/s1600/DSCF7197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNu-qwqjUQnhmFRx44VPqqGx_E3OoGYHhrnCpDSOngjD9uLz1Dybw6P_FCfMMrQh0-2oeEZlumGK29lwVvU9r-6jRj24neBvcesC2ZtH5VD5G6sJATrEnoeP4BURXa5IVguyTeHB-G6My/s1600/DSCF7197.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />String some string through the holes, and your donnnnnneee!<br /><br />So quick, and so very easy!<br /><br />What crafts have you been doing for the big day of love?</div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-5349018894755614252014-01-30T13:26:00.000-08:002014-01-30T13:27:28.159-08:00Lemonade Makin' Mama GiveawayHey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that Sasha from Lemonade Makin' Mama is hosting a give away with goodies from some really beautiful,talented women!<br />
<br />
I have been following Sasha for a while now on Instagram, and I check into her blog every so often. She has beautiful words, a lovely home, and has the most amazing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lemonademakinmama" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a> EVER! (It reopens on February 5th! so mark it on your calendars!)<br />
<br />
<br />
So head on over to <a href="http://www.lemonademakinmama.com/2014/01/giveaway-from-my-friends.html" target="_blank">Lemonade Makin' Mama</a> to enter :)CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-76202371773932418562014-01-29T12:45:00.001-08:002014-01-29T12:45:20.997-08:00Creative Play<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5GBzcx6QOjxVogl0AEN0mPus0vv7cLzKAFlcZs2007tCPQnpLxZ0MXZpya3IFehEqAbmCSR3Q1Fk32NnAIVp6-2xLC0NWv2WuECBGj6-oyC9c88BAUk_nZkiZDG7T2oNNPu8NqU0sJih/s1600/DSCF7144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5GBzcx6QOjxVogl0AEN0mPus0vv7cLzKAFlcZs2007tCPQnpLxZ0MXZpya3IFehEqAbmCSR3Q1Fk32NnAIVp6-2xLC0NWv2WuECBGj6-oyC9c88BAUk_nZkiZDG7T2oNNPu8NqU0sJih/s1600/DSCF7144.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />How do I put this...My kids watch too much TV. They play while watching, or take off and play with each other and then take a break and watch a show, but the TV is almost always on in the back ground.<br /><br />I'm not the perfect mom who has dinner ready, the floors swept, and I certainly don't always have them playing something they can learn from. But sometimes, I do pretty good. Like today. Today we built a house.<br /><br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmiUJynzIVSv3nXOKPdoV5FR46qUUrrdCuFI8m0pIIWuGmb3xp-egj8AH64IydPqpVns4jQGCoE0PMYYRp3i5_Dt_CUzKJy2fuNlbB_06DhqDGItYkRHIUai7X__VfRKu0RwS4oPhKhxO/s1600/DSCF7145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmiUJynzIVSv3nXOKPdoV5FR46qUUrrdCuFI8m0pIIWuGmb3xp-egj8AH64IydPqpVns4jQGCoE0PMYYRp3i5_Dt_CUzKJy2fuNlbB_06DhqDGItYkRHIUai7X__VfRKu0RwS4oPhKhxO/s1600/DSCF7145.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />I brought out all our craft sticks, a glue gun, a cardboard surface from the recycle bin, and we got to work.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpWxgGxU5h9Eip448GZT9EfmWOcdw2ucdL0jYClcHa-EIBAy734hWB0blyGEVlqcoYX67XqQIvJlES_shAAe8ExwTPvfX5aRkuExjtE98Klz3zKGlMrw29qjSnN32Sl60j7t3t-kz46t9/s1600/DSCF7147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpWxgGxU5h9Eip448GZT9EfmWOcdw2ucdL0jYClcHa-EIBAy734hWB0blyGEVlqcoYX67XqQIvJlES_shAAe8ExwTPvfX5aRkuExjtE98Klz3zKGlMrw29qjSnN32Sl60j7t3t-kz46t9/s1600/DSCF7147.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />I started the base, and I controlled the glue gun (obviously because glue guns are hot hot hot, and my kids are small small small!)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeqyA4HV9yd7X3376-CEnqgD8qtO81lRtnQFqKtrCC8NEt1_seU_dEhrp1lO13FD2GgGjl7THH0pQdRzC9B1TqTs8l9hogqPl_OypywnBDZX_7jKXCudGaBO2R70v7AGS6IuDi8aSRSRi/s1600/DSCF7148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeqyA4HV9yd7X3376-CEnqgD8qtO81lRtnQFqKtrCC8NEt1_seU_dEhrp1lO13FD2GgGjl7THH0pQdRzC9B1TqTs8l9hogqPl_OypywnBDZX_7jKXCudGaBO2R70v7AGS6IuDi8aSRSRi/s1600/DSCF7148.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />From there, I made exactly what Mr.Sensitive told me to make.<br />"Make a ladder Mamma!"<br />"We need a roof here!"<br />"This stick has to go here"<br /><br />He also sang the theme song from Bob the Builder the whole time (see what I mean by too much TV?)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7BS3Y4wVTDygrR2YWxLHFxCWOBcF6jPqWqDfzxlSRrUh3hjyFT4bCVWxj6isa_6mBQYTkFv2DjgemrPs4UXbhfwledARnuaOH9vbffTpwsAfy9Vc0Pvj4WIGJZsXlSXpjMvmMUJatrJ7/s1600/DSCF7149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7BS3Y4wVTDygrR2YWxLHFxCWOBcF6jPqWqDfzxlSRrUh3hjyFT4bCVWxj6isa_6mBQYTkFv2DjgemrPs4UXbhfwledARnuaOH9vbffTpwsAfy9Vc0Pvj4WIGJZsXlSXpjMvmMUJatrJ7/s1600/DSCF7149.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Then my kiddo got artsy and made a clothes pin sculpture on the very top. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsu9yBJiu7R9ybLXMmHdniI986NzJtKQZJGusp-eWL7X8UvpJGK4Gpb1qWLP2vqkWarvCWHSPpFUYAfOhR3mjnptqnEf-rVKT4oJxKEPydHMcBj2uWTaPrmlbYqzv6jgfLDLGtQWaBSkc/s1600/DSCF7151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsu9yBJiu7R9ybLXMmHdniI986NzJtKQZJGusp-eWL7X8UvpJGK4Gpb1qWLP2vqkWarvCWHSPpFUYAfOhR3mjnptqnEf-rVKT4oJxKEPydHMcBj2uWTaPrmlbYqzv6jgfLDLGtQWaBSkc/s1600/DSCF7151.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />After he said we were done building, I got him some paint so he could make it his own.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zVIy8hqXPX5jZIvz_syHLFZAETfVZdxjHGZX9i4w3j-Y861d8mVVq-Sll5aSmQLf3zZ8ZQTmkjIvEbpA-3-RudZGFg747KqssYfgxq9p2BLYAHEW39bMdbuQnELW0JAo0enXKgDcFK2D/s1600/DSCF7152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zVIy8hqXPX5jZIvz_syHLFZAETfVZdxjHGZX9i4w3j-Y861d8mVVq-Sll5aSmQLf3zZ8ZQTmkjIvEbpA-3-RudZGFg747KqssYfgxq9p2BLYAHEW39bMdbuQnELW0JAo0enXKgDcFK2D/s1600/DSCF7152.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqxXLji83RcUUWOkIpAWsMqvmqlGQH_DflN0cpQ8UpHcAmkOAM_M5EKSx0xVjBibpbhIxOA3L_WvuLyT_CFkqf9Mka9nPkBVMko4w8gE_yhNLHfpdDelmIY_OEe6oF1SKg9J4xTJkzbYn/s1600/DSCF7153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqxXLji83RcUUWOkIpAWsMqvmqlGQH_DflN0cpQ8UpHcAmkOAM_M5EKSx0xVjBibpbhIxOA3L_WvuLyT_CFkqf9Mka9nPkBVMko4w8gE_yhNLHfpdDelmIY_OEe6oF1SKg9J4xTJkzbYn/s1600/DSCF7153.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />I use recycled lids from plastic containers as paint trays. Acryclic paint washes right off of the plastic with hot water.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoNM-J-fFpEO_ZCGTs4ORX6luXiAWSzvnPRqwzWr8cCcrvvtxWkJZHV21dKwkF0rkAPLic-tQLd9K0R6w4wT5H68pXY_MgfOsbgP0716K7VxXJqtrmiMJInPsgzFUWZbL1qXSc80DLIm2/s1600/DSCF7154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoNM-J-fFpEO_ZCGTs4ORX6luXiAWSzvnPRqwzWr8cCcrvvtxWkJZHV21dKwkF0rkAPLic-tQLd9K0R6w4wT5H68pXY_MgfOsbgP0716K7VxXJqtrmiMJInPsgzFUWZbL1qXSc80DLIm2/s1600/DSCF7154.