tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41406619492735168452024-03-05T10:22:45.116-05:00The Ladies of Craft NightThe ladies of craft night get together (almost) every Sunday night to work on various projects and unwind from their hectic weeks...Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-85800334643500590042012-08-06T14:01:00.001-04:002012-08-06T14:23:06.542-04:00Misc. Sunday :-)Menu:<br />
Scotch Eggs, Fruit Salad, and Salted Caramel Cookies<br />
See the <a href="http://jessvii-recipes.blogspot.com/2012/08/scotch-eggs.html">Detailed menu and sources for recipes</a>, or skip directly to the <a href="http://www.pepperplate.com/sharedrecipe.aspx?id=c4128fba-22ed-4cab-9100-3ca88ca3dddc">Scotch Eggs</a> recipe.<br />
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Craft Projects:<br />
Ms. Boylese worked on an octopus scarf. The Animator's Wife worked on crochet croquet mallet covers. Jess worked on a miniature flower painting.<br />
Links and more photos of the craft project may be added later.<br />
In the mean time, check out the ladies' blogs:<br />
<a href="http://crochetkitten.blogspot.com/">CrochetKitten</a><br />
<a href="http://www.boylese.com/">SpeakBoylese</a><br />
<a href="http://jessvii-art.blogspot.com/">Jessvii Artwork</a><br />
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<br />Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-45951349457194185122012-03-08T12:29:00.000-05:002012-03-08T12:29:02.262-05:00Spirit CraftsThis weekend the Ladies of Craft Night are taking a field trip to Maryland for the 7th Annual <a href="http://www.dodgingdiabetes.org/">Dodging Diabetes</a> Charity Dodgeball Tournament! Only one of the ladies (myself) will actually be playing, but the rest are coming as cheerleaders. As such it was only appropriate that we spend an evening making spirit props!<br />
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Cheerleading pom poms are super easy to make and only require two materials: trash bags and duct tape. Cheap and easy? Those are my two favorite ingredients! I wrote up the full tutorial <a href="http://igetideas.blogspot.com/2012/03/cheerleading-pom-poms.html">here</a>.<br />
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We also made some spirit fingers. Is that what they're called? I found blank fingers in the children's crafts sections of the local Michaels. I used glitter paint and very neat handwriting to write out the names of our teams and the name of the company sponsoring us (<a href="http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/">DNS Made Easy</a>). I think we're ready to win this weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-65131515478561206942012-02-16T15:48:00.001-05:002012-02-16T15:48:54.156-05:00Strawberry FrostingWorking on anything homemade requires equal parts creativity and humility when you have a baby in tow. Why humility? Because when baby comes first (as she should), sometimes you have to face the fact that some of your projects are not going to be done to the same standards as they usually are. For instance, last week I discovered I can decorate brownies with one hand while bouncing baby on my knee with the other.<br />
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They may not be the prettiest brownies ever, but they were tasty, and Hubby's coworkers appreciated them nonetheless on Valentine's Day.<br />
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The strawberry frosting I whipped up for the hearts was super easy. Most recipes for from-scratch strawberry frosting called for pureed strawberries. Since the frosted hearts were a last-minute idea, rather than running out to the store to buy strawberries (which aren't in season in the middle of February anyway), I used strawberry jam instead. It turned out so delicious I'm saving the recipe for future baking adventures.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Strawberry Frosting Recipe</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Makes 1 cup.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Ingredients</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">1/4 cup butter, softened at room temperature</div><div style="text-align: left;">1/2 cup strawberry jam</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 cups confectioner's sugar</div><div style="text-align: left;">1/4 cup half & half</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Directions</i></div>In a large bowl, beat butter and strawberry jam until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar. Add the half & half, then beat in the remaining confectioners' sugar. Add more half & half or confectioner's sugar as needed to produce a good spreading consistency. Refrigerate until ready to use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-87238442882898774502012-02-13T21:20:00.005-05:002012-02-14T10:50:57.648-05:00Crafting Hodge Podge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2k5DJFydTWY/TzmtalhmJvI/AAAAAAAACPA/PbWDFaB6Y7U/s1600/IMG_1796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2k5DJFydTWY/TzmtalhmJvI/AAAAAAAACPA/PbWDFaB6Y7U/s200/IMG_1796.JPG" width="200px" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL4PyVbZuntB9X-_J_kF0lUfkYHwiKTaYaAsiHz_iuLLs1O69DNSG_KrSvp8T6GU24ZFu5RHSJKE9whaMwIDO4tjnFoGOvtNQfH7TdY7la_hW0bWl8J7mqw3RTUc17GO1AHD-uvRtV3I/s1600/IMG_1798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL4PyVbZuntB9X-_J_kF0lUfkYHwiKTaYaAsiHz_iuLLs1O69DNSG_KrSvp8T6GU24ZFu5RHSJKE9whaMwIDO4tjnFoGOvtNQfH7TdY7la_hW0bWl8J7mqw3RTUc17GO1AHD-uvRtV3I/s200/IMG_1798.JPG" width="200px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mty76Ebyxzk/TzmtXotHwgI/AAAAAAAACO4/DgNJ8W8QX7o/s1600/IMG_1794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mty76Ebyxzk/TzmtXotHwgI/AAAAAAAACO4/DgNJ8W8QX7o/s200/IMG_1794.JPG" width="200px" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVub9N9XaBYwYabvM1Aps0yXTj1DTAQoorfyxqjnI2xmY3Ib99rUvVQAIGc8l4b0nFunj6T63cYkKRpRNdQ_DTgJWVtaMbyodOhhLC8ZsURSCU3qDp9HPiOxtEXV4GmdoLh11ALpZpF0Y/s1600/IMG_1793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVub9N9XaBYwYabvM1Aps0yXTj1DTAQoorfyxqjnI2xmY3Ib99rUvVQAIGc8l4b0nFunj6T63cYkKRpRNdQ_DTgJWVtaMbyodOhhLC8ZsURSCU3qDp9HPiOxtEXV4GmdoLh11ALpZpF0Y/s200/IMG_1793.JPG" width="200px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v3pdAtKF7LI/TzmtdW2eLCI/AAAAAAAACPg/QElWbVEyr-g/s1600/IMG_1800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v3pdAtKF7LI/TzmtdW2eLCI/AAAAAAAACPg/QElWbVEyr-g/s200/IMG_1800.JPG" width="200px" /></a></div><br />
Crafts:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZARP0-9Y5WP7_SYFOvivQlgfKUWbAQIt_lL9Bb45hx9Er4T47OymoZd4hdNuuY2FaYHBQfaBv6bFTA4UJfZvMnATf4nik5qE2ixc0CPqI4E0v7RP8dLc-mVFB36NT1XL5AJr-KdX1Lo/s1600/IMG_1785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZARP0-9Y5WP7_SYFOvivQlgfKUWbAQIt_lL9Bb45hx9Er4T47OymoZd4hdNuuY2FaYHBQfaBv6bFTA4UJfZvMnATf4nik5qE2ixc0CPqI4E0v7RP8dLc-mVFB36NT1XL5AJr-KdX1Lo/s200/IMG_1785.JPG" width="150px" /></a>Jess worked on an embroidery kit (used mostly <a href="http://www.sublimestitching.com/satinstitch.html">satin stitches</a>).<br />
