tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88388984679066940142024-03-06T12:00:11.634-08:00Increasingly DomesticAmy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-39170411801952755592015-01-26T20:59:00.000-08:002015-01-26T21:39:07.148-08:00{DIY} Essential Oil Car Diffuser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have been using essential oils for over a year now and love how very versatile they are. </div>
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I literally use essential oils for everything; health care for my family and my pets, pain management, cleaning, cooking, skin care, hair care, pest control, sleep, hormones, moods & emotional health.</div>
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<strong>They have pretty much changed my life.</strong></div>
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If that all sounds a bit overwhelming, </div>
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then here's just a small example of how I use them in my daily life...in my car!</div>
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I stopped using those fake tree air fresheners in my car several years ago; they always gave me headaches and made me feel nauseous. Let's get real though...I need something to make my car smell nice. I have 3 children and we are always on the go, so my car is a mess of stinky soccer cleats, muddy shoes and banana peels.</div>
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For the last several months I have been putting oils on a cottonball & tucking it into the airvent. </div>
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It's been working pretty well, but well...it wasn't very pretty. (See what I did there? Ha!)</div>
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During Christmas baking I looked at the Christmas Tree cookie cutter and thought it would make a great template for a car diffuser. It totally does right? </div>
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I traced the cookie cutter on two pieces of green felt and cut them out, then I sewed them together using a zigzag stitch all the way around. I made some after this one where I straight stitched along the edge and it turned out equally cute and took considerably less time, so that's definitely another option.</div>
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Then I punched a hole in the top of the tiny tree and looped some hemp thread through.</div>
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Isn't it just adorable?</div>
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I put some grounding blend on it because, I mean, who couldn't use a little balance on their daily drive? No road rage for me, thank you very much. (Okay, so this won't prevent people from driving like idiots, but it helps keep me from wanting to drive them off the road)</div>
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Just a couple drops of essential oil and then hang it on your rearview mirror!</div>
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And there it is! My adorable and simple car diffuser:)</div>
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When the scent fades, just add a couple more drops of your favorite oil.</div>
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Other oils I love for in the car are Wild Orange and Peppermint, which together are very uplifting and energizing. I LOVE that blend for when I do the long drives for soccer tournaments and visiting family...keeps me alert and focused, which is always a good idea behind the wheel. </div>
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Oh and it smells divine. Win-Win!</div>
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If you have been wanting to get more info on essential oils and would like to join my team, comment or email me! I would love to help you enrich your life with these amazing gifts of the earth:)</div>
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Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-78956527780250029072015-01-18T14:22:00.000-08:002015-01-18T14:22:29.179-08:00One Little Word 2015It's almost 3 weeks into the new year and I am finally getting around to sharing my One Little Word for 2015. I stopped doing resolutions several years ago and instead choose a word to focus on for the year. It doesn't stop me from making goals, but in my experience resolutions are usually abandoned by now.<br />
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Last year I chose the word <strong>Homemaker</strong> (or did it chose me?).<br />
It ended up being a very truthful depiction of the year. <br />
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We raised 2 pigs and butchered them at home. It's the best pork we have ever eaten and we know how they were raised and what they were (and were not) fed. Totally getting a couple more piglets this year.<br />
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I started using essential oils for my families' health and wellness and the results were so incredible that I couldn't keep it to myself...Now I teach other people how to do the same! <br />
It's something I'm super passionate about and I will be blogging about the ways I use them.<br />
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There were some not so great things that happened last year as well, but focusing on my family and the things within my control got me through.<br />
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My One Little Word for 2015 is {Renew}...and {Increase}.<br />
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Yep....<em><strong>two</strong></em> words. I was given two words this year along with promises for each. <br />
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{Renew} verb.<br />
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<li>To make new or as if new again; restore.</li>
<li>To take up again; resume</li>
<li>To repeat so as to reaffirm</li>
<li>To regain or restore the physical or mental vigor of; revive.</li>
<li>To replenish</li>
<li>To bring into being again; reestablish</li>
<li>To become new again</li>
<li>To start over</li>
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As I said before, 2014 held some extra challenges and this word was given to me as a promise that 2015 is going to be a year of renewal. I'm not sure what its going to look like, but I am leaning into this promise. I feel the need to grant permission for anyone else to claim this promise for the new year as well...I know 2014 was a challenging year for many people. If that's you and this word resonates in your soul, then grab hold of this and see where it takes you.<br />
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{Increase} verb.<br />
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<li>To become greater or larger</li>
<li>To make greater or larger</li>
<li>To multiply; reproduce</li>
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I had been really focusing on {Renew} and one day while I was praying about the word and all it's meanings, the Lord spoke {Increase} over me as well and I just wept. I felt that word so deeply and even writing about it now has me in tears. This word by itself can be good or bad, but paired with Renew, it takes on such hope and joy.<br />
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So those are my words for 2015. Do you choose a word each year or do you do resolutions?<br />
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<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2014/01/one-little-word-2014.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One Little Word 2014</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">One Little Word 2013-no post, but it was JOY</span><br />
<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2011/12/one-little-word-2012.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One Little Word 2012</span></a><br />
<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2010/12/one-little-word2011.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One Little Word 2011</span></a><br />
<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-little-word2010.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One Little Word 2010</span></a><br />
<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-word-for-2009.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One Little Word 2009</span></a>Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-51935221870635717342014-03-07T14:12:00.000-08:002014-10-13T21:44:37.790-07:00I have TrichotillomaniaI pull out my own hair.<br />
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This is how Wikipedia describes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania" target="_blank">Trichotillomania</a>.<br />
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All caught up on what this is? Okay.<br />
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I have suffered with this in varying levels of intensity for over 20 years.<br />
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I wasn't aware of it for several years, since it happens mostly when I'm zoned out, watching a movie or reading a book. A friend pointed it out to me one day and from then on, I learned to hide.<br />
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I thought I was a freak. <br />
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I thought I was the only one.<br />
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Then one day I saw a Tyra Banks show with other women who suffered from Trich. I bawled my eyes out because I knew I wasn't alone, and because now my affliction had a name. Trichotillomania. <br />
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Oprah also did a show, though I don't really remember which one I saw first.<br />
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For most of my life I have been able to hide it well while still wearing my hair down, but during my second and third pregnancies it got progressively worse and now I can only wear my hair half up half down with a barrette or all up in a ponytail. <br />
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This year I have been really working to grow in my relationship with the Lord, as well as the relationships with the people around me; my family, my friendships and my church family. It is not <strike>easy</strike> possible to build true healthy relationships without sharing yourself. Trich teaches you to hide and builds a wall. <br />
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Healing from Trich requires vulnerability. <br />
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Vulnerability is scary. <br />
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Sharing this with the world is scary!<br />
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I have decided that this is the year that I heal myself. This is the year that Trich no longer has a hold on me. <br />
