tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47062090975439314272024-02-20T22:09:09.717-08:00H is for HandmadeHosting hassle free DIY events in the heart of Utah.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426341000549859057noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706209097543931427.post-45985001917617149002015-04-17T09:59:00.001-07:002015-04-17T10:02:10.730-07:00Mixed Media Jewelry Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With summer quickly approaching, it means that the coats, beanies, and scarves come off! That also means more skin to show! Exposed wrists and necks!! Why not add a great bracelet and pair of earrings to accent that sun-kissed golden tan you will be getting soon? </div>
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May's workshop will include instruction on how to make your very own wrap bracelet and set of earrings. You will learn the basics of jewelry making and the important tools and supplies you need and their purposes. </div>
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I have hand chosen high quality materials to make these pieces last. Including: bamboo beads, deer hide leather and 49 strand nylon-coated beading wire. </div>
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Cost: $25.00 (click on the checkout button in the right hand column)</div>
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When: Thursday, May 14th</div>
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Time: 7:00</div>
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Where: The studio offices of <a href="http://www.octoberink.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">October Ink</span></a> and <a href="http://whiteandgolddesign.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">White and Gold Design</span></a> located in Salt Lake City. </div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*You can purchase a ticket to this workshop through the checkout button in the column on the right. Once we have received your payment this reserves your seat in the class. You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours with more info about the event including the address. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adjustable 3 foot mobile </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Five different shaped birds in flight made of white clay that will be baked then painted (optional)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hung with twine on a 12" painted wooden hoop</span><br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426341000549859057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706209097543931427.post-65730652806377706872015-02-09T18:51:00.001-08:002015-02-09T18:52:58.088-08:00Valentine Workshop - A Success! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We want to thank everyone who came out and supported us in our very first workshop! It was such a great evening and seeing everyone with their finished projects was a dream come true! We enjoyed working with each person and offering them hands on help to encourage them to try new techniques and broaden their crafting skills! There were woman of all skill levels there and it was nice to see people come, no matter how much or how little they know! We hope our next class is just as successful...and fun! </div>
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When you come to one of our workshops, we provide all materials and tools for you to use! You just need to show up! We have them packaged pretty, include a drink and a treat to satisfy that sweet tooth! </div>
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Everyone is hard at work! We seperated the class into 2 groups so that each person could get more 1-on-1 instruction. This group is learning a basic hand stitch and what techniques you can do to assure a straight and even stitch every time. The group at the kitchen island are learning to make a freezer paper stencil and painting their envelopes.<br />
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It was great to see how hard everyone was working and the determination to get this thing done and done right! </div>
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I love this collage of everyone's busy hands! Great technique ladies!</div>
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Here are some of the ladies taking a break and showing us their finished product! So proud - as they should be! Let the Valentine celebrations begin! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">What is an H is for Handmade Workshop? </span></u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">In a nutshell, it's a craft night. A DIY venture. A make-and-take event. An opportunity to come and make something totally original, with no effort or demand on your part - all for a very modest fee to cover costs of materials, labor and instruction. The event will include all the supplies for you; we take the hassle and pain out of trying to scout the stores to find everything you need and if you even have a coupon for it! We give a full tutorial on the project and offer assistance and tips on assuring a good outcome. Aside from it being a learning experience, we also want it to be a fun evening in an intimate setting where people feel welcome and enjoy a night out!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">I have been receiving a lot of emails in regards to the gauge of the necklace. I recommend using either an 18 or 16 gauge wire. Please remember that the higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire is. Choose wisely depending on the word you wish to form. Thanks for your patience and support!</span><br />