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu1AedNebQ8EssonZ65w1JLNS5o9m0WvbluziqvEi_8YNtzYqHzo5F_HihRGm2_KQqxSaGVh2NxzjRaznif-cV8d8xAnv7LCQw3uYVUtRWsU9JqbzG4ua7PEka2Qg4dlrYnDo-cUfiA2N/s1600/DSCF7157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu1AedNebQ8EssonZ65w1JLNS5o9m0WvbluziqvEi_8YNtzYqHzo5F_HihRGm2_KQqxSaGVh2NxzjRaznif-cV8d8xAnv7LCQw3uYVUtRWsU9JqbzG4ua7PEka2Qg4dlrYnDo-cUfiA2N/s1600/DSCF7157.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24KGlYrQHySJ-_2cAUe3n30XkDSxNmhuNB-GwoKy3SfYVttifHY7mIHSzaS6Nz7uH8ays6XfLy-YfFmRxN0NFImJM51eiY02qGLzpGZh9lmt05ou9f2v749GgXQexZtiH2Jfodlyl3hRb/s1600/DSCF7159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24KGlYrQHySJ-_2cAUe3n30XkDSxNmhuNB-GwoKy3SfYVttifHY7mIHSzaS6Nz7uH8ays6XfLy-YfFmRxN0NFImJM51eiY02qGLzpGZh9lmt05ou9f2v749GgXQexZtiH2Jfodlyl3hRb/s1600/DSCF7159.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXspL_qhDXDLGGJxybympdPJcS84L67CAj0Er9EGig84ONsov9i0e_5eqOdX-oG_jpLXOxCijwTEXSi42oM13g9DGcI9v6nmZOC8l2bw0z9ZZnJG48iHRoWlR_G0AMgd0UgwKXONv3Z4Cv/s1600/DSCF7161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXspL_qhDXDLGGJxybympdPJcS84L67CAj0Er9EGig84ONsov9i0e_5eqOdX-oG_jpLXOxCijwTEXSi42oM13g9DGcI9v6nmZOC8l2bw0z9ZZnJG48iHRoWlR_G0AMgd0UgwKXONv3Z4Cv/s1600/DSCF7161.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Right now, he has his transformers inside the stick house and it's their hide out, and he's been playing quietly for a good hour...which doesn't happen often.<br /><br />He has a million little toys he can use to play with his new house, and there's a lot of room to build onto it in the future.<br /><br />Happy Crafting!</div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-27863968283743566172014-01-25T17:18:00.002-08:002014-01-25T17:18:57.598-08:00Mini 'Pallet' Valentines Display<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been looking for something to do with my giant bag of popcicle sticks. Seriously..I have a million wooden sticks and have no idea what to do with them.<br />Then yesterday, I was walking home from the park with the family, and someone had a bunch of pallets in their yard. I decided to make a 'mini pallet' with the sticks and paint it for valentines!<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHWkiLQK33lizdkPPn81Rq72tj7lC154YRZoD9Z3z4He8fbo_sGP1sZrbrjWvFVezZh_znDY6B2ts5_5b9c1iKsGYNg_GLYH1gAsCgT54N8rfqqLfkQ0Kj4POZ9qaBZa7bTEkzXXjL-mh/s1600/DSCF7138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHWkiLQK33lizdkPPn81Rq72tj7lC154YRZoD9Z3z4He8fbo_sGP1sZrbrjWvFVezZh_znDY6B2ts5_5b9c1iKsGYNg_GLYH1gAsCgT54N8rfqqLfkQ0Kj4POZ9qaBZa7bTEkzXXjL-mh/s1600/DSCF7138.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polka dot Valentines 'mini pallet'</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb9zbye6DwXbCzwMrhVFcUKYXGy2YJ3dAY64xjzf5xXs5ejCexrpJ8bCs7IZT2DQW4VeTZlvL-w2dGcjISQG-lC9XngKlOw6Lt87J0VzLMOi25BU-TZcQuT_mUi5yEDUljIcUGl8iJ1cn/s1600/DSCF7129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb9zbye6DwXbCzwMrhVFcUKYXGy2YJ3dAY64xjzf5xXs5ejCexrpJ8bCs7IZT2DQW4VeTZlvL-w2dGcjISQG-lC9XngKlOw6Lt87J0VzLMOi25BU-TZcQuT_mUi5yEDUljIcUGl8iJ1cn/s1600/DSCF7129.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">You Will Need:</u><br /><i>-Glue Gun and Glue Sticks<br />-Popcicle Sticks (about 13ish of'em)<br />-Paint (I used white and red acrylic)<br />-Paint Brush<br />-Nail File<br />- Gold Polka Dots (not pictured)</i></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHFyAjjzYfsPioBrw-wjUYtY7XlW4BdumFa0j8wU76f8QqEiaCy327efSJ5U-W1_u33_KsQeLTz8pgs7OmsbJlUleX-e8KUw5O3IHT5eFwK2Ur66LbzFj9grjuMfJs36y04PmUGIClV5Y/s1600/DSCF7123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHFyAjjzYfsPioBrw-wjUYtY7XlW4BdumFa0j8wU76f8QqEiaCy327efSJ5U-W1_u33_KsQeLTz8pgs7OmsbJlUleX-e8KUw5O3IHT5eFwK2Ur66LbzFj9grjuMfJs36y04PmUGIClV5Y/s1600/DSCF7123.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Line up two popcicle sticks, and start gluing the rest of the sticks across them like the picture.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAtUcNne1AxNQtXOhOF6oeUYQjH0jcpS3lfEEyQK50qvAdwk2acb5h6iD6gwxNSHGfX-mfJO1xIc0s9D7g2L18DJN2zQs5e61wqNf4z0tLo7D1ZTXG_jl76jGplBsExIISTpuzmzQCWls/s1600/DSCF7124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAtUcNne1AxNQtXOhOF6oeUYQjH0jcpS3lfEEyQK50qvAdwk2acb5h6iD6gwxNSHGfX-mfJO1xIc0s9D7g2L18DJN2zQs5e61wqNf4z0tLo7D1ZTXG_jl76jGplBsExIISTpuzmzQCWls/s1600/DSCF7124.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6FNf9hyphenhyphenyGoA3qqAmq7267hxK1IFY94V5n_MfUA_hcX9OM18vAH7s8g0ecUqvJFg0mBEbbs4KLlfD3Uo6pjCOTEPs6KhOKvlvLUHScguqTHquqHpVc3NLCbXwW_YRp9H1zD_ju_0cfLPb/s1600/DSCF7125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6FNf9hyphenhyphenyGoA3qqAmq7267hxK1IFY94V5n_MfUA_hcX9OM18vAH7s8g0ecUqvJFg0mBEbbs4KLlfD3Uo6pjCOTEPs6KhOKvlvLUHScguqTHquqHpVc3NLCbXwW_YRp9H1zD_ju_0cfLPb/s1600/DSCF7125.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />When your done it should look like the picture above. (I trimmed off the little nubs on the bottom,but it's not a must)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLy18scrzqRZAp61V-CuzYZZS0fGMfU9jljAu-6x2rbEHl5CFLHAinnCSI8OgNogRTrQ21xTLwoN71UFW0_SsoNbaQpAJ8pmMKWF0n1pV5csgOMEcz8skYOV5no3-cbULv1s3OzoG8-Yw/s1600/DSCF7127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLy18scrzqRZAp61V-CuzYZZS0fGMfU9jljAu-6x2rbEHl5CFLHAinnCSI8OgNogRTrQ21xTLwoN71UFW0_SsoNbaQpAJ8pmMKWF0n1pV5csgOMEcz8skYOV5no3-cbULv1s3OzoG8-Yw/s1600/DSCF7127.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />next your going to paint your 'pallet' whatever color you want! I realllly love this antique white.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2etWgKBuQT9_W3UIGBfxCBSmBV6i88U0PeYyU_-85blpQzp8ZQclMSNK1lPtbqSGVGS0aAzMKAk9UXXDKKcxoe1p8Q_5xHyR0j9YFabCtkrmLK2Nz_SIjzaunAKO0VaP6TTBiwOjt4Tc/s1600/DSCF7128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2etWgKBuQT9_W3UIGBfxCBSmBV6i88U0PeYyU_-85blpQzp8ZQclMSNK1lPtbqSGVGS0aAzMKAk9UXXDKKcxoe1p8Q_5xHyR0j9YFabCtkrmLK2Nz_SIjzaunAKO0VaP6TTBiwOjt4Tc/s1600/DSCF7128.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />Ta Da! all painted and dried!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNi6Vwvm2ToyopWlA6PWGVdWbsPQCtRzE_aBZy6n1NrVWlxn2d5EWnnFHCvhC77lUvz46u8EHnOuLm7hCBq-Y_6h9MFJ5ZwUnL2cqUCM7iCg2OjWz9OImV_NA36c7C_eg2sXtC6gkPp4d/s1600/DSCF7130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNi6Vwvm2ToyopWlA6PWGVdWbsPQCtRzE_aBZy6n1NrVWlxn2d5EWnnFHCvhC77lUvz46u8EHnOuLm7hCBq-Y_6h9MFJ5ZwUnL2cqUCM7iCg2OjWz9OImV_NA36c7C_eg2sXtC6gkPp4d/s1600/DSCF7130.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br />If you don't want a distressed look, skip this part. If you love the distressed look, then take a nail file, and file away until you get the look you're going for.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmtOXF9ljkUYOH9bLR-23qGJ506ZIeGoWXMXN8irDKExhtVa5LlEIwS2LEqGUDZTGwNY49zEWQhZqdENmnC3VM9TeTqhzJFfGkavohPHPW9ppgUyv3FI4wKwBF_seQew8y1G8X0IKXBv7/s1600/DSCF7135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmtOXF9ljkUYOH9bLR-23qGJ506ZIeGoWXMXN8irDKExhtVa5LlEIwS2LEqGUDZTGwNY49zEWQhZqdENmnC3VM9TeTqhzJFfGkavohPHPW9ppgUyv3FI4wKwBF_seQew8y1G8X0IKXBv7/s1600/DSCF7135.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />Paint a heart<br /><br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHWkiLQK33lizdkPPn81Rq72tj7lC154YRZoD9Z3z4He8fbo_sGP1sZrbrjWvFVezZh_znDY6B2ts5_5b9c1iKsGYNg_GLYH1gAsCgT54N8rfqqLfkQ0Kj4POZ9qaBZa7bTEkzXXjL-mh/s1600/DSCF7138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHWkiLQK33lizdkPPn81Rq72tj7lC154YRZoD9Z3z4He8fbo_sGP1sZrbrjWvFVezZh_znDY6B2ts5_5b9c1iKsGYNg_GLYH1gAsCgT54N8rfqqLfkQ0Kj4POZ9qaBZa7bTEkzXXjL-mh/s1600/DSCF7138.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a><br />I added some gold polka dots because who doesn't love gold polka dots?!<br /><br />And last, I found a tutorial the other day for making an easel out of paper straws over at <a href="http://wantsandwishesdesign.blogspot.ca/2013/08/paper-straw-easel.html" target="_blank">Wants and Wishes</a><br /><br />Happy Crafting Lovlies!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><br /><br /><i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></i></div>
CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-89575239652648727912014-01-24T15:21:00.001-08:002014-01-24T15:21:09.089-08:00Our New Neighbor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnsde2XHEGMxqrNfrB6s-F10knGAp6erJfXGJdZrHohv23_HhYpvTpE7LHEAL2leMQqqXZwq3WMHfUq9s4QnJZJfgDu8YKbJ8FNpDgaCDNl4DQYJxfMBfWGS_PANcOknO-8VwVN-0mKER/s1600/DSCF7117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnsde2XHEGMxqrNfrB6s-F10knGAp6erJfXGJdZrHohv23_HhYpvTpE7LHEAL2leMQqqXZwq3WMHfUq9s4QnJZJfgDu8YKbJ8FNpDgaCDNl4DQYJxfMBfWGS_PANcOknO-8VwVN-0mKER/s1600/DSCF7117.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday we decided to go run some errands, and stopped in at our local Staples store.<br />Every time we go in there, Dru goes to look at electronics, and I head straight for the Martha Stewart office supplies. To my absolute surprise, they had a lot of things on clearance! Plus another 20% off the clearance price! I scored some dry erase stickers, chalkboard labels, and some book plates. I should have got more...and will probably go back. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0WA4GckJfgpqNUo_csYt8JJis-HMWaTRKJyOourTW4FiIdXV5NUod-stWEG6ASbiPCc-YqpISZ8SWdq42trx3UB-P4I1cNh9CLU40T8IZZZWLFb01zH5CC3q4KBvTK_nEQMlU9B9OgT8/s1600/DSCF7119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0WA4GckJfgpqNUo_csYt8JJis-HMWaTRKJyOourTW4FiIdXV5NUod-stWEG6ASbiPCc-YqpISZ8SWdq42trx3UB-P4I1cNh9CLU40T8IZZZWLFb01zH5CC3q4KBvTK_nEQMlU9B9OgT8/s1600/DSCF7119.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />I have also finally got my cousins baby care packaged ready to send! I procrastinate a little bit...but I had some fun decorating the wrapping with some washi tape as you can see.<br /><br />And now, onto the most exciting thing that has happened! Yesterday we had some new neighbors move in! and they are the fuzziest most cute little things in the world!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi798_l-rMgfbo_-9vQcgJf3H7RM8wtiwOCigPES0QKalgE3K1o-CYE_7kmTTg1fYgKujLQT0FqfrvwR4Is09mdJ9LXSVd60-tq0lk7tv3jWg1-2QTw7t46Coya7speDJ9wBFqCbazD3oBO/s1600/DSCF7110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi798_l-rMgfbo_-9vQcgJf3H7RM8wtiwOCigPES0QKalgE3K1o-CYE_7kmTTg1fYgKujLQT0FqfrvwR4Is09mdJ9LXSVd60-tq0lk7tv3jWg1-2QTw7t46Coya7speDJ9wBFqCbazD3oBO/s1600/DSCF7110.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Don't you just want to squeeze it and love it!!??<br />There are two rabbits who live in our yard, and they let you sit beside them and watch them without worry.<br />It has been really hard not to run outside and start offering them carrots,because they are wild animals after all, and to mess with nature is never a good thing, so we just watch, and appreciate their company.<br /><br />This house has been absolutely wonderful when is comes to wild animals. We have a bear that visits the blackberry bush out back (NOTE: our back yard is very large, and the bear is very neat to watch, but we never get close and always stay on the deck), and we have our friendly deer (two females, their children, and some times if we are lucky, HUGE bucks!), and then some raccoons from time to time. The only bad experience we've had with animals were a few rats getting into the house, but that's been fixed!<br /><br />Anyway I'm going to go enjoy our little furry friends company some more!<br /></div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-40873644594751167402014-01-22T17:45:00.004-08:002014-01-22T17:45:45.527-08:00Mr.Sensitive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_1FEJ1F2TRBTX37oXrCTljKjFbukKeRm7XaHR7RkWj5Be-cQUt6YB-pCnlFPe-YuPaO15v6c1Seb-Xp8L14uRVRotnlaUINGz0KMNyjG00hl5fNpO3Fzo7dqzqSWIcKEWBXUUPRNb5lL/s1600/DSCF6983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_1FEJ1F2TRBTX37oXrCTljKjFbukKeRm7XaHR7RkWj5Be-cQUt6YB-pCnlFPe-YuPaO15v6c1Seb-Xp8L14uRVRotnlaUINGz0KMNyjG00hl5fNpO3Fzo7dqzqSWIcKEWBXUUPRNb5lL/s1600/DSCF6983.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This is Mr.Sensitive.<br />A three year old with a passion for Power Rangers, golfing, painting, and cuddling.<br />He hates vacuum cleaners, going to bed, and when his sister pulls his hair.<br /><br />He was my first born, and saved my life. I honestly think I would be on the streets somewhere if it wasn't for him coming into our lives.<br />He was a kicker in my belly,and always had hiccups.<br />He scared us at birth because he wasn't breathing, and then a lung collapsed, but he bounced right back.<br /><br />He is soft spoken, polite,and says the sweetest things like "Mommy, I love you forever and always". (Melts the heart right!?)<br /><br />The other night, he woke up crying, so I came up stairs and snuggled up next to him. I watched him fall back asleep, and I watched him sleep for a little bit longer...just because.<br /><br />He was my glass baby...in the sense that he was my first born and I was scared of breaking him. I was extra gentle changing him, woke up to check on him countless times at night, when he got even the smallest booboo, I was rushing straight to emergency to make sure he was all right. I read all the parenting books, joined forums, and had all the things I thought I needed to prepare for a baby.<br /><br />Anyway, here, on my blog, he will be known as Mr.Sensitive, and his sister will be known as Trouble. because those are words that describe their personalities perfectly.haha<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>
CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-34711520855673133252014-01-18T13:12:00.002-08:002014-01-18T13:12:48.707-08:00Valentine Potion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6wR-7OE4pn3yu6GefbnuWsbsh7OMWwr64Be68NslMN8sZZhrVAdUDcTGWqpmJTOqps4O1nL-Fg5Z4vMnUfUykyMAKEo2HsI06htTM6194NfxqIeJ8Z92lNUufwblzcmlZvv7fUIOTivp/s1600/DSCF7052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6wR-7OE4pn3yu6GefbnuWsbsh7OMWwr64Be68NslMN8sZZhrVAdUDcTGWqpmJTOqps4O1nL-Fg5Z4vMnUfUykyMAKEo2HsI06htTM6194NfxqIeJ8Z92lNUufwblzcmlZvv7fUIOTivp/s1600/DSCF7052.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Just a quick idea that I promised to show you, and it's probably the easiest thing in the world to do.<br />Basically, find a fancy bottle, fill it with red or pink liquid of some sort, pop a tag on it, and you've got yourself a 'love potion'!<br /><br />The decanter I used was a gift from my sister. She had made candy cane vodka, and used a bunch of these dollar store decanters to hand out as gifts. Last week when I was thrift shopping I found a whole shelf FULL of decanters! They were 50 cents each! I didn't buy them because my hubby already thinks I'm a hoarder as it is.<br /><br />Anyway, after the vodka was gone, I rinsed out the decanter, and filled it with apple cranberry tea. Our house is a house of tea drinkers. Both my littles drink herbal teas, and I'd rather them drink tea than sugar filled pop because they had a whole lot of sugar over Christmas holidays- But You could easily make your 'potion' from a mix of kool-aid and sprite or fruit juice.<br /><br />you can learn to make gift tags <a href="http://craftedcanary.blogspot.ca/2014/01/valentines-gift-tag-idea.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />I am trying to find time to make a tutorial for the paper rose, and the tutorial for the crochet flowers can be found <a href="http://crochet.about.com/od/vintage/ss/aa052606.htm" target="_blank">here</a><br /><br />Enjoy!</div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-6478219484936855602014-01-17T12:27:00.001-08:002014-01-17T12:27:08.914-08:00Quick Packaging Idea I found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSN6mCdD8rLvBXF2tjacwZ4qFX4NCZ7LFJB3AB6asvYk4664Yw8A_jPLxSwwKPVfmyGqtf1WyKWUmRh_h8EHn8yqmEvOVb3a1jOECL8636AwFszABs6vw2nZA1OF1ZpJ4skgxxvDlv67x/s1600/DSCF7047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSN6mCdD8rLvBXF2tjacwZ4qFX4NCZ7LFJB3AB6asvYk4664Yw8A_jPLxSwwKPVfmyGqtf1WyKWUmRh_h8EHn8yqmEvOVb3a1jOECL8636AwFszABs6vw2nZA1OF1ZpJ4skgxxvDlv67x/s1600/DSCF7047.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />I just wanted to quickly share this awesome packaging idea I found from <a href="http://sewchatty.blogspot.ca/2013/12/crochet-boot-cuff-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Sew Chatty</a> !<br />She used it to package her adorable boot cuffs, but I used it to package the slippers I just made! So simple, and so cute!</div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-53915716351691232892014-01-17T11:16:00.000-08:002014-01-17T11:16:13.700-08:00Thrifty DIY Baby Care Package<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCOP1oZvjzoZb6Hs3RKc8sLXBTkbQTrJT3RWC_BiHb1sNmmtFO9o3KHUwVwKieIl3121808k1FPkcE9WQ_LeGB8TmxEZeBQ3aPXl_YErSdgmgZOzqexJgTWM8ssQAOIEcJZBUjPu1R1Y9/s1600/DSCF7031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCOP1oZvjzoZb6Hs3RKc8sLXBTkbQTrJT3RWC_BiHb1sNmmtFO9o3KHUwVwKieIl3121808k1FPkcE9WQ_LeGB8TmxEZeBQ3aPXl_YErSdgmgZOzqexJgTWM8ssQAOIEcJZBUjPu1R1Y9/s1600/DSCF7031.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />My cousin is expecting her first baby very soon! I always get so excited when other people have babies, then I get a bit jealous because being pregnant is awesome!, and then I laugh because being pregnant also sucks. haha<br /><br />I wanted to do something nice for my cousin and send her a package of things she could use. Now, I wanted to go buy her a bunch of stuff, but this week, our car broke down, and it's not going to be an easy fix. Any extra money we had, is going to the 'car fix fund'. So I had to get a bit crafty, and thrifty.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLdJp-0vO4tuOC3Cu3RBckHeBT-d4k3hQrkq8NCTPNU0m-6hG6cFlgEEHDT6a65z8PMoXP0RKk4Zp08DMhNTU60ik81WMtMMzR2gDY3GpyThgjXX-LthDvh811gf9fkpG32SUQU8wLItj/s1600/DSCF7032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLdJp-0vO4tuOC3Cu3RBckHeBT-d4k3hQrkq8NCTPNU0m-6hG6cFlgEEHDT6a65z8PMoXP0RKk4Zp08DMhNTU60ik81WMtMMzR2gDY3GpyThgjXX-LthDvh811gf9fkpG32SUQU8wLItj/s1600/DSCF7032.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />I took a box left over from Christmas, and decorated it with some paper and tape and cute sayings.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6JJiV05YRpdLwNLZXzmvanUfuhrDToAf0np52YqyqMmuCEq807s99PtNv3CmkwubTrOXER8L_r_xjJ1rMR26ajFadEj7IM6o-gUAYx3lA4UskTZ4u65S1JUFu6xUKgj8tRUU0dGl1Vh8/s1600/DSCF7034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6JJiV05YRpdLwNLZXzmvanUfuhrDToAf0np52YqyqMmuCEq807s99PtNv3CmkwubTrOXER8L_r_xjJ1rMR26ajFadEj7IM6o-gUAYx3lA4UskTZ4u65S1JUFu6xUKgj8tRUU0dGl1Vh8/s1600/DSCF7034.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The goodies inside</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdKm3x0QOvOyDs5sMv9pb_roLx7hoXjnDZC_GDzEOnyjFFfNUVa6T4b_lCOyYEHFvlbJFTUjYPIJz7Er5oOqRlORRQSjWPzeozuaF9vIcTbIavYRaOWB2SBjcyw3kmiAAbxdTfXbCpYsa/s1600/DSCF7037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdKm3x0QOvOyDs5sMv9pb_roLx7hoXjnDZC_GDzEOnyjFFfNUVa6T4b_lCOyYEHFvlbJFTUjYPIJz7Er5oOqRlORRQSjWPzeozuaF9vIcTbIavYRaOWB2SBjcyw3kmiAAbxdTfXbCpYsa/s1600/DSCF7037.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />Since I can't go buy an outfit for the new baby (a boy!), I went through some of my sons clothes I had.<br />I found this sweater that I used to LOVE! My son had so many clothes, that he usually only wore something once or twice (his Grandma has a shopping problem..)<br />I also picked out something that is 18-24 months instead of something that is newborn because everyone always buys the new baby newborn clothing,and they grow out of it SO fast! </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdcSCxUpaZwTGeG0tC8toXmZz8TdI801UD-xXGZj4yP1LgE2i47RuoV10ZZbKOleabil-87xNE8uZKuyHqm2P6-s2XuQebiiyZUi5Gr1fZUJ-VpAm4k2Y3dB9xToFnzEoacJs-MIHMAgJ/s1600/DSCF7038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdcSCxUpaZwTGeG0tC8toXmZz8TdI801UD-xXGZj4yP1LgE2i47RuoV10ZZbKOleabil-87xNE8uZKuyHqm2P6-s2XuQebiiyZUi5Gr1fZUJ-VpAm4k2Y3dB9xToFnzEoacJs-MIHMAgJ/s1600/DSCF7038.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I saved a whole bunch of new born and size 1 diapers after my daughter grew out of them because I figured I would find someone who could use them, and if not, she could use them for her dolls when she's older. I packed a little bundle up for the new babe because you can never have too many diapers! I attached a cute tag using one of the clothes pin magnets I make.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4Rho-bkw6ky0t30KvtqnOPPkLz_-OHoT-cRrob2DR41lrXMbDNwOaIjP0Uq4tzEtyy_3_VXbrHhppLSEtu7JvjpKYkRDXNXruXMYP9ApmYspXcX-UTFQBy6xJCMx3fvCHd8YC5PD-Az8/s1600/DSCF7039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4Rho-bkw6ky0t30KvtqnOPPkLz_-OHoT-cRrob2DR41lrXMbDNwOaIjP0Uq4tzEtyy_3_VXbrHhppLSEtu7JvjpKYkRDXNXruXMYP9ApmYspXcX-UTFQBy6xJCMx3fvCHd8YC5PD-Az8/s1600/DSCF7039.