tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83659865914657404362024-02-07T18:18:37.837-08:00Balls n DollsMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-30952408170109153552011-04-07T08:50:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:49:11.488-07:00Spring WreathI am going to have to look up the link for this one and edit the post later, but I saw this pretty cherry blossom wreath idea, and this is my take on it. I love how simple and pretty it is...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZcj5rcX5Y_Q1_SZkv89eQMfiFQa52jya-9wCiEeQ564yfKQrkFxIYM6S4iVeTejcRtQp1yPWRGMKyNbzgm7f7YxDy8Z1VS3cMR_5dxNmggGfmbMx7hYmOruc06q8Yai_Ko4o4Oh1mn0/s1600/DSC07523.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592870242799853618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZcj5rcX5Y_Q1_SZkv89eQMfiFQa52jya-9wCiEeQ564yfKQrkFxIYM6S4iVeTejcRtQp1yPWRGMKyNbzgm7f7YxDy8Z1VS3cMR_5dxNmggGfmbMx7hYmOruc06q8Yai_Ko4o4Oh1mn0/s320/DSC07523.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-30778545409816667952011-04-07T08:08:00.000-07:002011-04-07T08:50:40.070-07:00Painting with a TwistI got to have a mommy night!! My friend and I went to a place called Painting with a Twist. It was a little stressful, but still fun and the end result was worth it, come to find out our first was prob one of the harder ones. And it looked to be an easier one... We started with a blank canvas. They had our paint all ready for us, they did let me get a different background color so that it would match the boys' monkey bathroom (more of that to come...)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKHep2LPcpshpmBiOU_pzAPqQSg5wLPPZ4u3LSpDn9eeLadipTlwBeFaB9hDJg3Bb3ono57h4OHZ7okRmERcw-htFMItQxhyIcMUzZx5MaxyNdT3p7eEVwfRxCmWUkHp0JEMcj2S0l6E/s1600/DSC07505.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592861617270641586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKHep2LPcpshpmBiOU_pzAPqQSg5wLPPZ4u3LSpDn9eeLadipTlwBeFaB9hDJg3Bb3ono57h4OHZ7okRmERcw-htFMItQxhyIcMUzZx5MaxyNdT3p7eEVwfRxCmWUkHp0JEMcj2S0l6E/s320/DSC07505.JPG" /></a> First we were told to draw a straight line to seperate the canvas, like how straight my line was ;-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRkunEz6LtGlk3xcN3mD4oVuH5VfghSi9A6kokvVZKy30WV_CmRu1GuGTyTGy0dQC9oulZtVXyCWjngRbAadtXojOKo1zyJglodY-Wo_zfgIKPnIlnKCbIXuPNQva4C8lWFqS3Zo7Wro/s1600/DSC07507.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592861609205245106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRkunEz6LtGlk3xcN3mD4oVuH5VfghSi9A6kokvVZKy30WV_CmRu1GuGTyTGy0dQC9oulZtVXyCWjngRbAadtXojOKo1zyJglodY-Wo_zfgIKPnIlnKCbIXuPNQva4C8lWFqS3Zo7Wro/s320/DSC07507.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div>then step by step they took us through the drawing, there were so many lines and grey spots from errasing, they promised us that it would look bad before it got better :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsevaoBlbX-vs8sLXlMFlOb3zXYloKpYnIj_hioLHl9uKU0DmOueioxuUSh0yhjHSaOD3dhLerko60J3zXnDXzEc_5a9RhoBNm8hPwhxbrCw7s0dxW9t_AFu5VitJCfGRbB0OAEQtNL5g/s1600/DSC07508.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592861605046439186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsevaoBlbX-vs8sLXlMFlOb3zXYloKpYnIj_hioLHl9uKU0DmOueioxuUSh0yhjHSaOD3dhLerko60J3zXnDXzEc_5a9RhoBNm8hPwhxbrCw7s0dxW9t_AFu5VitJCfGRbB0OAEQtNL5g/s320/DSC07508.JPG" /></a> I forgot to take pictures from there, but here is the end result and you can kind of see their painting in the back ground :) <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF5kIu05yHR-EBn2Sx3wcLr4oD5Es7k356xCBZDMrr9gVU5tvdPxN0nRkYBoVQnb748iwN_oBzRrsv11iLmL9IItVZbhLM6pKwp0CjH6LBsfPgYlKBcxcVUrXep5dfCT9XZSbNBttPuA/s1600/DSC07510.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592861605508300882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF5kIu05yHR-EBn2Sx3wcLr4oD5Es7k356xCBZDMrr9gVU5tvdPxN0nRkYBoVQnb748iwN_oBzRrsv11iLmL9IItVZbhLM6pKwp0CjH6LBsfPgYlKBcxcVUrXep5dfCT9XZSbNBttPuA/s320/DSC07510.JPG" /></a> Oh, I will be linking up all the posts after I get the boys to bed ;-) And that is a pic of my boys above ;-) <br /><div></div></div></div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-42886894168697352412011-04-07T07:10:00.000-07:002011-04-07T08:08:03.441-07:00Lent EggsI saw this Easter countdown idea over at Eighteen25, and thought I would have it pertain more to the real reason for the season...I also painted the egg carton so that we weren't staring at egglands best all season ;-) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592846892633903106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbEMB9rlUWx0F2iUfJhB9VIVTrFGx2jfqh0W_XrI2D4gLe2vzf4jD8eTRJhLl31mCrfNCQq7CS1FYm99XtACR3G77J_wgKFCcjuTg2t1vFDnt4BRJUb8KlK4C0rZp3WiyO7w3m-DOPDs/s320/DSC07144.JPG" />Inside the carton is a little bit of Easter grass and some old plastic eggs with numbers on them...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592846896884646930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwveFijhxal_rKC_ao1mvlfR2bUJaZcYmGUauGpeL6s5yQx09FJcm_LmA3L5SXV2i2PhRTr2FBEL7_l4EwSQ-t5AV9hr9YnGNIOsurMspoOZJKA-hMjFmPhF7NxJfcz8CdpdFl8Jj78JQ/s320/DSC07145.JPG" />I found a Lenton countdown and printed off the sheets and then typed the prayers included...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592846899208393426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd4TsnNGQPnCrqq3mdx1fNjag6h6O0uoibwRxTgvUpvKugHcoPfyGJwyFQZT3J9VHMl4TVfVfcqC2ZMAPmczvOEzL6zl92Sw_MglQqnRuHVT00CVpLKrHGa4Qvqfkj1KyPDeyv5J7MYs/s320/DSC07147.JPG" />Inside each egg is the prayer, that we are supposed to recite throughout the day. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592848575671685346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeSblnTcT1unOK51rwubOWdrV2W78wwKDmUT4AFku4-hytKEJiFJO5pEUh_i6JYn1fIUEU3KAL_9WafD5HvgmKMR2vNdRiPplsFJ3dtIh0RJywUU3QZ3yaTpCxWptWoMRxYUzXFiKMXk/s320/DSC07150.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592846910058059506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtAJCqdVWXcLm0ILw4rsLDa66rbChmcx4dVhP13p64DhCFb0_qC9eOb_gVaULxbhRZp9AtyT8uN8mJ7pHX1VXVl_Vx_Cdz16_m89FjV00T91NVIBz2VKpPEnmTGxBC7pscWYhw4rJS_E/s320/DSC07149.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592846902594653810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTOLNshiNCnl-rvv3va0GrRm1bkxz0G_ODGI9neEDoGwkIBP9zWknEGjq3Zng0xui-Z_CcBz-d62XqrJ5SkCNWYlTZgjtyg_lHoyaMiv55CGbAU3nbYdqEr93qXc5E8DweIftkSWhDjg/s320/DSC07148.JPG" />I put the strips on the refridgerator so we can see them and the eggs and binder with the sheet on top. We are actually behind. I need to get black ink so we can get caught up, which seems to be the story of my life...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJt0AAjzYLzYvHyciOaWcqm1pGwARSEFMZ4fTLz9aZodCDykra3HK_khl8NBJQZxWxEh7jEQzG8aL2AKrWt6h3CCIRVQ0oIZOE7Sfo_bKAN154Svkrm7-yFS6_ad11qhZ6BJabPnHk40/s1600/DSC07151.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592848577036830418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJt0AAjzYLzYvHyciOaWcqm1pGwARSEFMZ4fTLz9aZodCDykra3HK_khl8NBJQZxWxEh7jEQzG8aL2AKrWt6h3CCIRVQ0oIZOE7Sfo_bKAN154Svkrm7-yFS6_ad11qhZ6BJabPnHk40/s320/DSC07151.JPG" /></a> More completed craft posts to come :) <br /><div><br /><div></div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-88633876239555684642011-04-07T07:07:00.000-07:002011-04-07T07:09:56.630-07:00sick little manWell, we were supposed to have a busy day, but my youngest woke with a fever of 100.3. Though the Motrin has kicked in, we are still staying home most of the day. So, I figured I should post all my crafts I have completed. So get ready for a few posts :) I have new furniture, a new door wreath, some decorations for my room, and some scrap pages. Am currently working on a wreath for the babies' room, and also some art stuff for their room with pictures and posters, those will be posted when complete and their shelf is up too :)<br /><br />Keep a look out...Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-41986282128535999632011-03-11T20:41:00.001-08:002011-03-14T06:07:23.924-07:00Fleece doughnutsa little while back someone asked about fabric food patterns on a facebook group I am on. Thus the <a href="http://ballsndolls.blogspot.com/2011/02/fleece-watermelon.html">watermelon</a> I rencently made. Well, as I was looking at the archives to <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/">tatertots and jello</a>, she posted about an <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2008/08/favorite-thing-wednesday-felt-food.html">etsy shop</a> that had had some real fun felt food. I decided I wanted to make more for my boys, especially my middle child. I posted the blog post on fb and a friend sent me a bunch of links. The <a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/toys-kids/free-felt-food-tutorials-we-made-it-and-so-can-you-085169">first link</a> started with doughnuts, so I decided to do the same. In that blog, she had picked up a dunkin doughnuts bag to put them in. Well, we don't have a DD, but do have a KK (Krispy Kreme). So I decided the boys and I HAD to go buy a dozen so I wouldn't feel like a dork asking for a clean box. Because I use fleece a lot for costumes for my boys, I use my huge stash of fleece scraps.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUtYjcsm35sHQma_34zmKkqWOagXzq9f7yVlaCP7XWHx9QUq5kmQxTjJUwLSFMbGbA3P4FCHMfQWA5_sVwT46kN4YTHhgqFuIX1malU7QYu7z83As7I51i-rj9h4Ka2DMKTj5h6CCncg/s1600/DSC07137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUtYjcsm35sHQma_34zmKkqWOagXzq9f7yVlaCP7XWHx9QUq5kmQxTjJUwLSFMbGbA3P4FCHMfQWA5_sVwT46kN4YTHhgqFuIX1malU7QYu7z83As7I51i-rj9h4Ka2DMKTj5h6CCncg/s320/DSC07137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583050348565307922" /></a><br /><br />The doughnut's tutorial was linked at the original blog to <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/06/05/making-doughnuts/">Skip to my Lou</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpZyq1As42RFXbW_Y79hjHVgAxYB3VbbegWeoQny9AspZa7Di1AYA50xPtcS2LZBB7q28w_X-7A8qaIL4uUDcQBfCmsnTifHrX3HJvMOHA9wMc2qNk4COuN1YR7gVEycaggLmGw-h_hE/s1600/DSC07136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpZyq1As42RFXbW_Y79hjHVgAxYB3VbbegWeoQny9AspZa7Di1AYA50xPtcS2LZBB7q28w_X-7A8qaIL4uUDcQBfCmsnTifHrX3HJvMOHA9wMc2qNk4COuN1YR7gVEycaggLmGw-h_hE/s320/DSC07136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583050347483368482" /></a><br /><br />Since my middle child picked the St Patrick's Day doughnuts, at first I was going to go with 12 holiday themed doughnuts, but decided to do colors instead. He just turned 3, and does not have his colors straight, so figured I would do a double wammy and make them educational too :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLCOTNAu4-5hcUD5G67ULBnAToyVOKjaUiz6OiC6ccpXQV04HZYK8PqS6Aay83BRHR6cbs-T9NM_g7fX7nMMkfwbpMJXP4RPV3ksTsdx7DR-0x0xEl3ntl3G_2iGTMUVob5jSfyytXRo/s1600/DSC07135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLCOTNAu4-5hcUD5G67ULBnAToyVOKjaUiz6OiC6ccpXQV04HZYK8PqS6Aay83BRHR6cbs-T9NM_g7fX7nMMkfwbpMJXP4RPV3ksTsdx7DR-0x0xEl3ntl3G_2iGTMUVob5jSfyytXRo/s320/DSC07135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583050340844875602" /></a><br /><br />though, I have adorable crochet eggs, I plan to make more, and include some <a href="http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/day_to_day/2008/07/tutorial---felt-food-egg-orange-slices.html">fleece ones</a> too, just cause I can :)<br /><br /><a<br /> border="0" href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com" <br /> target="_blank"><img <br />src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/825895175_xmTVA-O.jpg" <br /> alt="Join us Saturdays at tatertotsandjello.com for the weekend wrap <br /> up party!" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy82/mrsmichellebarbour/feb282011086-1.jpg" /></a></center>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-90353703000513037332011-03-09T15:27:00.000-08:002011-03-09T15:50:43.120-08:00Irish WreathSo, I should be cleaning or feeding my kids, but instead am surfing <a href="http://www.blogger.com/tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com">tatertots and jello</a>. I did decide to multi task and upload my project I finished yesterday. i saw the idea on one of her check this out blogs. It is a fabric wreath. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582229692170217330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcokdJPwCbEWxcUlTCX-OQV1EIjulBrgkpoma_auEHhKS5_7G6NterPSRmBS7CbJIMA1-GX3CbEwxUVTn1JiNvYX4hoQtdihU4TUXhrMudi5wDn1P5fIYwo-NjLZYEvZvZ62DIof98cbc/s320/DSC07083.JPG" />
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<br />Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-67151121817250037282011-03-04T21:13:00.000-08:002011-03-04T22:06:01.280-08:00Mardi Gras Shoebox ParadeOur homeschool group had a mardi gras shoebox float parade. I was not feeling very creative with how I would use a shoe box or cereal box to make our float. Luckily the English muffin box sparked a little bit and the inside box is a no boil lasagna box. I let my son choose the colors. he is not my crafty child, but I still think he did a good job. I did help him paint and changed the bead plan after he crashed and just painted them on. I asked him to pic a character for his float and I truely think he picked up the first thing he saw. A duck with a duckling on it's back. Must be a kid's float ;-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz0NhQ6o888Wq666GLlAhi3XaTHowMjYPEvbvRszycKxWOpN-Zs8gMoJ7GsBlo5VMVodNt6zJFDXjunuv0QfvWYAc96GoGhwor48xrTTbmlbDQKCEbViHxeOD2w1BW7h3g6UjQ1GcMrw/s1600/DSC06952.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580467599219493650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz0NhQ6o888Wq666GLlAhi3XaTHowMjYPEvbvRszycKxWOpN-Zs8gMoJ7GsBlo5VMVodNt6zJFDXjunuv0QfvWYAc96GoGhwor48xrTTbmlbDQKCEbViHxeOD2w1BW7h3g6UjQ1GcMrw/s320/DSC06952.JPG" /></a> Oh my, I did not realize my son looked so out of it in this picture :( Here he is with his float before the "parade"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kb1evA9pNIpb7iQ3w6kxKySj-hlw466kbb1QcTSrx5aClNCtN6WUKnci8oYyxYujJKFcs198iVlaa-VCjzFFoY4nziTtS_LSd0dol0Yusdiu4yDj1Arbpk12AkmBHsBudXMICoFGVs0/s1600/DSC06954.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580467068725611890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kb1evA9pNIpb7iQ3w6kxKySj-hlw466kbb1QcTSrx5aClNCtN6WUKnci8oYyxYujJKFcs198iVlaa-VCjzFFoY4nziTtS_LSd0dol0Yusdiu4yDj1Arbpk12AkmBHsBudXMICoFGVs0/s320/DSC06954.JPG" /></a> placing their "floats" on the stage. There were so many really neat ones. I should have gotten a picture of the taller girl's float. She painted a picture from Wicked and Phantom. She and her mom said that she is not a painter, her float was beautiful and the paintings were perfect!! Oh, and I just have to say I LOVE the HUGE American flag in the background :)<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjNUGT1BPB4ULm_gZeBlYoEUQd7yDHyPHjxvwIN0P51LXJULQynXKZIT1fWr15OPBCplHzce6JZs_UnRhBPpV_HGobRrhR10Jcn1uyaSNjK8zfHcpIz6qgV9LiobSgl5oxSoCgQFFXtY/s1600/DSC06955.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580467060006537954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjNUGT1BPB4ULm_gZeBlYoEUQd7yDHyPHjxvwIN0P51LXJULQynXKZIT1fWr15OPBCplHzce6JZs_UnRhBPpV_HGobRrhR10Jcn1uyaSNjK8zfHcpIz6qgV9LiobSgl5oxSoCgQFFXtY/s320/DSC06955.JPG" /></a> My son's float. His was in the more simple group, but I still like the way it turned out :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbxGyPtZiRBLepT5CtQpFyZunquJKqfZH-3I5r62Jwr_Iw5lxAvFAtpedsvZjmAyvD2jF8a6bLA8TbUSPrWROR8j2blFR1pUblbx4Z5axAj5iLq5OzEBTq3Fe_KMgoobwJF61qA74mGU/s1600/DSC06956.