tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71114623837381676072024-03-13T02:06:30.488-04:00Crafty DistractionsThank you so much for stopping by!!
This blog will show you some of the distractions that I face and the recent ups and downs of my crafting world.
I hope you enjoy the journey.Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-11640238355836830522015-03-21T16:11:00.001-04:002015-03-21T16:11:42.993-04:00Dunkaroo-style dip you can make at home!Yup. You read that right!<br />
And it is sooooooooo delicious!<br />
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I learned of this through word-of-mouth, so I traced it the best I could online. <a href="http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2012/06/funfetti-dip.html" target="_blank">This site</a> has the photo I was shown, so it was the best I could do. The link to the blog <i>they</i> credit doesn't seem to be working.<br />
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Now, the directions I was given were simple. Take 2 cups of plain yogurt, one box of Rainbow Bits cake mix (just the mix, not the additional ingredients called for on the box) and half a container of Cool Whip and mix them together. Chill for several hours and enjoy with small cookies, like Teddy Grahams.<br />
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The link I located after making it suggests "lite" Cool Whip. I used regular. You can also add extra sprinkles, for added colour, if you want. I did.<br />
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I made two batches because my seventeen year old was having a bit of a birthday party and I (wrongly) figured that they would tear through this. They tore through about 3/4 of batch #1. <br />
I still have a full batch in the fridge. I have never, ever purchased or even used Cool Whip before, but the container says that it can be re-frozen, so I am going to freeze the leftovers, in single-serving dollops, and hope that it is still delicious. <br />
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If you manage to snag the ingredients on sale, it is a pretty inexpensive treat, too!<br />
My 21-year-old thinks that it should be thicker, but my 17-year-old and I think it is fantastic just the way it is.<br />
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Try it yourself. You will be glad you did!<br />
Thanks for reading<br />
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I babysit six-year-old twin girls. Thing One and Thing Two. We wanted to make ornaments for the Christmas tree. I asked them if they had any ideas for what they would like to make. Thing Two was just happy to be making something, but Thing One wanted glittery red hearts incorporated. So, armed with this information, I turned to Google. A quick search led me <a href="http://thriftfulness.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/well-hot-glue-your-bulbs-together-holiday-ornaments-part-1/" target="_blank">here</a> where I found the perfect idea. Well, perfect enough. It had glitter and hearts. And they had recently watched The Grinch so this seemed perfect. As we all know, the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that special Christmas day.</div>
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I didn't think that glittering the ornaments with the girls would be a good idea so I did that part at home. I read so many tutorials online for how to do that that I can't give my source. They all said the same thing. The reason that I checked so many different sites was because I could not believe that something so simple actually worked. After reading about six different tutorials, I decided that it must work and took the plunge.</div>
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First I wanted to jazz up the toppers, so I mooched some red and white glossy paint from Hubby. </div>
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Red for the tops...<br />
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And white for the hangers. I was thinking that the tops would mimic Santa's hat when I chose these colours.<br />
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I carefully washed four glass balls. Once they were dry, I swirled some rubbing alcohol inside because a few of the tutorials suggested that this was a key step in preparing the ornaments. Since I really did not want this to fail, I took that step. This prep work is what took the longest! Mostly waiting for the insides to dry.<br />
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Once the ornaments were dry I squirted a little bit of the floor polish in. No need for a funnel like most sites say, there is a squirt top on the bottle that works great. Then I carefully swirled the polish all around the ornament, being careful not to shake as that would cause bubbles. One or two ornaments needed an extra little bit of polish added. Once the ornament was coated with polish, I left it upside down for a moment over a small disposable cup. Not much drained out at all. Then I poured a little Grinchy-green glitter inside. Again, I didn't need a funnel because my glitter has a small hole for pouring that worked perfectly. I swirled the glitter around carefully at first, but soon realized that it was okay to shake now to get the glitter to reach everywhere. I dumped the excess into a clean disposable cup. I should mention that I did each ornament one at a time. I didn't (and still don't) know how much time I had before the polish dried too much in the ball. I think it took less than ten minutes to glitter all four of these ornaments. I left them overnight to dry. <br />
Using a low-temp glue gun, I glued the red tops onto the balls. Then I was ready to decorate!<br />
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The person who gave me this idea sewed her hearts together, but I thought that was more than the six year olds could handle so we just cut hearts out and glued them on. I went for the cartoony look and coloured the edges of mine with a Sharpie.<br />
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Thing Two knocked hers off the table so they ended up having to decorate one between them. They just cut out hearts (all by themselves) and they placed them, carefully, after I applied the not-too-hot glue.<br />
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Pretty awesome huh?<br />
If you were keeping count and wondered where the fourth one went, my sixteen year old said she wanted to do one too. But it is still sitting, unfinished, on a table.<br />
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The post, that is. All of this was done in plenty of time. Well, the costume was finished the night before Halloween, but everything ELSE was done in good time!<br />
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First, the 6 year old's that I babysit made ghosts with me.<br />
I brought over all the ingredients that we needed and we got to work on one rainy afternoon.<br />
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We started by making the forms that our ghost bodies would be made on. We could have used just about anything, but I chose to wad up some foil so we could make the size and shape we wanted.<br />
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We tested to make sure that our ghosts would fit in our jars.<br />
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Then we covered the "bodies" with cellophane for easy ghost removal later.<br />
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Then I watered down some white glue a little and we soaked our pre-cut cheesecloth in the mixture and draped them over our forms.<br />
And waited a WHOLE day for them to dry.<br />
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Then we carefully peeled the ghosts off the cellophane, hot-glued some eyes and a mouth on them and 'caught' our ghosts in a jar!<br />
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A very successful craft, in my mind, that worked perfectly with a six-year-old attention span.<br />
