tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593288620967988522024-03-07T02:24:26.711-06:00Craft AddictionsRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-32596903220480425412010-11-18T16:13:00.000-06:002010-11-18T16:13:20.435-06:00thanksgiving<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Trying to solve the problem of no thanksgiving decorations, but I think it would do us well to keep it up all year round. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58YHxyLnauQYrIedvOa8Y3BPp0SqnpA0S1W-En7er_XqfKJ2eklznkY4B0j8JzMGAMwV_AlD9ExPSC5poJ9nQMqqikW03APmLcDAsXEn9vDSZZjG8DXBxuAoegkiPUWpOrPhqvOF81ZBC/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58YHxyLnauQYrIedvOa8Y3BPp0SqnpA0S1W-En7er_XqfKJ2eklznkY4B0j8JzMGAMwV_AlD9ExPSC5poJ9nQMqqikW03APmLcDAsXEn9vDSZZjG8DXBxuAoegkiPUWpOrPhqvOF81ZBC/s320/053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This year I'm thankful for...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My family - immediate, extended, in-laws, etc. they are all great.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Healthy kids</div>Good friends - new and old, near and far<br />
A nice warm home with way more stuff than I need<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The opportunity to stay home with my kids</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My hobbies - while I have way more hobbies than time life would be so boring without them</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Good food, especially the leftovers</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">That my family loves leftovers as much as I do</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The built-in God given creativity of kids</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My life, and the season I'm in. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-74640752169614572002010-10-07T09:02:00.000-06:002010-10-07T09:02:35.875-06:00Sights of Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHCGFgcIorTyaludspiPteG9CMdgDOX2hKAsFJFfXVmykq1AOuP_gmyHiTQin8iuIlojBVDPHychsmqWqT44Yi5O2sY4RFzM1QcBUojzr6GeDD0Blk2hzxKvp4eOKH6_0ztRsANpdvA7O/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHCGFgcIorTyaludspiPteG9CMdgDOX2hKAsFJFfXVmykq1AOuP_gmyHiTQin8iuIlojBVDPHychsmqWqT44Yi5O2sY4RFzM1QcBUojzr6GeDD0Blk2hzxKvp4eOKH6_0ztRsANpdvA7O/s320/045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnZIers2HElkSaWtj-tiERhr7IPcFSSH-GBeGvyMZIK8oR4EqfaQt3jPsJqReSGgFSzSkANpxquQUr7YKUUIgAOjBbcINjeM7aOOppLI1ISdkYf_JJORQUtN12ZFGA6OL9KjdLEEz6T56/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnZIers2HElkSaWtj-tiERhr7IPcFSSH-GBeGvyMZIK8oR4EqfaQt3jPsJqReSGgFSzSkANpxquQUr7YKUUIgAOjBbcINjeM7aOOppLI1ISdkYf_JJORQUtN12ZFGA6OL9KjdLEEz6T56/s320/011.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Pumpkin patch, apple orchard, CSA bounty, felt acorns, wool leaves, watercolor acorns, and bundled baby. Just a few of the things that make Fall my favorite season.Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-65364736917182494632010-09-29T10:24:00.000-06:002010-09-29T10:24:23.093-06:00Caleb's Nursery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KHKIp6utC4SdBEeEBxW889oodDY_jxrwEsMFVvvUp2CXJuFxeKc18Ypg4xS_RPzUFDVAubpmsHiEn1wX1u03oTSRb0-CJgCfZBjQ7BG6eeBFC-FNzYrHiklE40hOSoIq72peyBmQZ30o/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KHKIp6utC4SdBEeEBxW889oodDY_jxrwEsMFVvvUp2CXJuFxeKc18Ypg4xS_RPzUFDVAubpmsHiEn1wX1u03oTSRb0-CJgCfZBjQ7BG6eeBFC-FNzYrHiklE40hOSoIq72peyBmQZ30o/s200/033.JPG" width="200" /></a> It all started with this fabric. I bought it a few years ago at a thrift store. My intention was to resell it on etsy but I fell in love with it and had to keep it just in case someday we had a boy in our house. When we found out we were indeed expecting a boy I pulled it out eagerly, ready to design around it. I didn't have enough yardage to make curtains out of it so I needed to find some coordinating fabrics. I searched and searched to find something that matched the dark blue fabric and wasn't too themey, but still cute. I was about ready to give up on the whales and just buy new fabric for inspiration and start from scratch, when it occurred to me I might already have something that matched. (Duh, should always try that first, right?) Luckily I had saved the curtains from Sydney's nursery and they matched perfectly!! Even better, the windows and closet are the same size in their bedrooms so I didn't even have to sew anything! (We didn't find out what we were having when Sydney was born so the nursery was gender neutral - it didn't last long and I switched the curtains out for girly ones!)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3poIH_IKJupLaUYybJutH14MpM33NKqQ-vpzMWndbWMdjvOv1pzjX5Q9PPdWrq4TTlZEoHdXQR4aMQXE5hQ06pe42-peEpdWpeV17_Xsb4tqKgHv3p5bwJ5xCCCdIWDO-cJk4BeGydzhe/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3poIH_IKJupLaUYybJutH14MpM33NKqQ-vpzMWndbWMdjvOv1pzjX5Q9PPdWrq4TTlZEoHdXQR4aMQXE5hQ06pe42-peEpdWpeV17_Xsb4tqKgHv3p5bwJ5xCCCdIWDO-cJk4BeGydzhe/s320/025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So, here it is! Let me walk you through it a little. The whale fabric became the crib skirt. You can see the striped curtains in this photo. I took apart Sydney's mobile and made whale themed softies to hang from it. It plays the Winnie the Pooh theme song, which doesn't make much sense but Caleb doesn't seem to mind! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYV33XFsr4WHl0BFFCZOetUxlyPrgbHrlncMxUEypnKAuJOtMlYC15_rEVuWbbB8x3AO5bkQQVZ9uTrM8PGjI2ltPHECqiKYvyYEUu0rSi6bhLthRN9mKdTyVm6NyKjRTeDHpJrjhzRPI/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYV33XFsr4WHl0BFFCZOetUxlyPrgbHrlncMxUEypnKAuJOtMlYC15_rEVuWbbB8x3AO5bkQQVZ9uTrM8PGjI2ltPHECqiKYvyYEUu0rSi6bhLthRN9mKdTyVm6NyKjRTeDHpJrjhzRPI/s320/027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5tQRf-7GCmZ1MBFG1ALhxBeH-7WPPo_yXwQSeHohKu1ofN4cM78Q9eVU-YizyprkZVaq8oNgVCKWADybdvLXzikC47MvcAckO2PCPagHx720ey1ExjdidCwWXFn5GiMNESDobnYOyoUd/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5tQRf-7GCmZ1MBFG1ALhxBeH-7WPPo_yXwQSeHohKu1ofN4cM78Q9eVU-YizyprkZVaq8oNgVCKWADybdvLXzikC47MvcAckO2PCPagHx720ey1ExjdidCwWXFn5GiMNESDobnYOyoUd/s320/028.JPG" width="320" /></a>Above the crib is a white shelf (cheap from Ikea) that holds some art I made for the room. It was inspired by some adorable art from Land of Nod, which was a bit out of my price range and missing the whales I really wanted. I made this using mod podge, tissue paper (for the water), other scraps of paper for the whales and boats, and some acrylic paint for the background and waves. It was really simple - no skills necessary! The canvas was my only real expense and I got it on sale at Michael's for about $3.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq8e6lUndt5XPuccIUfbTDTqjRlQvi_z7onCvGFUs84qP9OqkhtMvkrP2VDekJPSzitEwUWFXTEV9l4peW-hMzfKY8-fPbx42YmehYEA1-eV5pMrSdIXU3kBtS-MTx7r31GYF-yNr5MXz/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq8e6lUndt5XPuccIUfbTDTqjRlQvi_z7onCvGFUs84qP9OqkhtMvkrP2VDekJPSzitEwUWFXTEV9l4peW-hMzfKY8-fPbx42YmehYEA1-eV5pMrSdIXU3kBtS-MTx7r31GYF-yNr5MXz/s320/034.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This corner is to the right of the crib. By the way, both the crib and changing table we got when Sydney was born, the crib is from Target, the changing table my dad built for us. Above the stuffed animals is a frame I decorated with sea shells. It is supposed to have sheet metal in it so we can use magnets to hang pictures and also write messages with dry erase. Two months later it still isn't done, but someday. Below the frame is a string with clothespins (spray painted white.) Sydney uses this daily to hang new art she has made for her baby brother. The green hanging cage in the corner is an Ikea must have to hold the ever expanding collection of stuff animals in our house - do those things multiply on their own at night or what? My one big splurge in this room was the rug. I bought it from at a local fiber arts festival for $40. It's woven from recycled denim and will no doubt last forever so I'm calling it a good investment! Above the changing table is this grouping....</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhczjT70sE03zmAdJuMNwWEthNl_zbl7UOSGFjSZ2J1bmctXSzV5_SUaH-B3uPrksmdS9e8wBT_eUeGtvAt5PrQOFWJLKWgZMtd04mGqok5KHuJJmLvM6E3ZCWrtdXrHBt5l70lv0d-23/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhczjT70sE03zmAdJuMNwWEthNl_zbl7UOSGFjSZ2J1bmctXSzV5_SUaH-B3uPrksmdS9e8wBT_eUeGtvAt5PrQOFWJLKWgZMtd04mGqok5KHuJJmLvM6E3ZCWrtdXrHBt5l70lv0d-23/s320/029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The square frame should have pictures in it by now, but doesn't. The tree art on top is from this amazing site. The house shelf I decorated with scrapbook paper, a map and some other odds and ends. Sydney has a similar one in her room that I redid. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCu0KkcjlSJfK9C7dKMohpb7kaU-1nhtaFiDr1A-OVXz5g8_boJ7AdV3Z2q9p1x5sDlr2cWjb19BTgdrzJYEF_HpcvHHshmrzgdTc1WCqFqBVqiO6bN6ZqBgLwQnno7o7tC0aKX8Nccwn/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCu0KkcjlSJfK9C7dKMohpb7kaU-1nhtaFiDr1A-OVXz5g8_boJ7AdV3Z2q9p1x5sDlr2cWjb19BTgdrzJYEF_HpcvHHshmrzgdTc1WCqFqBVqiO6bN6ZqBgLwQnno7o7tC0aKX8Nccwn/s320/038.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, here is the other corner of the room. My grandma gave us the glider, which I have to say I am surprised how much we have used. I sewed the slipcover for the footstool, which was orginally found for free on garbage day many years ago. The lamp, tray, blanket, green box, etc. was stuff I already had around the house. Although I didn't specifically keep track, I'm pretty sure I spent less than $100 redoing this room for the baby. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It has a really cool and calm feeling that I love. </div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-25453499683742649422010-09-24T12:15:00.000-06:002010-09-24T12:15:51.110-06:00Still Here...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcAcAVp9u4Vf3_kBh9eCv2S8Ie1BcCi91VKt7Bda13vsw8ywiEOu2V6fzPaTnC8BhIXr1KvJE1Iq74B-FHjE9X66A3mr9H9dkKLErA9_MXTRHYSJEsyp41EcSl05K7TgDUkH3-sdbTfm3/s1600/136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcAcAVp9u4Vf3_kBh9eCv2S8Ie1BcCi91VKt7Bda13vsw8ywiEOu2V6fzPaTnC8BhIXr1KvJE1Iq74B-FHjE9X66A3mr9H9dkKLErA9_MXTRHYSJEsyp41EcSl05K7TgDUkH3-sdbTfm3/s320/136.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hello! Can't believe almost 2 months have passed since Caleb was born and since I posted here. I'm hoping to jump back into blogging. I've definitely missed it! I started this blog not long after Sydney was born, and now I'm feeling the urge to continue it for the same reasons. Motherhood can be tough sometimes. I think the part I struggle with the most is missing the sense of accomplishment I used to have. Now everything is undone 5 minutes after I finish it - changing the baby, feeding the baby, doing laundry, doing dishes, cleaning up toys...nothing seems to last! Hopefully my blog can document for me and you the small projects I've work on, the ideas that inspire me, even the books I've read (see new sidebar addition. Turns out nursing a baby provides ample reading