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />I made these little booties using <a href="http://crochetjewel.com/?p=104" target="_blank">this</a> tutorial by Crochet Jewel. I absolutely love them because they are easy to make, and you can make them in different sizes.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoxod1jAPUe-76o6n9xgMYgY8NtATA4c9ITdVMD1m3CDCcExophTlLxk3dOBq_x33nS-lIPQetE5a8rB19OJpHiVsde9fCZdNiTOXHWNxu5gTbg_hpoV1qr6AmsvsIfYekKdm28Ezn3Qn/s1600/DSCF7040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoxod1jAPUe-76o6n9xgMYgY8NtATA4c9ITdVMD1m3CDCcExophTlLxk3dOBq_x33nS-lIPQetE5a8rB19OJpHiVsde9fCZdNiTOXHWNxu5gTbg_hpoV1qr6AmsvsIfYekKdm28Ezn3Qn/s1600/DSCF7040.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />I make these bows myself. I'm sure you can find tutorials for them online, but I just winged it. Maybe I should make a tutorial sometime...<br />Anyway, these bows can be used as hair bows, or bowties! they are just attached using an alligator clip.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9OcaX_CT7jDj75daAK-PCJPbFSIQJrh84h5jUX_K2Kgf0vTLbFwwEOdtspSVn7goTLHz1JtoQ6EmY6fngxeB33ams3Mv-HZ265eeWbOsG5-sIk8q9SYpym50DcUgxGZiEempezKQKRE1/s1600/DSCF7042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9OcaX_CT7jDj75daAK-PCJPbFSIQJrh84h5jUX_K2Kgf0vTLbFwwEOdtspSVn7goTLHz1JtoQ6EmY6fngxeB33ams3Mv-HZ265eeWbOsG5-sIk8q9SYpym50DcUgxGZiEempezKQKRE1/s1600/DSCF7042.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />When my son was born, he never took a pacifier. EVER! so strange. We had a whole drawer full of pacifiers that he never used. This was the coolest one ever! The blue plastic part opens up so the baby can use the pacifier, and if it falls on the ground, it snaps shut so the pacifier doesn't get dirty! Hopefully my cousin will get some use out of it... (even though my son never used it, I disinfected it just to be safe)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl-e85kI9S-dlSBdPO99_Aofgbv1uRfGwNO0Ks2TmEZj3oOnghW69XxAi6wkntU6PMWnbn8c5kJBXWOK89CBraRTfg-RR_rbWJLF6x61TQCjggUSYqz5m-g0nRrYeiUeFX8GpEEkHrudq/s1600/DSCF7045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl-e85kI9S-dlSBdPO99_Aofgbv1uRfGwNO0Ks2TmEZj3oOnghW69XxAi6wkntU6PMWnbn8c5kJBXWOK89CBraRTfg-RR_rbWJLF6x61TQCjggUSYqz5m-g0nRrYeiUeFX8GpEEkHrudq/s1600/DSCF7045.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br />And a little something for the momma.<br />After pushing a baby out, you want to feel clean! So I added a package of deodorant,shampoo and conditioner, and a pack of breath mints.<br /><br />That is that!<br />I hope she likes it.<br /><br />What would you put in a baby care package?</div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-60185116846680141832014-01-15T15:05:00.000-08:002014-01-15T15:08:19.746-08:00The One Called Trouble (And a Recipe for Earl Grey Tea)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFdeMHBbA8y_nuyifEntO6JlHWrr6ztnJp98NWcRNN0wamtXaWOloubTL3XOwewniYOX_JQgkbpUIM1t4dxEwDZkMRxd1ykc1_WEgtWtsDfTmNyde2tQHVz18a2p6fNiXsB4lXHr5gTkX/s1600/DSCF6995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFdeMHBbA8y_nuyifEntO6JlHWrr6ztnJp98NWcRNN0wamtXaWOloubTL3XOwewniYOX_JQgkbpUIM1t4dxEwDZkMRxd1ykc1_WEgtWtsDfTmNyde2tQHVz18a2p6fNiXsB4lXHr5gTkX/s1600/DSCF6995.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
This is Trouble.<br />
Her hobbies include eating things she finds on the ground, pulling on cords, and trying to jump out of her high chair.<br />
We have yet to go out and not be stopped at every corner by people telling her how beautiful her hair is.<br />
And let me tell you, She has a fiery attitude to go with that fire red hair! Just today, she threw a cheese grater into our toilet, and pulled her big brothers hair after she tried to take his toy from him.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvmA7XHEpYKVsoaZX5tv1LZT6wNP_KPtz3Yk04bZj3NOIhyR7Cx0zGjQVjOtEfXTl9_PzJXWQhcBPJa4vd0PAi7q7LzwbIRw7v_scjMqc265uJxvelJyhXaa2CMuRNKjlFsLrzwJoW48o/s1600/DSCF6972+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvmA7XHEpYKVsoaZX5tv1LZT6wNP_KPtz3Yk04bZj3NOIhyR7Cx0zGjQVjOtEfXTl9_PzJXWQhcBPJa4vd0PAi7q7LzwbIRw7v_scjMqc265uJxvelJyhXaa2CMuRNKjlFsLrzwJoW48o/s1600/DSCF6972+-+Copy.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
She's also very clever,and learns very quickly. I suppose she learns quick so she can keep up with her brother. Trouble is a daddy's girl. She sleeps on him, runs to him, screams for him, and plays video games with him.<br />
<br />
anyway, today, Trouble has been....trouble. I know I am not the only one who has days where you need a minute to yourself without a monkey-child climbing you, pulling your hair, or biting you or you might explode, but you don't explode because then that would just be another mess you'd have to clean up.<br />
<br />
So I took a minute to make myself some earl grey. It's my new favorite tea if it's made right, and it calms me right down if I feel I'm about to cry in a corner on days like this.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b><u>Earl Grey-Calm Down and Don't Explode Tea</u></b><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM1cxj7HPBXSznDpXO0VsBebS3dwNWRGF8X7RXKKhVeTgmfkJAxsRYTMZMuJMAaTkb0Ip2YGHbQflcueIlux14WEBEXTP_DPzj5beUFn38w_99n6eX0rAw3b0M3YCajLTuScDSyKNueU-/s1600/DSCF7013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM1cxj7HPBXSznDpXO0VsBebS3dwNWRGF8X7RXKKhVeTgmfkJAxsRYTMZMuJMAaTkb0Ip2YGHbQflcueIlux14WEBEXTP_DPzj5beUFn38w_99n6eX0rAw3b0M3YCajLTuScDSyKNueU-/s1600/DSCF7013.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<u>You Will Need:</u><br />
Earl grey tea<br />
Cream (However much you want)<br />
1tsp Vanilla<br />
2 cubes of sugar (or 10. whatever floats your boat-I don't judge)<br />
<br />
<br />
Brew your tea like you normally do, and let it steep. While that's going on, pour your desired<br />
amount of cream into a pot and heat it on the stove. (I like a lot of cream...I will die young, but I will have died happily)<br />
<br />
Pour in a teaspoon of vanilla, and your sugar cubes, and whisk it all until it gets nice and frothy.<br />
<br />
Pour your cream mixture into your tea, and viola! One calming tea that will stop you from hiding in your closet crying to yourself!<br />
<br />
