tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40672774057678316372024-03-27T17:53:14.326-06:00Stitching It All TogetherA Pattern for the Crafty LifeSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-51006965308619208202013-03-10T22:34:00.004-06:002013-03-10T22:34:49.684-06:00Meet "Tillie Dolly"There's a New Dolly in my Etsy shop!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwHeqEY7KbSkSOoOdShmHP3mQj_yORxZnEHdMK_GODDKeTzc3RizLydr556qLlKlZ_9xr3lEaLmwcVMox3UdDy1kJ76cef8LilQrMXUpYtSAn1mIq1kyQ-cMybThV3VyWC4Fm1HpzcSw/s1600/P1260753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwHeqEY7KbSkSOoOdShmHP3mQj_yORxZnEHdMK_GODDKeTzc3RizLydr556qLlKlZ_9xr3lEaLmwcVMox3UdDy1kJ76cef8LilQrMXUpYtSAn1mIq1kyQ-cMybThV3VyWC4Fm1HpzcSw/s640/P1260753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvhkhjq-M-PL3SIOcu-nmR3h7_kY0jyVvyk-R_u-FyWTjgl1Evp0tKrAfNU19xh9B9vVmFqs4c4mlnSnZUYjxVdrRHCmyemhgu-ilDuvSy5ScEBLyp-t4DYWwpfw6Tu7LfiK2f6pvQl0/s1600/P1260729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvhkhjq-M-PL3SIOcu-nmR3h7_kY0jyVvyk-R_u-FyWTjgl1Evp0tKrAfNU19xh9B9vVmFqs4c4mlnSnZUYjxVdrRHCmyemhgu-ilDuvSy5ScEBLyp-t4DYWwpfw6Tu7LfiK2f6pvQl0/s640/P1260729.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwS4k2aGflOdtREU5dVo508_ydGpziu3cNob8D21xUr5xNl6Sr6ea55GIcktgjyviCOWIdVZD_tNCHTXz9eMkgrQCjzobg6_CqOtwRX9hTC2paG6C9IpdK_GdT37XuH9_YMh1KUYsbtc/s1600/P1260750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwS4k2aGflOdtREU5dVo508_ydGpziu3cNob8D21xUr5xNl6Sr6ea55GIcktgjyviCOWIdVZD_tNCHTXz9eMkgrQCjzobg6_CqOtwRX9hTC2paG6C9IpdK_GdT37XuH9_YMh1KUYsbtc/s640/P1260750.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDZEx1RvXw_u1ihPgAGajunFODNgn-3P3b9viyxtvgmmBtuRxvudwW5spThg8MBch-au8o_Vhw5BUlu_e4vrtkndcaonLGUDYhmO99M-apn5tha46rvR8a29UM0OLriR0YXbUzNzmva8/s1600/P1260736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDZEx1RvXw_u1ihPgAGajunFODNgn-3P3b9viyxtvgmmBtuRxvudwW5spThg8MBch-au8o_Vhw5BUlu_e4vrtkndcaonLGUDYhmO99M-apn5tha46rvR8a29UM0OLriR0YXbUzNzmva8/s640/P1260736.jpg" width="570" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-WNzFzRhBphTt8mSl6b727cNKW2y6F4aRzehP4rta7cP9jb_BVxPibErJjbIdYtlnDHZrK-DlkwmfOu44onltIqbQsxg9jwu5UqStnfCMi3WEVJozgM0tYEUlMxJiLRG10NzRZ3kMxc/s1600/P1260745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-WNzFzRhBphTt8mSl6b727cNKW2y6F4aRzehP4rta7cP9jb_BVxPibErJjbIdYtlnDHZrK-DlkwmfOu44onltIqbQsxg9jwu5UqStnfCMi3WEVJozgM0tYEUlMxJiLRG10NzRZ3kMxc/s640/P1260745.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/126066173/tillie-dolly-floppy-felt-doll-a-perfect?">My Etsy Shop</a></div>
<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-13463681542782529072013-01-26T14:53:00.001-07:002013-01-26T14:53:20.072-07:00Chinese Themed 14th Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZANZ88CIlMeZ1sZ0clWmdkTkazpOfZtXZUCLU1SSa6TNdDlbeEYuniY2n_ESg4eeNabRYS3PaQcdQPcN7_6Vyys1tM9Fm2FGZ6pTKhRd0hRI8VSpg2-Wi_GG1Hwyp_xEb2ycIPPXkb4Q/s1600/P1230899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZANZ88CIlMeZ1sZ0clWmdkTkazpOfZtXZUCLU1SSa6TNdDlbeEYuniY2n_ESg4eeNabRYS3PaQcdQPcN7_6Vyys1tM9Fm2FGZ6pTKhRd0hRI8VSpg2-Wi_GG1Hwyp_xEb2ycIPPXkb4Q/s640/P1230899.JPG" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEjQr6jzU0we6L8xRWJb33vtidWaRybn39k0s50XpsOrip-Qk0i3Ol5yW0NBEEwYvyEpgUVtNu7bzFB1cSBSea0rdMcUJbAn9_V5eXzuOTiIHMYUEgV5FUdr8PGSRgIt7hMHzzdzF1dAZuk/s1600/P1240598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQr6jzU0we6L8xRWJb33vtidWaRybn39k0s50XpsOrip-Qk0i3Ol5yW0NBEEwYvyEpgUVtNu7bzFB1cSBSea0rdMcUJbAn9_V5eXzuOTiIHMYUEgV5FUdr8PGSRgIt7hMHzzdzF1dAZuk/s640/P1240598.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dragon bunting was one that I hand made & hand stitched details onto for this particular party. It was an adorable addition to the decorations, made completely from wool felt and cute fabric.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<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/AVvXsEhXjghKrIBFTKgP27AtdCeLbv0Y-rby7Lkc3X2Dp0jgb3bs0vpiAIsWavbYjDnt9NfBOVteYVGoKvW0GnV5kZtZmAO_gWGxqxGumqu6wZ89XmMd21rIVoJ16eiLUvANLMmAW-rv75NYbUs/s1600/P1240587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjghKrIBFTKgP27AtdCeLbv0Y-rby7Lkc3X2Dp0jgb3bs0vpiAIsWavbYjDnt9NfBOVteYVGoKvW0GnV5kZtZmAO_gWGxqxGumqu6wZ89XmMd21rIVoJ16eiLUvANLMmAW-rv75NYbUs/s640/P1240587.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This banner, one that I also handmade, had the letters of my daughter's name stamped onto the "fortune tags". Also made form felt and hand stitched.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMFZ4gTBPzGPmG1MwxJqvgIiCXX0NGY2kQHDoOHhmREef0T-WyzL1nYkiNLUm7rub9AnIXMyEI_NZPDWARX5eJoPCFmZSJbU61CHhKfBatXWsKy00aAEFTn6lEYy-r1qECz4ejzTkL20/s1600/P1230903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMFZ4gTBPzGPmG1MwxJqvgIiCXX0NGY2kQHDoOHhmREef0T-WyzL1nYkiNLUm7rub9AnIXMyEI_NZPDWARX5eJoPCFmZSJbU61CHhKfBatXWsKy00aAEFTn6lEYy-r1qECz4ejzTkL20/s640/P1230903.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa1gMbhJHORvm-_VHZqE3BGmdVeJEX9fTxCVVgaxnwdpclAZJ1yG1xuP1dgL5Mfa8uylF6V1BLi0qFvzvcYfYsaaw7cf1nydIdVmLh987H3N6AmPT10pvyvfSoL6Szc0lk5FcG_zYNXA/s1600/P1230955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa1gMbhJHORvm-_VHZqE3BGmdVeJEX9fTxCVVgaxnwdpclAZJ1yG1xuP1dgL5Mfa8uylF6V1BLi0qFvzvcYfYsaaw7cf1nydIdVmLh987H3N6AmPT10pvyvfSoL6Szc0lk5FcG_zYNXA/s640/P1230955.JPG" 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/AVvXsEiOMj4aiA7WjQ5NZCppq-LJ_C7qJwMeDASv5dZX7_07pCQ_MDMtTtM4DJCVIIudro4tuV3f31AKNjfrhieFD2Z-E3MuZTzWn8FGs34C4Ei4czB8lwcqWZuSTLcPJ32u3FWjx-ZSWlnLdCA/s1600/P1240102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMj4aiA7WjQ5NZCppq-LJ_C7qJwMeDASv5dZX7_07pCQ_MDMtTtM4DJCVIIudro4tuV3f31AKNjfrhieFD2Z-E3MuZTzWn8FGs34C4Ei4czB8lwcqWZuSTLcPJ32u3FWjx-ZSWlnLdCA/s640/P1240102.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand stamped Fortune, Joy, & Friend napkins.</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/AVvXsEgAGaF-PQRouWd0ijwO_nG_03j0D4-AWlOPrH7CxYEcVWErI56q3VzCqfX5FExecL8Gyavi4hXfluC2fZGGwAgbOGwKrQ3-mb0EGE_4Zqg7J-anUTHBNjNRvESScVq6VNQOknNPL-_vlhA/s1600/P1240116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGaF-PQRouWd0ijwO_nG_03j0D4-AWlOPrH7CxYEcVWErI56q3VzCqfX5FExecL8Gyavi4hXfluC2fZGGwAgbOGwKrQ3-mb0EGE_4Zqg7J-anUTHBNjNRvESScVq6VNQOknNPL-_vlhA/s640/P1240116.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take out Chinese from a local restaurant. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_ftgxqWqP8iTesp-9got-AbUQnCzTkYoXdenCiwz1Yc2qtgeTFJV1H8EApoeMbZviJHvG1SJ-j4RbRy6z-yPHD4kmsyRziT5Y3Pjwtv13EjRmGC4XCWYhflDyZR_eUeGWWrJBlZOHio/s1600/P1240120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_ftgxqWqP8iTesp-9got-AbUQnCzTkYoXdenCiwz1Yc2qtgeTFJV1H8EApoeMbZviJHvG1SJ-j4RbRy6z-yPHD4kmsyRziT5Y3Pjwtv13EjRmGC4XCWYhflDyZR_eUeGWWrJBlZOHio/s640/P1240120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgREuqPTsKKmUjGi1Q-r2geCD6J9XdVsfs-kCaO9cY73Olrq_lUHxx7h1WQgn1148VTckGENbN6rUtpNsdxYHEUrj3VT3y2dqqvVPJ_qqRQEdBpBjerOszJRud5l3nDdFZKFJVRIQYFD8/s1600/P1240029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgREuqPTsKKmUjGi1Q-r2geCD6J9XdVsfs-kCaO9cY73Olrq_lUHxx7h1WQgn1148VTckGENbN6rUtpNsdxYHEUrj3VT3y2dqqvVPJ_qqRQEdBpBjerOszJRud5l3nDdFZKFJVRIQYFD8/s640/P1240029.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time for dessert! The birthday cake, along with handmade candy Chinese food on sugar cookie plates.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_66O_qVl0NBkYxOBdmOtgIrOgGSeHi8qXwEfTfd6mGeu7yAMj4L9vlDXr31aM3fFQcErykHVYj5OEcQZO3BDyktC6X2grOiPEZHgTq8gC_kbPTHXjLc66HP1PW4zPcylLQ8aZ_zLNRM/s1600/P1230975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_66O_qVl0NBkYxOBdmOtgIrOgGSeHi8qXwEfTfd6mGeu7yAMj4L9vlDXr31aM3fFQcErykHVYj5OEcQZO3BDyktC6X2grOiPEZHgTq8gC_kbPTHXjLc66HP1PW4zPcylLQ8aZ_zLNRM/s640/P1230975.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_QI-NLLAsicI8VrDtCzMl_8XAJFvHYItOYvkCr55hz_97SzbP7uy3TocGelyRgr0yRuABpoesN2mKAlKegQB-yGSf6o6KXIyq1HnMcmle9W0qfiHFpS0GAl3yPS08puFrefgV5oPiuk/s1600/P1230982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_QI-NLLAsicI8VrDtCzMl_8XAJFvHYItOYvkCr55hz_97SzbP7uy3TocGelyRgr0yRuABpoesN2mKAlKegQB-yGSf6o6KXIyq1HnMcmle9W0qfiHFpS0GAl3yPS08puFrefgV5oPiuk/s640/P1230982.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjTjak00I6h_yxSIbrNpNKXlH9xug4aLKCALyAHklXGpgWzxOEBbDiSyDbUcG4ObZulLAwtAax3qluKiqMZjalPKXqujUJnZviQJKaMHyu2FdCNLz_4HPSkxyIBWGOYOvWXNeD03h7ic/s1600/P1230992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjTjak00I6h_yxSIbrNpNKXlH9xug4aLKCALyAHklXGpgWzxOEBbDiSyDbUcG4ObZulLAwtAax3qluKiqMZjalPKXqujUJnZviQJKaMHyu2FdCNLz_4HPSkxyIBWGOYOvWXNeD03h7ic/s640/P1230992.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPJeGuGbzvSAzA04oyTHrbBfJdI7eF0Cee0-OelsrcL7JwsO05Q3HfWwxZQSymG4hcYYSPvi95ljpVrAlsUZLxYWOjy-wPi5ecdhCzkKPnVidJ4oxbIDze9Fl6rIW6ZZjLiwDAR2d9OM/s1600/P1230998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPJeGuGbzvSAzA04oyTHrbBfJdI7eF0Cee0-OelsrcL7JwsO05Q3HfWwxZQSymG4hcYYSPvi95ljpVrAlsUZLxYWOjy-wPi5ecdhCzkKPnVidJ4oxbIDze9Fl6rIW6ZZjLiwDAR2d9OM/s640/P1230998.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3qqnlSbB0QfCuer1fL1H5T2AhFm1X9G753_MkP0mJc7_Ig8okIXNR68eMPf1943UE8MbiW7ST6_rQG_nN_vSI4A14GC1Z26CHn2y-SGc1617NZmlkyfepdYG_sW32Lfj3cK32QGLBLI/s1600/P1240011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3qqnlSbB0QfCuer1fL1H5T2AhFm1X9G753_MkP0mJc7_Ig8okIXNR68eMPf1943UE8MbiW7ST6_rQG_nN_vSI4A14GC1Z26CHn2y-SGc1617NZmlkyfepdYG_sW32Lfj3cK32QGLBLI/s640/P1240011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BVMaEKLrlKHcDtXyK4QdX1qTeg6IyEAwm0uz-KGI8GQTUeEJf8R-CigzYnTiI9-y7OkYZ5qSVCxK6C6HWgC0qatgmQ97KRFVIwptqv7bufQCvLziY4LJG3q30d9tK-EKew-ee3DUVUc/s1600/P1240023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BVMaEKLrlKHcDtXyK4QdX1qTeg6IyEAwm0uz-KGI8GQTUeEJf8R-CigzYnTiI9-y7OkYZ5qSVCxK6C6HWgC0qatgmQ97KRFVIwptqv7bufQCvLziY4LJG3q30d9tK-EKew-ee3DUVUc/s640/P1240023.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaxTWB-0UnziFKBv0lej6-cbhDB9Gla2yac3Uc_qd91bYJfL0Xw775-hfnYBes_TRsdQGJX08i7Il45o846S8U_LjJVadU_ZKEzzH1mzJBgalS99RY7k5Ab7g3oRoDvU04dBdLHKe53c/s1600/P1240017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaxTWB-0UnziFKBv0lej6-cbhDB9Gla2yac3Uc_qd91bYJfL0Xw775-hfnYBes_TRsdQGJX08i7Il45o846S8U_LjJVadU_ZKEzzH1mzJBgalS99RY7k5Ab7g3oRoDvU04dBdLHKe53c/s640/P1240017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARc3L3V6vjytHgmFrKH8xqA5o1NUAqNM88Czc33Gqy_vC4qMjaosHHsUUGJue4vyU-8-DSyj6iAXqA40SKC24xRzn_HyWkzvpkslGFHZ3WuRFKb4dK5OtwL26QoHKU1bOGiyCb91Jh7c/s1600/P1240416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARc3L3V6vjytHgmFrKH8xqA5o1NUAqNM88Czc33Gqy_vC4qMjaosHHsUUGJue4vyU-8-DSyj6iAXqA40SKC24xRzn_HyWkzvpkslGFHZ3WuRFKb4dK5OtwL26QoHKU1bOGiyCb91Jh7c/s640/P1240416.jpg" 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/AVvXsEgtPhwQ3zcfXECi0zJVSg1sVNGFRFDl1I-8Q1vayU7vtXj3L5S596uEL4x79zCOoWwNrg6Em4CfUR0vaPsvF86cM_mbT4FiQnwpbj0azJ5Xdfnbyt8mOx3g43r8Lik2BRy9dOmcqLAI9ts/s1600/P1240487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPhwQ3zcfXECi0zJVSg1sVNGFRFDl1I-8Q1vayU7vtXj3L5S596uEL4x79zCOoWwNrg6Em4CfUR0vaPsvF86cM_mbT4FiQnwpbj0azJ5Xdfnbyt8mOx3g43r8Lik2BRy9dOmcqLAI9ts/s640/P1240487.