tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085535928830178362024-03-13T13:39:18.094-05:00Tea Parties & Baseball GamesGretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-40515607831074841882014-04-07T12:17:00.000-05:002014-04-07T12:17:23.938-05:00Erin Condren Life Planner and DiscountI am in love with my Erin Condren Life Planner! If you are looking for a good deal, they are on sale right now for $30 and run from April 2014 until December 2014. If you go to this<a href="https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/gretaramage1004" target="_blank"> link</a>, you can get an extra $10 off. Check out all of the amazing Life Planners at <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/" target="_blank">Erin Condren</a>, she has lots of cool stuff!Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-46246330391317789642012-10-30T11:08:00.000-05:002012-10-30T12:55:05.950-05:00Featured on Tip Junkie!<h4 style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I posted this idea over a year ago. This just made my day! Visit <a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/" target="_blank">KariAnne's blog </a>for more fabulous ideas!</span></h4>
Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-61664671404972768072012-09-23T18:54:00.002-05:002012-09-23T18:54:40.808-05:00Vinyl for Your State Pumpkin<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Welcome to Tea Parties & Baseball Games! I'm sure some of you are visiting from </span><a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Thistlewood Farm</span></a><span style="color: black;"> and are curious about the state pumpkin and/or canvas that KariAnne created.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I am a business teacher and one of our department fundraisers is a vinyl machine. Needless to say, I have lots of fun designing things for KariAnne and others. The profit helps us buy things for our department as well as send students to the Future Business Leaders of America National Conferences!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">If you are interested in a vinyl state, email me at </span><a href="mailto:greta.ramage@livingston.kyschools.us"><span style="color: black;">greta.ramage@livingston.kyschools.us</span></a><span style="color: black;">. The Kentucky that KariAnne used on her pumpkin is 7 inches long. It depends on the state you want, but most of the states will be $5, with a small shipping fee.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Unfortunately, we don't have a PayPal account at school. When you email, I can give you our school address and we can conduct business the old fashioned way - via snail mail. The students can get your vinyl state cut in no time, once we receive your check and information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">We look forward to helping you decorate your home</span><span style="color: black;">!</span></span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-11962365309047776372012-08-29T15:19:00.000-05:002012-08-29T15:19:00.334-05:00L.L. Bean knockoff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then my crafty daughter and I quickly put a white base coat on the wood, so we would be ready to go at the craft night. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to the talented ladies at <a href="http://www.hometalk.com/" target="_blank">hometalk</a> for providing our new aprons for the evening! Everyone was sooo excited to receive them! If you want to host your own hometalk party, they are ready to help!</span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NnMcqKoRhLQ/UDe_8KQ2HnI/AAAAAAAABZE/ExDOxDx3CqA/s1600/IMG_6985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NnMcqKoRhLQ/UDe_8KQ2HnI/AAAAAAAABZE/ExDOxDx3CqA/s320/IMG_6985.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-54847595828004285852012-08-13T05:50:00.002-05:002012-08-26T14:51:55.212-05:00Simple Chocolate Teacher's Back to School Gift<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last, I made labels for the top that read "Because sometimes you just NEED a little chocolate!" All of the teachers loved these as we handed them out at Back to School Night!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, yes, I did make one for my desk! And a few for my fellow high school teacher buddies. They were a hit with them, too!</span><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/"><img alt="Skip To My Lou" height="150" src="http://rsc.skiptomylou.org/buttons/new_button.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="http://tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Tip Junkie handmade projects" border="0" src="http://www.tipjunkie.com/images/TipMeTuesdayButton1.png" /></a><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" title="Todays Creative Blog"><img alt="Todays Creative Blog" src="http://todayscreativeblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/button.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Todays Creative Blog" /></a>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-23850689654789354912012-06-24T20:42:00.001-05:002012-08-14T06:20:24.777-05:00Mother Daughter Book Club<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I don't know why I haven't blogged about this earlier. We started a year ago and it has been one of my monthly highlights.