time!) </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgc7OXDYpkDAcdm1EBRm3Pb3H90ygxCRLNdlpSHFoEDKRHfIDliuMZHlD03vPJ3xAi-D8mm_Sw5FKs7KYbXLEDFva3sjPUpwIURyG9vZ42LeYuZ9ajNPOwOBaf5xyWKHFMg0q7HpbKtjP/s1600/119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgc7OXDYpkDAcdm1EBRm3Pb3H90ygxCRLNdlpSHFoEDKRHfIDliuMZHlD03vPJ3xAi-D8mm_Sw5FKs7KYbXLEDFva3sjPUpwIURyG9vZ42LeYuZ9ajNPOwOBaf5xyWKHFMg0q7HpbKtjP/s320/119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Can you believe it's Fall already? It has felt like it here since the first of September, so we've had a little time to get used to the idea. I love the colors and scents of fall and the inherent need to just be cozy this time of year. I recently harvested the only things I was able to grow this year - herbs. I've got them all drying in the garage, except for the basil which was made into pesto right away and frozen. There is nothing like the smell of pesto in the dead of winter to make you think Spring is just around the corner. We've been freezing a lot of stuff around here to "get ready for Winter." Sydney loves to imagine us holed up in our house all winter like Laura and Mary. We might live out on the prairie like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series)">Ingalls</a>, but really the grocery store is open all year round! We frozen a lug of peaches, made several pounds of apples into applesauce and made my favorite <a href="http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2007/09/mackin-good-yal.html">pumpkin chocolate chip muffins</a>. Not all of those made it into the freezer I guess, but we tried! I would have loved to can stuff this year, but my husband made me realize this might not be the year for it. I guess I need to learn to accept that having a newborn means not everything on the list is going to get done. And life goes on in spite of an unchecked to do list. Hopefully I will be back here soon. I've got lots of pictures of Caleb's nursery that I want to share with you. I love how it turned out, and especially love that I did it all on a budget! See you soon...</div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-49575169710270889012010-07-29T14:30:00.000-06:002010-07-29T14:30:12.778-06:00Baby is here!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKevJ7y8a-mjwQTdQ0JzKI0MDLkUkvUFu4bG0Rn2VMTzpMNeYSDqA8olllQsBqKsen4h1bbfscBD_r8Yt2oNLy7aOemq7HB91c9r-EvhYJ4sufJCGVNcKoVwm0uv-Tc3UXkljqQpJ4mvd/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKevJ7y8a-mjwQTdQ0JzKI0MDLkUkvUFu4bG0Rn2VMTzpMNeYSDqA8olllQsBqKsen4h1bbfscBD_r8Yt2oNLy7aOemq7HB91c9r-EvhYJ4sufJCGVNcKoVwm0uv-Tc3UXkljqQpJ4mvd/s320/072.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Caleb Bruce arrived Wednesday, July 28th at 8:52 am. He is 8 lbs. 5 oz and 20 inches long. Our family is having a great time getting to know each other! </div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-1816721862255119452010-07-26T09:45:00.000-06:002010-07-26T09:45:29.904-06:00More Nature Stuff!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn8njCJgVrf-MbjDKZ6yMmr_kOsj1iHk-zYNo2HG1kZaS6NXeUc8PJnTowsSw1yLelQWdFhKueXrmZ1HRZaPhVKXRm1i7elf04Vjjc4rnKycjJYNbvrOX1XFTulXns57RlTvpCLHPE8YS/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn8njCJgVrf-MbjDKZ6yMmr_kOsj1iHk-zYNo2HG1kZaS6NXeUc8PJnTowsSw1yLelQWdFhKueXrmZ1HRZaPhVKXRm1i7elf04Vjjc4rnKycjJYNbvrOX1XFTulXns57RlTvpCLHPE8YS/s320/004.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Nope, no baby news around here just yet. Soon, hopefully soon! In the meantime we've been growing some beautiful Monarch butterflies. Sydney and her cousin each found a caterpillar on July 3rd. We brought them home and before we knew it that had each formed their chrysalis. A couple weeks later two beautiful Monarch butterflies emerged. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnLgl6R54Qo7nsyKZ4OX6RsrlwtZAqpAVIVvbta6O-EFau9dxOMo3w2BT-B9mbkvKyD_syt7qtIcIXpsxDT90B6HomI6omWb_-9DIV0Ro9e5xHju2Y1VwFjAPN7lT19Gqu1oiwWJmtMJr/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnLgl6R54Qo7nsyKZ4OX6RsrlwtZAqpAVIVvbta6O-EFau9dxOMo3w2BT-B9mbkvKyD_syt7qtIcIXpsxDT90B6HomI6omWb_-9DIV0Ro9e5xHju2Y1VwFjAPN7lT19Gqu1oiwWJmtMJr/s320/001.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJlhDtSziE0Rji2Xz8nJRTnmcZZGt8pt05SSL9wq_X5g9LWekECVV_AngwxP5c8uLrx6jXXSowme3Bd_lAKYDi6rZiaK0rNDMpX1tNU8WTzF08cDzfJqpn6VXCQjtRxxD5iI99kGlT5LS/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJlhDtSziE0Rji2Xz8nJRTnmcZZGt8pt05SSL9wq_X5g9LWekECVV_AngwxP5c8uLrx6jXXSowme3Bd_lAKYDi6rZiaK0rNDMpX1tNU8WTzF08cDzfJqpn6VXCQjtRxxD5iI99kGlT5LS/s320/002.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hard to see much in these pictures....the orange cup still has a little green chrysalis at the top, the red is just after the butterfly emerged.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We are using this book as our guide. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Family-Butterfly-Book-Rick-Mikula/dp/158017292X?ie=UTF8&tag=craftad-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Family Butterfly Book" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=158017292X&tag=craftad-20" /></a><span></span> <span>It's got great instructions for care as well as a nice listing with pictures of different kinds of butterflies. We've checked out every possible library book on butterflies and this is by far the best. We've already had a discussion about the rather short life span of butterflies, so hopefully Sydney won't be tramatized if they don't make it very long. She's already planning her specimen box! (Yep, pretty sure I have a little scientist on my hands here.