One thing I would do differently is that I would use a "whiter" glue. Mine has a bit of a tan tint to it and I have noticed that the ghosts are darkening. It still works though, it gives them an aged look.<br />
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I also made Monster Snack Bags! I just LOVE how these turned out. I found the tutorial <a href="http://www.haftacrafta.com/2014/02/snack-monster_11.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a> and followed it very carefully. I gave five of the six away. The last one is in my own drawer.<br />
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This is how they turned out! Aren't they adorable! I am constantly amazed by people's creativity. And by the way people share tutorials so freely online! Hopefully one day I will manage to create something on my own <span style="font-size: x-small;">(instead of following someone else's instructions)</span> and make a tutorial myself and kind of pay it forward.<br />
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I am unfamiliar with the TV show Merlin, but my sixteen year old loves it. She wanted to be the character Morgana this year for Halloween. This costume cost about $25 to make and was a little easier than the Rapunzel costume last year. Clearly, I learned a few things. My work is far from perfect, but for a costume, it looks pretty good, if I do say so myself! And she was happy with it, which is the most important!</div>
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The Olaf at the top of this post was not made by me, but by my daughters. Mostly my 20 year old. "Some pumpkins are worth melting for" she says. I thought he turned out really well and wanted to include him in my Halloween post!</div>
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Several years ago, I made a toy/blanket for my little cousin's son. I made it, gave it to him, and quite honestly didn't think much about it after that. I am a parent. I know how stuffed animals seem to multiply overnight. I am also guilty of getting rid of some without the kids even noticing. I kind of figured that the bear I made had served it's purpose and vanished. This did not bother me at all, I know how it is. In fact, I had completely forgotten about it. </div>
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So, you can imagine my surprise and shock when my cousin asked me if there was any way I could make a second Super Bear, this time for her daughter because she is always trying to take her brother's and he wasn't giving it up!</div>
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What is a super bear? I don't remember making a bear, super or other wise? Remember, several years had passed.... My cousin managed to refresh my memory and explained that her son calls it his Super Bear. </div>
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Yes! He plays with it all the time. He sleeps with it. He loves it!</div>
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You have no idea how happy this made me!</div>
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How can one say no to that??? So I got to work. I found a bear to sacrifice for the project at the thrift store and ran it through the washing machine. It has to wash well or it is useless for this project in my opinion. The bear washed great, so I went to my fabric stash to pick out suitable fleece and I found a pretty burgundy and some light pink. Perfect for a little girl!!</div>
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I cut the fleece into squares. I didn't measure this I just folded one corner up until it looked like a good size. I made both pieces the same size.</div>
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Then came the hard part. Cutting the bear in half. That first cut can be difficult. Mentally, not physically. Sacrificing a bear like this is not for the faint of heart. You want to cut it a bit lower than it's armpits to give you some material to sew into the blanket. Remove the stuffing from the part that will be sewn up in the blanket to avoid excess bulk.<br />
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Then sew around, right sides together, from the edge of the corner you just cut, alllllllllll the way around to the other corner edge you just cut. You will have an opening where you cut that corner off. Trim, if you need to, and turn the blanket right-side-out.<br />
Next you are going to fold the raw edges under and place your bear in the hole and pin him in place.<br />
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Then you topstitch all the way around the blanket, neatening up the edges and sewing the bear in place all at the same time. Make sure you take those pins out!<br />
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Here are my ingredients. I actually used white paint in the same brand as my medium for the logo part of the shirt. My little tube of white in this box ran out a long time ago.</div>
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This fabric medium is fantastic stuff. It only costs about two dollars. You just mix one part of the medium with two parts any acrylic paint. This makes t-shirt painting much more economical than purchasing separate fabric paints. If you have a bunch of acrylics, you can mix your own colours and the possibilities are pretty much endless! The box of paint tubes pictured was purchased at a dollar store. Years ago. And I have only run out of the white. Well, the brown is almost empty now too.</div>
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Once I decided what I wanted on the shirt, I created a stencil on the computer and printed it out. Then I taped my printout to a piece of freezer paper (shiny side down) and carefully cut out my letters with an exacto knife. I was careful to save the middles of the letters (a,e,e,g) to iron on to the shirt.<br />
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Then I carefully placed it on the shirt and ironed it down. Be super careful with this step! I have a lovely shirt with an off-centre (maybe a little crooked too) design on it because I wasn't diligent enough when placing it.<br />
I also made an interesting discovery during this step. Normally, to save ink, I just print the outline of the letters. With this one, I got the word "Jeep" off the internet in the correct font and it was solid so I made my other letters solid to make sure that they looked right. The ink melts or something and gets all over the iron when you are lining up your little "middles" and using the printout for reference. So, lesson learned. Always use outlines for letters from now on.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I still need a new ironing board cover. One day.</td></tr>
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Once I was satisfied that I had a well placed logo, I slid the shirt over a wax paper covered piece of cardboard. I keep this between two pieces of furniture and keep re-using it. Much easier than looking for a big piece of cardboard whenever I want to do a shirt. Then I painted it with white.<br />
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I hung it up to dry.<br />
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Once it was dry, I peeled my stencil off, being sure to pick out those little pieces inside the letters.<br />
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Now for the tire tracks. <br />
I wanted to use the tread from our own tires to make it even more personal. It wasn't until after I was completely finished that I realized that I made it look like my husband had been run over by his own Jeep!<br />
This was a pain to do. I have seen other shirts where the person painted the tire with fabric paint and literally ran over the shirt. I didn't want that look though because I wanted nice, crisp, defined tracks, not a big smear.<br />