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've read:</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>Little House on the Prairie</u></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>The Little Princess</u></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>A Secret Garden</u></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>Mother Daughter Book Club #1 & #2</u></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>Caddie Woodlawn</u></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</u></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">just to name a few!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This past month we read <u>Strawberry Girl</u> by Lois Lenski. It is an adorable book about life in Florida before it was really and truly settled.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Olivia & I hosted this month. We HAD to serve a strawberry dessert. So, half pint "cupcake strawberry trifles" it was! These cupcakes were made with a cake mix and a can of diet 7-UP! No joke, and they are good! I also made strawberry lime-aids for the girls.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the craft, Strawberry Girl always had on a hat while she worked in the fields. So, we found hats at Dollar Tree, flowers at Michael's and raided my ribbon stash. Very cute!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also had the girls make a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">imeline of the books we have read. They used chalk and made the timeline on our front sidewalk. Very informative, as we learned that most of the books we have read were written around 1900.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So fun, I encourage you to start your own book club. Let me know if you have questions!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love my momAgenda, as I've posted about <a href="http://ramage4.blogspot.com/2009/07/calendar-that-works-for-me.html">here</a> and <a href="http://ramage4.blogspot.com/2011/08/quick-calendar-fix.html">here</a>. You won't be disappointed!</span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-68652835445999596392012-06-09T15:06:00.002-05:002012-06-24T22:05:18.088-05:00and we're off and running!<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I haven't posted in awhile. I apologize. We are 3 weeks into "summer break" and have been very busy. Here's a little run down of what we have been up to:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We visited my dad and step-mom in Florida. LegoLand and The Tampa Aquarium were on our TO DO list. Along with the Tarpon Springs sponge docks and the beach!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we were home for Olivia's Dance recital. It was her 6th and she got a crown, she was so proud and our precious little dancer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444;">Last weekend the kids, my mom and I went to visit my sister and brother -in law in St. Louis. We visited Grant's Farm, the Chinese Lantern Show at the Botanical Gardens and the American Girl Store. Fun!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, we are home now...for day camps and tball games, trips to the pool, visits to the library and summer fun! I hope to get projects posted SOON that we have been doing and plan to do.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">p.s. My good friend KariAnne over at <a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/">Thistlewood Farms</a> posted recently about PicMonkey. I gave it a try for this post and it is seriously EASY! Love it!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;">I had her save some of the fence pieces to create a memento for my sister, brother and myself. Our childhood backyard fence made into art.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SKSfM6gPDnw/T4OaVGibs5I/AAAAAAAABW4/Cz1ZV5-q2g4/s1600/Easter%2B2012%2B004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729592838268367762" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SKSfM6gPDnw/T4OaVGibs5I/AAAAAAAABW4/Cz1ZV5-q2g4/s400/Easter%2B2012%2B004.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a></div>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;">I got four fence pieces and had them reattached back together and cut into three sections. I then used a vinyl outline of the word "family" to paint each section, choosing a different font for each.</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nOwjj5xcnRY/T4ObWeQI9pI/AAAAAAAABXE/rAYGLWnQjZg/s1600/Easter%2B2012%2B005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729593961325590162" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nOwjj5xcnRY/T4ObWeQI9pI/AAAAAAAABXE/rAYGLWnQjZg/s400/Easter%2B2012%2B005.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;">I finished up the artwork just in time for Easter weekend. I was so excited to present them to my sister and brother. I can't wait to see where they display theirs, and where I decide to put mine!</span></div>
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<a href="http://tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Tip Junkie handmade projects" border="0" src="http://www.tipjunkie.com/images/TipMeTuesdayButton1.png" /></a><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" title="Todays Creative Blog"><img alt="Todays Creative Blog" src="http://todayscreativeblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/button.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Todays Creative Blog" /></a>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-37682390690662473082012-04-08T10:08:00.001-05:002012-06-24T22:05:45.173-05:00Happy Easter!He lives! He lives! My Savior lives!<br />