Stacy worked on diabetic-friendly Valentine's Day deserts (white frosting) as well as regular ones (pink frosting).<br />
Gbob worked in clay on a Hedwig owl figurine (she used this <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/tutorials/artisancrafts/?order=9#/d4fh79p">Hedwig tutorial</a>).<br />
Sarah worked on a motorcycle-style jacket.<br />
The boys worked on taping a Retro Nick podcast.<br />
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Menu:<br />
Shepard's Pie by Sarah (see the <a href="http://www.boylese.com/2012/02/13/shepherds-pie/">Shepherd's Pie recipe</a> on <a href="http://www.boylese.com/">her blog</a>!)<br />
Bread by Stacy<br />
Veggies by Jess<br />
Guinness Brownies by Gbob<br />
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Usually our gatherings are potluck-style and centered around dinnertime, and this was no exception. My contribution for the night was a delicious loaf of 100% whole wheat bread.<br />
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This recipe is so easy, even the mother of an infant can find time to do it. There is no kneading involved! Simply mix the ingredients together, let it rise, and store the dough in the fridge if you don't have time to bake it right away. And the best part is, it is a true yeast bread. If you'd like to try it, pop on over to my personal blog for <a href="http://mommyneedssomenewclothes.blogspot.com/2012/01/easy-whole-wheat-bread.html">the recipe</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-25587838239661050562012-01-22T23:24:00.005-05:002012-02-13T21:10:40.227-05:00SausageThe gang did homemade Italian sausage.<br />
Unfortunately, inclement weather kept Jess away.<br />
See <a href="http://www.boylese.com/2012/01/23/pork-sausage/">How to Make Sausage</a> on the <a href="http://www.boylese.com/">Speak Boylese</a> website.<br />
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Next week we're "off" too because we're celebrating someone's birthday.<br />
To see what Jess has been up to during the break, visit <a href="http://jessinman.blogspot.com/">http://jessinman.blogspot.com/</a>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-54239414757224282992011-11-22T14:08:00.003-05:002012-01-24T10:03:08.042-05:00Sun Nov 13Everyone went to Sarah's for some yummy brisket. After the meal the ladies worked on:<br />
Jess - dish towels<br />
Stacy - gift tags<br />
Gbob - finishing her Jack Skeleton holiday ornament<br />
Sarah - homemade candy glassJessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-43222367063158920632011-11-07T17:31:00.002-05:002012-01-24T10:03:33.230-05:00Sunday Nov 6<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone crowded into Jess' tiny apartment for beef enchaladas (sorry guys, forgot to ask if spicy food was OK). Then the ladies did various projects:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jess painted wooden toy cars with acrylic paint to use as Christmas gift tags.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Stacy worked on preparing gift tags with stickers for the later addition of a photo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Gbob worked on making a holiday Jack Skeleton out of polymer clay.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sarah worked rapidly to complete a knitted loopy scarf and then began a baby's knitted hat.</span>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-80290125757880653992011-10-22T01:41:00.000-04:002012-01-26T01:43:02.069-05:00Halloween 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t14MgJydA6w/TyD1iBX8eeI/AAAAAAAABPE/hqrEsR_Rujo/s1600/381182_10150903759120024_602270023_21156590_1714091581_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t14MgJydA6w/TyD1iBX8eeI/AAAAAAAABPE/hqrEsR_Rujo/s320/381182_10150903759120024_602270023_21156590_1714091581_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another great pumpkin-carving party at Stacy's!Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-83226019962258718942011-01-23T01:27:00.000-05:002012-01-26T01:29:32.855-05:00Jewelry Crafting<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7428692236616030361" style="background-color: white; 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</span></div></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.4;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>General supplies</b>: Choose your beads plus wire cutters, jewelry pliers and <a href="http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/finishingtechniques/ss/100408.htm" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">crimp beads</a>.</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>General directions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">: Follow this <a href="http://www.ehow.com/video_4405212_make-wire-jewelry-necklaces.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">tutorial</a>.</span></b></span></div></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.4;"><b>Our necklaces<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VCQncE4LF_x38APNVmmFvrVA93auRah1qWrzIyCXV6wbSx2w52f2ZxN5miI6wk-TQHQ_ecFrokJR8OqaU32Tm9rdyD0BHLu4B1gtc4XE0OOLp7gWFmw5WMXcQqQSMHhaWbq0mCg43Toq/s1600/Yarn+Cutter+Necklace+pic+from+stacy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VCQncE4LF_x38APNVmmFvrVA93auRah1qWrzIyCXV6wbSx2w52f2ZxN5miI6wk-TQHQ_ecFrokJR8OqaU32Tm9rdyD0BHLu4B1gtc4XE0OOLp7gWFmw5WMXcQqQSMHhaWbq0mCg43Toq/s200/Yarn+Cutter+Necklace+pic+from+stacy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="138" /></a></div><ul style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>GBob's Necklace</b> (top left) - Use <a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=jewelry+wire&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=7899273416253502791&ei=sS9HTZHsMo-q8Abn3Zy1AQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CE4Q8wIwAw#" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">jewelry wire</a> and make 3 or 4 strands of equal length, interspersing slightly larger beads for variety. Thread pendant onto necklace. Attach all strands to a <a href="http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Categories?category=SAFETY+PEARL+MULTISTRAND+AND+SINGLE+STRAND+CLASPS" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">multi-strand clasp</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Jess' Necklace</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> (top right) - Thread all beads onto jewelry wire and close with a lobster claw clasp. Symmetry is important.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Stacy's Shell Necklace</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> (above) - Follow directions for Jess' necklace.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Stacy's Crochet Marker Bracelet</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> (above) - Use six large lobster claw clasps to make <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitch_marker_(crochet)" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">crochet markers</a> and attach them to <a href="http://www.ohiobeads.com/catalog/jewelry-chain-style-c-246.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">jewelry chain</a>. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Stacy's Yarn Spinner Necklace</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> (right) - Attach yarn spinner and beads to a long crocheted strand.</span></li>