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Part of my journey is to share this with others; to share my struggles and pain and ultimately, my victory. <br />
Jesus wants to set me free and He has already given me the victory!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"But thanks be to God! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."</span></div>
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Here are some things that are helping me along in my journey to freedom from Trichotillomania.<br />
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<u><strong>Stream of conscience Journaling.</strong></u> <br />
Write what you are thinking, without censorship or judgement. Let it flow without thinking too much about what it is. Just write. Do at least 3 pages and when you are done, BURN IT! Yep! Burn it, shred it, put it down your garbage disposal...okay, so don't do that last one, but seriously, DESTROY IT. Oh, and don't read it once you have written it. This is meant to be a safe place to write out your true feelings. A place where you can be totally honest with yourself without fear of judgement (yes, even from yourself) or shame. It works! Even if you don't have Trich, give it a shot.<br />
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<strong><u>The e-book "What's wrong with pulling my hair out?" by <span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Abby Leora Rohrer</span></span></u></strong><br />
<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I was so skeptical about what could possibly have been in this book that would cure me of Trichotillomania, but I decided to step out in faith and get it anyway. This book will only help you if you are willing to help yourself and do the work. It is not a magic pill or a trick to stop trich. It's a tool to heal yourself of the underlying problem that started your Trich in the first place. I learned that Trich is not a disease, but it starts as a coping mechanism and turns into an addiction. Yeah....let that sink in for a bit. If you have Trich and are ready to heal, I highly recommend this book. <a href="http://www.123trichotillomaniafree.com/main.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is the website to get it. (Just FYI, this is not an affiliate link and I get nothing for sharing it.)</span></span><br />
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<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong><u>Prayer and Bible Reading</u></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Being completely vulnerable to God in my prayers and knowing that He loves me no matter what, that nothing I do can change how much He loves me. I cannot tell you how powerful it is to know that He loves me unconditionally. No conditions. He loves me for me. Spend time in prayer and get to know your maker by spending time in His word.</span></span><br />
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<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><u><strong>Essential Oils</strong></u></span></span><br />
<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Now this will not cure Trichotillomania, but it helps me to stay grounded and calm so that I can focus on my recovery. I really love <a href="https://www.iact1.com/doterra/ShoppingCart/Shop.cfm?CurrPage=FrontPage&NextPage=CategoryDetail&CategoryID=73&pid=42090194234617013" target="_blank">InTune</a> by doTERRA as well as <a href="https://www.iact1.com/doterra/ShoppingCart/Shop.cfm?CurrPage=FrontPage&NextPage=CategoryDetail&CategoryID=73&pid=42090194234617013" target="_blank">Balance and Serenity</a>. If you would like more info on oils please let me know. Those I do sell;) <a href="http://mydoterra.com/increasinglydomestic" target="_blank">Mydoterra.com/increasinglydomestic</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><u><strong>Not claiming Trich</strong></u></span></span><br />
I do not call it "my trich" or "my pulling", because I DO NOT CLAIM THIS! This is not who I am and though it is something that I struggle with, it is not mine. I do not identify myself as a "trichster" or a "trichie" and I hope that if YOU do, that you will stop. This is not who you are...you are beautiful and powerful, which are both things that Trich teaches you that you are not. <br />
Trich does not speak the truth.<br />
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<strong><u>Not Hating Trich</u></strong><br />
I know I just got done saying I don't claim Trich and now I'm saying I don't hate it. What? Here's the deal. Trich was there for me when I was a young sensitive child who could not comprehend and process my feelings. Trich got me through those years. I cannot hate something that helped me cope. Was it ideal? No. Was is perfect? No. But it helped me. If I hate it, then I hate myself for allowing it to continue. That only perpetuates the cycle. I understand it now and I can let it go.<br />
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<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Okay, so that's it! I shared my deepest darkest secret with the world and I will keep you posted on my progress as I heal and as my hair grows back out. If you know someone who suffers from this, please just love them for who they are and send them my way. I would love to answer any questions you may have about this topic and would appreciate your support on my journey. </span></span><br />
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<span class="style9style2"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">~Amy</span></span><br />
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I bought 2 Chalkboard Mirrors from a friend and redid them so they would go better in my house.</div>
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For those of you who follow me on Instagram and saw this picture: </div>
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This is the resulting project:)</div>
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I have this hanging over my dresser and will be using it for {Memory Verses} and quotes. It makes me so happy to wake up to this every morning...I feel like it helps to start my day off right.</div>
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This is what they looked like before:</div>
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I loved the color and the metallic sheen in the paint(hard to tell here), but the chalkboard paint was flaking so I decided to redo them.</div>
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I flipped it over and saw that it was attached with screws, so I took it apart to really get it nice and clean. I sanded the frame of any rough areas and paint drips, and then tried to do the same on the chalkboard. </div>
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DUDE! Getting Chalkboard paint off of a mirror is no joke. I sanded, I scrubbed, I scraped and finally I used paint thinner and then scrapped some more. It was a total pain, and I blame my dad.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you Dad for teaching me that</span><em> "If something is worth doing, it's worth doing RIGHT."</em><br />
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Boo. <br />
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I spent hours scraping Chalkboard paint so that I could have a smooth surface to <br />
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Not gonna lie, it was worth it in the end. Boo <em>again</em> for Dad always being right;) Ha ha ha! Love you DAD!</div>
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I did a couple coats of spray paint with the leftover paint from my <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2014/02/garage-sale-owl-makeover.html" target="_blank">Garage Sale Owl</a> on one of the frames (Rust-Oleum Satin Lagoon) and Rust-Oleum Sunburst Yellow on the other one.</div>
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The yellow one is for my daughters slow and steady room makeover.</div>
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I did a couple coats of Chalkboard Spray paint on the newly scraped mirrors and then let them dry for over 24 hours. Once they were dry it was time to "prime them", <br />
which is just rubbing chalk all over to get the surface ready. <br />
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This was by far the worst part of the whole project. <br />
Yes, even worse than the hours of scraping paint.<br />
I HATE the sound of scraping chalk and I shuddered the whole time.</div>
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Here is Brooklyn's finished Chalkboard. </div>
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I love the bright shiny color and how it contrasts with the Chalkboard paint.</div>
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And here's the one for me. I'll bet the color choice is not at all predictable to those of you who know me;) I'm kind of obsessed.</div>
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I put this verse up for Valentines Day:)</div>
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What are some of your favorite short verses?</div>
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I scored this Owl Change Bank at a garage sale for $0.10</div>
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Can you believe it?!?!?</div>
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Of course you can;) Ha!</div>
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The lady looked at me like I was crazy when I picked it up, but I saw the potential in this nasty little owl. A diamond in the rough; he just needed a makeover.</div>
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When my husband saw it he looked at me like "How did I marry this insane woman?"</div>
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I get that look a little more often than I would care to admit;) </div>
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Enter my BFF: Spray paint!</div>
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This was left over paint from another project: Rust-Oleum Satin Lagoon.</div>
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I just scrubbed the owl really well with soap and water, and after it dried I set it on a canvas tarp and did a couple coats with the spray paint.</div>
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I LOVE easy projects like this one! Big bang for less than a buck! </div>
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I love the details now that they are no longer a putrid green and brown.</div>
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My cat even had to check out the transformation up close.</div>
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He approved.</div>