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the "after dessert activity" the girls made their very own homemade fortune cookies. They had so much fun!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</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/AVvXsEjvm-RqRavff57NQLGHwdSt-1yXwa14apk5GqA3eGG53GszBdzqS3H8FrnTEEHWXTILfCQRLcv_2CZPvUuxHgWHs-2FzeuqohTcHHiIY0eFuqerWwQi0EF8ntomQLeCKKvByPoPbemEPa0/s1600/P1240491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm-RqRavff57NQLGHwdSt-1yXwa14apk5GqA3eGG53GszBdzqS3H8FrnTEEHWXTILfCQRLcv_2CZPvUuxHgWHs-2FzeuqohTcHHiIY0eFuqerWwQi0EF8ntomQLeCKKvByPoPbemEPa0/s640/P1240491.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the majority of them turned out great!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV18vx-hOepQABD22f2pJn9DnzQs65Z6DoWfTs4O00OD3dCWSxwBBQj6iWJDA4C5i9scbFttxRv5Cz8lFbfXIFHJnFmJPc1kgnVl0reX5q-hma5DDjDcOgM9CHtdcdGsFgiJchySky0RE/s1600/P1240269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV18vx-hOepQABD22f2pJn9DnzQs65Z6DoWfTs4O00OD3dCWSxwBBQj6iWJDA4C5i9scbFttxRv5Cz8lFbfXIFHJnFmJPc1kgnVl0reX5q-hma5DDjDcOgM9CHtdcdGsFgiJchySky0RE/s640/P1240269.JPG" 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/AVvXsEgZ98BeBED5ZozlXL-ZawmbAaX0DeyzmP6KQTIi1z277tdOx8EWvj2pVdYf8x3zPeaPvP6h7takwWK2WHr1fcLtjjtwKfXqH_LdnuJX5dKvl2zADZSRKUJQ8nGxIqkCAtsLO5bsSkXqj0o/s1600/P1240512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ98BeBED5ZozlXL-ZawmbAaX0DeyzmP6KQTIi1z277tdOx8EWvj2pVdYf8x3zPeaPvP6h7takwWK2WHr1fcLtjjtwKfXqH_LdnuJX5dKvl2zADZSRKUJQ8nGxIqkCAtsLO5bsSkXqj0o/s640/P1240512.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The assortment of goods the girls got to take home for favors.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlql-Nc64-cHgzPMcmMTRr0TmVvv2bTNYwcB52K_xqolHVHeIRdpjtn-RlA1NQMafHMBMM84docudk9zXXJ4fszkljcEngZ0xVyxf4QFlZH_nKvz2f08P_BEGMC2Te8nLcm0PXZu_ccw/s1600/P1240519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlql-Nc64-cHgzPMcmMTRr0TmVvv2bTNYwcB52K_xqolHVHeIRdpjtn-RlA1NQMafHMBMM84docudk9zXXJ4fszkljcEngZ0xVyxf4QFlZH_nKvz2f08P_BEGMC2Te8nLcm0PXZu_ccw/s640/P1240519.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-16449681998247062902012-09-22T18:06:00.002-06:002012-09-23T00:39:38.766-06:0060's Themed Birthday Party <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/AVvXsEh-gumf0oecZ4JRDgRpaJOx23bhPRiAsqylGhj4ZzK2WkNoH8VrMt93L52kncdt7nVpvnoubjSa6TpnZdpLpLHloqoMdvhYrbsNYal_ca6b4mTsgIAZQgB1Jf-8A5eL3nMCUsuLO08O29M/s1600/Decorations.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gumf0oecZ4JRDgRpaJOx23bhPRiAsqylGhj4ZzK2WkNoH8VrMt93L52kncdt7nVpvnoubjSa6TpnZdpLpLHloqoMdvhYrbsNYal_ca6b4mTsgIAZQgB1Jf-8A5eL3nMCUsuLO08O29M/s1600/Decorations.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The decorations for this theme were so fun to make! The banners (aprons and records...so fitting for the era) were handmade from fabric, felt and ric rac. The photo op was a hand cut and painted cardboard flat, because what else do you think of when it comes to 1960? Cars! And old drive-in movies. We also were able to use an old vintage record for a creative balloon weight.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<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/AVvXsEilxIsJX83Gm5ZnW9UpOAhL-aOiSUUFixUGUVNGuO4R7uDNhoCk8qda7aXS1fFIrQmPa5RtI61K90lMSzEjba_rK3XNEAqELNq9mJsUEcNDison3fF4fJVo9LisFrSdkq_Drg1bpnMNFbE/s1600/Spread.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxIsJX83Gm5ZnW9UpOAhL-aOiSUUFixUGUVNGuO4R7uDNhoCk8qda7aXS1fFIrQmPa5RtI61K90lMSzEjba_rK3XNEAqELNq9mJsUEcNDison3fF4fJVo9LisFrSdkq_Drg1bpnMNFbE/s640/Spread.png" width="600" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And...lunch is served! Mini sandwiches, good old fashioned onion dip and ruffles, celery with cream cheese on toothpicks, crush soda, and some very decorative grapes. What better to put all of this food on plates that look just like records?!<br />
<br />
As decorations at the table go, we set out an old record player with some old fashioned candies that were popular in the 60's (Boston Baked Beans, Bazooka Bubblegum, and so on) that were laid out on the counter next to the food.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffRF_JrEtHO4HdO5aKlHz1-URpdggjJPvkiFsf7FX7QiMUGLcwnfu_46eL23youw3YF70FWDc5-cY9XaLuM2QhYXgS6-v-HXtMosE4az7IGWYM8KMul7FM24CqX1sH9R0GgfinCRXCaQ/s1600/Counters.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffRF_JrEtHO4HdO5aKlHz1-URpdggjJPvkiFsf7FX7QiMUGLcwnfu_46eL23youw3YF70FWDc5-cY9XaLuM2QhYXgS6-v-HXtMosE4az7IGWYM8KMul7FM24CqX1sH9R0GgfinCRXCaQ/s1600/Counters.png" /></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/AVvXsEiSVcpopfUHAe83QarL8wXk2efo9rYNNmxP5EOUI014G9Z2tQVbjSaBIYz7quCP-xb8A3I5kCIRaxIzPlPojhT8zegZN3qbkaXR7XNL6nI7WiLsqTf3D2LT2MbTC1dhDGOf7pljCm4kaMY/s1600/Record.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVcpopfUHAe83QarL8wXk2efo9rYNNmxP5EOUI014G9Z2tQVbjSaBIYz7quCP-xb8A3I5kCIRaxIzPlPojhT8zegZN3qbkaXR7XNL6nI7WiLsqTf3D2LT2MbTC1dhDGOf7pljCm4kaMY/s640/Record.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an example of the invitations we used for this party. Customizable, printable invites, like this one, can be found in my shop.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqndh7vJu-39uROOMdTGj1gHRTz34MhIw0Hha-XiTL4PL0TNivqxYJJ6qnpJ4yuefgKW64MVpBoSc6ZXuaA_cxVvh6k7j8MVJwb-B38FaP_UmRsWntol1pTwISenEgzaJEjHTWpz-SXRE/s1600/Boys.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqndh7vJu-39uROOMdTGj1gHRTz34MhIw0Hha-XiTL4PL0TNivqxYJJ6qnpJ4yuefgKW64MVpBoSc6ZXuaA_cxVvh6k7j8MVJwb-B38FaP_UmRsWntol1pTwISenEgzaJEjHTWpz-SXRE/s1600/Boys.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</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/AVvXsEhBCWhd5lDY9jhCiPiGWuI0hVILgftO2bTUGtWvoBP-zDJaJibxmMnXESQepxPCMSKxnxC9Sw4WRn8WIyg32Z3VcoZrs_dkEpyIkTEP5vxz7fOLcv6nOoN4x056zw3RTC6siO9e1txlMZE/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCWhd5lDY9jhCiPiGWuI0hVILgftO2bTUGtWvoBP-zDJaJibxmMnXESQepxPCMSKxnxC9Sw4WRn8WIyg32Z3VcoZrs_dkEpyIkTEP5vxz7fOLcv6nOoN4x056zw3RTC6siO9e1txlMZE/s640/4.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of the cakes at the party. A "Meatloaf Cake", again, so fitting for the era. Served up in a slice with candy peas and carrots.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<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/AVvXsEg34WBNDgoTGoBQhLmfOTuM8Y3Bv87fAAqemg4apFIOg9d3qzzVXV4u2fxtl_y1NRmqNABTso7W6m1IRCnQBg5mZz85WbzkOgIN9INEH9K_FmCBeCT635f0eShv141zDugHHdPjvd3xLFc/s1600/Record+Cake.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34WBNDgoTGoBQhLmfOTuM8Y3Bv87fAAqemg4apFIOg9d3qzzVXV4u2fxtl_y1NRmqNABTso7W6m1IRCnQBg5mZz85WbzkOgIN9INEH9K_FmCBeCT635f0eShv141zDugHHdPjvd3xLFc/s640/Record+Cake.png" width="588" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made this cake to look like an old record player!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<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/AVvXsEiukeU8MoARJCT2DJXKUU07DuLP478V7Hm44pjfUCgctbzdYpCPzDcduE7MALZKsK2tDQnKhGfMrJekZ8-zXltenEdnl6rd63d63_Yyavo8Z1_nEUM0As7mS-1YugD8DV5xveUqRJM30Pk/s1600/Girls.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukeU8MoARJCT2DJXKUU07DuLP478V7Hm44pjfUCgctbzdYpCPzDcduE7MALZKsK2tDQnKhGfMrJekZ8-zXltenEdnl6rd63d63_Yyavo8Z1_nEUM0As7mS-1YugD8DV5xveUqRJM30Pk/s1600/Girls.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cute Costumes!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</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/AVvXsEgV3EJF_VfmAXzLw4_d6DLU3UoU8AWYCB7HnNdSMwvuZF9nrXhqYt1vzbe9GBajErQ8rPg2fyEHg54WfTMwOJFiVArgiwkvBn02dsxG_iblmGPCL1QrZOQk0yRXl_-Kp1aWWvbHpvz_9RA/s1600/Photo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3EJF_VfmAXzLw4_d6DLU3UoU8AWYCB7HnNdSMwvuZF9nrXhqYt1vzbe9GBajErQ8rPg2fyEHg54WfTMwOJFiVArgiwkvBn02dsxG_iblmGPCL1QrZOQk0yRXl_-Kp1aWWvbHpvz_9RA/s1600/Photo.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone had fun when it came time for photos...just driving down the road!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<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/AVvXsEh4iXUfTLCExSo0spjOeGuDrpvBXel0ZadQJSwHU3E78ZiS1KTzJsKIrnadXNSWoupTTKj0vKLYyKU-ln3ABx-JkGM6GvNHb7vFTVGeOZ2IqMZNyDnE7XRH9hJRdCR-4amtpQlf5luyPtQ/s1600/donuts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iXUfTLCExSo0spjOeGuDrpvBXel0ZadQJSwHU3E78ZiS1KTzJsKIrnadXNSWoupTTKj0vKLYyKU-ln3ABx-JkGM6GvNHb7vFTVGeOZ2IqMZNyDnE7XRH9hJRdCR-4amtpQlf5luyPtQ/s640/donuts.png" width="594" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we all had fun making doughnuts, since, as I learned in researching what went on in the sixties, the doughnut shops were apparently a popular teenage hangout! And, thankfully the recipe was fairly simple.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyKhNb2fwO73x9TUUipfmw6NnoPVYRBZ1tyq9sxpb8LGRS9Fr3_vHT6i8WTX0OLE6ficUDB_0v1uA4Azk5oK_oz3BfUqY803sRqc0YXAPoFvd4pZBwwoeZ_hJWWQ2ceWaBG0sLVeGQeo/s1600/banners.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyKhNb2fwO73x9TUUipfmw6NnoPVYRBZ1tyq9sxpb8LGRS9Fr3_vHT6i8WTX0OLE6ficUDB_0v1uA4Azk5oK_oz3BfUqY803sRqc0YXAPoFvd4pZBwwoeZ_hJWWQ2ceWaBG0sLVeGQeo/s640/banners.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
The banners used at this party can be found at :</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106275081/record-felt-fabric-banner-bunting-for?ref=pr_shop">Etsy.com/RecordBanner</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/105840831/apron-skirt-fabric-bunting-banner-for?ref=v1_other_2">Etsy.com/apronbunting</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The plates used at this party can be found at:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106383082/8-set-party-plates-record-look-a-like-7">Etsy.com/RecordPlates</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
An invitation that matches this party theme can be found at:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106159718/printable-retro-vinyl-record-look-a-like">Esty.com/RecordInvitation</a><br />
<br />
<br />
And these free printables are just for you!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaTqXegcn1F2ngIYk0UQ-i9oXsvGAtzRJQLasVHeh2lfGoPb9KMlf3BCNFezrvun6Dub1hoWgz4A0Qkd6U2_M75NADDajYEy2DCWnkxrJvD2ZGRI5s-zrkthdeKUfzYUieG05GVecnqk/s1600/Soda+Labels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaTqXegcn1F2ngIYk0UQ-i9oXsvGAtzRJQLasVHeh2lfGoPb9KMlf3BCNFezrvun6Dub1hoWgz4A0Qkd6U2_M75NADDajYEy2DCWnkxrJvD2ZGRI5s-zrkthdeKUfzYUieG05GVecnqk/s1600/Soda+Labels.jpg" /> </a></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/AVvXsEhAP5_7QclUkG4QGUQs60R4KhlpPy3oi7CCEtllF_8MjeRKA2nta41i6z-y22dwovBAUGVasZGINX_81T1FoHPWiBkiC6OxOxKI-owHUh79zd96i4Ux89juUQEMxId1MXckfdkj0VfxnrY/s1600/Doughnut+Recipe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAP5_7QclUkG4QGUQs60R4KhlpPy3oi7CCEtllF_8MjeRKA2nta41i6z-y22dwovBAUGVasZGINX_81T1FoHPWiBkiC6OxOxKI-owHUh79zd96i4Ux89juUQEMxId1MXckfdkj0VfxnrY/s1600/Doughnut+Recipe.jpg" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-33433132810420337472012-05-20T12:35:00.002-06:002012-05-20T12:36:47.589-06:0018" Georgie Doll<div style="text-align: center;">