Enjoy!CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-65970997412118667352014-01-09T12:41:00.000-08:002014-01-09T12:41:49.059-08:00Valentines Gift Tag Idea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLP527jpGQnEDbdNprrPGHA1PAsSpIfYN8Coqi3hnBT4XH8s2ivIMTOiSxMjxkcdljEoc1HrVINDJBprVAwcGVPD2JEZLjQSFXNQyuyaHBFa3fN_ZIX7_FC-duVPMBP7wFCYvIhyUNZWW/s1600/DSCF6958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLP527jpGQnEDbdNprrPGHA1PAsSpIfYN8Coqi3hnBT4XH8s2ivIMTOiSxMjxkcdljEoc1HrVINDJBprVAwcGVPD2JEZLjQSFXNQyuyaHBFa3fN_ZIX7_FC-duVPMBP7wFCYvIhyUNZWW/s1600/DSCF6958.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Oh hey you guys! Quick! Go find (or make) some gift tags, gather up pretty paper, pretty tape, sparkles, ANYTHING you want.<br /><br />You're going to make some valentine tags.<br /><br />This isn't so much a tutorial but an idea post. You can really do this any way you want.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zjC1FNOIblXxdtbt_DFiTFPRceG8Pd1_JuPm5cpnrxU4mc7yLvFkYM7VeetcYedSOYjdx1R26PYH3IQJ_0V1r685-2Qa_g1hBrG18ziRZffSmynW1B41yhLRWPN-PDwenQIZLEksNYbg/s1600/DSCF6954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zjC1FNOIblXxdtbt_DFiTFPRceG8Pd1_JuPm5cpnrxU4mc7yLvFkYM7VeetcYedSOYjdx1R26PYH3IQJ_0V1r685-2Qa_g1hBrG18ziRZffSmynW1B41yhLRWPN-PDwenQIZLEksNYbg/s1600/DSCF6954.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A while back, I got completely obsessed with making crochet hearts. I have a jar filled with'em. I knew I'd find a use for them eventually! I also have to cut my gift tags by hand because I don't have a punch to do it for me...I should really invest in one because I make a lot of tags.<br /><br />ANYWAY! I gathered up some pink wrapping paper, washi tape, buttons, crochet hearts, vintage music sheets, and some scrap book paper. Then got some scissors and glue and got to work sticking stuff together!<br /><br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCew7kyZdGEUoIiqRBQVQGS9sW9jh8AljFd3aJ09EZ3mkHTv31eKg1fFE9pHU76tl_evop9WeqClhHbnLaPIxBMRJ4ewDJX_g_raS8RF8vMvhtBlQI5RnYfos5WiGvELN_En3SD6-TspB/s1600/DSCF6959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCew7kyZdGEUoIiqRBQVQGS9sW9jh8AljFd3aJ09EZ3mkHTv31eKg1fFE9pHU76tl_evop9WeqClhHbnLaPIxBMRJ4ewDJX_g_raS8RF8vMvhtBlQI5RnYfos5WiGvELN_En3SD6-TspB/s1600/DSCF6959.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGopJYTBT1og7qEIGDWMAMhEPcnHcBzoNqIyIkaw2AeP74U8SqnX4wzaSwCEVqaSAZvQ8upmj3TRfxdZDxA0AY3pgxJ02jgyJzna1MFJvRxziU7GJQoBnj3ymwJoFPsbjkkCBm4jMc42f/s1600/DSCF6960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGopJYTBT1og7qEIGDWMAMhEPcnHcBzoNqIyIkaw2AeP74U8SqnX4wzaSwCEVqaSAZvQ8upmj3TRfxdZDxA0AY3pgxJ02jgyJzna1MFJvRxziU7GJQoBnj3ymwJoFPsbjkkCBm4jMc42f/s1600/DSCF6960.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQMzDmLNC8BaEj-UvZGLXkyjfnGE2FIYz4NqY_xFScl_09RPmqeuki4bMbtrcyWDcdaDOAMkq3Q4rznRMhpEaw89dPhqqFhKfNzxHXT73fETWMh0CQWcfPq4kh24AhGSZH7CrFnzfqQhP/s1600/DSCF6962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQMzDmLNC8BaEj-UvZGLXkyjfnGE2FIYz4NqY_xFScl_09RPmqeuki4bMbtrcyWDcdaDOAMkq3Q4rznRMhpEaw89dPhqqFhKfNzxHXT73fETWMh0CQWcfPq4kh24AhGSZH7CrFnzfqQhP/s1600/DSCF6962.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Stay tuned for a valentines "Love potion" idea in the next few weeks!</div>
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-80181506357865873672014-01-07T13:13:00.000-08:002014-01-07T13:13:28.744-08:00Mini Vacation.My parents live an hour and a half away from us, and need to pay to take a ferry just to get to us. Ferry rides are not cheap! and prices are rising! But my Mom is so awesome, that she came over on the ferry just to pick up my 3 year old, and then hopped back on the ferry home just so I could have a weekend of catching up on everything.<br /><br />I didn't do a darn thing the first night. I started some crochet projects, and caught up on Downton Abbey. Even though we still had our littlest with us, Dru and I felt rested. One kid is WAY easier than TWO! We even spent a day out shopping and it was really really nice. The last day our oldest was gone, I caught up on all the house work, and washed the floors...I know how to party...<br /><br />Anyway, to say thank you, I made my mom some slippers and then made some gift tags to go with them today. I think the tags turned out pretty cute! (the slippers look horrifying so no pictures to show of those haha)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANwsDlGfFh8wIUZUYXsSvBjamVojJJv_ZGcNlZBEJCI3tLHa0hYOlub6Jnk4rja5746_xqXDpFdtvCMxqL-X0PNiw2Tzzup4CYtwFIr2nj-IK5LhdMla1XkbC1OcUpGu3YPG1l4YRnZ-8/s1600/DSCF6950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANwsDlGfFh8wIUZUYXsSvBjamVojJJv_ZGcNlZBEJCI3tLHa0hYOlub6Jnk4rja5746_xqXDpFdtvCMxqL-X0PNiw2Tzzup4CYtwFIr2nj-IK5LhdMla1XkbC1OcUpGu3YPG1l4YRnZ-8/s1600/DSCF6950.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>
CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-18677225512849310162014-01-03T15:18:00.001-08:002014-01-03T15:27:55.348-08:00Valentines Day Arrow Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><u>Valentines Day Arrow Tutorial</u></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpTVCOQtKCuns0UIwwYg2jqvdEQmW79TJt_OdAgMrO-t-4D162RogAGsAoACisi9N7BdM2_WZS_n5Sirw0fM3-EJQY-_Fzhd1MrxsBpHugheOigmBOQgwlE-1_gzWBr5X629gqVZgUI2R/s1600/DSCF6928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpTVCOQtKCuns0UIwwYg2jqvdEQmW79TJt_OdAgMrO-t-4D162RogAGsAoACisi9N7BdM2_WZS_n5Sirw0fM3-EJQY-_Fzhd1MrxsBpHugheOigmBOQgwlE-1_gzWBr5X629gqVZgUI2R/s320/DSCF6928.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have no valentines day decorations up yet..But I've been dreaming up some fun things. Right now I am trying to naturally stain some popcicles sticks for an idea I have,but out of the trial and error, I'm mostly just getting errors. So I've taken a break from dying wood to share this quick tutorial with you!</div>
<br />
These arrows are super quick to make, and turn out pretty cute. I have a few unpainted ones in a box ready for my three year old to paint up whenever he is bored for the next few weeks. I may even turn some into a wreath, or hang them from the window...the possibilities are endless really!<br /><br />Now, This tutorial is going to suck...basically, I'm just going to say "look at the pictures and do it"...because that's how easy it is!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL8CEnxBvVfGT243Fz_P6l_ay0wogpuAvXo71PbbbSAXbTT9RSbPTyaEI0TWrsY0qzWl2ZMeDi-3EIDHknK1CVplcc8NGYiNsOhU3VOPv8o6c40yfk-mOs-5_WMvF62INazynf_Qw6D44/s1600/DSCF6923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL8CEnxBvVfGT243Fz_P6l_ay0wogpuAvXo71PbbbSAXbTT9RSbPTyaEI0TWrsY0qzWl2ZMeDi-3EIDHknK1CVplcc8NGYiNsOhU3VOPv8o6c40yfk-mOs-5_WMvF62INazynf_Qw6D44/s320/DSCF6923.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<u><br /></u>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<u>You Will Need:<br /><br />Coffee Stir Sticks<br />Scissors<br />Hot Glue</u></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSmjtg2WdcZCrUwh1t0Lc_84tFLX0BOhX6mr6QGDCAzcPywGQjEO-aoaFFdIMJIaPPqSE2TMk3_5Jh6Yt1ZgCOTlZPvtgpX6WamprxwBmG6cuN5O4oXdeVB0Gj7849-dEb54lPFYYC9Vd/s1600/DSCF6924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSmjtg2WdcZCrUwh1t0Lc_84tFLX0BOhX6mr6QGDCAzcPywGQjEO-aoaFFdIMJIaPPqSE2TMk3_5Jh6Yt1ZgCOTlZPvtgpX6WamprxwBmG6cuN5O4oXdeVB0Gj7849-dEb54lPFYYC9Vd/s320/DSCF6924.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
One stick is going to be the body of the arrow so don't cut it (That's the stick on the left).</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Cut the other two stir sticks like you see them in the photo.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIdd-yBa-xVqctCWU_uKiRHd-jOm-nD33rGMr7zEjV43FUG8zIdAmCquamPmOiz5n_C3oX-wqx6AsEBEGHTPAslqSyuwOxB7GRTm4BpCmGMliC1OHuN4K_ZXQzj-5Pj73m1YKtMOIWzEm/s1600/DSCF6925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIdd-yBa-xVqctCWU_uKiRHd-jOm-nD33rGMr7zEjV43FUG8zIdAmCquamPmOiz5n_C3oX-wqx6AsEBEGHTPAslqSyuwOxB7GRTm4BpCmGMliC1OHuN4K_ZXQzj-5Pj73m1YKtMOIWzEm/s320/DSCF6925.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