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So next time you see something laughably hideous at a garage sale, bring it home and give it a little spray paint love and you will have yourself a one-of-a-kind accessory.</div>
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Okay, so here's the first of many felt animal mask tutorials!</div>
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If you want to know the reason behind all of these, <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2013/12/handmade-felt-animal-masks.html" target="_blank">here</a> is the post about them.</div>
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Anyway, on to the child's Penguin Mask Tutorial.</div>
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<u><strong>Supplies:</strong></u></div>
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Penguin Mask Template</div>
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<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2014/01/tutorial-freezer-paper-prep.html" target="_blank">Freezer Paper Sheet</a></div>
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Sharp Scissors</div>
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Sewing machine</div>
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White Felt and White Thread</div>
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Orange Felt(Scrap) and Orange Thread</div>
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Black Felt and Black thread</div>
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Heavy Interfacing</div>
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Elastic</div>
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Pins<br />
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Click on the above template, print it and trace onto the non-shiny side of the Freezer Paper. </div>
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You may be able to print directly onto the freezer paper if your printer will allow it.</div>
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Mine, sadly did not, so I traced. Boo.</div>
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Loosely cut out each piece of the template.</div>
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Iron the Freezer Paper template pieces onto the felt with the shiny side DOWN, </div>
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and cut out using sharp scissors.</div>
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2 head pieces in White Felt </div>
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1 head piece in the Heavy Interfacing</div>
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1 "hair" piece in Black Felt</div>
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1 beak in Orange Felt </div>
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1 piece of Elastic to fit your child </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(mine is 15", but measure for yourself)</span></div>
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Stack the head pieces with the felt on the top and bottom and the interfacing on the inside.</div>
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Its hard to see on this mask because they are all white, but its like a sandwich. </div>
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Pin the layers so that they don't move during sewing. Tuck the ends of the elastic under one of the outer layers(between the felt and the interfacing)and pin it. </div>
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I tuck about a half inch, and factor that into my calculations before I cut the elastic.</div>
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Then zigzag stitch around the outside edge, as well as inside each eye. Don't stress on this too much. The thread is the same color as the felt so it really doesn't show up if you goof a little. Your kid will be WAY to busy waddling around like a penguin to notice any uneven stitches;)</div>
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Pin the orange beak piece to the, uh, beak. </div>
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Then straight stitch around the edges using matching thread.</div>
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See? Totally cute already...even with its imperfections. </div>
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Handmade :)<br />
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Then comes the fun part:) Pin the black "hair" piece on, so that the poor penguin looks like he's getting a rather involved session of acupuncture. This piece tends to move, </div>
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so really pin that sucker down! Then zigzag around the edges using black thread.</div>
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You're DONE! Be prepared for your kid to think you're the best mom ever.</div>
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You're welcome.</div>
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Sigh...isn't she lovely?</div>
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My friend Georgia and I were talking during a crafting morning and I mentioned that I was searching for a smallish dresser for my entry. I just needed something with a little more storage than the sofa table I had in there currently. Well, she had picked this little dresser up about 2 years ago to refinish and it was still sitting in her garage and since she had no home for it, she sold it to me. I may have squealed with delight when she sent me the picture...it was EXACTLY what I had in mind.</div>
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Don't you love when things like that happen?</div>
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Of course you do;)</div>
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Anyway, that's why its the Georgia Dresser.</div>
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Here she is when I first got her home. Primed and with the hardware removed already. </div>
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Thanks Georgia!</div>
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I wiped her down and sanded a few spots and then got right to painting.</div>
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I knew I wanted a coral color and was so happy to find this at Lowes.</div>
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It's Coral Coast (aka: My happy place)</div>
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After painting a couple coats, I sanded around the edges and then applied Ralph Lauren Glaze in Tobacco in small sections and then wiped it off with paper towels. I glazed until I felt I had achieved <br />
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To protect the new finish, I applied a layer of Wipe on Poly and let it dry overnight.</div>
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Here's the hardware which Georgia had already spray painted (thank you) , but I like all my hardware to be the same.</div>
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Yep! Oil Rubbed Bronze.</div>
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FAVORITE!</div>
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I love putting everything back together and then stepping back to see how it turned out.</div>
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I am STUPID giddy over how perfect she is.</div>
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Seriously...I giggle every time I walk past her:)</div>
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Have you done a project that just turns out so dang well that you can't even believe it?</div>
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Let me know if you have any questions! </div>
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Oh, and here's a picture of my "paint face".<br />
You're welcome.</div>
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And here's one after I moved her into her new home:)</div>
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<a href="http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Fingerprints on the Fridge</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Making The World Cuter</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.dittledattle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Dittle Dattle</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com/search/label/Mad%20Skills%20Party"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Mad Skills Monday</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Skip to my Lou</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; 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font-size: xx-small;">Not Just a Housewife</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Today's Creative Blog</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://mycraftielife.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">My Craftie Life</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://sewmuchado.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Sew Much Ado</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://733blog.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Seven Thirty-Three</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">Someday Crafts</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; 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<strong><a href="http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">DIY Home Sweet Home</a></strong></div>
Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-80416597090943825402014-01-23T12:45:00.000-08:002014-01-23T12:45:04.604-08:00{Tutorial} Freezer Paper Prep<div style="text-align: left;">
I have been working on the Tutorials for the<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2013/12/handmade-felt-animal-masks.html" target="_blank"> Felt Animal Masks</a> and I decided that I should first share how I prepare my Freezer Paper for Crafting.</div>
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Freezer Paper can be used to make Stencils for DIY Silk Screening, but it can also be used for transferring patterns onto fabric.</div>
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I used this to make my <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2013/12/handmade-felt-animal-masks.html" target="_blank">Felt Animal Masks</a> so that I didn't need to mark up the fabrics. Simply trace the pattern onto the non-shiny side of the Freezer Paper and then iron it, shiny side DOWN, onto your fabric. Then you can cut out the pattern without pins or slippage. Its pretty fantastic stuff.</div>
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I know you can buy sheets, but I could only find the rolls locally, so I decided to make my own sheets to make things easier and to cut down on waste.</div>
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Line up the paper and cut at the 11" mark. Cut the whole roll like this.</div>
