tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43757999368239812622024-03-13T10:53:59.234-05:00Fast DazeLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722333345704275335noreply@blogger.comBlogger383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375799936823981262.post-87982703488454368472012-08-16T18:34:00.000-05:002012-08-16T18:34:01.024-05:00Love Begins At Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really love finished a project. Especially when I could go into labor at any moment. It's nice to (literally) get all those loose ends tied up!</div>
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I made this wall hanging for a dear friend who recently moved away. I thought she might need a little house-warming present.</div>
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I have always wanted to make a Dresden and do echo quilting!</div>
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The fabrics are Vintage Modern by Bonnie & Camille for Moda. I'm working on another similar one for myself!</div>
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School starts this week! I'm also going to go into labor any second, so I wanted to whip up a little gift for the kids' new teachers before that happens. I found <a href="http://pattimilazzo.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-that.html">this</a> card through Pinterest:</div>
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Clearly, her's is way cooler than mine, but at least I have something to give! I wrote "Looking forward to a great school year!" on the inside and had the kids sign them.</div>
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I made the name sign above his bed, along with the quilt and bedskirt. I was really drawn to a black & red theme for the room, with rockets. I made the star stickers out of vinyl on my Silhouette.</div>
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A crafty friend of mine made the pictures here. They fit the room so perfectly, she knows me so well!</div>
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This is an upward view of the mobile hanging above the changing table. The tutorial for this is at <a href="http://www.naptimecrafters.com/2012/05/hello-nap-time-crafters-my-name-is.html">Nap Time Crafters.</a></div>
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This is my diaper stash--I've got a basket for disposible and one for cloth.</div>
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The same crafty friend made this great mobile. I was wanting to make one just like it (but probably wasn't going to get around to it). It's like she read my mind!</div>
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The rocket pillow was made by the same friend--LOVE IT! I also repainted a thrift store lamp and recovered the shade to match the bedding.</div>
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We were convinced at first that we were having a girl, so I bought a matching girly-printed swing and car seat. When we found out it was a boy, we weren't too disappointed though--it just meant I could try my hand at recovering them! This is a pretty simple slip-on cover made from fabric and minky.</div>
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This isn't my favorite craft project in the room, but I figured I would picture it. I painted over a thrift store frame.</div>
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Here's the car seat that I recovered. It's probably my favorite project in the room. I just couldn't believe I was able to contour it right!</div>
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I clearly need to thread the straps through before little Hogie comes.</div>
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I'm also pretty proud of this car seat tent I made. It's from a small duvet cover from IKEA that I bought years ago and never used.</div>
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This is a door decoration that my daughter and I made together for the hospital.</div>
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View from the rocking chair. I put up the moon light (from IKEA) for late-night diaper changes. I need to figure out a way to secure the cord though.</div>
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Another crafty friend made a door sign for me. She made some years ago for my older kids that say "Brother" and "Sister," so we knew Hogan had to have one too! </div>
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Thanks for looking! I'll be linking up <a href="http://www.fastdaze.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties.html">here</a>.</div>
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The June Bag (pattern by <a href="http://www.fourteenmay.bigcartel.com/">Fourteen May</a>-<a href="http://www.polkadotchair.com/">Melissa Mortenson from the Polka Dot Chair</a>). <br />I've adored this bag since I first saw it on Melissa's blog. And then I won a giveaway for the pattern! It was definitely fate. <br />This bag is made with 4 fat quarters, interfacing and fusible fleece. I used Fandango by Kate Spain. It's a great size and I love the combo of colors! Some friends have asked if I can make it a little bigger for an Ipad, however, I'm not sure I possess the math skills to pull that off.<br />I definitely recommend this pattern and can't wait to make more!</div>
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I found this vintage sheet at a thrift store last month. It was just funky enough to make a good summer maxi dress! <br />Being pregnant, I love something comfy and this dress is! I shirred the top and added a tier at the bottom. However, I felt it sort of looked like a nightgown (or maybe it's just because I'm the size of a whale), so I added a sash to give it a little definition.</div>
