tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12810384532789989792024-03-14T10:46:17.702-07:00"C" is for CraftyC is for craftymatt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-43775778268889380442015-09-07T14:33:00.000-07:002015-09-07T14:33:25.524-07:00Easy Tunic Toddler Dress (with mini tutorial)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We just celebrated having A home with us for one whole year! I (finally!) got around to making her a new dress for her Gotcha Day.</div>
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I used a fuchsia and orange version of Garden Party by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller for the fabric. I picked this up at my local quilt store several years ago, so it would be hard to find now. I was looking for fabric that was bright and Indian-ish for my daughter who was still living in India at the time. I used some of this for her blocks and <a href="http://cisforcrafty.blogspot.com/2015/08/whole-cloth-elephant-quilt.html" target="_blank">her quilt</a>, but since I had several yards I knew I wanted to make a dress out of it. </div>
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Step 1: Cut out the fabric. I used a couple of dresses she is currently wearing as pattern guides. This is the back of the tunic so the straps are longer to come up over the shoulders. I didn't want to have to finish the lining on the upper part of the dress so I cut it to use the selvage edge. The lining on this side is crooked, but you can't see that on the finished dress so I left it like this.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqPO-7ejd9RbXyin55ziH-QGl-oDkG9DsDS8cuh_B-JkzqUUZXuyUYKa3oKliAUWH7SFkDXiKBq_Q9IYdLXnD_XXCHrV86fEN5tFgGoFouLecwRIKu_R5WSWNLUSStAQdg0KMWBfYjF2d/s1600/DSC_0003-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqPO-7ejd9RbXyin55ziH-QGl-oDkG9DsDS8cuh_B-JkzqUUZXuyUYKa3oKliAUWH7SFkDXiKBq_Q9IYdLXnD_XXCHrV86fEN5tFgGoFouLecwRIKu_R5WSWNLUSStAQdg0KMWBfYjF2d/s640/DSC_0003-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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The front panel of the tunic, again using the selvage edge for the lining. Lining the top gives a little body to the neck and arm holes.</div>
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Step two: Sew linings to the pieces.</div>
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Make sure to cut your edges to ease the seams around curves like the neck and arm openings.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfNF8-zM8mQ69EcwiMCth2u0VCEVj6aly12pOtqK_5QezYGzh6Iexx0rjF6VQFbeZOpRICltAjyzFj1czv8M00MqsY8l9W4sTJ1t2Iz0oQpcqI38yaTWRMdJww4sZK-gTUezb1KYVqHc/s1600/DSC_0019-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqfNF8-zM8mQ69EcwiMCth2u0VCEVj6aly12pOtqK_5QezYGzh6Iexx0rjF6VQFbeZOpRICltAjyzFj1czv8M00MqsY8l9W4sTJ1t2Iz0oQpcqI38yaTWRMdJww4sZK-gTUezb1KYVqHc/s640/DSC_0019-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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The following steps don't have pictures... I was trying to rush and finish the entire dress while A was napping!</div>
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Step 3: Turn the pieces right side out and press with iron.</div>
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Step 4: Sew the front and back pieces together along the sides. I used French seams so I didn't have to finish anything on the inside of the dress. I <em>love</em> French seams and on something like this they are so easy!</div>
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Step 5: Hem bottom of dress. Press with iron to finish.</div>
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Step 6: Add buttons to top of dress. I sewed buttons on the front piece and added button holes to the straps, but you could do it the other way around for a slightly different look.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsmxAitndTXC7SoKZRiC-AwLNKLxdbkM2VjpWnBEVwEmXAOcARhOK0_bSbvGZnoRnBqLawQCpBbsKxVboUn6XvctOVoH0HqB1EJwvm07_-OcT0crszISA8uGUR9rPykJPyAmKqI9W4nP3/s1600/DSC_0421-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsmxAitndTXC7SoKZRiC-AwLNKLxdbkM2VjpWnBEVwEmXAOcARhOK0_bSbvGZnoRnBqLawQCpBbsKxVboUn6XvctOVoH0HqB1EJwvm07_-OcT0crszISA8uGUR9rPykJPyAmKqI9W4nP3/s640/DSC_0421-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Finished product! My machine was very cooperative for this project so I was able to finish quickly, about two hours start to finish. I think this is a record for me- sewing projects, even easy ones like this, tend to drag on for me as I am constantly ripping out seams and re-sewing. </div>
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A loves her Gotcha Day dress! Having the most beautiful model makes my sewing look good!!!</div>
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matt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-15509847229899078522015-08-03T13:07:00.000-07:002015-08-03T13:09:13.063-07:00Whole Cloth Elephant Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have wanted to try quilting for years but always put it off thinking it's too involved for my short attention span crafting style. I finally took the plunge with this whole cloth elephant quilt!</div>
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I love the elephants in this fabric (Madhuri Elephant by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake) and couldn't bear to cut it up so a whole cloth quilt was an easy solution. I made this for my daughter who was born in India, so the fabric is obviously a nod to her home country. I'm really pushing the elephant theme for her, so I hope she likes them!</div>
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Everything I know about quilting I've learned from reading fiction books with characters who quilt, so not that much. I learned a bit about Hawaiian whole cloth quilts reading <a href="http://elmcreek.net/books/the-aloha-quilt" target="_blank">The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini</a> and was also inspired by looking at <a href="http://handandcloth.org/pages/the-kantha-tradition" target="_blank">kantha quilts</a> (blankets made from old saris or sari fabric) on-line. I knew I wanted to quilt by hand not machine and finally found <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/2012/02/23/mollys-sketchbook-windowpane-wholecloth-baby-quilt/" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> as a guide. </div>
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I mostly used supplies I had on hand instead of buying all new quilt specific tools - I used an embroidery hoop instead of a quilt hoop and normal thread and needle for the basting. I did buy hand quilting thread and needles for the swirling design. I have tried using a thimble several times, but I find it to be more of a hassle than helpful.</div>