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Got the Monday/post holiday blues? No worries because today is a special day! Why? Because I get to showcase one heck of a gal! Allow me to introduce you to the ever so talented and charming <a href="http://fourgirlies.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Megan Lewis of Four Girlies</span></a>. Yep, that's right folks. Not only is she creative and lovely in every sense of the word, but she is the mother to 4 beautiful daughters - A stellar mother, at that! Seriously folks - the kind of mom I aspire to be! A big round of applause for Megan, please!</div>
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Just check out her tutorial on her <a href="http://fourgirlies.blogspot.com/2012/01/light-letters.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">light letters</span></a></div>
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And be sure to check out Megan's blog for some seriously unique and creative party ideas! With four daughters in the home, there are bound to be some good times. Like this <a href="http://fourgirlies.blogspot.com/2011/06/for-cereal.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">cereal party</span></a>! Be still my beating heart! CEREAL PARTY!!??? Indeed! </div>
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Last night was our monthly DIY club and I have to say that this craft was one of my favorites! Our project this month was terrariums! I think I really liked it because it brought on a nostalgia of summer with the smells of soil and sand, the varying shades of green in all the various plants - a sign of life and existance, of thriving and flourishing! I have Spring fever in a bad way so this event was just what I needed to remind me that it is now here. Officially! </div>
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Rounding up these items was just as fun as making them, as I got to dig in my garden and pull up some of my very own succulents that have been neglected during the long winter months! For the other items, I got to stroll the isles full of plants and supplies at the nursery. I may have even teared up at the faint smell of fertilizer with the anticipation of warmer weather and blue skies! If I am ever having a bad day, I can always find healing and happiness in the garden department at Home Depot or my local nursery!</div>
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We had a great turnout with about 15 women! So many tiny plants and pretty glass containers!</div>
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Meet my new friend, <a href="http://fourgirlies.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Megan</span></a>! She made multiple terrariums...all of which were totally fab! She gets to take them home to all <b>four</b> of her daughters, whom I'm quite sure will love them! She has a cute blog - please be sure to check it out!</div>
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The terrariums ranged from tropical to desert. I loved seeing all the different varieties!</div>
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ME! I did more of a high desert scene. My container was a trifle dish with a lid and it worked perfectly! I liked the idea of a lid because it works as a greenhouse and you rarely have to water it. The plants will just keep recycling the moisture in the container. </div>
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I was so excited to get it home and see it on my dining table! I loved how it turned out and what a difference it has made in the room! </div>
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As you can see by the layers, there is a bit of a science to it. The layers shown are: (bottom to top) </div>
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1) 1.5" of rock for drainage</div>
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2) thin layer of charcoal for filtering moisture</div>
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3) 1" sphagnum moss to hold moisture in and to keep soil from sinking into the rocks </div>
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If you are interested in making your own terrarium, check out these great sites for a how-to, maintenance and list of supplies:</div>
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<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-a-terrarium-139860"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Apartment Therapy</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.thefernandmossery.com/2009/04/how-to-make-terrarium-materials-and.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The Fern and Mossery</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/gardenblog/terrarium-instructions"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Yankee Magazine</span></a></div>
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There are a lot of different ways of making a terrarium, depending on if you are using a closed container -vs- an open container so make sure you do your your homework! </div>
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426341000549859057noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706209097543931427.post-70921770772435194302012-01-04T15:39:00.000-08:002012-01-04T15:39:10.787-08:00New Year, New Ideas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">So, who's ready to seize the new year?! Any big plans? Anything exciting coming your way in 2012? Do you have any DIY projects on your resolutions list? Any craft challenges you want to tackle? As for me, there is always a mile long list of projects that call my name, new skills to learn and ideas that need to be transferred from head to hand. After going through some of my bookmarks and Pinterest (of course, Pinterest!) I found some ideas that I need to start right away!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cost of materials:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Postal paper - $Free (I had it left over from <a href="http://hisforhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/07/positively-splendid-kind-of-day.