</ul></div></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-18694184440999959282010-12-20T01:17:00.001-05:002012-01-26T01:18:19.249-05:00Homemade Candy Treats<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6456012114437531933" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WL43f0yqxBdSUbMZrQI5V9YvHfdKAkiAVb3rYhi0PzYchjP3KcBwuuyz3s9a4GrUTPku5enkKP7c6Etc8bYnCvZzAfyby4-zLKO9hHMBLohGR7kKxuVSehOKEZgDTB8XLzDUId-BZlGJ/s1600/all+candy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #b1a4d2; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WL43f0yqxBdSUbMZrQI5V9YvHfdKAkiAVb3rYhi0PzYchjP3KcBwuuyz3s9a4GrUTPku5enkKP7c6Etc8bYnCvZzAfyby4-zLKO9hHMBLohGR7kKxuVSehOKEZgDTB8XLzDUId-BZlGJ/s400/all+candy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi197M1LKfs5lvOGTP20ZJvjg9WDpYzp2-5JVzM9cvOfzyCfv39A3ekGxPwz4jdWvly2BIjIUKaqxEXVZCfT3QnyrDIpyK6LRXPSl3Vkp_BnzrATA6jzLzk5U4mJa4l-mpu88iAH44l2nz-/s1600/caramel+dipped+marshmallows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi197M1LKfs5lvOGTP20ZJvjg9WDpYzp2-5JVzM9cvOfzyCfv39A3ekGxPwz4jdWvly2BIjIUKaqxEXVZCfT3QnyrDIpyK6LRXPSl3Vkp_BnzrATA6jzLzk5U4mJa4l-mpu88iAH44l2nz-/s320/caramel+dipped+marshmallows.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a>What better to bring to your office during the week before Christmas than candy!<br />
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<b>Caramel Marshmallow Balls</b><br />
I got the recipe from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Caramel-Marshmallow-Buttons/Detail.aspx" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">here</a> but my recommendation is to only use 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks). Also, be careful not to let the caramel burn.<br />
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<b>Oreo Balls</b><br />
Bob go the recipe from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-OREO-Truffles/Detail.aspx" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHvqocFNvD2_VEdLtkMVTxZgJ_8AQd0zS9WdO3Yg1prLHefr6l_IL4q3G1lQL8xs4zOhI9A741qHm1PXvcPYCdpMnvxs4-klT9PsvHkeDnZjKY5j3DQ1jQkyypm-GtKA_orj_jq1r0bh5/s1600/oreo+balls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHvqocFNvD2_VEdLtkMVTxZgJ_8AQd0zS9WdO3Yg1prLHefr6l_IL4q3G1lQL8xs4zOhI9A741qHm1PXvcPYCdpMnvxs4-klT9PsvHkeDnZjKY5j3DQ1jQkyypm-GtKA_orj_jq1r0bh5/s320/oreo+balls.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a><b>Sugar-Free Chocolate Dipped Fruit & Pretzels</b><br />
Stacy's recipe is <a href="http://allrecipes.com/PersonalRecipe/62560711/Sugar-Free-Chocolate/Detail.aspx" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">here</a>. Note that adding agave will make the chocolate more stiff/crumbly and less spreadable. The sweetness of the apples counters the slight bitterness of the sugar-free chocolate well, but pretzels are probably best left saved for regular chocolate only.<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>For more candy ideas, try:<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pretzel-Turtles/Detail.aspx" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Pretzel Turtles</a></div></div></div><a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/candy/christmascandyrecipes.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Fudge and more</a></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midwestliving.com/food/holiday/homemade-food-gifts/?catref=cat4340018&slideid=/templatedata/mwl/slideshow/data/1253308154010.xml&page=5" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Christmas Mice</a></div></div></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-76007354419891216202010-12-14T01:15:00.000-05:002012-01-26T01:16:47.370-05:00Sugar Cookie "Gingerbread" Sculptures/Houses<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4637412380988017049" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU_Es07EFApMxVhZ3EZw8GakLM8iYICEWbDQvgIHr9J_rz0G4vld6OIee8oItyQyRGKXRzS6bms0C-Adab_EaaAwcCgyJqulJ4s5A32TaIv8tQbJQZhyCFhCUJxVAPPcLdPGCVNkcOvpL/s1600/charlie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #b1a4d2; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU_Es07EFApMxVhZ3EZw8GakLM8iYICEWbDQvgIHr9J_rz0G4vld6OIee8oItyQyRGKXRzS6bms0C-Adab_EaaAwcCgyJqulJ4s5A32TaIv8tQbJQZhyCFhCUJxVAPPcLdPGCVNkcOvpL/s200/charlie.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4IzdqNrIYot-BgTU6fwloser2qrvAHOIoTd7wz2Iot8obPOQ9coUjoowOyLoUOrYYMaWFGYZx_gm1RSvonCEk3S97810dg8TnkFeRh9GboqMfQyTFYVsa2_BCDx9cE4WfvPXxB9rKGi_/s1600/lucy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #b1a4d2; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4IzdqNrIYot-BgTU6fwloser2qrvAHOIoTd7wz2Iot8obPOQ9coUjoowOyLoUOrYYMaWFGYZx_gm1RSvonCEk3S97810dg8TnkFeRh9GboqMfQyTFYVsa2_BCDx9cE4WfvPXxB9rKGi_/s200/lucy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br />
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Stacy and I baked sugar cookies. They baked up a lot wider and rounder than expected.<br />
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<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To make the red and black cookies we used gel food coloring. We used liquid food coloring for the green cookies.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For the pine trees, we made 2 trees, cut one in half, and spackled with icing.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For the black tree, we made a small circle cookie, cut it in half, and used it as a tree stand.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For the Charlie Brown and Lucy cookies, we dyed white icing with food coloring to get yellow, blue, black and pink.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For our mortar/icing, we used white <a href="http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_033V002387829000P" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Betty Crocker Easy Squeeze Decorating Icing</a></li>
