tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41862594251567386692024-03-13T22:34:48.505-07:00bumbershoots and galoshesMadeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238684528777997525noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186259425156738669.post-78353338408973439362011-12-31T13:17:00.001-08:002011-12-31T13:21:44.541-08:00New blog!I have started a new blog to coordinate with my Etsy. I won't be doing much here anymore so just look at the new one. Here's the link<br />
http://spottedbirdie.blogspot.com<br />
See you there!<br />
P.s. One of my new years resolutions is to blog more so you will (hopefully) see more of me in 2012<br />
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It happened a while ago but it was so fun I thought I would share anyway. Everybody dressed up like fairies and pirates and mermaids. there was a magical secret garden with tiny fairy houses and dolls suspended from the trees and a little stream running through.<br />
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There was a fairy market place with little crafts and toys and jewelry.(there were some especially cute little earrings.... I wonder who could of made them?) The hit was the pirate ship over looking the creek that runs through the back yard, with the funniest captain in charge.<br />
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I set up an impromptu face paint stand for all the little fairies, although 2 pirates came along asking for numbers on their face. How creative and unique. My favorite to paint were the mermaids and fairies.<br />
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I didn't get any pictures but here are some you can find at their website http://willasworkshop.blogspot.com<br />
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Here are a couple from previous years:<br />
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We started school last week and now we are quite busy. I do have a couple fun new fabrics and projects I am excited about.<br />
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Remember that fairy festival I posted about a while ago? Well thats coming up and I am getting excited!<br />
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We were asked to make some fairy wings sort of like <a href="http://artfulparent.typepad.com/artfulparent/2011/05/giving-my-children-wings.html">these</a>. Aren't those cute? I think so<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Ours also turned out really nicely. However I couldn't find them so they will remain unphotographed. [is that a word?]</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">We hosted a bridal shower last night for my aunt-to-be. It was fun and we had some delicious food. MmmmMmmm. I was crowned the official food photographer but i don't have a single picture to show. Hmmm... no i wasn't a bad photographer I took them all on my aunts camera. So I don't have a single photo to share. Ah well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">yikes that wings pic. didn't work out at all. Sorry. Go check it out at the link above.</span>Madeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238684528777997525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186259425156738669.post-23839403707047654732011-08-19T10:58:00.001-07:002011-08-19T10:58:51.962-07:00End of summer and some headbandsWow can it really be friday already? This week has gone by so fast! we went to 2 plays at the Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, Lagoon the day after (my very first time!) Then a dentist appointment and dance. Now we are getting ready to head out of town, once again, to Beautiful Bear Lake. As soon as we get back summer is over and we are all back in school. busy busy!<br />
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Today I am linking up at Pink Lemonade for the Headband swap I participated in.<br />
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Here is the one I got<br />
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and the one I made.<br />
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Happy Weekend!<br />
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Madeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238684528777997525noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186259425156738669.post-40078053400383292742011-08-09T18:12:00.000-07:002011-08-09T18:12:15.489-07:00craftin' update<br />
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So i just wanted to do a little update on whats goin' on around here. I found some stuff I was planning to post a while ago so I have some photos to share.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1pewZzJMtUZ9w0X4STwwuqbfcTCTqnKQcIgkToVdXF4jdOdsmwQqV6xCKocf8v__m4nkTuUt5ABwkb4g7qO7crgfkrlIRwGh04GEAz1IVoKSnXg2wj90Yar-UGaf9cr-WNP1sEHalyZk/s1600/DSC07226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1pewZzJMtUZ9w0X4STwwuqbfcTCTqnKQcIgkToVdXF4jdOdsmwQqV6xCKocf8v__m4nkTuUt5ABwkb4g7qO7crgfkrlIRwGh04GEAz1IVoKSnXg2wj90Yar-UGaf9cr-WNP1sEHalyZk/s200/DSC07226.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table>Madeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238684528777997525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186259425156738669.post-84352846357207081512011-08-04T14:20:00.000-07:002011-08-04T19:01:43.050-07:00Hey there, I'm back from Idaho. So we stayed at this fun, kinda quaint town in Idaho called McCall. It was so gorgeous up there! I swear every time I looked at the sky the clouds were prettier than I had ever seen. And then I would look again and they were even prettier. I took some pictures but i will have to load them later.<br />
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We swam like nobody's business while we were up there. I f we weren't busy hiking or meeting friends we were down at the pool playing underwater charades. I think my sister and I will turn into frogs from all that water. We also got to go to 2 hot pots or natural hot springs = way way hot. It was a blast.<br />
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My mom and I got a lot of stitching done. I am working on a cute sampler, and we both made some journal covers for the fairy festival. More on that in a minute<br />
