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My kids have both been in preschool this year, and each had two teachers. Lily graduated though (sniff, sniff) and I just thought her teachers needed something special! I went with this "Stay Cool" care package. Not so original, but I thought they turned out so cute! I gave each teacher a beach towel, one of those reusable tumblers and a nice gossipy People. I was leaning toward the Star! or OK! but you never know people's sensibilities! I made a cute little scrabook-y card with a popsicle and summer paper with the teacher's name and a note from our family. What do you think? What are you giving your kids' teachers this year?</div>
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Isn't she cute?! I made this little tooth fairy pillow for my little Lily, who is only barely 5 and has already lost 3 teeth. Snuck up on the tooth fairy here!<br />
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(And this little fairy is leaning up against the tooth fairy pillow MY Mama made me, when I was little! Awww! Guess where all my crafty-ness came from? )<br />
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I saw this completely adorable idea on<a href="http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/02/tooth-pillow-revisited.html"> Mmm Crafts</a>, and she gives you a free pattern. Loved it! It was very simple to make. I like her's better, but I let Lily pick the colors of buttons, felt skirt, and ribbon. I would have picked something else, but where's the fun in that? :)</div>
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And by the way, don't forget about <a href="http://www.holidaysnobs.blogspot.com/2012/06/free-4th-of-july-printable-and-digital.html">our giveaway for My Memories Digital Scrapbooking software</a>!</div>
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It's a big day guys. You may not know this, but, this is our first advertising sponsor post EVER. I mean, that we weren't related to/friends with before we reviewed it. Just unsolicited coolness. And I, Dot, am so excited! And I'll be straight up here, I did get the product for free but these are my honest opinions. And seriously, I'm just nice enough, that my practice for this awesome <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">digital scrapbooking program</a> was to make a free 4th of July printable for all y'all. Cuz I'm cool like that. <br />
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<a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">My Memories Suite</a> is a digital scrapbook program. I, however, am not much of a scrapbooker. I mean to be! You'd think my craftiness would translate to scrapbooking. My Mom is Cuh-razy about scrapbooking. But, like the glorious and wonderful Cricut (or maybe Silhouette but I've never tried it), this is not just for scrapbookers. This is an affordable design program, which you can use for a plethora of uses. My sis-in-law uses digital scrapbooking to make her birthday invites. And I am thinking I'm going to use mine for EVERYTHING!!!<br />
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You knew about Picnik, right? I fell in love, bought a membership, the ants took over, I was hopeless. No more Picnik. I've been thinking that I needed to ante up and buy Adobe Photoshop but I've heard there's a bit of a learning curve there and I've been too intimidated. And it's a touch pricey. Enter <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">My Memories Suite</a>.<br />
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The only playing around I've done with it was to create this printable but it definitely gave me a handle on it. I've used those blog-to-book programs before, plus other photo book programs so it was very familiar. But better. Because I could use it for straight design. And even better than Picnik, you can use any font you've downloaded! (Hello Kevin and Amanda. You're about to see lots more of me...) Amazeballs.<br />
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It was a little different for me. I think Picnik was a little more user-friendly. But once I was even on for 15 minutes, I'd been able to figure it all out. And I can tell you that I've tried to mimic Picnik on my Word program and it doesn't work very well without lots of previous training. I can't do it. But this <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">scrapbooking software</a>, I can do. Maybe its just a right brain thing, but this is much easier.<br />
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So BEST PART: My Memories Suite is giving away one more program to one of our readers! Woohoo! This giveaway will end at midnight next Thursday, June 14th, 2012. The rules: Go to <a href="http://mymemories.com/">MyMemories.com</a>, browse around, and leave a comment here about one of their best products in your opinion. 2nd entry: "like" Holiday Snob and My Memories on facebook and leave a comment that you did. <br />
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Two chances per person to get your own free <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">digital scrapbooking software</a>. Bam!<br />
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And that's not all... (uh, oh, feel like a tv show announcer) every one of you crazy crafting geniuses can get $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value! Here's your coupon code: <strong>STMMMS26229</strong><br />
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Alright Snobs, it's on!! Enter to win, buy yourself some scrapbooking software, and download my free printable! And ya know, it's always cool to become a follower of this blog!<br />
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Hey Snobs! So we have an update on our Father's Day Free Printable. I uploaded it to our Google Docs account, available for free download <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzkA5XFyzGdFVzZsYmQtZUw3Ukk">here</a>. Hopefully this will help you download a higher resolution image! Remember, if you like this image, we would LOVE it if you would follow us or like us on facebook. Thanks!</div>