New in my Etsy Shop!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLG2_E-F645Dgp_FuvM02D3lEGM1KMLSFSQjYRtGTvMXIyU18q15akSJhg2AeHnTK92286FJ9j1StMV8T28Ya-DU1OdlOC8t71eXsGs66Kml59Lb41upywiUMZm8KQyHiJMpKME26N_I/s1600/il_fullxfull.323342131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLG2_E-F645Dgp_FuvM02D3lEGM1KMLSFSQjYRtGTvMXIyU18q15akSJhg2AeHnTK92286FJ9j1StMV8T28Ya-DU1OdlOC8t71eXsGs66Kml59Lb41upywiUMZm8KQyHiJMpKME26N_I/s640/il_fullxfull.323342131.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vkWRv3cZjU8Af7_IIgj4PUo2wMN2_tdlsZoJNRKS_VTfAK6JW_Q-cLkiPiebYN6opfnI-7WHXfmfeb207t7vLcZ3OPdo3MfYXoRFf3eM-3c_j5E6RQ2f1ojWYptMBEbDqegfCdtRf-M/s1600/il_fullxfull.327834526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vkWRv3cZjU8Af7_IIgj4PUo2wMN2_tdlsZoJNRKS_VTfAK6JW_Q-cLkiPiebYN6opfnI-7WHXfmfeb207t7vLcZ3OPdo3MfYXoRFf3eM-3c_j5E6RQ2f1ojWYptMBEbDqegfCdtRf-M/s640/il_fullxfull.327834526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0MYKYMxrtlt1T4rIG_-DX1T171weIkucdqeVQN0lSExpuuCwPvpFSVdvAMXAh9cMgmmMb8FEL_v5jhT1WrU98BKebAYbcNfMJzTYZhiOtfIjFFv8tV_RIwZ3ciniAvYMnQT2reeUtSE/s1600/il_570xN.323342019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0MYKYMxrtlt1T4rIG_-DX1T171weIkucdqeVQN0lSExpuuCwPvpFSVdvAMXAh9cMgmmMb8FEL_v5jhT1WrU98BKebAYbcNfMJzTYZhiOtfIjFFv8tV_RIwZ3ciniAvYMnQT2reeUtSE/s640/il_570xN.323342019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Hw96Pmo1pyYv6rXWfxr3ybJOwp9YiWS1NyAGmDeS-no9CtGAaHYbC5Ome6eev23Z4Ht6r5IrfzJTAlBgqYkw5Z4vNIZLDAtnbxNWsO7mJ4PP5Av7KM_Js3wfqS9m-LbVJ3aYgfJA_9o/s1600/il_fullxfull.323342145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Hw96Pmo1pyYv6rXWfxr3ybJOwp9YiWS1NyAGmDeS-no9CtGAaHYbC5Ome6eev23Z4Ht6r5IrfzJTAlBgqYkw5Z4vNIZLDAtnbxNWsO7mJ4PP5Av7KM_Js3wfqS9m-LbVJ3aYgfJA_9o/s640/il_fullxfull.323342145.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuui6m5CV_2HAE8gsvBd59vTpSg8lYe1tVPHzRV3dQr2MJMnjEW73NTjxvLPw6OCKohx3BZMzJaZpYCgVj6fFDqj0JjEXyEN7w8toAgQ6O9a2Q9QjAuV1e3PT5t10P719KA0rT6yQ4oM/s1600/il_fullxfull.323467174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuui6m5CV_2HAE8gsvBd59vTpSg8lYe1tVPHzRV3dQr2MJMnjEW73NTjxvLPw6OCKohx3BZMzJaZpYCgVj6fFDqj0JjEXyEN7w8toAgQ6O9a2Q9QjAuV1e3PT5t10P719KA0rT6yQ4oM/s640/il_fullxfull.323467174.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-73326791365236245452012-02-27T19:46:00.000-07:002012-02-27T19:46:18.363-07:0018" Rosie Dolly<div style="text-align: center;">New in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stichinitalltogether?ref=si_shop">Etsy Shop!</a></div><br />
<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/AVvXsEiRq1kjnrPMr3GaXWfdfT82MGqskaj058MvaCrLGZlwFwo85KyvhkA1E6ctj8XIL6Nhhkz4TmHdvXPPaczlqY-HkQEadoGlDhFXZ19h0b0jjLYNlv7caaMEdzkH2HAQmCWLGU_A1UVVo2w/s1600/rosie+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRq1kjnrPMr3GaXWfdfT82MGqskaj058MvaCrLGZlwFwo85KyvhkA1E6ctj8XIL6Nhhkz4TmHdvXPPaczlqY-HkQEadoGlDhFXZ19h0b0jjLYNlv7caaMEdzkH2HAQmCWLGU_A1UVVo2w/s640/rosie+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhiFHdjcfphjoaB1DYqU4HvsMy0g8sDskQj_oJV3CxbORnWKCq3w7olgaSn3y2PIM5DVSXpZvmPvDuLqMeAcEl1T6-w_PH7QGwFOfiKjaVMrviwRXpbJo40VopYLybuczjMAx_Vj7xMxlM/s1600/Rosie+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFHdjcfphjoaB1DYqU4HvsMy0g8sDskQj_oJV3CxbORnWKCq3w7olgaSn3y2PIM5DVSXpZvmPvDuLqMeAcEl1T6-w_PH7QGwFOfiKjaVMrviwRXpbJo40VopYLybuczjMAx_Vj7xMxlM/s640/Rosie+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1uzo0T_5sqiBkpPaupOMjSYQbV0Cb5F3YqsjAz3Ia1kXA8s7FsaRyp0xPeCwD0serzVDYigBmBhG4f2mok797W9Ew-DokH1WFOTJeVri9-RQbQmPEVHRvKod32kDwkNVcBm1I4nnrDk/s1600/Rosie+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1uzo0T_5sqiBkpPaupOMjSYQbV0Cb5F3YqsjAz3Ia1kXA8s7FsaRyp0xPeCwD0serzVDYigBmBhG4f2mok797W9Ew-DokH1WFOTJeVri9-RQbQmPEVHRvKod32kDwkNVcBm1I4nnrDk/s640/Rosie+3.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9lKU5M4fg_n29DpfZzZYWDA6U2zHoHoUXIj_Ixbg_2nh8pmMUOL8IQfIFQ3faHrGEWtVRgK6HbiMmdf04IurFz1gEkQrp-QQWik_bnzFwzv3t_b2o37fMDaO5R17dTJn8pA65PAPYk8/s1600/Rosie+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9lKU5M4fg_n29DpfZzZYWDA6U2zHoHoUXIj_Ixbg_2nh8pmMUOL8IQfIFQ3faHrGEWtVRgK6HbiMmdf04IurFz1gEkQrp-QQWik_bnzFwzv3t_b2o37fMDaO5R17dTJn8pA65PAPYk8/s640/Rosie+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITGmevP63XhbW6HSzSYm_-227BPdaDx3AH-dF5fnM8MBmytxU5PDYmGN-uIgEbmTCGn6bJ5mzo3NMwAW88nR4X7Kan0CHR5-3r2-x83W8AZxk4RqvKBTOi_uKZjrPPdKLQ72peQPPdVc/s1600/Rosie+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITGmevP63XhbW6HSzSYm_-227BPdaDx3AH-dF5fnM8MBmytxU5PDYmGN-uIgEbmTCGn6bJ5mzo3NMwAW88nR4X7Kan0CHR5-3r2-x83W8AZxk4RqvKBTOi_uKZjrPPdKLQ72peQPPdVc/s640/Rosie+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-31687182597575423912012-02-13T12:04:00.000-07:002012-02-13T12:04:06.893-07:0018" Maggie Dolly<div style="text-align: center;">New in my Etsy shop!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rdFIFZ3tRsnGGSv2T9x5-n4vjEVIqhaf_Gj-p3YamZHjCFpZZd-U3IUM4QfhEylckalCRCwJ2CjgpPrXpv6vuiEK7YDoW8b4ozKo0Dmv4DmxJ20QD3V5wQINJPzIalfy98QKWBlW_H0/s1600/Maggie+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rdFIFZ3tRsnGGSv2T9x5-n4vjEVIqhaf_Gj-p3YamZHjCFpZZd-U3IUM4QfhEylckalCRCwJ2CjgpPrXpv6vuiEK7YDoW8b4ozKo0Dmv4DmxJ20QD3V5wQINJPzIalfy98QKWBlW_H0/s640/Maggie+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzeTrckmpTLuAC8RLjK6Ae1r2Lq6p7m0yFSddk-oY4VIhyphenhyphenm4jIGTPIe4HNGHyQY8iHidw4bRZYPRiLijvFEqwGqEIdhg2RIAyc_0rOCXH0wbahudBGvykxh-lpdhtQ76sgit7454FOM0/s1600/Maggie+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzeTrckmpTLuAC8RLjK6Ae1r2Lq6p7m0yFSddk-oY4VIhyphenhyphenm4jIGTPIe4HNGHyQY8iHidw4bRZYPRiLijvFEqwGqEIdhg2RIAyc_0rOCXH0wbahudBGvykxh-lpdhtQ76sgit7454FOM0/s640/Maggie+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEkqOByhQocmWe-coVLkCZyIay9sD27df_Zt83iq0hF3B0drgoIo2-blzyOg_8VLV09nVCU1QBPUOVXuJanMGwppkdFUgzhkmsLPB7xphLzT4NXC3h-I1lxxS6P6RaFWlebjgtZFIFbE/s1600/Maggie+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEkqOByhQocmWe-coVLkCZyIay9sD27df_Zt83iq0hF3B0drgoIo2-blzyOg_8VLV09nVCU1QBPUOVXuJanMGwppkdFUgzhkmsLPB7xphLzT4NXC3h-I1lxxS6P6RaFWlebjgtZFIFbE/s640/Maggie+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdv3bEvC5Il6LH2azwAvlYQi2wWYmNlfrydUJFR0AeFY3lKXXEVIZgZzE4NgDePM9emDSdf46r3aMtDyjqBUvOzfPuP3J2t7Al-DQX_DNex8iST2RKbSS_thsyod-KB5-ZaOGO5Pwpjo/s1600/Maggie+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdv3bEvC5Il6LH2azwAvlYQi2wWYmNlfrydUJFR0AeFY3lKXXEVIZgZzE4NgDePM9emDSdf46r3aMtDyjqBUvOzfPuP3J2t7Al-DQX_DNex8iST2RKbSS_thsyod-KB5-ZaOGO5Pwpjo/s640/Maggie+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoCjfrKplKAsiLmqefokPf2KCSd9r_riCsT9wfPDFjHIjjk1uWOEkbQagCQDCDBvNbbuPvjsM0k1ktsGO2LZjMTMXOn2bQJPgZODqL17NZrTxGcr8I4Vg-AWtjib-sdQFrvMJwbI7oFg/s1600/Maggie+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoCjfrKplKAsiLmqefokPf2KCSd9r_riCsT9wfPDFjHIjjk1uWOEkbQagCQDCDBvNbbuPvjsM0k1ktsGO2LZjMTMXOn2bQJPgZODqL17NZrTxGcr8I4Vg-AWtjib-sdQFrvMJwbI7oFg/s640/Maggie+5.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-33562511402638332022012-01-23T19:51:00.001-07:002012-02-26T14:09:56.402-07:0018" Maddie Dolly<div style="text-align: center;">New in My Etsy Shop!</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/AVvXsEiymknv7KW_GTv0vtoIpn9I7dKDB7FIcVClLJbeLCD5XeOc8SgPznOkNDvhe4xtHkMs1Hsru1GkYDreaDQgWvh2OSsPk_9O-4g7dAEyQWknkTqSw1Pg-b5UhAN5klO5loVRtCqvYMd_ptU/s1600/maddie+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymknv7KW_GTv0vtoIpn9I7dKDB7FIcVClLJbeLCD5XeOc8SgPznOkNDvhe4xtHkMs1Hsru1GkYDreaDQgWvh2OSsPk_9O-4g7dAEyQWknkTqSw1Pg-b5UhAN5klO5loVRtCqvYMd_ptU/s640/maddie+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEOGMaSrxPd5aGYpKKPpJYHfC7iSc22wFYOSzrP8s2z7xHoRtzDlagD4h2nHFkaQWBPkzlUsAQ7eVxCL6BqEmQbvHZ3qOmDPedrtm6X_lwYXhTHWZIkLre-iXOaCsQ3V5vEVOUXQFue8/s1600/maddie+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEOGMaSrxPd5aGYpKKPpJYHfC7iSc22wFYOSzrP8s2z7xHoRtzDlagD4h2nHFkaQWBPkzlUsAQ7eVxCL6BqEmQbvHZ3qOmDPedrtm6X_lwYXhTHWZIkLre-iXOaCsQ3V5vEVOUXQFue8/s640/maddie+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhwUlRsf4SpPyviCKkYz4IEgtjJea42zXiXm5eUp_yP6SjNVfOrOV_b6oYoOVAfexUw77AeEIDVPb7BAMzgnO6BUXmbKeRdkFOnRNYyqsez0U8L__tzVYUj4eUsA1TUkQaTl_oLio3mA/s1600/maddie+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhwUlRsf4SpPyviCKkYz4IEgtjJea42zXiXm5eUp_yP6SjNVfOrOV_b6oYoOVAfexUw77AeEIDVPb7BAMzgnO6BUXmbKeRdkFOnRNYyqsez0U8L__tzVYUj4eUsA1TUkQaTl_oLio3mA/s640/maddie+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC18se1dBA-iBbXm7X9obvRLnnvcfAsOFyAKnkLUh7xksXGIsnEKC2gBywUUgQPV1ORGQU1PSD-HztYHOr33l4PPacStMwIe92zVrz3FZ7T-xKGRPTGWQqH-Tu5PATqKW_0wkvKswZOE/s1600/maddie+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC18se1dBA-iBbXm7X9obvRLnnvcfAsOFyAKnkLUh7xksXGIsnEKC2gBywUUgQPV1ORGQU1PSD-HztYHOr33l4PPacStMwIe92zVrz3FZ7T-xKGRPTGWQqH-Tu5PATqKW_0wkvKswZOE/s640/maddie+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nJiCQUeDlbnbSGu9WqOlu5Fj1FcTxUxf-eFj-3AgEmsiuiHg4ljRh4NNzub0Z6iG4X4bDXDglsBfFZti-pGP4anNz3NMCVj68pd5JfzVW-3IXFtecDI0syw3qP9tSYZuIfWz2N-h8wQ/s1600/maddie+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nJiCQUeDlbnbSGu9WqOlu5Fj1FcTxUxf-eFj-3AgEmsiuiHg4ljRh4NNzub0Z6iG4X4bDXDglsBfFZti-pGP4anNz3NMCVj68pd5JfzVW-3IXFtecDI0syw3qP9tSYZuIfWz2N-h8wQ/s640/maddie+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0FXxTKF-FsSd5eS47lwj1elEkqXRUQuvQf-PH2RGnETs86hALzqOOWb_tygFsOgphLCqmFdZ0u-_XhHQ4G3q5D24IAy5ScRAQ-O_2Cbwe8eRvXazRxh9yZfWT49OXvlRl4zR7YTZUK8/s1600/maddie5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0FXxTKF-FsSd5eS47lwj1elEkqXRUQuvQf-PH2RGnETs86hALzqOOWb_tygFsOgphLCqmFdZ0u-_XhHQ4G3q5D24IAy5ScRAQ-O_2Cbwe8eRvXazRxh9yZfWT49OXvlRl4zR7YTZUK8/s640/maddie5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-76205028433003981372012-01-14T20:32:00.000-07:002012-01-14T20:32:51.680-07:00Chocolate Boutique Dress Sucker Pop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As promised... a tutorial on my Chocolate Mannequins from my daughter's <a href="http://stitchingitalltogether.blogspot.com/2011/08/paris-themed-birthday-party.html">Paris Themed Birthday Party</a>. They turned out so pretty! And can be used for virtually anything from party decorations to wedding favors.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxYnaKkgHyMpdCeVhao_7dtPkVaFhgLyR487V9xR511JFsM0Sf-22sSw3tWhgV5p4Y_FDTPpIy7GPw656ywU5J0ORIVlj97wbVrvUQTZdSehDuSLAX3xKK7RZ78Gf0-fm1MOxfCUVO4M/s1600/P1180048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxYnaKkgHyMpdCeVhao_7dtPkVaFhgLyR487V9xR511JFsM0Sf-22sSw3tWhgV5p4Y_FDTPpIy7GPw656ywU5J0ORIVlj97wbVrvUQTZdSehDuSLAX3xKK7RZ78Gf0-fm1MOxfCUVO4M/s640/P1180048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2MnI8I35qn8MaF5K1qkq_pdUsBU_l1WmLO-QreiOVJvYFVOmNoBAIvjWfC-4g-2UWSxrEhKMjP1yezPRcSP3sHWvF5gFvOIyMWtsG8exFNTrMUn4wng7D0SZZaWPSizi7BCIoKYAkbI/s1600/P1130205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2MnI8I35qn8MaF5K1qkq_pdUsBU_l1WmLO-QreiOVJvYFVOmNoBAIvjWfC-4g-2UWSxrEhKMjP1yezPRcSP3sHWvF5gFvOIyMWtsG8exFNTrMUn4wng7D0SZZaWPSizi7BCIoKYAkbI/s400/P1130205.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Supplies:<br />