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580467059279324274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbxGyPtZiRBLepT5CtQpFyZunquJKqfZH-3I5r62Jwr_Iw5lxAvFAtpedsvZjmAyvD2jF8a6bLA8TbUSPrWROR8j2blFR1pUblbx4Z5axAj5iLq5OzEBTq3Fe_KMgoobwJF61qA74mGU/s320/DSC06956.JPG" /></a> My boys had a blast playing with something as simple as balloons. the younger two just ran around with them and the eldest played football with the other boys. Which ironically, or maybe not. The boys there played football, the girls sat and ate, talked, or did the crafts...Oh to have a girl...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKYMo1pMGIfWNNpTjPQAtS3Uy3QIlGrjkK2T91xj3tw0fDY0VUK4dNcdgdNdSJBdoGNxPGk4fijQ56rEBC9kt0fA1N4zBOwsA_44Hw97T8tdR6_hFIIIUyJ8SdWWfRYRyos7EqOT_cJc/s1600/DSC06961.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580467054251751442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKYMo1pMGIfWNNpTjPQAtS3Uy3QIlGrjkK2T91xj3tw0fDY0VUK4dNcdgdNdSJBdoGNxPGk4fijQ56rEBC9kt0fA1N4zBOwsA_44Hw97T8tdR6_hFIIIUyJ8SdWWfRYRyos7EqOT_cJc/s320/DSC06961.JPG" /></a> At least my middle child loves crafts, so much that he decorates our walls for us without us even asking ;-)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WLlGCDCkacxBxCncxh8YVAqCFDFHQJgRPtvZK6Dz1n4JQUCnuvd5Jwpsik_6l9Wg_YkI7pLiqwMVFY8xZcbDkfQGhLEsq3zcP_ldQsFF4J8fQFp-sqYvV2lYCxuCgYMmVpqOjaGZUx0/s1600/DSC06962.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580467049933821554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WLlGCDCkacxBxCncxh8YVAqCFDFHQJgRPtvZK6Dz1n4JQUCnuvd5Jwpsik_6l9Wg_YkI7pLiqwMVFY8xZcbDkfQGhLEsq3zcP_ldQsFF4J8fQFp-sqYvV2lYCxuCgYMmVpqOjaGZUx0/s320/DSC06962.JPG" /></a> Baby brother wanted in on the fun too, though he really just grabbed at things, hey, he tried :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhOfWfqGpoSGErhv5-9xnoatISjcliquKTIeZ4QVZxiCxEyQxWsI-JINDsCl8zMOZ7px8kYMdXNj458DLLVH4qrR0nbwa3pYk65CPRryR0rZu6wj_Di1_DOxqfN1AZGzhFZJvswGGdMo/s1600/DSC06963.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580464180974739842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhOfWfqGpoSGErhv5-9xnoatISjcliquKTIeZ4QVZxiCxEyQxWsI-JINDsCl8zMOZ7px8kYMdXNj458DLLVH4qrR0nbwa3pYk65CPRryR0rZu6wj_Di1_DOxqfN1AZGzhFZJvswGGdMo/s320/DSC06963.JPG" /></a> The extent of his plate, a brownie, and chocolate and cream cheese king cake!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIYuOB_JeK64yQ2VXoGwPrwNMysmQP5UZNYXItW2l2Rns_jbniV4a8x8V2mQXvpdynOTTYKRgls8drSQxT79YKgM3Da7mMLOXteCrEozB-z682D_DtttHTkeQRy8CBl74f9EXt8GDsIw/s1600/DSC06964.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580464177825359362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIYuOB_JeK64yQ2VXoGwPrwNMysmQP5UZNYXItW2l2Rns_jbniV4a8x8V2mQXvpdynOTTYKRgls8drSQxT79YKgM3Da7mMLOXteCrEozB-z682D_DtttHTkeQRy8CBl74f9EXt8GDsIw/s320/DSC06964.JPG" /></a> And this is why we have high chairs!! he was climbing all over. When we got home, I thought my middle child was getting something out of the car and as I come around it was my 16 month old climbing in the drivers seat to "play"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLTiSw70iATSvz7yDXWP6jAzJLSjKh2-DOcvq8mvMhDjnJvGH3ozZrPRWjd6KWvwzFM3WH6MwUTaNvlPiqLxUJXUrHjNcVEgOjuIW4IwoBdtSVXFqu9Jqiwzv5f4i4roAu6DO0mJjN68/s1600/DSC06965.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580464175382358386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLTiSw70iATSvz7yDXWP6jAzJLSjKh2-DOcvq8mvMhDjnJvGH3ozZrPRWjd6KWvwzFM3WH6MwUTaNvlPiqLxUJXUrHjNcVEgOjuIW4IwoBdtSVXFqu9Jqiwzv5f4i4roAu6DO0mJjN68/s320/DSC06965.JPG" /></a> he is my kid, all about the chocolate :) Not sure if he ate more or if more is on his face...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncy8q5NKda0Y7bV77y6UVtFetLtoYOqzGH4Ii1dnmv7S12byW-5ys7zt7WFpmvHxHd1mrhaAWTvih7FqGmSadbeoQdHFJYAI_vmy-SP56YpAJ1jhXr3xm44e7NOQxFZFxmwmlGR65rJ8/s1600/DSC06966.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580464172347710818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncy8q5NKda0Y7bV77y6UVtFetLtoYOqzGH4Ii1dnmv7S12byW-5ys7zt7WFpmvHxHd1mrhaAWTvih7FqGmSadbeoQdHFJYAI_vmy-SP56YpAJ1jhXr3xm44e7NOQxFZFxmwmlGR65rJ8/s320/DSC06966.JPG" /></a> My "nut job" (newest nick name for him, he is a hoot) decorating his mask. He loved the craft table.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0GSmAn3SYfxaCcAvaUpo3jXUpiDag9X_xObLGkS5RgU4bwbIXDUWCKAs7n11t8TkGGxXIhyphenhyphen1hH_x4cP3OjRw6LqH4pjIky_fMM1seOUQ80Gady2tDkAMRS1VNX2oBB5sNBGpHSh5uuk/s1600/DSC06968.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580464169100422594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0GSmAn3SYfxaCcAvaUpo3jXUpiDag9X_xObLGkS5RgU4bwbIXDUWCKAs7n11t8TkGGxXIhyphenhyphen1hH_x4cP3OjRw6LqH4pjIky_fMM1seOUQ80Gady2tDkAMRS1VNX2oBB5sNBGpHSh5uuk/s320/DSC06968.JPG" /></a> My craft little boy!! he and I are going to have so much fun together as he gets older. need to try a finger painting recipe from <a href="http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2008/06/03/diy-homemade-finger-paintgoop/">Under the Sycamore</a>, he finger painted our tv with peanut butter last night ;-)<br /></div><div>This post is linked to Tatertots and Jello <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekend-wrap-party-and-little-birdie.html">Weekend Wrap party</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-62063742640610865492011-03-04T19:49:00.000-08:002011-03-04T21:36:34.726-08:00First St Patty's Project of the year :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580454920133057266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpy4UkeTA_JYmBsiJSJbc5iBPrGvuv1OM-ZiqSLC86LF2qjtARre_UjcFuU5chMgY8xhmwclqQNjjaXuG-wql6BnqKyMdja9Y8wVLScst7z8neyZuQmqIMx9b1H3eLFpUZ1lSMe3GImc/s320/DSC06973.JPG" /> <div>Ok, I am loving all the St Patrick's Days projects I am finding online. My first is from <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/02/quick-and-easy-st-patricks-day-craft.html">Tattertots and Jello</a>. i did my own take on it. For one I don't have a nice die cut machine and did not want to wait to get the cuts from a friend, and two, my son was painting a shoe box float for a mardi gras party today and there was left over yellow and green paint :) So I used black construction paper, and free handed our letters. The clover is a stencil. The green is harder to see on the camera, but I still kind of like the way it looks.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580451540558639394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJIN_WhqhZ9jhnvFlfKGj5R7RtLFuSkeF0SkWP78Po70pEwCdVANLm5WqpjWN-O2FZ2GUMt-xpOAhIN7daAvW59vsd5gzjvjVQo5BsjOxMNmOzuEDWKRk4uLOctApzqTTxz-i8ENQJlg/s320/DSC06975.JPG" /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I am also an Irish Step Dancer. I began as an adult when my oldest was 5 months old. I am currently not able to dance because it is not available in my area and I miss it so much. I figured my hard and soft shoes, plus the headband I where at a Feis would go well with my decorations.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580453105125650802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-LJSlCiRqbywRk9pyY8CJ-UT7I7kj34EmOPi4shsdwhEyazuiPPgIyqitT85ZF3xCos1NAcruQTuyeNc_D5rX6lr6kH9zZMfgjPi9BAg7HQRQwzYKS5ZTvpDZZ9LcptYfhRjwcnuFDk/s320/DSC06976.JPG" /> <div></div><div>I am a colloector, I have never denied it. My parent's bought my the porcelin doll when they went to Ireland while I was in hs. My sister bought me the Barbie doll for my 28th birthday, and the smaller doll I actually got from one of those mail order book clubs. The pin is from an Irish shop in Manitou Springs, CO. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580456528329809842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH274th0mQGse8O9Z0YdCgOr-6I3QaASYmbbkmii4uNXiF6VVz8UL0h3RPsoxPzMnv94G7PZ-aRKLFEyknepzrcZFYzypUi2EF92xxlvc-vA58iZfpGTyUspig0C1zw4mzToiZ_9FjJ-Y/s320/DSC06978.JPG" /> <div></div><div>I actually have another Irish doll, and collection of Longaberger Irish baskets and a new Scentsy Irish burner. I can't wait to add more Irish Projects I have seen and incorporate these items into those projects too. My living room is my "Irish" room in a way since I leave the basekts out year round. I may do so with these. I am not 100% Irish, but it is my most dominate White European lineage :) Not sure if that is why, but I love anything Irish :) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580458120404902242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6N9XAXMxikjp78475OSovJ-8tLj6va06vc1jledL5UWVJVTuAhJxgtrqY0stG6NMxrCuUnBcXUuOxLovIQdzj9hw8IP9zqiIfSVuEsBck-sx-Q1DVYTXSqNW0-UXci-96r61WTq1ez0/s320/DSC06979.JPG" /></div><div>this post is linked to Tatertots and Jello <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekend-wrap-party-and-little-birdie.html">Weekend Wrap Party</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-88037141035763680622011-03-02T20:04:00.000-08:002011-03-04T21:34:36.428-08:00Storybook Creator and free digital downloadsSo, after my post last night I played a little with my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.mycmsite.com/vhaberman">Creative Memories </a>StoryBook Creator. I felt very limited and that I would have to pay $11 to add a different pallete, and with a room full of traditional scrapbooking stuff I did not feel I could justify that. Well, one of my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/scrapkeeper.blogspot.com.">class mates </a>from highschool that sells CM was on FB this morning and she explained a lot to me!! Since I have the paid version I can use any digital scrapping elements. So, I found a free one that was perfect for my pictures, and with her help played around and here is my first one!! I did use a CM template that I had :) I love templates/sketches :)<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579703170172271122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSrLsQdvYimrA00iLG_mEqd_rIb_FuYOxBNucao9z-b6dCvKxS6Ol6wycLa9QTejvUUE-TcrpUyQPfOZG98lEYvCtglhBV-PWwP90wtD6dYG6BRmTvsENcOQVRjCbqBA3IbYOZDQaoAs/s320/0111+-+Page+001.jpg" /><br />I am also posting this to <a href="http://www.apronstringsdesigns.com/">Apron Strings</a>, another friend of mine sells scrapbooking kits. These are my secret to quickly scrapping traditonally, she does all the matching for me!! They are having a <a href="http://apronstringsdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-belated-birthday.html">Birthday Celebration</a> at their blog this month and the first challange was to use ribbon in a different way. Well, applying a digital ribbon is totally new for me, the whole page was pretty new. I played with my CM program 2 years ago, but didn't remember a thing, and did not use non CM elements :)<br /><br />This post is linked to Tatertots and Jello <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekend-wrap-party-and-little-birdie.html">Weekend Wrap party</a>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-78915349659380999722011-03-02T05:34:00.000-08:002011-03-04T21:33:24.420-08:00I Love Studio JI am a traditional scrapper at heart. I love to go from a bunch of squares and pictures and have something created. But with the state of my house, my craft room especially, and the fact that I have over 2,000 printed photos to scrap, I have decided to do some digital scrapping of my photos I have not ordered. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477037941770962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMDrzrbH7-oPGEge1p9E7Q01d-KFyxYYYh8QecJEIuV1yNeDIwEwhaHuQBdG9EvS1Xh9XsamCprtuC17tEba9D1knSHGbDy5C0EACMrhocl4HXrAY5gNxvmuYeKpI3ApHNesbnZ3yfDQ/s320/2011_-_1.jpg" /><a href="https://create.studioj.com/home">Close to My Heart</a> has an awesome digital program for the digital beginner like me. No clue if I have a good photo editing program, no time to learn something new that is remotely compicated, and really just wants to get things done. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477041863966610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0PLAWvHEV4S3ynW2GRi6RdYWKzFFGIblIbsXVgVU7YhGkLlANPzTGfFCao33bl_0hMawtCCpFIMg4IO9TGwXqe0IwAOVtJQt8JiDDhUSpDah7Me7JaxAM9Sj0ZRx0dcijLODz1SybLU/s320/2011_-_3.jpg" /> With <a href="https://create.studioj.com/home">Studio J</a>, you can play for free, though by becoming a member you get more options, pay less for prints and can either order jpegs of your projects or get them free with your print order. You also get free shipping once a month on up to 20 layouts (double page!! so 40 pages), page protectors, and they have exclusive specials.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477045670857234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuO-J3wObHWvGS7O-JHMSO1Ov_mQGOGBum3hOjqQvsDrcc19TmfmjykPFfPGsFLWU-IcCoO-Xbw_re4hbq52sKbzciuu2zUgn79MSyvSOvw2SUOv3-c7swvsVSvfNV4WWhDj49ibQeBM/s320/2011_-_4.jpg" />Really it is quite simple to use. You crete a user acount and then you can play away. Nothing needs to be downloaded to your computer. You upload the pictures you want to use. You can add more later if you want to. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477054851579634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNQYhAoPLqrkxrAWgLFpUI3bzldyEQzMzt69TDVs7uDXNYBDtmir9vX9USuO96-vm5YLmL3Cezs9Qu0vGhZebPYsztY7IcVwkYdRXP6ye9QEWomuMuyRdv5UlnKPidzqHt8ps_So6ikU/s320/2011_-_6.jpg" />Then you choose your paper packs. There are a lot to choose from and they all match the traditional paper that the company sells, plus some extras for members.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477056825293586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAjghILo__krO3RpgrtkIUhnn8zXswxuwCuY7DEPhRSi5C8Ry6a2VbDjMqRLVga4Enc-T65R0VhKB8RYhesBKJhUIKlRC1GFYtAT8MY776978-pMHyaobrLfjVuux_jvUtWaKzvxBGoc/s320/2011_-_7.jpg" />Once you have picked your papers you choose your layout, there is drop down to say how many pictures you have. Keep in mind you can later change elements like I did on a few of mine where I needed more photo space.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478498579247122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eX5MOIBfVS1zqFINA-0s_IiaH-3r5fOufi0c2z_f7k4OB4GQ2_K6MwaqiF_JcvF45Lser1N_MaVryMY7AR_Zj-MCnMr4-laR7Ucg5INAFJSXTeRIkRH3SLdyWIzAQfzxowxajFLjJ8E/s320/2011_-_8.jpg" />Next you pick one of six layouts wher they have taken the kit you have chosen and rearranged the papers used so that you can pick which one best matches your photos. Another thing you can change around once you get into your project if you would like.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478504189828914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RR01mKDPOtfx7DEdmXLyafCcEeEVYqIZCEtEiYCIGXDwxM7dAmR4R0cbcgBOHcLvu66nYqrEsGEPfqiYMBXN7NDkDD1GM-7o2UkH0mXwqbEKBviTNV6nHkAq_SUr3ZKb41BKqyTj2mY/s320/2011_-_9.jpg" />After clicking continue you, you drag and drop your photos. You can also rotate the pages or elements. If you want the paper facing another way you can change that, you can add or delete elements. But the pages also look great the way they set them up for you.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478507074885330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSH7tF1cZwNYviMz1t5wBJT_mstMX1jM8QGZWNiD_04AV6GKWB2dJNdffEBu0NsrwSacgvy9i1dVrCk1ld45iWyKQGD9ou3Fs9Q8JJ46JwjFtFor-iwKmVgC2sGbX2GEhE7uAR7PQF1wk/s320/2011_-_10.jpg" />Moving onto journaling and embleishments, you just click on he items, and can edit the text, change the color, have it fit your text to the space, and even change the text. Then you click on your embelishments, and choose the colors you want. They show you which colors are in the pack you are using, but you also can choose any color they offer.