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Hey loyal readers! I am constantly amazed at the amount of hits we get when Glitta and I have seriously broken down on our posting! But this little printable I made last year still seems to be a favorite. Would you believe that the original post has had close to 30,000 views? Cuh-razy. And I don't have a new for you. BUT. Many people have had some trouble accessing it so I am trying a new technique that I really hope works! I uploaded the images I have to Google Docs in hopes that they are easier to download for all y'all. Let me know if this helps! I am not super awesome at replying but I read every comment and my heart goes a pitter pat with each one! Thanks in advance for liking us on facebook, following this blog, pinning the image, or just thinking we're kinda cool. Here's some links:</div>
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I threw a Vintage-y Diaper shower for my little sister last week and then went straight into prepping for our craft segment on the News. And then hightailed it out of town immediately following our 4 and a half minutes of fame. I'm trying to get all the pictures edited, so I'm just going to throw out a quick sneak peek for you guys!</div>
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And shocking expose alert! By now, if you saw any of our news pieces, you'll know Dot's not my real name... Bum bum baaaam! So here's me, minus a balloon and a pseudonym, just hosting a baby shower for my sistah.<br />
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We took to our cupboards and scrounged up some paper plates, cupcake liners, cooffee filters, paper bowls,cups, buttons--really anything you can find and let the kids go spring craft crazy. Here is how is all turned out:<br />
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There were flowers of all shapes and colors...enough to kick start our flower gardens.<br />
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The boys had a blast making paper plate frisbees..we had dinosaurs and pirates and just crazy colored ones!!<br />
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We had a great time and we were featured on our local Channel 2 News Colorado's Best for a segment on Fun Springbreak crafts for cheap...ours were actually free!! (the best kind of craft in our book) Check us out.<br />
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Inside the studio, waiting for my turn:<br />
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The mess you couldn't see on camera :) I just can't craft in a tidy manner!<br />
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Where do I look? Where do I look? Obviously that teleprompter in the middle, but I thought the camera on the left. You just never see me look at that camera!<br />
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I have some tutorials to post this week for the crafts I showed on the segment, but tonight I only have time for the cute Christmas trees! Now, I must first admit, that the snobs around here didn't invent these adorable trees, we saw them on <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2011/11/make-cupcake-liner-christmastrees-holiday-tutorial.html">Tatertots and Jello</a>, created by Desiree at 36th Avenue. <a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/2011/12/party-time-christmas-cards.html">Click here</a> to see her full tutorial!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we made this Thanksgiving printable for you, for free! To print the image, right click on it and save to your hard drive. You can then print it on photo paper or order it to your favorite lab (we always use Costco) in a 5 x 7, 8 x 10, and 11 x 14. We would also be grateful if you let us know if you like the print or use it at all! Dot has an 11 x 14 framed and we're using small prints as favors for our Thanksgiving guests.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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So this easy and fun craft will use very little supplies and very little brain function. You can also have your little turkeys help out for even more fun.<br />
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Here are your supplies:<br />
canvas (or piece of cardstock0<br />
Paint and brush<br />
hand (any size will do but the smaller the better!)<br />
tulle squares (or tissue paper just like you used to use in elementary school)<br />
glue (I used hot glue but if you have little ones help I would say go for a different glue choice)<br />
embellishments of choice<br />
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How to:<br />
Paint canvas if you want. Then paint the turkey (aka hand) and place into the right spot on canvas. Cut the tulle or tissue into squares and once turkey is dry, wrap the squares around a pencil and stick in place on each finger with glue until all fingers are covered like feathers. Embellish as you wish. Easy Peasy!!<br />
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Now go enjoy your little turkeys as long as you can!!<br />
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Last week I needed to come up with a cute, CHEAP, quick gift in the spirit of Thanksgiving for a friend. I had just made a bookpage birthday wreath and it was looking so cute that I decided it could do double duty. I don't have all the photos for a tutorial (because it needed to be done, like, yesterday!) so I will refer you to an awesome one at <a href="http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/02/rollin-out-sheet-music-miracle.html">Funky Junk Interiors</a> that is a similar one to mine.<br />
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</tbody></table>And then I just threw on a cute turkey I'd made with my Cricut. Super easy, cost nothing since I used materials I had and fast! Hope this idea helps you out!<br />
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Here's the worktable with the components of this month's Craft Kit.<br />
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My kids snuck down for some of the breakfast goodies...<br />
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So here's the deal, this month's Craft Night will be Friday, December 9th at 7pm and is open to a limited number of guests. Please email us to reserve a spot and we'll email you a paypal request. We also offer the kits for purchase. They are $10 a kit, which makes one tree. They are also available in a bulk discounted set of 10 kits for $85, so you can do your own Craft Night! This kit includes everything you'll need to make one tree, except your glue gun, glue, and scissors. Unfortunately there is a paypal charge of $3, and any shipping charges are extra. Email us (like usual) at <a href="mailto:holidaysnob@gmail.com">holidaysnob@gmail.com</a> if you have questions or call 720-837-6168. We'll link up to Fox's show as soon as its up and you can see the Holiday Snobs in action!<br />