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Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-34383613622874145852014-01-13T22:59:00.000-08:002014-01-13T23:38:02.447-08:00I'm not her favorite person right now...and that's okay.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Actually, it's a good thing. She may not think so now, but one day she will understand.</div>
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I'm talking about my 10 year old daughter.</div>
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My very smart, very talented, super hardworking daughter qualified to represent her class in the school Spelling Bee! She was in it last year and came home with the 1st place trophy.</div>
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This year she brought home the permission slip that said she would be participating, had me sign it and took it back to school. Toward the end of Christmas break she told me that she didn't want to do it this year and asked if she could quit. I told her I would think about it and would talk to her Dad.</div>
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Last week she came home and said "My teacher needs a note from you that says I can quit the Spelling Bee." I told her that I couldn't do that, for a couple reasons.</div>
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1. Its not fair to throw an alternate in with a week to study</div>
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2. She signed up for this and she needs to finish it.</div>
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Oh man! Did I ever get the silent treatment and some tears, and for a second I thought about breaking. Then I thought about what that would teach her, and I decided to stand my ground.</div>
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Today she called me from school asking once more if she could quit and again, I said "No." </div>
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She put her teacher on the phone and I explained my decision. </div>
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I could hear the smile in her voice and knew that she understood what I was doing. </div>
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I love you so much and think that you are amazing! You seem so much older than your age and sometimes I forget that you are still a child. A child that I am supposed to mold into a self governed adult. You see, I am not raising a child, but an adult. </span></h4>
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Allowing you to quit something that you signed up for just because you "don't feel like doing it anymore" would be doing you a great disservice. </span></h4>
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When you are an adult you will have to do many things that you don't feel like doing. Some of them things you signed up for and some that you didn't. </span></h4>
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I want you to learn how to finish strong the things you set out to do, as well as how to say "no" to some things. I want you to learn to think things through and to decide if its something you have the time and energy for. I want you to learn what you can handle and how to keep from over-committing.</span></h4>
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I know you have not done much studying for this event, and all I can say to that is that I will be there to watch you complete what you started and I love you very much.</span></h4>
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Love, Mom.</span></h4>
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I know my "word" is a few days late, but this year it took me a bit longer to find it. </div>
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I had been struggling so much with finding a word that would give me direction, so instead I flipped it around and wrote down some of my priorities and my word just appeared.</div>
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Some of my priorities for this new year are:</div>
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1. To increase in the depth of my relationship with God by diving into his word </div>
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and spending more dedicated time in prayer.</div>
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2. To make my marriage a priority.</div>
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3. To <strong><u>train</u></strong> up my children in the way they should go; </div>
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<em>Raising</em> them as opposed to just letting them "grow up".</div>
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4. Making our house a home...cozy and inviting.</div>
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5. Learning more alternative medicines and putting them to use.</div>
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6. Becoming less of a consumer and more of a Homesteader.</div>
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7. Growing/Raising/Preserving more of the food we eat.</div>
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8. To get outside more. More walking, more hiking, more exploring.</div>
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9. To enjoy life more with my family.</div>
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I know that I have already been doing these things, but without much consistency. </div>
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This year I want to really <em>focus</em> on them. </div>
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When I looked at these things the word that jumped out at me was</div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">{HOMEMAKER}</span></div>
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A little old fashioned, but I love it.</div>
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More time invested in my family and less time on my phone.</div>
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More time learning, and then teaching.</div>
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More contentment in the blessings I have.</div>
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More fulfillment.</div>
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More adventure.</div>
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More JOY.</div>
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"She watches over the affairs of her household </div>
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and does not eat the bread of idleness."</div>
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Proverbs 31:27</div>
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What you are focusing on for 2014. </div>
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Do you choose a word, do resolutions or set goals?</div>
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I would love to hear about it:)</div>
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Here are my {One Little Word} posts from the last 5 years:</div>
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<a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-word-for-2009.html" target="_blank">2009</a>, <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-little-word2010.html" target="_blank">2010</a>, <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2010/12/one-little-word2011.html" target="_blank">2011</a>, <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2011/12/one-little-word-2012.html" target="_blank">2012</a></div>
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2013-I didn't do a post but my word was JOY. </div>
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This is our second year in a row with this teacher and my daughter loves her so much</div>
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We wanted to give her something nice for Christmas </div>
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and decided it should be a {handmade} infinity scarf.</div>
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We brainstormed colors and decided on Pagoda by Caron.</div>
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This scarf was made using a 6.5mm hook and almost the entire skein, </div>
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with rows of 32 Double Crochets, then slip stitching the two short ends together to connect.</div>
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This yarn is so soft, and using the slightly larger hook made this scarf drape so nicely.</div>
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It is super cozy.</div>
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We wrapped it in tissue paper, tied it up with the yarn scrap and tucked in a coffee card.</div>
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Teacher gift DONE! </div>
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We gave it to her at the Christmas Performance and she loved it. </div>
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Her son even said, "Mom, that is perfect for you!" </div>
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What did you give your kids' teachers? I love hearing all the creative ideas and since I have another kid starting school next year I will need some:)</div>
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I was asked to make some "Nativity Animal" costumes for the children's ministry Christmas</div>
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performance at my church, and they wanted about 60. Yeah...that says SIXTY. </div>
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Right away, it was decided that masks were what needed to happen.</div>
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Anyway, here are the pictures of the different animal masks I made. </div>
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I hand drew all the templates for these and after spending many hand-cramping hours</div>
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working on these, I figured that I should share them.</div>
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Don't mind the crappy it-was-too-dark-and-I-had-to-use-the-flash photos. It was 4:30 in the morning when I finished these and I knew once they were delivered I would not be able to get pics. </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Cow, Camel, Donkey, Dove, Sheep, and Pig.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All pretty normal "Nativity animals", right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Owl, Wolf, Duck, Koala, Raccoon and Penguin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Weren't all of these at the Manger scene?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Cheetah, Chick, Fawn, Polar Bear, Bunny and Monkey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm pretty sure a couple of these could have been there, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fox, Panda, Skunk, Zebra, Goat and Mouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you think maybe they wondered "What the FOX say"? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Yeah, I went there)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">a selfie at 4:30am (a few hours before the performance) when I was FINALLY done.</span></div>