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I drew the swirling design freehand with a water soluble marker. My favorite part was spraying down the quilt with water and watching the blue ink disappear. Since my thread was the same color as the background of the fabric the quilting still looks subtle even with an intricate design.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvZPCBZcMzLyaK5vOHZCxkb5AzZtx1AIoC-1VXiQtnhkJktD-1f2do6uL7Fk3kkU88cQoiIZ-6woGUV9fmYxJ9A_WmYgVSGPj5Na_u3PRhI9H1HEuIKuXYGFM5oy3D-BdwT1IsOb_0oJU/s1600/DSC_0017-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvZPCBZcMzLyaK5vOHZCxkb5AzZtx1AIoC-1VXiQtnhkJktD-1f2do6uL7Fk3kkU88cQoiIZ-6woGUV9fmYxJ9A_WmYgVSGPj5Na_u3PRhI9H1HEuIKuXYGFM5oy3D-BdwT1IsOb_0oJU/s640/DSC_0017-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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I only quilted the background so the elephants stand our a bit because of the batting layer.</div>
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To be honest, I was going to ask my mom to do the binding for me. It involves all the parts of sewing I don't like: measuring, ironing, being precise. I ended up giving it a try on my own and I think it turned out okay. It's a little wonky in places but that adds to the handmadeness, right?</div>
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This project was at the top of my outside DIY list this summer: figure out steps for our trampoline!</div>
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We've had our trampoline for a couple of years and have been using an $8 white plastic patio chair for the kids to get in and out of it. Not only was it an eyesore in the backyard but really, really unsafe. I was hoping we could build something cheap, safe and attractive instead of buying an aluminum ladder- I wanted something more substantial for the little kids to maneuver in and out of the trampoline.</div>
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Pinterest searches yielded zero inspiration so I started talking to my husband about designing and building a set of steps out of wood or metal (a husband who welds=incredibly helpful!) until I remembered the pile of wood sitting at the end of our street. Our neighbor graciously let us take some pieces for free(!) for our project. The tree stump trampoline steps were born.</div>
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We used two pieces of wood (and by we I mean my husband who did all the work, I didn't even lift a finger. But I did come up with the idea!) The larger diameter piece works as the middle step, then the smaller, taller stump was cut in half to form the first and third steps. All the cuts were made with a chainsaw so the surface of the steps were very rough. I thought we could just sand them smooth but the wood was just too uneven. To avoid giving everyone splinters my husband "finished" tops of the steps with a fiberglass resin used on boats. The steps are nice and smooth without being slippery when wet. He also used a wood hardener (before the resin) that will hopefully prolong the life of the steps. The sun is brutal on outdoor furniture and toys at this altitude!</div>
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Finally he set them in place in the backyard and used extra long lag screws to keep everything in place. I love the turtle design that showed up on the smaller stump.</div>
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The kids use the edge of the trampoline for a handrail. The steps are broad enough that no one is in danger of falling off.</div>
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With the wood hardener and resin the project turned out to be over my budget of $0, but I <em>love</em> the finished product. Time for trampoline fun!</div>
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One of my favorite things that has happened this first year with A home is celebrating her birthday <em>with</em> her! Last year we ate cake and sang for her and she didn't even know we existed! So this year we obviously had to have an extra special celebration. I though about doing a big glitzy Indian/Bollywood party, but it didn't seem right for a three year old's birthday. A LOVES animals especially kittens, so a kitty cat (pronounced <em>billie</em> in Hindi) theme was a no brainer. The word for three in Hindi is <em>teen</em>- I've been joking that I now have a teenager (she's actually really good at acting like teen- lots of eye rolling!) So this is my Teenage Billie Party!</div>
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Invites: I just printed these out on card stock from my home computer. I didn't even find envelopes since I was just inviting family. I wanted to keep a little Indian flair with this party so there was lots of gold and glitter, with pink and grey or chalkboard accents.</div>
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Take aways: gold buckets with your own kitten. The kids could name their cat and make a collar with a name tag and a bell. These "cats" looked more scary than cute to me (you get what you pay for when it comes to plush animals. I thinks these were less than a dollar a piece) but the kids all loved them. M slept with his every night for a month! There were cat stamps and stickers and pink polka dot party hats for taking home too.</div>
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Lots and lots of pink and gold...</div>
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I had plans for a cat shaped cake, but ditched it at the last minute. I think I'm finally coming to terms with the fact that I'm just not great with cakes. Or maybe it just the frosting. But probably both. So I did a simple eight inch round cake. I added raspberry sauce to the butter cream, which made it look like Pepto-Bismol, but it tasted good! I made a quick cake topper bunting with paper straws, bakers twine, chalkboard stickers, and a gold paint pen.</div>
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Centerpiece: Yarn balls from my stash, lots of pink carnations, gold confetti, and gold jingle balls.</div>
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Besides watching A eat her cake, this was my favorite part of the party. I read that they do this in India on birthdays. Pour confetti (I used glitter too) into a balloon before you blow it up. After you blow it up, you pop it over the birthday girl's head so it rains confetti on her. A was a little surprised at the popping of the balloon, but she loved her glitter shower!</div>
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Can't wait to celebrate so many more birthdays with this sweet girl!</div>
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Gold buckets, plush kittens, cat stamps, cat stickers, pink popcorn boxes, square gold paper plates- Oriental Trading</div>
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Gold balloons, various ribbons, gold jingle bells, chalkboard stickers, chalkboard bunting kit, bamboo spoons- Hobby Lobby</div>