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</div>Holiday Snobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11188900957876707442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616114737324079551.post-62099974955891234422011-11-13T21:34:00.001-07:002011-11-13T22:01:40.934-07:00Wizard of Oz Party for Young Women in Excellence<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4g9gPsS1bDpCKecBTS8aN5BiHsZEyIXxv_bFmOKxZym7oVxlmZfqH4KDB8ZmMB_ck-ako_PdXrnwekbe6u1NZtbQWfydV9ruTuH-8Ueoscktmvvyi75HlKRZ1BvwpyuY9wkokGFsK-wc/s1600/wizard+of+oz+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4g9gPsS1bDpCKecBTS8aN5BiHsZEyIXxv_bFmOKxZym7oVxlmZfqH4KDB8ZmMB_ck-ako_PdXrnwekbe6u1NZtbQWfydV9ruTuH-8Ueoscktmvvyi75HlKRZ1BvwpyuY9wkokGFsK-wc/s320/wizard+of+oz+collage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Halloween took a back seat this year to a fun Wizard of Oz party thrown by Dot for a church Young Women In Excellence program. Here's the breakdown:<br />
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In Invitation, modified so you can download it and edit in your own specifics if you'd like. I sewed rainbow ribbon across it under the "Somewhere." This is sized for Costco's 6.5 x 7 greeting cards. <br />
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The room at first glance with hot air balloon centerpieces:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made 140 flying monkeys to work as placemats and flying around the room. And of course I included my smashed witch legs and "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" sign:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We decorated with tissue paper pompoms and a yellow brick road in front of the table.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had just a dessert table for this event, with a variety of themed treats, such as these Melted Witch cupcakes (vanilla cupcakes with green frostin, topped with Thin Mints and Hershey Kisses witch hats)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also had Ding Dongs, (get it?!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just loved this punch! Why is dry ice so cool?! And there's a shot of me, Dot, over there on the left! I was the mayor of Munchkinland so I wore polkadots and stripes.</div><br />
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Finally we had a handout to send home with girls. Attached to the handout was a clothespin Dorothy Doll:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our program looked like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Claudia Jean"; font-size: 20pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">There’s No Place Like our Heavenly Home</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Firefly Castle"; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Gulim; mso-no-proof: yes;">Young Women in Excellence</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Firefly Castle"; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Gulim; mso-no-proof: yes;">November 9, 2011</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Conducting: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sister <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Opening Prayer:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Speaker:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Wizard of Oz (Bishop) to introduce the evening and Personal Progress Program</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Speaker:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dorothy (YW President) “There’s No Place like our Heavenly Home”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Musical Presentation</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Presentation of Awards:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glinda the Good Witch (Personal Progress Leader)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Speaker: YW who had recently finished entire Personal Progress program</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: Fontmoochers; font-size: 9pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">Closing Prayer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div> Well, I hope these ideas are inspiring and help you out if you're throwing a Wizard of Oz Party or Young Women in Excellence Program!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd also like to send a shout out to all the fabulous websites that inspired this evening:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sendintheclownsla/4588431186/in/set-72157623675865134/">This flikr photo stream for the Lollipop Guild sign</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sendintheclownsla/4588431166/in/photostream/">This photo for Tornadoes sign</a>, <a href="http://thehappyhousewife.com/cooking/wicked-wizard-of-oz-cupcakes/">The Happy Housewife's cupcakes</a>, and most of the ideas came from <a href="http://karaspartyideas.blogspot.com/2010/05/wizard-of-oz-party-ideas.html">THIS POST</a> on Kara's Party Ideas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/">http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/">http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.mybackyardeden.com/">http://www.mybackyardeden.com/</a>, <a href="http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/">http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also wanted to show</span> <span style="font-size: large;">our Christmas tulle wreath which was featured on Everyday Colorado on Fox this morning.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For our full tulle wreath tutorial from our March craft night go </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/'http://holidaysnobs.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and you can follow along. If you are interested in starting your own craft night, please contact us at </span><a href="mailto:holidaysnob@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: large;">holidaysnob@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well this is how mine ended up turning out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eek! I love my new version! For some reason the witch legs just seemed like they were more "eek" than "boo." And it's only three letters... Anyway, it gives you another option, right?</span><br />