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Note: We'll add shaved coconut for snow to the Snoopy display. We use cake-takers to transport the cookies.</div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-84441815390604990262010-12-12T01:13:00.001-05:002012-01-26T01:14:08.628-05:00Homemade Ornaments<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-429486075113299675" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><div style="text-align: center;">We used yarn, ribbon, sewing pins and Styrofoam balls<br />
to make these ornaments at a holiday party!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O_zDgxfp86ql3hXcuWte29P08jfHRSbAd97tUGaF0thzMQ1nlpY5PicEVaIrgVJ9bgq4U30nHVvchQKwFh05xRxpEtb_c7wLM6pUV6sF0FAPUNmhSNpWvb-bSpTe7BYlwV4TmWfejTS8/s1600/ornaments-all.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #b1a4d2; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O_zDgxfp86ql3hXcuWte29P08jfHRSbAd97tUGaF0thzMQ1nlpY5PicEVaIrgVJ9bgq4U30nHVvchQKwFh05xRxpEtb_c7wLM6pUV6sF0FAPUNmhSNpWvb-bSpTe7BYlwV4TmWfejTS8/s400/ornaments-all.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#1</b>: Use thick ribbon, tie into 6 knots, close the loop, and add a bell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#2</b>: Pin pieces of three colors of ribbon into place on ball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#3</b>: Wrap three colors of yarn around Styrofoam ball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#4</b>: Wrap yarn around a paper ornament form.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#5</b>: Wrap yarn around ball and secure with pins at top and bottom. Add extra pins and wrap yarn around them on side of ornament.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#6</b>: Wrap ribbon around Styrofoam ball, securing with hot glue as needed, and finish with pins on top and bottom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#7</b>: Wrap thick ribbon vertically around ball and wrap a thinner ribbon around it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For design <b>#8</b>: Use small design pins to secure a small bead and a sequin all over ball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For more inspiration see this <a href="http://www.craftideas.info/html/yarn_snowcrystals.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">example</a> and this <a href="http://jbolechcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/11/ornament-month-tiny-yarn-ball-ornaments.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">other example</a>.</div></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-52306394072619813912010-12-06T01:10:00.005-05:002012-01-26T01:12:06.441-05:00Gifts: Gifts-in-a-Jar, Pet Portraits, and Decorated Candles<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-919020774055849563" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhts1MQROB3kiTAUVvIBzXWi0k7pfILDl-UmrmUQnNnLZpc5Q3vJZJn9LSPcXZFIxwpmIYZSUnIdrXPI916yr4iHsNmO97pwrzzbzGx4Y_pmV2BsM3oLV8MGrgDl3CvlIsn0nM5y0OM-X/s1600/7-giftsinajar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhts1MQROB3kiTAUVvIBzXWi0k7pfILDl-UmrmUQnNnLZpc5Q3vJZJn9LSPcXZFIxwpmIYZSUnIdrXPI916yr4iHsNmO97pwrzzbzGx4Y_pmV2BsM3oLV8MGrgDl3CvlIsn0nM5y0OM-X/s400/7-giftsinajar.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div>Tonight was a choose-your-own-adventure night of crafts.<br />
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<b>Gifts-In-A-Jar</b>by Stacy<br />
1-Pint jars she made:<br />
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.giftsfromyourkitchen.com/jarapp/mexican-fiesta-dip-mix.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Mexican Fiesta Dip Mix</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mexican Hot Cocoa Mix (see recipe below)</li>
</ul>1-Quart jars she made:<br />
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/PersonalRecipe/42068533/Friendship-Cookies/Detail.aspx" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Friendship Cookies</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.giftsfromyourkitchen.com/jarsoup/taco-bean-chili-mix.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Taco Bean Chili Mix</a></li>
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She bought flameless candles** - just as great-smelling as regular candles but zero mess, zero stress. She decorated them by hot-gluing a thicker ribbon and then a thinner ribbon around the candles, finishing with a bow.<br />
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<b>Pet Portraits</b> by Jess<br />
The portraits were created using watercolor paint. You can see them by clicking <a href="http://sanaie-artwork.blogspot.com/2010/12/paintings-of-friends-pets.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iE-XTx2g9dyJCgW5Z6snK9q6wRgicd6m3ehuugdod5fAZWDupwF1Dxf6h5nLyrAop7LlxS5QHYJeK2ne_fXv5A7vDD42Wyksx9gOsD5B8qpP-0Gs7aNqBCIzivuuuW46r2SPRIPKExky/s1600/jess-gifts-in-a-jar-lower-res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iE-XTx2g9dyJCgW5Z6snK9q6wRgicd6m3ehuugdod5fAZWDupwF1Dxf6h5nLyrAop7LlxS5QHYJeK2ne_fXv5A7vDD42Wyksx9gOsD5B8qpP-0Gs7aNqBCIzivuuuW46r2SPRIPKExky/s200/jess-gifts-in-a-jar-lower-res.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">UPDATE: Jess finally made her gifts-in-a-jar too! It took 3 hours (surprisingly long).</span></b><br />
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<b>*Mexican Hot Cocoa Recipe for Pint-Size Jars</b><br />
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ingredients to make 3 jars:</li>
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5 cups powdered milk</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2/3 cup light brown sugar</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1/2 cup cocoa powder</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3 tsp powdered vanilla non-dairy creamer</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon</li>
</ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To fill gift jars:</li>
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mix all ingredients and divide equally among <u>three</u> pint-sized jars</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use tulle or other fabric on lid of jar and tie on a decorative bow</li>
</ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To make hot cocoa:</li>
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Combine 2 1/2 tbsp mix per 1 cup boiling water and stir</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Each pint-size jar makes about 6 servings of hot cocoa</li>
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For more gift-in-a-jar ideas, see this <a href="http://www.craftbits.com/gifts-in-a-jar" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">example</a> and this <a href="http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/homemade-gifts-in-a-jar.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">other example</a> and this <a href="http://www.allfreecrafts.com/giftinajar/index.shtml" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">further example</a> and <a href="http://www.giftsfromyourkitchen.com/jar/jar.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">yet another example</a>.<br />