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The performance was adorable and the kids(and parents) loved the masks so much that all of this was totally worth it. A labor of love. And now that the performance is done, the masks will go into the Sunday school dress up box for weekly fun. Totally worth it. </div>
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If you think I'm done, you're wrong. Now I get to make some for MY kids for Christmas.</div>
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Let me know which ones are your favorites so I can do those tutorials first.</div>
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FYI, probably not going to happen before Dec 25th.</div>
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When we decided that Brooklyn would be <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2012/11/handmade-princess-leia-costume.html" target="_blank">Princess Leia</a>, it only made sense to have Travis be Luke Skywalker since they are siblings. Plus he doesn't have his own opinions yet, </div>
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He made a super cute Jedi.</div>
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For the Cloak I used <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-2277-costumes.aspx" target="_blank">Simplicity Costumes 5927</a></div>
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For the Tunic I used <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-2193-boy-girl-costumes.aspx" target="_blank">Simplicity Costumes 4797</a> and altered the front to a v-neck faux wrap.</div>
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For the pants I used <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-1961-costumes.aspx" target="_blank">Simplicity Costumes 3650</a>.</div>
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Super easy sew.</div>
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The light saber was purchased in the toy section. The ones in the costume section were not as good quality and cost nearly the same, so it was sort of a no-brainer.</div>
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Sometimes Luke Skywalker chases a Rooster with his light saber.</div>
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My daughter Brooklyn as Princess Leia. </div>
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Perfect character for her: girly and strong and super sassy.</div>
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My little Leia was asked a couple times if her freckles were real. </div>
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Yep. Straight from Jesus, super real.</div>
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Her hair got so much attention at the Halloween Carnivals we went to. </div>
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People kept wondering how we got them so perfect. </div>
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Sock Buns!!!</div>
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For the belt I used Jess from Craftiness is not Optional's <a href="http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2011/10/princess-leia-costumebelt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a>.</div>
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I just added a couple inches to make it fit my daughter and it came out perfectly!</div>
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Thanks Jess!</div>
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The "hood" is not a normal hood, but is actually a rectangle of fabric with the short sides sewn into the collar. I made hers a little long, but I'm not stressing over it. She loved it.</div>
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The collar I had to free style and I am not thrilled with how it came out, but it was the best of the 4 that I tried. Yeah...4 collars that I sewed on and ripped off (gently with a seam ripper...not all Hulk-y).</div>
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I decided that I love it.</div>
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For the dress part I used the same pattern that I used last Christmas to make </div>
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Brooklyn was treated like a celebrity all night and was even bowed to by a few people running booths. </div>
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I am not going to get away with store bought costumes for this girl anymore...</div>
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she loved how authentic she looked.</div>
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Poor cat.</div>
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Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-21718706950648501252012-09-22T15:04:00.001-07:002012-09-22T15:04:53.741-07:00Two new thingsIt's been awhile since I last blogged and too much has happened for me to catch you up, so I will just share two things with you.<br />
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1. I am now a runner.</h3>
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Yep. I always thought that I would be a runner when I grew up. Since this year I turned 33 I decided that I should probably start. I got a couple of girlfriends together and we did the <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml" target="_blank">Couch 2 5K</a> program. It is awesome! If you are not (yet) a runner, and you want to be, you should check it out. It's a 9 week program that takes you from not ever running, to running 3.1 miles. <br />
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Tomorrow is my first race and I am getting so nervous! I am running a 5.3 mile leg of the <a href="http://www.sweatrc.com/Whiskeytown_Relays/index.html" target="_blank">Whiskeytown Relay</a> with 3 girlfriends.<br />
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2. I have gone Paleo.</h3>
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I have (mostly) given up dairy, grains, sugar and legumes. I say mostly because I will sometimes have those things as a treat but they are no longer a part of my daily diet. If you are wondering what's left to eat, I eat meat, eggs, fruits, veggies and healthy fats. ;) If you want more information on the Paleo diet, go here: <a href="http://robbwolf.com/what-is-the-paleo-diet/" target="_blank">What is the Paleo Diet?</a><br />
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I have lost 18 pounds and feel better than I have in years! <br />
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So, that's what's new around here;)<br />
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With the start of Fall and the promise of cooler weather (hopefully soon) I am planning to get back to blogging more regularly.<br />
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<p>We have been busy with soccer, a 9th birthday, potty training a 2 1/2 year old and just trying to keep up with laundry! </p>
<p>I am hoping to be back to projects and blogging again really soon, but now I am off to watch my kiddos swim as it is 90+ degrees outside.</p>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep. 3 ingredients. </div><br />
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</span><a href="http://www.oopsicraftmypants.net/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Oops I Craft My Pants</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.addicted2decorating.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Addicted 2 Decorating</span></a></div>Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-15480235430160232592012-03-11T12:57:00.000-07:002012-03-11T12:57:35.837-07:00Declan Everett<div style="text-align: center;">Hello! I have been away from the blog for too long, but I am back(I hope). I had my baby a little over 5 weeks ago and my days are spent snuggling with him and playing with my older kids. I have missed blogging and am going to try to get back into the swing of things. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuO36z5qz6CNDIfe8hQw7tFTZQFbIDOYkrBbNMFUpzMrp1Ara6wOqj3VnwczAz-v3pJaR0QBQyWpDDMw33bmE4ZAYt9c39lNeJuqjd55KtUjEriFy53xxX7_XEPYeKBxWdvVSkYZ30MY/s1600/2012+02+01_9709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuO36z5qz6CNDIfe8hQw7tFTZQFbIDOYkrBbNMFUpzMrp1Ara6wOqj3VnwczAz-v3pJaR0QBQyWpDDMw33bmE4ZAYt9c39lNeJuqjd55KtUjEriFy53xxX7_XEPYeKBxWdvVSkYZ30MY/s640/2012+02+01_9709.jpg" width="456px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">37 weeks and 1 day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last preggo photo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My water broke while picking my daughter up from AWANA and we took a goofy "We're gonna have a baby!" photo when we got home. Dork status fo sho!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPwMOHeC3B2NgqGtr4_Xrik8NiGl95s-rAo6zZNXiP9oJfuczb5jtoWm8hcR0be-ICDNrE54AgkzNMpYX33F5NafZgGgaNlRSxPxJhoQOilszjViu7rAWrZDoEV-dRknc87hDpfJEV_0/s1600/2012+02+02_9624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPwMOHeC3B2NgqGtr4_Xrik8NiGl95s-rAo6zZNXiP9oJfuczb5jtoWm8hcR0be-ICDNrE54AgkzNMpYX33F5NafZgGgaNlRSxPxJhoQOilszjViu7rAWrZDoEV-dRknc87hDpfJEV_0/s640/2012+02+02_9624.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Declan Everett</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Born 2-2-12 at 11:11am</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6lbs, 14.6ozs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">18.25in</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RwfdMcFvEH2P8NYFPp339Bv0k8vNSmxvzq1UDJLtYduEogpv4TziXDEeVvbOqv0v7WDi1xiSLBnSZuY6I0VwyPiPAc3xPJWomWjeNU1LD0lnH0Rkvvi06LTL1dxk4zLJ3zWARsD51IY/s1600/2012+02+02_9641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RwfdMcFvEH2P8NYFPp339Bv0k8vNSmxvzq1UDJLtYduEogpv4TziXDEeVvbOqv0v7WDi1xiSLBnSZuY6I0VwyPiPAc3xPJWomWjeNU1LD0lnH0Rkvvi06LTL1dxk4zLJ3zWARsD51IY/s640/2012+02+02_9641.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our first picture as a family of 5! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D3Y4CAhS3NJP3INykQ6IZ9XjMQ7omBvQWdNmXbLi18jyUOw-AyGywU4xV6NjhHzuHsI4mDKWEErtFq8-KYiYvA_YcbLk8-buW5cNSZn8gsPlDIYVThPMOTa5a83KWLCnNKg1rVH_kCg/s1600/2012+02+03_9539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D3Y4CAhS3NJP3INykQ6IZ9XjMQ7omBvQWdNmXbLi18jyUOw-AyGywU4xV6NjhHzuHsI4mDKWEErtFq8-KYiYvA_YcbLk8-buW5cNSZn8gsPlDIYVThPMOTa5a83KWLCnNKg1rVH_kCg/s640/2012+02+03_9539.jpg" width="456px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Declan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pronounced Deck-len</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hqmw55VUA0lO2o1aOm5FysldG-y4-qEkGin_0u8zgtxiwRzVAF5Gv0oM-6Wgf0zbZm23LKGydS7KFGJn0KEPArtjlqfD5BMQXpjLSKmnYEHDXFiT0IsJ-01Q17CwFgoNzAoVYdbsVLg/s1600/2012+02+03_9553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hqmw55VUA0lO2o1aOm5FysldG-y4-qEkGin_0u8zgtxiwRzVAF5Gv0oM-6Wgf0zbZm23LKGydS7KFGJn0KEPArtjlqfD5BMQXpjLSKmnYEHDXFiT0IsJ-01Q17CwFgoNzAoVYdbsVLg/s640/2012+02+03_9553.