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">this</span></a> craft)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Construction paper - $1.50 at Michael's by using a coupon from<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> <a href="http://www.crazyaboutdeals.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">here</span></a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Just click on the "craft coupon" button on the top of the page</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several months ago, my <a href="http://hisforhandmade.blogspot.com/2010/10/diy-club-halloween-style.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">DIY club</span></a> decided to take on a major task. One that would go into the record books for our club and be talked about amongst ourselves well into our old age. We decided to make a soft book for our children! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">A 20 page soft book! </span><span class="Apple-style-span">My dear friend, </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://elsabags.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Nicole</span></a>, was the ringleader of the group and had it organized, scheduled and perfected. There are rules to this kind of thing, ya know! All 20 of us signed up to make a specific page that we would design and then hand produce 20 of that page. We had to sew each background, each decoration and each activity onto our page - no gluing! Nicole also figured out a good size ( 9X12) and what material (canvas) was best. We also had to sign up on a list so stating what we were going to make so that 2 people didn't end up doing the same page. At the end, we would swap our pages and end up with 20 activity pages for an incredible soft book! </span>We got together several times over the past few months to work on the pages and it seemed like the challenges and the work was never ending! From cutting the canvas, shopping for materials, hand cutting all pieces then sewing it all onto the 20 pages - I can say this definitely was a labor of love! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pssssst! When I did this tutorial last year, I got a few emails from readers wanting to know where the plaid fabric was purchased. I got it at JoAnn's and when I was there 2 weeks ago, I saw that they had it in again this year! Run and grab it before it sells out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426341000549859057noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706209097543931427.post-41680483509319099332011-09-22T14:15:00.000-07:002011-09-22T14:33:03.809-07:00DIY Rain Boot Liners - Tutorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">It's inevitable. It happens every year. There is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it. It's called: Winter. Earlier this summer I bought a sturdy pair of rain <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">*</span>boots for a family camping trip that I have since fallen in love with! I just wanted them to be a little softer, warmer and more comfortable so I came up with the idea of making my own liners - instead of paying the costly price for the designer brand ones sold in high end department stores. Besides, I am not one for labels showing on my attire. I loathe them. I think these are a pretty good, if not better, substitute! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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3/4 yard of fleece<br />
decorative <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">*</span>fabric of your choice - at least 1/4 yard.<br />
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426341000549859057noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706209097543931427.post-78072229412650594592011-09-05T00:01:00.000-07:002011-09-05T00:01:02.417-07:00Your Ideas, My Projects!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">There are a couple things that I am finding to be really great in my life: 1) That I can be gone for over a month, vacationing up a storm and not having to stress about what to create next for this blog...because it really doesn't matter. At all. The stress level is pretty much minimal when you don't "have" to blog, but instead "get" to blog. And 2) That I can always turn to people like you for some inspiration and ingenuity because sometimes, I just need a little shove in the creative department. Who doesn't? </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Thanks for sticking around and not caring. I mean that in the most sincerest and flattered way possible!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That is when <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Pinterest</span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">comes in handy!</span></span> </span>Kind of. While Pinterest is by far the most inspiring site around, it only takes a few short minutes to be humbled and hit by the <b>mighty</b> realization that you may just not be the coolest crafter/dresser/decorator/chef around like you may have thought! I am always so amazed at how clever people are. Like, "HOLY CRAP" clever and "I WISH I HAD THOUGHT OF THAT" clever! I have found things that blow my mind, people who clearly think on a whole other level than I do, and projects to keep me busy until my hair turns gray. It's quite addicting and oh so thrilling! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you care to join me on Pinterest? You can find me right <a href="http://pinterest.com/hisforhandmade/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">HERE</span></a> if you do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been working on 2 projects this past week. One was found on Pinterest, and the other one I showed awhile back on this <a href="http://hisforhandmade.blogspot.com/search?q=sewing+caddy"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">here</span></a> very blog awhile back. I don't just show other people's projects for my health, ya know! I actually DO make them! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijByLZVU-BWyrnurClctWJLHNhp8q231HfNlkFz2sEdxX1n9ltRhMXy5Xi3hWRi4ZTj1Jw6l79m3NaZzkoeIhr8pg8-vzDuua-XgmQ1f3gNJjTg5JN_UC0ftL6EoFXkWfNwS3vCOV1NNA/s1600/DSC_0620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijByLZVU-BWyrnurClctWJLHNhp8q231HfNlkFz2sEdxX1n9ltRhMXy5Xi3hWRi4ZTj1Jw6l79m3NaZzkoeIhr8pg8-vzDuua-XgmQ1f3gNJjTg5JN_UC0ftL6EoFXkWfNwS3vCOV1NNA/s400/DSC_0620.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mini side ironing table was the brain child of Elizabeth at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2028756068"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Oh </span></a><a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/01/a-woman-a-plan-an-inexpensive-tv-tray-new-pressing-board.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Fransson</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and the sewing caddy was the brilliant idea of Joy over at <a href="http://www.howjoyful.com/2010/09/sewing-caddy-and-detachable-pincushion-tutorial/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">How Joyful</span></a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Guess where I am today? Besides being at Echo Lake here in Utah and waiting for my turn on the boat, I will be at <a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Positively Splendid</span></a> - the magic of cyber space allows me to be in two places at once! Hallelujah for that! The name of the blog is so very fitting because Positively Splendid is...well, pretty positively splendid! Making an appearance on Amy's (not "me", Amy) blog is pretty thrilling as I have been a fan for quite some time now! Aside from feeling totally cool about being a guest on her blog, I am also pretty excited about the DIY project I am featuring! I will be showing you how to whip up your very own curled paper ceiling pendant! Go check out <a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2011/07/today-amy-from-h-is-for-handmade-is.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">today's tutorial</span></a> and then scroll through all her grandiose posts from the past and get ready to be inspired! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(I wonder if I could get any more exclamation points in this post?!!!??!!!!!!!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally got around to making one for not only myself but for my good friend <a href="http://elsabags.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Nicole</span></a> who just had a baby boy! After making it, I fell even more in love with it because the detail and illustrations are too darling for words. What a great present it will be for baby Reyn's nursery and I can't wait to give it to them today! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And that's it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I also added a little flair by using up the left over leg material that was cut off and make a cargo pocket. I also made a bias tape with some scrap fabric and made a new drawstring belt and topped the pocket with it as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rK7eGiBwHXn9lHwhJsj8Ow3pPgzH_vxu2b1uEGaXBEDjN65f_oENDyiS_s5gziQw0U9qjzII3t8tn9sKskfqaxX60xiVZR5u97Gw4f2Yf3_SmJk8Ii4tpQBLQy6vALSPY4rYNlYk5WY/s1600/DSC_0264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rK7eGiBwHXn9lHwhJsj8Ow3pPgzH_vxu2b1uEGaXBEDjN65f_oENDyiS_s5gziQw0U9qjzII3t8tn9sKskfqaxX60xiVZR5u97Gw4f2Yf3_SmJk8Ii4tpQBLQy6vALSPY4rYNlYk5WY/s400/DSC_0264.JPG" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</center><center>Today I am featured over at <a href="http://www.whateverdeedeewants.com/2011/06/terrific-tuesday-with-amy-from-h-is-for.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Whatever Dee Dee Wants</span></a> with my DIY kid's placemat. I am participating in her Terrific Tuesdays series. Each Tuesday throughout the summer, she presents a kid friendly craft to not only help keep the wee ones occupied on those long summer days, but also to help parents devote their time and attention their kids...and just their kids! I really love this concept because I firmly believe in the saying, "To a child, Love is spelled T-I-M-E." Making memories with our children is crucial and if you can rid your summer of those dreaded words, "I'm bored", then it's double the points! If they don't want to make art, I'm sure the garden always needs to be weeded! </center><br />
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</div>Loved your visit! Until next time...<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I present to you the "apron with zipper attached hand towel"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NaTvsUntlgwEr0o3q1i8QAra9yibZfk6dmAx0IYj-rfwUEryo8gJII6vU8g1DkGPDckXCHFwR-LLkMb5DoSvJbxkTcIpZQXh5dZu2SZ_du7wljEnOI2ntHWeUUKg3TC2duuHQRv1Zd8/s1600/Apron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NaTvsUntlgwEr0o3q1i8QAra9yibZfk6dmAx0IYj-rfwUEryo8gJII6vU8g1DkGPDckXCHFwR-LLkMb5DoSvJbxkTcIpZQXh5dZu2SZ_du7wljEnOI2ntHWeUUKg3TC2duuHQRv1Zd8/s400/Apron.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NaTvsUntlgwEr0o3q1i8QAra9yibZfk6dmAx0IYj-rfwUEryo8gJII6vU8g1DkGPDckXCHFwR-LLkMb5DoSvJbxkTcIpZQXh5dZu2SZ_du7wljEnOI2ntHWeUUKg3TC2duuHQRv1Zd8/s1600/Apron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Step 1: Wear your apron. Step 2: Unzip your dirty towel from apron Step 3: Wash your dirty towel! </div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaba2YCRrgrpTWpIWQHn-9V6rtr2byiaOHTR6avQTm-PrmXMrAHG_oWn0QFYR3E0LcTxY6TX8Ak4StLTjXD-krOAxgMiz48Z9ldMQwU9mmk72ihZcsA0hT5ite_RVwUosglBEAdblRa9c/s1600/1003p21-apron-and-towel-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I spotted a this nifty design in a fancy boutique and it had a price tag of $40.00. Pleeeaaase! I loved the concept because really, that is all I use my aprons for: wiping my hands, drying off a spoon or dabbing my little one's messy mouth after his licked the brownie batter out of the bowel. But I knew I could easily make it for less than $15.00. And that I did!