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**Note: "Flameless candles" are also called "electric candles" or "battery-operated candles." They have an LED light instead of a flame.</div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-62607477622502804072010-11-29T01:05:00.000-05:002012-01-26T01:10:22.028-05:00Holiday Wreaths<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6036270759869649158" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1i-e9dBZZfgl1AWWc75oMqfQTCtr4z5Zf6T9cxwTlf1O_MR0xns8uEXzBGIBvXHq1tH_xGcjBn9hzevy5UzmjpXzvoOWX4vQ3j_mG6S-30Dnjkuy7cLgpDICDyQXb6qlJ_9-6wYliHEw/s1600/stacy-wreath+v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1i-e9dBZZfgl1AWWc75oMqfQTCtr4z5Zf6T9cxwTlf1O_MR0xns8uEXzBGIBvXHq1tH_xGcjBn9hzevy5UzmjpXzvoOWX4vQ3j_mG6S-30Dnjkuy7cLgpDICDyQXb6qlJ_9-6wYliHEw/s320/stacy-wreath+v2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><b>For Stacy's Wreath</b><br />
See this <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/ribbon-poinsettia-wreath" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">example</a> from Martha Stewart.<br />
Steps: Get a foam wreath shape and wrap it with green ribbon, securing ribbon with hot glue. Then make flowers with red ribbon - cut three strips and secure them together in the middle with floral wire to create a six-petaled flower. Hot-glue the flowers to the wreath and use white straight pins for the stamen. Afterwards, wrap small white ribbon around the entire wreath. Using larger ribbon, make three large loops and secure in the middle to make a large bow. To finish, tie three bells in the center of the bow.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyfjGlPRzxA6Qxm576dQOYdKgE1SJr1Elx-9dSwPceC79A0iI8VTFVkQE4LJzkcxBoFfKutQsuso1xmYW2w1OwyUdJW6xTLtGviW-OZ41W0sH8rCOpA77KO-QSN23A8cEzsfzKY5kee_G/s1600/jen-wreath+v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyfjGlPRzxA6Qxm576dQOYdKgE1SJr1Elx-9dSwPceC79A0iI8VTFVkQE4LJzkcxBoFfKutQsuso1xmYW2w1OwyUdJW6xTLtGviW-OZ41W0sH8rCOpA77KO-QSN23A8cEzsfzKY5kee_G/s320/jen-wreath+v2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><b>For GBob's Wreath*</b><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">See this <a href="http://www.eddieross.com/eddie_ross/2008/12/no-wire-hangers-well-maybe-just-one.html" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">example</a> from Eddie Ross.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Steps: Open a wire clothes hanger. String copious amounts of ornaments onto the wire. Use smaller ornaments to fill in gaps. Finish with a bow like Stacy's.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Optional: Before stringing ornaments, use hot glue to secure each ornament's metal hanger to its ball so the ornament cannot pop off. Wait until the glue is dry before stringing.</div><br />
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<b>For Jess' Wreath*</b><br />
See this YouTube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOVNl8aU_ps" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">example</a>. Jess' wreath is similar to Bob's except it has a smaller circle (less ornaments) and it has a long metal and ribbon hanger.<br />
Steps: Thread medium-sized ornaments onto circle made from clothes hanger. Tie on smaller ornaments. Wrap large white ribbon around wire. Tie on more ornaments where needed for fullness using floral wire. Wrap white feather boa around wreath (you can use tinsel instead). Wrap ribbon around rest of hanger to form vertical wreath hanger and secure ribbon with hot glue. To finish, make a bow by forming two loops and use a small piece of ribbon to bind them in the middle.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXQxky0QovUOprSJzl3BKOFElxqVICYPQYFjJoB56ozKTMpSuHZitJY1dg7tTDDG40X6C5hH6Zx7EvvJ9GOeXwF7Jw83G4bAoxPbLdWIY3b9_ztsUT-a3FqVpDhldsPMw_PuzugEzHzuf/s1600/jess-wreath+v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #b1a4d2; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXQxky0QovUOprSJzl3BKOFElxqVICYPQYFjJoB56ozKTMpSuHZitJY1dg7tTDDG40X6C5hH6Zx7EvvJ9GOeXwF7Jw83G4bAoxPbLdWIY3b9_ztsUT-a3FqVpDhldsPMw_PuzugEzHzuf/s320/jess-wreath+v2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">*Notes on Ball Ornament Wreaths:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">1) The Dollar Store is a great source for inexpensive ornaments.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">2) Consider getting Styrofoam ornaments because they can't shatter when dropped.<br />
3) Jess' wreath used 27 medium-sized and 20 small-sized ornaments. GBob's used at least 50 ornaments.</div></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-46535106466616131152010-11-22T01:04:00.000-05:002012-01-26T01:05:13.952-05:00Handmade Books<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7646575512226200897" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA-ohyphenhyphen30V4Cuy4zBJkVDOrubc8f0WJMZKScdXI-LJO2lobMih7W5FJamVa1rw2JR-gXZBKJd3_T-WXUtYb0PTZtQUkj7xO7rutK2xXJ0HoFgdrGdlN_UH6tLoI3yEsfFaLbTD-13WMnu_/s1600/jess-book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA-ohyphenhyphen30V4Cuy4zBJkVDOrubc8f0WJMZKScdXI-LJO2lobMih7W5FJamVa1rw2JR-gXZBKJd3_T-WXUtYb0PTZtQUkj7xO7rutK2xXJ0HoFgdrGdlN_UH6tLoI3yEsfFaLbTD-13WMnu_/s320/jess-book.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a><b>Supplies</b><br />
<div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Bookbinding glue (can use any white glue)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Foam brushes (to spread glue)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Cardstock paper (for book pages and covers)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Scrapbook paper (for covers)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Paper-cutter and cutting mat (scissors work but are much slower)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Xacto knife (a box-cutter will work)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Book (to use as a base for drilling holes)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Electric drill</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ribbon (to bind book pages together)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Yarn needle</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Stickers (optional)</li>