After a few attempts, I got a usable stencil. I watered down some paint (I thought I grabbed black, but it turned out to be dark blue.) and I used a sponge brush to paint a section of the tire, then I pressed a piece of freezer paper on the tire (the non shiny side of the paper). I got a messy, smudgy tire track. I let that dry, then took a Sharpie to it and outlined each tread and the interior cut-out in each tread.<br />
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Then I had to cut the stencil out. I checked the clock, give or take about three minutes, this took me an <b>hour-and-a-half</b>. All those blue zig-zags are thin, thin strips of freezer paper. It was about now that I realized that this stencil isn't long enough. I took a deep breath and hoped that I could remove the stencil, reposition it and iron it down a second time. I had no idea if it would actually work.<br />
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It worked! As you can see, I have part of the stencilling done and the paper is now on the bottom half. Picking those tiny, thin zig-zags was a bit of a challenge, but I managed it and didn't tear a single one!<br />
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So now my husband has a Jeep shirt with a muddy tire track from his own Jeep.<br />
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Thanks for looking!<br />
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<br />Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-65304230081769904682014-06-13T21:35:00.000-04:002014-06-13T21:35:27.674-04:00Sherlock inspired "Study In Pink" earrings<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Have you ever seen something in a store or online and thought "<em>I could make that myself</em>"? I do that all the time.</div>
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So does my daughter.</div>
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Except she doesn't think "<em><strong>I </strong>could make that</em>", she thinks "<em><strong>Mom</strong> could make that</em>". I am flattered by her seemingly unwavering belief that I can make anything. But time and time again, I accept the challenge. And time and time again, she is right! She has several items that prove it too.</div>
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So when she described some earrings that she saw, she asked "Could you make me some?"</div>
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They look like pills. If you have seen the first episode of season one of Sherlock <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Where Benedict Cumberbatch plays the lead)</span> these hopefully will look very familiar.</div>
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I had no idea where to start. How do you make pills? The capsule type. So I went to Dollarama to scout supplies. It was Christmas time when I went and I spied some of those <em>capsules </em>(!!!) that have little sponge shapes in them and you put them in water and the shapes "grow". I hope you know what I am talking about because I didn't think to take a photo of the package. I scooped them up and brought them home.</div>
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I wasn't sure that I could pop the capsules apart while keeping them intact but it was very easy. These little capsules are sturdier than I had expected. </div>
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Here are all ten emptied out and the sponge crumbs have been wiped out with a dry Q-Tip. </div>
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Now, what to fill them with. I looked at little pink and white beads, but they didn't look right with the holes in them. I have some tiny clear/white glass balls that would be perfect but I forget where I got them and couldn't find any pink ones. So, I did what any sane person would do. I looked in my pantry and found the perfect solution.<br />
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I used sprinkles.<br />
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It took a while to separate the white and pink ones out, but I did it!<br />
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Filling the capsules was easier than I expected. I only needed four, but I filled all of them to be sure I had spares in case I broke any.<br />
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Since the capsules I used are meant to be dissolved in water, the next step was to seal them. I strung a piece of thread <span style="font-size: x-small;">(in a colour I could easily see for removal later) </span> through them, then I hung them up in a cardboard box and forgot to take any photos. I broke two during this process. Good thing I made spares. When they were dangling in the box, I sprayed them with about four coats of clear acrylic spray, letting them dry between coats. You couldn't wear them in the pool or the shower, but they should be a bit water resistant.<br />
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Once they were completely dry, I removed the threads and slid a head pin through the holes that I made while threading them and made a loop at the top of the pin. I put a tiny drop of clear nail polish at the bottom where the pin went in for extra security. Then I rooted through my jewellery supplies and found some thin chain <span style="font-size: x-small;">(always keep odd/ugly/single earrings, you never know when parts may be handy!)</span> and hung my pills from the chains and attached them to an ear wire.<br />
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Pretty nice, I think. Most importantly, my daughter thinks so too. And all I had to buy special for this project was the package of capsules for $1.15! Everything else was already in the house, and we still have <strong>lots </strong>of sprinkles for ice cream and cupcakes!<br />
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I like to think that Benedict Cumberbatch would approve of these.<br />
Thanks for looking!<br />
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My tablet rarely leaves the house, but I wanted protection for the odd time it does. I didn't want a sleeve or pouch. And I wanted to be able to prop my device up. I knew that much. But I didn't know just what I wanted.</div>
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Then I found a perfect solution! It was in a tutorial I found here, at <a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/2012/03/03/ipad-cover/" target="_blank">Chica and Jo</a>, while doing a Google search for DIY tablet cover. The instruction are super easy to follow. I had to adjust the measurements a bit to suit my tablet. The instructions call for chipboard, but I don't even know what that is. They suggested the inside of an old binder, but ours were all made out of corrugated cardboard. That is no good! I ended up using a piece of picture matting that I managed to acquire for fifty cents. I used hair bands for the elastic. I cut up a wide one for the corner pieces and used a thin one to hold everything shut. I got both of those in a bunch for a dollar, and I still have four or five thin ones left. Everything else I already had on hand! So not only was this easy to make, it only cost me $1.50 + tax! it doesn't get much better than that!</div>
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I will let the pictures show you the awesomeness of this cover:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are all closed up. This is the front.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still all closed up. This is the back. Yes, I ironed first, but then I let it sit for a week.... don't do that. Trust me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And opened up with everything neatly tucked up in the elastic.</td></tr>
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As you saw in the first photo, you can also prop your tablet up to watch videos. I don't know what took me so long to make this! I am glad that I made it though.<br />
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I don't know about where you live, but here in Toronto we need to deposit a quarter into the handles of shopping carts in order to unlock and use the carts. I am often scrounging around my purse, hoping I have a quarter. I kept a few in the truck we used to have as it had a handy slot for coins in the centre console. Unfortunately for me, our current vehicle has no such spot. I needed something to keep my "shopping cart quarters" in. </div>