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Our whole family decided we were going to have to go back. But we are also glad to be back<br />
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Now are you ready for some random ramblings?<br />
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1. We are all excited for the annual fairy festival coming up this fall. The fairy festival is a fundraiser held at our neighbors house each fall that raises money for an organization that benefits women and children. they have a little craft market there and this year my mom and I are planning on making some crafts to donate. I am super excited. read more about it<a href="http://willasworkshop.blogspot.com/"> here</a><br />
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2 My uncle, aunt and cousin are in town from oregon and it is so fun to have them. My talented cousin is going to help me out with some crafts for the fairy festival. It's an honor to have her helping because she is so stinkin' artistic. You can see some of her work <a href="http://honeyhog.weebly.com/">here</a><br />
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3. I can't believe it is already August I am a little depressed to see the summer go by so quickly. I got a packet yesterday from school saying "it's not to soon to start thinking about school" I disagree.<br />
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4. I am taking a way fun cake class from my fifth grade teacher and I am having a blast. Hopefully I can show you some pics of my cake tomorrow. Look at some of her cakes <a href="http://janeycake.blogspot.com/">here</a><br />
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5. I was looking at the phone book today and found about 3 pages of people with the last name Johnson. Thats a lot. I am quite fond of the phone book.<br />
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And thats it for today. I am planning on showing some crafty updates tomorrow.Madeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238684528777997525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186259425156738669.post-88143594797133785992011-07-26T12:32:00.000-07:002011-07-26T12:32:02.879-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqnJPcthifJ1Ld9zB8stxFKDmqRF2wknEnKRGHg7L9tQ0PMepEHDP1FWkUsKqKCkGaEouO3e0UMHqeuT-B5PVYAVsLIwcb9FE2LuF1QdNjhoMAF_a8qaisABzPPfPPnXkDhXWgBy2aCxW/s1600/DSC05488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqnJPcthifJ1Ld9zB8stxFKDmqRF2wknEnKRGHg7L9tQ0PMepEHDP1FWkUsKqKCkGaEouO3e0UMHqeuT-B5PVYAVsLIwcb9FE2LuF1QdNjhoMAF_a8qaisABzPPfPPnXkDhXWgBy2aCxW/s200/DSC05488.JPG" width="200" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lets go! So I made these out of little resin flowers that i bought on etsy. Funny thing is you can buy earrings just like these {all put together} on etsy for upwards of 8 dollars, but you can make them for about a quarter. Or a dime.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> 2 little resin flowers (I bought 40 on etsy for 6.50 from </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/snapcrafty"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">snapcrafty</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> 2 earring backs</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> 2 earring posts. (you can buy large packs of them at craft stores)</span></span><br />
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Take glue and put it on your post. The glue is super sticky so </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you probably want gloves.<br />
Put the flower on the post and hold for a while. <br />
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Here are some pictures just in case you are confused. :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So you see my <i>all</i> of my sisters friends are getting American Girl dolls. Since <i>everybody</i> had one of course she needed one too, right? Well despite the fact that we had 2 old AG dolls downstairs. So my sweet sister saved up all $115 for her doll. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjkiviiY2ujkC4-MqUxWNCnE6lirogy_8SESjy4fXOtLUi8rDs9JmaZKyDI6RtCk8ETVvOy7S0ob5Y_oAqIuXuidg2mtcJfEfjZa-RCqYlhBsWJ9bAbJDsm-GM6CQ-Cqfj6XQomTFW3gj/s1600/DSC05504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjkiviiY2ujkC4-MqUxWNCnE6lirogy_8SESjy4fXOtLUi8rDs9JmaZKyDI6RtCk8ETVvOy7S0ob5Y_oAqIuXuidg2mtcJfEfjZa-RCqYlhBsWJ9bAbJDsm-GM6CQ-Cqfj6XQomTFW3gj/s200/DSC05504.JPG" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now once you empty your wallet for an AG doll you still have to buy her clothes which in some cases are more expensive than real human outfits. So... long story short I am making some clothing for AG doll so I can test some of my skirt patterns without having to buy a bunch of fabric. Win-win right?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is how to make the skirt. 1 large rectangle with width double how big the waist is. The waist was about 13 inches so I would cut about 26 inches of fabric. Now I didn't actually have 26 inches so I just did the best I could and it still looked good. The length is about to the knee with a little seam allowance. Optional- serge the top and bottom.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you see it? you match up the two serge sides and 'ease' them together. Let me break it down a little. You take the serge end of the band and match it up with the top (waist) of the skirt. So at this point you have a short length of fabric and a long one and you want them to match up. do some pleating/wrinkling action until they are the the same. Get it? Contact me if you have question.</span><br />
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</span>Madeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238684528777997525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186259425156738669.post-15794381356167563342011-07-22T13:57:00.000-07:002011-07-22T13:57:26.819-07:00Well Hello!I am Maddie and I love to read blogs and get inspiration. Since I like to look at blogs so much I thought it was time to get one of my one. So here it goes!Madeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10238684528777997525noreply@blogger.com2