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Pink crepe paper, pink paper plates, gold star confetti, edible gold glitter (for cake)- Walmart</div>
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Gold stripe paper straws, crayons, gold glitter scalloped wall stickers- Target</div>
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This beautiful young lady is obsessed with peacocks so we had a glittery, feathery peacock birthday party last year.</div>
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Chalkboard art for the party...</div>
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Invites: D helped me stamp peacock feathers on a set of packaged cards.</div>
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Party games: Pin the Feather on the Peacock. My talented mother whipped this up <em>last minute</em> for D's party. Incredible!</div>
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D asked me to do a little mehndi as a party activity. Probably not the best idea for this age group (six and seven year olds) as it was hard to stay still while the henna dried. The girls all loved it, though, especially planning out their personal designs. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pSww0LdIP4CwGoP6Jxw7zssz4OHSjPZKmZsLO_9s7Db2ZasmhGgPX9Ucc68jqTKGRCUQM-cwCTK2nDOQgdxeZgM8ycwEA5qPsN-mufhlZANh_ZP3uu98YR5Mq4KVdaoyRhESjNt34MSf/s1600/DSC_0956-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pSww0LdIP4CwGoP6Jxw7zssz4OHSjPZKmZsLO_9s7Db2ZasmhGgPX9Ucc68jqTKGRCUQM-cwCTK2nDOQgdxeZgM8ycwEA5qPsN-mufhlZANh_ZP3uu98YR5Mq4KVdaoyRhESjNt34MSf/s640/DSC_0956-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Pretty peacock girls!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6NiUIT2fVFEPqAorWlUc_49Mys09UtYvvahoEWVwq-OM5IhEVRGcnKo0oshhkQR3TbKEY7k3GkUyyQeeO85IdfPqjoHWqPGgdZWHUH_qUpKobiUjDDhwF-8BLrY_E4RadmrmI3KGn_sS/s1600/DSC_0930-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6NiUIT2fVFEPqAorWlUc_49Mys09UtYvvahoEWVwq-OM5IhEVRGcnKo0oshhkQR3TbKEY7k3GkUyyQeeO85IdfPqjoHWqPGgdZWHUH_qUpKobiUjDDhwF-8BLrY_E4RadmrmI3KGn_sS/s640/DSC_0930-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Most paper tableware, BonBon nail polish: Walmart</div>
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Mehndi cones: I got mine while we were in India last year. You can find similar ones at Amazon like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Neha-Mehndi-Indian-Cones-gram/dp/B00YNM14II/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438280925&sr=8-1&keywords=mendhi+cones" target="_blank">these</a></div>
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Gold cups, teal buckets, crayon pens, glitter notebooks, Mardi Gras masks: Oriental Trading</div>
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Special color M&Ms: <a href="http://www.fuzziwigscandyfactory.com/" target="_blank">Fuzziwig's Candy Factory</a></div>
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The kids always get plenty of sweets tonight so I like to give out something without sugar to their classmates. This year we did glow sticks! D helped me design these cute cards, then colored them in by herself. The font is <a href="http://misstiina.com/fonts/mtf-sweet-halloween-dings/" target="_blank">MTF Sweet Halloween Dings</a>. Her fonts are the cutest!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGP5QvmmhII3xmU6jSVlJxVppYb9JJa9oNwCO1bBiTK_Cb6IDI4gEB6LNj6RLiBqOyx6CyrxgtoVOjD1U-5jlEDDIJMdMhpamf_3xlweuqwhtZJtHZ4h3ZJ_lZ5Ubiu5GjuNPigYhm4cA/s1600/DSC_0385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGP5QvmmhII3xmU6jSVlJxVppYb9JJa9oNwCO1bBiTK_Cb6IDI4gEB6LNj6RLiBqOyx6CyrxgtoVOjD1U-5jlEDDIJMdMhpamf_3xlweuqwhtZJtHZ4h3ZJ_lZ5Ubiu5GjuNPigYhm4cA/s1600/DSC_0385.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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My crafty girl cut them all out and punched them, too.</div>
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Then we attached them to the glow sticks.</div>
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I's chalkboard style cards for this year.</div>
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<br />matt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-56505971397343399982014-10-26T21:56:00.000-07:002014-10-26T21:56:14.399-07:00Woodland Tooth Fairy Pillow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
D came home with a missing tooth recently! I was planning on whipping up her tooth fairy pillow when her first tooth got loose, so I was a bit unprepared by her sudden lost tooth. Thankfully the Tooth Fairy held off visiting D until I was able to get around to making her pillow. Here's how it turned out.</div>
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I had been saving this fabric for something fun. A tooth fairy pillow fits the bill, don't you think? The small pocket in the front is for her tooth...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtJthwjsM1WcpJIIBqsUjk6xeqmjJIwojhl3NGq-u-uB6iUyMiRJPLC3Nm-xpcDQYJNLoWDryKwrGvOE1_reg4G0mVkmXep07jacEUnq7wtPcq3Po6kHgZ2EwNk2I3SrPC7-sj6NLghhr/s1600/DSC_0416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtJthwjsM1WcpJIIBqsUjk6xeqmjJIwojhl3NGq-u-uB6iUyMiRJPLC3Nm-xpcDQYJNLoWDryKwrGvOE1_reg4G0mVkmXep07jacEUnq7wtPcq3Po6kHgZ2EwNk2I3SrPC7-sj6NLghhr/s1600/DSC_0416.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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A little simple embroidery for her name...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6YyVgY-gKrmH-bK6wVBP_Pmc6PB2TgoMjR6LhWqwOEejDbTs9MQwXGTTyyRhqcFUuPpGY7DANDVgmdUFhVm8YT9r_PKmsJqCmMKNcxMfU9wisJqB-6-gJryYoqAifkba319W24KgsNqm/s1600/DSC_0424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6YyVgY-gKrmH-bK6wVBP_Pmc6PB2TgoMjR6LhWqwOEejDbTs9MQwXGTTyyRhqcFUuPpGY7DANDVgmdUFhVm8YT9r_PKmsJqCmMKNcxMfU9wisJqB-6-gJryYoqAifkba319W24KgsNqm/s1600/DSC_0424.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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A larger pocket on the back side so the Tooth Fairy can leave her receipt...</div>
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Now we are ready for the rest of her teeth to come out!</div>
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This little boy<em> loves</em> monster trucks! So we had to do a monster truck party for his fourth birthday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeWqRWq8hGc0dRUT6vnEJeygGwuo_jXWfupfTUTULmqvRuubvqL0Z1AfjqtOzZ13GzWcjchtroutTLnWnw0aCqHBz6qIauKosJI5UQ6yDYW60lS_WLu50MqM3rTgag9dh6Du-ClrIfrxj/s1600/DSC_0169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeWqRWq8hGc0dRUT6vnEJeygGwuo_jXWfupfTUTULmqvRuubvqL0Z1AfjqtOzZ13GzWcjchtroutTLnWnw0aCqHBz6qIauKosJI5UQ6yDYW60lS_WLu50MqM3rTgag9dh6Du-ClrIfrxj/s1600/DSC_0169.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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The timing for this party was really crazy for our family, so I didn't get in all the details that I had hoped, but things mostly came together pretty well.</div>