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It only requires a few inexpensive materials, some of which you probably already have on hand!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love that my little guy is now old enough to do things like this! He gets so eager to dive into an art project! It makes my heart smile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBJedTeWDFN8tEIwL-0WWVvQWEhz8Rx426Z45RuT4Sa8hVcR9lefo6IzxSSV_b869qRFJ9WiVuLHc1s_E79p5yHfLyxCbdz7O46cgkYyyMAZcmMK3taXIzOm0dWVP_LTL_W_HWFgGh3c/s1600/IMG_7369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBJedTeWDFN8tEIwL-0WWVvQWEhz8Rx426Z45RuT4Sa8hVcR9lefo6IzxSSV_b869qRFJ9WiVuLHc1s_E79p5yHfLyxCbdz7O46cgkYyyMAZcmMK3taXIzOm0dWVP_LTL_W_HWFgGh3c/s400/IMG_7369.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Materials that you will need:</div>poster board<br />
4 sheets of paper<br />
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While recently browsing the <a href="http://www.sundancecatalog.com/home.do"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Sundance Catalog's</span></a> website, I came across this beautiful "<a href="http://www.sundancecatalog.com/product/home+decor+catalog/living+room+furniture/wall+decor/eggs+of+the+avian+print.do?sortby=ourPicks"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Eggs of the Avian</span></a>" print....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXpjcR6raxFZn9Pmo8hFYhUZmZ0-OYURJeQpKYY3-JVKKWJHnOLbQo2g2nDwNonYRdxNPeuOKWQi-O_3Ab0Gz5bh315aB2d_-5vzzi9Z0SLr6F8qrDFJwcJeXajeH1oBwh36S7axm3MU/s1600/Sundance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXpjcR6raxFZn9Pmo8hFYhUZmZ0-OYURJeQpKYY3-JVKKWJHnOLbQo2g2nDwNonYRdxNPeuOKWQi-O_3Ab0Gz5bh315aB2d_-5vzzi9Z0SLr6F8qrDFJwcJeXajeH1oBwh36S7axm3MU/s400/Sundance.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I fell in love with it! But then, my eyes wondered over to the price and a loud gasp was released from my lips after it's discovery! While it is lovely in it's entirety, I unfortunately cannot afford this $495.00 piece of art. I really wanted to find a way to create it on a budget and was bound and determined to do so!<br />
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Here is what I came up with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKBNK_tRUHCJvtQitO4aR0RSr1W9QtLgByZwU9a6Jp0RtgLhv582Qn3fCtIoFI2-aLWZZ028tvyc-kGuhAiIwBqVPr5Isc91ZEpLz8jSxa5XUTSuiikgXfTmb4CDoHhZiS7jPaEPWP7g/s1600/graphicsfairy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKBNK_tRUHCJvtQitO4aR0RSr1W9QtLgByZwU9a6Jp0RtgLhv582Qn3fCtIoFI2-aLWZZ028tvyc-kGuhAiIwBqVPr5Isc91ZEpLz8jSxa5XUTSuiikgXfTmb4CDoHhZiS7jPaEPWP7g/s400/graphicsfairy.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found this <b>FREE</b> downloadable print over at <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-graphic-beautiful-bird-eggs.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The Graphics Fairy</span></a>. I hate to admit it, but I actually like the vintage charm of this one better than the Sundance version! I know that if I take a pdf to a printing shop (Staples or Office Depot does it for only a few dollars), I can have it made into any size I need as long as the resolution is high enough. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">*</span>For yet another similar egg graphic click <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2009/03/free-vintage-clip-art-birds-eggs.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I then spotted this reclaimed 11X14 barnwood frame to finish off the look at Hobby Lobby for only $15.00! If I use a 40% off coupon that they so frequently send out, it would only cost me around $9.00!<br />
(This frame can also be found at Michael's! Hooray!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1sN0Ocn9HmtzR04pk8v8gcArYI3Lax3l9jr_2hk-Sfv02MDahgejHhWhTRJYIQ-ftUPN3EtjOEcgq_G-vkHfQ_A1gDb5i2kAQxywpM9egAdqVsYruguYZkjZ1KOvt999Cg1QZRr_TZQ/s1600/frame.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1sN0Ocn9HmtzR04pk8v8gcArYI3Lax3l9jr_2hk-Sfv02MDahgejHhWhTRJYIQ-ftUPN3EtjOEcgq_G-vkHfQ_A1gDb5i2kAQxywpM9egAdqVsYruguYZkjZ1KOvt999Cg1QZRr_TZQ/s400/frame.png" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As soon as my spring cleaning, prepping the yard/garden for the new season and a little family vacation is complete, I will start this very project! </div><br />
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Loved your visit! Until next time...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, lay your strip of fabric, adhesive side down, on the center of your good shirt. Make sure to measure and pin. Use your iron to press the strip of fabric down on your T shirt. Be careful not to stretch or pull the shirt while ironing as to not offset the strip. Fold and adhere the bottom 1/2" of your strip under your shirt for a more finished look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once your strip has been ironed down, you are ready to sew it on. Try to sew as close to the edge as possible. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You are done! How did you do? Was it easy enough for you to get it done in between folding the laundry and making dinner?<br />
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Loved your visit! Until next time....<br />