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Also, unfortunately for me, this vehicle is my husbands "baby" and I have been told in no uncertain terms that I am not allowed to put anything "cute or girly" <span style="font-size: x-small;">besides me ;) </span> in this vehicle. What a dilemma. </div>
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Cute, right? I <strong>had</strong> to have one! And it was <em><strong>perfect</strong></em> for my quarters! And, if that wasn't enough, I had everything I needed except the covered button thingies. After some careful thought, I found a way around my problem.<br />
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Black. Just like Hubby's Jeep. How could he complain?<br />
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They start out with these covered button thingies. I had trouble finding big enough ones. I finally found some in a tiny little fabric store. They were just like these ones.<br />
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After muddling my way through the instructions (the part about preparing the zipper was a little confusing for me) I finished my little cookie quarter holder! I found a way to make it a bit cute and girly too. First I spied some pink satin in my scraps and was going to use that, but then I laid eyes on the red. They looked so good together, I couldn't <em>not</em> use it!<br />
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I made my loop bigger than the tutorial intentionally. It is wider because I was using what I had on hand, but I purposely made it big enough to hang on to. I don't want to be fumbling around in the cold to access my quarters.<br />
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Don't tell him I said this, but I think I got away with putting something cute in the Jeep!<br />
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She wanted to be Rapunzel, from<a href="http://movies.disney.com/tangled" target="_blank"> Disney's Tangled</a> for Halloween. If you haven't watched Tangled, you should!<br />
Did I happen to mention that my little princess, who wanted to dress as Rapunzel, is fifteen years old? And she wanted to look like Rapunzel, not a trampy version. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(You have NO idea how much that pleases me!)</span><br />
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They don't seem to make nice costumes for anyone over ten years old, and even then they are pretty crappy quality -or super-expensive. So I decided that I would try to make one for her.<br />
The only experience I have making a dress is when I made my own <a href="http://angelascraftydistractions.blogspot.ca/2012/11/this-is-halloween-this-is-halloween.html" target="_blank">Sally Ragdoll costume</a> two Halloweens ago. I didn't know what I was doing then either. After looking at pictures online, I picked up what I thought was the best fabrics and embellishments for the job. This costume cost more than Sally did, I think it totalled about $33, which is still a bit expensive to me, but better quality (and length!) than the store bought ones.<br />
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I looked online for tutorials from others who have made a Rapunzel dress. I took elements from several different places and did my own thing. That is why I am not crediting any specific source for any sort of tutorial. I didn't follow any!<br />
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So, here is the dress mostly finished. I made the top a double layer since the fabric I chose was quite thin. She wore it to an event at this stage of completion. She was helping out at her old elementary school for an activity/family night the school was hosting and the theme was fairy tales. I made one sleeve a smidge too small and it tore up the seam. Twice. I just re-made it the first time, the second time I made it a little bit bigger and it held. The dress itself is done here, it just needs some painted embellishing on the skirt done now.<br />
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I agonized over how I was going to post the finished dress. I feel that if my kids are going to have their photo on the internet, THEY should be the ones to put it there. So, using my <em><strong>fabulous </strong></em>photo manipulation skills, I pasted Rapunzel's face over my daughter's. Not bad, if I do say so myself!!<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (hahahahahahahahahahaha!) </span><span style="font-size: small;">I even made her a Pascal (Rapunzel's chameleon sidekick) to go with her costume. You see him at the top of this post, and on the top of her head here.</span></div>
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At one point in the movie, Rapunzel braids her hair up and puts flower in it, so that is what we did with our Rapunzel.<br />
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Always make holes in the lids of your jars when catching fairies, fireflies or anything living!</div>
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Quite some time ago I had seen some really cool looking "dead fairies" online. I decided then that I wanted one of my very own.</div>
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I am not sure where to find fairies around where I live, and even if I did, I would never want to sacrifice it for a conversation piece. </div>
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After two Halloween's of searching, I finally found these little skeletons. Six to a package. They don't move except for at their hip. Each leg swings freely.</div>
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The fairies I had found online were all standing up in their jars, leaning against the glass. I had it in my head that I wanted mine sitting on a mushroom, looking thoughtful. </div>
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Things rarely turn out the way we plan them though. And my first problem was that I had no idea how to shape this little skeleton. My husband told me that a heat gun would probably do the trick, and he would do it for me since I was a little afraid of burning myself. So I gathered up a few skeletons and brought them to his shop and modelled how I wanted her sitting. My husband was able to get her pretty close to what I wanted. I wanted her chin resting on her hand but that just wasn't meant to be and she wanted to be resting her forehead in her hand. In retrospect, I like this much better.</div>
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I also scrapped the mushroom idea for two reasons. I hadn't thought about how I was going to make one yet. And my husband had this great old branch handy that looked absolutely perfect.<br />
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Originally I was going to try to "age" her wings since they had been in the jar as long as the fairy, but I really loved the look of the glittery wings against the rest of the dull, dreary items in the jar.<br />
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I also scrapped the idea of having a wand lying on the ground by her. I don't think real fairies have wands.<br />
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My mom accidentally shrunk her wool sweater. Not a whole lot, but enough that it didn't fit her anymore, so she brought it to my daughters to see if one of them would like it. It isn't their style and they both find wool to be too itchy. Mom suggested that if the girls didn't want it, to pass it along to someone who would, or donate it to a thrift store. I decided that instead of donating it to a store, I would make it into something that Mom could use. After all, she bought the sweater in the first place because she liked it, so I thought that she should keep it and continue to enjoy it.</div>