- an inexpensive, plastic Barbie with no inside mechanisms so that she can easily be taken apart and cut in half. We found ours at the dollar store, which was perfect because of how thin the plastic on Barbie's torso was.<br />
-Wilton chocolate candy melts<br />
-Sprinkles and sugars of assorted colors<br />
-If you would like to color your own sugars, food coloring and coarse sugars will be your friend.<br />
-assorted tissue paper<br />
-Colored ribbons<br />
-Clear Plastic cups<br />
-Sucker Sticks<br />
<br />
For the mold: Take your Barbie apart until you're left with only her torso. Then cut along the sides of her torso with a pair of scissors so that you have a "mold" for the back and front of your mannequin.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUawy8z5Z7hWFEtNfvgx4ifUFWw6l9PONgStY_na4sUEt1hAsBa2pJ0KcNQDcK7JzUYudenNKuUEJavu5rru80WihAEnGoE3QP2FDLDSvbkB_U8gF_w_GvaFHCqbBQzOcHVYuuJ9ZMgs/s1600/P1130213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUawy8z5Z7hWFEtNfvgx4ifUFWw6l9PONgStY_na4sUEt1hAsBa2pJ0KcNQDcK7JzUYudenNKuUEJavu5rru80WihAEnGoE3QP2FDLDSvbkB_U8gF_w_GvaFHCqbBQzOcHVYuuJ9ZMgs/s400/P1130213.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Melt the candy melts in the microwave in 15 second intervals until completely smooth and melted. Use a Wilton squeeze bottle (which can be found at Hobby Lobby) and pour or squeeze the melted candy chocolate into the barbie torso cavities. Apply a sucker stick vertically to the lower half of only one of the cavities. Let both sides set completely. Carefully pop each side out of its mold. Then add melted chocolate melts to "glue" the pieces together and set in the fridge for 10 minutes. Also, for any gaps between the seams, pipe on extra melted chocolate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1k_wC4r8GZ2vaDTkY7qsiqt0MyhI05yEB9EHIilBUeER42Xa3BE3csMygc83poX8e1fX1J6mfW-iND3eX5l3oVvloqx4MJE_CypD1Jz75VSv1I962fk4BoUJap8kPZqHjdW6yP16UuY/s1600/P1130438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1k_wC4r8GZ2vaDTkY7qsiqt0MyhI05yEB9EHIilBUeER42Xa3BE3csMygc83poX8e1fX1J6mfW-iND3eX5l3oVvloqx4MJE_CypD1Jz75VSv1I962fk4BoUJap8kPZqHjdW6yP16UuY/s400/P1130438.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brush on a little light corn syrup to make a dress shape line on the front and back, then dip them into colored sprinkles. Once set up and dry, punch a small hole in the bottom center of a plastic cup and carefully push sucker stick into the hole. </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/AVvXsEizAeQnh45Yn1rhGFWPLvjg9JVXtyL-JyiwkXpn_pcfMoUT9vf8tHDgqf0F31R9s5009cFvqijYFMMvya0EUvi-H55Jy9pbyZ838RK6cxhOYxSYZhYp7yvtndXMSmBQHyQqdS8OtSqZelw/s1600/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAeQnh45Yn1rhGFWPLvjg9JVXtyL-JyiwkXpn_pcfMoUT9vf8tHDgqf0F31R9s5009cFvqijYFMMvya0EUvi-H55Jy9pbyZ838RK6cxhOYxSYZhYp7yvtndXMSmBQHyQqdS8OtSqZelw/s640/Untitled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fold your choice of tissue paper vertically, until it is the height of the cup. Gather and pinch the top of the tissue and wrap it around the waist so that the ends touch or over-lap in the back. Secure with tape and cover with a coordinating ribbon.</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-53188765202288431962011-11-27T17:49:00.001-07:002011-11-27T17:53:27.943-07:00Notoria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">New to my Etsy Shop! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-SETD0ioAg0GICk6A1b1Gl5XMZI9vcllv_8uFg0ozT9tGE0okjb3jUF_HVOljkJosZ8NG1PHbP9a9Cji5JcL4SQnIunr_MdabgNT-LtCoviky8NIT4_sxGIL9Je2Cm-ArOykudcN7DQ/s1600/P1140473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-SETD0ioAg0GICk6A1b1Gl5XMZI9vcllv_8uFg0ozT9tGE0okjb3jUF_HVOljkJosZ8NG1PHbP9a9Cji5JcL4SQnIunr_MdabgNT-LtCoviky8NIT4_sxGIL9Je2Cm-ArOykudcN7DQ/s640/P1140473.jpg" width="480" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0aGlOZdDTRBMrcByqw9F_5c27NCm3zBRoodzaoPvKCHoxibrkcGOBgEtLDHi7TwIDDqqtAzrgf5gVBwpOyqndlHyHY6P8kibrtDf8vbS8qaJhMIvyeDDdFXDmJNP-rh85nR8m5ZIqcg/s1600/P1180950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0aGlOZdDTRBMrcByqw9F_5c27NCm3zBRoodzaoPvKCHoxibrkcGOBgEtLDHi7TwIDDqqtAzrgf5gVBwpOyqndlHyHY6P8kibrtDf8vbS8qaJhMIvyeDDdFXDmJNP-rh85nR8m5ZIqcg/s640/P1180950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>To order please visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87255475/notoria">My Etsy Shop</a></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-19140614464243260602011-09-12T15:39:00.002-06:002011-09-12T16:21:38.094-06:00Silhouette Necklaces and Portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEhB7Q4Sf8vGMT1tSaEQWbBlMS23BrLC8Eb5QNJWXjG2Hba42SyaUbXLiXkoJ3hQVdUvUjtiTNJXRtZBr6RSk2jlr_-AtiIBO-6l9DThKJZUUjoV3kZCwkAtkMToSGUGP3ff_vAnWor5ZLo/s1600/P1160941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxJ2mWsgRPb_UYXJuT0bq0Jm1bwPllf94-5CtCc0tUzPHcy43Gn3nhtcfjuX5tV7pT8RnYbtc_fPk75A9YH6QChEHZ_k7-g7-BW5xFur6fnOIRgEDsLrZeTzUtLi9UHvSu002Eozi-f4/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxJ2mWsgRPb_UYXJuT0bq0Jm1bwPllf94-5CtCc0tUzPHcy43Gn3nhtcfjuX5tV7pT8RnYbtc_fPk75A9YH6QChEHZ_k7-g7-BW5xFur6fnOIRgEDsLrZeTzUtLi9UHvSu002Eozi-f4/s640/Untitled-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHluRvXLLKtpsz2aebeDjTHHADBxmoyJUwys8aet86ZYNp4uUjR2i70VygaPCwA7vXB3KiJmH8ISHw79oSNjpGjk9aUY83d6qb7N4guhDYtzStcvjftblJ1rt2O-PCnVsKYNU8rUctjhk/s1600/P1160955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
</a> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">There are so many projects you can do with silhouettes, in fact it's a very old, classic idea that you don't see very often anymore (especially in schools) due to large class sizes and lack of time. I do remember even my own teacher doing this for us in the second grade the old fashioned way, us having to hold still and sit in front of a projector while being traced onto a large piece of paper. And let's face it; in large numbers, this old process is not real practical.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, for our busy life styles, and for a more modern approach, with yet the same result, this can be done by digital means.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Being that silhouettes are my favorite, I took on this large project with my daughter for mother's day gifts for over 60 children. So that they could be left with, hopefully, a similar memory that I have of elementary school, and so that parents could rekindle this very old but familiar craft.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEgrHQOS6SiJCu4x4f3qYNdo7nfAq_QM8mODNKGDsCrhAEAyFqPcWcRRKLJwL5iNPWPSWj8waK8VWHR6yzDqheECgRGNM_FcfYss1wD9FeVjTzUb6pAmMAM0XiHL1lR1b6JPNG0_au2YmlY/s1600/il_fullxfull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHQOS6SiJCu4x4f3qYNdo7nfAq_QM8mODNKGDsCrhAEAyFqPcWcRRKLJwL5iNPWPSWj8waK8VWHR6yzDqheECgRGNM_FcfYss1wD9FeVjTzUb6pAmMAM0XiHL1lR1b6JPNG0_au2YmlY/s640/il_fullxfull.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJe7tbiwR0SxSJIsvGW4KjqxONH3Qd_LoFw067JDdIGZ9IA7k2VvI6XPX32ckOYtC8nquBshWhCxw-D55_XwPcZbEV1knVU6vRgtrXmm9TN4Uxeo1qhZQzScLhMBDNdhA1ue-vWR74BTw/s1600/il_fullxfull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJe7tbiwR0SxSJIsvGW4KjqxONH3Qd_LoFw067JDdIGZ9IA7k2VvI6XPX32ckOYtC8nquBshWhCxw-D55_XwPcZbEV1knVU6vRgtrXmm9TN4Uxeo1qhZQzScLhMBDNdhA1ue-vWR74BTw/s640/il_fullxfull.jpg" width="552" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> We would love to help you create some memories as well. If you'd like to buy a silhouette portrait please visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stichinitalltogether?ref=si_shop">My Etsy Shop</a><br />
<br />
</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-72946629650657081172011-08-11T12:15:00.002-06:002011-08-11T15:39:15.053-06:00Paris Themed Birthday PartyFor my daughters 18th birthday we decided to go for the Paris theme, including all the pink and all the elegance we could fit in to one room.<br />
Below are the cakes I made for this party.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXRCiNF_5MhenCqqKiCVH0TSriNWzERT5J-w2l8igH6jJBREeA16rTZB2q2pmDrZyDYlfLDZaXNEOlfGi85XM7TC0yDMAghObwuAEYtEX1AH3Ajear2A7oPHTv9b9tDB-Bpsp0OmCZ28/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXRCiNF_5MhenCqqKiCVH0TSriNWzERT5J-w2l8igH6jJBREeA16rTZB2q2pmDrZyDYlfLDZaXNEOlfGi85XM7TC0yDMAghObwuAEYtEX1AH3Ajear2A7oPHTv9b9tDB-Bpsp0OmCZ28/s640/1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1aRqbYyd6o5o9jz6HGhP-nj6ev3is9et1oZHM8ARC7V-lFo21Q0dr-wREEKsvH1Gkixu76kcRzCGsE53IEGdS6EoMT-ZX79KYbbEBSqrI7GoRhh1KmlLBH6GMI_O-2lQZeUQwTo1ASs/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1aRqbYyd6o5o9jz6HGhP-nj6ev3is9et1oZHM8ARC7V-lFo21Q0dr-wREEKsvH1Gkixu76kcRzCGsE53IEGdS6EoMT-ZX79KYbbEBSqrI7GoRhh1KmlLBH6GMI_O-2lQZeUQwTo1ASs/s640/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9QtS8uxwkxi_Dj8vAiE6mWiowViNmSm-QMmyg9NyqSxfOLL83amcs16cCqIS0XIe9f4N6GKnVfAQUPvzxZe9lv8I0pPP8toX5NCRk_XQJ5N2it_-i4dVtjkXmtEKyU4EyD0rWbMGAIY/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9QtS8uxwkxi_Dj8vAiE6mWiowViNmSm-QMmyg9NyqSxfOLL83amcs16cCqIS0XIe9f4N6GKnVfAQUPvzxZe9lv8I0pPP8toX5NCRk_XQJ5N2it_-i4dVtjkXmtEKyU4EyD0rWbMGAIY/s640/3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqcw67zga-LrQAwMwm0gYNF5SzfBFOUf0xzEa-FkH_oWi7iFvxzPpYbd1uXb-4QucOzXn9lfi-XNrX2wK59ZM6K4EmrS_wfSouCVJG_Ax2_e_N7xZa9WoXyPuWTThKbfemQsNXbGoS9s/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqcw67zga-LrQAwMwm0gYNF5SzfBFOUf0xzEa-FkH_oWi7iFvxzPpYbd1uXb-4QucOzXn9lfi-XNrX2wK59ZM6K4EmrS_wfSouCVJG_Ax2_e_N7xZa9WoXyPuWTThKbfemQsNXbGoS9s/s640/4.png" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEgnunl8uwoCsB1oouLc-BrHBqq-otM_o1SWEeqyruWBUvGHNlXHiXcpa0vz3hJhDPMmyD73cNnQA6wc9JFzWaICVevlUbEhbCJqzsTwYZZBLNOsleuc64MiKk77bQ03b2QzMK5Ar-JDG2g/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnunl8uwoCsB1oouLc-BrHBqq-otM_o1SWEeqyruWBUvGHNlXHiXcpa0vz3hJhDPMmyD73cNnQA6wc9JFzWaICVevlUbEhbCJqzsTwYZZBLNOsleuc64MiKk77bQ03b2QzMK5Ar-JDG2g/s640/5.png" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ9bQx9jsCoDt4rV04FKEOZew45xV6WW4L4YoZlBcL3CwuzulJBIvswnHWRYkbeDTSzFkW70-KqGq4FUMD7YQkPRHtB50mwpMo7wOguUVTwothYh_KnqhC0QOHNAm1z3BoyCKjpd14rE/s1600/6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ9bQx9jsCoDt4rV04FKEOZew45xV6WW4L4YoZlBcL3CwuzulJBIvswnHWRYkbeDTSzFkW70-KqGq4FUMD7YQkPRHtB50mwpMo7wOguUVTwothYh_KnqhC0QOHNAm1z3BoyCKjpd14rE/s640/6.png" width="536" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5Om01ZB6huptIMscTsduY8tXjdyBl8GYTdH1J0OEB4MLiKmp8omqD8br-C1rX5cZ_unryoW74SL9Hek24gdmsW4cHJdy2Vg7sFDxY6lOVD9hK2B1fWBY4qJoO1DzNoT8Rt1xTBllYI4/s1600/7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5Om01ZB6huptIMscTsduY8tXjdyBl8GYTdH1J0OEB4MLiKmp8omqD8br-C1rX5cZ_unryoW74SL9Hek24gdmsW4cHJdy2Vg7sFDxY6lOVD9hK2B1fWBY4qJoO1DzNoT8Rt1xTBllYI4/s640/7.