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRQAXA3ktm0d2tgVR0WhyphenhyphenxSGtFgShOAjn6zpkiNQhhiQ7ZlJQkbarQxN2Xwv0v-nDVE9DgWl_aXojVlrpkn_wvmgu8JzJ5J9ucMacMSKrrlytg5-3Kq_qH3Az2Db2n0QU9Wl4gCkN5yb2/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=craftad-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=158017292X" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;" width="1" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRQAXA3ktm0d2tgVR0WhyphenhyphenxSGtFgShOAjn6zpkiNQhhiQ7ZlJQkbarQxN2Xwv0v-nDVE9DgWl_aXojVlrpkn_wvmgu8JzJ5J9ucMacMSKrrlytg5-3Kq_qH3Az2Db2n0QU9Wl4gCkN5yb2/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRQAXA3ktm0d2tgVR0WhyphenhyphenxSGtFgShOAjn6zpkiNQhhiQ7ZlJQkbarQxN2Xwv0v-nDVE9DgWl_aXojVlrpkn_wvmgu8JzJ5J9ucMacMSKrrlytg5-3Kq_qH3Az2Db2n0QU9Wl4gCkN5yb2/s320/007.JPG" /></a></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-73743960872299709232010-06-08T21:00:00.000-06:002010-06-08T21:00:32.591-06:00Back to Nature :: Summer Fun<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCyqPiuSPqyz8tuSVDEZb_saLpdshJmACFG_ezR8vD3bbr1z72gYhgLVX-6FZ8b-Chfvlxf1VZqhRNFa-SZjlTBOSdXwk7IeQcoELmFk_Ekg4lzhs3L8XQJBK_f_Tz5YQGV2e19RKbh7v/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCyqPiuSPqyz8tuSVDEZb_saLpdshJmACFG_ezR8vD3bbr1z72gYhgLVX-6FZ8b-Chfvlxf1VZqhRNFa-SZjlTBOSdXwk7IeQcoELmFk_Ekg4lzhs3L8XQJBK_f_Tz5YQGV2e19RKbh7v/s320/079.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I've been trying to spend as much time with Sydney outside as possible this summer. Probably something to do with my quick approaching due date (which in my head equals the end of fun as we know it. I know that's not true, it's just going to be different!) Last Friday we made a sailboat out of willow branches from our yard. We have a huge willow tree in our backyard that loses branches daily. Gorgeous tree, annoying branches. So we put a few to good use. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXHMl9kZjYSpmunwyjO4O7_ByzecGkMYGHxS8_y5jkIjd31bAt50f7-tD2d7mekRySObCPRExMsGHAmQYUbidjHz8xOg2aR3Ssmv_RnLLU-t6C-Ypvk5kCES50GmH66F8ZZe74wEQbR-O/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXHMl9kZjYSpmunwyjO4O7_ByzecGkMYGHxS8_y5jkIjd31bAt50f7-tD2d7mekRySObCPRExMsGHAmQYUbidjHz8xOg2aR3Ssmv_RnLLU-t6C-Ypvk5kCES50GmH66F8ZZe74wEQbR-O/s320/088.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The idea was from the amazing Maya of <a href="http://mayamade.blogspot.com/2010/06/wooden-ships-and-rhythm-of-home.html">maya*made</a>. I love her blog and her simple style. Sydney helped with the "design" and my husband and I did the rest. She was really excited to see if it would float so we headed over to the river to try it out. A smaller body of water would have worked better, but it did float. She was thrilled and wanted to hurry home and make a whole fleet! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMnIcB73DQHfmx1r5OyT9Nfk6dltLo9wH01UZ7AoFhExu9m0YDFl9sIbL5CqSlUmcufbiDtTx9yNEZfpGf0uOd4OC6ikuuxNHanSj1MJHI2_OoCcXGMXtOt9oBNg41LrY9uf11nkc6qAH/s1600/090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMnIcB73DQHfmx1r5OyT9Nfk6dltLo9wH01UZ7AoFhExu9m0YDFl9sIbL5CqSlUmcufbiDtTx9yNEZfpGf0uOd4OC6ikuuxNHanSj1MJHI2_OoCcXGMXtOt9oBNg41LrY9uf11nkc6qAH/s320/090.JPG" /></a></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-70919047364699235342010-05-28T07:55:00.000-06:002010-05-28T07:55:13.802-06:00Out in the yard<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing too crafty going on around here! We've been spending a lot of time working outside, enjoying the beautiful weather. Luckily I have my #1 helper with me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This probably seems really weird, but this is the first few shovels of our very own compost! Isn't it beautiful? We live in the land of hard sticky clay soil. It begs for a little compost mixed in every year. We started our compost bin several years ago, but never took any out until now. Aside from a half decomposed avocado shell, it looked great!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all have great plans for the long weekend. Our schedule is pretty full, but I'm hoping to fit in a lot of relaxing! Stay safe!</div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-36242922220460142352010-05-21T13:34:00.002-06:002010-05-21T15:45:54.702-06:00One Trick Pony<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It seems my creativity is limited these days to zippered pouches. Here are four more I made for teacher gifts for the last day of preschool. They are all the same - lemon print with small sunscreens inside. I'm sure teachers always get the same stuff every year, but I figure who can't use another zippered bag? Sydney was excited to hand them out and they were well recieved. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very fun weekend of shopping and eating with the girls! This was only the first day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Head over to the <a href="http://www.healingmaggiegrace.blogspot.com/">Healing Maggie Grace</a> to enter the raffle today. Among the fabulous prizes is a book I am published in, Pretty Little Presents! Can't wait to see who wins (secretly crossing my fingers it's me!) </div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-12634565198230510712010-04-27T13:48:00.002-06:002010-04-29T11:06:22.190-06:00my small part<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQC0-p0LfjXSxOpK8OA7u-1zH8xXnzVI_3Efu5XGpm8LlQphaiX3cVn1LvmJQu1cHYnm-m8MT71SoruG3MgEScZxk14LgyviDaJcMlXR5RmSRJ6xrmCnJ0dB7mnyZ1NgNkJkgcFgPRBYU/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQC0-p0LfjXSxOpK8OA7u-1zH8xXnzVI_3Efu5XGpm8LlQphaiX3cVn1LvmJQu1cHYnm-m8MT71SoruG3MgEScZxk14LgyviDaJcMlXR5RmSRJ6xrmCnJ0dB7mnyZ1NgNkJkgcFgPRBYU/s320/075.