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But, what could I do? I turned to the internet and found a tutorial <a href="http://blog.fashioned4you.com/2012/05/from-old-wool-sweater-to-fashionable.html" target="_blank">here</a> to change a sweater into a bag.</div>
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So here is what I started with. Well, not quite. This was taken after I washed it a couple more times to felt it. It REALLY shrunk then! </div>
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I meticulously followed the directions I found. The only thing I did differently was the pocket. I didn't think that a small outside pocket would get used, so I decided to make it a decorative heart.<br />
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And here is what I ended up with!<br />
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See? It is a pretty little pocket. More for decoration than anything. I thought about sewing it all the way around, but went with a pocket just in case she does have a use for it.<br />
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Wool sweaters sure do shed a lot!<br />
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:)Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-74012270160287381172013-09-08T13:54:00.000-04:002014-06-13T13:02:54.484-04:00Watermelon "cake" Or What a Mean Trick!I saw this amazing looking "cake" while roaming Pinterest and had to try it.<br />
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My youngest daughter and I really wanted to try this. And weren't we lucky? We were having visitors in the very near future What an awesomely amazing dessert to have after lunch!!<br />
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We didn't follow the ingredient list or directions on the website. We just did our own thing, using the basic idea.<br />
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We had lost our internet for a couple of days, conveniently when I needed to shop for this, so I did it out of memory. A watermelon, some decorative fruit, and whipped cream. I had forgotten all about the almonds, but, even if I had remembered them I would have skipped them this time because toddlers were coming and I don't think toddlers typically like almonds.<br />
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So, while I was cutting the rind off the watermelon, and slicing our "cakes" into wedges (we opted to make two shorter cakes as opposed to one really tall, awkward one) my daughter was busy preparing the whipped cream. Then I sliced fruit while she decorated.<br />
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Slicing up the melon into wedges ahead of time makes it so easy to serve too! I am so glad I remembered that step.<br />
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I think we make a great team! Here is our version. Not quite as pretty as the original, but we were happy with it. It looks like a regular cake, I was a tiny bit worried that the kids would be disappointed to discover it was fruit. Turns out, it wasn't a child who was disappointed. Oops!<br />
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Will we do this again? Definitely!<br />
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:)Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-72312612971674746632013-07-27T14:48:00.001-04:002014-06-13T13:03:15.113-04:00Cleaning Containers With AcetoneI have filed this idea under "<strong>Things That Are Not Worth The Time And Effort</strong>".<br />
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I have seen all over the internet (especially Pinterest) that you can clean the paint off of used yogurt, margarine and ice cream containers using acetone. All you need to do is get yourself some pure acetone <span style="font-size: x-small;">(sold with the nail polish removers. My little bottle was $1.64) </span><span style="font-size: small;">Then you just pour some acetone onto a cotton pad (or ball, whatever you have) and rub the paint off the container. Sounds so easy.</span><br />
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After some scrubbing, which required more elbow grease than I expected, I was left with this:<br />
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That is not what I was I was going for <strong>at all</strong>. So I got more acetone on my cotton pad and scrubbed even harder. That ended up working. <br />
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So I<em> did</em> end up with a clean, white container, but it took about a third of my bottle of acetone and a whole lot more work that it was worth. Not to mention quite a few cotton pads. I was expecting it to be about as difficult as removing nail polish, not to have to press really hard and scrub <em>a lot</em>.<br />
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So, while it does work, I'd rather have yogurt containers for storage. Or recycle the container and buy a plain one from the dollar store, if I really need one.</div>
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Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-57317932336095713972013-06-13T15:19:00.000-04:002014-06-13T13:00:20.248-04:00Earrings and sewing and T-shirts, Oh my!I'm not focusing these days. I have completed several small projects though.<br />
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I've had these beads since about November and finally got around to making earrings with them.<br />
The crystals in both pairs glitter beautifully. Unfortunately, it is a bit overcast today so there isn't any good light for them to reflect.<br />
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I made myself a geektastic Iron Man 3 t-shirt. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Too bad I haven't seen the movie yet!</span><br />
I gave up trying to take a good "selfie" I took lots and this was the best.<br />
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Hopefully Robert Downey Jr. would be impressed.<br />
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And I sewed my self a swimsuit cover-up. I got the tutorial here, at <a href="http://gritsandgiggles.blogspot.ca/2012/07/mommys-swim-cover-up-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Grits and Giggles</a>.<br />
My only problem with this was that I eyeballed it. Don't do that. Use a tape measure. I had to pick the seams and redo them! <br />
I think it is really cute.<br />
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Next up, a tablet cover. Hopefully that will be done within a week.<br />
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:)Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-661268555392003382013-05-17T11:00:00.000-04:002013-05-17T11:10:28.801-04:00A Tip for Ironing a Freezer Stencil<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While making a Walking Dead shirt as a gift for someone, I realized that stenciling words can be a pain in the butt.</div>
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Letters can be tricky when freezer stenciling a shirt. Especially when the letters have holes in them like "D", "a" "e" "R" and "O", all of which are in this shirt!</div>
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I make my stencils by printing what I want out on a piece of regular printer paper. Then I tape a larger piece of freezer paper, shiny side down, to my cutting mat <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I have graduated from a piece of cardboard to a real cutting mat! What a difference!)</span> and I tape my print out onto the freezer paper and cut through both pieces with an exacto-knife.</div>
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It is tedious, but worth it.</div>
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In the following photo, I have ironed down the big piece of my stencil and most of my holes. I still need to iron the holes in place for my "R" and my "O". </div>
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See? I carefully put my plain paper "R" in place and then, even more carefully, placed my freezer paper hole (shiny side down! That is very important or you will adhere it to your iron!) </div>