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478523661506274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_C6rMlEODt9Syx8CjP0pKOHgc5viFVDXkwf9HnQDqYORPG210QpOkOe3MPjMdtB8K85eV_a5Ld8rreAxHqxjF_9YN5zljPpCEpLt_YdjHaEljdmoejY7flaTkQCYqjPfWOhsTngiq0s/s320/2011_-_11.jpg" />Finally you can move onto another project or click order. If you have missed an element they will give you a popup message in which you can fix it or if you don't care if that one shows up, you can ignore it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDUSOyteqb3a1uwEBNAaLLylO03CkVaFMW7stDfWYCz1Wk4Ua9X5qGEvze-WYCM2n0mAQYCsdx1XYTt9iqOMRGsMX6Dykz21rtdjKp36LaC8JVJ0_Epj8xkKI8SurP25WmhNZ7R7Sm-o/s1600/2011_-_12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579478523968990850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDUSOyteqb3a1uwEBNAaLLylO03CkVaFMW7stDfWYCz1Wk4Ua9X5qGEvze-WYCM2n0mAQYCsdx1XYTt9iqOMRGsMX6Dykz21rtdjKp36LaC8JVJ0_Epj8xkKI8SurP25WmhNZ7R7Sm-o/s320/2011_-_12.jpg" /></a> I highly suggest the membership. You pay half as much for your pages. $6 a page, which is competitive to other DS programs, and because you are not buying kits to give more options, but have automataic access to them all, in the end you are saving money. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0g6FBYiggLV7C7G22krP52zZBqRFBT7RJ9uqoFSq9EgA7ycA4FyhbX6npHK9NcWu4k0A0tgAUeVdyNO3u52Y_3IPto12HXBxkYxlB463hC-g7wA2pMc7KczxVJHrNcCwZ0pkhaRw2Oc/s1600/2011_-_18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579480499974412946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXImkg2uu_Np-eMutR_ErPkZrh_qY8NWERXQjOoGGvTT_UsNsInbpVDuIk3SMLkP_dXzYuFDGvFYyhfTCNQwDz4TE5C2ed8OIgOFPksVD8Eus4SdtHmMggblqTcXmzhqeiZIyYGRvHI1E/s320/2011_-_13.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477866437599858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUEWmahF8Lpx_8n52V5fumSTOYxR2nNdTZgJAEpKRuOD7Crrk3wLbZlh-z676-Elq9wpgyuNLZFeg53bbPAa_WUXXBaNfjInzHXFPe2IGc5uJhW03-u_VFVnIfUzwIOldx6fIkSWZyYI/s320/2011_-_14.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477865073583714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6gMCmfNQLyXspSO8KiyxvWLp3Ky88yOAmnuUpgOxa_sFR95iM0NsKJocx3_Iu9ANIzbtc2rIKeB1mpiJK-jEALqRkCxULJ_X2P7Wh-AMpNZXrffX7ob45mpO4lZPCnrWW2bu1_ATY38/s320/2011_-_16.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477870191820322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzq4RHNhyphenhyphen0GGDZInLcqOTzoC4M8-8-ztBXwzg1X8bUmmu8dpCwVq1HcRfC4OJZXIGQSZoK_svSKciAlgXhb0LDJBJJ4P4x7b4gMtFtRZhcVdoKowcY374kjYomhyphenhyphen0ajpTUGcOR1nVS8A/s320/2011_-_17.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579477872612112210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0g6FBYiggLV7C7G22krP52zZBqRFBT7RJ9uqoFSq9EgA7ycA4FyhbX6npHK9NcWu4k0A0tgAUeVdyNO3u52Y_3IPto12HXBxkYxlB463hC-g7wA2pMc7KczxVJHrNcCwZ0pkhaRw2Oc/s320/2011_-_18.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579476375077774082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-NLv70rJbUCSx-vZMUM3ajWDOXahbzyPPmIzplGlhyphenhyphenrp86JhGdl3nvfX0_IjCgjbcxxLbFm4UHnqwCbivm3UNH61nGi9S8jZoBYibu76JudEik4AFqofh7gkhVUkgxcmH6RvcCKIVcY/s320/2011_-_19.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFQgpz8qoRJYiOJsCoBC_UTdtlXGp-RIAfv9GU4M1gdxhRwR3teQJC7b0ZZHF3FflcqqSJnCgbbFmc-Mt97-tLYmynlkDzNoLEXx9FgNXTVrEhASAK41_7wrB4XltZfOaUslfLtm4lS4/s1600/jan_order_1_set_1_-_20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579476376770657058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFQgpz8qoRJYiOJsCoBC_UTdtlXGp-RIAfv9GU4M1gdxhRwR3teQJC7b0ZZHF3FflcqqSJnCgbbFmc-Mt97-tLYmynlkDzNoLEXx9FgNXTVrEhASAK41_7wrB4XltZfOaUslfLtm4lS4/s320/jan_order_1_set_1_-_20.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579476378753898898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ipdFKbAx-VUmVfACS0fG3XK1Emsh-PBQFjIn8yY1HlhGAPpIiQEToV5zWG-izDCni6O03nDbzvYZ1_q4DYIWcvbQyr4-ZtVVoQEpupfTR9ofrC9nF7SJfl5eHh4H3ekFWmZQo2w5BSM/s320/order_1_set_2_2001_-_2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579476388558729138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZcv5b7lQnXOXtqn2NOdO82oxZ3UrLIKW3ihzKppd1KP-LhyphenhyphenYHzd2nP8HvHZlk48wR36krnK2DRU5tE_gJQmkry1wLq-BXQS4gAthTBTXU7k0q7LKjDB4xhlp6jGQywvPB1rkhEgx-s4/s320/order_1_set_2_2001_-_3.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579476390513370514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_x_sbPgew_0EC2Q5HcPg02UIoDOAEb3tK_H0VOor2KfPwgHk72bUiluoDm5i1J7FdFZ8ysGYdEzNy_rgcCcUGPC4G1v6ZygCgFyuvfgHUVFM-cvT0voeRsnyiV2x7sl-bU5VeUCopU8/s320/order_1_set_2_2001_-_4.jpg" /> <div><div>So go check it out, it is very well worth it!! I have two friends that sell CTMH, please go through their <a href="https://craftyu.myctmh.com/">websites</a> if you do no already have a <a href="http://scrappycarolinagirl.myctmh.com/">consultant</a>. </div><div> </div><div>this post is linked to Tatertots and Jello <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekend-wrap-party-and-little-birdie.html">weekend wrap party</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-74008639757866674492011-02-24T21:04:00.001-08:002011-02-25T18:37:11.696-08:00Best V-day bucket everWoo hoo I have my pictures up from all my v-day projects from <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/">eighteen25</a>, enjoy...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmGeef0-j7vcSk-9SubSbyflSE0MkpfM9LoP069lagv6n-dM7qLmh8jj68t5ONb_PoQvyrWL9pXMVD06_eHCEqETl524FfMer7aD-vq4bS8IudKK-Zo3QHqJsLmuMYYeCsiUvbAtrSms/s1600/Alex+V-day+bingo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577816198422068514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmGeef0-j7vcSk-9SubSbyflSE0MkpfM9LoP069lagv6n-dM7qLmh8jj68t5ONb_PoQvyrWL9pXMVD06_eHCEqETl524FfMer7aD-vq4bS8IudKK-Zo3QHqJsLmuMYYeCsiUvbAtrSms/s320/Alex+V-day+bingo.png" /></a> The man of my dreams...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwZRzZsxoV1bNXmUBXH7yZJOzcGZj2-MUPqniTD-h0s2K3aHLHA8i8OIx-J53ZoqMJoy794-1ow8hQrFETtOExPEty18TLlbfyeAsE8qa3soHrisQhiDQgY8YCNEl5-rlH26sIVTDk-c/s1600/jacob+v-day+bingo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577812479014765906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwZRzZsxoV1bNXmUBXH7yZJOzcGZj2-MUPqniTD-h0s2K3aHLHA8i8OIx-J53ZoqMJoy794-1ow8hQrFETtOExPEty18TLlbfyeAsE8qa3soHrisQhiDQgY8YCNEl5-rlH26sIVTDk-c/s320/jacob+v-day+bingo.png" /></a> My miracle baby, when he was 2.5 he fell from a window. 17 days later he walked out of the hospital... </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuyJNT6S3IQN1GAQoDufkgk-LlU8wkwL5_Ygb2-Uf1t5lb1o1lbosDjCOBilpDc_Yzv3vKxmcJy9YBhmY3zxCV4bFWomJxwe8QmTiaV_HABWjjs82bbdMq802y35-u85sG7tIcCBZIrk/s1600/Patrick+V-day+bingo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577809932804055794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuyJNT6S3IQN1GAQoDufkgk-LlU8wkwL5_Ygb2-Uf1t5lb1o1lbosDjCOBilpDc_Yzv3vKxmcJy9YBhmY3zxCV4bFWomJxwe8QmTiaV_HABWjjs82bbdMq802y35-u85sG7tIcCBZIrk/s320/Patrick+V-day+bingo.png" /></a> this is my special baby. I had to wait 4 years to get him and then got his brother 20 months later. Not complaining, but he was long awaited for and didn't get to be the baby long. I love all my babies though :)</div><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1XMP4k1WTBDKNw_jl3SgmCuXV26nDUHHp84sLVr__dFz4FYaL9da9qz1zd8JAXPLBXJMiOry4w4H8G_ECD2KHBEmOVpUUybnso09-1cpucD4DOESyMFytsL90WTW7K3_CBqzMfyr1Z0/s1600/Robert+V-day+bingo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577801119510258034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1XMP4k1WTBDKNw_jl3SgmCuXV26nDUHHp84sLVr__dFz4FYaL9da9qz1zd8JAXPLBXJMiOry4w4H8G_ECD2KHBEmOVpUUybnso09-1cpucD4DOESyMFytsL90WTW7K3_CBqzMfyr1Z0/s320/Robert+V-day+bingo.png" /></a> My baby, I made his first, and determined I had to order these and fram them. Actually got them in today, now to find some frames I like for them :) </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsVmJoON4WieAtTuFsZ6ZQwCe_T-ZbklLSAqpI4W6GVTRww1i39W9b8j2swLzFgZeJNaz3G0K5iGjc4yd3X1DzyvI89scAzJOXl1BINyfslzgsQI1Fhnsdj6-N0hW8h0gcPg1A6fokQI/s1600/Tink+V-day+Bingo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577734400359133218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsVmJoON4WieAtTuFsZ6ZQwCe_T-ZbklLSAqpI4W6GVTRww1i39W9b8j2swLzFgZeJNaz3G0K5iGjc4yd3X1DzyvI89scAzJOXl1BINyfslzgsQI1Fhnsdj6-N0hW8h0gcPg1A6fokQI/s320/Tink+V-day+Bingo.png" /></a> My girl, Tinker Bell, the only way I have one right now, I love that kitty :)<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE9L8-O5Cp2awkx-XkV-ukdkAJqmJH-iL3_mK9t9Cr7cbvtY2-S_jAd4cEDkp87RCy5JsXEbYjgm4H5cHbpRLj4iD2bfiTTQaeZGaqKfasRZt-zmtE_UoPoU-ZeE5bCIASk_UQI5MvSM/s1600/Baby+V-day+Bingo.