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Happy Easter!!</div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-50216040389317757442012-03-10T22:02:00.006-06:002012-06-24T22:05:57.870-05:00Star Wars Party<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Daniel turned 6 and we had a Star Wars Party.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">I'll just let these pictures speak for themselves...</span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L8KD-W_xkf4/T108m_cfteI/AAAAAAAABV4/Z1z1W8E2AvA/s1600/march%2B2012%2B113.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718793742394045922" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L8KD-W_xkf4/T108m_cfteI/AAAAAAAABV4/Z1z1W8E2AvA/s400/march%2B2012%2B113.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">I enjoyed helping the kids get their own cards ready this year. They actually had their Valentine party at school on Friday. So, we can share what they did today!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Of course Daniel needed a Star Wars card. I found an awesome design on pinterest </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">and just enlarged it a little for our needs. We also found his box design on pinterest. <br />He was so cute, concentrating so hard writing all the names on the cards.</span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xJsBtKA3Vks/TzpHzvdtF6I/AAAAAAAABSw/6GWgvIsd6N0/s1600/february%2B2012%2B004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708954431885481890" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xJsBtKA3Vks/TzpHzvdtF6I/AAAAAAAABSw/6GWgvIsd6N0/s400/february%2B2012%2B004.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oUnTO2svoj8/TzpJhUTYnyI/AAAAAAAABTU/SphhBvIAR-w/s1600/february%2B2012%2B009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708956314380050210" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oUnTO2svoj8/TzpJhUTYnyI/AAAAAAAABTU/SphhBvIAR-w/s400/february%2B2012%2B009.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br />Olivia wanted an owl themed card, and I found a great one on <a href="http://www.livinglocurto.com/">Living Locurto</a>. This gal has lots of cute downloads, tons of them are free! We made Olivia's box with the Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge.</span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NoxWZ7Iphek/TzpH0VSt-II/AAAAAAAABS8/7Wt6JCZcZRQ/s1600/february%2B2012%2B006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708954442039949442" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NoxWZ7Iphek/TzpH0VSt-II/AAAAAAAABS8/7Wt6JCZcZRQ/s400/february%2B2012%2B006.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HHwWkk5VGss/TzpJh9CD1AI/AAAAAAAABTg/lmC_cFlVSJ4/s1600/february%2B2012%2B010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708956325313238018" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HHwWkk5VGss/TzpJh9CD1AI/AAAAAAAABTg/lmC_cFlVSJ4/s400/february%2B2012%2B010.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hmu2RJkXwYk/TzpJiOgRA4I/AAAAAAAABTs/q7fteyBms1o/s1600/february%2B2012%2B011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708956330003334018" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hmu2RJkXwYk/TzpJiOgRA4I/AAAAAAAABTs/q7fteyBms1o/s400/february%2B2012%2B011.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">We had a close call with the snow last night, but we're off to school for a fantastic Valentine's Day!</span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2eOnDfLyA_Y/TzpH0z2jj5I/AAAAAAAABTI/x5W92jo2Xh4/s1600/february%2B2012%2B007.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708954450243325842" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2eOnDfLyA_Y/TzpH0z2jj5I/AAAAAAAABTI/x5W92jo2Xh4/s400/february%2B2012%2B007.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-70418518000493830192012-02-03T17:27:00.005-06:002012-06-24T22:06:34.628-05:00Imagine the Impossibilities, My Version<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">In January, I joined the "Imagine the Impossibilities" challenge. I posted goals, not realizing we were supposed to accomplish them before January 31!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">However, I am proud to say that 3 of my house goals were accomplished!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br />My first minor goal was to get the shelf put up in Daniel's room. Jeff had been </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">reluctant to hang it , but finally gave in. It looks great and was actually in my bedroom as a teenager!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Second, we had our master bed and bath repainted, PLUS got new bedding. It looks great! Now every room in the house has been repainted since we moved in...it's time to start over...with the kids' bathroom...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">My last project I started planning over Christmas. I've seen all of the locker systems on blogs, Pinterest and catalogs. I decided we could really use one for all of our shoes, jackets, sports bags, hats...you get the picture. I measured my area and had the construction class at school build them. After some carpenter's putty and finishing paint, it looks wonderful! It was hard to get a good picture of the unit, my hallway/laundry area is very narrow. The unit has two towers and a bench w</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">ith </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">more cubbies.