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghawRvtiKE50aLvh-VW2tRBCJbR_hKuDMXpeTnezORMh07blDHS0aZFpsNW7jrfsPuRVda8uyXgkTkAQQ-R3kNcr4AM1F_BL_SbcmrobR30rTS7w8E6gD__JfmHmvOB6phalS6-w4h4Jk/s1600/8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghawRvtiKE50aLvh-VW2tRBCJbR_hKuDMXpeTnezORMh07blDHS0aZFpsNW7jrfsPuRVda8uyXgkTkAQQ-R3kNcr4AM1F_BL_SbcmrobR30rTS7w8E6gD__JfmHmvOB6phalS6-w4h4Jk/s1600/8.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aiANrHYZWfjUaEW5ohN8vep-RF0ruP2nKXgmNyA5u1Fkq16tnCr5kw0q5E1k5aMjMyH_DDGt9mb2lQ7AdMQCt8y-_IQbC7Zy0vGaOJwLzdEu1IgbqxRpORxIG9JzPi5Jx-Mef11b1f0/s1600/9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aiANrHYZWfjUaEW5ohN8vep-RF0ruP2nKXgmNyA5u1Fkq16tnCr5kw0q5E1k5aMjMyH_DDGt9mb2lQ7AdMQCt8y-_IQbC7Zy0vGaOJwLzdEu1IgbqxRpORxIG9JzPi5Jx-Mef11b1f0/s640/9.png" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi0Oqjl2yTwUY05KW-BsM7D8R_2ckp0bfKsPVe3mQfHyS5IZUhMkqidLufj6BHr9EVS6zKke2AqnO3lMMh1EDFmupyv23luYOCR6TUpHrvMvQgUHvInHdcXibIZl1AiA_F6WYaXIqY0E/s1600/10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi0Oqjl2yTwUY05KW-BsM7D8R_2ckp0bfKsPVe3mQfHyS5IZUhMkqidLufj6BHr9EVS6zKke2AqnO3lMMh1EDFmupyv23luYOCR6TUpHrvMvQgUHvInHdcXibIZl1AiA_F6WYaXIqY0E/s640/10.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-54597444826013157302011-07-22T21:49:00.001-06:002011-07-24T12:21:08.856-06:00Military Themed Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my son's last birthday we decided to give the party an entire army look....starting with the face paint. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqgjPcGHRHqLYR4aResATiVaLZFat1sS4OTkdyj50FXceFqwpA29ddD4IsKZn8vpLq3pu7ohDvn2k6ebvH9KyBN2zU9hFVMsUSu0xdQa2OVxQpHJwyzB6kYXUdVuSmQ0Odj4SPTlqJk/s1600/Untitled-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqgjPcGHRHqLYR4aResATiVaLZFat1sS4OTkdyj50FXceFqwpA29ddD4IsKZn8vpLq3pu7ohDvn2k6ebvH9KyBN2zU9hFVMsUSu0xdQa2OVxQpHJwyzB6kYXUdVuSmQ0Odj4SPTlqJk/s640/Untitled-1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
</div>And in the "Mess Hall" there were some classic turkey sandwiches for all our "fighters".<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyXks0ekIrJJu6Kw8pSKFptpRe-0bscS5TVbCaXVda6pI-_SCiYNjqoiUHuxzczAuZGGL459GXAmedz0sI_cVMaVomTzuv6euhMmmfBPWshRvOPvuR3LUNPMTZabJLiVwJs-GegRnF_o/s1600/Untiltled+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyXks0ekIrJJu6Kw8pSKFptpRe-0bscS5TVbCaXVda6pI-_SCiYNjqoiUHuxzczAuZGGL459GXAmedz0sI_cVMaVomTzuv6euhMmmfBPWshRvOPvuR3LUNPMTZabJLiVwJs-GegRnF_o/s640/Untiltled+4.png" width="640" /></a><br />
We added some green food coloring and fake flies to our water to give it a little more of an authentic feel.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKfNAbdZEZYQqrF7B9S12_5TdrC_KYfBPNKAriHe0E8JFmigBRA4g6F3rpHtQ0K-jEKP_uOGEmdItSMPyd0q6Mj4X6hnPphEayALfUZYDdQK5my-LAU4ZRBm-mGuekDixD33yL3PzJ5I/s1600/Untitled-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKfNAbdZEZYQqrF7B9S12_5TdrC_KYfBPNKAriHe0E8JFmigBRA4g6F3rpHtQ0K-jEKP_uOGEmdItSMPyd0q6Mj4X6hnPphEayALfUZYDdQK5my-LAU4ZRBm-mGuekDixD33yL3PzJ5I/s640/Untitled-2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg0F8-odk1T25v8P82CrPM_cBJHkZI9Q0KAw19Aqi2NxBBJsN1IlW6WHM-KggBKs9cZ4IT6gzmM-Bplqwt1uAAxb_QJDwxXiA67QJ9_1__frR__C8zK-lAwMpA4F7B9Os6HVasjkXVuo/s1600/Untitled-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg0F8-odk1T25v8P82CrPM_cBJHkZI9Q0KAw19Aqi2NxBBJsN1IlW6WHM-KggBKs9cZ4IT6gzmM-Bplqwt1uAAxb_QJDwxXiA67QJ9_1__frR__C8zK-lAwMpA4F7B9Os6HVasjkXVuo/s640/Untitled-3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxinnVXz1AUJLnUWosof8EI1Tr1fuGdK4mKGbC687OAdt9U7On2eDdEaC2lF4KL_bN-z2CLa5Eu6GMlspyNWNcmPXh3S-TdW7j3I9jL3lXmXg8bZDMRQHvcf_317Ucvx6F29NCQ9lUYWM/s1600/Untitled-5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxinnVXz1AUJLnUWosof8EI1Tr1fuGdK4mKGbC687OAdt9U7On2eDdEaC2lF4KL_bN-z2CLa5Eu6GMlspyNWNcmPXh3S-TdW7j3I9jL3lXmXg8bZDMRQHvcf_317Ucvx6F29NCQ9lUYWM/s640/Untitled-5.png" width="640" /></a></div> These signs were perfect to place all around the house- especially in the certain places the kids weren't supposed to be in.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmKurpeL_b9lvcYMf_8HeWE-cACcTCwwPEWhXNt4NNxFvcZtkaLATtN5Y5QCAXf-v7vM5w9WeMv2adRnHQ5PiTiQ3lRTYnpdQJpqqf0c_uZOrJMd4YLhvuGAp1aTYQBPuTUdHhXXvaLk/s1600/Untitled-6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmKurpeL_b9lvcYMf_8HeWE-cACcTCwwPEWhXNt4NNxFvcZtkaLATtN5Y5QCAXf-v7vM5w9WeMv2adRnHQ5PiTiQ3lRTYnpdQJpqqf0c_uZOrJMd4YLhvuGAp1aTYQBPuTUdHhXXvaLk/s640/Untitled-6.png" width="640" /></a></div> "Basic Training" was the obstacle course the kids had to get through while carrying/wearing heavy military gear.<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/AVvXsEi-JTN1xcS3dkZN4Kp7DgBwN3Bx4TcOMtcUOW6Jotq3S3Bi_CNTeg1PyP85HnmuGTu9-YWBkgzmQtu9MO8Hko4EjCP9RrTr69YxOgcrVRK9ZFnFwIAVieN3gO9e9FMDRe2SaU1ffgoRV-k/s1600/Untitled-7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JTN1xcS3dkZN4Kp7DgBwN3Bx4TcOMtcUOW6Jotq3S3Bi_CNTeg1PyP85HnmuGTu9-YWBkgzmQtu9MO8Hko4EjCP9RrTr69YxOgcrVRK9ZFnFwIAVieN3gO9e9FMDRe2SaU1ffgoRV-k/s640/Untitled-7.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cakes I made for the party.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><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/AVvXsEi4hlxg2ARaSY3LN-q92utHlrLGE3BKwjYyIWHint0N3EO98NBMbTZQy9m5i_u7H0aWCVB0kOdMXxpuux98DNGi88X_-8YkzAHayO1jq60RovgLHeHNNH2Ow46pYGm0vjNcwsEBveHk6l8/s1600/Untitled-8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hlxg2ARaSY3LN-q92utHlrLGE3BKwjYyIWHint0N3EO98NBMbTZQy9m5i_u7H0aWCVB0kOdMXxpuux98DNGi88X_-8YkzAHayO1jq60RovgLHeHNNH2Ow46pYGm0vjNcwsEBveHk6l8/s640/Untitled-8.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the Obstacle Course</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGm0jvt7U3YLkiHsv8pfn11BWrsqFcu3cNLMFqECfCsWztsSU5b5fr72SQnW6OtIkQCl_hAYRnN0m2Lo8O7tEBZzYgk8g_8k6sTb78bEhtlYsvU2QVBsoSYW-ixsXVYLdLhyphenhyphenpUvF5LT8/s1600/Untitled+9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGm0jvt7U3YLkiHsv8pfn11BWrsqFcu3cNLMFqECfCsWztsSU5b5fr72SQnW6OtIkQCl_hAYRnN0m2Lo8O7tEBZzYgk8g_8k6sTb78bEhtlYsvU2QVBsoSYW-ixsXVYLdLhyphenhyphenpUvF5LT8/s640/Untitled+9.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>For this game I told my friend she could be the drill Sargent for "Drill Sargent Says". She really did have fun with telling the kiddos that drill Sargent said to get down give her 15 push ups and then 20 jumping jacks. The funniest part was the fact that the kids were completely willing to do anything she wanted them to.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI8iaRITnIkULrau-LwNz-__DJWMavCkll0vBG5U6C4RNsZyn9p4I7lbLymQk3eYDGEyu3FI2wA1ZxZ84vPh8HrHuntYgQrX-sdE6wFR3lsPo0Ow3bKzqLNUW1ZK-n4DQZddaj3kNdK0/s1600/Untitled-10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI8iaRITnIkULrau-LwNz-__DJWMavCkll0vBG5U6C4RNsZyn9p4I7lbLymQk3eYDGEyu3FI2wA1ZxZ84vPh8HrHuntYgQrX-sdE6wFR3lsPo0Ow3bKzqLNUW1ZK-n4DQZddaj3kNdK0/s640/Untitled-10.png" width="640" /></a></div>The kids had a lot of fun with this game. We picked six kids to be the "wounded soldiers" on one side of the front lawn and all of the other children were standing on the other side in two teams. Then the relay race started: Each team would take their blanket, run to the wounded soldiers, wrap them up in the fabric bandages that were in the blankets, and carry them to the other side in the blanket. The first team to get three wounded soldiers to "help" won the game.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Pysdq4JgBY-JgKdzgjfZNMUeGFaD_Hhrb6HVN7PeMX31wpQFhmvQkhpE4E9PM2qvu0eAtnQlQt3mioF-uzw8I-Kp-f3gAHbt6XP32RE2T2iSq3jlls_KIBpNCRinBhY4NkNh29Elcc/s1600/Untitled+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Pysdq4JgBY-JgKdzgjfZNMUeGFaD_Hhrb6HVN7PeMX31wpQFhmvQkhpE4E9PM2qvu0eAtnQlQt3mioF-uzw8I-Kp-f3gAHbt6XP32RE2T2iSq3jlls_KIBpNCRinBhY4NkNh29Elcc/s640/Untitled+11.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>My neighbor let me borrow all of his military gear for the kids to get all dressed up in for this dress up relay race.<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/AVvXsEjhAMgNgjnOj7MQPC0ZvQo4gGTCMUhhXO9BswS68i8p8a2lu0XVsbJNoikq7P_t7Im-qGqPwoRjWlJQryhKKspJiBAfb0XjkbWFdkU9GV_eHrtqR8J5h_CEJYr2wHgo-Q7q7cj__fQl0SE/s1600/Untitled+12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAMgNgjnOj7MQPC0ZvQo4gGTCMUhhXO9BswS68i8p8a2lu0XVsbJNoikq7P_t7Im-qGqPwoRjWlJQryhKKspJiBAfb0XjkbWFdkU9GV_eHrtqR8J5h_CEJYr2wHgo-Q7q7cj__fQl0SE/s640/Untitled+12.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more game that fit into the "Basic Training" category.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZEuc8F4UyFPwAcr9pTwTz4jx0ZYV6BTsA9tXhAuo9xXaSat-zGMHeAKPbEa4qelpiD9ZXXP01bHTj7hPAB_FWMlmrEvNoSrsmkzvVh5enhd3RP0ySNpxKFrKX6E08PAKB1wIJizNhx8/s1600/Untitled-13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZEuc8F4UyFPwAcr9pTwTz4jx0ZYV6BTsA9tXhAuo9xXaSat-zGMHeAKPbEa4qelpiD9ZXXP01bHTj7hPAB_FWMlmrEvNoSrsmkzvVh5enhd3RP0ySNpxKFrKX6E08PAKB1wIJizNhx8/s640/Untitled-13.png" width="640" /></a></div> For our pinata, we had all of the girls and smaller kids line up first and the bigger boys line up last. We didn't know that it would be the littlest girl there that would decapitate our pinata completely with the stick. :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-45245931507834371162011-07-04T13:05:00.000-06:002011-07-04T13:05:31.680-06:004th of July Porch DecorHappy Fourth of July everyone! Get creative, be patriotic and decorate your porch to show your appreciation to all those who have fought for our freedom.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0d9-ESnOnbOSKjwLXAS9IN-WdYds_0VjF9z4B1nsIc14sJuXZhuqwgLg92NCg5runvPtxMhBayxhyJS8t5hbGRPpgaR-e9Drz4ppA0LXrgap8C6cspmTU9quyNXsBljnymDKdsuNkk0/s1600/P1130341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0d9-ESnOnbOSKjwLXAS9IN-WdYds_0VjF9z4B1nsIc14sJuXZhuqwgLg92NCg5runvPtxMhBayxhyJS8t5hbGRPpgaR-e9Drz4ppA0LXrgap8C6cspmTU9quyNXsBljnymDKdsuNkk0/s640/P1130341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The bottom buntings are handmade from fabric I had on hand, all sewn to some spare ribbon. We get really heavy winds out where I live, but these decorations have held up year after year.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdH9VNXK_xYqVXVfIVX1P01etiM2BX2ZFPHKOttP03MkSfdMew5i7MRBxfNmXahYMRleQiQ9rxZDnrCNePKjZVf-oybemM1UScnPy_RinfZ9EyhpaywGoF01jS7sKREuslRLx_-NviXI/s1600/P1130356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdH9VNXK_xYqVXVfIVX1P01etiM2BX2ZFPHKOttP03MkSfdMew5i7MRBxfNmXahYMRleQiQ9rxZDnrCNePKjZVf-oybemM1UScnPy_RinfZ9EyhpaywGoF01jS7sKREuslRLx_-NviXI/s400/P1130356.