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Here's tags I made to dress it up a little. I used scraps of leftover paper and rhinestones to jazz up what I already had. Plus stamps, glitter, and embossing powder. But you guys are crafter, you know.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUIoyvyzUZBtJGDZOEqJoYYG3hCtY_OV2oUVEC3kWn8hQuUBTb5-t4y78zM-c_2Gyo6G481fVEKTL3SxdWyBfOjOpgXJTJEbzuLCvmHwVdAeSRZAqPZCGH7Vvi6sS_snKEk3hgB7ZLHD6/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUIoyvyzUZBtJGDZOEqJoYYG3hCtY_OV2oUVEC3kWn8hQuUBTb5-t4y78zM-c_2Gyo6G481fVEKTL3SxdWyBfOjOpgXJTJEbzuLCvmHwVdAeSRZAqPZCGH7Vvi6sS_snKEk3hgB7ZLHD6/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" width="214" /></a></div>So here's a tutorial for this fun banner! First off, let me tell you that this craft gets a little intense if you're doing it for a group. I used cheap cedar fencing, 1"x6" x 6' and cut 18 triangles out of each board. That kind of wood is only around 4 or 5 dollars apiece. Pretty good for 6 banners, right?<br />
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</div><div align="center">Then I used a 3/8 drill bit to cut a hole in each corner, just eyeballing it. (By the way, using a drill bit like this will kind of make you feel ULTRA capable and superwoman-esque.)</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGK2eKuM_Zu68HGtk9DaqTibVM6qgOVUmTITs_-EQVXZAiZj4Q_S1J40rA-zQnmW71AGDNd7Wy6NjQMSGkik-VJY-CHFWQnXJRuHRXdHM0tD8NkHdTRDHuLCwQuyol1puzIPWXDN8_sq1/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGK2eKuM_Zu68HGtk9DaqTibVM6qgOVUmTITs_-EQVXZAiZj4Q_S1J40rA-zQnmW71AGDNd7Wy6NjQMSGkik-VJY-CHFWQnXJRuHRXdHM0tD8NkHdTRDHuLCwQuyol1puzIPWXDN8_sq1/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">This bit cuts cleanly through this cheap wood on one side, </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">but it will tear up the other side:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">So here's my tip you only cut through until the tip barely cuts through like this:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Then you flip the board over, and drill through the other side:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Which will make another clean hole:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Then I painted the edges black:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And modge-podged Halloween paper onto one side:</div><br />
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We then added the letters for "BOO" and "JOY" and rhinestones to embellish them.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also used the black paint to kind of distress the edges of the paper. And here's a couple more tags:</div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So here's my spooky final version:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's the Christmas side hiding out through the witch legs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was inspired by Lil Luna's project <a href="http://www.lilluna.com/2010/10/tutorial-tuesday-boo-joy-sign.html">here</a> and these crazy cute witch legs by Design Dazzle <a href="http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-whimsical-witch-legs.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Linking here:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Sunday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/">http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/">http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Monday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/">http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/">http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/">http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/">http://www.skiptomylou.org/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/">http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/">http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/">http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Tuesday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/">http://todayscreativeblog.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://ladybug-blessings.com/">http://ladybug-blessings.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tipjunkie.com/">http://tipjunkie.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/">http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/</a>, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Wednesday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/">http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/">http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.mybackyardeden.com/">http://www.mybackyardeden.com/</a>, <a href="http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/">http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Thursday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/">http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/">http://www.houseofhepworths.com/</a>, </span><a href="http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Friday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.whipperberry.com/">http://www.whipperberry.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://sassysites.blogspot.com/">http://sassysites.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/">http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/">http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://www.tidymom.net/">http://www.tidymom.net/</a>, </span><a href="http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Saturday:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com</span></a><br />