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577722004789258402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE9L8-O5Cp2awkx-XkV-ukdkAJqmJH-iL3_mK9t9Cr7cbvtY2-S_jAd4cEDkp87RCy5JsXEbYjgm4H5cHbpRLj4iD2bfiTTQaeZGaqKfasRZt-zmtE_UoPoU-ZeE5bCIASk_UQI5MvSM/s320/Baby+V-day+Bingo.png" /></a> jacob's cat, Baby Jaguar, not my fav kitty, but couldn't leave his out ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-WgU1GDuExba0ExSH4tjYwWQvYr1X-ZC1PVfTdDtn4FgNFKY213Pb7zCV_HGp2xG_KMPnQiN5SpPXM4FdNqzKakalJvInK0LGIKK0Mbcf7wSbT-yjLCCyRzRS0jFml2v_-qCYObfokY/s1600/DSC06727.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577717249684503122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-WgU1GDuExba0ExSH4tjYwWQvYr1X-ZC1PVfTdDtn4FgNFKY213Pb7zCV_HGp2xG_KMPnQiN5SpPXM4FdNqzKakalJvInK0LGIKK0Mbcf7wSbT-yjLCCyRzRS0jFml2v_-qCYObfokY/s320/DSC06727.JPG" /></a> I thought this one was adorable, though I don't have a round punch, so I did have to cut out a LOT of circles by hand, oh well, it was worth it in the end :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi23PCtkfcpAFDP3seVFMkojx5ymCfbQ3EkMl-yhUKtqSTRdiq5Ee-INhMe54uF1KrZqrEvFjkajGs2DxsPSWLQoO8SUD7hgD2j8mUY1yET8n51TP0275efGstn29z_arIBBu77elx8Zo/s1600/DSC06729.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577717244614490354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi23PCtkfcpAFDP3seVFMkojx5ymCfbQ3EkMl-yhUKtqSTRdiq5Ee-INhMe54uF1KrZqrEvFjkajGs2DxsPSWLQoO8SUD7hgD2j8mUY1yET8n51TP0275efGstn29z_arIBBu77elx8Zo/s320/DSC06729.JPG" /></a><br />These were fun to make, though hubby had trouble getting his chocolate out since it was glued down. We had to open the bottom and "birth" the chocolate out ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOBmzyHvEVu3CCSyoGYsFV2XTfG8LPAayIagWS8izBOqOehbTCRXqFF3FFVcqxNSbzBzKop03OyFCsmqTCO4UUXgcrrnVh-GN4DykewogtT1tuJFcrBAZXeLazNV_EPwY7II5AhpAC4c/s1600/DSC06731.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577717239683734770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOBmzyHvEVu3CCSyoGYsFV2XTfG8LPAayIagWS8izBOqOehbTCRXqFF3FFVcqxNSbzBzKop03OyFCsmqTCO4UUXgcrrnVh-GN4DykewogtT1tuJFcrBAZXeLazNV_EPwY7II5AhpAC4c/s320/DSC06731.JPG" /></a><br />Tic tac/starburst/m and m robots, these ended up being the boys favorite.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY25XApj6TLtcgdlXDI1Wsb8K1HTLYijdDhkq26CI2c1OBEP2slQan2W_0Wuev6Fo9vFSyz4FXhGASP9tgBfv53YKtFQzrV8Un_hYDdhIJLrHw9I3tQ8fMgtqTMWpxA5SloADitD4-g9o/s1600/DSC06732.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577498522235779970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY25XApj6TLtcgdlXDI1Wsb8K1HTLYijdDhkq26CI2c1OBEP2slQan2W_0Wuev6Fo9vFSyz4FXhGASP9tgBfv53YKtFQzrV8Un_hYDdhIJLrHw9I3tQ8fMgtqTMWpxA5SloADitD4-g9o/s320/DSC06732.JPG" /></a> The tutorial for my I dig you item did have a tag, but I would have had to make my own, and knowing I still had a lot of projects to go, I was not up for the challange, so I just wrote it on the shovel. I am all about ease!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW88Bh0LAesJMkRFs-U0ejkFZKDSQIO-qkrFIsCuuVUBNxXXq86Wlh6oMxPN3oO5UAgjnzycermRIfpiqDkzBs1bMp3COdO0m9zZrdEt7SgMqWD7GOphkRwEUYId1c4KwU_5D2ZZssWYo/s1600/DSC06733.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577498517785127730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW88Bh0LAesJMkRFs-U0ejkFZKDSQIO-qkrFIsCuuVUBNxXXq86Wlh6oMxPN3oO5UAgjnzycermRIfpiqDkzBs1bMp3COdO0m9zZrdEt7SgMqWD7GOphkRwEUYId1c4KwU_5D2ZZssWYo/s320/DSC06733.JPG" /></a> I absolutely loved this idea. though we don't need more toy cars I just had to go with it. I got them three mustangs and an F-150, no hints intended ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBdb5YJYRiUs7KxkkUw2zyS9ECoPg2ze5z72A5mq4SlVdx_KcocODVXrrgPnp9YglVXDIFw95jTuFOsW8Mvm0mDJ83zX46g2bK9VVtoL_kqVfh9IWmCCVzGMrvlXHuayThkbpIRfcJyc/s1600/DSC06734.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577498509546769922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBdb5YJYRiUs7KxkkUw2zyS9ECoPg2ze5z72A5mq4SlVdx_KcocODVXrrgPnp9YglVXDIFw95jTuFOsW8Mvm0mDJ83zX46g2bK9VVtoL_kqVfh9IWmCCVzGMrvlXHuayThkbpIRfcJyc/s320/DSC06734.JPG" /></a> My more practical gift ;-) And we do make a perfect pair. I realized I should have also done a tooth brush with you make me smile on it, would have been good for all that candy I gave them too!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1IfjXXcJH3NFbWF7cKAAGEx71GaaqOw3SNr-pu1RU2g_j9ICp8lHVFNaa3BqakpC9fOwgcGmeCW_EB-r1jqy2A4NSoQdsKsG5OnEHiAZ0tZUZpuC0SOtFkLdKdSHDppzBgY2Lhw8UKk/s1600/DSC06735.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577498497812816722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1IfjXXcJH3NFbWF7cKAAGEx71GaaqOw3SNr-pu1RU2g_j9ICp8lHVFNaa3BqakpC9fOwgcGmeCW_EB-r1jqy2A4NSoQdsKsG5OnEHiAZ0tZUZpuC0SOtFkLdKdSHDppzBgY2Lhw8UKk/s320/DSC06735.JPG" /></a><br />My middle child loves chocolate coins, so much that when my dad gave him a real gold dollar he wanted him to open it :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifojJWbxrs23G-RKWr1a0vpH8QlUHEe-UYZYOSUH5L9Egm2pBkIy7S4RngP6fQ_5Nt3rtuzL3sU8cJueL-iK6xv95k4NBnhtcNcdD3UzHvkKnbZp25a6J4q9kNy_pTpN-H5XS8vsOJd_Q/s1600/DSC06736.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577498488360292482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifojJWbxrs23G-RKWr1a0vpH8QlUHEe-UYZYOSUH5L9Egm2pBkIy7S4RngP6fQ_5Nt3rtuzL3sU8cJueL-iK6xv95k4NBnhtcNcdD3UzHvkKnbZp25a6J4q9kNy_pTpN-H5XS8vsOJd_Q/s320/DSC06736.JPG" /></a><br />Hubby's was for my favorite crush, the boys' said that the best crush is the kind you can drink :)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3PQ9JpiDleOW4roVwLhPV4sKTIf5Xu9IxRLwfksf6nGVFFaQmcAnOFja6PAQjrz8yVLm3tWJ8C05PGhKW7W8rPWuvNIpwzHIg3hsd5spk_3S0Kp0sYctwxLX4R1p-Kxgj5qnOmChLoA/s1600/DSC06737.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577496200297222130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3PQ9JpiDleOW4roVwLhPV4sKTIf5Xu9IxRLwfksf6nGVFFaQmcAnOFja6PAQjrz8yVLm3tWJ8C05PGhKW7W8rPWuvNIpwzHIg3hsd5spk_3S0Kp0sYctwxLX4R1p-Kxgj5qnOmChLoA/s320/DSC06737.JPG" /></a> This adorable print out was supposed to have a picture put in the circle. It was late, I was tired, and I don't have a fancy photo editing program, and even if what I have could have done it, I did not have the brain power. I do have a lot of dif V-day stamps, so I used one of those to fill it in. Hidden under the wrapper is a hersey bar :)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvqLDDFdMEtEMhtwibKUj-xRQFJ52HEiJp1QkaDfOwDeF00CwqB9A6evmKolVRERA4GxxiLo1F6dsgQ1jFXiX9ZWcS5wsYQqThTkjlAOwPI1sLEMHbbdc8RW7OB1x5GChKsMBypEpruo/s1600/DSC06738.