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Food and decorations: I kept the food super simple, and since M is my pickiest eater there weren't any special requests for his party. We ordered pizza and served pretzels, goldfish, fruit and orange punch. The decorations were mostly steamers, curling ribbon, and balloons in black, white, silver, and orange.</div>
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The monster truck tire cake! I blatantly copied this from something found on Pinterest. I had never worked with fondant before, so the result was pretty good considering. I was a little disappointed how little it looked like the "inspiration" photo, but M loved it and the kids all ate it so all was good.</div>
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D made this amazing drawing for her little brother to hang up for the party! The monster truck is delivering the birthday cake. She let M help her color and paint it, too. What a great big sister!</div>
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For the table I let the kids "paint" a big piece of butcher paper with some of M's monster trucks to make "tire track art."</div>
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Party favors: Everyone got a trucker hat on the way in and a goody bag on the way out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAuwyc0QoNY7YJ52k3Hg4qKXY6ISFj_DnlQJpbzjHUuTEW5qlC_khRDdBaN5FjBxuLaRYy9DCUlArBIs9s0YsfcVgNjGY-PcgvXCXfou2MnBDDYbCu-5qbw-YMKsOg1QfjLT5SQlMxAc1/s1600/DSC_0050-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAuwyc0QoNY7YJ52k3Hg4qKXY6ISFj_DnlQJpbzjHUuTEW5qlC_khRDdBaN5FjBxuLaRYy9DCUlArBIs9s0YsfcVgNjGY-PcgvXCXfou2MnBDDYbCu-5qbw-YMKsOg1QfjLT5SQlMxAc1/s1600/DSC_0050-001.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
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Bags included fun packs of crayons, a bouncy ball, stickers and bubbles. I meant to print out coloring sheets to put in with the crayons, but they never quite made it. I ended up sticking them in the thank you notes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2q4FA-2D6yo2_IV5kmYG6sDvUmt5dSwzMWfAr5v4q_0Wnk575-uRwBEz9kopcRmZow2nGfaBIZ6wT8sNs2WsfWsIopw7GsGpgIbly9q3lgGSAQtANrYsC1Ff_8iUfr4AVbGHY1y-1zdJ/s1600/DSC_0148-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2q4FA-2D6yo2_IV5kmYG6sDvUmt5dSwzMWfAr5v4q_0Wnk575-uRwBEz9kopcRmZow2nGfaBIZ6wT8sNs2WsfWsIopw7GsGpgIbly9q3lgGSAQtANrYsC1Ff_8iUfr4AVbGHY1y-1zdJ/s1600/DSC_0148-001.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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I ordered mini monster truck pins to put on the hats. I also bought fabric markers and was planning to have the kids decorate their own hats, but we never got to it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ2fL22kfnCjsWtqqQ9addzb_cg2KzcUegZaWv7lg-srccHXMGk4_vlQmOQBN0-4PL9v5LnCOFBb4C6Z-otqE7jTX_ofK3Meepgk6Y4nm3Td7DkiuVpXoPuxWCN9OErZvwq98EOh8jp5T/s1600/DSC_0158-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ2fL22kfnCjsWtqqQ9addzb_cg2KzcUegZaWv7lg-srccHXMGk4_vlQmOQBN0-4PL9v5LnCOFBb4C6Z-otqE7jTX_ofK3Meepgk6Y4nm3Td7DkiuVpXoPuxWCN9OErZvwq98EOh8jp5T/s1600/DSC_0158-001.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
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Games: Rocket balloons and an obstacle course that involved maneuvering in these tire inflatables and monster truck bowling. M requested pin-the-bumper-on-the-monster-truck, but I couldn't make that happen either. Ugh! We played it just the two of us the other day to make up for it. </div>
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A special day and a special party for a special boy!</div>
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All ideas came from pinterest, none original to me and too many to credit.<br />
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Striped gift bags: <a href="http://www.layercakeshop.com/" target="_blank">Layer Cake Shop</a><br />
Trucker Hats: <a href="http://capwholesalers.com/">Capwholesalers.com</a><br />
Mini Pins: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DistinctDesignsUnltd" target="_blank">Distinct Designs Unlimited</a> (on Etsy)<br />
Tire Inflatables: Walmart<br />
Cups, plates, etc: Walmart<br />
Monster Truck Stickers, bouncy balls, bubbles: Walmart<br />
Crayon Packs: Target<br />
Checker flag streamers: Hobby Lobby
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Our entryway gets a lot of intense afternoon sun and the artwork I hung up here eight years ago is super faded. I suddenly decided I needed something cheap, easy, and fast to replace my faded print- enter paint chip wall art.</div>
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I did have to purchase the frame- you can't go wrong with IKEA (unless you are trying to replace kitchen cabinet hinges, but that is another story!)</div>
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Why do I have hundreds of paint chips in a shoe box? Doesn't everyone? Mysteries if the universe. I had plenty of samples on hand to fill my fairly large frame. Most of them came from when I was trying to pick a new front door color, so the colors work well in the entryway.</div>
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Insert into frame. Done. Not as easy as just framing a poster, but pretty easy. I was not very precise while cutting my shapes out and the end product is more sloppy than I hoped. Not bad from far away, but up close I want it to look cleaner. I might redo this project... someday. Also, I hung it on the nail from the previous artwork and I think it needs to be moved, but for now it will live here just fine.</div>
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I finally finished A's sign to hang over the crib- yeah! It was not a total disaster! Although I think of myself as pretty crafty, I'm not much of an artist and I'd usually consider something like this beyond my abilities. I'm so proud of how it turned out.</div>
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I bought a wooden sign from Hobby Lobby and painted over the existing artwork with dark brown craft paint. Next I sketched out the letters with a pencil and then drew over the pencil marks with a white paint pen (extra fine point). I free handed the mendhi "extras" and the interior of the letters. My mistakes ( and there were a lot) I had to paint over with brown and then I tried again with the paint pen. A little painstaking, but I like the results!</div>