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</div>Holiday Snobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11188900957876707442noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616114737324079551.post-51594189207375849782011-09-23T10:31:00.001-06:002011-09-25T21:24:11.142-06:00Ding Dong the Witch is Dead! (or smooshed witched legs on my front porch for Halloween!)<div style="text-align: center;">My front porch is officially looking pretty spooky! Eek! Is that a ghost??!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPUtokIK90kDWYOYjhOO0YX6HW3JKkbZ9WB3eWFpzTQ14jYWQdKvEkLyBwjzpoYs_OrZqeuwpHN_8BloFPUOm4bcoo6eTWbxF4AgO0qUUSQpba112QsoRX0pbjJf8qkqdFKX9Ir5wgkUV/s1600/edited+front+porch" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPUtokIK90kDWYOYjhOO0YX6HW3JKkbZ9WB3eWFpzTQ14jYWQdKvEkLyBwjzpoYs_OrZqeuwpHN_8BloFPUOm4bcoo6eTWbxF4AgO0qUUSQpba112QsoRX0pbjJf8qkqdFKX9Ir5wgkUV/s320/edited+front+porch" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> Okay, okay, I know I'm a dork and I had a little too much fun with the editing this morning! But I do want to show you the "Wicked Witch of the East" legs and sign I made for my Halloween porch decorations.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">It all started with a bit of inspiration. First of all, the movie, duh. But mostly the ubiquity of cute witch leg crafts I started seeing last fall and have lasted through many a Wizard of Oz themed party blog post. Like this one: </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">credit: <a href="http://craftyladylindsay.blogspot.com/2010/09/aaah-witch-legs-that-you-can-move.html">Diary of a Crafty Lady</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>And then I heard Krylon had this new amazing glitter spray and I had to try it! (It's that compulsive craft addiction! Do they have rehab for this???)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a pair of pointy patent leather black heels that were getting too hammered to keep wearing so they found a new use:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">disclaimer: patent leather is NOT a good vehicle for this spray. It works, but it bubbles and slips and looks very amateurish. Good enough for one side to show on my porch, mostly in dusky light. I would choose spray adhesive and straight up glitter next time if I was using patent leather.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Then I stuffed striped tights (children's from after Halloween clearance last year) with polyfill and hot-glued the feet into the heels. And I used glue dots to shove the top of the tights into the wedge of patio/wall. We'll see how well that holds through the season...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div> There they are on the right side! I wanted you to see the full effect minus the special effects:<br />
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I made this sign to hang with it on picnik: <br />
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If you want to use it, you can. I just saved the image onto my computer, then inserted it into a word document and printed it on scrapbook paper so I wouldn't use up tons of ink:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was putting the legs near my doorbell and thought I just could not pass up the pun!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here they are again: I love them!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Linking here:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Sunday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/">http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/">http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Monday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/">http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/">http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/">http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/">http://www.skiptomylou.org/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/">http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/">http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/">http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Tuesday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/">http://todayscreativeblog.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://ladybug-blessings.com/">http://ladybug-blessings.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tipjunkie.com/">http://tipjunkie.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/">http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/</a>, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Wednesday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/">http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/">http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.mybackyardeden.com/">http://www.mybackyardeden.com/</a>, <a href="http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/">http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Thursday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/">http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/">http://www.houseofhepworths.com/</a>, </span><a href="http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Friday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.whipperberry.com/">http://www.whipperberry.com/ </a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://sassysites.blogspot.com/">http://sassysites.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/">http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/">http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://www.tidymom.net/">http://www.tidymom.net/</a>, </span><a href="http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Saturday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/">http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com</a>, <a href="http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/">http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/</a></span><br />
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I saw a cute Christmas advent idea on pinterest that was originally from <a href="http://katherinemariephotography.com/blog/archives/3773">Katherine Marie Photography</a>. (<em>Her image is copyrighted so you really need to head over to her blog to see it!</em>) But I thought Halloween really warranted this idea as well! I had a few books already but needed a few more to even have 12 for a countdown. I found more at a used bookstore, and I'm sure there's still some at thrift stores. So hopefully this post is in time for you to score some at a deal!<br />