</span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y65fSoqt0Qs/TyxyX3WQ1HI/AAAAAAAABSk/65YkyG5BURA/s1600/january%2B2012%2B069.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705060582291461234" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y65fSoqt0Qs/TyxyX3WQ1HI/AAAAAAAABSk/65YkyG5BURA/s400/january%2B2012%2B069.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6OPInfnM0E/TyxyXgCNoBI/AAAAAAAABSY/Ji-P0j6NpZo/s1600/january%2B2012%2B072.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705060576033349650" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a6OPInfnM0E/TyxyXgCNoBI/AAAAAAAABSY/Ji-P0j6NpZo/s400/january%2B2012%2B072.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fzMjyE8PS5k/TyxyXSQzdcI/AAAAAAAABSM/grbf3r7VbCI/s1600/january%2B2012%2B070.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705060572336453058" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fzMjyE8PS5k/TyxyXSQzdcI/AAAAAAAABSM/grbf3r7VbCI/s400/january%2B2012%2B070.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br />My most ambitious goal hasn't been tackled yet. I've still got to get a carpenter over to build a wall and finish the attic...<br /></span></span></div>
</div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-47029206849686066022012-01-26T20:46:00.005-06:002012-06-24T22:06:48.186-05:00Go Visit This Blog...<span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://thistlewoodfarm.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/my-old-kentucky-home/#comments" style="color: black;">My Old Kentucky Home</a><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Yes, that is ME KariAnne is talking about!!! She just made my day!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">KariAnne is my hand-waving, fellow country club member, Book Club member, Girl Scout momma, expert decorator and crafter friend!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">My daughter is always making up songs. She made up one recently about a purple pineapple, it has become her signature song, just ask her friends. I made a canvas using KariAnne's technique for her room.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Will share pictures as more progress happens!</span></span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-46531032985483300142012-01-22T15:42:00.013-06:002012-01-27T05:25:27.760-06:00American Girl Craft Party<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Olivia and most of her friends have an American Girl doll. They love to dress them up and take them places. So, Olivia wanted to have her 9th birthday (oh my) be an </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">American Girl party...we decided to throw in crafts for the dolls as well.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">We did some "research" at two of our favorite stores....Michael's and Hobby Lobby. We came up with four crafts for the girls to make for their dolls...clay food, felt </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">headbands, little bags and little treasure chests.</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Molly & Emily are modeling their new gifts for you.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfNmLzv1uhw/TxyJtC-W69I/AAAAAAAABPM/PuFG5GNCA-Y/s1600/january%2B2012%2B067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfNmLzv1uhw/TxyJtC-W69I/AAAAAAAABPM/PuFG5GNCA-Y/s400/january%2B2012%2B067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700582635329743826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">We found the supplies for the clay food at Hobby Lobby. Olivia taught them each how to make a doughnut and a peanut butter cookie. We popped them in the oven to set while we went onto the next craft.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5HnQa1f0PA/TxyFIFoaF2I/AAAAAAAABOc/3MBX_-KcM6s/s1600/january%2B2012%2B025.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5HnQa1f0PA/TxyFIFoaF2I/AAAAAAAABOc/3MBX_-KcM6s/s400/january%2B2012%2B025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700577602341312354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Felt headbands. We found a kit at Michael's in the American Girl section to make felt pins. Instead of making pins,we used the felt supplies with ponytail holders to create headbands for the dolls by layering the felt pieces. I do not have any pictures of this activity, as I was the only adult and was pretty busy gluing the creations together! As I was gluing, the girls "introduced" their dolls to each other, too cute!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ItrHkmDaBVA/TxyGU32nPZI/AAAAAAAABOo/BT5OQrR0l4k/s1600/january%2B2012%2B008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ItrHkmDaBVA/TxyGU32nPZI/AAAAAAAABOo/BT5OQrR0l4k/s400/january%2B2012%2B008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700578921492725138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Next, we stopped for lunch....</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pimento cheese sandwiches, cucumber sandwiches, chips & fruit.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Then it was on to decorating our totes for the dolls.