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.healingmaggiegrace.blogspot.com/">A heartbreaking story with a miraculous ending</a>. While praying for my dear friend <a href="http://maggiegracecreates.blogspot.com/">Teresa</a>, I've been working on this picnic quilt to donate to the Healing Maggie Grace Raffle that some sweet ladies have put together. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfdrCacY6JhYbjgzHruvtwAjTI7-Bf3ZBElUrxxS4KPSBK9gQ_sE1-lMt_1193vhMBmCiduP9XBipM-IMc4ojzEe3mM4cM9xnGTQsepvW9Ct9kdGs-gjl0yJKqOG5j6cP9ne6axggVhJL/s1600/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfdrCacY6JhYbjgzHruvtwAjTI7-Bf3ZBElUrxxS4KPSBK9gQ_sE1-lMt_1193vhMBmCiduP9XBipM-IMc4ojzEe3mM4cM9xnGTQsepvW9Ct9kdGs-gjl0yJKqOG5j6cP9ne6axggVhJL/s320/076.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Please visit the <a href="http://www.healingmaggiegrace.blogspot.com/">Healing Maggie Grace blog</a> frequently and if you can please buy a ticket or two or three to help Teresa as she continues to heal. Isn't this what is so amazing about our blog community? Coming together to help someone we call friend, even though we've never met. I love it!</div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7_jigLtu273DjaUN4OwIR7flZRz53Z4KEGuQL1v5FWYGnejffZ8298J28EWC72vWpBik5b6PR3fDnrstiuN29RbSFSwEeOZePJh6rviNHsf5_YldIzH73XaBRFsMDoAwIGxQI79rWIaL/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7_jigLtu273DjaUN4OwIR7flZRz53Z4KEGuQL1v5FWYGnejffZ8298J28EWC72vWpBik5b6PR3fDnrstiuN29RbSFSwEeOZePJh6rviNHsf5_YldIzH73XaBRFsMDoAwIGxQI79rWIaL/s320/081.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-86049028305898889732010-04-19T12:53:00.000-06:002010-04-19T12:53:34.028-06:00Multiplying PouchesI seem to have an overabundance of zippers. Odd, I know. I can't pass them up when I see them at thrift stores or garage sales. I remember making a fleece vest for Sydney when she was a baby. I was so proud of myself and how inexpensively I had produced a wearable garment. Until I went to buy the 7" seperating zipper the pattern called for! So now in my quest to never buy a zipper retail ever again, I snatch them up second hand every chance I get. My last score was a gallon size ziploc full for $2. How could I pass that up? :)<br />
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</div>I've made a few to give away for prizes at our knitting group...<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And three for baby use someday (a diaper & travel wipes container fit in here)...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgAnfudx9N9d-kfZ_SQxJCxv1jAR8fz4jAqeUZlUdrVnESj6m5ty6aHw3rrdL_YAId93Hi3p090PvgxdxMgT2bcu8N4es0goESIrViU4NqEfg0C9QqOiuGgvoenqG31c6_v5TVwuTOOUe/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgAnfudx9N9d-kfZ_SQxJCxv1jAR8fz4jAqeUZlUdrVnESj6m5ty6aHw3rrdL_YAId93Hi3p090PvgxdxMgT2bcu8N4es0goESIrViU4NqEfg0C9QqOiuGgvoenqG31c6_v5TVwuTOOUe/s320/025.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And there will probably be more. I've learned these are much faster to make it you do several at a time. With all this practice zippers hardly even seem scary anymore! </div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-29447453517691450562010-04-09T14:47:00.000-06:002010-04-09T14:47:06.551-06:00Wedding QuiltSome close friends of ours got married in March. Do you ever struggle with gift giving at weddings? Should you stick to the registery, give something personal, or just give up and stick some cash in a card?? I decided that since we were close friends I could forgo the registry list and do something personal. Plus both the bride and the groom are in their 30's and well established, so I wasn't worried that they desperately needed that cake pan I was going to buy them. So I made them a quilt!<br />
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(Sorry in advance for the bad photos...this was just moments before I shoved it in a box and walked out the door to the wedding!)<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii83bXMaiFLAjKclB59h8ukEBcQCtL9a9p1SRmtSprcd3SBm8yT2WeSvUkdcQd4YiEkWGa84lzuLz51KBEwhyphenhyphenR4bOi0ddQ7djssAOT3mulILjZzo4QeB9CtN3D1ublIAgnRhTFETziFTXn/s1600/329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii83bXMaiFLAjKclB59h8ukEBcQCtL9a9p1SRmtSprcd3SBm8yT2WeSvUkdcQd4YiEkWGa84lzuLz51KBEwhyphenhyphenR4bOi0ddQ7djssAOT3mulILjZzo4QeB9CtN3D1ublIAgnRhTFETziFTXn/s320/329.JPG" wt="true" /></a>The design was inspired by about 10 different quilts I found on flickr. I knew it needed to be modern, and I wanted the blue/brown combo somehow. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and they liked it too! That's always the scary part, isn't it?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My sister was kind enough to quilt this for me on her quilting frame. And she even hand sewed the binding for me! She did an amazing job - I love the free form swirls.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixzhDJuAOBAcW5ldTy858pIHsMpuGJtIz9LFA7YdzdDS4KO_EB95btem0PZpyXVyBZhCDlLsprIOuZl7yOykbxuYkYXoPdOyvr4mlWLcqWhjdF2ExeLV7PVdG5zlkX9vElhbXWdmlFSK7/s1600/330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixzhDJuAOBAcW5ldTy858pIHsMpuGJtIz9LFA7YdzdDS4KO_EB95btem0PZpyXVyBZhCDlLsprIOuZl7yOykbxuYkYXoPdOyvr4mlWLcqWhjdF2ExeLV7PVdG5zlkX9vElhbXWdmlFSK7/s320/330.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, did I make this all with stuff I had on hand, saving me tons of money on a gift? Well, no. But I'm pretty sure I still spent less than I would have on a store-bought gift and hopefully they will enjoy it much longer than that cake pan.