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I wrapped each Halloween book in wrapping paper and a bow. I made tags for each present with numbers 1 thru 12.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another cute idea to start prepping for now? Head<a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2010/09/todays-project-spirit-jugs.html"> here</a> to see it!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Linking here:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Sunday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/">http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/">http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/">http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/">http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/">http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/">http://www.skiptomylou.org/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/">http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/">http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/">http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Tuesday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/">http://todayscreativeblog.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://ladybug-blessings.com/">http://ladybug-blessings.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tipjunkie.com/">http://tipjunkie.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/">http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/</a>, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Wednesday:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://eisymorgan.blogspot.com/">http://eisymorgan.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/">http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/">http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/">http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.mybackyardeden.com/">http://www.mybackyardeden.com/</a>, <a href="http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/">http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/">http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/">http://www.houseofhepworths.com/</a>, </span><a href="http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.whipperberry.com/">http://www.whipperberry.com/</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.thegirlcreative.com/">http://www.thegirlcreative.com/</a>,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tidymom.net/">http://tidymom.net/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://sassysites.blogspot.com/">http://sassysites.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/">http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/">http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/</a>, </span><a href="http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Saturday:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com</span></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a wood pennant banner that says "BOO" on one side and "JOY" on the other. I made mine for another project and painted it orange before I decided to use it for this! So the one for craft night will probably white so that it goes with both Halloween and Christmas themed papers. We'll post a full tutorial later, and we've got some good tips! For one, this wood is SO light and SO cheap...</div><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?media=http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/PinterestLogoNew.png&url=http://pinterest.com/&description=Pinterest%20Logo" id="PinItButton">Pin It</a><script src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*THE FOLLOWING IS FROM BLUE PRINTS PHOTOGRAPHY AND YOU MUST GO TO HER BLOG TO ENTER THE DRAWING*</span></span><br />
I am <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">so excited</span> to announce the re-launch of my photography blog! To celebrate, I am inviting <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">YOU</span> to become a follower! This is what you’ll get in return! 1. Everyone who becomes a follower will automatically be entered to win a <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-large;">$50 gift card</span> from Amazon.com!<br />
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2. When you become a follower, you will also receive a set of three adorable baby ballerina cards that you can print yourself! These are 5x7 cards, and you can either print flat cards or folded cards using your favorite photo lab (like Costco). Make sure to leave your e-mail address in a comment on my blog so I know where to send them! (Scroll down to see images of the cards).<br />
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3. My new blog is not just about photography! I’ll also post my favorite recipes, have fun quizzes, and talk about interesting subjects such as personality profiling and little-known movies I think you'll love.<br />
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4. Yes, it is still mostly about photography, and that means you can send me your photography questions, and I’ll answer them on the blog! I’ll also be posting really embarrassing, horrible pictures I took when I first started, and you get to tell me what’s wrong with them!<br />
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When you join the blog, you get one entry for the $50 gift card. When you go to Facebook and like Blue Prints Photography, you get another entry! (Link below). When you post about this to your friends on your blog or Facebook, you get another entry! Just be sure to leave a separate comment on this post for every action you take. (So if you "Like" me on Facebook, leave a comment. If you post about this with a link back to my blog on Facebook, leave another comment. If you post about this on your own blog with a link back, leave another comment. I think you get the picture :) That will give you three entries in addition to the one you already got for joining this blog!)<br />
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Here is the link to the Blue Prints Photography Blog: <a href="http://blueprintsphotography.blogspot.com/">http://blueprintsphotography.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Here is the link to my Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BluePrintsPhotography">http://www.facebook.com/BluePrintsPhotography</a><br />
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Thanks so much for joining in my excitement! I look forward to sharing so much with you all! The drawing for the $50 gift card will be held on Monday, September 12th if I have reached my goal of 500 followers! (If I haven't reached my goal by then, the drawing will be delayed until I do, so tell all your friends to join the blog as soon as possible!)<br />
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Sincerely, Melissa Blue Howell<br />