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglz9J_pkAgicCRwnMCfR8JqdXvO0yVa2utnzhGGf_QB6hF_k8EpLrb8FvNPZLz7ZteVhuZtC5VlGR_lR-rmfWFD0fnokyqdHe2ICxmtp4Mf5NGWwGzT250-1vZRQkVQ52-8nWxn8O6PWY/s1600/P1130359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglz9J_pkAgicCRwnMCfR8JqdXvO0yVa2utnzhGGf_QB6hF_k8EpLrb8FvNPZLz7ZteVhuZtC5VlGR_lR-rmfWFD0fnokyqdHe2ICxmtp4Mf5NGWwGzT250-1vZRQkVQ52-8nWxn8O6PWY/s640/P1130359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETYBn_id_BZIQEsKRjhARocQsFVS0lHTcI6Cui2Wz0cBLTba0Nrm2YSuEJIm6tw991jOBqHzlDu7M6fGT0OhXdirsNdvCZcPiOp3mEBpsh2gYf51Ee_mWOg0OD02B_GqeE40Xb1byNWQ/s1600/P1130360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETYBn_id_BZIQEsKRjhARocQsFVS0lHTcI6Cui2Wz0cBLTba0Nrm2YSuEJIm6tw991jOBqHzlDu7M6fGT0OhXdirsNdvCZcPiOp3mEBpsh2gYf51Ee_mWOg0OD02B_GqeE40Xb1byNWQ/s400/P1130360.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iZE7UwhZGQwVJ0qyczyoLPjg7JK0YTBQ9U1fBzetTtvDWL6LfMKiAkH1uGCXmfCItIS5AHX9Ge9I7hQdfele4q9B1rk_2V6PGIh4Xunh1hyphenhyphenOVBJzeXm5sBLcm3nej3QnfeOnMRsKPWY/s1600/P1130362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iZE7UwhZGQwVJ0qyczyoLPjg7JK0YTBQ9U1fBzetTtvDWL6LfMKiAkH1uGCXmfCItIS5AHX9Ge9I7hQdfele4q9B1rk_2V6PGIh4Xunh1hyphenhyphenOVBJzeXm5sBLcm3nej3QnfeOnMRsKPWY/s400/P1130362.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> We also had fun decorating the flower beds and planters...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbSBxFjMPaM0VM6KwCCn_DY3xvB3Kv0mF2tYorOzFMx8lQ_ER9-vNY8dA8LavYDopfXZQR4AjkwxjFGPOwGHAd9Kc64zardjQSYtqH-1MkwQF8aJmwtfi7DJGcynW_9bRUqEwAVMiC4M/s1600/P1130342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbSBxFjMPaM0VM6KwCCn_DY3xvB3Kv0mF2tYorOzFMx8lQ_ER9-vNY8dA8LavYDopfXZQR4AjkwxjFGPOwGHAd9Kc64zardjQSYtqH-1MkwQF8aJmwtfi7DJGcynW_9bRUqEwAVMiC4M/s640/P1130342.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbhCnzCVecRFrvszv3_Myd4of4kgblzFvoPX6KH0ixhyEUqUFeLpMvQyDHsB1pKnzIw9TPERP7YIzOV78NQcBSG5oVL3p3zTKC8scV1_BnnEJE5Y8aqObCgdPhNssfSvQyraWriPKV_U/s1600/P1130350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbhCnzCVecRFrvszv3_Myd4of4kgblzFvoPX6KH0ixhyEUqUFeLpMvQyDHsB1pKnzIw9TPERP7YIzOV78NQcBSG5oVL3p3zTKC8scV1_BnnEJE5Y8aqObCgdPhNssfSvQyraWriPKV_U/s640/P1130350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXydjbXqIp0_cxZVtzjeU7F9ogoHb-sNHLMdMYE9lcKjNiaThymEoUZqpWXlZGfgy7j3N-TTyebuDELLj6UEGMmXesGCuJrgEA7l30KbfBpaH92wc6btxohmn3hrIzw7Y41R5ulUQffc/s1600/P1130351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXydjbXqIp0_cxZVtzjeU7F9ogoHb-sNHLMdMYE9lcKjNiaThymEoUZqpWXlZGfgy7j3N-TTyebuDELLj6UEGMmXesGCuJrgEA7l30KbfBpaH92wc6btxohmn3hrIzw7Y41R5ulUQffc/s400/P1130351.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Our dogs were having fun too. You can find similar hats like these on <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/">familyfun.com</a>.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrNQPdlUTPnVlkWAgrXyEX_BOhz3L7gsiKsnquwmzj4jMhHvjJIaJBGiG6Xo7RUBtH4BVILeA9i9D_uGJZd8kxXNROe-CZQnrjLOUQ9-UFqnydJU_w2wC8cQvItDRG4gcpjItHoRt4pw/s1600/P1130317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrNQPdlUTPnVlkWAgrXyEX_BOhz3L7gsiKsnquwmzj4jMhHvjJIaJBGiG6Xo7RUBtH4BVILeA9i9D_uGJZd8kxXNROe-CZQnrjLOUQ9-UFqnydJU_w2wC8cQvItDRG4gcpjItHoRt4pw/s640/P1130317.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdJTWYK83INimnbLJbRtSwEd7jC8L9ehb3lVY7I_Vikj_yTN0la6At24aWnofGJoX889VExxAR6osAWRE3PhWpjyXKsOJ2_CpRM6R4zZPt5g8cVIEi14gj3JE0wrJ_Y5KLs5t-6tH6bQ/s1600/P1130287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdJTWYK83INimnbLJbRtSwEd7jC8L9ehb3lVY7I_Vikj_yTN0la6At24aWnofGJoX889VExxAR6osAWRE3PhWpjyXKsOJ2_CpRM6R4zZPt5g8cVIEi14gj3JE0wrJ_Y5KLs5t-6tH6bQ/s640/P1130287.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-26480065301793885582011-06-29T19:42:00.000-06:002011-06-29T19:42:17.071-06:00Jungle Themed Birthday PartyMy son turned seven this year and, monkey that he is, he wanted a jungle theme. <br />
So we started by turning the house into "a jungle" with some streamers and fake trees. Then we also burned a CD of different jungle sounds that sounded so real, one of the kids wouldn't come in the house until he saw that it was only a CD.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3btHWGqGbPQdtd7-oNyHvjcCefm3p5KviY8Rc8YToyLLP4KTto16ydCD7J44dm4JYDLXr4TUbf-VoluAAdcdFn0R4QpPLZPj7FHczivbgAasGdFRB_TfVhwqmsLCQIf9I-Kik7J1F34o/s1600/jungle+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3btHWGqGbPQdtd7-oNyHvjcCefm3p5KviY8Rc8YToyLLP4KTto16ydCD7J44dm4JYDLXr4TUbf-VoluAAdcdFn0R4QpPLZPj7FHczivbgAasGdFRB_TfVhwqmsLCQIf9I-Kik7J1F34o/s640/jungle+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM4HRX_iUoQvzh4wV8a4pW23qJl0SbSeLvZsjemL8Gh2x7RAXBvDLI5uSnnEumerXuNE76RC3rY6-vNIhGJaES4-h-xfh9w5RYRDaQnr_mAFnXU6CRiWOr-r0WtJaXjuK7NPfur7H4SY/s1600/Jungle+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM4HRX_iUoQvzh4wV8a4pW23qJl0SbSeLvZsjemL8Gh2x7RAXBvDLI5uSnnEumerXuNE76RC3rY6-vNIhGJaES4-h-xfh9w5RYRDaQnr_mAFnXU6CRiWOr-r0WtJaXjuK7NPfur7H4SY/s640/Jungle+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Face painting was done right when the kids arrived to the house- they got to choose between a tiger or a zebra- and then they got to eat.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuEwBf0zru_PdTz-R2BzE06oARqE0dVOwUx_dmnotsSZx12saz2G6x_n4wxeMe7v82kSh8pY9F21xk3Q0kLc_8CBWzUpu5x5w0UVGIVP1DMsIyZm7cHPUDhyphenhyphen8Xxht7IEn-uI4r4lNKv4/s1600/Jungle+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuEwBf0zru_PdTz-R2BzE06oARqE0dVOwUx_dmnotsSZx12saz2G6x_n4wxeMe7v82kSh8pY9F21xk3Q0kLc_8CBWzUpu5x5w0UVGIVP1DMsIyZm7cHPUDhyphenhyphen8Xxht7IEn-uI4r4lNKv4/s640/Jungle+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVb_fuqSNp1FgBMhHBxWfyr3r89ZLUgpyW1NMR_6GvnAaSnAUaskvzwuSsWtrol_D7MvCsOcMGlIgy4Iw59AIkCAcVU1_p5h8ZC1V_ddZM7IQlchm2G7dec6j5dXQuIoihyphenhyphenSv1tvQFEQ/s1600/Jungle+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVb_fuqSNp1FgBMhHBxWfyr3r89ZLUgpyW1NMR_6GvnAaSnAUaskvzwuSsWtrol_D7MvCsOcMGlIgy4Iw59AIkCAcVU1_p5h8ZC1V_ddZM7IQlchm2G7dec6j5dXQuIoihyphenhyphenSv1tvQFEQ/s640/Jungle+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZXeMcD4hkE99umQncq_9pxuRMiAAtnlkUuYvri1d9Z1bj2T1KJKm1YUkdcdqF-fID_QCO0Z64Ffc_VoVK2tAAnza2IrPIgFIYmDtj7hWNkd2GMgQqqNDasHgsB0zcfJcnPojswQURP0/s1600/jungle+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZXeMcD4hkE99umQncq_9pxuRMiAAtnlkUuYvri1d9Z1bj2T1KJKm1YUkdcdqF-fID_QCO0Z64Ffc_VoVK2tAAnza2IrPIgFIYmDtj7hWNkd2GMgQqqNDasHgsB0zcfJcnPojswQURP0/s640/jungle+3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>The punch was a wild tropical flavor that we mixed up ourselves on a whim. It really was delicious.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1C3tc1XdE7mDY3GI9anwg8YuMlF5gBsSxipqWdFW75C-mw8juwYRuZ__-ApiPatlWePwOFgd_j_gfOHjf9lpDwC1sWw4hOtlv7eh90pPLs8_qV_3JW82LS0FYqBwbpu7Du0MvgfbLhyphenhyphenk/s1600/Jungle+7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1C3tc1XdE7mDY3GI9anwg8YuMlF5gBsSxipqWdFW75C-mw8juwYRuZ__-ApiPatlWePwOFgd_j_gfOHjf9lpDwC1sWw4hOtlv7eh90pPLs8_qV_3JW82LS0FYqBwbpu7Du0MvgfbLhyphenhyphenk/s640/Jungle+7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This was a game we made up called "Don't Wake the Monkey". One child would lay and pretend sleeping with a banana in front of them, then each child took turns, very quietly, and tried to steal the banana without the "Monkey" knowing. If they successfully stole the banana it was their turn to be the monkey and so on and so forth.<br />
This game was very popular among all ages.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4gY65POWWS7OyV5otet0UE1UVv_wvdj1hJ4ARtcFYPfN6S0zFTQ_wMyDxZTZDullpBn2nrlUCdUpkg4y2nAjZxaRSJKEmzrWOYjUgkHKmY0uoddV1f5TdQ5fIXAtRq5yUAEqT7UurfU/s1600/P1170185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4gY65POWWS7OyV5otet0UE1UVv_wvdj1hJ4ARtcFYPfN6S0zFTQ_wMyDxZTZDullpBn2nrlUCdUpkg4y2nAjZxaRSJKEmzrWOYjUgkHKmY0uoddV1f5TdQ5fIXAtRq5yUAEqT7UurfU/s640/P1170185.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This handmade photo op served as a game too! When we were done taking photos with it, we gave the kids a ball and had them try to toss it through one of the monkey faces.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9ISooVFjunzwgFS_a5_WF58pSsoXyna-SVFJNm1DIC7wGsem8OIp7eJzOOyrzDJM2YWK7cy2J97Sju9HXrXMJv0PcNA0QECYKF4q2uJhAxWrf71coMlRaZlSeE3DyogRr1-bhNloeXY/s1600/Jungle+8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9ISooVFjunzwgFS_a5_WF58pSsoXyna-SVFJNm1DIC7wGsem8OIp7eJzOOyrzDJM2YWK7cy2J97Sju9HXrXMJv0PcNA0QECYKF4q2uJhAxWrf71coMlRaZlSeE3DyogRr1-bhNloeXY/s640/Jungle+8.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Here is birthday boy standing by the cake I made him. The trees and the fondant animals were all edible as well.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUIfDlRQBh2Nr-XCrMuhZmih7XmS1S70-Xy4K16sqVNuuB8l7-rXIE3URiwUc-39Wv6R_q3O5mU_H5j0Z31PlvEYdrDzuAnLlDVTDP3M1e2TH4gMgX-r9wlvQcghPJEG25fIbNu7DLOg/s1600/jungle+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUIfDlRQBh2Nr-XCrMuhZmih7XmS1S70-Xy4K16sqVNuuB8l7-rXIE3URiwUc-39Wv6R_q3O5mU_H5j0Z31PlvEYdrDzuAnLlDVTDP3M1e2TH4gMgX-r9wlvQcghPJEG25fIbNu7DLOg/s640/jungle+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> In the photo below are all of the party bags we gave the kiddos and in the photo above is the candy that went into the party bags and the jars that also served as decoration.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOUCapBaszMEPEQfjLpGPxTkcEhCHVrYUqidZatgyVMzOrIZrbBKyp9qpIM48Uw8si5CVvMZThMH49v6a5drIxeito6RZGe3V9PIaC4XaO7OH8NTYtnNsuSRbWiKCuDpqPvL7912zJYo/s1600/Jungle+9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOUCapBaszMEPEQfjLpGPxTkcEhCHVrYUqidZatgyVMzOrIZrbBKyp9qpIM48Uw8si5CVvMZThMH49v6a5drIxeito6RZGe3V9PIaC4XaO7OH8NTYtnNsuSRbWiKCuDpqPvL7912zJYo/s640/Jungle+9.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-12385945426731484172011-06-28T23:07:00.001-06:002011-06-28T23:08:21.014-06:00Pencil Vase<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV8e-9iBH5NeRGmTwsJ7nfD1M0amFbpb_OPJL9rCYR_hfodIxMMk31rTomO3WjGcZhL1QLC-ky5HHd-t3ZzZsSGHynK9ua9J7rTT28oaeiyYBrlRBLOZZ8_ysfakDMIw594z3Cv1CDZk/s1600/P1110816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV8e-9iBH5NeRGmTwsJ7nfD1M0amFbpb_OPJL9rCYR_hfodIxMMk31rTomO3WjGcZhL1QLC-ky5HHd-t3ZzZsSGHynK9ua9J7rTT28oaeiyYBrlRBLOZZ8_ysfakDMIw594z3Cv1CDZk/s400/P1110816.JPG" width="323" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
This was a really cute idea that I got online and then changed it up a bit to fit what I wanted it to. When I finished the entire vase, I filled with flowers from the kids and gave it as a teacher appreciation gift.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table 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/AVvXsEjwXJU8tHi4CTN8LeXSHhw_mFxGSegCYgIYzDoPFPwhU3Kq0miaUaNHiNnhhPbSyLmnaO3V1vnB20tuMKQ5o57R9JMw_Bz_ftx34MjBm6pR70rIb7jhw45Cfmynj49yYGnZjuTOtb4_rds/s1600/P1110801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXJU8tHi4CTN8LeXSHhw_mFxGSegCYgIYzDoPFPwhU3Kq0miaUaNHiNnhhPbSyLmnaO3V1vnB20tuMKQ5o57R9JMw_Bz_ftx34MjBm6pR70rIb7jhw45Cfmynj49yYGnZjuTOtb4_rds/s640/P1110801.JPG" width="595" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Inside</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I found this vase at the dollar store- and made sure it was about 1/4" shorter than the pencils I was using (also a package from the dollar store). Then I wrapped a line of double stick tape around the vase and then stretched two rubber bands above the tape.<br />