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk6AfX0ouFvLri3BYg9RFFaQJPFLUd_oO-sD7Sbc34LIhDMsoeAycyjCi_O-I_Zx0rL0JxEjEmCfaczYC-Gl5vEpVkCHE6wyYbwNQzDyP4FRoJT2qJfYORPUB5LCvRct64p99Lc9DsK_K/s1600/328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk6AfX0ouFvLri3BYg9RFFaQJPFLUd_oO-sD7Sbc34LIhDMsoeAycyjCi_O-I_Zx0rL0JxEjEmCfaczYC-Gl5vEpVkCHE6wyYbwNQzDyP4FRoJT2qJfYORPUB5LCvRct64p99Lc9DsK_K/s320/328.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-34801562790044007042010-04-07T12:23:00.003-06:002010-04-07T12:41:43.030-06:00HELLO!<div><div><div>Hi there! I'm alive! Sorry for the ridiculously long blog break. Lots going on around here and I just seemed to lose my blogging voice in the middle of it all. Then once I was gone for so long, it was hard to really get back into it. But hopefully I'm back. I have lots to share!</div><br /><div></div><div>First of all - our big news - we are expecting a new baby at our house! And it's a boy! I am due August 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>. We are all very excited.</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457466422341151394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH5F01xNrtcgGs_M8zwlHBn8eulDdmkI_eY4tuq1fjRyzhMF6Y9P16N9DXPXwOmdEz3bCfbLOrNiJSqXc19hxN2XJVWeBP6Lly5AzQlDLTLq528fk8VYlIgJxg2dwdsBryX9Wr06N68AH/s320/380.JPG" border="0" /> <div>So, on to the crafting!! I finally made it into my craft room on Monday. I threw open the windows and pulled out some fun springy fabric (vintage pillowcases) to make a small tote for Sydney. She has been crazy about drawing pictures lately, mostly nature inspired things like birds, bugs, trees, etc. So I decided to make a little tote to carry some colored pencils and a drawing notebook with us on trips to the park, the lake, or just the backyard. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457466430696168738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfGdnJbpKAqoueAYlgJu0BSxsdSyi-I1XnLjZC0EN6Yw0vsBFTzCfgs6ccYW19EukV79t0s8D_p9ZngQTrfO-qyjqHPViV_WRF6icgRzmiCIHkONauI0nN5pIECkVpWs52Wy1qqf_V2hc/s320/382.JPG" border="0" />She loved the idea and the fabric, and insisted on a pocket on the front. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457466433522607058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooGxyTYPA2RtGtt_-Tx2wjqO2HFm2ZJMX_MlWVO6BvPft7jaR0s2SH65Agm0m79opYKB9mWtuYBuWsdrHlc5vGdRbNtqMMO3TLHJCXQpIP_mAOts_dz-cR51mlxft-0cGPLV9tWmHc6ne/s320/383.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-3496628053539147012009-12-04T14:14:00.000-06:002009-12-04T14:14:00.524-06:00sweet wordsCan you see the snowflakes falling in this picture? <div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410735731716051602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xU5TzUmrXnVP_hdr-XBu1gTWFik5iVvw90iRS95YX5hfJy69hYrEKzlqKq5PMbOieyYhPlkukMW9JoDiVlZ1KDVHbDqPnqdx-dDT7oCZ4oCZGpJvQvfDvE8chFSI1LBdhJbLZVLhyYJr/s320/046.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div>Sweet words from my girl..."it's like there are decorations falling from the sky!" </div></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-89825259093057111792009-12-02T14:06:00.003-06:002009-12-02T14:13:50.796-06:00half way there<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrY0-cZRZWwtRuIOmWsyCsAOd7q8jqKCocu194jkfoT2EvcYjMkd95LfZGsyLpq4jOajJwLASWKpAwn4D5Vet0XAOXOvQ7u1AMMjC9RKcKDs93hGtiNER9fAm-yiJ1iSKqym0QsaemHyY/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410734106424689282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrY0-cZRZWwtRuIOmWsyCsAOd7q8jqKCocu194jkfoT2EvcYjMkd95LfZGsyLpq4jOajJwLASWKpAwn4D5Vet0XAOXOvQ7u1AMMjC9RKcKDs93hGtiNER9fAm-yiJ1iSKqym0QsaemHyY/s320/049.JPG" border="0" /></a>I bought myself a little time...I got the first 12 stockings done. They look a little silly on only one half of the window, but I know myself. Non-centered stockings will drive me crazy and motivate me to finish the rest. Sydney is very excited about them, which also makes me excited to complete the project.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Now that Thanksgiving is over I feel the need to kick it into high gear with Christmas festivities. I think the advent activities will be good for all of us to relax and remember what the season is really about. </div><div> </div><div>Happy December!</div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-42267432384527389352009-11-24T14:21:00.002-06:002009-11-24T14:33:05.245-06:00progressI'm thinking somewhere around <a href="http://craftaddictions.blogspot.com/2007/12/stockings-were-hung.html">this time </a> (2 years ago) I started making miniature felt stockings to use as an advent calendar/garland. And to give myself credit, the stockings have been made for about that long. But they required numbers embroidered on them before they could really be used (why oh why do we do this to ourselves?) It is now my goal to have these ready to go for the 1st of December! I made a list of activities to put in them, and I will add some sort of little presents to fill out the rest of the days. Just in case anyway else out there is procrastinating I thought I would share what I came up with so far. Most of them are pretty obvious, but sometimes it helps to have a starting place. (Hopefully next week I will have pictures to share!)<br /><br />Drive around and look at Christmas lights.<br />Have hot chocolate with extra marshmallows.<br />Wrap a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Christmas</span> gift for someone special.<br />Give to someone we don't know.<br />Make Christmas cookies.<br />Make a Christmas gift for someone special.<br />Make a Christmas CD and sing to it all day.<br />Watch a Christmas movie as a family.<br />Read 5 Christmas books as a family.<br />Make garland for the Christmas tree.