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Here are the three adorable cards you'll get when you become a follower! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nancycreative.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/feast-your-eyes-on-flavored-water/">Nancy's Fruit Water recipe here</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2011/06/watermelon-lemonade.html">Oopsey Daisy's yummy easy recipe here</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2011/05/03/fresh-citrus-daiquiri-for-cinco-de-mayo/">Citrus Daquiri</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2011/05/watermelon-frosty-or-margarita.html">Watermelon Frosty recipe here</a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Now this homemade icee recipe has my mind going crazy with possibilities like trying this:<br />
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<span style="color: #366388;"><span class="yshortcuts cs4-visible" id="lw_1312951977_0">Snow Cone Syrup</span></span>2 cups <span style="color: #366388;"><span class="yshortcuts cs4-visible" id="lw_1312951977_1">granulated sugar</span></span>3/4 cup water<br />
1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid®<br />
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Bring sugar and water to a full boil. Remove from heat and stir in Kool-Aid®. Chill. It's now ready for the crushed ice.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Or I've tried a lime slushy with just lime juice, sugar, club soda and ice. It was DELISH! And there's tons of lo-cal options, like diet Kool-Aid packets and Splenda. Or diet coke...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cheekykitchen.com/2011/05/iced-lemonade.html">lemonade icees recipe here</a></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com</span></a>Holiday Snobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11188900957876707442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616114737324079551.post-50929504079919995382011-08-07T21:00:00.001-06:002011-08-07T21:00:00.557-06:00Back to School Wreath over at Ducks in a Row!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey! We're showing you to make this festive back to school sign (along with faux chalkboard):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</script>Holiday Snobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11188900957876707442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616114737324079551.post-67278009908527023752011-08-04T23:21:00.000-06:002011-08-04T23:21:40.392-06:00Back to School Printable(s)!!!Well, my friends. It has been awhile since we did a printable (like a whopping month) and when I hear twice in one day (once from Glitta, once from SIL) that I need to do a back to school printable. Well, I take that as a message from the heavens! A direct command! <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">something to do while I'm watching a lame-o romantic comedy. Rachel Bilson! That stalker is not boyfriend material! He's homeless and DOES NOT HAVE A JOB!</span></em><br />
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Wow. Got away from myself there! So if you are ready to get a classroom in order, get kids excited for school, treat a teacher friend, or just psyche yourself up for fall, then I have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR printables for you! Two are jokes, but I just thought they were funny and the kinds of things I pin on pinterest so I went ahead and made them. They are all sized as 8x10s but should be able to work for smaller or bigger with the right editing. So without further ado:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What you don't know is that we had planned on throwing a joint party a week after mine, a week before her's TOGETHER. We were thinking watermelon theme, since there's a bazillion cute treats for watermelons circulating the web right now, and we had a cute watermelon wreath and it's the summer, blah blah blah. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So then that sneaky Glitta throws me an amazing surprise party with all of our friends invited and smugly tells me that she likes throwing a party better than being the recipient of a party. I left my birthday pedi party thinking, "That was so fun. Such a good idea. Now w-t-h am I going to do for Glitta's birthday???!!!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't compete. But I did make a pretty cute little present. So in case you need an idea of how a holiday snob gives a girlfriend a present, here it is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I wrapped a cardboard box in purple fabric, hot-glueing to secure. Then embellished it with ruffled ribbon and a bejeweled cupcake. I made a pennant bday banner glued to twine to come up from bamboo skewers stuck into the sides. And then filled with goodies. <br />
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</div>I themed the basket with, "On her birthday, a girl needs to:____________"<br />
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</div>"A girl needs to relax" was with a cupcake bath bombe.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"A girl needs to bling" was with a cute pair of rhinestone bow earrings from Forever 21.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"A girl needs to shop" was with a J. Crew gift certificate for a thousand dollars. Because I'm super rich and just a really good friend. (hahahahahahaha - that's why I'm selling crafts on etsy, because I'm super rich!) So maybe it wasn't a thousand dollars but it had some dough, ok? Glitta is a J. Crew girl all the way. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute, right? Hopefully a good comparison to a surprise party. Hmmm maybe not, but whadda do? I did surprise her with yummy Lara's Donuts early for breakfast that day. Still not? Well, I'll tell ya what, I am NOT planning a joint party next year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, here's a few ideas that are inspiring me:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am thinking of giving the girls this cute free printable in 4x6 from <a href="http://vintagemarigold.blogspot.com/2011/05/summer-subway-art.html">Vintage Marigolds</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I don't have a source, but I have this on my pinterest board and it looks easy enough:<br />
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This one is like the pool party in my dreams! <a href="http://just-starting-out.blogspot.com/2011/07/backyard-birthday-beach-bash.html">The Joys of Home Educating</a> has the cutest idea for serving food at a pool party, I might end up with a version of this if my friends are lucky!!!<br />