</ul><b>Process</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l4eZJWRwjUwmSOhr22Qbov_BykUJrTj_2BFTrJuzaj6tWJdnT4ZuUX-5mXdLfv33Bz2t4M0uFz8s-cCg_FaQPHOiz3JMHULSnd38VDxx8kaUBtAf7x6BpBmK4b_utu4umXAhCoELIRWr/s1600/jens-book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l4eZJWRwjUwmSOhr22Qbov_BykUJrTj_2BFTrJuzaj6tWJdnT4ZuUX-5mXdLfv33Bz2t4M0uFz8s-cCg_FaQPHOiz3JMHULSnd38VDxx8kaUBtAf7x6BpBmK4b_utu4umXAhCoELIRWr/s320/jens-book.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Cut letter-size paper or cardstock in half horizontally with the paper cutter to make your pages</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To make your front cover, take a piece of letter-size cardstock and cut it in half. Then apply glue to it and wrap your decorative scrapbook paper around it. Secure your folded scrapbook paper with glue. Cover the inside of your cover with another sheet of cardstock and glue down for a finished look. Do the same for your back cover.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To attach all the pages together, drill three holes through the entire stack. Put a phonebook or other disposable book underneath to avoid drilling through your table.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use the ribbon to tie everything together and finish with a bow.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Place the entire book under something heavy until it is completely dry, then crease the front cover so you can open your book easily.</li>
</ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5YHx4ytc9c_dJT5AKzgnaedxpI4A4wUTclmnCNdZ8JiFAJ154CMFyYoGxHPoc4Z91To2fauMSfUiBDscQBDoa0Pl_su3zXBCTCCvJisYxYkI1VdvExTqG3jYN14KO4Uqoo3mH1TlzLOa/s1600/stacy-books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #b1a4d2; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5YHx4ytc9c_dJT5AKzgnaedxpI4A4wUTclmnCNdZ8JiFAJ154CMFyYoGxHPoc4Z91To2fauMSfUiBDscQBDoa0Pl_su3zXBCTCCvJisYxYkI1VdvExTqG3jYN14KO4Uqoo3mH1TlzLOa/s320/stacy-books.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a><br />
Photos: Jess's (top), Gbob's (middle), Stacy's (bottom)</div></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-78261374585019668052010-11-16T01:02:00.000-05:002012-01-26T01:03:57.343-05:00Thanksgiving Turkey-Shaped Candies<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5739602829043616242" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0kikKBi5xoLm9wqZYIrTlQTF7ln3Ky8pXRW9qv6hyphenhyphenZSllgM8dUfSZKTmHrEl-tRCusoG_X6-YIznf2bFrdPrJKVo1ZZ-lNJ_UIKJIT0oF4dk4Bz0q1iCzWx40-LMNeyDqmDUqUheKdG8/s1600/t-day-turkey-candy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #b1a4d2; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0kikKBi5xoLm9wqZYIrTlQTF7ln3Ky8pXRW9qv6hyphenhyphenZSllgM8dUfSZKTmHrEl-tRCusoG_X6-YIznf2bFrdPrJKVo1ZZ-lNJ_UIKJIT0oF4dk4Bz0q1iCzWx40-LMNeyDqmDUqUheKdG8/s320/t-day-turkey-candy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>These were a lot of fun to make! <b>Supplies:</b><br />
<ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Oreo Double-Stuffed Cookies</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tube of White Icing (use to hold candies together and for eyes)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Reeses Mini Peanutbutter Cups (use as tummies)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Milk Duds (use as heads)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Candy Corn (use whole candies as tail feathers and wings and trim candies to make beaks)</li>
</ul>Helpful Link: We got the idea from this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamakimi/4123754660/" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Oreo Turkeys</a> website.<br />
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Photo on left is a turkey by itself.</div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-63760847914199852312010-11-15T01:01:00.000-05:002012-01-26T01:02:24.743-05:00Easy DIY Greeting Cards<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1069274616667041794" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AjtYEVPpRVzulCrUzeq9RD39n6_a16l_FNKup-0BAuOyLfLvEBhoI1jSec0U84v8whwITGIVJroYvN7d2XVQ7CJlYHc-tpFO51e2rZ9VlxDvBUdlJ__9aKuXYv5psendkHQIhPDSf352/s1600/t-day-actualcard-backwfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #b1a4d2; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AjtYEVPpRVzulCrUzeq9RD39n6_a16l_FNKup-0BAuOyLfLvEBhoI1jSec0U84v8whwITGIVJroYvN7d2XVQ7CJlYHc-tpFO51e2rZ9VlxDvBUdlJ__9aKuXYv5psendkHQIhPDSf352/s200/t-day-actualcard-backwfront.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With just your home computer, standard 8.5x11" paper and <em>Microsoft Powerpoint</em> you can create fast and easy cards. You can use photos and graphics off the web <em>as long as you don't market your cards*</em>. I like putting a big design on the front and a tiny design on the back of the card. Just print cards, fold them in half twice, and you're done!</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW5ngCl1SnztF9jHxbV2y83xnkCcf9oAJltVVjBAs0KZN4Z3mWSPZt-ob7UWZHp1mATR6Ah9s1kbrfOe0x7KeMP4-WUQ1h2wdEeGc6YiVjFxtkwoBMqQLsionkxmuSoSU1mUxhCG2QG01/s1600/card-template-seamattop-as-png.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #b1a4d2; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW5ngCl1SnztF9jHxbV2y83xnkCcf9oAJltVVjBAs0KZN4Z3mWSPZt-ob7UWZHp1mATR6Ah9s1kbrfOe0x7KeMP4-WUQ1h2wdEeGc6YiVjFxtkwoBMqQLsionkxmuSoSU1mUxhCG2QG01/s200/card-template-seamattop-as-png.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="150" /></a></div>If you want your fold on top, click on this template.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>*Note: If you profit in any way from your cards or use them commercially, using someone else's artwork is copyright infringement.</div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-83916397653891744292010-11-14T01:00:00.000-05:002012-01-26T01:01:49.643-05:00Holiday Table Runners<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6852913849878167282" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDVLfQgee_VdQSck5tOZjMA0Z8yLItn-JAQz7GyukJIjGmUGAYFqGdM8SwNk8M38svSrG1CnVltptKe7SHbuQkcSOreRUyyAvHZ1u9qtJ5M6NsSWfTccuo9v_DitMQusAL6mene5kUG83/s1600/table-runner-by-jess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #b1a4d2; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="296" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDVLfQgee_VdQSck5tOZjMA0Z8yLItn-JAQz7GyukJIjGmUGAYFqGdM8SwNk8M38svSrG1CnVltptKe7SHbuQkcSOreRUyyAvHZ1u9qtJ5M6NsSWfTccuo9v_DitMQusAL6mene5kUG83/s320/table-runner-by-jess.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><strong>We sewed table runners for Thanksgiving!</strong><br />
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<strong>Table Runners</strong><br />
<strong>For mine</strong><i> (left)</i>, I used one strip of about 1 1/4 yeards of heavy fabric cut 16 inches wide (2 of those inches were for seam allowances). I simply folded down where I was going to hem the edges with an iron and then sewed away.<br />
<strong>For Jen's</strong>, she used two different fabrics to make a revisible Thanksgiving/Winter table runner. She simply sewed the fabric right-sides together along three edges, turned the fabric right-side out, and hand-sewed the fourth edge.<br />