<br />Eat supper with only the lights from the Christmas tree on.<br />Decorate your bedroom for Christmas.<br />Write a list of the things you are thankful for this Christmas.<br />Make Christmas cards and mail them.<br />Play a game as a family.<br />Invite friends over for supper.<br />Read the Christmas story as a family.<br /><br />And please, don't wait until you have the most beautiful advent calendar to start the tradition like I did. Grab some paper bags and a sharpie and do it already. I'm pretty sure the memories will last longer than the embroidered stockings.Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-74134712814319508762009-11-12T22:53:00.003-06:002009-11-12T23:02:37.570-06:00confessions of a craft geek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWheGtna8t6SMUtY2QZYiMKZVkS2Okf9KmehcMNUHGKMmJ2OXGwpZqvV7SheAy9Wn_W6nt59eYDDo-_zt0Y5038-d5g5Ptt4crcOmQlyU0jjBSKvKWbEAZzq_4LE8jBQ3AndOm_PJRO-Kg/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403448576197241714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWheGtna8t6SMUtY2QZYiMKZVkS2Okf9KmehcMNUHGKMmJ2OXGwpZqvV7SheAy9Wn_W6nt59eYDDo-_zt0Y5038-d5g5Ptt4crcOmQlyU0jjBSKvKWbEAZzq_4LE8jBQ3AndOm_PJRO-Kg/s320/027.JPG" border="0" /></a>Okay, so here's my confession. I'm hooked on Project Runway. I watch it hiding away in my craft room because no one else in my house will watch it with me. The designers work on their projects and I work on mine like we are all in the same room. (Hope I don't catch that nasty virus Carol Hannah had!) And honestly, I get so much done! For some reason Lifetime feels the needs to have 4 hours straight of the same 2 shows over and over and for some reason I feel the need to watch all 4 hours. Here's what I accomplished tonight! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403448570322162146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa6V0aGrUhDJeaHryIXfSaMMlzp791a2Pg93hj0pwZVME31d-XPiqrIEF0C3g5UoJg9FDWwoG2yXoqnBvPDt-e9ZsLPyaSU2LFPJ7yRiDnQwd0jCrcFHc1tRuwww_vWTAisoR1g0QxeoB/s320/028.JPG" border="0" />Three more checks marks on the Christmas to do list!<br /><div></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-51749803578848838662009-10-30T14:09:00.003-06:002009-10-30T14:37:34.137-06:00close knit<div>I've been knitting pretty much constantly lately. Thanks in part to this.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398490849271894914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYjPtVYNg95FA0K6eoGYVwedOTiEAfkxkQwTe9dwbG8L9GTFXVluXh7mF9XU0i3-6il9y10DZHNtHitWIlLJ1a1dQASRpg6TyV-XFDxRVqG3xntXELqAgC9P5aqThmPibVsHtYTnXtZeF/s320/Close+Knit+Logo.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>Close Knit is a knitting and crocheting group that my sister and I started at our church. We wanted a fun, relaxing place to meet people in our church and knit with them or teach them how to knit. (And yes, a logo was very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">necessary</span>!) We have had a blast! We've been meeting weekly for about a month now and have been surprised and blessed by how much interest we've had in the group. We are focusing our knitting efforts on items to donate to a local homeless shelter. This is one of my contributions. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div align="center">A scarf/neck warmer with coordinating hat. </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398490856215891362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5UZ_z4IA0yEQroEWPru-bP1iAk2taMr1oN1HbuptcrTrvWqYZqsc07zwS2CfkV2hvaubIuua0XV3x8J9UZlST_0ytiSI3dDGnUUI7j97NknBZZBVN5Uu4MDal_zShoOVyRQP1G3i6tLG/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p>Not only are we knitting for a good cause, but I'm cleaning out my yarn stash too! </p><p>I want you all to know that starting a group like this is completely out of my comfort zone. Meeting new people and leading a group are not exactly my strong points. But it's amazing what you can accomplish when you use your passion in a way that can help others. God has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">strengthened</span> my confidence and stretched me as a person and I am very thankful for this opportunity. I'm not telling you this for a pat on the back, but to encourage you to step outside your comfort zone, try something new, volunteer. You'll never regret it. </p>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-13164482149073194742009-10-23T09:25:00.002-06:002009-10-23T09:31:39.853-06:00enjoying the season<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395818253606330930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEd_-KXTOdeItWYVACJmIbZZzMRi1whmv8W1EO7cbgp4Nvz6MoF-tPHSEYcKmkRgQWFGa0hW3FJORCFpAHLEHTCVFrxEvJiN46qao-7lA3mdwlUrMh4W_7hZEiIY24dV10PjIkwuh2J_r/s320/057.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z2vjxa9WIwzod-4dcZmzZPfBCSWcgI6z04knklILQ_H3h1alQYT_8KSw4CeSx26mN4cT_Q_jKpZ2Xrs3jh96X_pl5VhhZXqtKy4MrXTmqSt7t2BJwnrrf5qzQRM-dxeKEejFoBUz4xdT/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395818264371480258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z2vjxa9WIwzod-4dcZmzZPfBCSWcgI6z04knklILQ_H3h1alQYT_8KSw4CeSx26mN4cT_Q_jKpZ2Xrs3jh96X_pl5VhhZXqtKy4MrXTmqSt7t2BJwnrrf5qzQRM-dxeKEejFoBUz4xdT/s320/064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395818267683747282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUlsQS_5rozu-wNaOiCrNhq-bTKxgLucQA2pcZhO5qVOyiOSO4DchyphenhyphenD4qxekOvu77paHluS8XZ7jv1izN6usNZFXN3YfMA-XhhlcblVtsAlVbwWhwotkuNaN76Khyphenhyphen7-Tzc4dk2fVDPlZw/s320/067.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div>Hope you are doing the same.