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And MMMmmmm, I think I must make these pina colada cupcakes from <a href="http://shakentogether.blogspot.com/2011/06/taste-this-tuesday-6-takes-on-cupcakes_21.html">Keri at Pressed Down, Shaken Together</a>:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*update!! Of all my fun ideas, I actually only did the pina colada cupcakes, here's mine:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were sooooo good! But they seemed slightly more pineapple upside down cake that straight pina colada. I did use the pineapple juice I had leftover from the can to add to the buttercream instead of as much milk. I liked it better than I was feeling about the buttercream. So just FYI :) But head over to her site and try this recipe out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I saw a recipe in the latest issue of Family Fun, but there isn't a picture. It's for a "pool noodle" salad. You use ziti pasta so that it looks like pool noodle toys, cucumber rings, and watermelon cut into balls. And it doesn't have mayo so it should outlast the heat. I know it needs a picture, but here's the recipe anyway from<a href="http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/pool-noodle-salad-1020424/"> Family Fun's website</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><strong>Hands-on Time:</strong> 25 minutes<br />
<strong>Total Time:</strong> 35 minutes<br />
<strong>Serves:</strong> 4<br />
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Pool noodles, swim rings, and beach balls -- this splashy pasta salad has it all. Plus, it's mayo-free for easy, delicious picnicking. <br />
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<dd><ul><li class="bgDot ingredient">1/2 pound ziti pasta </li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient">3 pickling cucumbers </li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient">juice and grated zest from 1 large lime </li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient">1/2 cup vegetable or light olive oil </li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient">1 tablespoon suger, 1 teaspoon kosher salt </li>
</ul><ul><li class="bgDot ingredient">1 clove garlic, finely minced </li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient">2 tablespoons slivered fresh mint </li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient">1/2 cup crumbled feta </li>
<li class="bgDot ingredient">2 cups balls cut from a seedless watermelon </li>
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<dd class="instructionsDd"><ol class="instructions"><li class="liInstructions1 orange">Bring a large pot of water to a boil, cook the pasta until just tender, and drain.</li>
<li class="liInstructions2 orange">Cut the ends off the cucumbers, then use an apple corer or run a wide drinking straw through the center to core them. Slice them into rings. Whisk together the lime juice and zest, oil, sugar, salt, and garlic.</li>
<li class="liInstructions3 orange">Toss the still-warm pasta with half of the dressing, then add the cukes, mint, and feta, toss again, and taste. Add more dressing and salt to taste, then fold in the melon.</li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made tags for each section of Dinosaur dietary concerns: carnivores, herbivores, and sweetivores. Sure, I could have just said done one that said "omnivore" but where's the fun in that??? I got the idea from a party I saw <a href="http://www.multiplydelicious.com/thekids/2011/01/dino-roar-birthday-party/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since it was a party for a two year old, there's some turkey sandwiches on white bread, back in the corner of the carnivore section. Then dinosaur boiled eggs, and for the Mommy dinosaurs: <a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2009/11/spinach-chicken-pasta-salad-with-teriyaki-vinaigrette.html">Chicken Teriyaki Spinach salad</a>. MMMMMmmm, that salad is <i>good</i>! The herbivores were given a selection of fresh fruit and salad. The sweetivores also had a selection of cupcakes, chocolate covered marshmallow dinos on popsicle sticks, and chocolate dinosaur eggs (or leftover Cadbury eggs....)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These eggs weren't exactly delicious, but they looked cool! I saw them at Our Best Bites, go check out their tutorial <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/04/dinosaur-eggs/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The kids also got to slurp some juice right out of Gatorade swamp. Hey, it's a fun color! Reminds me of dinosaurs. That works, right? <br />
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Saw the idea for these "Dino Bites" <a href="http://myhouseofgiggles.blogspot.com/2011/04/dragon-birthday-party-part-1.html">here</a> at My House of Giggles. They're chocolate covered marshmallow pops. I used starburst cut into triangles for the spikes. I was debating whether I wanted to make these, and then saw those candy eyes at Michaels and couldn't help myself!<br />
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For activities we had a dinosaur egg hunt, for these redone Easter eggs.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a plastic dinosaur figurine inside each egg, making these a hot commodity for the little dinosaur hunters.</div><br />
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And there was a "dino dig" as well. We made our own salt dough a few days before, cut into bone shapes and let them dry out. (I'll do a post next week with the recipe and pictures) We buried those and more plastic dinosaur toys in four buckets. There were about 2 kids to each bucket.<br />
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This was a surprising popular activity that went on for a long hot while!<br />
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I made cupcake wrappers to go around the cupcakes from regular bright cardstock. I have a Cricut Lite cartridge that just does wrappers and these were the "grass" choice but looked wild enough for dinosaurs. Then I made toppers with stamps on the same colors of paper.<br />
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This face made it all worth the effort:<br />
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