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am so in love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HXShKMtv61sWaqFNPwb_NhuU2uIfjM6pPG5rJFzTddNkFKsG549rnTQ80RbqlqZGBumyobKYCnieMjHsZgP4IcEUPOdy6zu7BjagSdivVxvjc63D31y_wMRw2Ii1G27yDQJH00Qo1Ew/s1600/2012+02+03_9564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HXShKMtv61sWaqFNPwb_NhuU2uIfjM6pPG5rJFzTddNkFKsG549rnTQ80RbqlqZGBumyobKYCnieMjHsZgP4IcEUPOdy6zu7BjagSdivVxvjc63D31y_wMRw2Ii1G27yDQJH00Qo1Ew/s640/2012+02+03_9564.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My three children. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Brooklyn and Travis pretty much adore their new baby brother:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my life and I love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/48/4C1B7C11695BB308CC969B521212462D.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-35047269205883689062012-01-25T18:04:00.000-08:002012-01-25T18:04:30.904-08:00{WORD} Wednesday<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Patience.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is one of the Fruits of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22, 23)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; 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;">God is currently working to grow this fruit in me.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">If you read my <a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2012/01/bump-36-weeks.html" target="_blank">post from yesterday</a> you will see what I mean. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; 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;">He is showing me that patience is needed to see fruit form on a tree...it doesn't happen overnight.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; 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;"><strong>Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>they shall mount up with wings as eagles; </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>they shall run, and not be weary; </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>and they shall walk, and not faint."</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; 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;">So now I am learning to wait upon the Lord.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Waiting for His perfect timing in life and in the birth of my child. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/48/4C1B7C11695BB308CC969B521212462D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/48/4C1B7C11695BB308CC969B521212462D.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-42675605961831649212012-01-24T14:20:00.000-08:002012-01-24T14:20:52.092-08:00{Bump} 36 Weeks<div style="text-align: center;">Warning: as this is a post about pregnancy there may or may not be some "lady business" talk.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My face in this picture pretty much sums up how I feel right now:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vv7S9Oc34zn3n_9SuKdQ4G4L-OvwdQM_0aJtqTRzDCeDnUiv_kXZ-YXXip-Q-X5ESZz2syCvPPDtXKGQpjHyjDBFgBw6bT1nlc-L15y6ztBiPg7WMYKHF6ZJA0SJTjn89_GV7cfL3Cw/s1600/2012+01+24_8905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vv7S9Oc34zn3n_9SuKdQ4G4L-OvwdQM_0aJtqTRzDCeDnUiv_kXZ-YXXip-Q-X5ESZz2syCvPPDtXKGQpjHyjDBFgBw6bT1nlc-L15y6ztBiPg7WMYKHF6ZJA0SJTjn89_GV7cfL3Cw/s400/2012+01+24_8905.jpg" width="266px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so tired! This past week I have had two false alarms. Such a TEASE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday evening my contractions were 5-7 minutes apart for an hour, then 3-5 minutes apart for 45 minutes and then they went to 2-3 minutes apart for 30 minutes before I decided to head to the hospital.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had me on the monitors for 4 hours with contractions 2-3 minutes apart and had to send me home because there was NO progression. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday evening I lost my "plug". (Can't believe I just wrote that...Eeew)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday evening the baby dropped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday(yesterday) I had contractions all day and then in the evening they picked up to 2-3 minutes for 2 hours and were much lower than on Thursday night. I headed back to the hospital </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and after an hour was sent home...AGAIN. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blarg.</em></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;">Apparently I am having a crap ton of useless, but perfectly timed, contractions that have done <u>NOTHING!</u> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing, that is, except turn me into a freaking basket case who has had to do </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the Labor & Delivery ward "Walk of Shame" twice now in one week:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Get dressed, look around to make sure you have all your belongings. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Was I wearing a bra?</em> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Walk down the long, brightly lit hallway hoping nobody sees you with </div><div style="text-align: center;">yesterdays mascara smeared under your puffy eyes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wait for the elevator just outside reception, which takes <em>FOREVER</em> considering its 2AM. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Walk out the door, past the same people who buzzed you in after hours, avoiding their looks of pity. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Climb into your cold car and drive home to cry yourself to sleep.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAs7rKfjsXLDwOXKIo5TbFPRiTX-yM2fBzASPDCbtMq_wnoEb4mFE1_q0-e1VRR-Y8i08tbfjAI4xHUydfjx98wmrcWym61CGrirXfmypsaGkgSSyUUFAWo5XHKukRmAYbwXj1CXRuts/s1600/2012+01+24_8923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAs7rKfjsXLDwOXKIo5TbFPRiTX-yM2fBzASPDCbtMq_wnoEb4mFE1_q0-e1VRR-Y8i08tbfjAI4xHUydfjx98wmrcWym61CGrirXfmypsaGkgSSyUUFAWo5XHKukRmAYbwXj1CXRuts/s400/2012+01+24_8923.jpg" width="266px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know that I am early, but with all these signs of labor, I am just tired of the guessing game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just FYI:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter was born at 35 1/2 weeks and was 6lbs 10ozs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My son was born at 37 1/2 weeks and was nearly 8 lbs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So for me, having the baby now would be perfectly normal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and with each of those pregnancies I did not feel a single contraction until I was in the hospital in active labor...so this whole contraction thing is new for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-51712039000778830372012-01-11T19:39:00.000-08:002012-01-11T19:39:58.383-08:00{WORD} Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;">Instead of "Wordless Wednesday" I will be doing "WORD" Wednesday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What is {Word} Wednesday?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, at the end of 2011 I chose a "word" that I will focus on for the new year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My post about my word and how it chose me is here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://increasinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2011/12/one-little-word-2012.html" target="_blank">My One Little Word for 2012</a></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesdays I will be sharing:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">*How my "word" has worked in my life that week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">*An inspirational quote relating to my word</div><div style="text-align: center;">*A verse from <em><strong>THE WORD</strong></em> that relates to <em><strong>MY WORD.</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NIV)</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>7 "But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>whose confidence is in him.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>8 They will be like a tree planted by the water</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>that sends out its roots by the stream.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>It does not fear when heat comes;</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>its leaves are always green.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>It has no worries in a year of drought</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>and never fails to bear fruit."</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this passage! </div><div style="text-align: center;">One thing I got from this is that the tree "sends out its roots." </div><div style="text-align: center;">The tree <em>seeks out</em> the nutrients needed in order to grow and bear fruit...just as we need to spend time cultivating a relationship with God through prayer and time in the WORD in order to "bear fruit" in our lives.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, that's it for my first {Word} Wednesday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a fruitful week my friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/48/4C1B7C11695BB308CC969B521212462D.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dude, how many times can a girl use the word WORD in one short post? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ever say a word so many times that it loses all meaning and sense of reality?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Um, yeah....</div>Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-85740175375287541562012-01-10T13:41:00.000-08:002012-01-10T13:41:15.576-08:00{Made} Infant Peasant Dress<div style="text-align: center;">One of my best friends just had a beautiful baby girl the day after Christmas. Because this is her second girl and she already has all the basic necessities, she decided to wait until the baby was born to have a shower. That is in a couple weeks, but I was wanting to make a little something to give to her <strong><em>now</em></strong>. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrOZniluFNEfInfSwQ2wvVrQIY0sq-X2NVvQdA_JwlPn5gN447DzeFVtzwRlK5uBKMpNHiLRhanKV-9yK2NsI2l3os1OZrn7sBZrAGJtug8PbB0dmN7OV7_SgCxYVbHuERTQJ9U4W0Co/s1600/2012+01+07_8740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrOZniluFNEfInfSwQ2wvVrQIY0sq-X2NVvQdA_JwlPn5gN447DzeFVtzwRlK5uBKMpNHiLRhanKV-9yK2NsI2l3os1OZrn7sBZrAGJtug8PbB0dmN7OV7_SgCxYVbHuERTQJ9U4W0Co/s640/2012+01+07_8740.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Abby from <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/" target="_blank">Sew Much Ado</a> shared this FREE <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/2012/01/infant-peasant-dress-free-pattern-and.html" target="_blank">Infant Peasant Dress Pattern and Tutorial</a> and I just HAD to make it! The fabric I used is Riley Blake Sugar & Spice by The Quilted Fish.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0OKGKkRP9KZq1oxCUfH6UjlGMUD2vFl8mCbFkzMG1_4aDy-XUFdxzvhWXfMB76DBkWIgDRPyAGzMM6aTmjJwyxat4AZr4pafTctQsXXUxJ5By5ka4oU6WCSg-Bcswt2LqSMoSiD8_LY/s1600/2012+01+07_8742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0OKGKkRP9KZq1oxCUfH6UjlGMUD2vFl8mCbFkzMG1_4aDy-XUFdxzvhWXfMB76DBkWIgDRPyAGzMM6aTmjJwyxat4AZr4pafTctQsXXUxJ5By5ka4oU6WCSg-Bcswt2LqSMoSiD8_LY/s640/2012+01+07_8742.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The pattern is awesome and the tutorial is so easy to follow and has great step by step photos. The pattern is the same for the front and back, so I added a little ribbon tag to what I decided was the "back". </div><div style="text-align: center;">I did this because there is one side that has more of the red flowers and I wanted that to be the front.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8WX9e0XqeBjzoxeUIk6INQrgwD1AO6jMd2LEfDwaIeJj2LNTOIHaOoOgZVLbmw15qF2hNNdeSxxFtAQ6dTj4A_WBQUlN6fUbMWRdwaImbr3sbZ6B9RsnpPLHvCunbu-GTWddjh1Outs/s1600/2012+01+07_8753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8WX9e0XqeBjzoxeUIk6INQrgwD1AO6jMd2LEfDwaIeJj2LNTOIHaOoOgZVLbmw15qF2hNNdeSxxFtAQ6dTj4A_WBQUlN6fUbMWRdwaImbr3sbZ6B9RsnpPLHvCunbu-GTWddjh1Outs/s640/2012+01+07_8753.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is the dress on that sweet baby girl! I added a pair of newborn pants to keep her little legs warm. </div><div style="text-align: center;">In the summer this dress would be perfect with some bloomers.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9tDd3Lupvry8_cbTGH8xxyTe0ANzb6KlSd8oqpCu-IK8NAVsmD0TQwVd-Rmg7mCv5nFvBtJYX3I0KZjecasln6aUFwTydU_qUmOC7Pje76Z4jtB_SLf0Sg9TXD6pdVDCr-I1biF4hxo/s1600/2012+01+07_8760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9tDd3Lupvry8_cbTGH8xxyTe0ANzb6KlSd8oqpCu-IK8NAVsmD0TQwVd-Rmg7mCv5nFvBtJYX3I0KZjecasln6aUFwTydU_qUmOC7Pje76Z4jtB_SLf0Sg9TXD6pdVDCr-I1biF4hxo/s640/2012+01+07_8760.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">*Sigh*I am so in love with her:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sewing for girls is so much fun! </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's probably a good thing that I am having another boy;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/48/4C1B7C11695BB308CC969B521212462D.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-585063099604806692012-01-09T07:14:00.000-08:002012-01-09T07:33:46.874-08:00{Tutorial} Simple Burp Cloths<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEvEKHynLZb8-qdYjjW3n14Ar0sqg4DKh6eq1P_V-EIumeOX0ltA0bi2lj4oXs8Z8POQvWsB6buQZ6nebtZiJs-lp2xTlZxyYwPcj-zWYHMrkEQ9Rn8ZaXp2J7BJtqh_IwP-sf2p_grI/s1600/2011+12+03_7023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEvEKHynLZb8-qdYjjW3n14Ar0sqg4DKh6eq1P_V-EIumeOX0ltA0bi2lj4oXs8Z8POQvWsB6buQZ6nebtZiJs-lp2xTlZxyYwPcj-zWYHMrkEQ9Rn8ZaXp2J7BJtqh_IwP-sf2p_grI/s640/2011+12+03_7023.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have SO MANY pregnant friends right now and I love giving handmade gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Burp cloths are something that every mother needs and really you can never have too many!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If they are cute...even better!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the look of the ones with the strip of fabric down the center of a cloth diaper, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I have heard from friends that they don't absorb as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The spit up runs down the fabric center and doesn't do what it is meant to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flannel is very absorbent and gets more so with each wash, so that's what I made these with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You could also do a flannel print on the front with minky, terry cloth, or chenille on the back.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT2S2PgBcSfzt315TWI4Lpx3yRbGLjIMPkTkD9SfKb8hH2sOgKmA0OSN4g9Mj0ul-0CVmiS5HGZEfsmUe8uTNWEyZLr3RI5bUCRG7qXqUugzg9FGvCKowBSlOPRD9iY9wglTNc87tuRs/s1600/2011+12+03_6986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="425px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT2S2PgBcSfzt315TWI4Lpx3yRbGLjIMPkTkD9SfKb8hH2sOgKmA0OSN4g9Mj0ul-0CVmiS5HGZEfsmUe8uTNWEyZLr3RI5bUCRG7qXqUugzg9FGvCKowBSlOPRD9iY9wglTNc87tuRs/s640/2011+12+03_6986.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cut 2 pieces of flannel or whatever fabric you are using.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mine were about 9" X 17". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finished product is about 8"x16".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This gives good shoulder coverage without being too big and rolls up nicely in the diaper bag.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AD2IFjBn4KRod7WwlDjiizri0Ln39jwFWULbSX8XMQ9B-XLsFLZ4yVkGuB5l2XgSGFdajo8mNB9I2_mPHnGK5CSEEIICM58a7J2ew5su2SaQ2EVkPDCWNKiEEBjqJdWVlfAOWd4RiGQ/s1600/2011+12+03_6995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AD2IFjBn4KRod7WwlDjiizri0Ln39jwFWULbSX8XMQ9B-XLsFLZ4yVkGuB5l2XgSGFdajo8mNB9I2_mPHnGK5CSEEIICM58a7J2ew5su2SaQ2EVkPDCWNKiEEBjqJdWVlfAOWd4RiGQ/s640/2011+12+03_6995.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pin the pieces right side to right side.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_iM3Q4yphU-XnVc-9DxdGdS07p_fKre8zDypLriU4P9JLogf-boeCd5uHVucIhSWkFkI4kNz9i5KNJJliWUKs15MBdzw0OHMjZXTR2S4Wuh13eVfMBqmAT2_uKWUHAhlTEQY5JzXFFQ/s1600/2011+12+03_6999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="425px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_iM3Q4yphU-XnVc-9DxdGdS07p_fKre8zDypLriU4P9JLogf-boeCd5uHVucIhSWkFkI4kNz9i5KNJJliWUKs15MBdzw0OHMjZXTR2S4Wuh13eVfMBqmAT2_uKWUHAhlTEQY5JzXFFQ/s640/2011+12+03_6999.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sew with a 3/8 seam allowance ALMOST all the way around.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaXauYSvFlJ_an2Fkqf9EnthAZ3QwvN0fUunjBcdTur0Ebl0mqtnSFVOPElaj91JmuiQtTsrXGNvPUZACCojqsp1uUBFvTKiuYEhx84yQlD6vOuqsbXHpbphlO6Kkggss20_MLRKN5n0/s1600/2011+12+03_7000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="425px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaXauYSvFlJ_an2Fkqf9EnthAZ3QwvN0fUunjBcdTur0Ebl0mqtnSFVOPElaj91JmuiQtTsrXGNvPUZACCojqsp1uUBFvTKiuYEhx84yQlD6vOuqsbXHpbphlO6Kkggss20_MLRKN5n0/s640/2011+12+03_7000.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leave about a 3" section open for turning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make sure to back stitch at the beginning and the end.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttp3yX8AWkKUoQNc11YbxDSz6awYU-t65oIpa2e00c8fzDg0TFvmgZFWbkK5PgrJrOctVgGw9tqGD-bOondHBXPbWur6GsSjkMo_zBiHk4y03P8e2MZbQq1Ya9saeueF13OGsQ5HerpU/s1600/2011+12+03_7003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="425px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttp3yX8AWkKUoQNc11YbxDSz6awYU-t65oIpa2e00c8fzDg0TFvmgZFWbkK5PgrJrOctVgGw9tqGD-bOondHBXPbWur6GsSjkMo_zBiHk4y03P8e2MZbQq1Ya9saeueF13OGsQ5HerpU/s640/2011+12+03_7003.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snip off the corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This removes some bulk in the corners when you turn.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmUivRig3xGcO6RmpUjf4c4ILSebrThi2tfnBq7kDjaY1Kzu0fS8frfftMUKHH-5AQOIojYpTsDiYp4_zK5pg1Fa9yVemvhplB8Wk7RrOCB3S2sgb-NHiGcnr9Bc69fk-yOTB3Ms9Z-o/s1600/2011+12+03_7007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="425px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmUivRig3xGcO6RmpUjf4c4ILSebrThi2tfnBq7kDjaY1Kzu0fS8frfftMUKHH-5AQOIojYpTsDiYp4_zK5pg1Fa9yVemvhplB8Wk7RrOCB3S2sgb-NHiGcnr9Bc69fk-yOTB3Ms9Z-o/s640/2011+12+03_7007.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turn right side out, poke out the corners so they are nice a sharp and press with an iron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make sure that the fabric at the opening is turned in(sometimes I pin this)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then topstitch all the way around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Backstitch at the beginning and end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And you're done!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyngV-K925Zr_IxKT4iWGFNz0Ad5ATZIaaUfcSWhPhzzhB3Pyc1TsPmuW2TYUjK2NnsKgPEk3DmQpgssFh5Bfl-bIXpgcwPCliPh2B1ZonkLS61nqsDLLmn9EUEjKm_2N5firxfskpVc/s1600/2011+12+03_7021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="425px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyngV-K925Zr_IxKT4iWGFNz0Ad5ATZIaaUfcSWhPhzzhB3Pyc1TsPmuW2TYUjK2NnsKgPEk3DmQpgssFh5Bfl-bIXpgcwPCliPh2B1ZonkLS61nqsDLLmn9EUEjKm_2N5firxfskpVc/s640/2011+12+03_7021.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make them in multiples and tie them up with a ribbon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gave these to a friend along with a set of bottles that she had registered for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bottles and Burp Cloths...Get it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love me a theme gift!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a simple modification:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Round the corners!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5mFLGztB8na9CtESwdDEuMykLfF3Qs-CgBRjjRhwFPYDYdEpdlKDHHa-6lBlc22qel3fzyxCiQ7ScfSxzjyDP9D0bOwRuQTBLBpHBHFmodRcB1cI9FwlgK_rAeyody-a3eRvilVpmis/s1600/2012+01+01_8499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5mFLGztB8na9CtESwdDEuMykLfF3Qs-CgBRjjRhwFPYDYdEpdlKDHHa-6lBlc22qel3fzyxCiQ7ScfSxzjyDP9D0bOwRuQTBLBpHBHFmodRcB1cI9FwlgK_rAeyody-a3eRvilVpmis/s640/2012+01+01_8499.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Using a cup, bowl or anything circular really, trace a rounded corner.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do this after my fabric is pinned together so that I am not fighting to line up the rounded corners.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMoAa_WWqe0rh-TjLf2HYU7RAlx53VFXu0E_neq5q_WbpC5gLjAVP92-HMMiiiW3YsSmhEUc6RXuD8qJOln6vq4sHJSxpiTqSI2B87vbkdviA9pYXp0yf-csUnEcHLFHf7hWZHmQb-e4/s1600/2012+01+01_8502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMoAa_WWqe0rh-TjLf2HYU7RAlx53VFXu0E_neq5q_WbpC5gLjAVP92-HMMiiiW3YsSmhEUc6RXuD8qJOln6vq4sHJSxpiTqSI2B87vbkdviA9pYXp0yf-csUnEcHLFHf7hWZHmQb-e4/s640/2012+01+01_8502.