</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">We found this kit at Hobby Lobby and used a 40% off coupon! It came with one tote which we used for a trial run. We found additional tote sets at Hobby Lobby as well. We simply cut out all of the iron on</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"> pieces and let the girls arrange them on their tote bag.</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I ironed them on for the girls.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mkLLAZ8sXE/TxyIjjbi8AI/AAAAAAAABO0/5JUk0mHHsDw/s1600/january%2B2012%2B003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mkLLAZ8sXE/TxyIjjbi8AI/AAAAAAAABO0/5JUk0mHHsDw/s400/january%2B2012%2B003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700581372731781122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k6OBPLPthfg/TxyIj5dDUhI/AAAAAAAABPA/shhqSObyCY8/s1600/january%2B2012%2B005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k6OBPLPthfg/TxyIj5dDUhI/AAAAAAAABPA/shhqSObyCY8/s400/january%2B2012%2B005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700581378643677714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our last activity was to decorate "treasure trunks" from the $1 bin at Michael's. The girls used Sharpies and jewels to decorate their boxes.</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Somehow I didn't get any pictures of the trunks...I wonder...</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The whole time the girls were making things for their dolls, they we</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">re whispering. As the dolls were having their own little party close by.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5buUi79S4Fw/TxyKk7Xc_tI/AAAAAAAABPY/8qzB-B48Zrg/s1600/january%2B2012%2B029.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5buUi79S4Fw/TxyKk7Xc_tI/AAAAAAAABPY/8qzB-B48Zrg/s400/january%2B2012%2B029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700583595360190162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After all the crafting, it was finally time for cake & ice cream. A sweet neighbor is making delicious and gorgeous cakes, so we ordered a strawberry one and left the design up to her imagination. It turned out better than we dreamed! Olivia was thrilled!</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tt3aPHsbSq8/TxyMDhpuYcI/AAAAAAAABPk/yGZ5omySlnc/s1600/january%2B2012%2B040%2Ba.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tt3aPHsbSq8/TxyMDhpuYcI/AAAAAAAABPk/yGZ5omySlnc/s400/january%2B2012%2B040%2Ba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700585220545077698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Each of the dolls also got a "cake". The girls took them home to have later. I put them in clear plastic cups for safe traveling.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oy2AShB5ZEk/TxyM0k8VXkI/AAAAAAAABPw/t7igy4Tjl-s/s1600/january%2B2012%2B043.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oy2AShB5ZEk/TxyM0k8VXkI/AAAAAAAABPw/t7igy4Tjl-s/s400/january%2B2012%2B043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700586063242026562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When Olivia and I were shopping for the party, we picked up a pack of the American Girl crafting/scrapbooking paper for 50% off at Hobby Lobby. We used this pack for lots of things....party hats, place mats, napkin rings...for the dolls. For the girls, we made place mats, place cards and napkin rings. The colors and prints were great! We've got a ton left over for more crafts.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1AispbGJ0F8/TxyOD2SpN0I/AAAAAAAABP8/j0UY67cfQ0M/s1600/january%2B2012%2B022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1AispbGJ0F8/TxyOD2SpN0I/AAAAAAAABP8/j0UY67cfQ0M/s400/january%2B2012%2B022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700587425108670274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happy Birthday, sweet Olivia! Thanks to all of her friends for making this a wonderful birthday!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yxR3Yf9iZJ8/TxyOETYCUOI/AAAAAAAABQM/_mrtnytJNtU/s1600/january%2B2012%2B059.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yxR3Yf9iZJ8/TxyOETYCUOI/AAAAAAAABQM/_mrtnytJNtU/s400/january%2B2012%2B059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700587432915914978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/"><img src="http://www.skiptomylou.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/button2.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" title="Todays Creative Blog"><img src="http://todayscreativeblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/button.jpg" alt="Todays Creative Blog" title="Todays Creative Blog" style="border: medium none;" /></a><br /><a href="http://whipperberry.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Whipperberry</span></span></a>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-60371238931652445502012-01-20T07:58:00.004-06:002012-06-24T22:07:20.887-05:00What does 2012 hold?<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">A dear <a href="http://greengrimessmith.blogspot.com/">friend</a> of mind gave me the coolest idea from Pinterest.</span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6Ytl2FteEo/Txl0E42SVuI/AAAAAAAABOE/xkGsCVz3hng/s1600/tgiving%2B002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699714430742451938" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6Ytl2FteEo/Txl0E42SVuI/AAAAAAAABOE/xkGsCVz3hng/s400/tgiving%2B002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Our goal is to fill this big ol' jar with wonderful memories from 2012! Let the memories begin!