tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13343363632004056392024-02-19T02:38:37.409-06:00TRU TALES FEATSWhere Dreams Become RealityTruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-85498027064557191492015-07-27T20:04:00.000-05:002015-07-27T20:04:37.123-05:00Patio Paver CraftsIt has been awhile since I last posted, and this is the first time attempting to do so on my tablet.<br />
Last month I did a couple of painting crafts both on my own and with my grandson.
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The first are some ladybug pavers that will be crawling around one of the trees in our yard.<br />
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I got the inspiration <a href="http://www.pamspartyandpracticaltips.com/2011/08/painted-garden-pavers.html" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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Here are hers.</div>
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I had one patio paver left, so my grandson and I worked on this one together. At first he wanted a cow, but when I showed him a picture of a tractor, he decided on that. <br />
I drew the shapes we needed and outlined it, and he filled in the colors. He placed his in his mother's (my daughter) garden next door.<br />
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Just this last week, I did a couple more painted paver crafts.<br />
The inspirations came from <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/83105555600683406/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/83105555600772064/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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So, here's the method I used for these painted pavers:</div>
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1) Clean the pavers and brush off most of the dust.</div>
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2) Paint a base coat of your main color with acrylic craft paint. (actually, I painted the caterpillar with spray paint, Rustoleum 2X, but I think the acrylic paint may end up a little cheaper to use and easier to fill in the crevices.) You will probably need 2-3 coats to cover well, depending on the color you use.</div>
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3) After the base coat has dried, paint on the faces, markings, etc. with the other colors. Again drying between any coats needed.</div>
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4) Allow to dry thoroughly. I usually let them dry at least overnight, but the tractor I did the same day and it went ok. Don't worry if it looks dull, the sealer will give it a good gloss.</div>
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5) Apply a coat of Concrete Sealer. I used this, which I got at Menards. <span style="text-align: center;">Let dry and repeat at least one more coat. </span>This is the same sealer I used on my stamped patio several years ago and it has held up well. Even though the gloss is now gone, the acrylic paint has been protected and is still there. I still have about 1/3 of this left, as it is thin like water and a little goes a long way.<br />
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6) For the caterpillar, or any shape you come up with that needs to be glued together, the process is the same except that FIRST you will glue the pavers together with landscape adhesive. Again, I got this at Menards. I had asked one other blogger what she used to glue hers together and she said she used E6000 glue. She said it worked well, but after a couple of years they fell apart and had to be re-glued. We'll see it if this lasts any longer.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are pics of my creations in their ?final? (who knows) resting places.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">P.S. I may have started this on my tablet, but finished it on the desktop. Things just did not move around the way I liked on the tablet, but the pics uploaded easier, so I guess a combo of the two worked pretty slick.</span></div>
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<b>That is so cool. A tufted headboard that's not a headboard. I like it.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>This is the hat my daughter put on one of my Pinterest boards for my granddaughter.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Cute, but no pattern. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Not even a link to the page the image came from. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>All I got was redirected to different ad sites.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>This is a hat that I liked the earflaps on.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Again, no pattern.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>The link takes me to the LoveAndYarn site, but no amount of searching found me a pattern.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Or in this case make my own pattern.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A closeup of my version of the earflap</span> </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>So here's the pattern:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><u>Girl's Hat With Lacy Earflaps</u></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Supplies</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 4-ply yarn - less than 1/2 a skein of the main color and even less of the contrasting colors *</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>*(this is not an exact science, I used yarn I had left in my stash from other projects)</i></span></div>
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This is the type I use</div>
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<a href="http://www.shopredheart.com/default.aspx?PageID=62&CategoryID=4&ProductID=1969&RootCatCode=01000" target="_blank">Red Heart Super Saver</a></div>
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Size I crochet hook</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Large needle to weave in any ends and sew on flower</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Size</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Child - I made it to fit big on a 5 year old, so I would imagine it will fit up to a teenager, possibly. It fit the circumference on me, stretched, but did not go down enough to cover the ears.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Stitches used</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ch - chain</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>sl st - slip stitch</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>sc - single crochet</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>hdc - half double crochet</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>dtr - double treble crochet</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Pattern</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Round 1</b> -<b> </b>With the I hook and main color,<b> </b>ch4. sl st into 1st ch, to form a circle.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Round 2</b> - Work 10 hdc into circle. (10 stitches) Mark end of round.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Round 4</b> - * 1 hdc next st, 2 hdc next st. Repeat from * around. </i></span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(30 stitches)</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Move stitch marker.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Round 5</b> - * 1 hdc next st, 1 hdc next st, 2 hdc next st. Repeat from * around </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(40 stitches) </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Move stitch marker.</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Round 6</b> - </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* 1 hdc next st, 1 hdc next st, 1 hdc next st, 2 hdc next st. Repeat from * around </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(50 stitches)</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Move stitch marker.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Round 7</b> - </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* 1 hdc next st, 1 hdc next st, 1 hdc next st, </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 hdc next st, </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 hdc next st. Repeat from * around </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(60 stitches)</i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </i><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Move stitch marker.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Round 8 - 13</b> - Work even in hdc around, moving stitch marker at end of each round. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Round 14 - 15</b> - Attach next contrasting color and work even in hdc around, </i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">moving stitch marker at end of each round. You can crochet your ends in as you go, or weave them in at the end. I prefer to crochet in as many as possible right away, so there's less weaving to do at the finish.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Round 16 </b>- Attach next contrasting color and work even in hdc around, </i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">moving stitch marker at end of round.</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Round 17 </b>- (<b>Earflap round</b>) hdc in next 9 st. *sl st in next st, sk 3 st, 10 dtr in next st, sk 3 st, sl st in next stitch* (earflap made). hdc in next 24 st. Repeat between *. hdc in last 9 stitches of row. Move stitch marker.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Round 18</b> - Attach main color again and hdc in next 9 st, *hdc in sl st, 2 hdc in each dtr, hdc in sl st*, hdc in next 24 st. Repeat between * hdc in last 9 st. Move stitch marker.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Round 19</b> - hdc in next 3 st, move stitch marker (this is so your color changes end up in the back), then sc around to marker. sl st to next st and fasten off.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Flower</i></b></span></div>
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Petals:</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Round
1</b> - Using H hook ch 4. sl st into the first ch to form <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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circle, ch 2. *1 dc into the circle, ch 1. Repeat from the *<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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times. sl st into the top of ch 2.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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2</b> - ch 2, then dc into the same st. 2 dc
into every st<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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all the way around. sl st into the top of ch 2.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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3</b> - Ch 2, then dc into the same st. dc
into the next st. *2 dc into the next st, then dc into the next 2 sts. Repeat
from the * all around. sl st into the top of ch 2.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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4</b> - Ch1. *sc into the next st, dc into the same st. In the next st 2 dc. 3 tr in the next st. 2 dc into the next st. 1 dc in the next st
and sc into the same st. Repeat from the * all around. sl st into the top of ch
2.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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off, and weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Medium
Petals:</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Round
1</b> - Using H hook ch 4. sl st into the first ch to form a circle, ch 2. *1 dc
into the circle, ch 1. Repeat from the * 5 times. sl st into the top of ch 2.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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2 </b>- ch 2, then dc into the same st. 2 dc
into every stitch and ch all the way around. sl st into the top of ch 2.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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3</b> - Ch 1. *sc into the next st. dc into
the same st. 1 dc into the next st, then tr, dc into the same st, dc in the
next st, then sc into the same st. Repeat from the * all around. sl st into the
top of ch 1.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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off, and weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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Petals:</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Round
1</b> - Using H hook ch 4. sl st into the first ch to form a circle, ch .14 dc into
the circle. sl st into the top of ch 2.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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2</b> - Ch 2. *1 dc into the same st. 3 dc into the next st. dc in the next st, ch
2 and sl st into that same st. sl st into the next st, ch 2. Repeat from the *
all around.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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off and weave in ends.</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Finishing</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Place small petals on top of medium petals, then on top of large petals. Going through all layers, sew to one side of the hat with yarn and a large needle. Before cutting yarn, attach a button to the center of the flower and secure on the inside of the hat and fasten off.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Braids</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Cut (12) 36" lengths of yarn for each braid. Fold 12 pieces of yarn in half and using a large hook, pull the fold through a space at the bottom of each earflap from the backside, to form a loop on the outside. pull the rest of the tails through the loop and tighten. Split the tails into 3 sections and braid almost to the end. Wrap a length of main color yarn around the end of the braiding and secure. Trim ends of the tail to about the same length.</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">My grandson was kind enough to model this hat for me, but I'm afraid I did a poor job focusing. Darn this getting old and having to hold the camera farther away than my arms to see if I got a good pic or not!</i><br />
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Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-90506292736814950192013-04-04T13:23:00.001-05:002013-04-04T13:43:45.820-05:00Creamy Tomato Soup<div align="center">