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I did the same with the "O" and have lovely letters. Now I am ready to paint.<br />
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Don't forget the teeny zombie on the back of the shirt!<br />
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I am very happy that the recipient of this shirt really likes it. I have even seen him wearing it! And I don't think he put it on out of obligation either. ;)<br />
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:)Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-51459949179467965292013-05-06T14:39:00.000-04:002013-05-06T14:39:25.075-04:00Monster Books of Monsters ~ FINISHED!<div style="text-align: center;">
Finally done! Hooray, hooray!!!!!!!</div>
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I started these almost a year ago, it's about time I got them finished! </div>
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If you'd like to see the progress, you can see <a href="http://angelascraftydistractions.blogspot.ca/2012/06/monster-book-of-monsters-beginning.html" target="_blank">part one</a>, <a href="http://angelascraftydistractions.blogspot.ca/2013/03/monster-book-of-monsters-part-two.html" target="_blank">part two</a> and <a href="http://angelascraftydistractions.blogspot.ca/2013/04/monster-book-of-monsters-part-three.html" target="_blank">part three</a> by clicking the links.</div>
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They still look pretty cuddly, but I am happy with them.</div>
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After getting them all sewn together, all that was left to do was put their titles on. I wanted it to look like gold embroidery. I started by trimming the fur to give myself an area to paint on.</div>
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Then I practiced on some leftover fur that I had saved. I had gold glitter paint that I was planning to use, but it doesn't show up by itself. I tried painting the letters in black, brown and yellow first, then went over them with the gold. I liked the look of the yellow the best. I have so many smears of yellow on my practice fur, it is difficult to see what I have here, but it is all my practicing.</div>
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"Monster Book of"</div>
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"MONSTERS"</div>
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A front view. He has a little fur blocking his leftest eye, I see.</div>
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Now that I finished these, I can make my Iron Man T-shirt!</div>
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Thanks for looking!</div>
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Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-24268904026560247742013-04-01T14:43:00.000-04:002013-04-01T14:43:55.940-04:00Monster Book of Monsters: Part Three<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Well, my high hopes for fabulous teeth were temporarily dashed when this is what I created.</div>
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I had decided that I was not going to make any sort of template or pattern because I want both books to look different. So I picked up a piece of fabric and folded it in half and just stared sewing teeth. It actually didn't look too bad... Until I tried to turn them right-side-out.<br />
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After some thought, I decided that making each tooth individually was the way to go. Again, I didn't use any sort of pattern. I just sewed what looked like a tooth. Just one at first. It looked perfect! So I went all out and sewed up a whole bunch. Then I arranged them on the table and switched them around until I thought they looked right.<br />
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Made myself a tooth sandwich and sewed it up.<br />
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And here is where my Monster Books of Monsters sit now. All pinned together. I need to sculpt around the eyes a little more. Both of the girls just want to hug these guys, and they are supposed to be a little menacing.<br />
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Here is what they are trying to look <span style="font-size: x-small;">more or less</span> like. <br />
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Next I need to sew these together and come up with a way to get the title on them.<br />
Thanks for looking and following my progress!<br />
:)Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-53885900413160040352013-03-26T17:07:00.000-04:002013-03-26T17:08:34.767-04:00Monster Book of Monsters: Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've lost my crafting mojo. I just haven't been in the mood to craft. Today, however, I decided that I need to finish these Monster Book of Monsters. I've only been working on them for about <em>ten months</em>!!! You can see the start <a href="http://angelascraftydistractions.blogspot.ca/2012/06/monster-book-of-monsters-beginning.html" target="_blank">here</a>, if you'd like.</div>
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So, I got out my eyes and chose suitable ones.</div>
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I made little pillows to put them on, and attached the eyes. These are very lightly stuffed so that they can be sculpted under the fur.<br />
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I carefully slit the fur after determining the position of my eyes. Then I sculpted a little around the eyes. I will probably do a little more sculpting detail later. He's going to have trouble seeing with all that fur in his eyes! </div>
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So I trimmed a little around the eyes.<br />
This is where my Monster Book of Monsters stands at the moment. <br />
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Next up: The teeth. I'm making them soft. These will make or break this project, I think.<br />
I have high hopes for this.<br />
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Thanks for looking!<br />
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<br />Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-19422073638192331532013-02-14T16:55:00.000-05:002013-02-14T20:13:40.166-05:00Solid Sugar ScrubIn a convienient single use size! And only three ingredients.<br />
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I just made a small test batch. The amounts listed in the instructions made six in my little mold.</div>
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How cute are these???</div>
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They hardened up over night and I stored then in an old plastic container. I don't like glass in the bathroom. That is a disaster waiting to happen in my hands.</div>
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The only thing I would change about these is the soap I used. I found the Pears to smell kind of medicinal and I don't like that. Other than that I just love these. I don't even require a moisturizer after my shower because of the coconut oil already in there. My daughter loves them too, so I need to make a big batch next time! </div>
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I saw the instructions <a href="http://beingfrugalbychoice.blogspot.ca/2011/11/how-do-you-make-lotion-bars-none-of.html" target="_blank">here</a> at Frugal by Choice, Cheap by Necessity. I didn't have almond oil, which is what she used, so I substituted grapeseed oil. I also have no idea where to find beeswax but I mentioned it to my dad and he just happened to have some lying around so he gave it to me. <br />
Thanks Dad!<br />
I had no idea that beeswax smells so good.<br />
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My first step was to gather my ingredients.<br />