<strong>For Stacy's</strong><i> (bottom)</i>, she used two different fabrics too, but to make her runner extra long, she joined her fabric at the middle of her runner and sewed it together on the bias to make the seam less obvious.<br />
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I basically hemmed a rectangle then folded one long side over and sewed it to make a pocket for the rod to go through.<br />
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Note: For heavy fabric, you may have to adjust/increase the tension on your sewing machine.<br />
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Helpful link: <a href="http://www.lovetosew.com/tablerunner.htm" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Table Runner Tutorial</a></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-33442094304072030882010-10-24T00:59:00.001-04:002012-01-26T00:59:47.933-05:00Carving Halloween Pumpkins 2010<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3222940886909956680" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDOqsFQl4cpsWUxz3-1Q5zL_uz3BjfdXtIlPltTImXdt9Q2ASIoFmGWeQAQ-hFf7vcAO-ZX2Zs-3IQNvGoAeF5n0gqnNkNuO9fo61R4Y3X2dHUWXDR9R7ZZz0J2YryvQ5c0CuknuzvddC/s1600/Bat_Froy.jpg" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422446659866018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDOqsFQl4cpsWUxz3-1Q5zL_uz3BjfdXtIlPltTImXdt9Q2ASIoFmGWeQAQ-hFf7vcAO-ZX2Zs-3IQNvGoAeF5n0gqnNkNuO9fo61R4Y3X2dHUWXDR9R7ZZz0J2YryvQ5c0CuknuzvddC/s200/Bat_Froy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; float: left; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative; width: 133px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Design Credits</span>:<br />
From left top row: <i>T-Fighter Spacecraft</i> by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/neuralclone" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Neuralclone</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/agirlcalledbob" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">AGirlCalledBob</a>, <i>Gotham City Skyline</i> by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CrochetKitten" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Stacy</a>, <i>Ghost and Tombstone</i>, <i>Jack Skellington</i> by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mox_e" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Mox_E</a>, <i>Scary Cat</i> by<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jess_sanaie" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Jess</a>, <i>Batman</i> by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/NickDesigns" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Nick</a><br />
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<strong>Cat Credits</strong>: It's the notorious <a href="http://crochetkitten.blogspot.com/search/label/Froy" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;">Froy</a> from CrochetKitten.com!</div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-64596056073878300812010-10-19T00:57:00.000-04:002012-01-26T00:58:41.631-05:00Outdoor Halloween Decor<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-590261331568272852" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmGZaKFAGGK4vel56XyeiqKEg8r2xdfzhzbMi29sSUp8foFQ-eFnIZZm_OacPZ8W8We5nUmV4CcSSzc-uV29GcTXoAo5CnIL3SgeLFRquEwdNCyaS7yfvnp5uTKc67unAUmKateQ2nIDi/s1600/Arkham_Asylum_2.jpg" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535431860522024466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmGZaKFAGGK4vel56XyeiqKEg8r2xdfzhzbMi29sSUp8foFQ-eFnIZZm_OacPZ8W8We5nUmV4CcSSzc-uV29GcTXoAo5CnIL3SgeLFRquEwdNCyaS7yfvnp5uTKc67unAUmKateQ2nIDi/s320/Arkham_Asylum_2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; float: left; height: 214px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative; width: 320px;" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OntP393OtW8y3k5aWLxR8i-MShxwA-ysPbJCG2w0a7xvehXqccKaW-8xvOAurP2aB4wvCa4dCWBFP9b8vrvZghYTPT0IxN6T1ab9ldLz6LVrC0iSOvdFoqoiNwGJUZXb7FltT3qG7pDw/s1600/Arkham_Asylum_1.jpg" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535431853521346850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OntP393OtW8y3k5aWLxR8i-MShxwA-ysPbJCG2w0a7xvehXqccKaW-8xvOAurP2aB4wvCa4dCWBFP9b8vrvZghYTPT0IxN6T1ab9ldLz6LVrC0iSOvdFoqoiNwGJUZXb7FltT3qG7pDw/s320/Arkham_Asylum_1.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; float: left; height: 213px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative; width: 320px;" /></a>Stacy and Nick went all out with a Batman-themed house! You could modify their procedures to make a custom sign and projector image for any holiday.</div><div><br />
</div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>Arkham Sign</strong>: Make a template - you could use<i>Adobe Illustrator</i> software to print your template out in tile mode. Trace your template onto a styrofoam-like surface - Nick used a sheet of foam insulation from the hardware store. Next, cut your sign using foam-carving knives (the kind used to carve foam pumpkins). Finally, spray paint black. Be sure to use acetone-free spray paint or it will eat through your work (spray-test a small corner first). Even regular spray paint will eat up the foam a little. An alternative is painting the sign with tinted primer (tint regular primer with black paint) and then painting it black. Afix your sign to PVC pipe and secure pipe to the ground by sliding it over embedded rebar.</div><div><strong><br />
</strong></div><div><strong>Batman Symbol</strong></div><div><strong></strong><i>Easy Way</i>: Use a high-powered lantern and foamcore board. Cut your design out of the foamcore and place in front of the lantern. Black out the other three sides of the lantern.</div><div><br />
</div><div><i>Nick's Way (uses a projector, music and DVD authoring software)</i>: He made an <i>Adobe Illustrator</i> file of the bat signal and laid it down on a video track in <i>Adobe Encore</i>*. Then he placed his music (the score from the first Batman movie) on an audio track underneath it. He added a jumpback action at the timeline's end to go to the first chapter marker, thus keeping the 13-minute long video looping. He burned his new DVD and played it through a home TV projector via a DVD player that was contained in a cardboard construct. The player and projector were both set on a stool and plugged into an attached multi-adapter.</div><div><br />
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<i>Procedure</i>: First, cut and hem muslin to fit your window. Next, paint your ghost or other shape onto muslin. Stacy used <i>Adobe Illustrator</i> software to print her design on paper in tile mode, traced her design onto her curtain with a Sharpie, and then filled it in with paint. I free-handed my designs directly onto my curtains with black paint.<br />