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3 ½ tablespoons butter <br />
½ cup chopped onion <br />
1 clove of garlic (minced or put through a garlic press) <br />
3 tablespoons flour <br />
½ teaspoon basil <br />
2 cups chicken broth (I use 1 TBL of chicken soup base added to 2 cups water) <br />
1 teaspoon sugar <br />
2 cups chopped tomatoes (fresh or canned) <br />
2/3 cup half and half <br />
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the onion and basil and cook until onion is translucent. Add garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk to make a roux. Slowly add the chicken broth and continue to whisk as the mixture thickens. Cook for at least 1 minute, following the boil; then add the sugar and tomatoes and just bring back to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for at least 20 minutes (longer for fresh tomatoes). Just prior to serving, add the half and half. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat as needed. <br />
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<br />Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-79478578855323359102012-03-25T11:16:00.001-05:002012-03-25T12:13:25.604-05:00Photo Book - San Juan, PRI'm been gone for a bit.<br />
1st - Getting ready for our trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico for our son's wedding.<br />
2nd - The trip and wedding themselves.<br />
3rd - Recuperating from the "vacation", plus another short trip to Chicago thrown in there.<br />
4th - This is one of the projects I've been working on concerning our trip to San Juan.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this book. I am currently working on another book of just Old San Juan, because there was so much to see there. So much, in fact, that we could have used another day at least to see more things and do more things. When that book is done, I'll share it as well.</div>
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By the way......I got a great deal on this book through<a href="http://www.groupon.com/green-bay/" target="_blank"> Groupon</a>. They had a deal to get an 8X11 book for $15 and an 8X8 book for $10. I got the 8X11 for this book and hubby is getting the 8X8 for the Old San Juan book.</div>
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<img border="0" height="1" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=photobook&c2=blogger" style="background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none; padding: 0;" width="1" /></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-84395459604827609892012-01-25T16:39:00.001-06:002012-01-25T16:39:17.218-06:00Card Wallet<p>I have all these cards in my purse, over and above my debit and credit cards, which I keep with my checkbook. </p> <p>So these include store reward cards (cards you use instead of having coupons), library card, AAA card, and the like; you get the picture.</p> <p>Previously I had these in one of those photo holders. You know the kind, thin, plastic, that comes with a wallet. Anyhoo, it has been worn out for a while now from putting the cards in and out. I mean seriously worn out as in most of the pockets were ripped and my cards and pics would fall out when I was trying to get one of the cards out. </p> <p>So, enough was enough, when I realized I had lost one of my store cards and had to get it replaced. I got the inspiration and tutorial from Pinterest of course. </p> <p>Here’s the pin on my “<strong>Things I'd Like To Make Or Just Find Interesting” </strong>board if you’re interested: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/83105555593591545/">http://pinterest.com/pin/83105555593591545/</a> While you’re there, why don’t you become a follower? I’ll always follow back at least one of your boards that interest me.</p> <p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS157r-u9hoXry2cJ1FVyY6gbi3FYZ5qT7zjVawUxH9m4-QRUajGhie7BmYaWoLdzpQ2SqFLNHvNR8U9wVUY-jQNquFknLFxBDDR3InFK3HpLbbhKzZLm-wYKuhPsK477WSMsp5-zj1gV9/s400/081+%25282%2529.jpg" width="240" height="160"></p> <p>You can find the tutorial for this card wallet at <a href="http://nancyscouture.blogspot.com/2011/03/so-many-cards-so-little-room.html" target="_blank">Nancy's Couture</a>. I didn’t do another tutorial, because I think she did a wonderful job of it, so she gets the credit.</p> <p>So, here’s my version</p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxSZPzYGK94APe9ykYQApNmUZet4FItJCKLQtAfnbcs8fXMd6r1c3dXC1yV04bHn99ozJi4-7i-nNg1DdeNZUTO5LEHzB8aLOopV0stGmK-97pzXhO1tWPpPMtjLyUQWUe612rHmIix8/s1600-h/100_0020%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="100_0020" border="0" alt="100_0020" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNN_POBU49P9gmotlF-ycHeWE4vAsYduVaBjFyVioYLv26u23PBO46pZUqn8xRIIyxBHBiIyUkVBuIDw5B3zktuKMlm92YpKRN8Hiz0AfeB1U0PG3agaysyCc3BSZ1z-luoR5GVexjeWg/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1L6mwaXTR85K9Wu4AxdtNjy36UgZrCV6k644EZg6ehUwZEgtaqXukIOew2_i4OrJn0jv3bCn-CPxRb8hD9N594_7W8AuvtJH0pSy-ORpg6P1_cScIx5lXf7rsnwx_Ux6hiVelbswEa8/s1600-h/100_0021%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="100_0021" border="0" alt="100_0021" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQovYfCGiaEonPcA_x7_nW7etHmddaNwqL3OMhpHLjFrTh3hzePoPpb5dTH5w5Km7HsnmSQ0wqDgLISAWUlvVwBXpDK0cIZANvf6HACsrGKyb3n9HHaI66U3qZt-8eUg3LICkgDE80aqo/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a> </p> <p>I didn’t add the snap, because this is always in my purse, so I didn’t feel I needed one. As you can see, I don’t have enough cards to fill it, so I finished it out with pics of my grandkids.</p> <p>On a side note, I used a couple of my Christmas and Birthday presents to do this project. These were both from Gary. The first is my new self healing cutting mat, which you can see in the background of the above pics. It is <font size="4"><strong>24”X36”!</strong></font> I have a little dinky one that just wasn’t big enough for a lot of the projects I do and I have a larger <strong>cardboard </strong>sewing mat that you just can’t do any cutting on except with a scissors. </p> <p>This is the kind of mat I got. As you can see it is black on the other side. You can buy it at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/ALVIN-Professional-Cutting-Green-Black/dp/B0015ASN5S/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1327529476&sr=8-4" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/ALVIN-Professional-Cutting-Green-Black/dp/B0015ASN5S/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1327529476&sr=8-4" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://artsandcraftss.com/wp-content/uploads/craft-cutting-boards.jpg" width="240" height="240"></a></p> <p> The second gift I used is a 12”X8” carpenter square. I’ve been wanting a smaller square for some time, but whenever I would go shopping I would forget to either put it on the list or simply forget about it. Outta sight, outta mind as it were. As you can see it is not very expensive at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-Level-Tool-12-Inch-Carpenter/dp/B00002NBKG/ref=sr_1_6?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1327530058&sr=1-6" target="_blank">Amazon</a>; although he got it at the local True Value hardware store.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZgttz5l9cobBh54FPFsdtZqJduX63oSfJv9O9qlbWD1Tc9zxBYwIpR1hUU2PrNYjfoNJLFnUG2cWbGuVg4CjFEsLeQNkWhW3cGoi_xkpAriBelVOQh2oto9npZmZYAQMJ-nxGZmjUQw/s1600-h/100_0022%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="100_0022" border="0" alt="100_0022" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-H7naZ7TgA1c/TyCEk2SDE6I/AAAAAAAADDg/0_prp7X-KIw/100_0022_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p>So that’s what I did this afternoon. It only took a couple of hours, including writing on the blog about it. In fact the writing probably takes longer, since I <strong>write, read, reread, rewrite</strong> and so on, until I get it just the way I want.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#004000" size="7">Have a great evening!</font></strong></p> Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-36194957867617113052012-01-05T16:20:00.001-06:002012-01-05T16:20:59.910-06:00Betty Crocker 11 Piece Decorating Kit<p>My daughter and her family got me this for Christmas. I guess she thought I needed some more decorating paraphernalia, since she recently borrowed some of mine and I do seem to be missing some pieces. Anyway, I had seen decorating tubes like this on the web, but was reluctant to get them, because I thought they might be more difficult to clean. </p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSB4kY-OpOUcSfbGnfWJfna6imISYq1PtsliQZnVdQDVB6WUL6DasMdwfVqJUXlLHAQ6-WVA8ggi511hOh9Erp4Gm4gPFys9eM5DdKsUkaP361pWoUZEU0osFO8penRXMZrub-tWe6FrI/s1600-h/IMG_1238%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1238" border="0" alt="IMG_1238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrikwePwHmDJGrjqR5-HKnioiouhJ2m2KeCYWuE0YekQ2mv2WolACG0VVcomJnZVY59WOaM0UgVWpYKXOTafVZ1tdbmseaHcVCaBbMMSepM-5n9IdOemFfJN6PU4XoL3SiAPKZXWS2TJU/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a> </p> <p>Now, it says it is 11 piece, but in actuality, there are 23 pieces, plus the instruction booklet. They count each bottle, with all the pieces to the cap as 1 piece. Most things you buy nowadays, the cap is considered a piece of it’s own, but potatoes, pattatoes, makes no difference to me.</p> <p align="center">This is what’s included: </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Q1bYZScPAkM/TwYiAtxUbcI/AAAAAAAADCI/xAQP5gGUS1I/s1600-h/IMG_1240%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1240" border="0" alt="IMG_1240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1qKKKSRSGkR0ZqcwV8JaiJAulm4OJrSVt5HV_LSAVtbSo2_s9kx767beZEUSd6sdX8HaszMYVDgCCXNiVB7w-8uupUFtkfLaGW2nGa0qJtF7gRMYcbsDH7HprObd1UYNrgCwi2oo3rA/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> <p align="left">3 accordion style bottles </p> <p align="left">1 tall, smooth bottle </p> <p align="left">4 (3 piece) caps, which include the bottle cover that screws on, a tip retainer nut, which also screws on, and a tip cap which snaps over the retainer nut</p> <p align="left">1 spoon spatula</p> <p align="left">1 flexible angled spatula</p> <p align="left">5 decorating tips, including a round #2, leaf #67, open star #16, open star #32, and petal #104</p> <p align="left">1 instruction booklet</p> <p>I used it, for the first time, for a New Years treat of cupcakes. Filling one of the accordion tubes as full as I could, by tapping it to settle the frosting, I could do 5 cupcakes in a spiral style. That’s maybe only a couple less than using a bag, but I did not have to worry about frosting coming out the top, which I tend to have, because I probably am not doing something quite right with my hold.</p> <p>So, to fill the bottle, use the spoon spatula and start scooping frosting into the bottle, scraping off the spatula on the side of the bottle. Tap the bottle several times on the counter/table and repeat process until you can’t get anymore in. Screw on the bottle cap, put a tip on, and screw on the retainer nut. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeUVQEBvrAGEIDmqtFmcpbk_kSMrrUqdOwSVnF_Vzqm5CNW4Mcp4k3diMHDiWp2z0nhuJn5FGcYhCm8ouR0Z1_YvBIFqvub-enXV79U0UdVe8m6o-c2GFfvkm1RIqkyk1ymdY_v1ALvU/s1600-h/IMG_1246%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1246" border="0" alt="IMG_1246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHydFlykNqitBFnZ7-hroTgAnB23n4N-mn94zSH2V_686gU4twu2noN9GVYzOpNB-5VYs1bhjbnUcGEQafgdOZTmw4bLGm7CCtkIUCpWxiIl5kV7qsbb2V_8tJRmubDLbSAcj_tviJE0/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> <p>You are now ready to start decorating with one hand holding a cupcake and the other (dominant) hand holding the bottle. Place the end of the tip on the edge of a cupcake and start squeezing the bottle, as you rotate either the cupcake or your bottle hand, whichever feels most comfortable to you. Spiral in toward the middle of the cupcake, keeping the rows tight and stop in the middle and then lift off. </p> <p>I thought it worked quite well, but here are my pros and cons.</p> <p><strong>PROS:</strong></p> <p>Can frost using only 1 hand; I generally use 2 hands with a bag.</p> <p>Don’t have to worry about frosting squeezing out the top.</p> <p>If you need to chill the frosting, you can just put the cap on and put the bottle in the fridge for a bit. </p> <p>Can store the leftover frosting right in the bottle and use it up in a few days, so you don’t have to throw any out or save such a small amount in another container. I used it on donuts a couple of days later.</p> <p>By soaking it in warm, soapy, it was no harder to clean out than a bag.</p> <p><strong>CONS:</strong></p> <p>The flexible angled spatula is pretty useless for scooping up frosting or even doing any spreading. It is just too flexible and I will stick with my metal ones for major decorating. It did; however, work good to scrape out the pleats of the accordion bottle when I was cleaning out the last of the frosting for my donut; not completely, but good enough.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDUb5i7syR2njqjLYDMc3kngMmkTcttoJlo3flUuQ7owdKoVEkU-hf6D7_RYqj9CWJLwFShd46xk0H0vbchpgV38gK2AMi6dBoSwp4WJASY2ZrFtgfrYPUOFBBwqhGNbOeF1vLOAZM4s/s1600-h/IMG_1244%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1244" border="0" alt="IMG_1244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDa9RP06Np6JWV0MhO7Of7oMwL8mXKlLlm8JxYwvKgH-YtNX-mHqCqolF3NBlQIonMmUJMYt90XMMvRFPZgqrhiroKwGlX4VodGrLEGkLg3Gxz5aKOxZPq6thSSyXo7p84vijPGQ3Mcc/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a> </p> <p>Would have been handy to have a large round tip for cupcakes, but I already have a couple, so that was no big deal.</p> <p>The biggest drawback I had was that you cannot use larger diameter tips for bigger open star decorating. What I mean is that I like to use the following tips (4B, 8B, & 1M) when decorating cupcakes, because I have to make less spirals and it is more dramatic looking. These have a larger diameter opening at the base and there is no way to secure them to the bottle. With a bag, you just have to cut a larger hole.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>In conclusion, I give this a <strong>thumbs up!</strong></p> <p>I think it will be handier for doing star decorating on cakes where you have a lot of little stars to pipe. I will definitely be using it on my next decorating project. I wonder how writing will work with it. I can’t wait to try it on a cake.</p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="7">Have A Sweet Day!</font></strong></p> Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-35831900910785539362011-11-14T10:35:00.001-06:002011-11-17T13:50:54.500-06:00Crock Pot Swedish StewI was trying to come up with something different for dinner, and was kinda hungry for stew. We’d just had a tomato based stew, so I wanted something different. We like Swedish Meatballs, so I thought why not try that type of sauce in a stew. It smelled great, but the real test was that Hubby said he really liked it and that the recipe was a keeper. I figured I better get the recipe typed up and recorded somewhere, so I don’t forget how I made it, the next time we have it. (I tend to do that; make meals by adding different concoctions, and then forget what I did.) I served it with a slice of buttered rye bread and it was delicious. I hope you like it too!<br />