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This week's Zakka project is a sewing kit. Another quick project for sewing on the go!</div>
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I've been wanting to make a chevron quilt for awhile now. Once we found out that baby #3 is a boy, I was able to pick out some fabrics (<a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=5137331456295137&Store_id=499&page_id=23&Item_ID=65886&Parent_Ids=">Launch by Lesley Grainger Designs</a>) and make it!</div>
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I think the main reason I wanted to make one was to do the echo quilting. So quick and easy!</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one in the book has a really cute stamped fabric square. I tried that, but I didn't have fabric ink, so it got all smeary when I handled it. I opted to use a little bit of a cotton print instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This week was the House Pouch:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WWpVM0orkJs/T4baIJqzN4I/AAAAAAAACTE/30O-85lZim4/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WWpVM0orkJs/T4baIJqzN4I/AAAAAAAACTE/30O-85lZim4/s400/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Here's what my kids will be giving their teachers this year:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pq5PA_pCeQE/TzBBhZfr4TI/AAAAAAAACSc/Cj13nMFDOqk/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" sda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pq5PA_pCeQE/TzBBhZfr4TI/AAAAAAAACSc/Cj13nMFDOqk/s640/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I just love those little mailboxes from the Target $ Spot! Kiki helped with the pink one on the end.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://fastdaze.blogspot.com/2011/02/finns-robot-valentines.html">Last year</a>, Finn had robot valentines, to I was glad to keep the theme going:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uX0gfsSAfyA/TzBCc_-avaI/AAAAAAAACSs/kyDJPUDtVhk/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uX0gfsSAfyA/TzBCc_-avaI/AAAAAAAACSs/kyDJPUDtVhk/s640/019.JPG" width="356" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">That's a mini candy bar in the middle. And yes, I started cutting out the pieces for these right after Christmas. There was a lot of assembling for all 20 valentines.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Kiki is still cat-crazy, so I made these cute Lion valentines for her:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ml_AmqWizZI/TzBCerIyQSI/AAAAAAAACS0/_J7knAM7Aks/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" sda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ml_AmqWizZI/TzBCerIyQSI/AAAAAAAACS0/_J7knAM7Aks/s640/021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">And it's all attached to a sucker!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yImfikSh5Ps/TzBCgA_vSCI/AAAAAAAACS8/JpEaje7qBF4/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yImfikSh5Ps/TzBCgA_vSCI/AAAAAAAACS8/JpEaje7qBF4/s640/022.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">I'm not overly romantic, but I really do like Valentine's Day. I think it's just a combo of pinks and reds everywhere. After last year, I was really hoping we could do DisneyWorld every V-Day, but that clearly isn't happening this year.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">And, of course, I've got my wreath hanging:</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JDXuuS87QH8/TTsYd75F8LI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/aWFwjyEGnMk/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_p6gq8x="2" height="640" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JDXuuS87QH8/TTsYd75F8LI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/aWFwjyEGnMk/s640/004.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">**I got ALL the Valentine ideas of Pinterest (of course) and I'm pretty sure both the robots and the lions were from Fiskars website**</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722333345704275335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375799936823981262.post-63616317191859703762011-12-31T13:10:00.001-06:002011-12-31T13:11:25.582-06:00Blogger's Choice Fat Quarter Bundle<div align="center">Have you heard about the <a href="http://quokkaquilts.blogspot.com/2011/12/bloggers-choice-fat-quarter-bundle.html">Blogger's Choice Fat Quarter Bundle Challenge</a>? It's going on over at <a href="http://quokkaquilts.blogspot.com/2011/12/bloggers-choice-fat-quarter-bundle.html">Quokka Quilts</a> and it's so much fun! You have to pick out 16 fabrics (full rules on the Quokka Quilts blog) from the Fat Quarter Shop and submit them to be judged. If you win, you get a <u>half yard of each fabric</u>!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm currently picking out fabrics for a new project anyway, so this totally motivated me to get a little more organized about it. </div><div align="center"><br />
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My son's preschool class has had a very nice student teacher this semester. She'll soon be leaving though--because she's graduating! </div>
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I made up this little sign for her to hang in her new classroom. I know if it was me that had to deal with a group of 20 preschoolers all day, I'd need a little reminder of why I wanted that job in the first place!</div>
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I kid. I'm sure they are all perfect angels for their teachers right? Someone please tell my children that...</div>