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-8891659419900184202012-01-14T12:51:00.007-06:002012-06-24T22:07:51.989-05:00Lilly Pulitzer Project<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">My sister, Paige, and I adore Lilly Pulitzer clothes. The problem is we're a big too frugal to purchase them new! We scour the coolest 2nd hand shops in St. Louis (Scholarshops) each Spring and can only find the cute skirts in size 2 or 4, NOT happening!</span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">I got the idea to get some Lilly fabric and make some cool things for my sis for </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Christmas. I looked over the internet, found some neat fabric, but the urge never hit</span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;"> me to actually follow through with placing an order.</span> <span style="color: black;">Then I got the idea to have Paige purchase a slightly used skirt, no matter what the size. She admitted she felt a little weird buying this size 2, even if it was just $12!<br /></span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-veaX14SgTRQ/TxNtn-A_jPI/AAAAAAAABNg/paCPbewnFh0/s1600/November%2B2011%2B015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698018486983298290" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-veaX14SgTRQ/TxNtn-A_jPI/AAAAAAAABNg/paCPbewnFh0/s400/November%2B2011%2B015.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">I loved the colors and the different options the skirt presented me with. I quickly made a list of all the different options I had....jewerly, decorated frame, mouse pad....<br /><br />I finally ended up making a bracelet, using squares of the fabric and mod podge. I also made pendants with Diamond Glaze and a glass square. Last, I made a couple of </span></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">pony tail holders by making covered buttons and slipping them on blank pony tail holders. I gave them to Paige for Christmas.</span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovU5NqJEpUc/TxNvvIvtK6I/AAAAAAAABNs/pLlWDG7zLIU/s1600/December%2B2011%2B036.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698020809145920418" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ovU5NqJEpUc/TxNvvIvtK6I/AAAAAAAABNs/pLlWDG7zLIU/s400/December%2B2011%2B036.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">I only used about 1/2 the material and want to make some things for myself and Olivia. I figure if you can't buy a Lilly dress, you can dress up what you do have with a few Lilly accessories!</span><br /><br /></span><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" title="Todays Creative Blog"><img alt="Todays Creative Blog" src="http://todayscreativeblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/button.jpg" style="border: medium none;" title="Todays Creative Blog" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ6ZbjueIC4/TtTS_jaQ_xI/AAAAAAAABMw/ggkKeywamhE/s1600/November%2B2011%2B006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680397019300036370" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ6ZbjueIC4/TtTS_jaQ_xI/AAAAAAAABMw/ggkKeywamhE/s400/November%2B2011%2B006.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">I started thinking... this tote is made out of canvas....canvas is so popular right now...I could use this canvas for something...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">First, I cut the handles off to be used on a project later, then I cut the bag down the sides by the seams. I then turned it inside out and sewed again right beside those </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">seams. I also stitched down the little flaps at the bottom of the bag. So far so good.</span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSh7xt8PxqE/TtTRhes5qfI/AAAAAAAABMY/_9RHNp_VAHc/s1600/November%2B2011%2B009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680395403128318450" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSh7xt8PxqE/TtTRhes5qfI/AAAAAAAABMY/_9RHNp_VAHc/s400/November%2B2011%2B009.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wGIbk49Exyk/TtTS_S5DbOI/AAAAAAAABMk/RmkMFEQsUIk/s1600/November%2B2011%2B008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680397014865767650" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wGIbk49Exyk/TtTS_S5DbOI/AAAAAAAABMk/RmkMFEQsUIk/s400/November%2B2011%2B008.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A3YKBFwP9E0/TtTRhCXvoOI/AAAAAAAABMM/SFButjs8mAo/s1600/November%2B2011%2B010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680395395523387618" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A3YKBFwP9E0/TtTRhCXvoOI/AAAAAAAABMM/SFButjs8mAo/s400/November%2B2011%2B010.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br />I cut out a design on my Cricut and used the outline as a template for my Santa. I </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">used Martha Stewart's new paint from Plaid, found at Michael's. It is great paint!</span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Jqoo4PMmUE/TtTQTZu7sVI/AAAAAAAABMA/4Ccg3OmadKw/s1600/November%2B2011%2B011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680394061764866386" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Jqoo4PMmUE/TtTQTZu7sVI/AAAAAAAABMA/4Ccg3OmadKw/s400/November%2B2011%2B011.