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<strong><u>Crock Pot Swedish Stew</u></strong></div>
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1 1/2 pounds beef roast or round steak</div>
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Small amount oil for browning</div>
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Salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste</div>
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1 can cream of celery soup </div>
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1 cup baby red potatoes, quartered</div>
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1 cup frozen peas and carrots</div>
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1/4 cup finely chopped dill pickle</div>
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Cut beef into bite size pieces. In a skillet, sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, brown the beef in oil, seasoning with the salt pepper, and garlic powder. Place the quartered potatoes in the bottom of a crock pot. Add the browned beef next, followed by the cream of celery soup, dill pickle, and peas and carrots. Cook on <strong>low</strong> for 7-9 hours or <strong>high</strong> 4-5 hours. Stir to incorporate anytime after halfway through the cooking cycle.</div>
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Alternate ingredients: You can use regular medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1”size pieces. You could also use fresh peas and carrots, but then put the carrots in the bottom with the potatoes, since they will take longer to cook.</div>
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<a href="http://thecsiproject.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Visit thecsiproject.com" class="aligncenter" src="http://thecsiproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/thecsiproject.com-logo-150.png" /></a></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-89957954441814632792011-08-01T08:13:00.001-05:002011-08-01T08:13:47.909-05:00Baptism Cake And Some Helpful Things I Learned From Pinterest<p align="left"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OlqkiolbxsM/TjamV3I8ZJI/AAAAAAAADAg/EWp_sAAJwLI/s1600-h/IMG_088019.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_0880" border="0" alt="IMG_0880" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszPIVxAw8pdnUrhfcy3gRlu44pve4QnHxlVcARIR8Pp-NKChFSX3pCNR4tFyC572ZGBi4fk4OZ16x2lIwpkTpT4XMTmFIpSBJrkSvqhXBgEil0koo3Vr8pfTaaVKQzx3UhnGYSgqfRrw/?imgmax=800" width="487" height="367"></a> I made this cake for a Baptism celebration we attended Sunday.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7p8Q5-1ONa2uU5uPK7Ax6TvLHH9isSNMeAI7vf08ROSYwx-mq-OahfEncX_Bua2blhp9Q8BYqhao3P9OkZwtPJodkEXlmTEhs_jIrvtSlfTaeAqPu5-qP86AvN50bwa33HvCt1RFdns/s1600-h/IMG_08819.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_0881" border="0" alt="IMG_0881" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuM0f2bVZ7NRAa-GGAaFlwKaCR5UGmNnZplV6oGRnOcdWMH2W4XFqMh6ISBlIK1vJGY7EvJPJzk_xH3mkzy-GyttUu5M8oFp2aeXHZ6DlIzjM8rqoaFwKFDK_Vmkb-CPU2nzB-uto49w/?imgmax=800" width="493" height="404"></a>It’s kind of hard to tell, from the picture, but I made this in the shape of an open book. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiW2_V03iA4QUIICaibRDmg_FTxrlCZKPRBKqeB1vHeZ0wLQSuqJOaKEYcCae0ZwkHnxyIRFEKlmUo8fuTK7cSy_25U2LcVJzQL0CG1sWfstGB4uQ5OmMPZvpmijSvuLCsyLy_nTiR5g/s1600-h/IMG_088222.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_0882" border="0" alt="IMG_0882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPUjy9HEhT_hxPBAAItc0RbG2u5bLXEmNXgH1p7X1b6dYQpW8ehGxuNrckXDanqdqPZNiVLSqcgE8lN6zNyruukPTpnUYvu3Xef3nvAKabtgpFTm6QT0LlhMcusFH0vI6vhtWpWXHaI4/?imgmax=800" width="493" height="404"></a> Since I’m too frugal to by a lot of shaped pans, I improvised. I used a 13x9 pan for the bottom layer. For the top, I cut a 9x9 cake on the diagonal, using the top of the cake for one side and then flipped the bottom over for the other side, putting the thick sides to the middle. I had to cut off approximately 2” on each side of the top layer, so the edge was even. This was my first time making and using fondant and I think it turned out quite well.</p> <p align="center"><font size="4">So, what did I learn from <strong>Pinterest</strong>? </font></p> <p align="left">I have a board on my <font size="4">Pinterest</font> page called <a href="http://pinterest.com/TruTales/the-been-there-done-that-column/" target="_blank"><strong><font size="4">The Been There, Done That Column</font></strong></a> where I put the tips I’ve tried and projects I’ve copied. These are the tips I used for this project:</p> <p align="center"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQhi-lcD4znHbPmzlqH3MlYcmWfwhRbSZBzWkZsSQ-AhhL01bfElYGmx3Msi9a0n3UhLM-kKjL4h6TY68zguI-GRsLfTx-Lz0YPwYkJ7fJMB8GIoj_q8bbN_qo2BwY3e6hHR2cVbrCSrV/s1600/DSC_6308.JPG" width="240" height="159"> <a href="http://chefmommy-brandao.blogspot.com/2011/04/tip-best-tip-ever-for-filling-pastry.html" target="_blank">The Best Tip EVER for filling a pastry bag!!</a> @Chef Mommy</p> <p align="left"><font size="4"><strong>REVIEW:</strong></font> This totally rocks! I wasted so much LESS frosting and cleanup was easier! I could even switch bags, from a large tip bag to a small tip one, just by wrapping another piece of plastic around the original. The only change I made was to knot the back end; thereby, preventing end blowout.</p> <p align="center"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://seddy5.typepad.com/.a/6a0133ec49e4e4970b01348181103e970c-pi" width="240" height="180"> <a href="http://seddy5.typepad.com/blog/2010/05/how-to-make-marshmallow-fondant.html" target="_blank">How to Make Marshmallow Fondant</a> @Clockwork Lemon</p> <p><font size="4"><strong>REVIEW:</strong></font> I found that constantly dusting your hands with the sugar keeps the fondant from sticking to them better than the butter did. I used a tsp. of vanilla and it tasted good; much better than any bakery fondant. I did find that you have to use a lot of sugar to get it to the point of non stickiness. When rolling this out, I found it works best between 2 pieces of parchment paper, then stick it in the freezer for a few minutes and it comes of quite easily.</p> <p align="center"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://media.cakecentral.com/images/articles/melvira/4.jpg" width="240" height="180"> <a href="http://cakecentral.com/articles/126/quick-easy-smooth-icing-using-a-roller-melvira-method" target="_blank">Quick and Easy Smooth Icing Using A Roller</a> @ Cake Central</p> <p align="left"><strong><font size="4">REVIEW:</font></strong> How to make a smooth frosted cake with a paint roller. This worked best for me with just the roller. 2nd best was with paper toweling. The wax paper did not work with my frosting recipe, stuck to it. I did not try parchment paper.</p> <p>Do you <font size="4"><strong>Pinterest?</strong></font> It’s a great way to bookmark pictures you find on the internet and full of loads of inspiration. Why don’t you check out my<font size="4"> <strong></strong></font><a href="http://pinterest.com/TruTales/" target="_blank"><strong><font size="4">Page</font></strong></a> and maybe become a follower, if you are so inclined. And if you need an invite, let me know. I’ll gladly send you one.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UoSDJYcoCSmz2SmE9BBFYw0ULMxHbnHwlhTIW_4PNXA0U22r9ilJ3z4LZA3WhUcVhVplfYSXEm6WMjYkQvfvQrlnTJUDbU1Ow1pJMvu7ziJm734W5Tn1rOr3siSdTjN908wtIup7X44/s1600-h/Warning%252520box%25255B9%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Warning box" border="0" alt="Warning box" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNp9WZFsAj8pTEqjgjk03OlSDAGAIdZfK-0gmEdk7XQMufEz9yLcoH6f6qIxvkFlQnarOig4MK47ktmY2XAc7Ns3dWNdidjKAy-mjwqN0kY93rbSqYI9ZVPn5vuxQa_MF-VDSLiizfXU/?imgmax=800" width="444" height="195"></a></p> Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-56915789930772676232011-07-26T06:02:00.001-05:002011-07-26T06:19:17.819-05:00MILK GARDEN<div align="center"><strong>Remember this garden bed I was working on?</strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZAdJVnm5ZJQoPr6Hv7WrwYB5dhrsKZbsVxhMtCvlTnNx2TG8dmmheahkVKI2UIHlYZlhtD86Yq2rj1uQxGMGjyFIMBZbZGBZ-0uUl11izu9_rf9mJ0x2LdQssx7IXMcHMQ3qOururPA/s1600-h/IMG_0778%25255B15%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0778" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__VlIHpqqEeH6kF4qSEWgBXVgWjZUhU1HjXDylv26OWucMzRglUBJSKZznrVpSHPWyWhXchGFImOhjmKfdQXxGjip0lcZFTgUTlH2RjSN_f2mt6v8xHqGw-whmQEv7MXQRTkNZUZCotQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0778" width="640" /></a> </div>The plants have finally grown in in my “milk garden”, so I can show what the finished flower bed looks like. <br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uV5xW09BcSM/Ti4-tcRYjsI/AAAAAAAAC_0/rhr1Iq6bgbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0874%25255B34%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0874" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqW-eQ3k9hQQykxjl2QdUBhEtpaOifVK_bGiAf7IjDM_75zBIaop36sZ8YFb2JcTjS-OaQ618l_yfEq20LcVIOElITDzv99dRX8U5WH7OhXemtXzGQI2AFmcNlUeDP2rIhu5ZtudKpXo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0874" width="640" /></a>The idea is that the milk can has tipped over and spilled out the “milk”; in this case, plants. In keeping with the theme, I also have my <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2011/06/ice-cream-sundae-totem.html" target="_blank"><strong>“Ice Cream Sundae”</strong></a> totem in front of the <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2011/06/planter-bench-from-metal-bed-frame.html" target="_blank"><strong>Planter Bench</strong></a> made from an old metal bed frame.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhBP_vv7Tvnd-e_8oocxmCH5iUaU9kWKphFSIHmcr0dqyS_t-Uxylzn1UDNp3q_AvoGy_QXzk8ugTKdeiwTpidVHfKzz3ARQTTGdcge7Ap9SMLmlwXt8DoZFcFKoTwJlF3_pNwA69hrY/s1600-h/IMG_0879%25255B29%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0879" border="0" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeB2zh6j7h-cx-mcB1KN73hqJ-IyBvHQUSkOB024bTBP05p0O0ZaLkvph7_U-ej1A-m2j4CY4G0btTEbFbLqSidEX7yLHQ_auyrB9rqIrZ6_k-11Ph_ta-dCb6bEXQ_vLykUVqgGUQCBQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0879" width="640" /></a> For the milk, I planted some Nettle, which is a perennial, but because they won’t fill in for a couple of years, so I filled in with Dusty Miller, which is an annual in my area. The Dusty Miller is much whiter than the Nettle.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/21390885/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="From Pinterest" height="380" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/21390885_VLdWx5Cl_c.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="From Pinterest" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>This was the inspiration for my garden bed, but I wanted to use white foliage plants instead of flowers, so that the effect would be long lasting. I suppose if I wanted to spend tons every year on annuals, I could have gone with flowers, but I just can't justify that cost.<br />
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I had a milk can that I was no longer using as a plant holder, so it came to this garden bed. In the inspiration photo, they used a much smaller can, so I can see where they could get away with less cost on the flowers. I left the can as well as the bench rusty and peeling paint. <br />
<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAWaU1prfTnUE7GEIJcCi5zmadTvh51_qoDxXrUCQUcqugWDl3EpIwNRcrQ9BO9_jrtKY5zE8p4Amp58d8Ehg78jZN5rtkrLvrRlPqxywewXvJzABA9vXvLIgFKv8nkLqwftr_RwKqY4/s1600-h/IMG_0873%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0873" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq5DPnDI5TdzvgyzpVx3MlRyWQMsJVPWi7bH6Vi_l0PJsVAU-pVK-i6OpPSmY_irrUMPwoviLaomGC9Tqfzw8VjAXzyCMaPiGROSe7iEs5HKLIir24oLlkTnyVJFzC3eubXA8gko6E1k/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0873" width="360" /></a>There is flat stone around the garden bed, so I can mow right up to it. In the non-milk area, I have planted Ajuga, but it will be a while before that fills in, so I covered the bare areas with wood chips. Underneath this all is heavy plastic from a silage bag, with the white side up. I guess, once the plants filled in, it didn’t really make much difference if it was black or white, but before the white blended a little better. Behind the planter bench, I planted Dahlia bulbs. They won’t flower for another month or so, but they should get at least as tall as the back of the bench and will have dark red flowers. It is a very beautiful Dahlia that I’ve grown for years.</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">I am pleased with how it turned out. </span></strong></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-72428364303652503782011-07-07T15:15:00.001-05:002011-07-07T15:37:04.250-05:00Plant Stand For The Summer<p>Remember the <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2010/12/plant-stand.html" target="_blank">PLANT STAND</a> I made out of a coffee table and end tables last fall? </p> <p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rYjZDZgKhtL_szOQd9281BPASF0eG8H4LzBjGBGQqpJUBSY4Jd7F5gbhbBRUf9ZxcYiND7zFR0hOjE-M2L5LQrfuFljDcrejrNQz6xZ4UCj34X_W_7kgBjNOBECc6tJN74SNHo9tlLw/s1600/IMG_0416.JPG" width="285" height="380"> </p> <p>I gave it a mini makeover for the summer, now that the plants are outdoors.</p> <p align="center">Here’s what it looks like now:</p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QBnxq7aABsg/ThX1kz0yCJI/AAAAAAAAC9A/rJWiLYvFbSw/s1600-h/IMG_0856%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0856" border="0" alt="IMG_0856" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0MndnFp54h0/ThX1nMjFcRI/AAAAAAAAC9E/G2mzTcA1Zpg/IMG_0856_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="431"></a></p> <p>I removed all the plants to outside for the summer…</p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEp2zFHRK7mIeYKi6xFDxdZyyh23k9h-gaDH89N3Ooaem5fPcezjOE8ASz4hBDLIyRo702GItRWxs-es11obL6kEm-g2hzmaA1o5jcsIG75wczOFp-gPqtMvp_K5gjlDaIbhHjGrHYXMA/s1600-h/IMG_0862.