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I took a simple flat white canvas, and painted red acrylic paint on the section I wanted to be red. After that dried, I spelled out the quote using two different types of stickers (I have a Silhouette, and I suggest that if you don't want any bleed through around the stickers, to use one with vinyl). Then I painted the whole thing with a couple of coats of black paint. When it was dry, I peeled off the stickers.</div>
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Like I said, there was a lot of bleeding around the sticker edges. It kinda worked for the "worn" look I was going for, but I still touched up a few spaces, especially the red letters. The last thing I did was dilute a little of the black paint in a bowl of water and brush it all over the canvas.</div>
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Add a little flower and you're done!</div>
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Linking up <a href="http://fastdaze.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties.html">here</a>.</div>
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Okay, they aren't quite pouring down from the heavens, but pregnant women are coming at me left and right. I have 3 close friends and a sister that's preggers right now. I can only pray that they name their children something that is easy to applique!</div>
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My work friend has already picked her baby's name (so convenient for me), Elissa Joe. Pretty adorable huh? </div>
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I whipped up some burp cloths for her. This was actually the first project I used my embroidery machine for:</div>
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A few hair do dads:</div>
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And a super soft minky taggie toy:</div>
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I wasn't entirely sure I would have time to make her a blanket, but this one was so super simple and I knew the fabrics would look so cute together, I just couldn't resist! This is one of my vintage sheets, with a backing of the same super soft rose minky. </div>
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Man, do I love this minky!</div>
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(It isn't technically a quilt, since I didn't use batting and I only tied it with yarn in a few spots)<br />
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I wrapped it all up in a personalized bucket with a little shrink wrap. </div>
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Linking up <a href="http://fastdaze.blogspot.com/p/linky-parties.html">here</a>.</div>
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Who doesn't love <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/">Made by Rae's</a> <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2009/02/free-buttercup-bag-sewing-pattern/">Buttercup Bag</a> pattern? It's simple, it's cute and it's FREE. Perfection.</div>
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Here's a few I've made recently:</div>
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This one is made of some Japanese print that a friend gave me. It's for my niece:</div>
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I think that I'm going to give this one to the friend who gave me the fabric:</div>
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This one's for me. Red, white and navy. I love it!:</div>
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This one is a little special. I originally was just going to use only zebra print, however...</div>
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...after I finished it, I realized my daughter was so kind as to cut a little gash in the side for me. I couldn't be too mad, since she was probably trying to "help.":</div>
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A friend of mine mentioned I might try to patch it up, so I used the other animal prints in the above picture. What do you think? </div>
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I made this little cutie as a Christmas present to my daughter. It's the first time I have tied a quilt instead of free-motion quilting it. I have a tutorial coming soon!</div>
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Sooooo, I know, I suck at blogging lately. Honestly, I'm working just as hard as I ever have at projects. I just don't really feel the need to share them as much. It makes me realize that most of my blogging endeavours were fueled by a not-so-little need for validation. You know, the whole "look what I made! See how useful I am!" sort of thing. I'd probably say I should explore this with a therapist if I didn't feel like I was already over it.</div>
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Sort of. I mean, I'm not shutting down or anything. I just need to get off my butt and take more pictures (and then upload them, write about them, etc.) Maybe I'm just being lazy.</div>
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Anyway, I saw these on Pinterest:</div>
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I wanted to make them for my son's Thanksgiving feast at school tomorrow, but OF COURSE, all candy corn (that I could find anyway) is made in a factory that is contaminated with nuts. We don't personally have a nut problem, but the classroom is nut-free. So I improvised with:</div>
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Mike & Ike! And homemade icing and chocolate chips. I originally bought:</div>
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But before I started decorating, I noticed it said "Does not harden for stacking" and knew it would be a big messy mess.</div>
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So, yeah, mine aren't as cute, but they're a good nut-free alternative!</div>
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I've been on a bender.</div>