After your designs are completely dry, cut and hem the chiffon to fit your window and sew it to the muslin, layering it so that the chiffon goes over the painted side of your muslin. Attach your project to a curtain rod in any way you choose (you could use clips; I sewed tie-ribbons to mine; Stacy sewed a rod pocket into hers). Hang with the chiffon side facing out for a great spooky display your neighbors can see and appreciate.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl_B4CQP3UP0FsH2ieRZM2f9kpsFyQfbzTrFGvdFmGCJSCy2x2k99aqyF1nVK90J67nKLlvSmhEhP50UUwz2lWgZ7zTFrFLQLEPrUHZIYa8Fc_H9PcSx-5Bgld7HLI09ILcHzaOQk-7pk/s1600/ghost+curtains+v2.jpg" style="color: #b1a4d2; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534308965225616018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl_B4CQP3UP0FsH2ieRZM2f9kpsFyQfbzTrFGvdFmGCJSCy2x2k99aqyF1nVK90J67nKLlvSmhEhP50UUwz2lWgZ7zTFrFLQLEPrUHZIYa8Fc_H9PcSx-5Bgld7HLI09ILcHzaOQk-7pk/s320/ghost+curtains+v2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; float: left; height: 254px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative; width: 320px;" /></a></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661949273516845.post-30863296878464055212010-10-10T00:55:00.001-04:002012-01-26T00:56:35.195-05:00Cake Decorating with Fondant<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8799849696866337209" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 520px;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526788345531905778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx8BoL_KzaoQzGqMj8PbBkZKjx6TD-A9Vtks9issY6yXN8A0UxtGABNTyAWjFk52ECYpPyA46tg7Uw2MKDUY48e4FZfIRzHdsmOSet76BktU8Ce8B4PioMuTii6Y6pdioF3f48t4sHwjO/s320/cake-mine.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; color: #222222; cursor: pointer; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; height: 214px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; width: 320px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>Making a Rose Flower with Fondant</b>: Pull the fondant with your hands to warm it. Then make a small ball the size of a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">marble. Form it into a cone. That will be the center of your flower. Then make a ball half the size of your first ball. Place the ball between saran wrap and press into a circle with your fingers. This will be your first petal. Attach it at the bottom of your cone and wrap it around, leaving it open at the top. Do a second petal and wrap it around the cone's other side. You are now done with your first row of petals! For your second row, use three petals. For your third row, use four or five. Bend the petals slightly outward and away from the tip of the cone. Cut the bottom of the flower at an angle so it will lay pretty on the top of your cake. Make leaves or more flowers as you like.</span><div class="blog-normal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>Leveling a Round Cake and Preparing it for Fondant</b>: Remove the cake from its cake pan; we used a pound cake. Use a long, non-serrated or very mildly serrated knife to cut off the unlevel, dome portion of the cake. Start cutting at the lowest part and go across. If you don’t get it completely level, don’t worry. Now flip the cake over. You always want the seared side up.</div><div class="blog-normal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Take a buttercream icing and a long icing spatula and apply the icing to the sides of the cake, then the top. Do not worry about making it look good. Now take flat wide tool (such as a chop) and scoop most of the icing off the sides, and then the top. You just want a level surface for your fondant, even if it’s a thin layer and the cake shows through. Don’t use too much icing or your fondant will bubble.</div><div class="blog-normal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>Applying the Fondant</b>: Use two long wide spatulas to move the cake to your cake serving plate. Stick both spatulas with downward pressure under your cake, move to the cake plate, and push down as you quickly move the spatulas out from underneath the cake one at a time. If you remove the spatulas slowly your cake will crumble.</div><div class="blog-normal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Now it’s time for fondant! Use confectioner’s sugar to dust your rolling surface. Pull the fondant with your hands to warm it and then roll it into a large ball. Place it on your rolling surface and roll it out. If you want to pick it up and turn it 90 degrees, add a little more powdered sugar underneath. When it’s big enough to cover your whole cake, drape it once over your rolling pin and carry it to your cake.</div><div class="blog-normal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Now it’s time to put the fondant on your cake! Start unrolling the fondant over the cake at the side closest to you and drape it over the rest. Set the rolling pin aside. Tap the fondant down around your cake. The fondant is like rubber, so pull and stretch it to get it to do what you want; don’t fold it. Tap it down around the base of your cake. If you get a fold, pull and stretch the fondant away from the cake, then tap it down. Cut the excess fondant away from the cake with the pointy tip of a knife.</div><div class="blog-normal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>Piping the Trim</b>: Use a Ziploc bag with a princess piping tip and your buttercream icing. Pipe the icing in small dots/dollops around the base of your cake. Pipe a tiny bit of icing on top of your cake to secure your fondant flower to your cake. You could also use Vodka to secure two pieces of fondant to each other.</div><div class="blog-normal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Note: If you are trying to cover a square cake the process is different. For a square cake, cut out one square of fondant for the top and four rectangles for the sides. Apply them to your cake and seal the edges with piped icing.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526789848738381106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmYwHcXVHykJ7okVH_qZ9QHzLektffzoM-wcmPrbaGAVlagNLtrmCK3lDQjz7HaCn-g3rIJWZInbra3vnA5f2jUC7Cdk6RtR_coGJQ-gsCVIIEnQgvxGij75XJOo8zAiI4i6UOpVza0xA/s200/cake-myflower.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; color: #222222; cursor: pointer; float: right; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; height: 134px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526790298565551538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr-ljKVpSPEk5l63ScTZGkoPv5FGssrsBPMgRGpcZ5e-CQIC1gL5-3V0W4UQHYwdPOB91x84zbu9vuo6mmBmJ0nJe8YRJF6khjF6iOrvCbt-kT_MHW39-QIsWTT0bbMvxwomjAk0NskLG/s200/cake-stacysflowers.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 134px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></div></div>Jessviihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423949405424678363noreply@blogger.com0