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0862" border="0" alt="IMG_0862" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlJyxsgww65WfV7eKvsEpiuPzVsuDuLB9gxWDm6WtsAyRliJcvtlQUT2oRSoWxZNsdKkr0uxli0rAs_W7AfEl9Ul-CcVsEkC0vnZWk4VKDZva6waqiG0zPQcsZhLMcHcPrckPukTLY-8/?imgmax=800" width="229" height="189"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwUVXlQXdGl0xBNfgKwtVffQdATbCb66flT34HFSB0LiseJpJHuj88TFFJZh3nlrwzbnEXf2Ofe4oQ_dRrgxeHFbYB5Co85x7_RhRucig0NlZCvsNrLka1sFhkW4jYYH6F01su1WqA7o/s1600-h/IMG_0863%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0863" border="0" alt="IMG_0863" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLE1STF2dVslltwPpuYHXZ1IOieVciT-BX2CfIEq9OZMiTwLtNTkNbpcy88TM3dmakZQIDKF8v_uFH0163_4zSy2fCGxjtmAvJNRZ4RR9j1j_k8TDacc1Fxo0huKrScwp7pgAc3s94yA/?imgmax=800" width="162" height="215"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsVuZvoZurHWUAphRI0W8EkgsmjQhqLrYdezD13IiWxOVUdtGBn4Hqa2jItfPnfcpwRQAd6X28WchhYWEpHWBOpipLPjlyRj5ssOmB7zT2DKdQyimeyeujKGMR2eOAIcZOldpueABk3Y/s1600-h/IMG_0861%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0861" border="0" alt="IMG_0861" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VfNP7V0bQ2M/ThX3ttwSdCI/AAAAAAAAC9c/AwGMinwZTLQ/IMG_0861_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="233" height="191"></a></p> <p>Rearranged the gardening magazines and books…</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kjQ-4EOrpgzwr9ey8_kFfX7yqMYJMMbbbYk-hsJjVMllzrjz7I54lE3k_pNuG7vByOii_1Oot4J3IWHAcRibb21pZnmTxnE9OQwN4SVGoV2P4qVh1EICvUIH4dZTFI-dhIglBYmZXLM/s1600-h/IMG_0859%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0859" border="0" alt="IMG_0859" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXaetDfJZRkMM_wH_Oggb7Dr8i2J_SYpEqyocqyLrzTQOaunrN1_3bEGn4yQIedfjt2SDHn2TENvlmGmLDxH94W_5VjtlNUWmJj6z-KcCsIA04C1RemwTPbcNfrYe7nYq-8WYe_SNLaw/?imgmax=800" width="157" height="208"></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONeW0fmNDKnnWhmjT86kGWLY3gt_lWSOKQ5_NkSOFjIniZwJoqduO1YO8yMoRO6VdtQoNLndUMcRu-uDRONz_U7c8BYKh1PBJwHJYNimOV6WzNmMWL4BLs1HQ2nHfS61yhlh7dIg-Uuo/s1600-h/IMG_0860%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0860" border="0" alt="IMG_0860" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjQZ5kMp6cJYFAHzJiZuNpB5eRE9KolavJg25qwJpk8VMcOguUz1HBeIUMdZBbX05itsOanKWl_07M9ZngyJRJi-Jqte-9-dMadwzMm1QQECkS-bwMxYlPfFh4LsFZYJQjkDhAxvgdhY/?imgmax=800" width="195" height="147"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwVHCAUa6lKsylIyr9Wtah9LbLrS2PfR1QAtj5vX2GqYPznhYjMe3OgoqC-Pw4bSSZkT70rhGPdfIyDWUcePrtJ_RNiSvTeTUKGpyy3w5c7MzGyAeoBjo-Ek0_Rr3-bTykZNriYoNXbs/s1600-h/IMG_08593.jpg"></a></p> <p>Switched out candles for the garden tools I had in these vases…</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwVHCAUa6lKsylIyr9Wtah9LbLrS2PfR1QAtj5vX2GqYPznhYjMe3OgoqC-Pw4bSSZkT70rhGPdfIyDWUcePrtJ_RNiSvTeTUKGpyy3w5c7MzGyAeoBjo-Ek0_Rr3-bTykZNriYoNXbs/s1600-h/IMG_08593.jpg"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Shifted some of the other knickknacks I had on it…</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCzX0kQGSiOkT_p7Y7EXxjWUh9o5P38MUhp0sSB8lMx9HmrQTh21-4OAS2iIY5q9iv8bEcc7e5KC3CbUPk03ezRCEstCNxcBugub3f_xOWlkKq7dIis9KGXk3V6gARTzzLTpc-f34DJI/s1600-h/IMG_0856%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0856" border="0" alt="IMG_0856" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsTjrpONim-N9gPKFI2IhLYpUCwaE7hkEm5zjEusSUWNO_YP26WCo7mbUoJnz5JZeQjEk4jRmYU0UUUSdaMezpl7gJlGsA3P5l6F_WICB4-_4zsY8hDNE0Q7OE6tYlvAUMpU3hRaFfhw/?imgmax=800" width="218" height="238"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rLRwOVD2K6o/ThYS3lZdD1I/AAAAAAAAC98/wj-VLj5x8Mo/s1600-h/IMG_0856%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0856" border="0" alt="IMG_0856" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbjMYYT0RGX7k98uLWc1Kh6XRj5hh4OmdXQIOtsFgG9XBMZCTOw5os1rxye5Zn5zOTbLitGYwtR-JdxfL4Fzit4rhyphenhyphenw8trar9YlzuPxotX5BS43KEd6h0Ve4sE3ljrOC0qmKsoHpvtJE/?imgmax=800" width="205" height="243"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXk7adMuanzNsZ1wjMZ720VeTab1NZo1GLCmiHPH07SuyENSRqlgYL4eo7looF18yUkHnESVV_10zj3jZCrFndjgduzRcON8tGXk2Teq8WC7c-Ai9VAsMxNOLpXpqkM9R0WV5aG-SOqDM/s1600-h/IMG_0856%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0856" border="0" alt="IMG_0856" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nZOZvzoCq1C7mBN36z-ULC8E9OAGJMc2ji8bvUKPjMIuOrk5LIyzFvmfGO-Q4nsRDsDBRJ4F3XJGjsAV1eTx4Od2MEoXJPaKKU8uwunNMMtkxCJ-E4NJ1cmYiMTH5yfPfsihpu43beQ/?imgmax=800" width="200" height="244"></a> </p> <p>And added a couple of other things from other parts of the room.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpXonuqR8os6nyr5Oi5yy9IFbYzqWreDcPyWbspK8KFcSaTqlxcdqfNJSJR_Vo2gIAE_ARgnwkOVhZxW5jUd5_BeuFumY3bP7gmWEtwJt20ww5K56zVdBs9M_N0L-z5vCy2-8M2HFFCk/s1600-h/IMG_0865%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0865" border="0" alt="IMG_0865" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-E1RGpWXLx0w/ThYTE6i8vYI/AAAAAAAAC-Q/QlhWlpehg2s/IMG_0865_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="241"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU2DYx5G-vmKAEncJUK9bxL551qx3VUWc9btbUfMmlLn_ny7ZtHiEaFUjwchZY6qQkPR8UGfKJ_9wQ9QFVqiICHIQ6wUUBsB87BTlI5XadodUZZHWShfK9SsitsbjzAvhxC_Q7WVTX3M/s1600-h/IMG_0859%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0859" border="0" alt="IMG_0859" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFr8NAaOZstopeF1YM7sfStXyBEsqF72oAjWjV8-fnlcHsyRtbF3bADXgHk1iSHSiNxs62euwPS1pMlenqYprptyWEf8h0hkEWYZGAoGuYhXoFf3R4Yxq7xs27Dhyphenhyphen227NT5Dh8BwlXFyM/?imgmax=800" width="196" height="239"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center">Not a bad look if I do say so myself. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fNCfhF-lVJT-ECdCnShos64jPhVonoPw8l5odW6r83LlNJzBdpl8YqgMFB3Wwm3sXwffTU6XSVHMKEfbi1ZmbAjV4uposbAR6R4vijulkCapPdmF8eyuvaDhwy1UgPBfJZ_bNuf0Qu8/s1600-h/IMG_0863%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0863" border="0" alt="IMG_0863" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DAeCnyKvs3ymVuX0OUGgS81B0Lrkusqix_nzO90jkHORrTy9D9rJWPncobes_pk0K8ktU553bMm11ZOuvdUwGXLphBkD6-HcO6SbGP_JI5pBSTbbqlp3koo75fHa4LPJ2ALgKjNw8rE/?imgmax=800" width="226" height="275"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukXT4aA2naaODkMy8M5t811GiH_KHt_i8hX9mCL8ridrts7SO2cHGwfW31g_opLOXiMG8KD-N8GGx0nqKDke1OzhUKEMi-yetxAWMuIw5cH0UTS6PpbRVK6K0PRPHH_oWf5JNx28W8OI/s1600-h/IMG_0865%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0865" border="0" alt="IMG_0865" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwlMu4UD6F75G6yddgSSK6D201_8HdxWZ2yU_BeiFn3CBWUtvNMZhoV-92dqCwdPABmgd2JA8qmpASVKvJDqdLnLleSuXz1GArgaadKFHySZIs95csd9dEQPGD0q2T8u0Qm8qPYQkt_w/?imgmax=800" width="226" height="275"></a> I actually think it looks better than with all my plants on, but alas, the purpose is for plants during the winter.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:076f82ba-5a58-4ecb-b38b-de5e48809b9f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Decor" rel="tag">Decor</a></div> Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-86309957433782379182011-06-29T07:00:00.001-05:002011-07-06T09:41:57.220-05:00Planter Bench From Metal Bed FrameRemember my plans to make a <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2011/05/planter-bench-design.html" target="_blank">planter bench</a> out of an old metal bed frame?<br />
<div align="center">Well, here it is:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlhRWThxWIdPG9h3ZADYTT2tURm3PNzUdpWg2eUR0BDTw-ojIPy4g9t4y77hvXWCGLllCa0A-EJc1i1HtiuT1OOhEBeq8v9NG6M0hkqcfKcqquY53zPTO5H_WXVnHefAWkYPE94x4L1Y/s1600-h/IMG_0842%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0842" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHo-Y4AZSDpQkCBMze4zkYacKaPXxfCDB3BgxA1pbgNAJ-Aym4rZQ1SYOhNcOiJWDFjOUj1oTr8I1LKNNRzwqDuS4p3j9LPmPANUcytRfnXMiq5ZNoI_GeSEdzqrtd3IrnHau67eScrY/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0842" width="644" /></a> <br />
It’s part of my new front garden bed. That’s my <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2011/06/ice-cream-sundae-totem.html" target="_blank">ice cream sundae totem</a> just to the left. <br />
Basically, what I did was to cut the footboard in half; but it was a little too deep for what I wanted, so I cut off another 6” or so. I was going to prime it and paint it, but decided I wanted a rusty kind of look. Problem was, I had used corner braces to connect it and they were shiny silver. I sprayed the braces and all the nuts and bolts with black paint and then just kind of lightly went over the rest of the bench, kinda feathering it out from the painted hardware. Turned out ok.<br />
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliiHUfs5YUPwWcFgVuvlhdJtGP5AncAyxkEHnYn9aCvUwrxSByAyEo8CALLVtv2L-UK93TVmnuQTnrzd3o77KMk6-5TyxTe_SgSL-vzubK2ey1_rm64kEYpllpQiF5ZnayN2PxewGcG8/s1600-h/IMG_0848%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0848" border="0" height="184" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AntQ0cliKvM/Tgon3JcocSI/AAAAAAAAC6s/0qsuPYSrN5E/IMG_0848_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0848" width="244" /></a>Look at that, a spider has already built a web on it. HA!</div> I cut the rails to fit the width of the headboard, Gary welded it back together for me and I used the original brackets to attach it across the front. I cut a piece of the other rail to fit across the back and he welded that to a brace that was already there. I did; however have to cut the side pieces down to match up with that back brace. It was too tall on the sides anyway. This looks much better. <br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wUveu1GM84I/Tgon6iZiJDI/AAAAAAAAC6w/r4JzEMnzdfc/s1600-h/IMG_0842%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0842" border="0" height="115" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SULFjcyMEuo/Tgon_XM7btI/AAAAAAAAC60/I55OXL1C5DY/IMG_0842_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0842" width="444" /></a>Front</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa9xcmskpM-FB6K3lD5JiZCTGLdXobySVjLUzXWzz3zFhFafPDpkoYNqR_F5jBVTehjHSwyX-XwF5WLdolKxHMdw8D7KsggFi_IyAFDNF9uNNr75GUZAF144bW2PU98LXPU4J3Yz9GhE/s1600-h/IMG_0847%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0847" border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ65q6H2QPygIzhCqeL6fFKCFTlAvHCMm39KR3Jiulj1syvJzQUoae8riDJY1gEaS9ss41zWSAbQ0hIU_ij77jwYraQerlI-PoXso0k8113t1jPRSBAK0-IFmg2kZBC546rB5IZiEiIk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0847" width="444" /></a> Back</div><div align="center">I stuck a solar light in there, but I keep forgetting to go out front at night to see if it’s even working.</div>I cut pieces of deck board to fit between the rails and left spaces to slip some oblong planters in. There was just the right space for the planters and I didn’t have to rip any boards down to make it work. How cool is that?! Again I originally was going to paint these boards, but decided to let them weather naturally. Of course for this year, they are going to be golden instead of gray, but it’ll do. <br />
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpymNKzl-3IKLFCCPFRoisEFyvxFRGevbzjpFJk-nBNpvFkG3RwvKJa-ahHC_xXHOv_CQMQGU1CUxrYtf7XrJSzCGQYaflrcQTiXEsBuxyfgGvwFjw3vf7aH_u1voRfebtkigFKNbYTU/s1600-h/IMG_0852%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0852" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiZbSl-8w9XW40RpwrSo_Ld1MWvQVrj-p1II1i57dycQALHkAB4YSXdHENhbWKY1NOAfdWSfwvgv8nnE00CjkdMgPhyKw-KzdWhTlE-LenFm0AMwynq1hU102q0_dHh4LkOVjFjhBESI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0852" width="244" /></a>See how the boards fit nicely into the bed rails?</div>Finally, I drilled holes into the top of the backboard to put in some plant hangers that I cut and bent out of a 1/4” rod. I have Dahlias planted behind the bench, but they are only about 6” tall at this point. I can hardly wait for the plants to fill in some, but it’s looking pretty decent already. <br />
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hvKdr-BgyQoUJcE9jLfX-xaW2fYsfcb5oliTlSRcDrpKpROtErskrLSQYEUIS0ZvJRmEvka1X8nE5N27kbrNQWra4KCTU4sX7xS6v6moUDUItxPqoV6FIM_ngIPkbaG9V0Banf3Kocc/s1600-h/IMG_0850%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0850" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CRk66aSfkEtzN6hfBKjEkvxyvw4IQdsE7ULsKAr3din9zmh2fy1wTrhQcBETtGpmoABlv_zciX3mLof5_CfyD-jWtZSaUvpfaHmb_cA-JosgXbjedoZYQYh-MyEh94fSRqsbFEpneng/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0850" width="244" /></a> The planter hangers I just left to rust.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBW_pedCQkMaBV3xqPCEETeoNA0pw2Q4CQWX74Eyl09O2SMddF44VtA1cfzS1NoyOPIJbOmGTO9fDvFM0Z4GHO7G-6OUwpIbAyHFl6if8UUX9avCHMHRPf-HXixbCVPUp89e03A8okXs/s1600-h/IMG_0851%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0851" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHmgDF9H9TnT0KLBBNVPVKsyeIPwHc-tN9XRcNmP9zI1e5dhBgIiwKivIypsJSCDyMEcGMWepw9-ySKnUzuehJPhPuapLESnrmeavc-vy90X5vBdkk5ow5IJEP41xK_6sqNmizWym65s/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0851" width="364" /></a> <br />
I am very pleased at how it turned out. <br />