After you are done, You will have two pieces that have round edges left over (the two on the right side of the picture,) Just put those aside.<br />
Arrange your other pieces to form an arrow.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NSHVnBFx06MD8yqGsvnnnzlgPwSlW-hm-egRf_GhhxHibJIPE_i4Y-MiTVJ3sBRQx792u88zXubstis9J8F6RndRymIQduGb15iuyQaJ2lkoxyXyqeo8pXRHZeXtXrKA-9LrIzL0jGfM/s1600/DSCF6926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NSHVnBFx06MD8yqGsvnnnzlgPwSlW-hm-egRf_GhhxHibJIPE_i4Y-MiTVJ3sBRQx792u88zXubstis9J8F6RndRymIQduGb15iuyQaJ2lkoxyXyqeo8pXRHZeXtXrKA-9LrIzL0jGfM/s320/DSCF6926.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Then glue them!</div>
Paint, or glitter, and you're done!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-18239416216440227622013-12-30T13:40:00.001-08:002013-12-30T13:41:43.458-08:00Quick New Years Stir Sticks and Cups.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Both my littles celebrate their birthdays in the first week of December. Followed by family visiting Christmas parties,then a week long trip to my home town to plan a 50th anniversary surprise party, and then rushing home to prepare for Christmas the day before company arrives. </span></div>
<br style="text-align: start;" />
<span style="text-align: start;">December was a busy busy month for our family, so it's no surprise I'm not feeling the New years eve buzz of excitement that everyone else has. Our big plans are to probably watch Dr.Who, or Power Rangers, and maybe have some cider.</span><br />
It's okay to not go 'all out' every holiday season. You just end up over working yourself, stressing out, and not enjoying the time you have with the people you love.<br />
<br style="text-align: start;" />
<span style="text-align: start;">I did however feel like there should be a little bit of sparkle to our evening, so I whipped up a quick project to share.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u>Quick Sparkle Stir Sticks</u></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr62lZqOWvQ-uu653EkZR4YPs0IOAuLdG8RvM7moxgeUxvxsWConVHuXRUvhUrkDu8KYvKkut99lUNbVc6Xm1ERDm7_w7-fta-Z4dR_dWT9a-Trhq7JUApgqqK2g5HLWy3voPhrPsXzQI/s1600/DSCF6866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr62lZqOWvQ-uu653EkZR4YPs0IOAuLdG8RvM7moxgeUxvxsWConVHuXRUvhUrkDu8KYvKkut99lUNbVc6Xm1ERDm7_w7-fta-Z4dR_dWT9a-Trhq7JUApgqqK2g5HLWy3voPhrPsXzQI/s320/DSCF6866.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-HdZJx6CCqR8Hco_b2ikicKDOiRMZ0yXydLVCGY3iJysvCOBhNSbAgkqqEu96FDKlKBkwvUoWFrgDwK-G5Ig9YQvCAp4SLsBNuTaL1otR6g0YGomPWih7jM3PrNyAUNICq7DzbHizc9_/s1600/DSCF6870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-HdZJx6CCqR8Hco_b2ikicKDOiRMZ0yXydLVCGY3iJysvCOBhNSbAgkqqEu96FDKlKBkwvUoWFrgDwK-G5Ig9YQvCAp4SLsBNuTaL1otR6g0YGomPWih7jM3PrNyAUNICq7DzbHizc9_/s320/DSCF6870.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
All you need is some wooden sticks, gold washi tape, and scissors.<br />
Wrap the strip of tape around the top of the stick, cut out a triangle, and you're done. Super simple!<br />
<br />
I wrapped the same washi tape around a few plastic cups to add some flare to those too. (they were actually left overs from the surprise anniversary party a few weeks ago. and the gold platter, was a dollar at the thrift store and we spray painted it gold for the party as well!)<br />
<br />
<br />
Happy New Year!<br />
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-30455493303991534062013-12-28T10:02:00.001-08:002013-12-28T10:02:15.653-08:00Clothes Pin Magnet Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u>Clothes Pin Magnets<br /></u></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4lUEHcPdC96ld0y2xyKOWnx5EVMoK16ajI70nL8UBUHSZaN-groqeBRQuUX0SAEN9qRpKgScCeqRs30EgGzUwvX9I8nvBTkUURJ1IYKUSsSeFlSFJsfWIM3L-jpc_NVBMeREupEKylgg/s1600/DSCF6888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4lUEHcPdC96ld0y2xyKOWnx5EVMoK16ajI70nL8UBUHSZaN-groqeBRQuUX0SAEN9qRpKgScCeqRs30EgGzUwvX9I8nvBTkUURJ1IYKUSsSeFlSFJsfWIM3L-jpc_NVBMeREupEKylgg/s320/DSCF6888.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><br />My camera is seven years old. It was the only electronic that I ever managed not to break.Until now.<br />The buttons decided they wanted to stop working, and then start again on Christmas Eve of all times!<br />So until I get a new camera, I will just have to post tutorials with what I have.<br /><br />On THAT note, Are you excited? because I am nervous as all heck!<br />You have probably seen a tutorial for these before, but clothes pin magnets are one of my favorite things to make. I add them to gifts as a little extra surprise.<br /><br />Ready? Let's go!<br /><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></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/AVvXsEjViMah6crkeMU-7-wXAxjKoYWj95wlxyZiL7dekgMjB3oUPrblNxxkb_uDKlu_bK1nNj8yIKe5JPkXuPQdr-b8KezbN2vWYuMKiTDaPzFoF2RZMup_J1bRZGXV5dbeOUaL3Q0i3QPXQG1a/s1600/DSCF6833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViMah6crkeMU-7-wXAxjKoYWj95wlxyZiL7dekgMjB3oUPrblNxxkb_uDKlu_bK1nNj8yIKe5JPkXuPQdr-b8KezbN2vWYuMKiTDaPzFoF2RZMup_J1bRZGXV5dbeOUaL3Q0i3QPXQG1a/s320/DSCF6833.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />You will need:<br />A paint brush<br />Modpodge<br />Modpodge Dimensional Magic<br />Scissors<br />Clothes Pins<br />Scrapbook Paper or Washi Tape<br />Small Magnets (not pictured because I forgot to add them and the glue, silly me)<br />Glue (hot glue, or E6000)<br /><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8dCuH33zeo0E3Vuwb4__mLxW6RZuWYlDOdkmDMn2bGEQcZVMPv-ptLdmnWGuPqM3QqhyBOTI4HER7s8VO-Uqe7IZrrMiBIWCc8kYnYjjjxg2TxyR0przFjo5cOPDVub0_rVnMFtCpLSw/s1600/DSCF6834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8dCuH33zeo0E3Vuwb4__mLxW6RZuWYlDOdkmDMn2bGEQcZVMPv-ptLdmnWGuPqM3QqhyBOTI4HER7s8VO-Uqe7IZrrMiBIWCc8kYnYjjjxg2TxyR0przFjo5cOPDVub0_rVnMFtCpLSw/s320/DSCF6834.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