It calls for equal parts (by weight) of everything so I took some of my beeswax and weighed that first. Then weighed out my other ingredients to match what the beeswax weighed.<br />
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I put my iPod on so I would have some fun music to listen to... </div>
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Then I melted the beeswax in a makeshift double boiler over medium heat, then added my coconut oil, and my grapeseed oil. When they were all mixed, I dried the bottom of the bowl and carefully poured the mixture into silicone baking cups that I had on hand.<br />
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55 grams of each ingredient made 6 nice sized bars.<br />
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These bars feel very nice. Not greasy or sticky at all. And my hands smell faintly of honey! Mmmmmmm....<br />
Thank you <a href="http://beingfrugalbychoice.blogspot.ca/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">Sarah</a>, for teaching me how to make these!<br />
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In case you don't know what a remembrall is, it is a clear glass ball that fills with red smoke when you have forgotten something. Neville receives one as a gift from his grandmother in <em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</em>. It immediately turns red, prompting Neville's quote in the above photo.<br />
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I have had the idea for making this for at least a year, but I couldn't find a suitable material for the gold trim. A little while ago, I just happened to find the perfect ribbon.<br />
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Instructions aren't really needed. I stuffed small pieces of gauzy red ribbon into a clear glass Christmas ornament and carefully glued the gold ribbon around the ball.<br />
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Thanks for reading!Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-17916897535670696582013-01-19T17:58:00.000-05:002013-01-26T16:53:28.323-05:00Superhero capes for super kids!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My cousin's 3-year-old little boy uses his bathrobe as a superhero cape. I am of the opinion that every child should have a superhero cape. My 14 year old daughter even has one, and has had it for years! Sadly, my 19 year old doesn't want one.</div>
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When I found out that my super small cousin didn't have a real cape, I decided to remedy that situation. And while I was at it, I made one for his 1½ -year-old sidekick, um, I mean <em>sister,</em> and one for the very littlest cousin.</div>
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I started by picking up some fleece in colours that I thought would be good for budding superheroes.</div>
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Then I got my cousin to tell me the measurement of her children from about the back of a t-shirt collar to the floor and I used that measurement (minus just a little) to get the length of my capes. I wanted them to be almost floor length so they could use them for quite a while.</div>
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I sewed their initials onto the back of the cape and added a little colour to the collar.</div>
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I also sewed a little piece of velcro to the collar with the soft side facing their skin so they won't get scratched. I want the capes to be able to tear away easily if the kids get them caught on something. That is why they do not tie closed.</div>
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Then it was on to the tiniest of our superheroes! He is just barely one year old and I thought a cape like his slightly older cousins might be a little dangerous for him. I also didn't think his initial on the back would look like an initial, so I painted the front.</div>
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First I designed my stencil on the computer and printed it out. I laid that over a piece of freezer paper and cut my design out.</div>
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Then I ironed the stencil onto the shirt. Being very, very careful to place those holes I saved in the correct spot. Then I used my fabric paint and painted my stencil, forgetting to take pictures, of course. The next morning, I peeled my stencil off the shirt and heat-set my paint (as the instructions on the bottle tell me to) </div>
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Then I sewed the soft side of some velcro to the shoulders of the shirt, cut out a cape shaped piece of fleece and sewed the matching side of the velcro to the shoulders of the cape!</div>
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This active three-year-old LOVED his cape! His sister...not so much. She didn't hate it, I just don't think she really cares at the moment. I can live with that. But that is why I have no pictures of her.</div>
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I'd say that the capes were a success. :)</div>
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Dark chocolate, of course!</div>
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My oldest daughter gave me this super cool Darth Vader ice cube tray for Christmas. And it creates these super cool Darth Vader ice cubes!</div>
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I have tried about half a dozen different ways to try to get clear ice and have only come close once. So I switched to chocolate.</div>
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Unfortunately, my chocolate is a little on the old side. I know, <strong><em>how does that even happen!?</em></strong> Who know that old chocolate doesn't melt well? Not me, that is for sure. So all the chocolate you see in this photo was scrapped. :( </div>
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When my chocolate melts properly, I just boil a little pot of water on the stove, remove it from the heat and place my Pyrex measuring cup in the pot and let the chocolate melt, stirring occasionally. Sometimes I have to reheat my water. Normally, it melts to a very smooth, pourable consistency. Not today. It was a smooth, spoonable consistancy. So that is what I worked with. The second time.</div>
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Here is the mold, all ready to go.</div>
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After I spooned the chocolate into the molds I tapped it on the tray several times hoping to get all the air bubbles out and trying to get chocolate into all the nooks and crannies of the mold. This would have worked really well if the chocolate had melted better!</div>
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Once I was pretty sure I had gotten all the bubbles out that I could, I placed my rings. Then waited. And waited. And put the mold in the fridge and waited some more.</div>
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When they had set, they popped out of the mold quite easily! Several imperfections, but who cares! Next time they will be much better. I am sure of that.</div>
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My youngest has already done quality control testing and gave me a thumbs up.</div>
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So, I went from having the coolest ice in the galaxy to having the coolest ring pops in the galaxy!</div>
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These little pies are delicious. I first saw the idea at <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/single-serving-pie-in-a-jar/" target="_blank">Our Best Bites</a> and knew I had to try it. I even had a bunch of Northern Spy apples at home just waiting to be made into pies.</div>
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But I didn't have the proper jars. They need to be one-cup, wide mouth jars with straight sides. The straight sides are important because without them, you won't be able to get all of the delightful pie goodness out!</div>