Stay tuned for the complete reveal of the whole garden bed in an upcoming post.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Linking to: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dotdotdotthis.blogspot.com/2011/07/whoa-its-try-it-tuesday-party-timelink.html">{Dot}{Dot}{Dot}</a></div></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-76195315416000297502011-06-28T11:22:00.001-05:002011-06-28T11:22:16.108-05:00Ice Cream Sundae Totem<p>This is the totem I made for my new garden bed. I used a small green flower vase inverted to serve as the “holder” to slip over the post (<strong>ice cream cup stem</strong>). I found these great posts at <a href="http://www.menards.com/main/home.html" target="_blank">Menards</a>, which are 60” long and are plastic coated metal hollow rods. I only used 30” for this project, so I have the other 1/2 to use for another totem. I cut them off with a chop saw, but a hacksaw would work as well.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SdK9bqT773NEFJcifP1kLpEWaVhxmjxN7Ytv-EOSNpcc9gXkrB_vFN1UOQukGdA_l6HQsX6C8JelIacwUw5SToJN08_Swmu0R6F2WFXOQkE151iqXwkeFuKplW2HfOcr6knPCcE5hrc/s1600-h/IMG_0845%25255B33%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0845" border="0" alt="IMG_0845" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3refzR7KJGCKeAkDkk1bygsD_z_djdETfS8jBCYrNZz-qHf1XQkjQ30rw8v-5MiP1QaxCCywHUvZuH_DI49Mhr0yMDmPEvHTCAHYh6PPdUYgP2exFLQqp_xMOIAEDSKC2QQpxVKI0xs/?imgmax=800" width="400" height="511"></a> </p> <p align="center">Here’s how the totem stacked up:</p> <p>On top of the vase, I adhered a yellow dinner plate and yellow salad plate right side up (<strong>bowl of ice cream cup</strong>), followed by a sort of pumpkin shaped white canister upside down, that I had used to keep my utensils in on the kitchen counter (<strong>scoop of ice cream</strong>). Next came a fluted carnival glass plate we received as a wedding gift 35 years ago. I very seldom used it, except to put candy in once or twice. This also was upside down (<strong>caramel topping</strong>). A clear cut glass bowl, also upside down came next (<strong>whipped cream</strong>) and it was topped off with a metal cupola, I guess you would call it, from a lantern candle holder that I made into a solar patio lantern. I spray painted the cupola red to simulate a <strong>cherry</strong>. I finished off my sundae with a tablespoon, which I cut off 1/3 of the bowl, with a chop saw, and glued to the bottom of the <strong>whipped topping</strong>.</p> <p align="center">These are the steps I followed:</p> <p align="left">First, I marked where the pieces needed to go by tracing them with a marker. I then “sanded” these markings off, with a little over each way;</p> <p align="left"> with a dremel, fitted with a diamond tip bit. This made short work of the task of roughening the areas for the glue to adhere to.<img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://67.20.86.75/images/6burrlarge.jpg" width="240" height="177"> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Secondly, I cleaned the area to be glued well with alcohol and a rag.</p> <p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Rubbing_alcohol.JPG" width="109" height="240"> </p> <p>Starting with the plates, I next applied clear silicon adhesive sealant, liberally to one surface and glued them together. I glued all the top pieces, above the vase, the same day. To attach the <strong>spoon</strong>, I hammered the bowl of the spoon a little flatter, to be close to the same arc as the <strong>whipped topping</strong> bowl. I then glued it on with the silicon adhesive and propped it against a tall object until it was set. Worked out ok, so far, but we’ll see how it handles the elements. I then waited a day and turned the piece upside down , placing it on a roll of painter’s tape, so the “<strong>cherry</strong>” was in the hole; therefore, resting mostly level. I then glued the vase, upside down to the bottom of the dinner plate and waited another day before tipping it over and putting it on the post which I had pounded into the ground. I used Loctite clear silicon adhesive sealant, but I’m sure there are other brands as well. </p> <p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!hsE1QLggVUHBNiOSf248g~~_35.JPG" width="121" height="240"></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> So, here is my ice cream sundae in the new garden bed. It is next to the planter bench I made out of an old metal bed frame. More to come on that another time.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pvDS-N_yNFY/Tgn_nFaa0EI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/m-wJTc6OzaU/s1600-h/IMG_0841%25255B38%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0841" border="0" alt="IMG_0841" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKrp2d5PNVtXnDMlpBTTvy7tL0tMYJt18I2MVz3zvz82RIPCsAhSvuFTLEey1r82V2JRpLDp6XX3sKQ9YFcvFSxhjLTbVyKa4pkzTy31fZyOcVT_tN8MDZNfItpQr08rQuQd9-61pcPw/?imgmax=800" width="407" height="517"></a> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:dcb4e730-81da-4756-8eaf-45b4990cc3d9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/DIY" rel="tag">DIY</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Outdoor+Design" rel="tag">Outdoor Design</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Recycle" rel="tag">Recycle</a></div> Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-75841900367008202522011-06-02T21:37:00.000-05:002011-06-02T21:37:50.428-05:00Vegetable Garden Started<div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my vegetable garden plan for this summer of 2011. Today, I planted the tomato and pepper plants, as well as the zucchini, cucumber and bean seeds. Hopefully, all danger of frost is done for this year. It is after Memorial day, so things should be safe, but it has been a screwy spring. We are at least a month behind with putting in crops and the trees and flowers are behind as well. Tomorrow, maybe I can find time to plant the rest of the plants I started indoors. Usually, I only get mornings to work on my projects, 'cause I have to help with fieldwork in the afternoon. On a positive note, though, my tomato plants are very dark green, being in the greenhouse for such a long time this spring. As long as they don't suffer too much from transplant shock, I've got a good start on them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: 400%;">Here's To A Great Growing Season!</span></div><a href="http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/tshallow74/?action=view&current=Tru05.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/tshallow74/Tru05.gif" /></a></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-41826978010901815022011-05-22T15:57:00.003-05:002011-05-22T21:21:16.575-05:00Address Me As Ms. DIY, If You Please<div align="center">Just a little project I completed today. </div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj909DUCj5aqUcLnARWKHOAAZJLUYtjuZlhko-JfsxxirN7gFSiry2o3jPFQ6S8F4Cbnhtxo7R-AKFHkFU65p7mwkuSzqKFQxKaGyzKqrgwiLQ0EP3wQB4rbjdJdAx2e-xZtOeQW2dgJqo/s1600-h/IMG_0789%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0789" border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3eELgA9WdFLMDYpusmN_mK9XbQbgJ6QLq1RqPf1LL-Xih6gPP4HNY4gRzwiFvR2N-q5zYcP9CgFuIb3cKz6xKnRKzWvRIYig6DESej05H6a41sMPT8dai46rdrRS96i1iL_OLJgsvcs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0789" width="240" /></a> </div><div align="left">I’ve had these cut out for about a month now, but just waiting for the weather to be warm enough to apply. I bought this vinyl off Ebay and it is supposed to be sign vinyl, so we’ll see how it lasts outdoors. It very little protected under the eaves, and it will get direct sun for part of the day, as well as rain. This will be a good test to see if I want to do something bigger outdoors.</div><br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/Tdl4jLLTZGI/AAAAAAAAC5A/CVhZ9pRz9vw/s1600-h/IMG_0792%5B14%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0792" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MMFueS83SZwXT-K3GeWGE-c62JRhEZXPqXx4RSIy2Yeu8WPu-8v77vY8-EOlYBNbo51JO1rnrweiXqcy4SZRAe6LDoCpWcZMxmLbShVraf7hDROsITdo3M58V0qrZl82Fexxbe6M6LI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0792" width="107" /></a><br />
<div align="center">I washed the area and prepped it with alcohol before applying the vinyl. It seems to have adhered very well.</div><div align="center">Here’s the full effect:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq0Gjoa96LqE6B-acFJSn0RUlx8HP5EuDtNPHl6VPYKMqYO9Wjs7pRl9jVi7P6Muz4W9U5BEsSKIVziNF4jr94wEzD6ca2bd1lkswgiHjLtg42j7p_07lhMu21MLhtIe6-IvLlajBNNE/s1600-h/IMG_0793%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0793" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyBAJbd3CcRt8hHGJVxncvJU4unHOpOl4kIlBvWp9ozsS0L4_BbCG9cqhHau-U0xjIqd_ycR4WOUOgw6jOREtzkZdwsNOyEIdtHDQ4I-qowg5jIuLSCzL38cc1EJzAIINJJU0JWhTojc/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0793" width="240" /></a><br />
<div align="center">It doesn’t look like it, because of the slight angle of the picture, but it is centered under the light fixture. </div><div align="center">I think it looks pretty nice. </div><div align="center">Now I just have to wash the rest of the siding and maybe repaint those light fixtures.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 400%;">Have A Nice Afternoon!</span></b><br />
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The garden work I’m referring to is a new flower bed that’s going in the front yard. I worked about 2 hrs. on it yesterday and about 1 1/2 hrs. today. <br />
<div align="center">This is what I have done so far:</div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_6inhBYUtUZwwuHPWQt2GOyDshBagjPe65atuaGAEzX8zHEkhSX7X0uZelqM7F4Tv_sOqWD30rIMZrZR8LBr-ES0AsLKIvsJ-p4mE7NpjNA6bRPmvuIMtbpT6CY1iGkA9EBBQaoRXKg/s1600-h/IMG_0778%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0778" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQmMeVmCJN8kv_zxTf-48MM6qpzX9dR3ijWJIMjozNoEK2pNYL34fLUfuFAZh4lQyhck2NDKCdOzt7gJSuSSo-zOv4Jg3L3Jp-NmGPQUx9d698h5cs7IFfIOjMN8dkUupHN7UF4GWyWM/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0778" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYK4ybD6FM0pnFxZFtEvRgjgthP5R9dA1tV4GXjkqa_UP40ogYY7Sj9dxDaGPb2Tz1gfyhZEe5DmaCqzsUMCvm2TrMCUebFZnH54enY8RqP5K9mz6mKcQqmLkxtCHL-xx1L7uNFJXpv5Y/s1600-h/IMG_0779%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0779" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZymqXcUB_Wwd-GqycYpXJE7ZXwZ5c-yVM34HBS5TtuAmJ95gtTNxmYz0r4xQHC6QlekdA98uoUuShki2_tqihHOP_741cg_EaAHtW1AZ2ebNLxvxzwLQZlmKJEM_HuQhGntxRQP8Re0w/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0779" width="244" /></a> </div><div align="center">I’m not sure if you can tell, but the lawn is on a slope here. That figures into my bed perfectly.</div><div align="left">The first day, I collected the flat rock that will be the border of the bed, laid out the bed, and dug about 1/4 of the sod out. That was enough for one day, since I’m “old”. J/K, the fact is that’s about all my injured leg could handle for one day. the good news is all that stretching should help my leg to heal faster.</div><div align="left">Today, I finished digging out the rest of the sod. I had five loads of sod that I dug out.</div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_WkbJDBiCA7KVeEP12iIURnGB7c5GvxhK64I-bX8tKDfXkNA_-4UXKpTjCZ7iA1OpwUa5PHn-FjDdxlyxzkwv-jo-HfqTUD78GrnxsZM_vHS_fIC9m_mRllAwEpHNEEHyu0RlVLZaVs/s1600-h/IMG_0780%5B12%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0780" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTBFvE-Ums49uP19yEOjWErX67pf6OmMPHoJH3Rr2fY31DrhcXvRmt0CJ3_peAptedbUWmvIr_QqVaRHnaPhB06irhINMtz13yIHPpXL2OXi_7PplRi867H3RapUp568LeAPVMfcGlho/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0780" width="275" /></a></div><div align="left">And what did I do with all that sod, you ask? I dumped it in a low area in front of the shed that always fills with water when it rains. It would be a great place for a rain garden, but it’s also an area where the guys tend to park a lot of the farm equipment during the summer months. Oh, how I would love a rain garden though. Maybe someday, if we ever move to a different home for retirement.</div><div align="left"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-ZSKBddpQBOqwgxHOoPgtNZ0Tjjq0HlP7AgnUKsUTi4j4P-UEC9pUhII_cuJpJ8Skzu0TwIgwqXiSRey4ef2vh5ZpyuvZDsuCiC3mAK_ZSttwRxgBQyJptnU50xbIBjJAsfeyDQ2MSg/s1600-h/IMG_0781%5B10%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0781" border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tF1CNHoshglWmSc3qoMi_GBuEzMNNRNkFus4-TQBHAIMZFoKVBmUMM8GoOTShQZK1ithYd0IIw5F_WuotNino7VN3nJeuT5wojWInYin3R7hRbtOakbgm7KAySXMtSQdOxbKO7QO604/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0781" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJHEWpIjRZCC2QE7zAJ8DZdg8Dl3uhyphenhyphenKPB3TCcdBH03IGlNqGOT8uNIPrDPJw4Cns1-GbCd51monAVywhS03nvEnOwUCX2t6whqMBo_mhZF3FZumr13_zfYlntUNOUupjJ1SrgaqBtxA/s1600-h/IMG_0782%5B9%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0782" border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYhkhIG1gyUvv23eea4o4PAFuJSZ2_zlkuwlrzs5isACSqlLeprx9yX7sXPQzFbjK19t0Zyy0GEV3P6-pYkp6JL4JHsUrC2mQQ-HnRT_CfKHqrvtaL2oMUP1_Yug33OWY8Ch3YQFESVo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0782" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TdXRTlWO93I/AAAAAAAAC4E/iEcFOsaKHr8/s1600-h/IMG_0783%5B8%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0783" border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiUFS9BcHteU2GpJo82dbY_fkbqlNj0f1huqpS92UwwKKD_We5w9FeHVSDIWJ4R_ioCp-BdMcugk07a0jPd-kEKQA-y3PuHMa4sTy6IcYTq9wjKdaQsJg-DDeppRjSsDTfWGjS0Ua3Ns/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0783" width="200" /></a> </div><div align="center">So here’s my inspiration for what I envision for the new flower bed:</div><div align="left"> <img height="315" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/21390885_VLdWx5Cl_c.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="236" /></div><div align="left">I found this pic on <a href="http://pinterest.com/ms_tru/outside/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. I already have a milk can I can use and I plan to put my <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2011/05/planter-bench-design.html" target="_blank">metal bed frame planter bench</a> in the vignette also, as soon as I have it built. For the “spilled milk”, I bought some <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztZ0nO02otfwfMqOxZhU_39fJTObUTCMUe7hJoEw6c2RBEscODPiIpXkWmMGWsMmTr2fzNj_ECiCx0lUnpLdK2Kq5lLS32iK_qIN-gseWLywoARJP7b6Tx1pdOwsLo0lDcy3Ev3dJouZd/s1600/11-12-09+001.jpg" target="_blank">Dusty Miller</a> plants. Hopefully, they will be white enough. The finishing touch will be a <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2011/05/silent-auction-donation.html" target="_blank">tea cup bird feeder</a>. </div><div align="left">On another garden related matter, I transplanted some ferns I got from a friend’s property. I transplanted some last year and they came through the winter fine, so I got some more this year. Believe it or not, these ferns were only as tall as the short ones in the pic, just a few days ago (those are the ones I transplanted last year). They seem to grow about 2'” every day!</div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TdXRXpwT8_I/AAAAAAAAC4M/XsFauDD-V-U/s1600-h/IMG_0784%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0784" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9lRjvI78jPyMHPmGuPUJNX7aKpuK7LLxymc_bZb4gr_LSbaoUdxQQfOjbGKHwk_x0-6RAl8qHMaTZmfk_UkDgUDAlOE1VHdSdq4WowwnaHBv1qzFoHuXJtOp-zqUE1OO77tesWiHHPc/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0784" width="416" /></a></div><div align="left">They are a pretty tough fern. If you look closely at the pic on the bottom below, you’ll see some green coming in an otherwise dead looking plant, as in the pic on the top. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TdXRcXN3D9I/AAAAAAAAC4U/CnjnMr0jZc8/s1600-h/IMG_0786%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0786" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29Hv5SP6zFjeFjhZF8tCO4ooigzdlNGvD-K3lU1BCSwfQ_KqQPQXurda_6_L0DXCGa7z-tqtxmVIznlPqYm68vOvRj1YnABmiDDmJ8k2L_ULMyKT8HheezjTfVZAjSzh2SdYWJpJu-kU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0786" width="274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YhgjQQAyeLJ6nZIHkCVKXFvGnmsmfwAYXc-J6xGO204ASFZIibooSbztK2Vf4QbI7Jf16Iby9etrLVT_6RPg1SgCdYDdFAB16Ii9k44Xc-tbQFd1J083OOCzLsLsINysq-6qhrK5DOE/s1600-h/IMG_0785%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0785" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76ZMRFlNzXlca1ZWUckZcrAnfqL1ch2N0MI-4ztBDKFa84Jque723XMSJcuMgY0-FQ4Q27TtzqxjlhyphenhyphenfS6sqz2VG_TASykwUsNcrRecrTThxi5ioDNd_aDAsTyslzy2rFgb2S_rbEklE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0785" width="275" /></a></div><div align="left">The Autumn Fern I bought from Menards last year, on the other hand does look like it has bit the dust. In a cursory inspection, I could not find any signs of returning growth. The label states that there is a 1 year guarantee, so I’ll have to hunt up my receipt and check it out. I don’t know if I have to take the dead plant back or if I just need the receipt. I will have to call and find out.</div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr0FFJkTxgvO9hyphenhyphen45pu5_SvFQ1jHgcEWUTViIHGn5FHITP_AUH1rcBEUvX-LrWKZc_iKgJSxp7vrXRLImyCH5OHFadvQfOoQlYYfdZteYYJkNiBgeYVaGCFFrvESQeXhK4ZRWaqPS_zY/s1600-h/IMG_0787%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0787" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Nymfv9Rz_dciMXptNXfryqiGlLQPJJbzxcg7cVojj7qt-BzsYVsCMtxo7MUGsvxHfyDrLrOTmniueZNWxmdAAiYCW0pauWYZD4zfdewg35woqzSjXIueapTjgAhunAYKX0Z0vJrErxg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0787" width="275" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns5gcoKtL-DcA8XIXwoIl4c7RbBeWxCrOTTV1vEIiJvh-u3LTO0kCULczrf7GiVKziJbYn2m-V66tQPcDDXrTUSMuNTmg2NTldn3v6KglYOjA0nBcbcfSEJbRGaU1sVLUHAi1mi21jO0/s1600-h/IMG_0788%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0788" border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ARef55dq0LSUNAqkmML-E3cDJZ980KmNpMnGGFbr1MOXMPtlQTA8L7LJH-w0QA6XP6JaO58QtQsySBlKksw3cJOn182PpKu1CLJHPZXKYpuFrLkVdAS-dWP463Rh5kFlpNEZ3gMVzTQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0788" width="151" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: green; font-size: 400%;">Have A Great Evening!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4Q9xOcnbrOk6bsnAJd0IpMEOAoru3J-tNOf7F31TWrTI9OkZruPpQyja1t3xnlSFjo2ai9cGflLHyU5348LT8J_MZ4Nwx8BTpe9oGOJADE9a2OHlOv0KmvYgzphl5CurIrHxlb1LBkI/s1600-h/IMG_0773%5B14%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0773" border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbigUdvk4QKfoacNhdP6ORu5Ckta5RoVmpmm3eWvyrB9ICmqGjhu4cW1vZ-dbITHusq6ogaRRsCqGNbkcm28nnBnlCsfcnR-T9qZSf5Fj9lmvUCgwFojO_0hmk2mDgeIMEKVkYGrLXLg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0773" width="369" /></a> <br />
I really love the cup on this one. It is a Holstein print on the outside and bright yellow on the inside. I believe it was intended as an ice cream cup, because on the bottom, it said made especially for Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. After I got it all done, I liked it so much that I kinda wanted to keep it for myself. Oh, well, if I want it, I’ll just have to bid on it and try to win it. I’m not sure I’ll ever find a cup like that again.<br />
I did a couple of things differently with this one. First, I used clear epoxy for the whole thing. I just feel a 2-<br />
part epoxy will be stronger than a 1-part glue. We’ll see. The other thing I did differently was to cut the copper pipe to a point, after I hammered a flat end on it, with a hacksaw. Hopefully it will poke into the ground easier this way; although, the other way worked ok. <br />
I included a small bag of birdseed and a card with instructions on how to assemble this. Believe it or not, there is a right way to do this. You do not want to put it together and then push it into the ground. You risk breaking the dishes. Also, you do not want to twist the feeder on the post, because if you are using glue, it will loosen the bond. The best thing is to get it into the position you want and slide it on straight. If it’s not quite where you want it, take it off and start again. Trust me, a little caution will save you repairs.<br />
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Here’s what I made for my MIL for Mother’s Day:<br />
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI_HOykk41mzcYa5Wd9DcY_N72Ddbtz-hlQokbhY5AYpE116HX62sXgO172iofIhWaQKOuMQiPVpStoMfltXdy6yV7S2jnv_bUbB9DQfuosG0K1rg_lqiMZOr2Bb4WtJNBnwkLBoa_Y4/?imgmax=800"><img alt="IMG_0747" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLbz7s0GbHIbdC3pYEg6QYk7FR1X3Ou34dq1vNuUqmrq2u-d1T7NOtaBU6NpA_qBbD4jUAr92KLRxst-B_ONSU7M8LLiLmjjiTxrEWS_BQ5iKAh4MjyDl6VMdnZhTGdH-6Zdi2xnReaE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0747" width="301" /></a>It’s a sugar bowl bird feeder/waterer</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Here’s a closer pic</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaR1KSSQ_RVeXqh3Rx0-aIjn8GqVA4YULA_nvmk221CWoqWur3nulNY890YqcxgUOM_OaF0VAwrzwg96KNZmAsT_eSW7VemImYcaJV792Q9xngQMvR1Km8bWCHz4adDmMMmuC8yHdiO9w/s1600-h/IMG_0745%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0745" border="0" height="400" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TcdMw36PcLI/AAAAAAAAC1s/mqn6kOxohtk/IMG_0745_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0745" width="301" /></a> </div><div align="center">I got the inspiration <a href="http://www.capscreations.com/article_5/Tea-Cup-Bird-Feeder-Tutorial.htm" target="_blank">here</a> from a teacup bird feeder tutorial.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I could not find any teacup/saucer combinations I liked, so I went with a sugar bowl. I actually like this better. It has a bigger area for water than a teacup and I could use a bigger plate and spoon that would not look out of place if using a smaller teacup.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Basically, this is how I made it.</div><div align="left">1) Plan this for several days in advance, because you need to have the glue cure.</div><div align="left">2) Find a nice sugar bowl, plate, and spoon. either of your own or from a thrift store or garage sale. Mine were matching, but you could certainly do coordinating or even contrasting colors. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoif-Q7s1-xlBYM1qsu6sPRh8QBuiqSZXARMmR9L6NDznLSHk-5gpXWfo0zRiktjRuRWPpUnjWirPGjfLJ5oXLg5IqLAf5Ktgr-4Ksswuqu4bCKg0aMoowh4EzWn4oSA87sqgrheILaE/s1600-h/IMG_0749%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0749" border="0" height="320" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TcdM_2WVosI/AAAAAAAAC10/k4tEsc_etXk/IMG_0749_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0749" width="308" /></a> Even my spoon had a rose on it to match the plate.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">3) You need to sand around the bottom of the sugar bowl, the bottom of the spoon and the 2 coordinating areas on the plate where they will both sit to roughen it up so the glue will adhere well. I didn’t take pics of the sanding process, but I think it is self explanatory. Just be sure to sand quite a lot of the glaze off.</div><div align="left">4) Glue the bowl and spoon to the plate using E-6000 glue. This is some strong glue that is waterproof. Follow the directions on the package. It takes about 24 hrs. to cure before you can flip it over and do the backside.</div><div align="left"><strike>5) After the glue has cured for a day, turn the feeder over and glue a 1/2” copper cap in the middle of the plate. Again the surface of both the plate and the cap need to be roughened up with sand paper. Make sure to apply a generous amount of glue to the plate and cap, because the cap is usually convex, so you need to make sure it is going to be held over the entire cap.</strike><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original way.... didn't work out so well.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">** UPDATE **</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">5) It was not sturdy enough with the E-6000 and just that small area to apply glue to. One twist with my husbands strong hands and it wanted to move too easily. This is what we did to reinforce the cap and make a larger surface for adhesive. My husband soldered a fender washer to the top of the cap and then filed it to roughen the surface and make it even. Meanwhile, I scraped off the glue from the bottom of the plate and sanded a larger area to accommodate the fender washer size. This time around, I glued it with waterproof <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>epoxy.</b></span> It dried to a light amber color , but that's ok, since it's underneath and won't be seen. After curing for 24 hrs., it's solid and not going anywhere.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New improved version with a fender washer soldered to the cap</span></td></tr>
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</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">6) In the meantime; while you wait for this glue on the bottom to cure. You can prepare the stake. This is made from a 36” piece of 1/2” copper tubing. I bought a 10’ piece at the hardware store because I plan to make one of theses for myself as well, but I saw you could get these in 5’ sections also, which were more expensive/ft. Personally, I think I might like more than one of these in my yard. Cut the tubing with a pipe cutter if you have one, or a hacksaw. Sand around one end of the tubing as far as the cap will go on, so that the cap will slide on easily. These are very tight fitting; after all, they are made to hold water. On the other end, hammer the tubing flat , to make a “knife edge” to poke into the ground easier.</div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8Lf2Xdgw7uWsm4t9RaelObcquMwL89CScMTldH9bDF7udt8WPZ3fwXqvkDUa-DEgxP8wA2ZxTo0tiGK-ZzsvA0fEH8Hu8uaB0PSJoO9kBvKkdKzdNnw9MyqbV6jkuFmnCCfAwVLJRCE/s1600-h/IMG_0749%5B7%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0749" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjTqooUjReIawEYyxpW8GdDLjo6LQz8juVuV6yyLcBW0HmSdyhkaoI3VYYzJi4lc5kL7Mv85XIZTY0UM6MWG56ZOLB2Ofjl-0kLXFKLw0RO4sWPTo8hWrq-zOjd-O5OfSjWjuJVjtirk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0749" width="400" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">7) Stick the pipe into the ground about a foot. Once the glue has cured on the back of the plate, you can turn it over, slip it onto the pipe, and fill the bowl with water and put some bird food on the plate.</div><div align="left"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here's the bird feeder in my in-laws front yard with bird seed and water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONjp92IKBTgmGGwyqRz5pMmp-Cfjs75OAubOTnyPo9EA1Py502nAVNPLwf3yxGpo1MUrmAYcVYukBIQ7bRIcxftz8HmKBR4EwItFQsB1kI9Ty6ijA70lEGk28ituk0LhC642tlE2TRyM/s1600/IMG_0767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONjp92IKBTgmGGwyqRz5pMmp-Cfjs75OAubOTnyPo9EA1Py502nAVNPLwf3yxGpo1MUrmAYcVYukBIQ7bRIcxftz8HmKBR4EwItFQsB1kI9Ty6ijA70lEGk28ituk0LhC642tlE2TRyM/s400/IMG_0767.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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</div></div><div align="left">This is the card I made to go along with her gift:</div><div align="center"><img alt="IMG_0753" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjki6Bb0XdqIGm70gzKFFeNcErxB1NEtKoJtR9zjvGuVV2dRZKO-OiJ8xKpM7R6Xtt4bnIc1hfi_2jiQZRYzH59sZSRlZQm58eW7P23Mh2Qabf8xudmHaKjuG9lQ36AhaWbrn74OeqdRpY/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0753" width="400" />The <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2010/08/magazine-cover-envelope.html" target="_blank">envelope</a> I made last year out of a heavy magazine cover.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Here’s a closer look at the card. It is a “Do Not Disturb” hanger for the door.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRwsXXRhTUL5GAwOU2lsfQiI_YJnBDU7j6xcw6yrSWyVx6pyIN_16I0yUp2M8GS1Jf2U6ArgvdPi3DSES4WJU1tLvdayb_utzt6CZFPdBqUz-6Z-sg3E1JqVAvSff0_0fb36cf6L-a4Q/s1600-h/IMG_0751%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0751" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_6TcGAoZJCBYMKEqCXXeNT95tdT-B8PplhWcMukYwW4X4yRb2fe7VinhLUDXC9e2PCLodsUQPGD4dpRL81kfvbkf4kt191ujlQEwiCgCZwD_ghjpAulShyphenhyphenbSRo-beqNee0kAlUEHgU0/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0751" width="301" /></a> I got the inspiration <a href="http://www.twigandthistle.com/blog/2009/05/diy-mothers-day-door-hanger/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #ff80ff; font-size: 400%;">Happy Mother’s </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #ff80ff; font-size: 400%;">Day</span><br />
Linking to<span style="color: #ff80ff;">: </span><br />
<span style="color: #ff80ff;"><a href="http://www.finecraftguild.com/mothers-day-linky-party/">Fine Craft Guild</a></span><br />