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577496190846625890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvqLDDFdMEtEMhtwibKUj-xRQFJ52HEiJp1QkaDfOwDeF00CwqB9A6evmKolVRERA4GxxiLo1F6dsgQ1jFXiX9ZWcS5wsYQqThTkjlAOwPI1sLEMHbbdc8RW7OB1x5GChKsMBypEpruo/s320/DSC06738.JPG" /></a> My husband and kid's love the round place and bake cookies, so though they didn't take much effort I made two packages to throw in there buckets.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4MEMPxT4cIxaOGUv4jGngUbHehXfMFZqQZ0UGZbruSA6nqpqlHvRTkDDbprZw2Bdva-ew9wYPkpu0UT0aKW58v0vDhzxsQ_o2PKpFOVG_d6CX6XQ7cGiubrvzdZYLhAdtG4Dv4MsY5g/s1600/DSC06739.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577496190045925698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4MEMPxT4cIxaOGUv4jGngUbHehXfMFZqQZ0UGZbruSA6nqpqlHvRTkDDbprZw2Bdva-ew9wYPkpu0UT0aKW58v0vDhzxsQ_o2PKpFOVG_d6CX6XQ7cGiubrvzdZYLhAdtG4Dv4MsY5g/s320/DSC06739.JPG" /></a> I sacrificed for my kids and drank 3 frappachinos that day, the 4th got put in a cup in the fridge, my body was not happy with me that night to say the least, but these jars turned out great. I love the way they look. The tutorial said to paint the lid with chalkboard paint and then write something in chalk. No chalkboard paint here so I just cut out circles and left it blank.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoHUxmFz836TAwwFHLp9Ey-yttB8ouB4Fnj2tecfCms66SOJMieW1njglcjo8QhC6a4KjrErVIt3S6O3p9_LLUvMTlFSXUl92r5ex4ef6XkEUCZ_gxeYC4R2CM-EZh8wkpoF-UALXZHw/s1600/DSC06740.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577496184056931074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoHUxmFz836TAwwFHLp9Ey-yttB8ouB4Fnj2tecfCms66SOJMieW1njglcjo8QhC6a4KjrErVIt3S6O3p9_LLUvMTlFSXUl92r5ex4ef6XkEUCZ_gxeYC4R2CM-EZh8wkpoF-UALXZHw/s320/DSC06740.JPG" /></a><br />All their goodies. My son is homeschooled this year. I told him that he would get a better V-day bucket than had he gone to school. Oh and the explanation for the buckets. I needed the shovels for one of the items and this was the only way. I hadn't figured out what I was going to put the goodies in, so this worked perfectly.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd-tAu5xvywGX0fZBljOLw7nTH6FKx7rwR3XleXMrjB-KEZNAHS5kIioXKQN3NcwAoq5MGFHX3ewgnHu2tsNRiCe6cwt4XS_UQukqhjNnMmPRiTwA8T_fCYQifNDlxqyii4_jaf-A58c/s1600/DSC06744.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577496176766868882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd-tAu5xvywGX0fZBljOLw7nTH6FKx7rwR3XleXMrjB-KEZNAHS5kIioXKQN3NcwAoq5MGFHX3ewgnHu2tsNRiCe6cwt4XS_UQukqhjNnMmPRiTwA8T_fCYQifNDlxqyii4_jaf-A58c/s320/DSC06744.JPG" /></a><br />Brother digging into his bucket :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CPWuiG451xD_BsMWSBfKzj24IcjY3dM1kZ_ArHloMKleWSQubsMXaUJsUb7zccAoJ44BgsRAlLgl8CYQUwCv8y6bgWlj8GLt9ojvd1yRiMmrcz1CUMFL1HwyQHGHUVUYnFFLyMTG1Os/s1600/DSC06745.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577493761210455090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CPWuiG451xD_BsMWSBfKzj24IcjY3dM1kZ_ArHloMKleWSQubsMXaUJsUb7zccAoJ44BgsRAlLgl8CYQUwCv8y6bgWlj8GLt9ojvd1yRiMmrcz1CUMFL1HwyQHGHUVUYnFFLyMTG1Os/s320/DSC06745.JPG" /></a> Not sure what he is looking at here, but he sure was happy<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpcZEH2GKlUzWEoUVPG66Cd4l5JDUTCJOQMlLYldvDAUgdzwmCCELKwPzu5qI0MlOZSoLKNZNBxiHXnBiIAXREp36Hush-xrJyTMT_zeq95y5FrCf1dxs3pGhtc6QBhxkJblc9qmT3d4/s1600/DSC06746.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577493751577920866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpcZEH2GKlUzWEoUVPG66Cd4l5JDUTCJOQMlLYldvDAUgdzwmCCELKwPzu5qI0MlOZSoLKNZNBxiHXnBiIAXREp36Hush-xrJyTMT_zeq95y5FrCf1dxs3pGhtc6QBhxkJblc9qmT3d4/s320/DSC06746.JPG" /></a> Cookies, yeah<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlgMDbcr6Ypiku-oIe4e38D4Mvj88aaCYllFV8qsReVgTZMglFwLT3Yx81EWgWZWEUBWW4Tdo9JNnXB90-Tql_WdPt43xl_HQxQmdaqoUeUAo_uXviAsd8DRkbkME1Mmo0AD3PPTVsGg/s1600/DSC06747.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577493747665955554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlgMDbcr6Ypiku-oIe4e38D4Mvj88aaCYllFV8qsReVgTZMglFwLT3Yx81EWgWZWEUBWW4Tdo9JNnXB90-Tql_WdPt43xl_HQxQmdaqoUeUAo_uXviAsd8DRkbkME1Mmo0AD3PPTVsGg/s320/DSC06747.JPG" /></a><br />What's this, look at that jar of m and ms, what a spoiled kid, someone must love him :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UpRZqApniO7xjgb45KVtW8TUsE7o7UKi_GmlU40Gl5DoakffFUdDo7pvZMmtCXpYag0gL2f4Fgy3wqY6vJ14MpElWAi40N2UwXuYjPYbx3VkqwqEWd2bT7-A4msGbMzXAEr0Rc8dvvo/s1600/DSC06748.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577493743675149890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UpRZqApniO7xjgb45KVtW8TUsE7o7UKi_GmlU40Gl5DoakffFUdDo7pvZMmtCXpYag0gL2f4Fgy3wqY6vJ14MpElWAi40N2UwXuYjPYbx3VkqwqEWd2bT7-A4msGbMzXAEr0Rc8dvvo/s320/DSC06748.JPG" /></a><br />Checking out his Robot.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPArXkT9aPtGUdpiy1r9tOr1qc71BuOAPhKepZKZ4jqvLsNl54EJIcO0nSqRC8_wes1irkm2IUvzZNaDYRKOq09EtIcqWoHBkejz5BLvYCLOUIOfxF8bTc3JRXE0PTVZZZrb9MatMXb4I/s1600/DSC06749.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577493742390684818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPArXkT9aPtGUdpiy1r9tOr1qc71BuOAPhKepZKZ4jqvLsNl54EJIcO0nSqRC8_wes1irkm2IUvzZNaDYRKOq09EtIcqWoHBkejz5BLvYCLOUIOfxF8bTc3JRXE0PTVZZZrb9MatMXb4I/s320/DSC06749.JPG" /></a><br />I love that kid, and his brother's too, but look at that sweet face!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsotv3SqXcu7FBLLJVu55YJeGhzUmGUvPiAt9oGtoLuJg6412CmnXw2dSOc8L2L59L4tneDa67qNm5TRkMWEv8mdpkeXXFElsZya7gtozyP6Z8ji7d_FbmyUVqa848kVMZZN8L3KJmcA0/s1600/DSC06750.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577492488203451202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsotv3SqXcu7FBLLJVu55YJeGhzUmGUvPiAt9oGtoLuJg6412CmnXw2dSOc8L2L59L4tneDa67qNm5TRkMWEv8mdpkeXXFElsZya7gtozyP6Z8ji7d_FbmyUVqa848kVMZZN8L3KJmcA0/s320/DSC06750.JPG" /></a><br />Hmm, what is this ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUeFNKLqdtrMpmw8hxKF07Adgud6LE0OXGZ2snXaQd19GEZUT_aGP7JZkw3EBZJ9bKKaFh_wdiwyrZLefVOMNOsNUf_5Ft57NfhhfhQcG72R3_NsocZWeO5fywpoufVEBspITA1jzQk4/s1600/DSC06751.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577492487907502514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUeFNKLqdtrMpmw8hxKF07Adgud6LE0OXGZ2snXaQd19GEZUT_aGP7JZkw3EBZJ9bKKaFh_wdiwyrZLefVOMNOsNUf_5Ft57NfhhfhQcG72R3_NsocZWeO5fywpoufVEBspITA1jzQk4/s320/DSC06751.JPG" /></a><br />Big Brother helping Little Brother check out his goodies...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aJ9is9AGCgtX_Z3GblpahWadAmDnZXZyh-YRisq5X3z8vwVTx_ft-HzlWZuiJxvvL9g9ygmQjAhaZUNtehR2Sd2JB1-druqkzWhdWacv0wcybchzVr_sB_3Y0537HBn7Wz_hyU-PAVU/s1600/DSC06752.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577492478979223602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aJ9is9AGCgtX_Z3GblpahWadAmDnZXZyh-YRisq5X3z8vwVTx_ft-HzlWZuiJxvvL9g9ygmQjAhaZUNtehR2Sd2JB1-druqkzWhdWacv0wcybchzVr_sB_3Y0537HBn7Wz_hyU-PAVU/s320/DSC06752.JPG" /></a><br />No clue what he is doing or thinking, here you can kind of see our traditional V-day meal, hot dogs, beans, and mac n cheese. On or around V-day is when Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training. That day is more important than V-day for us, it is the start of a new baseball season, a sign of new hope. Fri night hubby and I had Chinese and watched Fever Pitch, though about the Red Sox's it is a great movie for a Cub Fan, especially just before spring training starts when there is always new hope...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_rmy1Zx3qgeW4CooIPBdLbHyueNIN_0cWhC9dlU0_Jw3VBcntk6NBsf7M7bbkifBNUFblxC1eRmisnel8Wg9X5GMJX4V5f2o32Za92lC0xufdcUCgJzGFU-ZRIZeow4MLjJHzuGd5ZQ/s1600/DSC06753.