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I mostly used books to practice drawing mendhi (or mehndi, or henna, etc) style designs. I haven't tried anything with actual henna on the skin, but hopefully that's my next step. I hope my girls let me practice on them!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_FNul66AMoPPyGkhBf-l0LLvbbMvkK9yH7otZtpKE7TUat6HWfjBPj_wXKYMrA52D5GiOZNCtSGpt0x8THOnf0GbXtaTWQ1wwzh4FB3qC1q_Vqi0tytwvR45y2sIBs2w8FUI-xKEpsHg/s1600/DSC_0128-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_FNul66AMoPPyGkhBf-l0LLvbbMvkK9yH7otZtpKE7TUat6HWfjBPj_wXKYMrA52D5GiOZNCtSGpt0x8THOnf0GbXtaTWQ1wwzh4FB3qC1q_Vqi0tytwvR45y2sIBs2w8FUI-xKEpsHg/s1600/DSC_0128-001.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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This book was great in that it started out really simple, then worked up to recreating designs. The left page is the example and the right side is my attempt to copy it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwkmrfaahYsFLgCPBk2BabscbPS705iQcMwcK1tiEVgUoVk07lZqs1Im2MnK8BqZILHRaZaev9jiQid9xMN2uxEyXn3AS0TMP940vzGOkxQcgaREnw3qFWZeH15IbB_l55qtmBTDQyPrn/s1600/DSC_0129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwkmrfaahYsFLgCPBk2BabscbPS705iQcMwcK1tiEVgUoVk07lZqs1Im2MnK8BqZILHRaZaev9jiQid9xMN2uxEyXn3AS0TMP940vzGOkxQcgaREnw3qFWZeH15IbB_l55qtmBTDQyPrn/s1600/DSC_0129.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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The sign is hanging over her crib with the gold foil India silhouette I bought and a piece of the elephant fabric that I love.</div>
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I am ready for my little girl to come home! We've had a set back with our travel plans, but are still hoping we will be traveling soon and A will be sleeping in this crib before long!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LMnE6JgAGh4HWkCzvUbNuAkR5DnlQmycFQUWcyXa5ug0Te5l8vQrHeVz-_qldPpWvmXg61cX67hLBuYpxlpNHz_s5J82pikmFcYrmMyFD6pos5hSLzl-JV47kzu3SxfI23OAQngnCubK/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LMnE6JgAGh4HWkCzvUbNuAkR5DnlQmycFQUWcyXa5ug0Te5l8vQrHeVz-_qldPpWvmXg61cX67hLBuYpxlpNHz_s5J82pikmFcYrmMyFD6pos5hSLzl-JV47kzu3SxfI23OAQngnCubK/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG" height="640" width="424" /></a></div>
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We are so excited to finally be traveling this summer to pick up our daughter from India. I've had years to get things ready for her, but I'm feeling hurried to finish some projects I've been working on for her and her room. Here's a little peak of what I've been up to...</div>
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A scrapbook collage. I have certainly fallen in love with India over the last two years as we have tried to study as much about the culture as we can from so far away. I can't wait to be there in person! I love the colors, the architecture- India will never cease to inspire me I think. I want to bring some of that inspiration into A's bedroom...</div>
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We will move the kids around when A comes home so the girls will share a room with eachother...</div>
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I made blankets for all the kids for when they came home. Here is A's- lots of bright colors to remind her of Delhi!</div>
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A new doll carrier for her new doll. My mom bought this doll at a <a href="http://crackerbarrel.com/" target="_blank">Cracker Barrel</a> after I mentioned seeing some there. The line is called <a href="http://shop.crackerbarrel.com/Dolls-Toys-Toys-Games/b/3380948011" target="_blank">Butterflies</a> and they have lots of ethnicities and accesories. This one reminds me of dolls my mom made for my sister and me when we were younger. I have plans to make some clothes for her, but I might wait and see how into dolls A is. My older daughter played very little with her dolls.</div>
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Fabric for more projects for A. I haven't really bought any new clothes for her since I saved everything D wore. I'm thinking of making some new dresses or using the elephants as a wall hanging? I thought about make a whole cloth quilt, too. I'll have to see what time allows!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6-1rvTyMvi3tgKFSJtifRCXRBnxBrQnQrwDIU9-QcdhKPnNCUlMT2ZBUycUTrR4YnmkBgW3W6acJtohIcGIX4VN_WwEaeSWJUf9_CYLRA_ca3WnKVbHEW5idsMR259BgukszfNjWMtFV/s1600/DSC_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6-1rvTyMvi3tgKFSJtifRCXRBnxBrQnQrwDIU9-QcdhKPnNCUlMT2ZBUycUTrR4YnmkBgW3W6acJtohIcGIX4VN_WwEaeSWJUf9_CYLRA_ca3WnKVbHEW5idsMR259BgukszfNjWMtFV/s1600/DSC_0084.JPG" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>
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I have purchased a couple things as well. This gold foil print is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/171134947/gold-foil-gilded-country-india-original?ref=sc_2&sref=sr_b2aa438d0f379fdfdf179981382f83938b442a6e0a30880667cffcc9542f536a_1402592500_14469520_india&sref2=MTcxMTM0OTQ3%3AaW5kaWE.%3AMTQ0Njk1MjA.%3AaW5kaWEgc2lsaG91ZXR0ZQ..%3AdzQ.%3AMTQwMjU5MjUwMA..%3AMzoxNDAyNTkyNTAwOms0Vk5zSVAxRS0xOEx6X2hFSnRHOGI3bUEwRGM6ZDI2OWE2Mjg0OGNkOWY2YTBhMzBlODMxZjBmMGM0ODNiMTAyNWVmYzg3MmIyMTExMGYyMDU4MGIxMjkwMDcxZA..%3A91a10c38521041b07e4bb666c2f41c5aea5b8486&ga_search_query=india+silhouette&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank">Ink & Hope</a> on etsy. It is beautiful!</div>
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I have always loved It's a Small World at Disneyland, and I especially love artwork from Mary Blair (an amazing artist that did a lot of work for Disney and did the design inspiration for Small World). I'd love to find an India print by her, but I am settling for this doll from the Disney ride. It plays "It's a Small World" in both English and Hindi so A will have some sounds from India as well. </div>
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These projects have been keeping me busy as we wait to everything that need to happen for us to bring A home. Hopefully we only have a few more weeks to go! I have also designed a t-shirt that we are selling to fund some travel expenses for picking her up. You can find it <a href="https://www.booster.com/delhitodurango" target="_blank">here</a> if you are interested in finding out more about our story</div>
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<br />matt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-5863218161958632442014-01-25T21:57:00.000-08:002014-01-25T21:57:21.382-08:00Thankful Tree #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To preserve our thankfulness I pulled all of the words off the leaves and stuck them to a piece of card stock as a simple collage. Now we can keep them from year to year. It was fun to see what had changed in a year's time and what had stayed the same. We certainly have so many things to be thankful for!</div>
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We have been enjoying a great football season this year, so it was no surprise when my oldest asked for a football party for his eighth birthday.</div>