The pencils were inserted between the two rubber bands, so that one band was on the outside and one was on the underside (flush against the vase.)<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/AVvXsEhZqI1rDKPQAzuf52g3gkOLkp3nEknABrRTb1Lz4SjkThpJ-t005F-YZrwjzUe07xKcY0DUtEHJw1AUV7Q1-amWdrLyEGa6QpxmY45P191GYQPfOV5dF6z3SmgW0pLtYcRLJj9ZgFM79VE/s1600/P1110802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqI1rDKPQAzuf52g3gkOLkp3nEknABrRTb1Lz4SjkThpJ-t005F-YZrwjzUe07xKcY0DUtEHJw1AUV7Q1-amWdrLyEGa6QpxmY45P191GYQPfOV5dF6z3SmgW0pLtYcRLJj9ZgFM79VE/s400/P1110802.JPG" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Outside</td></tr>
</tbody></table> In my opinion the rubber band on the outside of the vase wasn't very attractive. So I covered it up with some red ribbon, and then some "ruler printed" ribbon.<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/AVvXsEgXV8e-9iBH5NeRGmTwsJ7nfD1M0amFbpb_OPJL9rCYR_hfodIxMMk31rTomO3WjGcZhL1QLC-ky5HHd-t3ZzZsSGHynK9ua9J7rTT28oaeiyYBrlRBLOZZ8_ysfakDMIw594z3Cv1CDZk/s1600/P1110816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV8e-9iBH5NeRGmTwsJ7nfD1M0amFbpb_OPJL9rCYR_hfodIxMMk31rTomO3WjGcZhL1QLC-ky5HHd-t3ZzZsSGHynK9ua9J7rTT28oaeiyYBrlRBLOZZ8_ysfakDMIw594z3Cv1CDZk/s640/P1110816.JPG" width="516" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Finished Product</td></tr>
</tbody></table>To gift this- find a cup that fits inside of your vase and can be easily removed. That way it will be easier to change or add water without getting the pencils wet.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-43386673645106156092011-06-16T00:36:00.001-06:002012-01-02T21:59:53.949-07:00Teacher Appreciation Week 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXnIz86ro08DW-MdQpRbNVSZSnTwrsAhs5J5EfBiWt9MSs-8dcu9JxwtoKakXD8f8COk2Rb1ce1fiEvRyj5q0fdYMuBkofL6RDJXzT5rQCMVBl01JAncAB0dl9Qv59hZZjFcyXQdlEx8/s1600/Mrs.+Frampton+Green+Background-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXnIz86ro08DW-MdQpRbNVSZSnTwrsAhs5J5EfBiWt9MSs-8dcu9JxwtoKakXD8f8COk2Rb1ce1fiEvRyj5q0fdYMuBkofL6RDJXzT5rQCMVBl01JAncAB0dl9Qv59hZZjFcyXQdlEx8/s320/Mrs.+Frampton+Green+Background-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Teacher appreciation can be tricky. But only because this event takes place at the end of year when there are already so many other activities going on. It's so worth putting the time in though when you want to thank those very special teachers that deserve so much more than what we can even give them. And my son's first grade teacher this year was one in a million.<br />
<br />
This year I decided to go all out and have fun with a Vintage Schoolhouse Theme. Personally, I feel that a theme helps give teacher appreciation week a bit of dimension and some fun, involved ideas that "mix and mingle" easily. I've been a room mom for many years, and when it comes to this week in particular, I have found that parents love the whole theme idea as a great guideline for gift-shopping (Just be sure to give at least a week's notice). I always try to make it simple enough that everyone can participate effort-wise and budget-wise. This includes not only the children but the parents as well.<br />
<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/AVvXsEj8b_3yQCI3Ftgwe-iPDBJw0X_E5t8tK8uiksgRDXmWbeq-hWOFU8T_aIhOO9hc7pD2p-xn5XJwWWwa4l8MQzFxcFiGuztjfhruLoN1gIIEEOyFHu9lreYXYgQuUKo9XKuAsPmnsxbXYog/s1600/P1110755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8b_3yQCI3Ftgwe-iPDBJw0X_E5t8tK8uiksgRDXmWbeq-hWOFU8T_aIhOO9hc7pD2p-xn5XJwWWwa4l8MQzFxcFiGuztjfhruLoN1gIIEEOyFHu9lreYXYgQuUKo9XKuAsPmnsxbXYog/s640/P1110755.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this was the "Door Poster" I made! I did get all of the clip art off of the internet and thought that the block vintage letters for a border really added a lot to give a feel for the theme.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY706VOzAJDvLOQAPwIE3eu9BwRGv53tQI5FNkt2bvBUIWsvqYY6CDOjLqDnaOYiSoz-YydC4yGzJ_WDb7lX6kV1JE6lIVZXmyrwzz7ZCS_dTtLeLVxepbOjU827AS9WQLB_lpSQC7THA/s1600/P1110764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY706VOzAJDvLOQAPwIE3eu9BwRGv53tQI5FNkt2bvBUIWsvqYY6CDOjLqDnaOYiSoz-YydC4yGzJ_WDb7lX6kV1JE6lIVZXmyrwzz7ZCS_dTtLeLVxepbOjU827AS9WQLB_lpSQC7THA/s400/P1110764.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</td></tr>
</tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjjtxGYQxLRxdcQY00oPbdVG1qhntVHotKfAkBxZxxv6BRCzt_0hftI4MTv5FAo72PnBH3GJ679hJxJw-n6L6p10jKrVWAtVsa_3RcGHX1F4gCjJVYUpcJesBTcG8G5rBQP4wGnvARXp8A/s1600/P1110766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtxGYQxLRxdcQY00oPbdVG1qhntVHotKfAkBxZxxv6BRCzt_0hftI4MTv5FAo72PnBH3GJ679hJxJw-n6L6p10jKrVWAtVsa_3RcGHX1F4gCjJVYUpcJesBTcG8G5rBQP4wGnvARXp8A/s640/P1110766.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the teeter-totter actually moves!! Those two little kids are having time of their lives.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
I've heard mixed opinions from parents and even teachers on what they really enjoy receiving. Just make sure that whatever you plan on giving your child's teacher, caters to their own needs and wants, as well as yours.<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/AVvXsEiYWvePVRkLudl7ijnzGsr1lKljVeblS-owNb-JVEQifTByW4f1HQWp4h5xrd-I7GTku5RGBwAtuRBIoBFf3pVA9hy3G8qggs86uUr3Ef07UKip_gKihhTlem1JM1mFtaAIUxYpp44oP6w/s1600/P1110786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWvePVRkLudl7ijnzGsr1lKljVeblS-owNb-JVEQifTByW4f1HQWp4h5xrd-I7GTku5RGBwAtuRBIoBFf3pVA9hy3G8qggs86uUr3Ef07UKip_gKihhTlem1JM1mFtaAIUxYpp44oP6w/s320/P1110786.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For one of the days in that week, I requested that all of the kids and parents send a note or a card to school with their child for the teacher with some kind of schoolhouse theme. This is a card I printed out from <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/printables/printable-teacher-gift-thank-you-notes-envelope-704236/">familyfun.com</a> for my son to take.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV8e-9iBH5NeRGmTwsJ7nfD1M0amFbpb_OPJL9rCYR_hfodIxMMk31rTomO3WjGcZhL1QLC-ky5HHd-t3ZzZsSGHynK9ua9J7rTT28oaeiyYBrlRBLOZZ8_ysfakDMIw594z3Cv1CDZk/s1600/P1110816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV8e-9iBH5NeRGmTwsJ7nfD1M0amFbpb_OPJL9rCYR_hfodIxMMk31rTomO3WjGcZhL1QLC-ky5HHd-t3ZzZsSGHynK9ua9J7rTT28oaeiyYBrlRBLOZZ8_ysfakDMIw594z3Cv1CDZk/s320/P1110816.JPG" width="259" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Flower Day! We asked that each child bring one long stemmed flower to put into a vase that I would supply. It all ended up making a really cute bouquet.<br />
<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/AVvXsEjfqxfc2ioWJpk_DYkprfwTx0UTVsKAJxrf5woj2T9LuiY4LoWw6mgd1-qYZ0lhamAf3Ob2VuU_gJwO4OIRPuZk5CklteeoUWUoW1SGsvFNqSYnVXp4_wWNnSh2RaVFv1gF3B1pisd7qYM/s1600/P1110985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqxfc2ioWJpk_DYkprfwTx0UTVsKAJxrf5woj2T9LuiY4LoWw6mgd1-qYZ0lhamAf3Ob2VuU_gJwO4OIRPuZk5CklteeoUWUoW1SGsvFNqSYnVXp4_wWNnSh2RaVFv1gF3B1pisd7qYM/s640/P1110985.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was an all candy "school lunch" as an end of the year treat that I made for her. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uOYudX_XYYU-v35Jr1-mUpkZAHB9lhLuq-Mp_5VdpZ0vQR5QBAQYirI-TLHticEvmgokVpjCRfX206j5s5G3ou41fLmAkSUG-aLRE_kUDFCpkNkhqa37d8rOWmPPX7Sx3Cf580MPEkY/s1600/Mrs.+Frampton+Black+Background-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uOYudX_XYYU-v35Jr1-mUpkZAHB9lhLuq-Mp_5VdpZ0vQR5QBAQYirI-TLHticEvmgokVpjCRfX206j5s5G3ou41fLmAkSUG-aLRE_kUDFCpkNkhqa37d8rOWmPPX7Sx3Cf580MPEkY/s400/Mrs.+Frampton+Black+Background-2.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXnIz86ro08DW-MdQpRbNVSZSnTwrsAhs5J5EfBiWt9MSs-8dcu9JxwtoKakXD8f8COk2Rb1ce1fiEvRyj5q0fdYMuBkofL6RDJXzT5rQCMVBl01JAncAB0dl9Qv59hZZjFcyXQdlEx8/s1600/Mrs.+Frampton+Green+Background-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXnIz86ro08DW-MdQpRbNVSZSnTwrsAhs5J5EfBiWt9MSs-8dcu9JxwtoKakXD8f8COk2Rb1ce1fiEvRyj5q0fdYMuBkofL6RDJXzT5rQCMVBl01JAncAB0dl9Qv59hZZjFcyXQdlEx8/s400/Mrs.+Frampton+Green+Background-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This was a more involved project, but it really did pay off. We had all the kids arrange themselves into different letter shapes and then photoshopped them into a background. There was one problem though- we couldn't choose which color poster we should give the teacher...so after some debating we printed both.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-8777369629674574902011-04-24T22:19:00.002-06:002012-01-02T21:58:58.157-07:00Jack-Be-Little Pumpkin Bird FeedersThese cute bird feeders are what we used for part of our class fall party.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXWnBGleeC6gbNO_tDasmOfE0DudbfAhnNrV314A_t7j_1_nNITlBsx6sr6yuOByWZZxdUZ3OLlxxzfRmI3OSAI-GW4uSFDKXAPSAheD_NP0kuwO7uIlhHGo87fpCHO2HcsR-3Qf13Lk/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXWnBGleeC6gbNO_tDasmOfE0DudbfAhnNrV314A_t7j_1_nNITlBsx6sr6yuOByWZZxdUZ3OLlxxzfRmI3OSAI-GW4uSFDKXAPSAheD_NP0kuwO7uIlhHGo87fpCHO2HcsR-3Qf13Lk/s640/Untitled-2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qkFJttX_UfKpjaYx9feXoTwaT2MSWW7oOce0yCO7W_3moZO-EK3I0RPzBM0cxu_K8oSGU5CTwOGNH2tboBjO5UljAtq6o1mVpPNPNuiLqRBRqgItcH_XNMG-RN0tQC4M3L0sXYCxchs/s1600/P1090789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qkFJttX_UfKpjaYx9feXoTwaT2MSWW7oOce0yCO7W_3moZO-EK3I0RPzBM0cxu_K8oSGU5CTwOGNH2tboBjO5UljAtq6o1mVpPNPNuiLqRBRqgItcH_XNMG-RN0tQC4M3L0sXYCxchs/s640/P1090789.jpg" width="216" /></a>Supplies:<br />
<br />
1/2 of a Jack-Be-Little (or small) pumpkin for each child<br />
4- 3 foot long pieces of Twine for each child<br />
2 Long Skewers<br />
Bird Seed Mix<br />
<br />
<br />
Instructions:<br />
<br />
Take your 1/2 a pumpkin and scrape out the seeds and the insides until it's clean (save seeds to roast and eat.) An adult should puncture the pumpkin with one skewer until it also goes through the other side. Puncture the pumpkin with the second skewer on the other side so that it makes an exact "x" in the center of the pumpkin.<br />
<br />