<a href="http://s1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd474/HisforHandmade/?action=view&current=IMG_6385.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="98" src="http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd474/HisforHandmade/IMG_6385.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426341000549859057noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706209097543931427.post-18248356941017090012011-04-06T13:37:00.000-07:002011-04-06T13:41:52.020-07:00The Good And the Bad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">Hello dear followers! I cannot even tell you how much I have appreciated you hanging in there and patiently waiting for me to get back online! I would check into my blog every few days to see if there was any news, emails, questions or comments that I needed to tend to and was always so thrilled to see that you all have stuck with me and that I had even gained a few new followers! Much thanks to you all - I am so happy to have you visit and support this little blog of mine!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I have bad news and I have good news. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will start with the bad first. My pregnancy was unfortunately unsuccessful and we lost the baby at 16 weeks into it. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to go through - especially because I have <a href="http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/hyperemesisgravidarum.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">hyperemesis</span></a> with my pregnancies during the first trimesters. I really thought all the hard work, the hours of bed rest, the sacrifice of not being able to spend quality time with my husband and son would all pay off in the end when I finally got to hold the little baby in my arms. I am heartbroken that it won't. The ONLY reason why I am telling the news on this blog is to let you know why I haven't felt the need or desire to blog again but also because people always anticipate a pregnant blog author to post about their pregnancy and any fun baby finds, DIY baby projects, ideas for a nursery and then await for the big announcement when the baby has finally arrived. I too <b>love</b> to read those kind of things from some of my favorite bloggers around the web who are expecting and it always makes me feel like I am one of their closest friends! I love being allowed to read the details and happenings of their exciting time and how much they look forward to their new addition and how they are preparing for it! I will continue to read their incredible blogs and cheer them on from my living room! It really should be a time of celebration and sharing! I simply just wanted you, <i>my friends</i>, to know why I can't share such things with you! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The good news is that I am doing well! I am healthy again, my spirits are up and I have been making up for lost time hanging out with my loving hubby and my favorite silly little 3 year old! We have an amazing support system of family and friends around us and our faith in God to lift us up whenever we are down! It feels good to see Spring around the corner, to feel the sun on my face and be able to see my apricot tree in blossom. Those are all the things that help a wounded heart heal! We are so hopeful for the future and this little bump in the road will not detour us in any way. Also, on a good note, while taking the needed time off, I have been brainstorming and getting inspired about some new DIY projects to post on here and I have a few goodies up my sleeve! It feels good to get back in the saddle again and I look forward to moving on, pressing forward and finding happiness in working with my hands once again! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">See you real soon!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd474/HisforHandmade/?action=view&current=IMG_6385.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="98" src="http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd474/HisforHandmade/IMG_6385.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426341000549859057noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706209097543931427.post-89799127723476289492011-01-11T11:28:00.000-08:002011-01-11T11:33:40.427-08:00Allow Me to Explain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hPhX3mw9dn3UKEOn7lDzl_mnRPUROd3vSUA9_YV7KrZu3deQvYx7Rfj5I_eSGDsnzR-hZ7fvJY2RQ2K0ey39eDycX9nnvRWVibZl1vZ73Xz40CmymCav7KLpbhCCxf4jGwfA0JGtUoc/s1600/4c28b30f893dc8.19907099frogview-gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hPhX3mw9dn3UKEOn7lDzl_mnRPUROd3vSUA9_YV7KrZu3deQvYx7Rfj5I_eSGDsnzR-hZ7fvJY2RQ2K0ey39eDycX9nnvRWVibZl1vZ73Xz40CmymCav7KLpbhCCxf4jGwfA0JGtUoc/s400/4c28b30f893dc8.19907099frogview-gallery.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See this tree? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tree and me are the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With that being said, you may understand how sitting at the computer is quite unappealing to me at this time. I am unfortunately not one of those women that gets to skate through the 9 months of gestation! My pregnancies are filled with medicines, IV's and a lot of rest so that both baby and me stay safe and stay alive! Since I am only in my first trimester, I have to take it VERY easy. I will be putting this beloved little blog on hold for the time being so that I can care for the beloved little baby inside of me, instead! Please hang in there and know that I will be back in the blogging world in no time! While I am on leave and spending most of my time lying in bed (or hanging my head in the toilet), I will be taking full advantage of my down time by conjuring up some good craftiness for you when I return! Thanks for all of your support and understanding! Until next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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