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"Thanks for coming to my party" cups. It helped a lot to do this party during football season- I was able to source most things at Wal-mart. Like these plastic party cups. The flame footballs came from Oriental Trading. Personalized name pennants were made from scrapbook papers and attached to glow sticks. The cups also held football playing cards I "scored" in the Target dollar section, Denver Bronco tattoos from Bed, Bath and Beyond, and foil wrapped chocolate footballs.</div>
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The spread: I started with generic football colors green, white and brown, but used plenty of blue and orange because we are Broncos fans around here!</div>
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Yum! Chocolate covered strawberry footballs. I think I ate half of these by myself...</div>
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We served store-bought pre-made cheese pizzas and added pepperoni footballs before baking...</div>
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Plastic yard line bunting and table cloths were all from Wal-mart. I pulled anything football related from I's room for the party including this ceramic piggy bank (I think this was another Target dollar section find) and I displayed his new Broncos poster...</div>
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We were hoping to spend most of the party playing football outside, but it was snowing the day of the party. :( So we ended up in the garage again. My husband kept the kids entertained by making a quick football obstacle course- run through the tires, tackle the punching bag, catch a perfectly thrown spiral. All the kids got to put their Peyton Manning skills to test trying to throw through shapes cut out of a tarp. I also broke down and bought a helmet shaped pinata from Target. And I vowed No Pinatas! this year.</div>
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Disclaimer #1- my garage is never this clean...</div>
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Disclaimer #2- I <em>have</em> told my daughter that the orange and white skirt goes with her <em>blue</em> Bronco jersey, not the pink shirt. And nothing goes with purple Crocs and black socks. She just likes to do her own thing.</div>
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So football fun was had by all, even in the garage. And our Broncos are heading to the SUPERBOWL (woo-hoo!!) so I am recycling everything for our Superbowl party. Yah!</div>
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This summer D went nuts for the Teen Beach Movie. We have seen it... a lot. Naturally she requested a TBM birthday party!</div>
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We had to make a tiki hut to serve as Big Mamma's for the food table. We made a frame using PVC pipe we had in the garage, a grass beach mat for the back, and cardboard and a grass skirt table skirt for the roof...</div>
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Mini bunting for the tiki hut. I found a beach themed paper pack at Hobby Lobby for lots of details...</div>
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Goody bags: mini metal pails (Target) filled with stickers, tatoos, bubbles, braclets, and mini beach balls (Oriental Trading)...</div>
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matt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-84667105990265180702013-11-25T14:47:00.000-08:002013-11-25T14:47:03.837-08:00Coat Rack Before and After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of the things I like about our house is our good size entryway- it has just enough space for greeting guests and taking coats. But our front hall closet is stuffed with board games, winter coats, and snow pants, so there's no place to put guests' coats! I went in search of a free or very, very cheap coat rack. One day my husband brought home this unbelievably uninspired stand that he found in the basement at work. Time for an makeover. </div>
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This project was <em>very</em> simple- remove old hardware, sand, paint, install new hardware. One afternoon and finally a spot to hang your hat!</div>
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Since we have some CARS movie fanatics in our house, it's no surprise we were counting the days before Planes came out in theaters this summer. And I guess it shouldn't have been a surprise when M requested a Planes party for his third birthday this year... after I had spent months pinning monster truck party ideas! Thankfully Hobby Lobby took back all my monster truck supplies, and M promises that <em>next</em> year he'll be expecting monster trucks when he turns four.</div>
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So I went to work on Planes. These are the boarding pass inspired invitations. Our last name is Bong, in case your wondering if that's an appropriate name for an airline at a child's birthday party...</div>
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Baggage Claim in our entryway where kids picked up their goody bags...</div>
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I made the suitcases our of brown, blue, and orange card stock. Since the movie had already been released it was easy to find Planes themed treats for the bag...</div>
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The in-flight meal: your choice of sandwich in to-go boxes...</div>
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Caprese ka-bobs...</div>
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In-Flight snacks to eat with dinner or take home...</div>
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Drink station where guests could fill up on jet fuel (blue Hawaiian Punch mixed with fruit juices)...</div>
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Birthday banner...</div>
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Sky balloons...</div>
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For games we had a large styrofoam airplane for the kids to zoom around in the back yard and Pin the Propeller on Dusty. My mom painted this picture of Dusty on a piece of foam core (amazing, yes?)...</div>
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And the kids tried to pin propellers made from craft foam onto the picture...</div>
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Way back in January I felt the need to redo something. I think I needed a new room for the new year. So I went to work updating the dining room.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenHqIZmf3FEQwzxfy_p6ulPr1Ck2ES_hNsCeVvPktAbaNHQPKmrzWyjalzlgISVtxQsTH-zK_o4t7qv0acgqevDHKcxhTy2b9HNNa9Z_xfTWA4oLuPP2cO4i4F3Q5Bi_DLEQYxgJVaHvp/s1600/DSC_0320-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenHqIZmf3FEQwzxfy_p6ulPr1Ck2ES_hNsCeVvPktAbaNHQPKmrzWyjalzlgISVtxQsTH-zK_o4t7qv0acgqevDHKcxhTy2b9HNNa9Z_xfTWA4oLuPP2cO4i4F3Q5Bi_DLEQYxgJVaHvp/s640/DSC_0320-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Here is the before (staring Mozie, the handsome cat). Our dining room chairs were really beat up and blended in too much with the table and buffet.</div>