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On Saturday nights, you can find me on the bad side of town, jonesing for a fix.</div>
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Everytime I score, it just makes me want another.</div>
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(Yes, I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately)</div>
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No, I'm not doing anything illegal, but you could call me a junkie.</div>
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I have an addiction...</div>
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to vintage sheets!</div>
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So awesome, right?</div>
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And I've been snapping up every one I can find.</div>
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You see, my friend is having a baby. A girl! (Is it just me, or is everyone having a girl right now?) And she has some awesome vintage taste. So I started snapping up vintage sheets and thought they'd made a pretty cool quilt for her little one.</div>
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Please ignore that awful crease down the center. I've had it done for a week and it's just been sitting folded up in my closet--way to be on top of the blogging!</div>
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This is the first thing I've quilted on my new machine and I think I still need to work out a few kinks. The tension was really hard to set. But it worked out.</div>
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But I still have a lot of sheets. A LOT. I'm sure there will be more vintage goodness to come!</div>
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I was going to do a jack-o-lantern face on Kiki's, but she picked out the scariest face that the Silhouette store had to offer. I didn't want her to make the other 3-year-olds in her class pee themselves any more than they already do. So we went with her fav, a kitty.</div>
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Loving my new embroidery machine!</div>
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Things really get busy with 2 kids in school, huh? I'm always amazed by how much we get done by noon now.</div>
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Anyway, Finn's teacher's birthday is coming up next month and my neighbor (who also has a boy in Finn's class--YES, it's all my housewife dreams come true!) suggested we make her a windchime. </div>
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We went out and bought some metal alphabet stampers. Who knew they're sold at Hobby Lobby and only $12 (even less with 40% coupon)? Then we got some metal washers and stamped each child in the class' name on them. We went back and forth about what to hang them on, but while shopping at Goodwill, we spotted a cute door hanger and that was settled. I upcycled it by cleaning it up a bit and Mod-Podging the teacher's name to the bottom.</div>
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I added the teacher's name to it and voila! I think it was just such a great idea and a really cool way to remember the class!</div>
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Last week was my birthday, and it was fabulous! My dear friend gave me this purse I've been wanting:</div>
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And a few days later I was in Hobby Lobby (spending the gift card my mom gave me) and came across this lovely print on clearance:</div>
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I mixed the two together...:</div>
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And got a fab new personalized purse! I love it and the colors so remind me of fall:</div>
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<u>Pina Colada Rum Cake</u><br />
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1 box pineapple cake mix<br />
1 package (4-serving size) coconut pudding mix--<em>I used vanilla on one of the cakes and it was just as yummy!</em><br />
4 eggs<br />
1/2 cup water<br />
1/2 cup vegetable oil<br />
1/2 cup pineapple rum<br />
1/2 cup chopped pecans<br />
1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes<br />
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Glaze:<br />
1/2 cup butter<br />
1/4 cup water<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
1/2 cup coconut rum<br />
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt pan, or use Baker's Joy spray. Sprinkle chopped pecans and coconut flakes over the bottom of the pan.<br />
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In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Mix in the eggs, water, oil and pineapple rum. Blend well. Pour batter over nuts and coconut flakes in the pan. Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan while you prepare glaze.<br />
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To make the glaze, bring butter, water and sugar to a boil over medium heat. Stir constantly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add in the coconut rum.<br />
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Remove cake from pan. Pour half of the glaze into the empty bundt pan and then place the cake back into the pan to absorb the glaze. Poke holes into the bottom of the cake while it is in the pan and pour the rest of the glaze over the bottom. Let the glaze absorb for at least 20 minutes. Remove from pan into serving dish.<br />
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***Kid-friendly version****<br />
To make it kid-friendly, simple boil the coconut rum in the glaze instead of adding it in at the end.<br />
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A. age: 29. Today. Whee. </div>