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I looked at prices online for these jars and was disappointed that nobody had them on sale and that they were approximately a dollar a jar. I thought that seemed steep, but my husband pointed out that I will have the jars forever and I spend more than a dollar on tea, that is gone after a short while, each week when I meet my friend. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Every Monday I spend $1.35 on a tea and meet my friend for an hour or so)</span> So, with that, we went out and bought a dozen jars!</div>
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I got to work and made some pie crust dough. One quarter of a single crust recipe appears to be what these jars take. You don't even have to mess with rolling the crust out. I just took a ball of dough and pressed it into my jars. Pressing it along the bottom, then up the sides. Next batch, I will make the dough reach a little higher, I went as high as the bottom of the threads for the lid. I will also remember to save a piece of dough for the top of the pie!<br />
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Next, I made my filling. I got this recipe from my daughter who just has it written down so I have no idea where it came from. I diced the apples since they were going into a little jar, rather than slicing them like you would normally do for a pie. I used four small apples. Once the apples were peeled, cored and diced, I added a ½ Tablespoon of lemon juice, 6 Tablespoons of sugar, a ½ Tablespoon of cornstarch, a generous ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon and a sprinkle of nutmeg. I mixed that all together and spooned it into my jars, pressing it down gently to fit more in. <br />
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I placed my<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (pathetic excuse for a)</span> top crust on my little pies, placed the jars on a baking sheet and placed them in a cold oven. Then I turned the oven on to 375 degrees. Once it reached that temperature, I set a timer for 45 minutes.<br />
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After 45 minutes, I had adorable, fully cooked pies! There isn't enough room on the top of the jars for a good sized scoop of vanilla ice cream, so I added a little spoonful to look pretty, then gave everyone a little bowlful on the side. <br />
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While these are no substitute for an actual, full sized apple pie, they are a great little treat! A full size pie has more filling per slice than these little jars do, but that was the closest thing to a complaint that I heard.<br />
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Apparently, you can make these, put the lid on the jars and freeze them, unbaked. Then when you want a treat, Pull them out of the freezer, remove the lid and place them on a baking tray. Then you just put them in a cold oven and set the temperature for 375 and bake them for an hour, starting to time them when the oven heats up. I am going to try that in the next couple of days. I'll let you know how they work! And when I report back that they were amazing, I am going to make a dozen and freeze them for later.Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111462383738167607.post-18263854054722638292012-11-02T13:24:00.000-04:002013-01-26T16:52:34.832-05:00This is Halloween, this is Halloween!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Okay, I know that this is really November 2 but I am posting <u>about </u>Halloween.</div>
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First I have to go backwards to Halloween 2011. I saw the most AMAZING life-sized Jack Skellington at <a href="http://projectsbyjess.blogspot.ca/2011/10/nightmare-before-christmas-life-size.html" target="_blank">Running With Scissors</a> . Jess was not only so cool that she made it in the first place, but she <u>shared how she did it</u>. So last year I used her basic directions and made my own.</div>
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This year, since <em><strong>I</strong></em> was giving out candy for the first time in about 18 years <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I always took the kids out while Dad stayed home to hand out)</span><span style="font-size: small;"> I decided that I was going to have fun and dress up. And that Jack needed a Sally. So I looked at the licenced costumes for sale and didn't like what they call "Sassy" Sally (you know the type of costume... short skirt, low neckline...) and I certainly didn't like the price tag on the more authentic costume. Sixty dollars! Can you imagine? For $60 I could have purchased a low-quality, very thin dress, a yarn wig and sleeves. No thanks. I decided then that I was going to just dress up as my daughters' Mom and hand out candy.</span></div>
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My husband, however, told me that I should make a costume. <br />
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But he was insistent that I could do it. So I went out and bought what I thought was appropriate fabric. For a whopping $12.65.<br />
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Then I washed it and ironed it. (See? I do know to do some things!) I think my next project may be a new ironing board cover...<br />
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Then I got to work. I looked at pictures of Sally's dress and did my best to piece together colours the same way that they are on her dress. I was determined to do a good job with this. I even pinked and pressed all the seams. something I usually don't bother to do, which I am sure has added to my past failures.<br />
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Once I was done that, I had two big pieces of fabric to work with. I admit, I only used three large pieces on the back. Plus a little black patch to disguise a mistake. (shhhh)<br />
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Then I used a T-shirt as a guide and sewed my pieces together, adding sleeves. Once I was pretty happy with the dress, I pulled out my paints and added details. I have to say, at this point, I had impressed myself! I wasn't totally happy with the fit of the dress, but if I fixed that now, the day before Halloween, I would lose a bunch of my painted details and I didn't have time to re-paint them.<br />
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Next year I want to add Zero, Jack's ghost dog to the family, but for this year, I put Zero on my pumpkin.<br />
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I want to make a stuffed Sally as a decoration. My plan is to make her a big doll (because Sally is a rag doll!) but have a zipper up her back so that stuffing (Hubby suggested shredded newspaper) can be removed so she can be easily stored. And she can borrow my dress and wig and I will just take them back when I want to wear them! Jack is a nightmare to store, <span style="font-size: x-small;">(See what I did there? haha) <span style="font-size: small;">so Sally <em>has</em> to be manageable.</span> </span><span style="font-size: small;">I also plan to make a better wig. I got this one for $5 and it is too sparse and too short. Hopefully I can still use it and add to it rather than start fresh.</span><br />
I have a whole year to forget about these plans and scramble next October.<br />
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Here I am with the Jack Skellington I made last year:<br />
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And here are the real Jack and Sally, in case you are not familiar with them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture is from the <a href="http://www.disneystore.com/nightmare-before-christmas/mn/1000038/" target="_blank">Disney Store</a>. Check out all the Nightmare stuff they have!</td></tr>
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Thanks for looking!!Angehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com1