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div> With rounded corners you will need to cut out little notches. This keeps your corners from being too bulky.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPusJM5GC0Nen4R5dt-HnVwLZcblZD55rJdH1Sb4I0dpRwTF_EFarlYJwg9OQ6GRsDcH9DirC5zU6XNXL-5A_z7aPaKoDAlKr5gW2l4yXG6Da29wfDZMwOjsgFYxEh3haDZBdnb07hseE/s1600/2012+01+01_8505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPusJM5GC0Nen4R5dt-HnVwLZcblZD55rJdH1Sb4I0dpRwTF_EFarlYJwg9OQ6GRsDcH9DirC5zU6XNXL-5A_z7aPaKoDAlKr5gW2l4yXG6Da29wfDZMwOjsgFYxEh3haDZBdnb07hseE/s640/2012+01+01_8505.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Turn, press, and topstitch!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7CEWOhurnPMMFQoqSg7ulqGfL5QQEWubql33nUEamwirZC6VBETGOpisw1sMaA7Zz_b0-s1YoxaIOR7pUSU1k7t9sljHLgOw027TJMM_hhG2RMQy3Hy7uNnAqkQrf9EvWCyowamZd4g/s1600/2012+01+01_8514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7CEWOhurnPMMFQoqSg7ulqGfL5QQEWubql33nUEamwirZC6VBETGOpisw1sMaA7Zz_b0-s1YoxaIOR7pUSU1k7t9sljHLgOw027TJMM_hhG2RMQy3Hy7uNnAqkQrf9EvWCyowamZd4g/s640/2012+01+01_8514.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ask any mom and she will tell you that you can NEVER have too many burp cloths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why not give them something that is not only practical, but OH SO CUTE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and did I mention that they are super inexpensive to make?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially if you get your fabrics on sale or with a coupon like I do!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Sewing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/48/4C1B7C11695BB308CC969B521212462D.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-15841262712468277522012-01-03T20:29:00.000-08:002012-01-03T21:07:04.825-08:00{Bump} 33 Weeks<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yep. Here it is! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The {bump} at 33 weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPy0l00GRpohR_vR2Al0QlAeYLGPpkUS6bBxZenACIhzPK3px2bVr7MSPXDJe40X01zRUm6HItfzYH-_5TMggr5iWnzHF9jTJQvL5KuEe-Mhp-xf8T2jTHViczFSuxfljRfONFidc50M/s1600/2012+01+03_8692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPy0l00GRpohR_vR2Al0QlAeYLGPpkUS6bBxZenACIhzPK3px2bVr7MSPXDJe40X01zRUm6HItfzYH-_5TMggr5iWnzHF9jTJQvL5KuEe-Mhp-xf8T2jTHViczFSuxfljRfONFidc50M/s640/2012+01+03_8692.jpg" width="425px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't let the cheesy grin fool you...I am in some PAIN! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Backache, burning sensation on my ribs and BH contractions that take my breath away all throughout the day. If the practice ones hurt this bad I am TERRIFIED of what real labor is going to be like with this one;) I have heard from several friends that it is a 3rd pregnancy thing. Explains why there are so many families with only 3 children, huh?</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulGgz6x806AzeTP152z-WVOXLx3c939aIx12XZJ7rXXA7yO4Woh3pDEB6MsQzp19eGAwlVIUyZ2y5YjpmOJOR5pee8O_in0eLieEt7r0iwE0Wh0NkX0a5qh2L7AlVtrwNC1GD2FO3nU4/s1600/2012+01+03_8688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulGgz6x806AzeTP152z-WVOXLx3c939aIx12XZJ7rXXA7yO4Woh3pDEB6MsQzp19eGAwlVIUyZ2y5YjpmOJOR5pee8O_in0eLieEt7r0iwE0Wh0NkX0a5qh2L7AlVtrwNC1GD2FO3nU4/s640/2012+01+03_8688.jpg" width="425px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have gained exactly 15 pounds so far and all of that has gone straight to my belly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this boy is going to be about 12 pounds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh. My. YIKES!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlkKH6Ut8Zhk-l28UD-JT1MpP9p2dyyCSiGRKePV_MGts3cYqBfyztuwJqOUNNzBzY3PlzQhAhLc6LqTqNhpiBwem319tYVGPB3wuXDrCETyrG0feEdS9xA9BS1hRl0625zqUPkmp-Rw/s1600/33+weeks+belly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlkKH6Ut8Zhk-l28UD-JT1MpP9p2dyyCSiGRKePV_MGts3cYqBfyztuwJqOUNNzBzY3PlzQhAhLc6LqTqNhpiBwem319tYVGPB3wuXDrCETyrG0feEdS9xA9BS1hRl0625zqUPkmp-Rw/s640/33+weeks+belly.jpg" width="425px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep. I went there. Bare belly for your enjoyment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had people tell me my belly looked fake to them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is, in fact, quite real. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAZKzPUxC2hN1qlhxsJnZp6bnPJ9BvDZ6NbSPufG2GR5uVsP3lhu7xziTgWZC9uBwkhSdqnTrkeLbO2FDgL3lrlDcqunqZliRN0diTn3rNOkE2KJ2PhLQ4LSUgbRFOYtXZQVd7PS116k/s1600/2012+01+03_8703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAZKzPUxC2hN1qlhxsJnZp6bnPJ9BvDZ6NbSPufG2GR5uVsP3lhu7xziTgWZC9uBwkhSdqnTrkeLbO2FDgL3lrlDcqunqZliRN0diTn3rNOkE2KJ2PhLQ4LSUgbRFOYtXZQVd7PS116k/s640/2012+01+03_8703.jpg" width="425px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am seriously wondering if they got my date wrong or if there is a secret agent twin in there who can copy his brother so well that the ultrasounds can only pick the one kid up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cuz, I mean, dang. Just look at me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't see how I can make it another 7 weeks. Pray for me! ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband will look at my belly and then start busting up laughing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a good thing I like him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/48/4C1B7C11695BB308CC969B521212462D.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Amy @ Increasingly Domestichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737334987729013382noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838898467906694014.post-29253875415102013802012-01-02T00:00:00.000-08:002012-01-02T07:57:26.226-08:00{Tutorial} "Name" Beanbags<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><u></u></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW8mxGZrN5Zjn316o-eYPpMl85bgcRFmh6Np3AABF6QX9UAFOA0nIq7upmtaS5xiJq5FmMPtj7seV3Dz91e5pAOgGO_s6kq5oXGsGi5N0Bq1Bsca9mF-bd9hEAKfRVXEbfEth9NWbf6c/s1600/Name+Beanbag+Tutorial+Collage+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW8mxGZrN5Zjn316o-eYPpMl85bgcRFmh6Np3AABF6QX9UAFOA0nIq7upmtaS5xiJq5FmMPtj7seV3Dz91e5pAOgGO_s6kq5oXGsGi5N0Bq1Bsca9mF-bd9hEAKfRVXEbfEth9NWbf6c/s640/Name+Beanbag+Tutorial+Collage+3.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to make my son Travis some beanbags to help him to learn the letters of his name. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Uppercase letters on one side and lowercase letters on the other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went through my felt stash (yep, I have a whole bin FULL of felt) and realized that I could get almost all the colors of the rainbow to spell out his name!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfSxH9Mlnd7TBTM2Ec4HPXhYRf-swAgD-n-B09uyou8JdqChlyy5pHYNQ_7A_-NOEusZHNXq-wZGiWMVmiX-YF1wHBumSFVcXxapmBZyN0M6aQrQJ8AetJ7a9vQ5JOntjvtkhT4r1PE8/s1600/Beanbag+Tutorial+Rainbow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfSxH9Mlnd7TBTM2Ec4HPXhYRf-swAgD-n-B09uyou8JdqChlyy5pHYNQ_7A_-NOEusZHNXq-wZGiWMVmiX-YF1wHBumSFVcXxapmBZyN0M6aQrQJ8AetJ7a9vQ5JOntjvtkhT4r1PE8/s640/Beanbag+Tutorial+Rainbow.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div>First, cut your fabric into 5"x5" squares. 2 of each color.<br />
Then arrange them into a rainbow and take a picture.Very important step!<em> Unless your fabrics are not, in fact, a rainbow of colors because that just would not make sense.</em><br />
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#1. Trace the <em>REVERSED</em> Letter onto the shiny side of Heat N Bond, iron it onto the fabric you are using for your letters and then cut it out. Remove paper backing and iron to the center of your 5"x5" square.<br />
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#2. Using a zigzag or straight stitch, sew the applique to the fabric square.<br />
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#3. Here is my first one all stitched down. I used a straight stitch as close to the edge as I could. GO SLOW as there are lots of turns and curves.<br />
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#4. Here is what the back looks like...as you can see it looks just like the letter because of how carefully I sewed. My thread matches, so it's probably not that big of a deal, but I am a firstborn(read:Type A) so I kept it as neat as I could. I eased up a bit after the first one.<br />
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#5. Repeat with the lowercase letter on the other 5"x5" square of the same color.<br />
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#6. Pin the two squares "T" to "t" like they are smooching. Maybe even make the sound when you do this step. Pin the crap out of it, or don't. Not really necessary to use that many pins, but whatever.<br />
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#7. Sew around the outside of the squares leaving a 2"-3" opening. Back stitch at the beginning and at the end so that it is nice and strong when you turn the bag.<br />
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#8. "Clip" the corners. This removes some of the bulk once you turn the bag right side out. Make sure you don't cut through the thread. <br />
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#9. Turn the bag right side out and poke out the corners with something pointy (pencil, chopstick, actual apparatus meant for poking out corners).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let your toddler play with the beans on the floor so that he will leave you alone </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">long enough to get these finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOOL7U_VcM9C_Teb9zlB3lGACAEVyPOSe59sKY7j3f5UwItm2MtbKnWB9KPrse48qp3hcg2YraR7Kpzj-Pkxlgu0d9nvAoDZsakvzEcZNYljifyJVG5BSMsMjhyphenhyphenCzYMtAYwi-UqO3kOA/s1600/Name+Beanbag+Tutorial+Collage+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOOL7U_VcM9C_Teb9zlB3lGACAEVyPOSe59sKY7j3f5UwItm2MtbKnWB9KPrse48qp3hcg2YraR7Kpzj-Pkxlgu0d9nvAoDZsakvzEcZNYljifyJVG5BSMsMjhyphenhyphenCzYMtAYwi-UqO3kOA/s320/Name+Beanbag+Tutorial+Collage+3.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just FYI:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making these assembly line fashion is the way to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do each step with all the beanbags at the same time so you save time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and are not going back and forth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let the LEARNING FUN begin!</div><br />
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