First you're going to paint one side of the clothes pin with modpodge.<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefCDWy2BBINqcYNJrazbk9zfVUKvlm4owly8JGVBkzvqL4DwuwSxSgXJ1drlLqyhUi8pvKspDHXWS6MfllaOL8hSiqu0BGAMDLBAyr6JdDnqbiztmxO90X3-N_866LCxa1Uboko8yNL9M/s1600/DSCF6836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefCDWy2BBINqcYNJrazbk9zfVUKvlm4owly8JGVBkzvqL4DwuwSxSgXJ1drlLqyhUi8pvKspDHXWS6MfllaOL8hSiqu0BGAMDLBAyr6JdDnqbiztmxO90X3-N_866LCxa1Uboko8yNL9M/s320/DSCF6836.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Then stick it down onto your craft paper, or washi tape. My paper had a design on each side, so I chose the pretty flower side.<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxxINeqAhS6mZNQyn9gA59rofzdA_LrxXEfEVUUXBdIs1_SHuCVXcWg0jLuxnvrE4RFnm4HduapfPRpsydh_pmkpdL2DWgc0o0OzpBo76Ocv9bJ4FOxNYP2npfcaZxBUDgoL0bGKwfTeO/s1600/DSCF6838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxxINeqAhS6mZNQyn9gA59rofzdA_LrxXEfEVUUXBdIs1_SHuCVXcWg0jLuxnvrE4RFnm4HduapfPRpsydh_pmkpdL2DWgc0o0OzpBo76Ocv9bJ4FOxNYP2npfcaZxBUDgoL0bGKwfTeO/s320/DSCF6838.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Let the modpodge dry for a few minutes, then trim off the excess paper on your clothes pin. It can be a bit tricky around the metal parts of the clothes pin,but you can always file it down with a nail file if you have to.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW0JsEfAGlVmDNzu3E7Dy1Bj4CXUyumt3mEWSFcG8Cw4sSyND7pRX_ukWYFXtmsalRp_T437Fm1ZPjJrvE1MEsi5HIerPYdG2dgIbu73j341gZqqJA9_QXpBgjyGGDBwJmtWndmbYJnRQ/s1600/DSCF6848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW0JsEfAGlVmDNzu3E7Dy1Bj4CXUyumt3mEWSFcG8Cw4sSyND7pRX_ukWYFXtmsalRp_T437Fm1ZPjJrvE1MEsi5HIerPYdG2dgIbu73j341gZqqJA9_QXpBgjyGGDBwJmtWndmbYJnRQ/s320/DSCF6848.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />After the paper is trimmed, I like to add another coat of modpodge, and rub it along the sides and top, to make sure it won't come off. Let it dry for another few minutes.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxW0SC2xjH7StTFHs8vA38355B6i3TxTkhPPAfbal4wreQMpbU1H-OJGrmLYVpkzGh_qv4Qs9tynhC3sj-JiCScay4Ne664XVzd2CFMKJl-_DqUUXN-3VCmh8cwbip0vhoJxFvkzgdNdu/s1600/DSCF6850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxW0SC2xjH7StTFHs8vA38355B6i3TxTkhPPAfbal4wreQMpbU1H-OJGrmLYVpkzGh_qv4Qs9tynhC3sj-JiCScay4Ne664XVzd2CFMKJl-_DqUUXN-3VCmh8cwbip0vhoJxFvkzgdNdu/s320/DSCF6850.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Heres the part I always make a mess on. You will want to find a surface that is flat, and that you won't mind getting sticky.I use a recycled deli tray we ordered a while ago.<br /><br />Lay your clothes pins down flat, and gently dab the modpodge dimensional magic around the outer edge of the clothes pin, and work your way to the middle. Just let the drops come out of the bottle. DON"T SQUEEZE! if you use too much, it runs down the side of the clothes pin, and it will stick to the tray when it dries!<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NDWDFqqDmW_VP-ZoGJjumIfAQ8PAMiPFWGQ4J946TH8JewkErvME9UC07sY1p7LbGdf7VuNkg1rD-j4xjhIrmNVYlUkzm8L7mxFi_DiLB_InGd3HMtRh3FeC4L3msxesKczihmm7p31u/s1600/DSCF6854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NDWDFqqDmW_VP-ZoGJjumIfAQ8PAMiPFWGQ4J946TH8JewkErvME9UC07sY1p7LbGdf7VuNkg1rD-j4xjhIrmNVYlUkzm8L7mxFi_DiLB_InGd3HMtRh3FeC4L3msxesKczihmm7p31u/s320/DSCF6854.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />If you get any air bubbles, you can pop them with a toothpick, and then let the clothes pins dry over night.<br />When they dry, they will have a pretty plastic look to them. I love dimensional magic!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EYmnmqLIBu-ID0UkID8e2FQbX-ZFQVKbeMJTip3H7yIy2FTbTnFPvIoLatpy1aZgC_5x2yvC5DGubJKIL1nkAEX2HelyHTdWxMktwSA-7lcMMFfRpPHq00_gnFAmnBD8OI0XKOnQuEMC/s1600/DSCF6886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EYmnmqLIBu-ID0UkID8e2FQbX-ZFQVKbeMJTip3H7yIy2FTbTnFPvIoLatpy1aZgC_5x2yvC5DGubJKIL1nkAEX2HelyHTdWxMktwSA-7lcMMFfRpPHq00_gnFAmnBD8OI0XKOnQuEMC/s320/DSCF6886.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />After they are dry, you can add a small dab of E6000, or hot glue to a magnet, and add it to the back of your pretty clothes pin! let it dry, and you're done!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OTSU7lDEadlqsXbMWVmkTJEOi7AjEMcCqfYzrRPB4hi6lmFkHWE3qlrYPV6sefMDtvezYgDCq6LUYhXxqKhu1HFJHWOXKfaUbaCj9OCk6gJSGsUxu7QsXGyJFHEjPWuorcTHZR9oeAzA/s1600/DSCF6888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OTSU7lDEadlqsXbMWVmkTJEOi7AjEMcCqfYzrRPB4hi6lmFkHWE3qlrYPV6sefMDtvezYgDCq6LUYhXxqKhu1HFJHWOXKfaUbaCj9OCk6gJSGsUxu7QsXGyJFHEjPWuorcTHZR9oeAzA/s320/DSCF6888.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Happy crafting!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>
CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159733739631174167.post-78701026133916831602013-12-26T19:19:00.001-08:002013-12-26T19:19:42.335-08:00Taking a Leap.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY8pYMg2t18bSnzhmhXDROz_WSWS4pAJiglVldAUDs4O8Uvz0borhe7gM6Wp_3kAlXZ0uIdstYdi1mmQADT-ShdjnqrVJsEJIEaFkTnMKpjTM0hkr9ERuQpLQmMHrnEZZ5fG7IdXA379J/s1600/washitape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs8Xbq5juSxm4AftMuw4N5HYDFbrF_t4AI_RMOK8UJbI9KhOcG-ONtN3avh2qUVhJc1XaDikaUTv2f_7zVNiBoOn1L7dQSZk9f3Do-3Jgkwr3VXXhak_zKewrDbnEZaw5Mfu-RlcRZlal/s1600/picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs8Xbq5juSxm4AftMuw4N5HYDFbrF_t4AI_RMOK8UJbI9KhOcG-ONtN3avh2qUVhJc1XaDikaUTv2f_7zVNiBoOn1L7dQSZk9f3Do-3Jgkwr3VXXhak_zKewrDbnEZaw5Mfu-RlcRZlal/s320/picture.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
All Right! Hey there.<br /><br />My name is Alicia and I honestly have no idea what I am doing. BUT I know what I hope to do.<br /><br />So here's my story;<br /><br />I'm a stay at home momma of two littles. (Ages 1 year and 3 years.). In my crazy journey as a mom these last few years, I have become a craftaholic. There is literally glitter,popcicle sticks, washi tape, and yarn scattered through out the house. I even find glitter up my daughters nose sometimes.<br /><br />For the last year, I have started following some amazing craft bloggers (who I will start linking once I fugure out how to!), and I think to myself every night "I want to do that."<br /><br />I want to post tutorials, pretty pictures, craft room makeovers. and heck, I want to get so good, that Martha Stewart becomes my best friend!<br />Okay so maybe I will never have tea and decoupage with Martha, but you get the point.<br />I want to share my stories as a mom. All my lessons,love, my fears, my joys!<br />And most of all, I want to have fun.<br /><br />I don't have a fancy camera...in fact, my camera just broke. I have no writing skills, and my computer skills are that of a caveman....but, this is a dream of mine, And I think I can make it work.<br /><br />So here I am, less than a week until the new year, and I am throwing myself out there. My new years resolution to share my life.<br /><br />I hope you check back in and we can make stuff together!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY8pYMg2t18bSnzhmhXDROz_WSWS4pAJiglVldAUDs4O8Uvz0borhe7gM6Wp_3kAlXZ0uIdstYdi1mmQADT-ShdjnqrVJsEJIEaFkTnMKpjTM0hkr9ERuQpLQmMHrnEZZ5fG7IdXA379J/s1600/washitape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY8pYMg2t18bSnzhmhXDROz_WSWS4pAJiglVldAUDs4O8Uvz0borhe7gM6Wp_3kAlXZ0uIdstYdi1mmQADT-ShdjnqrVJsEJIEaFkTnMKpjTM0hkr9ERuQpLQmMHrnEZZ5fG7IdXA379J/s320/washitape.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />CraftedCanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969511155424172032noreply@blogger.com0