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</b></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/tshallow74/?action=view&current=Tru05.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/tshallow74/Tru05.gif" /></a></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-68523376924825012722011-05-03T07:00:00.013-05:002011-05-07T07:14:14.167-05:00Baby Shower GiftsI attended a baby shower a couple of weeks ago. The mom-to-be likes frogs, so I tailored my homemade gifts to go with that theme.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVEvXDkknH0vIyXbycy5bWJC_vyNrlsFjNgDBaiHKEar5Lo4Gm_9436L0HY23yBuuKT-7UegTW26axKk2f04jMHnFsk_UdyLyKYTcgFiUTb7BswmqG3yNKo09TqwtUBVBxdWAOOUG9L8/s1600-h/IMG_0699%5B14%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0699" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghSvWrA3QqHrkQGnzWSBwOBTxnYJ5DPO-gnaczPW6f0lNawPr7bZa0DjPSULWpRZlk_DQwyiblPAW8-bWCvVkGcP-cqLnE1IVdKs21aYGcaH0E_JHWnjZyYieewR5hqk1zEHecCLnUV8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0699" width="381" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><strong>Hooter Hider</strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/Tb8GxgkXKMI/AAAAAAAACz0/TlcR1hQwm0Q/s1600-h/IMG_0701%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0701" border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjTiaeRw8ki53erdduoVOXV0nwBVBbsSuKedr38rE0JRKfkHExZcTIuG0kQJQWQPZyhE8LAVfNRBWCBovG87sieCVz8qbHO28tsrYx0ZvtCG3VDi6YVnO-OyoICMWs2Qk7Vfsecm8_Uk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0701" width="226" /></a> </div><div align="center">I pretty much followed the tutorial <a href="http://shannonmakesstuff.blogspot.com/2009/04/nursing-cover-tutorial.html#comments" target="_blank">here</a>, except I used a metal fastener and I always double seam, to make sure the seams are not going to rip apart easily. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIzRq8R-L9dzcWS4kCmZxja2FR4gDfkEg_u5QL4Ee5A6eTUjp7712pUSh4Kzer3Ywtb2M7KOFg9jfSgXxD5l473gV3rCt3roP3HiiAxhBL1WsjSJcdLary0aopu1deOhUQjA4CdvVOA8/s1600-h/IMG_0699%5B30%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0699" border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCocej6BxdTDe_bm-8YY22RbmZnsKuPkRbL8BaJudCXrzhrydu-3yxRmkuq_f6rOx8MAVBbADKp77XeOQntp_C0tY81I-FGVCEtTcI4gKZf0QlNYzeLavoja-cfNyHeKwurqh_AGvEGM/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0699" width="198" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong>Frog Hat and Booties</strong></div><div align="center">For the booties, I used my standby <a href="http://tru-featsandaccomplishments.blogspot.com/2010/12/best-crochet-slippers-youll-ever-make.html" target="_blank">Best Crochet Slippers</a> pattern, but adjusted the pattern to make them smaller, by using a smaller hook, only one strand of yarn, and less rows.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSZf9mVxYI0Kks2taxZkYHnd9ssUxkhr1qRDgMijW74tap4hbbouIBVqJfHmvBtReekGRVX8WfDi3yW0ws1KxGEzq-pLELPXz5QQWbW51oVsiq1Y8fjo8qQOic1gsv7xV_pfoopu84M4/s1600-h/IMG_0712%5B12%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0712" border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4hv5OemIFezdswVNb8PUJtSWo4hTJBwSe_7_p7PUfZjaTQnTu2ZFEnMqgFKSxbI1jkVvN3hFDNQmlkOKgIZnTfTfmlPWJMtuq7_5baPo9AB8MuyQyN4ba4mRt29KwyWDHIxPQapKcAs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0712" width="226" /></a> </div><div align="center">For the hat, I followed the pattern <a href="http://sandyfroglegs.blogspot.com/2009/07/frog-head-hat.html" target="_blank">here</a>, except I did the eyes a little different and I used 1/4” ribbon instead of yarn for the contrasting edge.</div><div align="center"><strong>Burp Cloths</strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRbx6sLh6ppSlfHdWN7H9cvNYu1LkGGkzZSgUjFdvYDv0j2XFmruQAf27P79a7MboWqx7HZBNayGCXJgVLWaE6ZYoSXLzEcAYv2eNVQL7r1nTnQnoGX7xlStZp_enbryFBysavJxVDFg/s1600-h/IMG_0703%5B8%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0703" border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYBmK1KsoqF67kp80BFHVOdiOnoiYvAHq2MuUnMaDrY9lGpdsT1zdGj5y6BBnEfrS1TkEbLq01goeIeYMokq4psrJr-WxFRFCjUwO9osTJbeKrXOZscxIktJr9ksAG9LULOcTx-gfmoM/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0703" width="278" /></a> </div><div align="center">This is the tutorial I followed, roughly. Mine had a more rounded shape on the ends. To achieve this, I used a dinner plate to trace a pattern of 2 circles, then joined the circles with an inside arc. I used bar towels for the absorbent backside.</div><div align="center"><strong>Ribbon Tab Toy</strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs0JOJRBIZ-xZV4wecqMQFGnpE031HttANy-o5zWanSRhMCdBSyH85ta5gTeLVxmzYJIkfTUZyxFBFF5_tXsHwlUDIfqmf0p7kJmYnbqd6wHJkQHiUjLkLIs_B2ou3ebBIgiUwRMSVrs/s1600-h/IMG_0708%5B9%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0708" border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_FviJ15V0M2f70eIdYd0P-TVHX9zQoJKjYQCWqVyXHEQWNGNfDUOTqDHhSkAStXDepfD23ytxBiyfb3h8NzFskM6fttjZ6tP6PyuhKS8tRHtrDqk0MzBnBaERyI5PpOTUKNDZmncvwU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0708" width="284" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviinLs70Ag5HTzkVnavqI6ak0NdI8dUyS6ysZLTW1k-8qUXZY12PIargylLhiKYZtawY7q_7H1swCHq2m4ZZbzNWXkrLc6IqfSLZjiQ9O02E53wdA5hnof8bwBdsz5vyUvR87MJFMz4A/s1600-h/IMG_0707%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0707" border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85H2l2L4dftZCN7bd-oiDQpmP_yGPR7K2LbUZHIWQwTcaKHLLW6-pvWL9nurqq_NmAg8tFgjPZpFC06V8dd-esIu6fgU-D7eDhtGVGDPeUObf1PCf-Qg8qW41IfKr95Waqi-0A_GljAo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0707" width="275" /></a> <br />
Here’s what I did:<br />
1) I basically just traced a circle with a dinner plate onto 2 fabrics, 1 cotton and the other fleece and cut them out. <br />
2) Cut various lengths of ribbons ranging 2-4”.<br />
3) Fold the ribbon strips in half and pin them between the the 2 circles of fabric right sides together, ribbons in toward the middle. <br />
4) Sew around the edge of the circle with a 14” seam, leaving about a 3-4” opening for turning, <strong>(leave out 1 ribbon until after it is turned and stuffed).</strong> I always double seam, to make sure the seam is sturdy. Turn it right side out.<br />
5)<strong> </strong>Wrap a large bell , or several small bells, with poly batting. Put about 1/3 of the batting in through the opening, then put in the wrapped bells and finish stuffing with poly batting.<br />
6) Slip stitch the opening closed along with the last ribbon.<br />
<div align="center"><strong>Pacifier Leash</strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lgFDmoW-9Zv6E9nxfdJiQxhjMgYJrTo5MCj5-OxGGicS4WCFvOLDrN9SWVIhXIuHx-Ju8_E554T8cFXoMmcvpPyA_A7Y-QhAy0R3IuUMlwpr9pcSoT8-e6On-7RGEzmzVzHRsrki3S8/s1600-h/IMG_0706%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0706" border="0" height="226" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/Tb8HAAFvHKI/AAAAAAAAC0o/w0o8Sey7aQw/IMG_0706_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0706" width="275" /></a>Follow the tutorial <a href="http://sew4home.com/projects/fabric-art-a-accents/614-baby-gifts-pretty-bird-binky-leash-a-carry-bag" target="_blank">here</a> </div><div align="center"><strong>Closet Dividers</strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjzGLT-gS1StIQjELFjmE8OP0RbgxiqnL_y17tMY68Qnxp9A-m-vNnOB3uOvFW-ij7m27PweLj_y64hpFNEsJz-9EmOhZ0ax9sRkrWScd0EcRAWzOwDhj0YOpORnNDSB6oMgXsYiNivw/s1600-h/IMG_0709%5B7%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0709" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cypUAMDPd0Msz7oR6VGRu8oJZavghEBgxcFPcul_amsQm35w__R5H1vhyphenhyphen3Lr2AuLd8YQFEWhxBKVjNWE08C4q6ZczJS1hS1PCVzAa8eQdVpUOcoJydWGMTX5xg3Tb9mji0RChecwzak/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0709" width="275" /></a> <br />
For these, I made a template out of cardboard, traced them, and cut the shapes out of foam board. I covered them with contact paper and used acrylic craft paint to color around the edges. I cut out the letters on my Silhouette, applied them, and Bob’s your uncle. Easy Peasy!<br />
<div align="center"><strong>Froggy Bank</strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiMxY0PjlQxUZw8xiOecFPnVTh_sxvVJXCN1qgIrjyZlsaTOAKfGIbdRImq_JFfP-ntZaABEVvIL-8wZhEX11tWvGiUz64FwXlyu8Sqs8njYQs00q3gweYcgksDt1IWxAjmXcJvtoE18/s1600-h/IMG_0713%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0713" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVnQ9a7FIbEiQU9UvtGciOTdqLtjy-YhdcenRwv1zdjZ_rq5zaporAKa0kEFy1ZGrSUiHTRhEQhYxTLM7puYu9dCQh1B4y1LxWool2giNSP9ThPSQRLCFY1RblfHrxqhwU2JAUr0qgWg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0713" width="275" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd8pB3I7GdMEmCOZlQIVK-Lt6HukixYMb1TD6Nf9_cbz1VyxMp8YZk3uSgnq7CXmNJxd6Coil_PPAj97UZXnuLM47sBNq3RlWQeuUKQIa95Gi_PQgDTSF4kKZHfzmB-qWB0fFrfcJxSU/s1600-h/IMG_0715%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0715" border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1isYrZMuDE_eTw4n4Ji7okU2g-BSklA2JUKv0IpsWdJhewjC3OYI26HTCTgHsNg8foTMmHJ7cBbq8l2a3YfIPm3uY8mAG1E5ONn52R9i5IMzTIrC_U_tZUxtrH6uEjuDK3CCg6IdhxRs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0715" width="226" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V5VD98WSCMG7WUYVeRCDrw4es9KZAm2OkUNJVggGVBPNFlclgIYghSYo0HEKH4JPf13r7jT3NoJ1T8hvPeIoG-8VazB3tqoV8VhKWCpDww555oEdk_W98HDVAyOu7nXAB0NKJODqEEs/s1600-h/IMG_0718%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0718" border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjwJVFELeE5tuRwkF56iqqcft-vw6tzDClpym6GUHXU4sPKSrRKaMgsLMj4G5BRv171c5Nl7jwcove3dUU_vtN-WPsIO8uKX3vExfuvTMQ5NedfJybyciqpMtIAIUG42siSYJRSBhupA/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0718" width="226" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNHokZH5u8Fe8emZlIu3yX_HaMdfNs13_jcNS8eD_7PEXqhKNG4Zb1oa7X6pecOvrg-T-3J-kcgq3Zdz9noQ8RmzniysX1q9BYkAJp6abXL-JFS-UsoR8fOMi7UYwLqsbswVS1lORtYk/s1600-h/IMG_0720%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0720" border="0" height="275" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/Tb8HMVTLudI/AAAAAAAAC1Q/2p4MfHCt-Bw/IMG_0720_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0720" width="226" /></a> </div><div align="left">I made this bank from a recycled coffee container. It was decaf, since that’s the kind that comes in green.</div><div align="left">Here’s what I did:</div><div align="left">1) Removed the label with Acetone. They do not make paper labels anymore, but paint them on, so it is a little more difficult to get a label free surface.</div><div align="left">2) Clean the container up real well. I place newspapers inside to get rid of the coffee smell. Most of it was gone the next day</div><div align="left">3) I cut out the frog and phrases on my Silhouette, but you could easily draw these on with a permanent marker.</div><div align="left">4) Cut a slot in the top. I made a frog face <strong>(with no mouth)</strong> on my Silhouette and placed it so the slot is the mouth and the ears stand up on the edge. I left the backing off on the vinyl behind the ears so they would not stick to the container.</div><div align="left">The irony of this is that the container came from the mom-to-be in question! In fact she asked me what I was doing with it. I told her I couldn’t tell her and she left it at that.</div><div align="center"><strong>Gift Bag</strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtw2uUCkSwGejOuiNHhY-5bpcychzcO2VO89EfSOFQgcmk1uUsW2_M3lluzTVwxWsoXyRuy5QlPKmmnfiHWhvszlXHsBT5VNltojtXN6qOSNzIzRraq1FLa9x3QeWPOV7AEhjT1UOyHQ/s1600-h/IMG_0704%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0704" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/Tb8HTb3qZ2I/AAAAAAAAC1Y/IgKy0Y-U-tc/IMG_0704_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0704" width="184" /></a> </div><div align="center">All these goodies went into the gift bag I decorated with a frog.</div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 400%;"> <strong><span style="color: #004000;">Have A Hoppin’ Good Day!</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
<b>Linking To: </b><br />
<b><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/whatever-goes-wednesday-64.html">Someday Crafts</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/2011/05/hoos-got-talent-48.html">Night Owl Crafting</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/2011/05/under-100-linky-party.html">Beyond The Picket Fence</a></b><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><a href="http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/2011/05/show-off-your-stuff-party-73.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/XVSbu%20(Fireflies%20and%20Jellybeans)">Fireflies and Jellybeans</a></b><br />
<a href="http://paisleypassions.blogspot.com/2011/05/thrilling-thursday-linky-party.html"><b>Paisley Passions</b></a><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><a href="http://thecsiproject.com/2011/05/05/link-up-now-for-the-unique-gift-idea-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-16957">The CSI Project</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/2011/05/thrifty-things-friday-party-6.html">The Thrifty Groove</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2011/05/catch-as-catch-can-27-plus-sodderbug.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FPgMj+%28My+Repurposed+Life%29">My Re-purposed Life</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/2011/05/remodelaholics-anonymous-70.html?showComment=1304686648129#c6958499489894772744">Remodelaholic</a></b><br />
<a href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/2011/05/last-minute-mothers-day-printableand.html"><b>The Creative Crate</b></a></div></div><br />
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</div><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b2603a5b-203c-4408-9263-c4bf89e4bee8" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sewing" rel="tag">Sewing</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/DIY" rel="tag">DIY</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Crafts" rel="tag">Crafts</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Silhouette" rel="tag">Silhouette</a></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-87905495057988618042011-05-02T11:47:00.015-05:002011-05-07T07:14:10.187-05:00SILHOUETTE LOVEA few weeks ago we celebrated my Mother-in-law and Father-in-law’s 60th wedding anniversary. Each child’s (of theirs) family was asked to contribute some type of wall decoration, poster, pics, etc., to decorate the church cafeteria, which was where the affair was held. This post is a long time coming, because I was waiting for nice clear pics from the photographer that was there that day. Unfortunately, either the pics of the tree did not turn out or she forgot to take them, so I’m stuck with my usual point and shoot camera pics.<br />
<div align="center">This was our contribution: </div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/Tb7i_wyya_I/AAAAAAAACzM/aKfB6YYQGIY/s1600-h/IMG_0669%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0669" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLg6fsN_E3tY4_OPzHc6B2zDubtEyfHBVqLfSlxCcR1HtCuehk-GBlFSPAe58nlmjmpQMtKlvUv4XmmU21WBxpSVGpO6OFUgahHqY6icFGodZFiLx2_AjstcDExSsfcRrryjYChyphenhyphen2hWmk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0669" width="184" /></a> <br />
What I did was to make hearts on my Silhouette. For the children, of which there are 8, I started each branch with the child’s and spouse’s name and the year of their marriage in another heart at the bottom. Next on the branch came the child’s children (grandchildren), followed by their children (great-grandchildren). For these it was just the grandchild’s name and spouse (if applicable) and just the great-grandchildren’s name on hearts after each of their parents.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6xUJACdVyDdPru8NmjpMHcS6UPjnJ7JaReYYB4eo1QQqW7uvkumYohvIR0YiONx26lDlGSaKW9zc6xBT57dT8bIKoL-Wj0iRSuAISRY2F1oB5fG8qT12lkBO8A55xdAG9u9jlY3NgoA/s1600-h/IMG_06694.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0669" border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFl1iAKeoczm0kCBCjthBZ4mbsLksnP7M31faMWCKjoHCaw73Ugbw9vbtO4taA-5IHmQ3qVVfCr2eiYoDkLL7tm1p5Wuu9enXsXPIHVpvM75ivFeQMXSo7B6fmiPxwl7dRNSJfpd9Y84/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0669" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQw2GWxI6DK15SK9blBoNb9fbrVqEfh6XAvCKqPT73n9Mk39KEsO_ougYtFV62_O9Plie7nbcUlXxorfWalQbU4zve-OOhQCbstisocQimvpQYshlnn7gz3ROvE1IYpBAL_dGpculuKY/s1600-h/IMG_0669%5B13%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0669" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePZdLlaKTWN2cjVR-z2gMszysC9-8Y9d2PBdwk4wLK1OUZlvXDtGndUp4CbEtaUBvts4G3gitsVL3WPaeZmCjGTvzRNevWbyn-vYijR1XuzvHbJMmxSz3uiozgWO_5A0pL5J030LiezU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0669" width="116" /></a> <br />