</div></div></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-5617391992946222582009-10-16T09:00:00.000-06:002009-10-16T09:31:12.300-06:00ready to go...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0diG7aWdaNzKsOLKm-8D9NmyYQ8Mr7rI2lhy0Pn9OnFb3jf5l-PrmIzeGpYru7xM8tJwzMgdAQfj2mCi9ZyhhT1oP6Lueq01hdHw27PiWC8Quu4m4yYH1QpJxd6zHQmtc2l6N0kDS-4bg/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393208408287014866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0diG7aWdaNzKsOLKm-8D9NmyYQ8Mr7rI2lhy0Pn9OnFb3jf5l-PrmIzeGpYru7xM8tJwzMgdAQfj2mCi9ZyhhT1oP6Lueq01hdHw27PiWC8Quu4m4yYH1QpJxd6zHQmtc2l6N0kDS-4bg/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I've got my knitting all packed up for our trip to the funeral. I could probably be gone for 2 months and not knit all that yarn...but you just never know!</div><div></div><br />A couple things that have caught my eye recently:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://thelongthread.com/?p=4909">Why not to sew your kid's costume (yes NOT!)</a> Personally I'm looking for any excuse I can find! </div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://matsutakeblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-transfer-inkjet-images-to-wood.html">Transferring images from your inkjet printer to wood</a>. Using supplies you already have on hand. Seriously. Haven't tried it yet, but my brain is spinning a little from the possibilities.</div><div></div><div>Hope you have a great weekend!</div><div></div><br /><div></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-49819839099583574522009-10-14T12:23:00.003-06:002009-10-14T12:31:06.631-06:00In Loving Memory<div align="center"> Great Aunt Nellie</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392524533905848354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP-gNVq7AKztMKJ9QDQlFaocoKoiGN0PtjDzSX6ewYr9rYh2KOgMH79XUhcyL4mzxeR08-0_9u_elyE0Tb-dH5h0nS6Vmv74vPehFTUwnFeMhD9k1uASniEvME6HApzp3940sc5u5pEZU/s320/In+Loving+Memory.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center">August 12, 1909 - October 12, 2009</div><p align="center">A very special lady who will be greatly missed. We love you Nellie!</p>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-86701483259375888492009-10-12T18:12:00.004-06:002009-10-12T18:18:18.715-06:00the simple things...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIO_ipH16qnAAFsue6M1etJJZnk9mblaG-SfF_FwwKeOtyoDqS_M2PGtqFT0ChBt8drQsr4SvtRs4KorKzfYmYE3m2uOYx4c5SyyiAT8Y6-wG31gx8L1j4Px2e0pO1JO0j8uWhuHKUkxj/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391871350853588930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIO_ipH16qnAAFsue6M1etJJZnk9mblaG-SfF_FwwKeOtyoDqS_M2PGtqFT0ChBt8drQsr4SvtRs4KorKzfYmYE3m2uOYx4c5SyyiAT8Y6-wG31gx8L1j4Px2e0pO1JO0j8uWhuHKUkxj/s400/004.JPG" border="0" /></a> For some reason I find Lego sorting strangely satisfying.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391871361024393186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCZyXXYyJSx_E3zn_Q5Rws3x5slSNxhMQBMlNSfWRs7w9yGSPo8pTZDThSZ7YPP82CZ4DaMkrMh1eoBt4n1ccaEjUIQUUEW0HyD-ZGv5X-m2zkuIHDruAkvN-sW0k95Tu7fK17BWnDzEc/s400/006.JPG" border="0" /> (Cute stackables courtesy of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80098583">Ikea</a>.)<br /></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359328862096798852.post-1555395605621550122009-10-02T14:43:00.003-06:002009-10-02T15:01:25.900-06:00book making<div><br /><br /><div>Okay. Time to get back to blogging. Don't even ask where I've been, or what I've been doing. Couldn't tell you, just wasn't feeling it I guess. But time to jump back in. And just in time for Christmas projects. I love to make gifts for my family and friends but it makes blogging so hard! So there will probably be lots of tiny sneek peeks around here for a while. But rest assured I am taking lots of pictures and will have a big Christmas roundup at the end of the year. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388109634494308818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj4H9jxIHQQjHIlSdjEjxmXYsBLq7MTjeWf-r6A8EbQhb9l5bZaWVcIFidzFuza0Pi-l3WiwGeEQFZeq5EXDC8c69piipb-yZHaghTDNZ7Do075AIq36SPtKz-QmYaI-T1WHVhAJ0kK-T/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div>Here's a bit of what I've been working on. Books made from recylced kid's books. I've been on a kick with these for a couple weeks. And last week I hit the book sale at the thrift store - a grocery bag full for $2. Should keep me busy for a while! Sydney constantly scolds me for taking books apart (I've taught her well I guess!) But I am careful to buy the grossest worst books they have, the ones that are practically falling apart already that no one else in their right mind would buy. So, I don't feel too bad about it. </div><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388110449615590306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiwlRkXBl-sfch4FFhE27aD_QgilP84nFlZsnDKfh-9mZYdPiPeZB4TpZJ-HQKHhARP0Ru4fy5pSlvrhH8yOJs1awo-vFxor9UAPo1sNaCY4okZX36yUYnaTTP3hEFCh6HGNOFUcv1j-m/s400/007.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>I'm no pro at book binding but I enjoy faking my way through it. I recently ran out of PVA glue and tried to subsitute everything else I had with no success. So that's one thing I do know...glue matters. I think I offered to do a tutorial on this once, but realized I didn't know what I was talking about then. Still not sure if I do but I would be happy to give some guidelines to anyone that's interested. It doesn't have to be quite as technical as you might think.</div></div>Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16668108402070167138noreply@blogger.com8