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<br />B. Bed size: Queen</div>
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C. chore you hate: Vacuuming. Too much exercise.</div>
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D. dogs: one. A beagle. He barks a lot.</div>
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E. essential start to your day: A tiny bit of juice and a big bit of coffee</div>
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F. favorite color: Green. and Purple. and Pink. and Blue.</div>
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G. gold or silver: Used to be die-hard silver, but I must be getting old b/c gold is growing on me.</div>
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H. height: 5 feet 3 inches on a good day.</div>
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I. instruments you play: I took piano for 6 months once. I can play a mean kazoo.</div>
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J. job title: Special Services Teller. Sewist.</div>
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K. kids: Two...and my cat.</div>
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L. live in: Not sayin. Too freaky after watching Catfish.</div>
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M. maiden name: Lucas</div>
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N. nicknames: My in-laws still call me Love Kitten, Scott calls me Kitty and my Mom still calls me Elizabeth.</div>
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O. overnight hospital stays: 2. Although I really wanted to go home the second I gave birth to Kiki.</div>
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P. pet peeve: When people say things that are obvious.</div>
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Q. quote: "Her?" from Arrested Development</div>
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<br />R. righty or lefty: right. </div>
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S. siblings: 1 sister and 1 brother</div>
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T. time you wake up: Earlier than I'd like. Usually 7:01, unless my demented brain wakes me up earlier and I can't fall back asleep. Happening a lot lately.</div>
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U. university attended: UCO for bachelor's, OSU for master's.</div>
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V. vegetables you dislike: Okra. Uck. Not even fried.</div>
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W. what makes you run late: The kids and their damn shoes.</div>
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X. x-rays you’ve had: Never. But I've had to hold down Kiki for a couple.</div>
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Y. yummy food: Nutella!</div>
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Z. zoo animal favorite: The ostriches are always up to something sneaky.</div>
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if you want to play along with the a to z game...GO FOR IT! you are all officially tagged! </div>
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A friend of mine asked if I could sew a Captain America nap mat for her son. I love making stuff for my friends, and I always love a challenge!</div>
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I started by using <a href="http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/08/diy-nap-matbed-roll.html">this</a> tutorial from <a href="http://www.prudentbaby.com/">Prudent Baby</a>, but I ended up changing it so much, that I could have done my own tutorial (had I taken pictures).</div>
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The blanket is attached and made of cozy fleece:</div>
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And it all rolls up and velcro's shut! I took some creative license and put his name on the outside. Hope he likes it!</div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/347/5F16F730F3128B8810FBF2319CB2B0D8.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722333345704275335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375799936823981262.post-38581011880243106502011-09-04T18:21:00.002-05:002011-09-04T18:21:50.668-05:00Sprucing Up the Master BedroomGuest post written by Angela Lee<br />
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It's easy to forget to take care of yourself when you have young children running around that need constant attention. Now that we finally bought a bed for our oldest, who graduated from a crib, we can focus on redecorating our master bedroom as a special treat for mom and dad. However, I don't know when the next time we'll be able to redecorate our room, so I want to make the best of it now.<br />
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I looked online to get some ideas on doing some DIY decorations for it and while I was doing that, I ran across the site <a href="http://homeproimprovement.com./">homeproimprovement.com.</a> After I looked through it I showed it to my husband, who said we could use it to get new windows, which is on our list on home chores.<br />
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We're well on our way to completing the <a href="http://seeingdesign.com/projects/apartment-makeover-my-master-bedroom">master bedroom makeover</a>. I painted our headboard a nice color and bought a new comforter. Besides that purchase, I'm doing DIY for everything else. I'm also painting a few other things in the room, including the frame for a big mirror we have hanging on the wall. It's amazing what a few pans of paint can do to a room.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/347/5F16F730F3128B8810FBF2319CB2B0D8.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722333345704275335noreply@blogger.com0