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577492475464744514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_rmy1Zx3qgeW4CooIPBdLbHyueNIN_0cWhC9dlU0_Jw3VBcntk6NBsf7M7bbkifBNUFblxC1eRmisnel8Wg9X5GMJX4V5f2o32Za92lC0xufdcUCgJzGFU-ZRIZeow4MLjJHzuGd5ZQ/s320/DSC06753.JPG" /></a><br />Little Brother finally got to see ALL his goodies, though some, like the tic tacs, he won't get to enjoy :(<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVmBCQUkDel852heHp6Vyq__J1uOyIk2ck5mM3yA8zpxgJ9Qg_JOtmQAwfkqaSxj9sJggsczb8QMle01bzEkfG8Je1IRWDeAXOFlbHk9EV7aiiu7hcExnISi-gRROoHyKnn5iGsiL9Ro/s1600/DSC06756.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577492467416526946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVmBCQUkDel852heHp6Vyq__J1uOyIk2ck5mM3yA8zpxgJ9Qg_JOtmQAwfkqaSxj9sJggsczb8QMle01bzEkfG8Je1IRWDeAXOFlbHk9EV7aiiu7hcExnISi-gRROoHyKnn5iGsiL9Ro/s320/DSC06756.JPG" /></a><br />Brother is showing me his Robot man I made him. He was told one starburst, yeah, he ate them all. love that even though he has no inside his head is still attached ;-) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-24038266980720677532011-02-24T20:57:00.000-08:002011-02-27T18:22:55.440-08:00fleece watermelon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjCOYP2YJBmCwR7qbcqNDCw3k68YLefRyhaWPek10DePkjY-ZCTOV5QFcMdZz6xDu8xvpn0AfZXmhVwECwLuNcwfZ0yvMAV0M2uhMbsAK33eaU6gqI083fBSUs4UTbcF9iBkXbHd94nA/s1600/DSC06829.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578546036748946578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjCOYP2YJBmCwR7qbcqNDCw3k68YLefRyhaWPek10DePkjY-ZCTOV5QFcMdZz6xDu8xvpn0AfZXmhVwECwLuNcwfZ0yvMAV0M2uhMbsAK33eaU6gqI083fBSUs4UTbcF9iBkXbHd94nA/s320/DSC06829.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdNsoceiaYB4PVUSCl0_hRDCXPJe-tZUt1aw36_BWY2RGFdXjqloiBiH4viXgEnVMFt_m4HRsB8avLMp2gRvkpyFm1_v47PukgnMVxpvX7Vdb_6cGer9sgaS8PjMktBwJKeYAPA_9RNI/s1600/DSC06826.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578546038492660194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdNsoceiaYB4PVUSCl0_hRDCXPJe-tZUt1aw36_BWY2RGFdXjqloiBiH4viXgEnVMFt_m4HRsB8avLMp2gRvkpyFm1_v47PukgnMVxpvX7Vdb_6cGer9sgaS8PjMktBwJKeYAPA_9RNI/s320/DSC06826.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I actually did some crafting tonight. When I was given some fabric food links I knew I could easily do one a night and it would not take long, it was just the doing it. I have been having the will, but not the drive for a lot lately...Well, I made my son a fleece watermelon tonight for free. I have so much fleece on hand it is not even funny!! I just tossed it in his shopping cart to see how long it takes one of the three boys to point it out to me :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshyNyj9MgYF1apnSCPfxRO2_XlTB73PirGsa0aJxS1r3KT36clc7_JJSpNB_80TBKsUuywWztMcG0Yv-19yU5KDrdFOgIZAh-SoANGdchRanQ92VDxdBasJzocoaqoY9_kZjku4e-Zcs/s1600/DSC06832.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577487727948287970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshyNyj9MgYF1apnSCPfxRO2_XlTB73PirGsa0aJxS1r3KT36clc7_JJSpNB_80TBKsUuywWztMcG0Yv-19yU5KDrdFOgIZAh-SoANGdchRanQ92VDxdBasJzocoaqoY9_kZjku4e-Zcs/s320/DSC06832.JPG" /></a> I also uploaded my V-day pictures so will have a post from those projects too :)<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-4868434582399435952011-02-24T09:26:00.000-08:002011-02-24T09:27:25.596-08:00Closet organizationI love this idea to organize a <a href="http://www.beneathmyheart.net/2011/01/organizing-your-heart-and-home-that-closet/">craft area closet</a>. My isn't bad, but it is hard to get to things. This surely would make it easier. One day soon...Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-15001703649522875462011-02-23T18:19:00.000-08:002011-02-23T18:41:56.207-08:00I am so excitedA few of the projects I really like suggest a <a href="http://thelittlebrownhouse.us/2011/02/17/family-name-sign/">cutting machine </a>or <a href="http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2011/02/18/diy-boys-stunt-man-t-shirt/">iron on letters</a>. Problem is I don't have a cutting machine. They do suggest doing a modge podge with scrapbook paper or fabric, but the cutting maching will look nicer. And as for the iron on's, the letter set is short the 4 s's I would need, don't need 48 other letters just for 4 s's. So, my friend with a Klic-n-Kut is going to cut them all for me :) Yeah :)Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-72891594494759805632011-02-23T14:09:00.000-08:002011-02-23T14:23:45.955-08:00Here comes...Peter Cotton Tail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity hoppity, Easter's on it's way :)<br /><br />OK, I love St Patrick's day and will show some great links there too. But I had to start at the beginning of <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/">eighteen25</a>, and they began their blog last year with <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/search/label/easter">Easter projects</a>...<br /><br />I love them all and can't wait to do them :) Trying to think of what to put in the <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2010/03/easter-countdown.html">countdown eggs</a>. I already spoiled my boys with plenty of candy on V-day :) Would it be too cheesey to use some of that? What are some other filling ideas, not just candy...<br /><br />I also need to start checking out Goodwill and local thrift stores for cheap <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2010/03/framed-bunny-silhouette.html">frames</a> an <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2010/03/bunny-silhouette-tray.html">trays</a>...Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-36050860629764527322011-02-23T12:01:00.000-08:002011-02-23T12:47:41.761-08:00Some pojects I would love to work on...All of these links are shared on <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/">tatertots and jello</a>, which I linked to from <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/">eighteen25</a>...<br /><br />These are really neat <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/robinsj23?ref=pr_shop_more">charms</a>, I would want one of my husband, boys, and cat :)<br /><br />I also love the tutorial to this little <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/02/guest-project-stylish-purse-tutorial.html">clutch</a>...<br /><br />I love the warmth of this <a href="http://demingdesignstudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/be-my-guest.html">guest room</a>...<br /><br />I absolutely love this <a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2011/02/jumbo-button-wall-decorsorry-mom.html">button</a>, it is the seamstress in me :)<br /><br />I love <a href="http://pickupsomecreativity.blogspot.com/2011/02/pillow-talk.html">hearts</a>, it is the doll side of me...<br /><br />I am planning to share more links and hopefully get my v-day crafts up that I did for my boys. Thanks <a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/">eighteen25</a> for those :)Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-43509848020384762622011-02-23T07:11:00.000-08:002011-02-23T11:56:17.826-08:00AdorableI thought these would make real cute luggage <a href="http://jacabean.blogspot.com/2011/02/gift-card-holder-tutrial-take-2.html">tags</a>!!Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365986591465740436.post-42030233945813599972011-02-23T06:54:00.000-08:002011-02-23T06:56:18.135-08:00I have done itit is up, this is my 4th blog. I really hope to actually keep up with this one. I love crafting and have just recently visited the world of craft blogs, oh is my to do list growing!! I want to link crafts I have done from other blogs, links I would like to do, and other stuff I am working on. That is the plan, we will see if I can stick to it. Please enjoy...Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697329041203992727noreply@blogger.com0