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6DCxr-q080M/TtTQTC2vo_I/AAAAAAAABL0/TF6mPP_aemw/s1600/November%2B2011%2B012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680394055623615474" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6DCxr-q080M/TtTQTC2vo_I/AAAAAAAABL0/TF6mPP_aemw/s400/November%2B2011%2B012.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Since I'm not the greatest seamstress, I just created an envelope style cover and stuffed it </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">with stuffing. I folded over the top and tacked it down with pins, for it's temporary use over Christmas.</span></span><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qOqnJU7uDAA/TtTFfa8B0iI/AAAAAAAABLE/1VpNCCi4Bo4/s1600/November%2B2011%2B020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680382173618754082" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qOqnJU7uDAA/TtTFfa8B0iI/AAAAAAAABLE/1VpNCCi4Bo4/s400/November%2B2011%2B020.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">I've also gotta sneak in a picture of my little Indian from his class play last week! He did an awesome job with his lines!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Linking up with these parties:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">I am also thankful for kids who can find creative things to do on a rainy afternoon. Olivia talked Daniel into making their own indoor rivers/streams, complete with a steamboat to travel from one to another!</span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wI9S6VvybNI/TsmmpNH-nkI/AAAAAAAABKg/MAAhHorvPas/s1600/Picture%2B146.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677252032105193026" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wI9S6VvybNI/TsmmpNH-nkI/AAAAAAAABKg/MAAhHorvPas/s400/Picture%2B146.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WPvXxIWW8o/TsmmpmuXvzI/AAAAAAAABKw/1f9YiZ-2kMI/s1600/Picture%2B145.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677252038977109810" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WPvXxIWW8o/TsmmpmuXvzI/AAAAAAAABKw/1f9YiZ-2kMI/s400/Picture%2B145.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A_oUQzMbXiA/TsmmqYZeGrI/AAAAAAAABK4/P75l9qps8MI/s1600/Picture%2B144.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677252052311218866" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A_oUQzMbXiA/TsmmqYZeGrI/AAAAAAAABK4/P75l9qps8MI/s400/Picture%2B144.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 267px;" /></a>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-56499982734636132832011-09-20T14:58:00.003-05:002012-10-30T12:56:17.634-05:00Fall Table Setting<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-woSGvZn0haE/Tnjw6eNmKWI/AAAAAAAABJw/jkpzLOmasHY/s1600/IMG_1515%255B1%255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654534219496827234" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-woSGvZn0haE/Tnjw6eNmKWI/AAAAAAAABJw/jkpzLOmasHY/s400/IMG_1515%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4o7G6AN0KQ/Tnjw6VSJwzI/AAAAAAAABJ4/b-gnfgAwjBM/s1600/IMG_1513%255B1%255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654534217100018482" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4o7G6AN0KQ/Tnjw6VSJwzI/AAAAAAAABJ4/b-gnfgAwjBM/s400/IMG_1513%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">One of my most creative friends, <a href="http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/" target="_blank">KariAnne,</a> created this tablescape. I only assisted with the vinyl for the plates, but wanted to share her wonderful creation. She picked out several "thanks" themed Bible verses. We then printed them flipped, so that they could be applied to the backs of the plates, for less yucky eating!<br /><br />The whole table looks beautiful! This table runner has me motivated to create one for myself.</span></span><br />
<a href="http://tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Tip Junkie handmade projects" border="0" src="http://www.tipjunkie.com/images/TipMeTuesdayButton1.png" /></a><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" title="Todays Creative Blog"><img alt="Todays Creative Blog" src="http://todayscreativeblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/button.jpg" style="border: medium none;" title="Todays Creative Blog" /></a>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-42309441786804440582011-09-20T05:33:00.002-05:002012-06-24T22:09:28.965-05:00The Letter of the Week is...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFXhQQFF_CE/Tni7Wg9QtUI/AAAAAAAABJo/RHXhCusdG_g/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654475327642056002" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFXhQQFF_CE/Tni7Wg9QtUI/AAAAAAAABJo/RHXhCusdG_g/s400/IMG_0003.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">P for Peanuts!<br />(Uncle Steven, I have on my Jedi shirt!)</span></span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02016574150157584207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808553592883017836.post-29713169967505128102011-08-28T18:20:00.000-05:002012-06-24T22:09:43.469-05:00A Blessed Event<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UvyIdcZXQIM/TlrNhAADzWI/AAAAAAAABJA/zv6OmL2qeC0/s1600/August%2B2011%2B001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646051049681964386" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UvyIdcZXQIM/TlrNhAADzWI/AAAAAAAABJA/zv6OmL2qeC0/s400/August%2B2011%2B001.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 255px;" /></a>
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