I used an online poster maker, <a href="http://www.blockposters.com/" target="_blank">Block Posters</a>, to make an image of a tree trunk, which I cut out from black poster board and placed the branches starting from it in a willow tree type shape. Here it is laid out on the living room floor to check for size and composition.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oafifGNVbMwjk76w__5WdQmkHU-2geBid5bsopgFgMlBrPEkD48gjEWPpV0wRjet4PwICCuhtf3z_VeNFf4ZfwrXeg157dsOj9-7DxBibZ9p3gombyJ5Md9JnJEiO2W9ES1ZBlVsUJI/s1600-h/IMG_06523.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0652" border="0" height="184" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/Tb7gCo807VI/AAAAAAAACy0/8VeJ6MrXWME/IMG_0652_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0652" width="244" /></a><br />
<div align="center">Across the top of the trunk I put the cut out phrase “All Because Two People Fell In Love” on a gold ribbon. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvrI1isqzjFSPLZez9zaffE9KPvYbqTykSgbhUpNtRz8OqYAIL195_tPTc2Z-qU7qB3dAkeg7HurGJ9Bpktb-13_Nb7moL-sFqn8joQamLDoO2HTm4W5OGUjgqahvW0OIgG7N4UevmbA/s1600-h/IMG_06699.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0669" border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55vbWezeSiRgC6s37B0ZzA99r2ndSeVC7tOlv3_gKWpe2FNjO9Cb7rXW1VWIqzq30J39XfnOQerwV4ODYBROxukVGGIqA2-fI_q3IXXi44AfBEikFBvWQzJ1IaIsmbo5UFI7gbJ7BWgc/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0669" width="244" /></a> <br />
Under the ribbon; the tree trunk is attached, with thumbtacks, to a cork strip that runs across that short section of wall in the church cafeteria. That was a pretty sweet way to put it up. Luckily, nobody else needed that much space, so I could use it.<br />
For the anniversary couple, I made a B&W copy of their wedding photo and placed it in a heart which I cut out of wood print contact paper. The two intertwined hearts at the bottom contain their names and date of their wedding.<br />
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I took these pics the day before the event when we set up for the party, so I don’t have a final pic of the Family Tree. What I added was a large Black Heart at the center top with 60th Anniversary and the date of the party, just because I felt it needed something in that space up there. I think it turned out rather well and I got numerous compliments on it.<br />
I left the backing on the hearts and just cut out the main part, so that we could just attach them with some double sided carpet tape and each sibling could take their family’s branch home with them to do as they pleased. I plan to make some sort of framed picture with our family’s hearts.<br />
<div align="center"><strong><span style="color: red;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIWwDSylRygtOV6FWRAI0AGJLvhtNYnEfKmLeBOu-kb3jZRGmqLuCq4xuqxmBWWYaBhs3Y7Jaq7pdEl5W4FT0NVGuDllPDcl-Ry56XvqDMKUMslXi7_wdc8WvfpOKqEG4Fg1HRWFnNUw/s1600-h/IMG_0669%5B8%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0669" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMpWcuOYfzUUAjXjova2cCWoa0SwFEXxYkledWRcPRzaZ6KVdFvnX48kNuP2JzrF3j3lJkPqwaKwtiAKSyhEkEw8xgWI5E3ZJFtYaXex_2mpdXTzjiX-ItjXykGJ7IKNG9qjQ6KE0OfI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_0669" width="184" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: 400%;"><i>Have A <span style="color: black;">“</span>Love<span style="color: black;">”</span>ly Day!</i></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Linking to:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/2011/05/iron-crafter-round-8-vinyl.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FXVSbu+%28Fireflies+and+Jellybeans%29">Fireflies and Jellybeans</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.pollywantacrafter.com/2011/05/craft-link-party-31.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PollyWantACrafter+%28Polly+Want+A+Crafter%3F%29">Polly Want A Crafter</a></b><br />
<a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/05/creative-bloggers-party-hop-050111.html?showComment=1304357228270#c8248554933468883519"><b>Homemaker On A Dime</b></a><br />
<a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2011/05/sew-darn-crafty-partyweek-12.html"><b>Sew Many Ways</b></a><br />
<b><a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-project-parade.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FpuSM+%28The+DIY+Show+Off%29">The DIY Show Off</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/whatever-goes-wednesday-64.html">Someday Crafts</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/2011/05/hoos-got-talent-48.html">Night Owl Crafting</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/2011/05/under-100-linky-party.html">Beyond The Picket Fence</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/2011/05/show-off-your-stuff-party-73.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/XVSbu%20(Fireflies%20and%20Jellybeans)">Fireflies and Jellybeans</a></b><br />
<a href="http://paisleypassions.blogspot.com/2011/05/thrilling-thursday-linky-party.html"><b>Paisley Passions</b></a><br />
<b><a href="http://thecsiproject.com/2011/05/05/link-up-now-for-the-unique-gift-idea-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-16957">The CSI Project</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/2011/05/thrifty-things-friday-party-6.html">The Thrifty Groove</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2011/05/catch-as-catch-can-27-plus-sodderbug.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FPgMj+%28My+Repurposed+Life%29">My Re-purposed Life</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/2011/05/remodelaholics-anonymous-70.html?showComment=1304686648129#c6958499489894772744">Remodelaholic</a></b><br />
<a href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/2011/05/last-minute-mothers-day-printableand.html"><b>The Creative Crate</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: red;"><br />
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</span></strong></div><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:217a39f9-4284-418c-bcff-57356f87ded2" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/DIY" rel="tag">DIY</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Silhouette" rel="tag">Silhouette</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Love" rel="tag">Love</a></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-70681604666304286122011-04-16T14:42:00.014-05:002011-04-23T07:29:32.776-05:00FROGS<div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e306b1fb-84b3-49b1-97d3-75c76d605427" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Silhouette" rel="tag">Silhouette</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Crafts" rel="tag">Crafts</a></div>I just attended a baby shower, where the mom-to-be had a frog theme. <br />
<div align="center">This is the gift bag I decorated to put my homemade gifts in (more on those in another post).<img alt="IMG_0704" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TanxDuzlPEI/AAAAAAAACxM/2rgzIMINXJo/IMG_0704_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0704" width="184" /></div>It started out as a plain green bag to which I added some cut outs from contact paper, made on my Silhouette cutting machine. <br />
I did trace around the letters and the features of the frog with a fine tip marker, just because they didn’t quite show up as well as I would have liked. <br />
<div align="center">This is the cutting file I used for the bag and the outline frog I used for another project.</div><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TanxHh79NcI/AAAAAAAACxQ/r3npwOE81Yo/s1600-h/Frogs%5B2%5D.png"><img alt="Frogs" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vT9bvGM16E0hv0-WRP4pTyMqAbIJOQ2AZKMprCbkpCednN9rsOZy2GDq5YaOCOL-MluWSHtAIbADyCSNKbX6cMo_wrs9tfEIbSBlIy0wv1keCtW4Bb4eDNbqBDsATPx5b_jBCye40Do/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Frogs" width="242" /></a> <br />
These are my own creation and I am sharing the zip file if anyone is interested in the frogs. I am not sure if this file will work for any other cutters, since it is labeled a Silhouette studio file on my PC.<br />
This is the first time I am sharing a file, so I would like some input as to whether or not it actually works. If so, I will share some more in the future. <br />
<span style="color: green; font-size: x-large;">Zip file</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: green;">-----</span></span> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?d4keui6ax3digp3">http://www.mediafire.com/?d4keui6ax3digp3</a><br />
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Linking to :<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/search/label/creative-ly%20u%20weekend%20link-up">The Creative Crate</a><br />
<a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2011/04/sew-darn-crafty-partyweek-10.html">Sew Many Ways</a><br />
<a href="http://www.homemakeronadime.com/2011/04/creative-bloggers-party-hop-041711.html">Homemaker on a Dime</a><br />
<a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2011/04/silhouette-linky-party-and-giveaway.html">The Idea Room</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pollywantacrafter.com/2011/04/craft-link-party-29.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20PollyWantACrafter%20(Polly%20Want%20A%20Crafter?)">Polly Want A Crafter</a><br />
<a href="http://dotdotdotthis.blogspot.com/2011/04/try-it-tuesday-patry-no16.html">DotDotDot</a><br />
<a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/2011/04/swing-into-spring-its-party-12.html">DIY by Design</a><br />
<a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/2011/04/remodelaholics-anonymous-68.html">Remodelaholic</a><br />
<a href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/2011/04/creative-ly-u-link-up.html">The Creative Crate</a></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-53002507297156179812011-04-05T13:16:00.003-05:002011-04-05T13:19:37.859-05:00KITCHEN OFFICE PLANSI have this area in my kitchen where I have my desk for doing book work. It is about the size of a closet, but not a closet. Get my drift? <br />
<div align="center">Anyway….. </div><div align="center"><br />
This is what it looks like now. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6BBJf0Mju63tJsNbWPifuQlSv_GGtipZ4bCoRWOGiF0rzI_rzD73A5-bnt1EzSGcjleNPnQUkgsbXji4nHXJ93Tmjo58JuCPCSpmO_IARejQZXvosfG5rMO-CxJgOt96QMlpaTo3ekk/s1600-h/IMG_0664%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0664" border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnJQvw8w7miZctT5I1xFYuUCF6Jcxb-q7gRBVAfoBQl1TVR7Iv8sQTXeSeNbD2UO65PK0k9sQioUWsr2kKIi4WT4G6FExKJfuDP9QLj9hCZJQOv6q4vKeQxAGCdqL18Eu6DsQVZ8yFVs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_0664" width="347" /></a> Not very pretty or even neat. I have a lot of stuff to file and put away.</div><div align="center"><br />
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This is how I would like it to look.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMgHjF54nGuyEuT20AYe-YiqgJmUEvIv61U12XobsHrmKfLjQAmVWKJuNe4OMZNUn093ZTKk7oD523h4EvQefyASgoy1114WvGThKFJFM2AFZRxqXOKkqlkIQ7RMzzfI2zwXE4edWzDk/s1600-h/Kitchen%20office%5B10%5D.png"><img alt="Kitchen office" border="0" height="355" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6dEqx5hV7r8/TZtcYcjFwtI/AAAAAAAACw8/Spcl3SUinBw/Kitchen%20office_thumb%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Kitchen office" width="581" /></a> </div><div align="center">Whadda Ya think?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Now I just have to wait for the weather to warm up some more so I can get to painting in the garage.</div><div align="center"><br />
At least I can be dreaming in my home designer program until I can actually work on something.<br />
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</div><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:dde33cf9-54b3-4732-b506-75408cd0ae37" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/DESIGN" rel="tag">DESIGN</a></div>Truhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06598121034809552950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334336363200405639.post-49814921224996990292011-03-29T08:09:00.000-05:002011-03-29T08:09:40.762-05:00I WON SOMETHING!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">If you enjoy reading my posts, leave a comment at the bottom.</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">I really like getting feedback and respond to every comment or question.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">So please, won't you leave me some footnotes!</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had entered it in Readymade's <a href="http://www.readymade.com/guide/readymade_100">Readymade 100</a> contest.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I received this email yesterday, informing me I was in the </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Hello Trudy!</span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Congratulations! Your fantastic Stacked Tables Plant Stand made it into the top 25 projects of our ReadyMade 100 contest. We worked with local builders and designers (and you, as you might remember!) to bring your project to the pages of our April/May issue, and we’d love to send you a copy. Please send us your address and we’ll get one out to you right away.</span></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thanks so much for entering and for helping to make our new issue one of the best yet!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Your friends at ReadyMade</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">You can see the entire blurb about my project and me <a href="http://www.readymade.com/projects/rm100_stacked_tables_plant_stand">HERE</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Thanks to all who voted for my project, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">way back in December.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> That's what got me into the top 75, to have a shot at a prize. </span><br />
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