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The curtains were a grey-green chenille that had seen much better days...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_rAYQiCJ52JLLpHbTmAo1IEXt22vdaRC_4nsypMB5-OVsfkPIQpCI1Lou28dAokCtvpXaWq4zCEo1hmgFJOINAlvGD3F5M3ByB9RQfx4Z70bYddSwZChkvR7uXD-VGTuJTaPOs0lEM5x/s1600/DSC_0714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_rAYQiCJ52JLLpHbTmAo1IEXt22vdaRC_4nsypMB5-OVsfkPIQpCI1Lou28dAokCtvpXaWq4zCEo1hmgFJOINAlvGD3F5M3ByB9RQfx4Z70bYddSwZChkvR7uXD-VGTuJTaPOs0lEM5x/s640/DSC_0714.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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So time for a new color- it only took me five months to paint all six chairs. I couldn't find a spray paint color I liked so I ended up painting each one by hand. I love how the green contrasts with the buffet table.</div>
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And new brown/cream rugby stripe curtains. I looked <em>everywhere</em> to buy these instead of having to sew them, but I never found anything close to what I wanted. They were actually easier than I thought they'd be and the stripes match up when I close the curtains. Success!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHAtg5sWdE1SomEerSms-rxF8QoEatFZx_PSocPIXPhW-1BLNYHrJdQ1E0QlnlrySctHpxeLXcdBMbtWR0-fDToJ_4tHDKbsWId9XHbP4Xy0E_T45huE7Ee-87c9DvDbZZ1tNEMzgSg-r/s1600/DSC_0317-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHAtg5sWdE1SomEerSms-rxF8QoEatFZx_PSocPIXPhW-1BLNYHrJdQ1E0QlnlrySctHpxeLXcdBMbtWR0-fDToJ_4tHDKbsWId9XHbP4Xy0E_T45huE7Ee-87c9DvDbZZ1tNEMzgSg-r/s640/DSC_0317-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />matt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-18472097745456853902013-03-31T13:43:00.000-07:002013-03-31T13:43:15.491-07:00Knit Princess Dresses<div style="text-align: center;">
Delia has two <em>beautiful</em> princess dresses my mom has made over the past several years (see them <a href="http://cisforcrafty.blogspot.com/2011/11/oma-made-halloween-costumes.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://cisforcrafty.blogspot.com/2012/11/brave-party.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) Since we will be meeting Rapunzel and Merida at Disneyland(!) next week I thought about letting her wear them to the park, but I'm worried about her being uncomfortable or ruining the dresses. So I made these play dresses for our days at the parks. I borrowed heavily from these dresses at <a href="http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2012/09/comfy-dress-up-snow-white-dress.html" target="_blank">homemadebyjill</a> and <a href="http://www.crafterhoursblog.com/2010/08/belle-dress-tutorial.html" target="_blank">crafterhours</a>. </div>
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The Belle dress- I used two XXL men's t-shirts for the entire dress, making it long in the bodice so she can wear it for awhile.</div>
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The Sleeping Beauty dress- I just added the white collar to a pink t-shirt D already had (cut from an old white shirt I had on hand.) The skirt is made from a women's pink t-shirt and the light pink overlay is an old t-shirt of mine.</div>
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The Snow White dress- again, I just modified a t-shirt from D's closet with sleeves made from old t-shirts and some yellow ric-rac. The skirt is made from leftovers from the Belle dress.</div>
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D is ready to meet some princesses in royal style... and comfort!</div>
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I finally got around to painting an Easter basket for M this year (it only took three years.) I couldn't find the same basket I used for I and D, so he gets a unique square basket. </div>
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We are ready for our egg hunt!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYQBXpYvrs1Q7Vpb1uq-dlKY4tv8FMHWqfoKQ1Rvjn3BF4OAqc1p7COdnkW5W0s2qbwBmIXyTM_NJLCCY9YTj_jL7TT6pSothmX5yEAKAgsh0EeFj7rt2umI-vTujtoqTKKwc-ae-Is4_/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYQBXpYvrs1Q7Vpb1uq-dlKY4tv8FMHWqfoKQ1Rvjn3BF4OAqc1p7COdnkW5W0s2qbwBmIXyTM_NJLCCY9YTj_jL7TT6pSothmX5yEAKAgsh0EeFj7rt2umI-vTujtoqTKKwc-ae-Is4_/s640/DSC_0055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Our trip to California includes a 13 hour drive, so I've been working on some fun treats for the kids to have in the car. I made up these boxy little bags to hold goodies while we travel. Since Disneyland will comprise most of our trip I ran with Disney themed, well, everything!</div>
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I couldn't decides on fabric for M so I ended up making two. He has a million CARS cars so he will need them!</div>
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I saved up to buy a used DS that he will get to play in the car. His Marvel Heroes bag is just the right size for the DS and a handful of games.</div>
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D has a number of small princess dolls. Hopefully playing with them and dressing them up will keep her entertained!</div>
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I have been picking up Disney coloring books, magic ink activity books, stickers, and small toys at the dollar bins at Target and Wal-mart to round out our in-car box of fun. How do you keep your kids entertained on long road trips?</div>
matt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-71684412511972003862013-03-21T09:49:00.000-07:002013-03-21T09:49:56.221-07:00Disneyland Countdown<div style="text-align: center;">
Hooray! Spring Break is coming up, and we are finally taking a vacation! We've somehow managed a trip to CA that will of course include several days at Disneyland/California Adventure. To prep we are counting down for the trip...</div>