Take all four pieces of twine and line them up together. On one end, tie a knot, leaving a loop, for hanging, at the top. Then, placing the twine over the pumpkin, attach each piece of twine to its own skewer tip by tying another knot, flush against the pumpkin.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Fill your finished feeder with bird seed and hang it outside. It's always fun for the kids to see the birds perch on the skewers.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-87099063727632559762011-03-31T22:10:00.005-06:002011-09-12T16:28:39.734-06:00Finger Puppet Felt Farm Book<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdDp_vlcGxJzSCCGCFl8nbcKh8FmFNS7kMauADcRqwgdiM7qvD0R2OrM4Ar512nqVOl7cBMgHLJ7ASSnnMpL2slG_4chir2P0u9F5sRQIBUe1dL-5txkCFoXWzrG1QaBSQsBX3Z-25ns/s1600/P1160481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdDp_vlcGxJzSCCGCFl8nbcKh8FmFNS7kMauADcRqwgdiM7qvD0R2OrM4Ar512nqVOl7cBMgHLJ7ASSnnMpL2slG_4chir2P0u9F5sRQIBUe1dL-5txkCFoXWzrG1QaBSQsBX3Z-25ns/s640/P1160481.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
This is a felt book I made. I also made little felt finger puppets to go with it so that it would be a little more interactive for the kids and very fun to play with. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ26jFv0J1JLK-qF3d50GaNJRUMLGRhsnnu-2ocJePv2bdRFwHitB9RsE-gj-Zsp7ZTNuoYoqOPWfvXBn4pVxFE4EaKS94oEG7konBZH2fhmkZ4ANo_brLjfye0EJntNJIb6VtP594Ow/s1600/P1160483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ26jFv0J1JLK-qF3d50GaNJRUMLGRhsnnu-2ocJePv2bdRFwHitB9RsE-gj-Zsp7ZTNuoYoqOPWfvXBn4pVxFE4EaKS94oEG7konBZH2fhmkZ4ANo_brLjfye0EJntNJIb6VtP594Ow/s640/P1160483.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjbDGFYsR1SAY9KsaOzmkm40JY9JaGPQrocoAj1UhR7DC8GIwjt1_NLsJehm5vCycsx2vC5nmIJHfqYOyXeSKCtNnWo3z4ww4P1PGlET6Zgfl6pLzVsI_5I2WAUHt9TxkDCVXri95dX8/s1600/P1160487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjbDGFYsR1SAY9KsaOzmkm40JY9JaGPQrocoAj1UhR7DC8GIwjt1_NLsJehm5vCycsx2vC5nmIJHfqYOyXeSKCtNnWo3z4ww4P1PGlET6Zgfl6pLzVsI_5I2WAUHt9TxkDCVXri95dX8/s640/P1160487.JPG" width="620" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The cow, chicken and pig finger puppets fit right into the inside of the barn for easy storage.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-_dBOheDJAOxCDaag6rdaTW3fev-0yFXUELB9NPZpxC1wjdyTd6Zy8_N-HWbS3fZVO-AYapX8hsOZ13C-E1qIBwsDpR8yhn1SJP2ss1qXdGEnMmSz_vUw2LG6Qg5e64bhlQEziLwi3U/s1600/P1160491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-_dBOheDJAOxCDaag6rdaTW3fev-0yFXUELB9NPZpxC1wjdyTd6Zy8_N-HWbS3fZVO-AYapX8hsOZ13C-E1qIBwsDpR8yhn1SJP2ss1qXdGEnMmSz_vUw2LG6Qg5e64bhlQEziLwi3U/s640/P1160491.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrptjewjrgtfAcTSBxKRt2r4olt2qKMBIrOaF4d3nkL4E0XOGPp3INtZStTYAR-bFM_056mJANoYiFNe3ODD1IpnxNAsoMcGQL-DQyDt1NEMETO6gnXYD7YnPgy3jQNy3THpne_lUP65c/s1600/P1160492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrptjewjrgtfAcTSBxKRt2r4olt2qKMBIrOaF4d3nkL4E0XOGPp3INtZStTYAR-bFM_056mJANoYiFNe3ODD1IpnxNAsoMcGQL-DQyDt1NEMETO6gnXYD7YnPgy3jQNy3THpne_lUP65c/s320/P1160492.JPG" width="320" /></a>The chicken coop door also opens and closes to show the chicken's nest and eggs. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgun2XNoWS8yEnhxpGWIwDRXddXD0hf-3Hi3T53z6UkPEiV6EGHlgzPO1adYe2B2tv7VNLHkCWf0QsteYyhKQg3Hx5SSKeyQO4X3pCpVVhddRNr4-PmJbJqOt8mLWBXVAb-u0VA4lSZkNM/s1600/P1160494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pVIGyC3xF9F3YhXdP9meYv3YMdpdtPVForv5GCJeFjXEqa6h7fESPZ1jd7GBghdz83tENx97tP2d4pRdvw47WGEjYCXJ_E2W04DF0NXyhAp-yuUxaxVEVIKjty5PmsyHhuaItEENWXo/s1600/P1160496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pVIGyC3xF9F3YhXdP9meYv3YMdpdtPVForv5GCJeFjXEqa6h7fESPZ1jd7GBghdz83tENx97tP2d4pRdvw47WGEjYCXJ_E2W04DF0NXyhAp-yuUxaxVEVIKjty5PmsyHhuaItEENWXo/s640/P1160496.JPG" width="640" /></a><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgun2XNoWS8yEnhxpGWIwDRXddXD0hf-3Hi3T53z6UkPEiV6EGHlgzPO1adYe2B2tv7VNLHkCWf0QsteYyhKQg3Hx5SSKeyQO4X3pCpVVhddRNr4-PmJbJqOt8mLWBXVAb-u0VA4lSZkNM/s640/P1160494.JPG" width="640" /><br />
Bend your finger down and the cow eats the grass too. <br />
<br />
<br />
To buy this felt book please visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stichinitalltogether?ref=si_shop">My Etsy Shop</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-62586372369461813682011-03-26T16:29:00.001-06:002011-07-03T11:08:12.453-06:00Cat in the Hat Hats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
My daughter and I sewed these hats together for a class Dr. Seuss party. We made one for each child in the classroom and the instructions are fairly simple!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BdRQc2hKkX_kWkfNamBSTfux9a8Vb4IL1-jLIKKbPuv6PqmafE9m312zMgRcVclERfMCdX68VkUpM0kbXhw9AZa2BLCNJQGskT7c2FTA3nGwnEyR8Hx2fWuwnOLVwuKcg8vOqCT4WhM/s1600/P1160438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BdRQc2hKkX_kWkfNamBSTfux9a8Vb4IL1-jLIKKbPuv6PqmafE9m312zMgRcVclERfMCdX68VkUpM0kbXhw9AZa2BLCNJQGskT7c2FTA3nGwnEyR8Hx2fWuwnOLVwuKcg8vOqCT4WhM/s640/P1160438.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgfArznyPb1V_f_nXicUV1Ul9dmE9cM7Qkh5PCFndoxVm7uJjm1baLOb8PWyaVE9SpbZkXXwpvq_DtrDd7vuX2rvawzGwZLrlXi7h4TuZyXKpZSeGijIY84jwW7h-cV8GmXPdY3KPCww/s1600/P1100803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgfArznyPb1V_f_nXicUV1Ul9dmE9cM7Qkh5PCFndoxVm7uJjm1baLOb8PWyaVE9SpbZkXXwpvq_DtrDd7vuX2rvawzGwZLrlXi7h4TuZyXKpZSeGijIY84jwW7h-cV8GmXPdY3KPCww/s640/P1100803.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To start, we cut 3 white and 2 red 22"x 3" felt strips for each hat. We also cut a 7" round piece of red felt for the top of each hat. Begin by putting a white strip lined up with a red strip and straight stitch together with a 1/2" seam. Open sewn strips facing right side up and lay a white strip at the top of the sewn red strip. straight stitch again. Repeat process until the last white strip is sewn. Then fold in half, right sides together, line up each seam and pin. Straight stitch with a 1/2" seam. Turn it right side in and line the 7" red felt round at the top. Straight stitch around and then turn right side out.</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/AVvXsEiGlyAZsqUjzAUstCnOQHFIlFSpCtAD4FtUer3RnDYxlXAlJx5D_-sZEHahdsrb-V1j3XS5biR1U2NtFae9oauxUUMyNZeQcjzVOzk0ziq6sj_DIvzzR4I1F-GPoz1T_4pgkEBKpuh0lA4/s1600/P1100892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlyAZsqUjzAUstCnOQHFIlFSpCtAD4FtUer3RnDYxlXAlJx5D_-sZEHahdsrb-V1j3XS5biR1U2NtFae9oauxUUMyNZeQcjzVOzk0ziq6sj_DIvzzR4I1F-GPoz1T_4pgkEBKpuh0lA4/s640/P1100892.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Finished Product!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067277405767831637.post-82185176522224305422011-03-26T15:32:00.002-06:002012-01-02T21:57:37.700-07:00Fish In A Bag Soap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> This was a little classroom craft I did for Dr. Seuss week this year. The kids loved being able to take their own little "Fish Soap in Bags" home with them. The idea was derived from the book "The cat in the Hat Comes Back". <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7euHkzJj_Z1MsoFp_wvXDi_fH2ypED3HKAhSfUIeeE_ocsjMkpuDqJBqrMLO0n05sU34Iv7bmOIuKrcMHxNrV9nOrGV165FYsr9UofOy-8b6QzL123t2VszyqU94loy1253HXMCjxuc/s1600/P1100891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7euHkzJj_Z1MsoFp_wvXDi_fH2ypED3HKAhSfUIeeE_ocsjMkpuDqJBqrMLO0n05sU34Iv7bmOIuKrcMHxNrV9nOrGV165FYsr9UofOy-8b6QzL123t2VszyqU94loy1253HXMCjxuc/s400/P1100891.jpg" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEht6tinj5DCF8He7wyoheiZSlSFe6obE3XdGkQyNzaIC3QFiqJv4Xjlsg1Xj11jFetBLh9fMojIGLAuQCIvPF6N1Ngt-AcWyS6R5SLofoHRnDhy4HDap7j7bSnSR-fq9C_D0F6D3iahfBg/s1600/P1100832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6tinj5DCF8He7wyoheiZSlSFe6obE3XdGkQyNzaIC3QFiqJv4Xjlsg1Xj11jFetBLh9fMojIGLAuQCIvPF6N1Ngt-AcWyS6R5SLofoHRnDhy4HDap7j7bSnSR-fq9C_D0F6D3iahfBg/s640/P1100832.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We started with clear cellophane bags, clear glycerin soap, and plastic goldfish from the party store. If you'd like complete instructions on melting the soap and putting it into the bags with the fish, watch this tutorial on <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/fish-in-a-bag-soap">marthastewart.com</a>. However we did not opt to spray the inside of the bags with rubbing alcohol like Martha did, because we thought the bubbles in the soap were appropriate for this particular project. We also used much less soap in each bag than what the tutorial suggests. <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/AVvXsEi4M5G0lkJYrCutnNzkccCuympIV98xA6SE-_of3ceB8Tj173KGRsian5ykR9EY911aikoYVRy7oUaLO9abs9YHUlx2_HIHTApX8Jo4nrnwCmnihWZFuObvws9IVG_XMf2U_BXnsPyxnqM/s1600/P1100889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M5G0lkJYrCutnNzkccCuympIV98xA6SE-_of3ceB8Tj173KGRsian5ykR9EY911aikoYVRy7oUaLO9abs9YHUlx2_HIHTApX8Jo4nrnwCmnihWZFuObvws9IVG_XMf2U_BXnsPyxnqM/s640/P1100889.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an excerpt from the book that I decided to attach to each bag. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjErE24flP3Bub0wueqj7fOiazyUg5xa7Yy9SafkT84GDPwTypJZGyFRBtg4AtCrAohrcBuEQP-U8Wd_O87NP5mFs-qzxXO8XqSJu4X_ZB8tv0XIPtr_-C5QtzQbdl8WICULdPy_gwMib8/s1600/P1100888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErE24flP3Bub0wueqj7fOiazyUg5xa7Yy9SafkT84GDPwTypJZGyFRBtg4AtCrAohrcBuEQP-U8Wd_O87NP5mFs-qzxXO8XqSJu4X_ZB8tv0XIPtr_-C5QtzQbdl8WICULdPy_gwMib8/s640/P1100888.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEiVrp2HB_Mtp5nfIUASv0nAmClGjycxt7FlctIWhXEi2uOKugTU6LdxGN7Iy4lduVXYAk1c0jqWpBi064kq6141eaKfSzju8n6NMjB9XSAttvEc2e0T4WBLbyFXFXfrWdnVd7S0shkHJzw/s1600/P1100891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrp2HB_Mtp5nfIUASv0nAmClGjycxt7FlctIWhXEi2uOKugTU6LdxGN7Iy4lduVXYAk1c0jqWpBi064kq6141eaKfSzju8n6NMjB9XSAttvEc2e0T4WBLbyFXFXfrWdnVd7S0shkHJzw/s640/P1100891.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished project!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadl6h2aTaAbXIza6iagfOxj1q1u0-V658Kh4FRJt3ajpccplPPKCCjLwlonkw8Xa0cMPih_wHxrMLT0SnBMZsmZgmymsse1N8MpgdK8egseK-5e-P0ryHATy_kkR-1bdgWxpjBKN4oJA/s1600/P1100936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadl6h2aTaAbXIza6iagfOxj1q1u0-V658Kh4FRJt3ajpccplPPKCCjLwlonkw8Xa0cMPih_wHxrMLT0SnBMZsmZgmymsse1N8MpgdK8egseK-5e-P0ryHATy_kkR-1bdgWxpjBKN4oJA/s640/P1100936.JPG" 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/AVvXsEiFQWZ0JAq0-mNXnvRvLTbw7mjBVVmfb89zI0t1_Rv4IcIVTPyqIgRsrZiJwa0jLocyi-eL0PAN1fKeZpTThqG8P_IjbGpKdWcRAPCcM58ciBWceA_cvhNtPRAA1S0BXE5KAP5ESQMzQi8/s1600/P1100940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQWZ0JAq0-mNXnvRvLTbw7mjBVVmfb89zI0t1_Rv4IcIVTPyqIgRsrZiJwa0jLocyi-eL0PAN1fKeZpTThqG8P_IjbGpKdWcRAPCcM58ciBWceA_cvhNtPRAA1S0BXE5KAP5ESQMzQi8/s640/P1100940.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It lathers nicely!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOfvteXHZZU088cK-IxwQUyHcyRKI9Uwia9Dia5LSVcpc1_wf-Ot3iTqYlUgnIn4bKVAL_hd_5HS0oyn1h554_k6JT4duqQoAPaR_yscdtc0euN0xV4ncZRGzXMGbQJxccoGygZ90aR4/s1600/P1100944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOfvteXHZZU088cK-IxwQUyHcyRKI9Uwia9Dia5LSVcpc1_wf-Ot3iTqYlUgnIn4bKVAL_hd_5HS0oyn1h554_k6JT4duqQoAPaR_yscdtc0euN0xV4ncZRGzXMGbQJxccoGygZ90aR4/s640/P1100944.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800014738260720472noreply@blogger.com0