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I used scrapbook papers that I had on hand and a couple fun friends printed out from Disney websites. I wish the color scheme had turned out cuter, but I was using leftover scraps and trying not to be picky.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-31JrSeInpmD8fOxFLXTZo4iiwCy1Xwp__LfJOm_kljDYzb76QnsWtEwLXQgXjznN5LeTYem0pUKUoaXwNEEuppEcU_Y-zh0rdHJ0qp0l6deOqQZDOkus1D6UP_tp6-3c4EZrBUKZnwWa/s1600/DSC_0364-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-31JrSeInpmD8fOxFLXTZo4iiwCy1Xwp__LfJOm_kljDYzb76QnsWtEwLXQgXjznN5LeTYem0pUKUoaXwNEEuppEcU_Y-zh0rdHJ0qp0l6deOqQZDOkus1D6UP_tp6-3c4EZrBUKZnwWa/s640/DSC_0364-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Every night on our way up to bed the kids pick a mouse head and write down something they want to do on vacation or at the parks. Then we tape it to the countdown.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ61gcXxcAqqGZBhyHg8YKRFbF91uJTPO8QqKvtMdP520OcsJZPUSKAOtKhCjidgZbqYfm_YuCxdzFZcJILXAbv41c-05b_X4YtsDHr86MgaCTMiefZr70raoRzTemiwNGxqIE-zDjqO-/s1600/DSC_0375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ61gcXxcAqqGZBhyHg8YKRFbF91uJTPO8QqKvtMdP520OcsJZPUSKAOtKhCjidgZbqYfm_YuCxdzFZcJILXAbv41c-05b_X4YtsDHr86MgaCTMiefZr70raoRzTemiwNGxqIE-zDjqO-/s640/DSC_0375.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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The kids are getting so excited! When we are close to leaving I'll use all of our mouse head ideas to plan our days in the parks so we don't miss anything we want to see. I have been looking at <a href="http://touringplans.com/">touringplans.com</a> to maybe customize a plan for us to avoid lots of waiting and long lines.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5gItGiZuOTUwoZ4erd9wSlHUyWpDQ-3DHHStTPeySfGfk6Oa58gSeFwIaHZaotuVgLs4zRF0I_T020HPISMEOLZ1MN_VpdB1nFycSajW6wBQo1j_6bcoWD9H-hCLMNbicSaICMY7YrFd/s1600/DSC_0377-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5gItGiZuOTUwoZ4erd9wSlHUyWpDQ-3DHHStTPeySfGfk6Oa58gSeFwIaHZaotuVgLs4zRF0I_T020HPISMEOLZ1MN_VpdB1nFycSajW6wBQo1j_6bcoWD9H-hCLMNbicSaICMY7YrFd/s640/DSC_0377-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Top of the list so far: for M- all things CARS Land, for D- meeting Princesses, for I- Jedi training</div>
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matt & sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109715314318694599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281038453278998979.post-58765985127402807092013-02-13T13:31:00.000-08:002013-02-13T13:31:36.383-08:00Hearts Mobile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've been wanting to make a mobile out of some old embroidery hoops that I've had for awhile. I keep seeing beautiful mobiles in Pinterest, and they look so easy. I actually thought this project was a bit tedious- I was hoping it would go quicker. I do like how it turned out, though, good enough to hang over our Valentine's dinner.</div>
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Materials: wooden hoops, paint chips, and sewing thread</div>
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We had our first lost tooth in our house recently. Time for a tooth fairy pillow. I basically made the exact same pillow my mom made for me when I was a kid- a small pillow with my name embroidered on it with a little pocket for teeth/ money (pretend you can't see the pencil lines from my embroidery. have to get rid of those...)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q1s81fGCBy-qcVA0236Azd9-HehAAxsg5Ck-TBDjKKVvrbEI-03QNZrsn85_Yb2hyphenhyphengc8DgpP9nY0tcRS1-FiB0Sf9dP08feF7wt8IySxfARRhSESsA5jcef6GHdyqmX1gdw4vZ0EuTM0/s1600/DSC_0002-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q1s81fGCBy-qcVA0236Azd9-HehAAxsg5Ck-TBDjKKVvrbEI-03QNZrsn85_Yb2hyphenhyphengc8DgpP9nY0tcRS1-FiB0Sf9dP08feF7wt8IySxfARRhSESsA5jcef6GHdyqmX1gdw4vZ0EuTM0/s640/DSC_0002-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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This is the back of I's pillow. I added a large pocket for correspondence with the Tooth Fairy. I & D both wrote notes and left them in there for her. In the morning I found a receipt for his tooth in the pocket. It looked a lot like <a href="http://cisforcrafty.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentines-day-salad.html" target="_blank">this</a> one...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FSfiCKCVCb-xg5gVrrtXxm-WTyvsTBA9Qu7-bRs6g3tXeqOzKCnERKyhgpmLE2YGFn44LWlh3NPWxQpzh9b-ovB7QgGr19JSniZI2HHMjBdkeE0tKXCbuLbmhw1I_c-iH0zrvFVVEPM6/s1600/DSC_0004-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FSfiCKCVCb-xg5gVrrtXxm-WTyvsTBA9Qu7-bRs6g3tXeqOzKCnERKyhgpmLE2YGFn44LWlh3NPWxQpzh9b-ovB7QgGr19JSniZI2HHMjBdkeE0tKXCbuLbmhw1I_c-iH0zrvFVVEPM6/s640/DSC_0004-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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I was afraid we might loose the teeny tiny tooth, so I had I put it in this little glass bottle to stick in the front pocket...</div>
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I loves his new pillow, but not as much as the gold $1 coin he got for leaving his tooth!</div>
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We'll be staying in for Valentine's Day- no fancy dinners out for us this year. So I'll try to make something special at home. This heart salad is on the menu.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclX8YnIjp0NdLXestEsGDb_4EVKzpk1IranrjIphCRr95SxwXDtkGtAo98X3EFP_cVBoDBlkl9LivX-84PWlFtJgG7Qdj79FkkML937-7hYbofmdL-GPHHuBbfqaUha2m4GtMBNIKYMN2/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclX8YnIjp0NdLXestEsGDb_4EVKzpk1IranrjIphCRr95SxwXDtkGtAo98X3EFP_cVBoDBlkl9LivX-84PWlFtJgG7Qdj79FkkML937-7hYbofmdL-GPHHuBbfqaUha2m4GtMBNIKYMN2/s640/DSC_0026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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To make an ordinary salad for Valentine's I added heart shaped Parmesan crisps and croutons. They are both really easy and quick. Here's how I made the cheese crisps:</div>
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I like a recipe with one ingredient. Grate about 3/4 of a cup of Parmesan cheese...</div>
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Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to make little mounds of grated cheese...</div>
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It should look like this going into the oven. Bake at 400 degrees for 3 to 5 minutes...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNSxw967L4YF-RfJuBOfP0YwQghTmalBJ5MrMCVpyNIapvBx9t3VTgsKYW8RLlA9Y1jEUfV0QIVbLnoDZGs97v-XFlX4hrW3A7Iw4XpyoNSsHGs74DbHom8uonSbieht98gqRGCyocjYz/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNSxw967L4YF-RfJuBOfP0YwQghTmalBJ5MrMCVpyNIapvBx9t3VTgsKYW8RLlA9Y1jEUfV0QIVbLnoDZGs97v-XFlX4hrW3A7Iw4XpyoNSsHGs74DbHom8uonSbieht98gqRGCyocjYz/s640/DSC_0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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And they look like this coming out of the oven...</div>
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Let cool and carefully remove with a spatula...</div>
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Add them to your salad (or soups, to top a roast, etc.) They are crispy and delicious! I saw the heart shaped croutons years and years ago in a Martha Stewart magazine. <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/318932/caesar-salad-with-heart-croutons" target="_blank">This link</a> shows you how to make them, although I ended up making mine slightly different. Instead of baking them I toasted the croutons in a skillet with olive oil and Mrs. Dash garlic pepper. Either way, they are pretty easy.</div>
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A special salad for your someone special. I hope my valentines love it!</div>
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